In this introduction, our two authors, Marc Handler and Valerie De Carvalho, explain why writing skills are so important. In her essay “Why Writing Skills Are Essential for Students,” De Carvalho discusses the importance of writing skills in American universities and colleges. As she points out, the trend in academia is to place even more emphasis on writing. Students may grumble about having to write so many essays, but American colleges, in response to the demands of American employers, are insisting that students write essays in a wide range of classes, not just in English classes.

The new edition of the Great Writing series provides clear explanations, extensive models of academic writing and practice to help learners write great sentences, paragraphs, and essays. With expanded vocabulary instruction, sentence-level practice, and National Geographic content to spark ideas, students have the tools they need to become confident writers. Updated in this Edition: Clearly organized units offer the practice students need to become effective independent writers.

The new edition of the Great Writing series provides clear explanations, extensive models of academic writing and practice to help learners write great sentences, paragraphs, and essays. With expanded vocabulary instruction, sentence-level practice, and National Geographic content to spark ideas, students have the tools they need to become confident writers. Updated in this Edition: Clearly organized units offer the practice students need to become effective independent writers.

 

A three-level topic-based vocabulary course to learn and practise the words that learners need to know at each CEFR level, based on the Oxford 3000™ and 5000™. Oxford Word Skills improves students' vocabulary and vocabulary-learning skills. Short, clear presentations and lots of opportunity for practice give students the confidence to use new vocabulary. 100 units at each level mean they cover a huge range of topics and everyday situations. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app, or OALD app, provides pronunciation and more information about the meaning and usage of words.

English for Agribusiness and Agriculture is designed for students who plan to take an agribusiness or agriculture course entirely or partly in English. The principal aim of English for Agribusiness and Agriculture is to teach students to cope with input texts, i.e., listening and reading, in the discipline. However, students will be expected to produce output texts in speech and writing throughout the course.
The syllabus focuses on key vocabulary for the discipline and on words and phrases commonly used in academic English. It covers key facts and concepts from the discipline, thereby giving students a flying start when they meet the same points again in their faculty work.

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