Contemporary Topics 3 Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills (Student Book and Classroom Audio CD)

by Beglar, David; Murray, Neil

• ISBN13: 9780132469418
• ISBN10: 0132469413
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2019-08-19
• 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            COMMUNICATION STUDIES

                               Slang and Language Change

 

UNIT 2            CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

                               The Genius Within

 

UNIT 3            SOCIOLOGY

                                Social Status: Flaunting Your Success

 

UNIT 4            BUSINESS

                               The Art of Marketing in Global Culture

 

UNIT 5            COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 

                               Memory

 

UNIT 6            ANTHROPOLOGY/BIOLOGY

                               The Science of Love

           

UNIT 7            ASTRONOMY

                               Mission to Mars

 

UNIT 8            POLITICAL SCIENCE

                               Big Brother and the Surveillance Society

 

UNIT 9            LINGUISTICS 

                               Animal Communication

 

UNIT 10          ECONOMICS 

                              The Evolution of Money

 

UNIT 11          BIOLOGY 

                              The Fountain of Youth

 

UNIT 12          SOCIOLOGY 

                               Marriage

 

APPENDIX A: ACADEMIC WORD LIST

APPENDIX B: AFFIX CHART

CD/DVD TRACKING GUIDES