Study Skills for Success presents basic study strategies and academic skills that students need to excel in their last years of high school or in college. This textbook was written for students whose schoolwork has not given them enough practice in applying these basic study skills so they can perform well in academic settings. Major topics covered in the book include: * Organizing Information (alphabetizing, outlining, reading timelines, taking notes) * Reading and Interpreting Illustrated Information (maps, graphs, charts, tables) * Skills for Better Reading (skimming...
Study Skills for Success presents basic study strategies and academic skills that students need to excel in their last years of high school or ...
Teaching a Lexis-Based Academic Writing Course is a companion to Building an Academic Vocabulary, which was written forstudents who need to develop college-level vocabulary skills. Building Academic Vocabulary (0-472-08589-1) helps students develop lexical precision as they work in such often-exercised modes as cause-effect, general description, description of processes, and comparison/contrast.
Teaching a Lexis-Based Academic Writing Course will helpinstructors use Building an Academic Vocabulary more effectively, but itcan also be...
Teaching a Lexis-Based Academic Writing Course is a companion to Building an Academic Vocabulary, which was written forstudents ...
The Michigan Guide to Teaching EAP Skills for the TOEFL iBT is a new kind of teaching guide for programs that need to offer more English for Academic Purposes (EAP) practice for students preparing for the iBT. This guide was written by EAP teachers and is designed to be used in conjunction with The MICHIGAN Guide to English for Academic Successand Better TOEFL(R) Test Scores (0-472-08991-9) but could be used to support any TOEFL-preparation course. This new guide features reproducible activities that develop all the academic skills tested on the iBT; tips for teachers...
The Michigan Guide to Teaching EAP Skills for the TOEFL iBT is a new kind of teaching guide for programs that need to offer more English for Ac...
Building Academic Vocabulary was written because English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students often complain that they don't have the vocabularies they need for college courses. Building Academic Vocabulary will help students develop lexical precision as they work in such often exercised modes as cause-effect, general description, description of processes, or comparison/contrast. Each unit focuses on 10-15 key vocabulary items within a certain essential meaning area. Each unit also highlights--and lightly exercises--20-25 additional vocabulary items that provide a broader and...
Building Academic Vocabulary was written because English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students often complain that they don't have the vocabular...
The Four Point series is designed for English language learners whose primary goal is to succeed in an academic setting.The series covers the four academic skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking while providing reinforcement and systematic recycling of key vocabulary and further exposure to grammar issues. In order to participate in academic settings, ELLs need focused activities to develop and then maintain their use of vocabulary and grammar. Each book in the series focuses heavily on vocabulary in particular, highlighting between 125-150 key vocabulary items...
The Four Point series is designed for English language learners whose primary goal is to succeed in an academic setting.The series cove...
Mastering Academic Reading is meant to challenge advanced academically oriented students of English. The units and the readings within them are long. The comprehension and expansion exercises after them are demanding. The hoped-for outcome is that students trained using this textbook will be able to better hold their own in university classes where the reading volume across disciplines and vocabulary demands are high. Almost every reading is taken, in minimally adapted form, from a book or academic / professional journal. Two introductory passages have been composed expressly...
Mastering Academic Reading is meant to challenge advanced academically oriented students of English. The units and the readings within them are...
Based on extensive research, Grammar and Beyond ensures that students study accurate information about grammar and apply it in their own speech and writing.
Based on extensive research, Grammar and Beyond ensures that students study accurate information about grammar and apply it in their own speech and wr...