Academic Communication Skills is designed to assist international
graduate students as they create their own opportunities to expand
their linguistic and strategic repertoires in academic English
conversations. The needs of international graduate students are
often different than those of others who have learned English as an
additional language because they participate in academic
conversations at advanced levels, encounter daily opportunities to
discuss topics about which they have sophisticated knowledge, and
are required to share their expertise with others (in their roles
as teaching assistants or research assistants). As students
progress in their academic studies, they increasingly understand
that their fluency in academic oral communications plays an
important role in their academic performance and future career
options. While they recognize the importance, many voice
frustrations, finding that speaking English is more difficult than
writing and engaging in impromptu dialogues is more difficult than
presenting prepared monologues. This book is an excellent resource
for either classroom instruction or for self-study. It provides
effective confidence-building strategies that speakers can try when
participating in a range of different academic interactions. By
guiding both students and instructors in examining common
conversational challenges in academic environments, including many
of the assumptions that frequently cause miscommunication, the book
provides proven strategies for increased effectiveness and
confidence in cross-cultural academic conversations.
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