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English for Interacting on Campus

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Adrian Wallwork

    1. English for Academics, Pisa, Italy

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  • Covers English in academic life
  • Discusses speaking English on campuses around the world
  • Enables non-native speakers to confidently assimilate to campus life
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: English for Academic Research (EAR)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Living in Another Country and Dealing with Cultural Differences

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    Pages 1-16

  3. Relationships with Fellow Students

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    Pages 17-33

  4. Communicating Face-to-Face with Professors

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    Pages 35-51

  5. Communicating with Professors via Email

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    Pages 53-68

  6. Participating in Lectures, Tutorials, Meetings, Workshops, and Seminars

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    Pages 69-85

  7. Listening and Questioning During Lectures

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    Pages 87-101

  8. Successful Conversations and Discussions

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    Pages 103-119

  9. Telephoning

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    Pages 121-132

  10. What to Say When You Don't Understand What Someone Has Said

    • Adrian Wallwork
    Pages 133-142

  11. Improving Your Pronunciation

    • Adrian Wallwork
    Pages 143-154

  12. Improve Your English with Audiovisual Resources

    • Adrian Wallwork
    Pages 155-161

  13. Automatic Translation: Pros and Cons

    • Adrian Wallwork
    Pages 163-174

  14. Smileys, Acronyms, Txt Messg

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    Pages 175-182

  15. Useful Phrases

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    Pages 183-196

  16. Mini Grammar and Frequently Confused Words List

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    Pages 197-233

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 235-240
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About this book

This volume covers the day-to-day activities of a non-native English speaking student carrying out research, attending lectures, socializing, and living in a foreign country.  Whether on a US campus as a foreign student, or in a non-English speaking country where classes are given in English, this book will help students build confidence in interacting with professors and fellow students.


Authors and Affiliations

  • English for Academics, Pisa, Italy

    Adrian Wallwork

About the author

Adrian Wallwork is the author of more than 30 ELT and EAP textbooks. He has trained several thousand PhD students and academics from 35 countries to write research papers, prepare presentations, and communicate with editors, referees and fellow researchers.

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