# Transition with Purpose - Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

- By: Michele Miller & Anne Greenhoe
- Publisher: Portland State University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/Transition_with_Purpose_-_Pathways_from_English_Language_to_Academic_Study)
- Licence: CC BY-NC
- Read at LibreTexts: https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/Transition_with_Purpose_-_Pathways_from_English_Language_to_Academic_Study
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/human-29543/pdf

Part one of this textbook is a guide for moving from ESL study to academic study at Portland State University*. It includes the resources students will use to understand policies and processes governing their degree study and their transition to academic coursework. Part two focuses on how academic skills are used across various disciplines and is comprised of activities and assignments designed to practice these skills. In seminars, students will use both sections simultaneously. *While much of