Exploring Content 2: Reading for Academic Success
Published on 3. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-13-140200-3 (ISBN)
Description
Exploring Content 2: Readingfor Academic Success, by Lorraine C. Smith, engages English language learners in authentic academic content to help them succeed in college classes. Readings from college textbooks and supporting exercises teach students essential reading and study skills as well as academic and content vocabulary. Features *Five units, consisting of two related chapters, explore the fields of human behavior, culture, the origins of modern science, Eastern and Western art, and cross-cultural psychology.*Fine art, photos, illustrations, and graphs enhance each reading and help students understand important information.*Reading and study skills are introduced throughout the book. These include previewing vocabulary and content, analyzing sentence meaning and text organization, understanding and creating graphic organizers, scanning and skimming, and writing summaries.*Unit follow-up activities, including writing assignments and Internet research, allow students to apply and extend what they have learned.
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Lorraine C. Smith holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has taught ESL for 25 years on all levels, particularly the college level. She has co-authored six ESL reading skills texts and has presented at local, national, and international conferences. Professor Smith teaches in the M.A. TESOL/BE Program at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.
Content
Scope and Sequence
About Exploring Content
to the Teacher
To the Student
About the Author
Unit 1 HOW DO ORGANISMS INTERACT WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM?
Chapter 1 Behavior
Understanding Behavior
Instinctive Behavior and Learned Behavior
Chapter 2 Understanding Instinct and Learning
Instinct and Learned Compared
Instinct and Learning in the Same Organism
Unit 2 HOW IS OUR WORLD VIEW SHAPED BY OUR CULTURE?
Chapter 3 Defining and Exploring Culture
The Concept of Culture
A Model for the Study of Cultural Systems
Chapter 4 Nature Shaping Culture
Making the World View Real
The Processes of Culture Change
Unit 3 HOW DOES OUR PLACE IN HISTORY INFLUENCE WHAT WE BELIEVE?
Chapter 5 The Birth of Modern Science
? The Aristotelian Origins of Western Scientific Research
? The Seventeenth-Century Scientific Revolution
Chapter 6 Science and a New WorldView
Galileo Galilei's Astronomical Observations
The New Science and the New Scientists
Unit 4 HOW DO CULTURE AND HISTORY INFLUENCE ART?
Chapter 7 The Rise of the Western Artist
Art and Artists in History
The Early Renaissance in Italy and Flanders
Chapter 8 The Foundations of Chinese Art
Art and Artists in China
Chinese Art: Landscape Painting
Unit 5 HOW DO WE EXPLAIN OUR SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES?
Chapter 9 Understanding People across Cultures
The Nature of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Studying Human Behavior
Chapter 10 Theories of Human Motivation
Motivation and Behavior
Universal Mechanisms of Human Motivation
Index of Key Words and Phrases
About Exploring Content
to the Teacher
To the Student
About the Author
Unit 1 HOW DO ORGANISMS INTERACT WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM?
Chapter 1 Behavior
Understanding Behavior
Instinctive Behavior and Learned Behavior
Chapter 2 Understanding Instinct and Learning
Instinct and Learned Compared
Instinct and Learning in the Same Organism
Unit 2 HOW IS OUR WORLD VIEW SHAPED BY OUR CULTURE?
Chapter 3 Defining and Exploring Culture
The Concept of Culture
A Model for the Study of Cultural Systems
Chapter 4 Nature Shaping Culture
Making the World View Real
The Processes of Culture Change
Unit 3 HOW DOES OUR PLACE IN HISTORY INFLUENCE WHAT WE BELIEVE?
Chapter 5 The Birth of Modern Science
? The Aristotelian Origins of Western Scientific Research
? The Seventeenth-Century Scientific Revolution
Chapter 6 Science and a New WorldView
Galileo Galilei's Astronomical Observations
The New Science and the New Scientists
Unit 4 HOW DO CULTURE AND HISTORY INFLUENCE ART?
Chapter 7 The Rise of the Western Artist
Art and Artists in History
The Early Renaissance in Italy and Flanders
Chapter 8 The Foundations of Chinese Art
Art and Artists in China
Chinese Art: Landscape Painting
Unit 5 HOW DO WE EXPLAIN OUR SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES?
Chapter 9 Understanding People across Cultures
The Nature of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Studying Human Behavior
Chapter 10 Theories of Human Motivation
Motivation and Behavior
Universal Mechanisms of Human Motivation
Index of Key Words and Phrases