CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP University Success is an academic course designed for English language learners preparing for mainstream academic environments. Authentic content, provided by top professors from Stanford University, is woven through reading, writing, and oral communication strands. The course-level by level-carefully scaffolds skill development to help students become autonomous learners, thereby closing the skills gap. University Success Writing, Intermediate to High-Intermediate Level introduces students to the skills and vocabulary they need to grow into academic writers. Instruction and writing tasks align with the way academic writing is taught at the university level and across disciplines. Guided exercises, explicit vocabulary instruction, and extensive use of graphic organizers support students through the writing process. Intensive skill development and expanded application, tied to specific learning outcomes and with a strong emphasis on critical thinking, prepare students to execute writing assignments in different disciplines and meet their academic goals. FEATURES

• Parts 1 and 2 include presentations and controlled writing practice exposing students to the elements of research-based writing while building essential critical-thinking skills. Topics are aligned around five main subject areas: Bioethics, Business and Design, Zoology, History, and Chemical Engineering.
• Part 3 includes interviews with professors discussing their own writing processes as well as essays authored by the professors and built around the same five academic disciplines. Extensive guided research followed by a final writing task provides students with the opportunity to participate in inquiry-based research and writing.
• Integration of the Student Book and MyEnglishLab provides a blended approach for a fl exible program that adjusts to the needs of students and teachers.

MyEnglishLab

• Online lectures
• Skill and vocabulary practice activities
• Collaboration activities
• Strategies for academic success and so skills delivered via online videos
• Comprehensive teacher support, including course planners, an assessment package, suggestions for flipped classrooms, and an online learning management system with tools to monitor student progress