Academic Encounters: Reading, Study Skills, and Writing: Content Focus Human Behavior (Student's Book)
Bernard Seal
Cambridge University Press (1996)
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Language Arts & Disciplines
Paperback 9780521476584
English
This book helps ESL/EFL students develop the reading, writing, and study skills needed to be successful in college. The readings, taken from university-level textbooks, treat high-interest topics such as stress and physical health, nonverbal communication, and love, engaging students in the subject matter while exposing them to academic discourse. Exercises develop the reading skills of previewing text, skimming, reading for the main idea, reading for speed, and understanding vocabulary in context, as well as writing and study skills, such as summarizing, note-taking, highlighting key points, and preparing for tests. Students respond to the readings and incorporate what they have learned in writing assignments of different lengths.