Academic English - Academic English

Unique on the market, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the basic skills of "academic English" for readers in the world of higher education and science who need to educate themselves in English. The book introduces the peculiarities of academic language in an accessible way, from vocabulary and grammar to reading, listening, speaking and writing. It also explains the nature of basic language and soft skills, the quality of which often determines success in a given field. Each of the chapters first introduces in Czech the specifics of skills within academic and scientific environments, along with their differences from the Czech language, followed by a number of interesting exercises and activities in English corresponding to levels B2 and C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The Czech-English publication will serve especially academics, scientists and university students as a guide and practical manual for basic orientation in the English language in the environment of higher education and science.