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English Skills With Readings,9780072480054

English Skills With Readings

by Langan, John

Edition:

5th

ISBN13:

9780072480054

ISBN10:

007248005X

Format:

Hardcover

Pub. Date:

7/1/2001

Publisher(s):

McGraw-Hill

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Table of Contents

To the Instructor

xii

Introduction

1

(8)

Motivational Skills

9

(28)

Preview

10

(1)

Your Attitude: The Heart of the Matter

11

(9)

Setting Goals for Yourself

20

(8)

Learning Survival Strategies

28

(9)

Study Skills

37

(256)

Preview

38

(1)

Taking Classroom Notes

39

(32)

Time Control and Concentration

71

(22)

Textbook Study I: The PRWR Study Method

93

(20)

Textbook Study II: Using PRWR

113

(36)

Textbook Study III: Applying PRWR to a Textbook Chapter

149

(58)

Building a Powerful Memory

207

(18)

Taking Objective Exams

225

(18)

Taking Essay Exams

243

(12)

Using the Library and the Internet

255

(22)

Writing a Research Paper

277

(16)

A Brief Guide to Important Word Skills

293

(64)

Preview

294

(1)

Understanding Word Parts

295

(18)

Using the Dictionary

313

(10)

Word Pronunciation

323

(6)

Spelling Improvement

329

(12)

Vocabulary Development

341

(16)

Reading Comprehension Skills

357

(96)

Preview

358

(1)

Introduction

359

(2)

Recognizing Definitions and Examples

361

(7)

Recognizing Enumerations

368

(10)

Recognizing Headings and Subheadings

378

(13)

Recognizing Signal Words

391

(10)

Recognizing Main Ideas in Paragraphs and Short Selections

401

(8)

Knowing How to Outline

409

(15)

Knowing How to Summarize

424

(15)

Understanding Graphs and Tables

439

(14)

Skim Reading and Comprehension

453

(25)

Preview

454

(1)

Introduction

455

(2)

Visual Elements in Assertive Communication

457

(2)

Science and the Search for Truth

459

(4)

The Nature of Power

463

(3)

Defense Mechanisms

466

(4)

Fatigue

470

(4)

Skim-Reading Progress Chart

474

(1)

Questions on the Skim-Reading Selections

475

(3)

Rapid Reading and Comprehension

478

(61)

Preview

480

(1)

Introduction

481

(4)

From The Autobiography of Malcolm X

485

(4)

The Fine Art of Complaining

489

(5)

Learning to Keep Your Cool during Tests

494

(4)

An Electronic Fog Has Settled over America

498

(5)

The Scholarship Jacket

503

(5)

Dare to Think Big

508

(6)

Winning the Job Interview Game

514

(5)

Flour Children

519

(5)

From Nonreading to Reading

524

(5)

What You Need to Know to Succeed at Math

529

(6)

Rapid Reading Progress Chart

535

(1)

Reading Rate Table

536

(3)

Mastery Tests

539

(58)

Preview

540

(1)

Motivational Skills

541

(2)

Taking Classroom Notes

543

(2)

Time Control and Concentration

545

(2)

Textbook Study I

547

(1)

Textbook Study II

548

(2)

Textbook Study III

550

(3)

Building a Powerful Memory

553

(2)

Taking Objective Exams

555

(2)

Taking Essay Exams

557

(2)

Taking Objective and Essay Exams

559

(2)

Using the Library and the Internet

561

(2)

Writing a Research Paper

563

(2)

Understanding Word Parts

565

(1)

Using the Dictionary

566

(2)

Word Pronunciation

568

(2)

Spelling Improvement

570

(1)

Vocabulary Development

571

(2)

Definitions and Examples

573

(2)

Enumerations

575

(2)

Headings and Subheadings

577

(2)

Signal Words

579

(2)

Main Idea

581

(2)

Outlining

583

(2)

Summarizing

585

(4)

Understanding Graphs and Tables

589

(2)

Skim Reading

591

(2)

Rapid Reading Passage

593

(4)

Additional Learning Skills

597

(50)

Preview

598

(1)

Studying Mathematics and Science

599

(12)

Reading Literature and Making Inferences

611

(10)

Reading for Pleasure: A List of Interesting Books

621

(6)

Writing Effectively

627

(20)

Acknowledgments

647

(3)

Photo Credits

650

(1)

Index

651

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