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Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
Chapter 1 Getting started
Chapter 2 Accessing information
Chapter 3 Choosing the right source material
Chapter 4 Academic texts
Chapter 5 Reading strategies
Chapter 6 Reading more efficiently
Chapter 7 Reading critically
Chapter 8 Making notes
Chapter 9 Writing an outline
Chapter 10 Using sources
Chapter 11 Referencing
Chapter 12 Finding your voice
Chapter 13 Writing up
Reference list
Appendices Appendix 1 – Critical reading checklist
Appendix 2 – Instruction words
Appendix 3 – Prefixes, suffixes and roots
Glossary
Answer key
About the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Publisher
Introduction
Collins Academic Skills Series: Research will give you the skills you need for to select, read and use academic source material effectively.
Designed to be used on a self-study basis to support English for Academic Purposes or study skills courses, it is intended for students on pre-sessional or Foundation courses as well as for first year undergraduate students. It will also be useful for more experienced students who want to improve their library-based research skills.
The book has thirteen chapters covering the key stages of the research process from start to finish. You will learn how to:
At the back of the book there is:
Chapter structure
Each chapter includes:
Authentic academic reading texts
The book uses authentic examples of academic reading texts and essays in different academic subjects to help you apply what you learn to your own essay, whatever your subject.
Glossary boxes 
Where we feel that a word or phrase is difficult to understand, we have glossed this word/phrase. All definitions provided in the glossary boxes have been taken from the COBUILD Advanced Dictionary. At the end of the book there is a full alphabetical list of the most difficult words from the book for your reference.
Using Research
You can either work through the chapters from Chapter 1 to Chapter 13 or you can choose the chapters and topics that are most useful to you. The Contents page will help in your selection.
Study tips
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Also available in the Collins Academic Skills Series: Writing, Lectures, Numbers, Presenting, and Group Work.
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Aims
