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English for Academic Study: Vocabulary
English for academic study: Vocabulary provides students with systematic practice in using key academic words from 300 word families and illustrates how to use the information in a dictionary to make more effective and appropriate use of their vocabulary. Intended for self-study outside formal classes, the book includes a complete answer key as well as an achievement test that can be used to test students’ knowledge and progress.
The book is supported by an extensive review of research into EAP methodology and reflects the most recent developments in language teaching for academic purposes.
The units are organized as follows:
- Multi-Meaning Words
- Word Classes
- Word Families and Word Parts
- Collocations
- Word Grammar
Each unit has weblinks offering additional information and activities, related to both vocabulary skills and the topics covered in the units. A dedicated website, www.englishforacademicstudy.com, offers further instructor resources.
This book can be used in conjunction with the following books in the English for academic study series, also published by Garnet Education: EAS Reading & Writing, EAS Extended Writing & Research Skills, EAS Listening, and EAS Speaking & Pronunciation.
Format: Paperback
Contents
Introduction
Unit 1: Multi-Meaning Words
Unit 2: Word Classes – Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs
Unit 3: Word Families and Word Parts
Unit 4: Collocations
Unit 5: Word Grammar
Unit 6: Academic Word List: Sublist 1
Unit 7: Academic Word List: Sublist 2
Unit 8: Academic Word List: Sublist 3
Unit 9: Academic Word List: Sublist 4
Unit 10: Academic Word List: Sublist 5
Glossary
Appendices
Appendix 1: Academic Word List
Appendix 2: Achievement Test
Appendix 3: Answer Key
Author details
Colin Campbell has worked in English language teaching for almost 30 years. He has been a teacher, teacher-trainer and consultant in a number of countries, including Poland, Spain, Italy, Ireland and the UK. He has also been involved in setting up language schools in Italy and Poland. Some of his fondest memories from his career to date include co-hosting a Learning English television series for local television in Italy; recording Irish songs for a children’s Course Book in Poland; writing original readers for CUP and, still, teaching students.
He has worked at the University of Reading since 1998, teaching on EAP courses. He has written and co-written various EAP and general ELT books, including EAS Listening and EAS Vocabulary for Garnet Education.
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