How to Read and Write Critically by Alex Baratta (English) Paperback Book

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Success in your assessments demands criticality. This book draws on multiple examples to teach you how to think, read and write critically in essays, dissertations, posters and more.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

To succeed in any assessment, you need to demonstrate critical thinking - but what does it mean to be 'critical'? This book takes a hands-on approach to helping you think, read and write critically. Packed with examples from different disciplines and subjects, it talks through dozens of written extracts so you can see what criticality actually looks like. The book: * Equips you with tools for making an argument, explaining your reasoning and using examples to illustrate your points. * Enables you to structure coherent arguments and choose appropriate language. * Helps you interpret and apply feedback from your lecturers. For undergraduate students studying in any discipline, this clear guide takes the confusion out of reading and writing critically so you can approach your assessments with confidence.

Author Biography

Alex Baratta is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, teaching within the Manchester Institute of Education. Here he runs a writing center – Write Away – for the School of Environment, Education and Development. His initial teaching experience was in EFL and academic writing, experiences he has brought to five books he has written which are focused on study skills, such as essay writing and critical thinking. He has taught in Korea, England and his native USA, and also researches language and identity, linguistic rights, and linguistic prejudice. Alex has also been published in prestigious journals, such as World Englishes, and presented his research at international conferences in South Africa, Australia and Singapore, to include acting as a keynote speaker for a linguistic prejudice conference at the University of Sheffield in 2018.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What does it mean to be 'critical'?Chapter 2: Different ways to show your criticalityChapter 3: Understanding score bands and developing your skills within academic assessmentChapter 4: The connection between critical reading, thinking and writingChapter 5: How to structure your essaysChapter 6: How to structure your dissertationChapter 7: Additional assessments to considerChapter 8: Four ways to approach interpretationChapter 9: How to use quotes, paraphrase and summariseChapter 10: How to use critical language in your assessments

Review

This is a clear and accessible text with practical content relevant to any student writing assignments in higher education. It analyses a range of authentic sources to clearly illustrate how to approach, plan and write an academic assignment effectively.  -- David Busby

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This is a clear and accessible text with practical content relevant to any student writing assignments in higher education. It analyses a range of authentic sources to clearly illustrate how to approach, plan and write an academic assignment effectively.

Details ISBN1529757991 Author Alex Baratta Series Student Success Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1529757991 ISBN-13 9781529757996 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 224 Publication Date 2021-10-28 NZ Release Date 2021-10-28 UK Release Date 2021-10-28 Alternative 9781529758009 DEWEY 378.170281 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Imprint Sage Publications Ltd Publisher Sage Publications Ltd AU Release Date 2021-10-27 We've got this

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