This short and pithy guide helps readers to understand the differences between English language tests and university-level work. It covers the study and language skills directly connected to using (English) language successfully in an academic context. It also covers critical thinking, disciplinary knowledge, styles and genres, useful skills for reading, making notes, writing assessments (particularly use of language) understanding lectures and seminars, and speaking in seminars.

This Pocket gives readers the tools and information needed to not only cope with university study, but to excel and produce top-level work. It encourages the reader to see themselves not just as a ‘student’ but as a researcher, an original and creative thinker, and as someone who can share their ideas and insights with others in order to add to the knowledge of their field.

A highly relevant toolkit for international students. The section on 'Using source material' is particularly valuable as it tackles a culture shock barrier, which is often difficult to overcome. This is an excellent resource that students can use throughout their academic studies and one that I will be recommending to my own students. * Graham Hornby, English Language and EAP Tutor, Teesside University, UK *
Passing an exam to meet the English language requirements for a degree course is an achievement to be proud of. Yet it only shows that the student is capable of starting their studies, not what is expected of them once they begin their studies. This short guide helps to bridge that gap. * Nick White, Teaching Fellow in English for Speakers of Other Languages, University of Portsmouth, UK *

Jeanne Godfrey has been teaching and managing in the field of English language and academic writing for over twenty years and currently lectures at the University of Leeds, UK. She has been Chair of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes and set up one of the first academic writing centres in a UK university. Jeanne is author of Writing for University, The Student Phrase Book, How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays and Reading and Making Notes.