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University Press of America Reading Writing and Discussing at the Graduate Level A Guidebook for International Students 2014 Edition by Rina Kim, Lillie R. Ablert, Hang Gyun Sihn
The purpose of this book is to help international students navigate the academic issues they will encounter while attending graduate school in the United States. This book provides guidelines for conquering the obstacles that international graduate students often face, such as developing independent ideas based on required readings, participating in classroom discussions effectively, organizing academic papers, and effectively managing academic work and social relationships. This book is an invaluable tool for international graduate students and their instructors and mentors. Table of contents :- PREFACEINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1: READING SCHOLARLY ARTICLES WITH PURPOSECHAPTER 2: ENGAGING IN ACADEMIC DISCUSSIONSCHAPTER 3: WRITING AT THE ACADEMIC LEVEL CHAPTER 4: PREPARING CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONSCHAPTER 5: DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC RELATIONSHIPS Index