TY - BOOK AU - Engkent,Lucia Pietrusiak TI - Skill Set: Strategies for Reading and Writing in the Canadian Classroom SN - 9780199020133 (pbk) PY - 2016/// CY - Toronto PB - Oxford University Press KW - English language KW - Composition and exercises KW - Advanced KW - ESL2121 N1 - Includes index; "Updated and enhanced, the Third Edition of Skill Set: Strategies for Reading and Writing in the Canadian Classroom carries on the proven problem/ solution/ model approach. Designed by an experienced Canadian college instructor and improved through classroom feedback, this new edition continues to emphasize the development of reading and vocabulary skills as fundamental to improving writing and critical thinking skills in post-secondary students; Part 1, Skill Development, takes a very practical, student-friendly approach. Clear and straightforward explanations of how to avoid and correct common writing problems help learners develop the confidence to express themselves in writing. A supporting lexical approach increases competency in a wide variety of vocabulary skills encompassing different abilities - identifying the parts of a word, understanding how words determine sentence structure, recognizing collocations, and seeing the relationships between words. Grammar instruction and practice is integrated throughout, where most relevant to areas of learning.; Part 2, Reading Selections, features a wide range of stimulating and topical Canadian selections which generates active interest and high motivation to engage with the varied discussion questions and assignment suggestions. Each reading provides many powerful examples as students are invited to analyze the structures and writing techniques used. Attention is given to developing paraphrase and summary skills, with detailed language study related to the reading, fostering the development of enhanced critical reasoning skills." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Introduction; Introduction for the Instructor ; Organization of the Text ; Introduction for Students: Developing Study Skills ; Acknowledgements and About the Author; Part 1: Skill Development; Unit 1 - Writing Skills ; Distinguishing Spoken and Written Language ; Addressing Audience and Purpose ; Achieving Clarity ; Strengthening Content ; Organizing Ideas ; Writing Concisely ; Striving for Correctness ; Writing Personally or Impersonally ; Using Appropriate Style ; Understanding the Writing Process ; Understanding Writing Evaluation; Unit 2 - Vocabulary Skills ; Learning Pronunciation ; Learning Spelling ; Recognizing Parts of Speech ; Distinguishing Word Classes ; Understanding Word Formation ; Learning Word Families ; Understanding Word Meaning ; Understanding Connotation ; Recognizing Idioms ; Using Jargon ; Recognizing Inappropriate Language ; Dealing with Unfamiliar Words ; Recognizing Collocation ; Appreciating Language Change ; Using Dictionaries ; Building Vocabulary; Unit 3 - Sentence Writing Skills ; Understanding Basic Sentence Structure ; Understanding Verb Tense and Aspect ; Recognizing Different Verb Forms ; Recognizing Verbals ; Understanding How Verbs Determine Sentence Structure ; Using Determiners ; Using Pronouns ; Using Prepositional Phrases ; Using Coordinate Conjunctions ; Writing Noun Clauses ; Writing Adjective Clauses ; Writing Adverb Clauses ; Reducing Clauses to Phrases ; Connecting Sentences ; Analyzing Sentence Structure ; Building Complex Sentences ; Using Punctuation and Capitalization; Unit 4 - Paragraph Writing Skills ; Writing Independent paragraphs ; Writing Topic Sentences ; Making Points ; Supporting Points ; Writing Concluding Sentences ; Achieving Unity ; Using Transition Signals ; Achieving Coherence ; Studying Sample Paragraphs; Unit 5 - Essay Writing Skills ; Understanding Essay Structure ; Planning an Essay ; Writing a Thesis Statement ; Writing an Introduction ; Writing Body Paragraphs ; Writing a Conclusion ; Studying Sample Essays ; Essay-Writing: Practice Topics; Unit 6 - Rhetorical Skills ; Explaining and Illustrating ; Narrating ; Describing ; Defining and Classifying ; Showing Cause and Effect ; Reviewing ; Describing Process ; Making Comparisons ; Persuading; Unit 7 - Editing and Correcting skills ; Understanding the Process ; Recognizing Types of Errors ; Correcting Vocabulary Mistakes ; Correcting Grammatical Errors ; Correcting Errors in Punctuation and Capitalization ; Improving Structure and Style ; Finding and Correcting Errors; Unit 8 - Reading Skills ; Reading Textbooks ; Reading from Paper and Reading from a Screen ; Distinguishing Fiction and non-fiction ; Identifying the Thesis of an Article ; Distinguishing Writers' Opinions ; Recognizing Writers' Techniques ; Doing Research ; Referencing Sources ; Avoiding Plagiarism ; Quoting ; Paraphrasing ; Using Reported Speech ; Writing a Summary ; Writing about Readings ; Building Reading Skills; Part 2: Reading Selections; Unit 9 - Education ; “Unplug the Digital Classroom”, by Doug Mann ; “Fear Math, Not Numbers”, by Peter Martyn ; “Why Study Liberal Arts?” ; Additional Topics; Unit 10 - Work ; “Lots of Ways to Make Canada Fairer,” by Carol Goar ; “If the Artists Starve, We’ll All Go Hungry,” by Elizabeth Renzetti ; “No Tips, Please” ; Additional Topics; Unit 11 - Money ; “Why Pay More? To Be Conspicuous,” by Peter Singer ; “Online Gambling a Way to Rip off the Poor,” by Leonard Stern ; “False Economy”; Additional Topics; Unit 12 - Technology ; “Turning the Table on Instagram”, by Emma Teitel ; “Maybe It’s Time to Rewire and Unplug the Next Generation,” by Gwyn Morgan; “Technology and the Generational Divide”; Unit 13 - The Environment ; “The Case against Bottled Water”, by Sean Petty and Justin Trudeau; “Battle of the Bag”, by Peter Shawn Taylor ; “It’s Not Easy Being Green” ; Additional Topics; Unit 14 - Citizenship ; “No Hyphen for Me,” by Salim Sachedina ; “Attention, Dual Citizens: Canada Can No Longer Afford Our Divided Loyalty,” by Rudyard Griffiths ; “What Makes a Good Voter” ; Additional Topics; Unit 15 - Clothing ; “White Tops, Grey Bottoms”, by Bev Akerman ; “Why Arcade Fire Fans Should Rise to the Occasion and Say Yes to the Dress Code,” by Robert Everett-Green ; “The Lure of Costumes” ; Additional Topics; Unit 16 - Fiction readings ; “Why My Mother Can't Speak English”, by Garry Engkent ; “Soap and Water”, by Urs Frei ; “Tempest in the School Teapot”, by L.M. Montgomery ; “Michael’s New Toy”, by Linwood Barclay; Appendices; Appendix A Writing Email; Appendix B Following Format Guidelines; Appendix C Sample Research Essay in MLA Format; Appendix D Sample Research Essay in APA Format; Index; Readership : Students at the postsecondary level who are required to take an academic writing course before continuing with their program of study UR - http://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780199020133.html UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/664256026 ER -