Unit 1

Introduction

Unit 2

Section 1 Communicating with tutors by email

Section 2 Speaking with tutors and classmates

Section 3 Autonomous learning styles

Unit 2 Quiz

Unit 3

Section 1 Task analysis

Section 2 Deciding on the topic

Section 3 Evaluating information

Unit 3 Quiz

Unit 4

Section 1 Finding Information through Reading

Section 2 Reading strategies

Section 3 Reading into writing

Section 4 Incorporating sources into writing

Unit 4 Quiz

Unit 5

Section 1 Finding information through listening

Section 2 Academic Listening Skills: Listening for details and note-taking

Section 3 Academic listening skills: Signal words

Section 4 Academic listening skills: Using abbreviations

Unit 5 Quiz

Unit 6

Section 1 Borrowing and Using Ideas

Section 2 Avoiding Plagiarism

Section 3 Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Using quotations

Section 4 Acknowledging sources and referencing

Unit 6 Quiz

Unit 7

Section 2 Prefixes and Suffixes

Section 3 Collocation

Section 1 Working on Academic Vocabulary

Unit 8

Section 1 Brain storming and Planning

Section 2 Organizing ideas: Mind Mapping

Unit 9

Section 1 Classification

Section 2 Comparison

Section 3 Description

Section 4 Exemplification

Unit 9 Quiz

Unit 10

Section 1 Combining the information in sentences

Section 2 Structuring information in paragraphs

Section 3 Paragraph structure

Section 4 Coherence

Unit 10 Quiz

Unit 11

Section 1 Hedging

Section 2 Providing supporting arguments

Section 3 Editing and proof-reading

Unit 11 Quiz

Unit 12

Section 1 Presentation basics

Section 2 Structuring and developing a presentation

Section 3 Data presenting and exploiting visuals

Section 4 Presentation delivery

Section 5 Poster presentation