Q Skills for Success encourages students to think critically and succeed academically. Q's inquiry-based approach provides a unique framework for critical thinking within each unit. This fosters essential cognitive skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, in addition to the language skills crucial for academic success. Learning objectives are clearly stated at the beginning and end of the units, including self-assessments of competencies and vocabulary lists with the Academic Word List. This allows instructors to effectively define learning outcomes for accreditation bodies.