Communication and Culture : A Reading-Writing Text

by Gregg, Joan Young

• ISBN13: 9780838450505
• ISBN10: 0838450504
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-09-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Communication and Culture prepares students for academic-level work by addressing reading comprehension and composition development in the context of rich cultural themes.
-- Thematically organized readings, writing examples, and exercises
-- Readings with anthropological perspectives on multicultural issues
-- Vocabulary-in-context exercises precede readings
-- Freewritinq activities

Table of Contents

Culture and Human Behavior	1	(28)
Vocabulary in Context	2	(1)
Reading: Culture and Human Behavior	3	(3)
Key Concepts	3	(3)
Reading Comprehension	6	(2)
True-False	6	(1)
Reading Review	7	(1)
Analyzing the Text	7	(1)
Summarizing	8	(1)
Vocabulary Study	8	(2)
Words that Describe	8	(1)
Word Form Table	9	(1)
Word Formation	10	(1)
Writing Exercises	10	(7)
Structures for Description	10	(1)
Adjectives	10	(2)
Participial Adjectives (Adjectives Formed from Verbs)	12	(1)
Present and Past Participial Adjectives: Confusing Sets	12	(2)
Nouns as Adjectives	14	(1)
Adjective Clauses	14	(3)
Small Group Assignment	17	(3)
Elementary School in France	17	(2)
Discussion Questions	19	(1)
Role Playing	19	(1)
Composition Development	20	(6)
Topic Statements	20	(6)
Composition Topics	26	(3)
Culture and Food Habits	29	(26)
Vocabulary in Context	30	(1)
Reading: Culture and Food Habits	31	(3)
Key Concepts	31	(3)
Reading Comprehension	34	(3)
Matching Concepts	34	(1)
Reading Review	34	(1)
Analyzing the Text	34	(2)
Outlining Reading Passages	36	(1)
Vocabulary Study	37	(1)
Additional Vocabulary: Words in Context	37	(1)
Word Form Table	37	(1)
Word Formation	38	(1)
Writing Exercises	38	(7)
Structures for Generalizing	38	(1)
Subjects	38	(2)
Verbs	40	(5)
Small Group Assignment	45	(3)
Figurative Language	45	(1)
Similes	45	(1)
Metaphors	45	(1)
Proverbs	46	(2)
Composition Development	48	(5)
Moving from General to Specific Statements: Funnel-Shaped Paragraphs	48	(5)
Composition Topics	53	(2)
Reproduction and the Family	55	(28)
Vocabulary in Context	56	(2)
Reading: Reproduction and the Family	58	(3)
Key Concepts	58	(3)
Reading Comprehension	61	(3)
True-False	61	(1)
Reading Review	61	(1)
Analyzing the Text	62	(1)
Scanning	62	(2)
Vocabulary Study	64	(2)
Synonyms	64	(1)
Word From Table	65	(1)
Word Formation	66	(1)
Writing Exercises	66	(8)
Sentence Types	66	(1)
Simple Sentence	66	(1)
Compound Sentence	67	(3)
Complex Sentence	70	(4)
Small Group Assignment	74	(2)
Interpreting Charts	74	(1)
Questions	74	(2)
Describing Your Family Structure	76	(1)
Composition Development	76	(5)
Subdividing a Topic	76	(5)
Composition Topics	81	(2)
Getting and Spending: A Cross-Cultural View of Economics	83	(26)
Vocabulary in Context	84	(1)
Reading: Getting and Spending: A Cross-Cultural View of Economics	85	(2)
Key Concepts	85	(2)
Reading Comprehension	87	(4)
Identifying Key Terms	87	(1)
Reading Review	88	(1)
Analyzing the Text	89	(1)
Summary Outlines	90	(1)
Vocabulary Study	91	(2)
Responding to Questions with Vocabulary Words	91	(1)
Word Form Table	91	(1)
Word Formation	92	(1)
Writing Exercises	93	(6)
Structure for Relating Past Events	93	(1)
Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous Tenses	93	(3)
Direct and Indirect Speech	96	(1)
Direct or Quoted Speech	96	(1)
Indirect or Reported Speech	97	(1)
Changes from Direct to Reported Speech	97	(1)
Rewriting for Indirect or Reported Speech	98	(1)
Small Group Assignment	99	(1)
Active Listening	99	(1)
Writing a Persuasive Paragraph	100	(1)
Composition Development	100	(7)
Unity and Coherence	100	(7)
Composition Topics	107	(2)
The Cultural Patterning of Time	109	(30)
Vocabulary in Context	110	(1)
Reading: The Cultural Patterning of Time	111	(3)
Key Concepts	111	(3)
Reading Comprehension	114	(3)
True-False	114	(1)
Reading Review	114	(1)
Analyzing the Text	115	(1)
Drawing Inferences	116	(1)
Vocabulary Study	117	(3)
Distinguishing Meaning from Context	117	(1)
Word From Table	118	(1)
Word Formation	119	(1)
Writing Exercises	120	(11)
Structures for Sentence Efficiency	120	(1)
Review: Adjective Clauses	120	(2)
Adjectives	122	(2)
Descriptive Phrases Following Nouns	124	(5)
Series of Parallel Items	129	(2)
Small Group Assignment	131	(1)
Paragraph Reconstruction	131	(1)
Composition Development	132	(5)
Summarizing	132	(1)
Characterization of a Summary	133	(1)
Writing a Summary	133	(4)
