Key Concepts 1: Listening, Note Taking, and Speaking Across the Disciplines (Key Concepts: Listening, Note Taking, and Speaking Across the Disciplines) - Softcover

Solomon, Elena Vestri; Shelley, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618382402 ISBN 13: 9780618382408

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2005

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

Review:

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About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0618382402
• ISBN 13: 9780618382408
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 143