Contemporary Topics 2: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills,9780132345248

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Contemporary Topics 2: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills

by KISSINGER

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3rd

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9780132345248

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0132345242

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Pub. Date:

1/1/2009

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PEARSON

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Summary

Why is architect Frank Gehry's work notable? What principles should journalists be following today? What are the keys to owning a successful restaurant? You'll find the answers to these and other questions in Contemporary Topics 2,by Ellen Kisslinger (Series Editor: Michael Rost), which features college lectures from several academic disciplines, including architecture, media studies, and culinary arts. Contemporary Topics 2 prepares students for the challenge of college lectures with practice in a wide range of listening, speaking and note-taking skills and strategies. The lectures (available on CD and DVD) were filmed in realistic academic setting before line student audiences. Audio CDs are available. Click on the link at the left side of tis page. DVD Features Realistic college lectures from a range of academic disciplines (also on audio CDs) Student discussions of the lectures (also on audio CDs) Instructors' Presentation Points Coaching Tips that guide students as they take notes Subtitles for lectures and student discussions Course Features Corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List Practical listening and note-taking strategies Note-review practice that allows students to analyze their note-taking skills and consolidate their understanding of the lecture Academic research and speaking tasks: presentation, discussions, and role plays A Teacher's Pack for busy instructors with: Suggested bonus activities Teaching notes Answer keys Audioscripts Simulated TOFEL® Listening Test for each unit See also: Contemporary Topics Introductory(High Beginner) Contemporary Topics 1(Intermediate) Contemporary Topics 3(Advanced)

UNIT 1 SOCIOLOGY

Names

UNIT 2 LINGUISTICS

Global English

UNIT 3 PSYCHOLOGY

Phobias

UNIT 4 CULINARY ARTS

Owning a Successful Restaurant

UNIT 5 EDUCATION

How We Each Learn Best

UNIT 6 HISTORY

The Silk Road

UNIT 7 BUSINESS

Team Building

UNIT 8 ARCHITECTURE

Frank Gehry

UNIT 9 PUBLIC HEALTH

Building Immunity

UNIT 10 MEDIA STUDIES

Principles of Journalism

UNIT 11 BIOLOGY

DNA Testing

UNIT 12 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Risk Management

APPENDIX A: ACADEMIC WORD LIST

APPENDIX B: AFFIX CHARTS

CD/DVD TRACKING GUIDES