Academic Communication Skills: Conversation Strategies for International Graduate Students

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). Paperback: 128 pagesPublisher: University Press of America (September 23 2010)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0761852808ISBN-13: 978-0761852803 Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.3 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces