The Teacher's Books are conventional in approach and provide a reference to the answer key and audio scripts for exercises, to support teachers new to EAP teaching by providing extra background information on key aspects like critical thinking, to offer additional ideas and support for busy or inexperienced teachers.
Stella Cottrell Book order (chronological)





Palgrave Study Guides: Skills for Success
The Personal Development Planning Handbook
- 296 pages
- 11 hours of reading
This text seeks to enable students to think creatively and constructively about personal, academic and career goals. Individuals are encouraged to identify what success really means to them and to plan an effective path towards achieving their aims. The book is rich in structured, reflective and practical activities that develop essential skills and qualities. There are also materials for recording achievement and preparing for job applications. Students and lecturers delivering personal development planning in higher education should find this a useful guide.
The Exam Skills Handbook provides an easy-to-follow set of strategies and techniques that build to a plan for achieving your best possible exam performance. It provides practical step-by-step guidance in long-term planning for optimal performance through to last minute revision strategies. As well as its original series of 'ready-made' revision sessions, it provides checklists, structured reflections, and a hallmark page-by-page design that helps you work quickly and easily. You can take charge of your preparation and approach exams with calm and confidence, expertise and enjoyment.
Critical Thinking Skills
- 250 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Critical Thinking Skills has taken the seemingly baffling art of analysis and broken it down into easy to understand blocks, with clear explanations, good examples, and plenty of activities to develop understanding at each stage. This easy to follow, step-by step guide to developing reasoning skills even applies the techniques to tasks such as reading, note-taking, and writing.
The Study Skills Handbook
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Fully revised for the fifth edition, it contains everything students need to succeed. This is an invaluable resource for undergraduate students of all disciplines, and is also ideal for postgraduates, mature students and international students.