Contemporary Topics 1 Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills (Student Book and Classroom Audio CD)

by Solorzano, Helen; Frazier, Laurie

• ISBN13: 9780132469449
• ISBN10: 0132469448
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2010-04-06
• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL

Summary

The Contemporary Topics Audio CDs provide the audio of all lectures and listening exercises. This interactive listening-speaking series prepares students for the challenges of college lectures with a wide range of listening, speaking, and note-taking strategies and skills. The lectures are drawn from a range of academic disciplines and reflect authentic lecture settings, featuring engaging instructors and live student audiences.

Table of Contents

 

UNIT 1            PSYCHOLOGY

                        Happiness

 

UNIT 2            LINGUISTICS   

                        A Time to Learn

 

UNIT 3            PUBLIC HEALTH

                        Sleep

 

UNIT 4            BUSINESS

                        Negotiating for Success

 

UNIT 5            ART HISTORY

                        Modern Art

 

UNIT 6            TECHNOLOGY

                        Robots

 

UNIT 7            MEDIA STUDIES

                        Video Games

 

UNIT 8            BIOLOGY

                        Genetically Modified Food

 

UNIT 9            ASTRONOMY

                        The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

 

UNIT 10          HISTORY

                        Shackleton

 

UNIT 11          PHILOSOPHY

                        Ethics

 

UNIT 12          ECONOMICS

                        Opportunity Cost

 

                        APPENDIX A: ACADEMIC WORD LIST

                        APPENDIX B: AFFIX CHARTS

                        CD/DVD TRACKING GUIDES

                        CREDITS