Composition Topics	137	(2)
The Cultural Patterning of Space	139	(26)
Vocabulary in Context	140	(1)
Reading: The Cultural Patterning of Space	141	(3)
Key Concepts	141	(3)
Reading Comprehension	144	(3)
True-False	144	(1)
Reading Review	145	(1)
Analyzing the Text	146	(1)
Applying Key Concepts	146	(1)
Vocabulary Study	147	(3)
Vocabulary Items	147	(1)
Word Form Table	148	(1)
Word Formation	149	(1)
Writing Exercises	150	(6)
Passive Voice Review	150	(1)
Passive Verb Forms	151	(5)
Small Group Assignment	156	(2)
Analyzing a Poem	156	(2)
Composition Development	158	(5)
Paragraph Development by Examples and Illustrations	158	(1)
Signal Expressions for Incorporating Examples	159	(4)
Composition Topics	163	(2)
The Arts in a Cultural Context	165	(22)
Vocabulary in Context	166	(1)
Reading: The Arts in a Cultural Context	166	(3)
Key Concepts	166	(3)
Reading Comprehension	169	(4)
True-False	169	(1)
Reading Review	170	(1)
Analyzing the Text	171	(1)
Paraphrasing	172	(1)
Vocabulary Study	173	(1)
Vocabulary Clusters	173	(1)
Word Form Table	173	(1)
Word Formation	174	(1)
Writing Exercises	174	(5)
Sentence-Level Patterns of Reason and Result	174	(2)
Sentence Patterns for Expressing Reason-Result Relationships	176	(3)
Small Group Assignment	179	(1)
Pair/Group Composing	179	(1)
Story Telling	180	(1)
Composition Development	180	(6)
Topic Development by Reasons	180	(1)
Linking Expressions Within Paragraphs	181	(1)
Signal Words for Listing Reasons	182	(1)
Logical Order of Reasons	182	(1)
From Paragraph to Essay: Development by Reasons	183	(3)
Composition Topics	186	(1)
Gender Roles in a Cross-Cultural Perspective	187	(34)
Vocabulary in Context	188	(1)
Reading: Gender Roles in a Cross-Cultural Perspective	189	(4)
Key Concepts	189	(4)
Reading Comprehension	193	(5)
True-False	193	(1)
Short Essay Questions	194	(1)
Analyzing the Text	194	(1)
Applying Concepts from Reading	195	(3)
Vocabulary Study	198	(2)
Word Meaning in Context	198	(1)
Word Form Table	199	(1)
Word Formation	199	(1)
Writing Exercises	200	(9)
Structures for Comparison and Contrast	200	(1)
Adjectives and Adverbs	200	(5)
Signals of Comparison and Contrast	205	(4)
Small Group Assignment	209	(2)
Discussion of a Literary Passage	209	(2)
Composition: Recalling a Lesson in Gender Roles	211	(1)
Composition Development	211	(8)
Comparison and Contrast	211	(1)
Developing Composition of Contrast: Two Approaches	211	(8)
Composition Topics:	219	(2)
Emotion and Motion: A Cross-Cultural View	221	(26)
Vocabulary in Context	222	(1)
Reading: Emotion and Motion: A Cross-Cultural View	223	(4)
Key Concepts	223	(4)
Reading Comprehension	227	(4)
True-False	227	(1)
Reading Review	228	(1)
Analyzing the Text	228	(2)
Applying Key Concepts	230	(1)
Vocabulary Study	231	(2)
Synonyms and Parts of Speech	231	(1)
Word Form Table	231	(1)
Word Formation	232	(1)
Writing Exercises	233	(6)
Principles of Coordination and Subordination	233	(1)
Coordination	233	(3)
Subordinate Structures	236	(3)
Small Group Assignment	239	(1)
Teaching a Motor Pattern	239	(1)
Composition Development	240	(5)
Writing for Academic and Career Purposes	240	(1)
Terms for Critical Thinking	241	(4)
Composition Topics	245	(2)
Answering Text-Based Essay Questions	245	(2)
Pluralism in Action: The Caribbean	247	(30)
Vocabulary in Context	248	(1)
Reading: Pluralism in Action: The Caribbean	249	(2)
Key Concepts	249	(2)
Reading Comprehension	251	(3)
True-False	251	(1)
Reading Review	252	(1)
Analyzing the Text	252	(1)
Paraphrasing	253	(1)
Vocabulary Study	254	(2)
Prefixes and Roots	254	(1)
Word Form Table	254	(1)
Word Formation	255	(1)
Writing Exercises	256	(11)
Editing for Sentence-Level Consistency	256	(7)
Editing for Correct Verb Forms	263	(2)
Editing for Sentence Boundaries	265	(2)
Composition Development	267	(9)
Developing Central Ideas: Concept-Detail Outlines	267	(1)
Original Outline	268	(2)
Revised Outline	270	(2)
Writing Introduction	272	(1)
Useful Introductory Techniques	273	(3)
Composition Topics	276	(1)
A The Composition Process	277	(4)
Composition Review Form	277	(2)
Composition (Editing) Correction Symbols	279	(2)
B Basic Terminology for English Language Study	281	(16)
Parts of Speech	281	(3)
Phrases	284	(1)
Clauses	285	(1)
Sentence Types	286	(1)
Useful Signal Expression for Coherence	287	(1)
Punctuation	288	(1)
Verb Summary	289	(1)
Tenses	290	(2)
Modals	292	(3)
Passive Voice	295	(2)
C List of Common Irregular Verbs with The Basic, Simple Past, and Past Participle Forms	297	(2)
Reference Map	299