The Compass: Route to Academic English 2 adopts a constructivist and learner-centred instruction by integrating the four skills- reading, writing, listening, and speaking- using a thematic approach.

All the texts and tasks in the book revolve around one main theme: Power. THE COMPASS: Route to Academic English 2 looks at the theme of *power* from different views and each unit dwells on one specific aspect of the concept, starting with the concept of *Power and the Individual* and gradually moving towards a broader topic: *Power and the Rich*.

Key Features:

• Designed for tertiary-level learners
• Develops four skills in language
• İntroduces the conventions of academic discourse
• Teaches basics of research skills for academic writing
• Teaches fundamentals of APA reference rules for documentation
• Provides varied samples and exercises on summarizing, paraphrasing, using direct quotations and synthesizing
• Teaches argumentative and reaction response essay writing
• Accompanied with clear models of documented argumentative and reaction response essays
• Encourages students to be better writers and speakers
• Enhances cognitive skills
• Facilitates higher order thinking skills
• Helps learners analyse, synthesize and evaluate ideas
• Provides a variety of speaking tasks to develop confidence
• Provides a variety of writing tasks to develop a mature writing style
• Addresses students’ affective domain with the contemporary and controversial issues
• Presents different language skills
• Recycles the skills covered

Navigating the rough patches in the academic landscape is a tough experience...All you need to survive is... * The Compass*!