Communication Skills for Your Education Degree.

Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- Meet the authors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Professional speaking skills -- Communication -- Professional communication -- Oral communication -- Communication in education -- Discussion of case studies -- A -- B -- C -- D -- Communicating with parents and carers -- The student-centred learning relationship -- Being a good communicator -- Communicating feedback in student-centred learning -- Discussion of reflection -- Egan's Skilled Helper Model -- Active listening -- Questioning techniques -- Closed questions -- Open questions -- Searching/probing questions -- Everyday communication in the classroom -- Positivity -- Being human! -- Developing good communication skills through practice and feedback -- Role-play -- Communicating with others -- References -- Chapter 2 Professional writing skills -- Writing basics -- Written communication and record keeping in schools -- Discussion of case studies -- A -- B -- C -- D -- Use and misuse of abbreviations and acronyms -- Discussion of task -- Avoiding jargon -- Confidentiality -- Countersigning -- A model for remembering the principles behind good record keeping -- Writing official reports -- Writing official letters -- Writing information leaflets for parents and carers -- References -- Chapter 3 Academic presentations and public speaking -- Oracy skills in academic study -- Giving effective academic presentations -- Presenting style -- Audience and purpose -- Research and preparation -- Selecting and processing information and ideas -- Organising information and ideas -- Visual aids -- Font -- Colour -- Effects -- Text and images -- Training -- On the day -- Group presentations -- Poster presentations -- Peer review -- Being assessment literate -- References.

Chapter 4 Participating in group seminars and meetings -- The role of seminars at university -- The conventions of seminars -- Participating effectively in seminars -- Being prepared -- Helping to construct meaning -- Interacting with the group -- Transferable skills -- Meetings in a professional setting -- Mind your language -- References -- Chapter 5 Getting the most from individual tutorials -- What is a tutorial? -- Why do you have tutorials at university? -- Academic writing tutorials -- Personal tutors -- Tutorials in teaching -- Discussion of case studies -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- Getting the most from tutorials -- Be prepared -- Ask the right questions -- Discussion of reflection -- Check understanding -- Be assertive - but not rude! -- Take notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Networking -- Opportunities and challenges related to networking -- Different types of networking -- Education networking sites -- Networking and the Teachers' Standards Part 2 -- Conferences -- Professional organisations -- The internet and social media -- Social media and the Teachers' Standards -- Using social media and the internet responsibly -- Netiquette -- References -- Appendix 1 Academic levels at university -- Appendix 2 Key phrases in assignments -- Appendix 3 English language references -- Dictionaries -- Grammar books -- Other resources -- Answer key -- Chapter 1, Professional speaking skills -- Being a good communicator -- Task: Active listening (page 13) -- Chapter 2, Professional writing skills -- Record keeping -- Task: Avoiding jargon (page 30) -- Writing reports -- Task (pages 33-34) -- Writing reports -- Task (page 35) -- Writing official letters -- Task (pages 36-38) -- Chapter 3, Academic presentations and public speaking -- Giving effective academic presentations -- Task: Organising information and ideas (page 47).

Chapter 4, Participating in group seminars and meetings -- The role of seminars in universities -- Task (pages 64-65) -- The conventions of seminars -- Task (pages 68-69) -- Mind your language Task (pages 74-75) -- Index.

For those undertaking an education or teaching degree within higher education, this book provides study support and skills development for both oral and written communication in the context of education and teaching.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.