Reading Skills

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Academic Reading Skills

Chapter 1: Which reading skills are helpful at university?

Chapter 2: Does purpose, genre and speed impact reading?

Improving Reading Speed

Chapter 1: Why is reading speed important at university?

Chapter 2: Which twelve strategies improve reading speed?

Chapter 3: How can my reading speed be accurately tested?

Reading New Vocabulary

Chapter 1: What are 7 strategies for learning new vocabulary?

Chapter 2: Which 7 vocabulary tips help in academic exams?

Reading Practice

The Environment

Reading Task 1: The Future of Lithium

Reading Task 2: The Rise of Veganism

Language Variation

Reading Task 1: Accent Perceptions

Reading Task 2: Cameroon Pidgin English

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