Key Concepts 2: Listening, Note Taking and Speaking Across the Disciplines

Elena Vestri Solomon; John Shelley

ISBN 10: 0618382453 ISBN 13: 9780618382453

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2005

Key Concepts 1 & 2 expose students to the material they will encounter in college-including discipline-based lectures, academic vocabulary from the Academic Word List, and structured speaking activities. Students gain valuable academic knowledge and essential note-taking skills necessary for success in college. The format for listening activities supports the listening section of the TOEFL and prepares students for further assessment and proficiency testing. The Just Right American Edition contains the same comprehensive course syllabus and all the high-quality features of the British English Edition. The American Edition is also available as a Split Edition.

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About the Author:

Elena Vestri Solomon is currently a lecturer in the B. Ed program for future teachers in Abu Dhabi's Emirates College for Advanced Education. She received her MA in Applied Linguistics from the University of South Florida, Tampa, and has lived and worked in Italy, Spain, France, Hungary, Romania, Uzbekistan, and UAE. She has authored/co-authored over a dozen academic textbooks in composition, grammar, and listening/speaking/note-taking.

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