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Skills

A Practical Guide in Conversation, Vocabulary and Writing

by Mara Cogni (Author)
©2019 Monographs VIII, 258 Pages

Summary

Many students today have to grapple with questions such as What am I very good at? and What are my strengths and how can I use them for a better life? These are central questions for us as learners, employees, family members, friends and thriving individuals in general. An inquiry into our skills helps us discover our potentialities and the talents we need in order to create a fulfilling life. As a result, it assists us in successfully finding the right role for ourselves in society. Skills: A Practical Guide in Conversation, Vocabulary and Writing is intended to take learners on a reflective skill-investigative journey, in which speaking and writing about skills is both self-exploratory and fun.
This book offers a more reflective approach to thinking and talking about skills. Learners will become well-equipped with knowledge and understanding of a set of skills they can ascribe to themselves and others. This will, consequently, prepare them for a world of work that is very specific in its skillset requirements. The book aims at helping students think critically about skills both orally and in writing. It also includes activities intended to expand vocabulary, which underlies successful communication.

Table Of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • About the author
  • About the book
  • This eBook can be cited
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Personal Skills
  • Flexible
  • Diligent
  • Detail oriented
  • Proactive
  • Ambitious
  • Perseverant
  • Passionate
  • Empathetic
  • Self-sacrificing
  • Curious
  • Discipline
  • Sociable
  • Confident
  • Competitive
  • Courageous
  • Chapter 2. General Skills
  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Communication
  • Cooperation
  • Observation
  • Responsibility
  • Problem solving
  • Conflict management
  • Critical thinking
  • Self-motivation
  • Digital competence
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Ethical reasoning
  • Chapter 3. Skills and Jobs
  • Healthcare
  • Mental healthcare
  • Childcare
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Food service
  • Tradesmanship
  • Media and journalism
  • Chapter 4. Skills for the Future
  • Dealing with ambiguity
  • Avoiding confirmation bias
  • Cognitive flexibility
  • Deep focus
  • Dialectical thinking
  • Chapter 5. Skills in Literature and Films
  • References

Mara Cogni

Skills

A Practical Guide
in Conversation,
Vocabulary
and Writing

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About the author

Mara Cogni holds a Master’s Degree in Philosophy of European Languages from the University of Oslo, Norway and a Master’s Degree in Modern Languages from Moldova State University. She is currently holding the position of Lecturer M.A. at Oslo Adult Education Center Sinsen, and works actively with incorporating philosophical thinking into her teaching. As a passionate educator, Mara believes that reflection and philosophy are ideal approaches to the future classroom experience. She is the author of Philosophy and Education: Engaging Pathways to Meaningful Learning (Peter Lang, 2018) and From Sentences to Essays: A Guide to Reflective Writing Through Reflective Thinking (2019).

About the book

Many students today have to grapple with questions such as What am I very good at? and What are my strengths and how can I use them for a better life? These are central questions for us as learners, employees, family members, friends and thriving individuals in general. An inquiry into our skills helps us discover our potentialities and the talents we need in order to create a fulfilling life. As a result, it assists us in successfully finding the right role for ourselves in society. Skills: A Practical Guide in Conversation, Vocabulary and Writing is intended to take learners on a reflective skill-investigative journey, in which speaking and writing about skills is both self-exploratory and fun.

This book offers a more reflective approach to thinking and talking about skills. Learners will become well-equipped with knowledge and understanding of a set of skills they can ascribe to themselves and others. This will, consequently, prepare them for a world of work that is very specific in its skillset requirements. The book aims at helping students think critically about skills both orally and in writing. It also includes activities intended to expand vocabulary, which underlies successful communication.

This eBook can be cited

This edition of the eBook can be cited. To enable this we have marked the start and end of a page. In cases where a word straddles a page break, the marker is placed inside the word at exactly the same position as in the physical book. This means that occasionally a word might be bifurcated by this marker.

Details

Pages
VIII, 258
Year
2019
ISBN (PDF)
9781433171307
ISBN (ePUB)
9781433171314
ISBN (MOBI)
9781433171321
ISBN (Softcover)
9781433150401
DOI
10.3726/b15818
Language
English
Publication date
2019 (July)
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Oxford, Wien, 2019. VIII, 258 pp.

Biographical notes

Mara Cogni (Author)

Mara Cogni holds a Master’s Degree in Philosophy of European Languages from the University of Oslo, Norway and a Master’s Degree in Modern Languages from Moldova State University. She is currently holding the position of Lecturer M.A. at Oslo Adult Education Center Sinsen, and works actively with incorporating philosophical thinking into her teaching. As a passionate educator, Mara believes that reflection and philosophy are ideal approaches to the future classroom experience. She is the author of Philosophy and Education: Engaging Pathways to Meaningful Learning (Peter Lang, 2018) and From Sentences to Essays: A Guide to Reflective Writing Through Reflective Thinking (2019).

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