{"product_id":"academic-english-miranda-legg-9789888876983","title":"Academic English: Skills for Success, Third Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBridging the gap between high school and university: academic English made accessible.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book features five theme-based units on cross-disciplinary academic English skills, focusing on the needs of first-year undergraduate students. Each unit covers academic writing, reading, and speaking skills. The units progressively take students through the steps needed to complete three common academic assignments: the essay, report, and tutorial discussion. These steps include searching for sources, note-taking, establishing a personal stance, synthesizing information from multiple sources, and structuring academic texts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each unit also includes opportunities for students to analyze texts, apply their critical thinking skills, try out what they have learned in productive tasks, as well as keep track of their progress. It is aimed at first-time university students. Many of the readings in the book are related to China and the broader Asian context. As such, this textbook might appeal to first-year university students in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miranda Legg, Kevin Pat, Steve Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9888876988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789888876983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hong Kong University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Miranda Legg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927970435327,"sku":"9789888876983","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac781368-f187-4e7a-8976-c182e8e26fe1.jpg?v=1749373534","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/academic-english-miranda-legg-9789888876983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}