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Contemporary topics. Academic listening and note-taking skills. 2, Teacher's pack. Cover Image Book Book

Contemporary topics. Academic listening and note-taking skills. 2, Teacher's pack.

Kisslinger, Ellen. (Author).

Summary:

Gives students practice in the skills they need for academic success. Students develop listening and note-taking skills as they listen and respond to twelve lectures from diverse disciplines, ranging from art to media studies to biology. Exercises focus on predicting, identifying key information and organizational patterns, and summarizing and reconstructing lectures from notes. Includes true-false, circling, filling-in-the-blank and other activities that are suitable for group use.

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  • ISBN: 9780136005155
  • Physical Description: viii, 73 p. ; 28 cm.
  • Edition: 3rd ed. / Ellen Kisslinger ; Michael Rost, series editor.
  • Publisher: New York : Pearson Longman, c2009.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Sociology: Names -- Linguistics: Global English -- Psychology: Phobias -- Culinary arts: Owning a successful restaurant -- Education: How we each learn best -- History: The silk road -- Business: Team building -- Architecture: Frank Gehry -- Public health: Building immunity -- Media studies: Principles of journalism -- Biology: DNA testing -- Public administration: Risk management -- Appendix A: Academic word list -- Appendix B: Affix charts
Target Audience Note:
Intended for upper intermediate level ESL students.
Subject: English language > Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language > Spoken English > Problems, exercises, etc.
Note-taking > Problems, exercises, etc.
Listening > Problems, exercises, etc.
Topic Heading: ESL multitask.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Vancouver Community College.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Broadway Library PE 1128 S59482 2009 TCH. (Text) 33109009275082 Stacks Volume hold Available -
Broadway Library PE 1128 S59482 2009 TCH. (Text) 33109009641770 Stacks Available -


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