Skill Set: Strategies for Reading and Writing - Softcover

Engkent, Lucia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195441699 ISBN 13: 9780195441697

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Skill Set: Strategies for Reading and Writing in the Canadian Classroom, Second Edition is designed to help students build vocabulary, grammar, writing, and editing skills while improving their reading and comprehension. Skill Set guides students from basic writing skills through the five-paragraph essay. Part I uses clear, straightforward explanations of how to avoid and correct common problems. This approach helps students develop the ability and confidence to express themselves in writing. Skill-strengthening exercises reinforce the material by encouraging students to apply the lessons they have learned. Part II contains fiction and non-fiction readings, updated for this edition. Each reading is accompanied by comprehension and discussion questions, exercises, and assignment suggestions. These features will help students to acquire important skills, such as using rhetorical techniques and recognizing the difference between conversational and academic writing.

About this title

About the Author

Lucia Engkent has taught English and written textbooks for over 20 years. She has an M.A. in Linguistics Applied to Second Language Teaching from the University of Ottawa, as well as an M.A. in Library and Information Science from the University of Toronto. She currently teaches at Seneca College in Toronto and Renison College at the University of Waterloo.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195441699
• ISBN 13: 9780195441697
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 403