Critical Thinking: University Foundation Study Course Book: Module 6: Critical Thinking (Transferable Academic Skills Kit (TASK))

Clare Nukui

ISBN 10: 1859649203 / ISBN 13: 9781859649206

Published by Garnet Education, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Critical Thinking: University Foundation Study Course Book: Module 6: Critical Thinking (Transferable Academic Skills Kit (TASK))
• Publisher: Garnet Education
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859649203
• ISBN 13: 9781859649206
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 140.6 grams

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Synopsis

Transferable Academic Skills Kit TASK is a flexible learning resource that has been carefully designed to develop the key transferable skills that promote students' success in university and college study. Whether you are a student or a teacher, the TASK series provides a tried and tested teaching and learning tool suitable for a broad range of academic disciplines. A series of supported exercises relates theory to practice and provides students with the tools to develop a framework of skills that can then be used in a wide range of contexts both inside and outside the academic world. TASK can be followed as a complete course or individual modules can be selected to address specific needs. Created by members of the academic staff of the International Foundation Programme at the University of Reading, TASK forms a part of the university's skills provision for home and international students at all levels. Key Features - Familiarizes students with the basics of evaluation - Teaches students how to construct a sound argument - Teaches students how to recognize poor reasoning - Explores the manipulation of argumentation - Considers important questions about selection and presentation of materials - Practises the skills learnt in the module so far by preparing for and taking part in a seminar Also available as a boxed set of all twelve modules. Contents: Unit 1: What is critical thinking Unit 2: Recognizing strong or sound arguments Unit 3: Recognizing poor arguments Unit 4: Persuasion through language or pressure Unit 5: Detecting bias Unit 6: Putting it into practice

About the Author

Clare Nukui is Programme Director of the International Foundation Programme (IFP) at the University of Reading. She teaches EAP and Academic skills and is also responsible for the pastoral welfare of the students on the IFP. Clare is the author of four books in the Garnet Education TASK (Transferable Academic Skills Kit) series. She has also written materials for BBC English and book reviews for its corresponding magazine. She is a member of the editorial committee of InForm, a new journal for IFP professionals. She has delivered workshops and seminar papers on working with Japanese students and academic skills development at foundation level at IATEFL and has also lectured at the British Council, Tokyo on the History of English as a Global Language. Before joining the University of Reading, Clare taught in Nigeria, Hong Kong and Canada. She was also an EFL teacher at the Swan School, Oxford and a lecturer at an International College in Reading. Clare's research interests include the teaching of Critical Thinking, Plagiarism and Intercultural Communication. She has MAs in Applied Linguistics and Social Anthropology which have helped bring together her diverse interests. Jane Brooks wrote the TASK (Transferable Academic Skills Kit) Teacher's Book and has contributed to a number of other modules in the series. She has been working in ELT since 1983. After teaching ESOL for a brief time, she moved into English for Academic Purposes, and has taught this in the UK and Caribbean for the last 23 years. She has also taught linguistics and francophone literature. At present, she is based at the University of Sussex, where she works mostly on pre-sessional courses. She is also researching plagiarism amongst international university students in UK universities.