• Provides a comprehensive coverage of the essential skills needed for success at university;
• Builds a sophisticated understanding of academic skills through a gradual approach;
• Encourages deep learning;
• Contains exercises for all skills;
• Creates familiarity with academic expectations by situating examples and exercises in relevant
academic literature;
• Uses web resources to enhance student learning: multiple choice questions with immediate
feedback test knowledge of each chapter;
• Provides additional support for teaching in lecturer only web resources containing additional
exercises.

1.       Thinking About Learning

2.       Listening and Participating

3.       Reading for Academic Purposes

4.       Basic Academic Writing Skills

5.       Further Academic Skills: Working on an Assignment

6.       Essays and Reflective Writing

7.       Doing Case Studies and Writing Reports

8.       Collaborative Learning: Working in Groups

9.       Presentations

10.   Examinations

11.   Doing Small-scale Exploratory Research Projects

12.   Writing Up Research

Appendix A: Basic Guidelines for Writing Citations and Reference List Items (APA)

Bibliography

Index

Kathy Turner – Lecturer, QIBT

Lynette Ireland – Tertiary Access Coordinator, James Cook University

Brenda Krenus – Director, Graduate program in English as an International Language, The University of Melbourne

Leigh Pointon – Deputy Academic Director, QIBT