Contemporary Topics 3
2nd Edition
Published on 31. January 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-13-094862-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Contemporary Topics Series prepares students for the challenges of college by presenting a wide range of listening and note-taking strategies and skills. Targeting corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List, Contemporary Topics ensures that students will be familiar with the most frequently used academic terms.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Target group
ELT/ESL
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 274 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-094862-5 (9780130948625)
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David Beglar | Neil Murray
Contemporary Topics 3: Academic and Note-Taking Skills (Advanced)
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Content
Unit 1 Slang: Talking Cool
Topic: Communication Studies Note-Taking Tip: Organize main ideas and supporting detail
Unit 2 Murphy's Law
Topic: Statistics Note-Taking Tip: Note numbers and statistics
Unit 3 Types of Memory
Topic: Cognitive Science Note-Taking Tip: List and number items
Unit 4 Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Topic: Psychology Note-Taking Tip: Use abbreviations and symbols
Unit 5 Marriage: Traditions and Trends
Topic: Sociology Note-Taking Tip: Make charts
Unit 6 Black Holes, White Holes, and Wormholes
Topic: Astronomy Note-Taking Tip: Draw sketches
Unit 7 Animal Talk
Topic: Cognitive Linguistics Note-Taking Tip: Note descriptions
Unit 8 Gender Differences in Language
Topic: Language and Communication Note-Taking Tip: Note comparisons and contrasts
Unit 9 Fashion and Status
Topic: Fashion Design Note-Taking Tip: Note definitions
Unit 10 The Making of Genius
Topic: Behavioral Science Note-Taking Tip: Note processes
Unit 11 The New Global Superculture
Topic: Sociology Note-Taking Tip: Note examples
Unit 12 Computer Security
Topic: Computer Science Note-Taking Tip: Note causes and effects
Appendix A: Academic Word List
Appendix B: Affix Charts
Topic: Communication Studies Note-Taking Tip: Organize main ideas and supporting detail
Unit 2 Murphy's Law
Topic: Statistics Note-Taking Tip: Note numbers and statistics
Unit 3 Types of Memory
Topic: Cognitive Science Note-Taking Tip: List and number items
Unit 4 Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Topic: Psychology Note-Taking Tip: Use abbreviations and symbols
Unit 5 Marriage: Traditions and Trends
Topic: Sociology Note-Taking Tip: Make charts
Unit 6 Black Holes, White Holes, and Wormholes
Topic: Astronomy Note-Taking Tip: Draw sketches
Unit 7 Animal Talk
Topic: Cognitive Linguistics Note-Taking Tip: Note descriptions
Unit 8 Gender Differences in Language
Topic: Language and Communication Note-Taking Tip: Note comparisons and contrasts
Unit 9 Fashion and Status
Topic: Fashion Design Note-Taking Tip: Note definitions
Unit 10 The Making of Genius
Topic: Behavioral Science Note-Taking Tip: Note processes
Unit 11 The New Global Superculture
Topic: Sociology Note-Taking Tip: Note examples
Unit 12 Computer Security
Topic: Computer Science Note-Taking Tip: Note causes and effects
Appendix A: Academic Word List
Appendix B: Affix Charts