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9780321051110

Academic Reading

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  • ISBN13:

    9780321051110

  • ISBN10:

    0321051114

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-07-01
  • Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

"Academic Reading" is an advanced reading text that provides reading comprehension and critical thinking strategies for reading in the major academic disciplines, and has been written in consultation with teachers from across each discipline.

Table of Contents

Contents v
Disciplinary Review Panel xii
Preface xiii
PART 1 FUNDAMENTAL READING STRATEGIES 1(156)
Strategies for Active Reading
2(37)
Fundamental Comprehension Skills
39(23)
Essential Vocabulary Skills
62(30)
Critical Reading Strategies
92(34)
Reading and Evaluating Arguments
126(31)
PART 2 ACADEMIC READING STRATEGIES 157(202)
Patterns of Academic Thought
158(35)
Learning from Textbooks
193(35)
Reading Graphics
228(31)
Reading Online
259(34)
Using Writing to Learn
293(29)
Reading Research, Reference, and Collateral Assignments
322(37)
PART 3 STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES 359(152)
Reading in the Social Sciences
360(23)
Reading in Business
383(24)
Reading in the Humanities and Arts
407(29)
Reading Mathematics
436(27)
Reading in the Natural Sciences
463(24)
Reading in Technical and Applied Fields
487(24)
Credits 511(8)
Index 519

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