Academic Literacy Course: Personal Development In Life.

Academic Literacy Skills for All Levels in Intellectual Development for Mastering Knowledge in the Digital World.

What you'll learn

Define Academic Literacy and its implications to your development as a student in any field of study where the internet is awash with information.

Realize the importance of Academic Literacy in you studies and how it can help you in exploring new knowledge and information for your own academic growth.

Identify helpful academic skills that make a student smart in their academic work for their intellectual development and contribution in their field of study .

Explore different styles of referencing and how best you can make your academic writing professional and relevant to your discipline and field of study

Develop a strong academic stamina that makes you participate fully in contributing to the board of knowledge in your discipline for smart academic advancement

Requirements

Interest and enthusiasm in what makes a good student and a deep desire to study and develop your academic literacy skills in your studies.

Description

Hi, I’m Portia. I’m a Holistic Literacy Coach with a comprehensive background and experience in education for academic development and delivery. I believe in mastering knowledge for practical application in Life and Business. I have always felt that the rigid traditional classroom limits creativity and how students should master facts and ideas for practical application in their studies and research projects.Therefore, with my belief in Academic literacy as a strong foundation in learning and a bridge to understanding anything and the world around you, I found that a course like Academic Literacy Skills would empower students, both the young and old, with all the basic Academic Literacy Skills that are relevant and helpful in the present-day world.Academic literacy and Learning should not happen in a vacuum but in the context of Life and Business in the present Digital World. So, this course is for you if you want to;Be comfortable and confident in your studies and business research projects for the academic application of knowledge in your work.Learn how to apply knowledge and information in your studies and business projects for survival and success in life and business in the Digital World.To develop intellectual capabilities in presenting ideas and facts in your studies and business report projects.This course empowers students of all levels, young and old, for intellectual and professional development to excel in their studies and business research projects. The Academic Literacy Skills will make you feel comfortable and confident in the practical application of knowledge in your studies and business research projects.This course won’t let you down. It will inspire and empower your mindset in how you perceive academic literacy skills in life and business and how you can best apply them in your studies and research projects for intellectual development in practical application of knowledge in life and business in the digital world. So be part of this exciting journey by enrolling in the course!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Academic Listening & Note Taking Skills

Lecture 3 Academic Research Skills

Lecture 4 Academic Reading Skills

Lecture 5 Academic Language Skills

Lecture 6 Academic Writing & Formatting Skills

Lecture 7 Academic Reference Skills

Lecture 8 Academic Speaking Skills

Basically for first year students at tertiary institutions and adults who want to level up their academic stamina through academic literacy skills.,Any young and adult student who wants to make touch ups on their academic approach and presentation in their studies.,Any student who wants to level up their listening, reading, researching and note making, writing and use of language skills for academic purposes.