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

"What causes a society to collapse? What s it like to grow up as a third culture kid? How has microcredit changed people s lives?" "" You ll find the answers to these and other questions in "Contemporary Topics Introductory, " by Jeanette Clement and Cynthia Lennox (Series Editor: Michael Rost) which features college lectures from several academic disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, and economics. "Contemporary Topics Introductory" 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. 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 TOEFL(r) Listening Test for each unit

See also: "Contemporary Topics1" (Intermediate) "Contemporary Topics 2 "(High Intermediate) "Contemporary Topics 3" (Advanced)"