Headway Academic — Skills

Helping learners identify cause-and-effect, problem-solution, and comparison-contrast structures within academic journals.

Starting university is a massive leap, and often, the biggest challenge isn't just the subject matter—it’s the required to keep up. Whether you are navigating a foundation program or moving directly into higher education, the Headway Academic Skills series is designed to help you bridge that gap.

Giving students the functional language needed to interrupt politely, ask for clarification, build on a peer's point, or respectfully disagree during group discussions. headway academic skills

Sarah Philpot, Lesley Curnick, and others Publisher: Oxford University Press Level: A1 – C1 (Beginner to Advanced)

Will you be using this as a or alongside a general English syllabus ? Giving students the functional language needed to interrupt

The series often comes in two strands: Reading, Writing, and Study Skills and Listening, Speaking, and Study Skills .

The curriculum shifts the focus from passive language acquisition to active skill application. It operates on the principle that academic skills—such as critical thinking, objective drafting, and lecture decoding—are distinct competencies that must be explicitly taught, practiced, and mastered. Structural Breakdown of the Series The curriculum shifts the focus from passive language

Recognizing phrases that introduce a new point ("Furthermore..."), give an example ("To illustrate this..."), or signal a conclusion ("To sum up...").

Textbooks feature topics drawn from actual academic disciplines, including science, history, business, and sociology. This exposes students to real university subject matter.