Includes bibliographical references and index.

''The Academic Encounters Second edition series uses a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. There are two books for each content area.

Academic Encounter Level 3 Student's Book Listening and Speaking with DVD Life in Society engages students through interviews and academic lectures on stimulating topics from the field of sociology. Topics include culture shock, gender roles, and ways of solving crime. Students develop crucial listening and note-taking skills, discuss content, conduct interviews, and make presentations. A Student DVD includes all of the academic lectures. Topics correspond with those in Academic Ecounters Level 3 Student's Book Reading and Writing Life in Society. The books may be used independently or together.'' (Publisher's Website)

CONTENTS:

Unit 1: Belonging to a Group

Chapter 1: Marriage, Family, and the Home

Content:

Interview 1: Growing up in a Large Family

Interview 2: Family Stories

Lecture: Family Lessons

Listening Skills:
Listening for factual information
Listening for details
Listening for stressed words

Speaking Skills:
Sharing your opinion
Responding to questions with short answers Thinking critically about the topic
Asking and answering questions

Vocabulary Skills:
Reading and thinking about the topic
Examining vocabulary in context Guessing vocabulary from context

Note Taking Skills:
Personalizing the topic Main ideas and supporting details
Organizing your notes in columns

Chapter 2: The Power of the Group

Content:

Interview 1: Living with Teenagers

Interview 2: Expressions About Groups

Lecture: Culture Shock: Group Pressure in Action

Listening Skills:
Listening for specific information
Listening for main ideas
Listening for tone of voice

Speaking Skills: Sharing your opinion
Personalizing the topic Thinking critically about the topic Conducting a survey Studying a syllabus

Vocabulary Skills: Reading and thinking about the topic Examining vocabulary in context
Building background knowledge on the topic
Guessing vocabulary from context

Note Taking Skills:
Organizational phrases
Organizing your notes in outline form
Copying a lecturer's diagrams and charts
Learning Outcomes (Chapters 1 & 2): Prepare and deliver an oral presentation on an aspect of group dynamics

Chapter 3: Gender Roles

Content:

Interview 1: Bringing Up Children

Interview 2: Growing Up as a Boy or Girl

Lecture: The Benefits of Single Gender Education for Girls

Listening Skills: Listening for specific information
Listening for opinions
Drawing inferences

Speaking Skills:
Personalizing the topic
Answering multiple-choice questions
Sharing your opinion
Conducting and discussing a class experiment
Sharing your point of view
Thinking critically about the topic

Vocabulary Skills:
Reading and thinking about the topic
Personalizing the topic
Building background knowledge on the topic
Examining vocabulary in context
Guessing vocabulary from context

Note Taking Skills: Using symbols and abbreviations Using your notes to make an outline

Chapter 4: Gender Issues Today

Content:

Interview 1: Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

Interview 2: Gender Inequality at Home and in the Workplace

Lecture: Gender and Language

Listening Skills: Listening for specific information Listening for tone of voice

Speaking Skills: Examining graphics
Answering multiple-choice questions
Answering true/false questions
Thinking critically about the topic
Conducting an interview and discussing your findings
Applying what you have learned

Vocabulary Skills: Reading and thinking about the topic
Building background knowledge on the topic
Examining vocabulary in context
Guessing vocabulary from context
Note Taking Skills: Using telegraphic language
Learning Outcomes (Chapters 3 & 4): Prepare and deliver an oral presentation to demonstrate and support a particular point of view on a topic

Unit 3: Media and Society

Chapter 5: Mass Media Today

Content:

Interview 1: Problems with TV News

Interview 2: Opinions about the News

Lecture: From Event to Story - Making It to the News

Listening Skills: Listening for specific information
Listening for main ideas
Listening for stressed words
Listening for signal words

Speaking Skills:
Brainstorming about the topic
Sharing your opinion
Answering multiple-choice questions
Applying what you have learned

Vocabulary Skills:
Reading and thinking about the topic
Building background knowledge on the topic
Examining vocabulary in context
Guessing vocabulary from context

Note Taking Skills: Summarizing what you have heard
Choosing a format for organizing your notes

Chapter 6: Impact of the Media on Our Lives

Content:

Interview 1: The Advantages of the Media

Interview 2: Disadvantages of the Media

Lecture: Dangers of the Mass Media

Listening Skills: Listening for specific information Listening for tone of voice

Speaking Skills: Personalizing the topic
Sharing your opinion
Thinking critically about the topic
Conducting and presenting your own research
Applying what you have learned

Vocabulary Skills: Reading and thinking about the topic
Building background knowledge on the topic
Examining vocabulary in context
Guessing vocabulary from context

Note Taking Skills: Recording numerical information
Organizing your notes as a map
Learning Outcomes (Chapters 5 & 6): Prepare and deliver an oral presentation as a group on an aspect of media and society

Unit 4: Breaking the Rules

Chapter 7: Crime and Criminals

Content:

Interview 1: Crime in Society Today

Interview 2: Being the Victim of a Crime

Lecture: Crime and Ways of Solving Crime

Listening Skills: Listening for details
Listening for tone of voice

Speaking Skills:
Brainstorming about the topic
Sharing your opinion
Examining graphics

Vocabulary Skills: Reading and thinking about the topic
Building background knowledge on the topic
Examining vocabulary in context
Organizing vocabulary: Technical terms
Guessing vocabulary from context

Note Taking Skills: Clarifying your notes
Using your notes to answer test questions
Applying what you have learned

Chapter 8: Controlling Crime

Content:

Interview 1: Preventing Juvenile Crime

Interview 2: The Prison Experience

Lecture: The Death Penalty

Listening Skills: Listening for opinions
Listening for main ideas
Listening for contrasting ideas

Speaking Skills:
Examining graphics
Sharing your opinion
Applying what you have learned
Supporting your opinion
Thinking critically about the topic

Vocabulary Skills:
Reading and thinking about the topic
Examining vocabulary in context
Guessing vocabulary from context

Note Taking Skills: Recording numerical information
Using your notes to ask questions and make comments
Summarizing what you have heard
Learning Outcomes (Chapters 7 & 8): Prepare and deliver an oral presentation on a topic related to crime

Level: High Intermediate (B2 - CEFR)