University Student Reading Guidance

Author: (British) Fairburn et al./Xie Youqian
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Publishing Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Struggling to complete the reading assignments for your courses? Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of reading you must (or feel you must) do? If you answer yes to the above questions, then please read this book. As a student, you need to develop new skills and professional training in many fields, and none of these is more important than reading, which forms the foundation of most of your academic work. Through reading, you will explore your field, gather and organize information for assignments, projects, and papers. But are you making the best use of your reading time for academic purposes? Authors Gavin and Susan draw on their extensive experience as students and teachers to help change the way you read and the way you think about your reading. The Student Reading Guide will help you find effective academic reading methods and guide you in developing the skills and training needed to achieve this. Learning to read is one of the most important tasks in university studies. Many people read a lot of books but fail to understand them deeply, achieving little with great effort, and still struggle with writing essays and papers. The key lies in not seriously considering how to read efficiently and master the correct reading methods. The authors of this book are two British teachers with rich experience in teaching reading courses. They have summarized and elaborated on the main aspects of reading in the humanities and social sciences, drawing on their years of reading and teaching experience, in a concise, vivid, and accessible manner, supplemented by targeted exercises and self-assessment training. This book is suitable for reference by a wide range of readers, including teachers, university and graduate students, cultural and media workers, and administrative officers.