Smith, Lorraine C. <br/><br/>
Longman Academic Reading Series 5 :  Reading Skills for College / 
Lorraine C. Smith. 
 - White Plains, NY :  Pearson Education,  2014. 
 - 303 p. :  col. ill. ;  28 cm. 
 - Longman Academic Reading Series (LARS) .
<br/><br/>Includes a vocabulary index. 
<br/><br/>"The Longman Academic Reading Series is a five-level series that prepares English language learners for academic work. The aim of the series is to make students more effective and confident readers by providing high-interest readings on academic subjects and by teaching them skills and strategies for effective reading, vocabulary building, note-taking, and critical thinking. The series also encourages students to discuss and write about the ideas they discovered in the readings, making them better speakers and writers of English as well. Features:<br/>  Readings based on academic sources — Every reading in the text focuses on an academic subject and is chosen with the intent of providing different and intriguing perspectives on the theme.<br/>  Multiple reading genres — Readings come from a variety of sources or genres, from textbooks to on-line articles, and are written by a variety of experts from widely different fields.<br/>  Explicit academic skills — From critical reading to vocabulary building, notetaking and critical thinking, the Longman Academic Reading Series provides students with a holistic approach to effective reading.<br/>  Corpus-Informed approach to vocabulary (AWL) — Students build vocabulary and acquire skills that will help them become more confident and successful in preparing for their academic work." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS: To the Teacher Chapter Overview<br/> Scope and Sequence<br/> Acknowledgments<br/> Chapter 1 SOCIOLOGY: How We Become Who We Are<br/>  Reading One: Becoming a Person<br/>  Reading Two: The Birth of Personality<br/>  Reading Three: Agents of Socialization<br/> Chapter 2 ART HISTORY: Origins of Modern Art<br/>  Reading One: Breaking with Tradition: The Beginnings of Modernism<br/>  Reading Two: Post-Impressionism<br/>  Reading Three: Abstract Expressionism<br/> Chapter 3 ANTHROPOLOGY: The Study of Human Cultures<br/>  Reading One: The Challenge of Defining Culture<br/>  Reading Two: The Nature of Foraging and Horticultural Societies<br/>  Reading Three: Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative<br/> Chapter 4 SCIENCE: Human Achievements over Time  Reading One: A Great Human Endeavor: Building the Gothic Cathedrals<br/>  Reading Two: From Stone to Satellite: Finding Our Way<br/>  Reading Three: Reaching for the Stars: The 100-Year Starship Project<br/> Chapter 5 POLITICAL SCIENCE: Managing Hard Times<br/>  Reading One: The Great Depression: A Nation in Crisis<br/>  Reading Two: The Works Progress Administration and the Federal Arts Project<br/>  Reading Three: An Artist's Perspective on the Federal Arts Project<br/> Chapter 6 HEALTH SCIENCES: Medical Mysteries Solved<br/>  Reading One: Solving a Deadly Puzzle<br/>  Reading Two: Imprisoned without a Trial: The Story of Typhoid Mary<br/>  Reading Three: The Discovery of a Miracle Drug<br/> Chapter 7 LITERATURE: Storytelling through Poetry<br/>  Reading One: Themes and Characters in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner<br/>  Reading Two: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner<br/>  Reading Three: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (continued)<br/> Chapter 8 HISTORY: Encountering New Worlds<br/>  Reading One: Europe on the Eve of Conquest<br/>  Reading Two: Native American Histories before the Conquest<br/>  Reading Three: West Africa at the Time of European Exploration<br/> Chapter 9 BUSINESS: Ethical Issues<br/>  Reading One: Promoting Ethics in the Workplace<br/>  Reading Two: Ethical Reasoning<br/>  Reading Three: Should Mary Buy Her Bonus?<br/> Chapter 10 MIGRATION STUDIES: In Search of a New Life<br/>  Reading One: Human Migration<br/>  Reading Two: The Westward Journey: A Personal Perspective<br/>  Reading Three: Wooden Trunk from Buchenwald<br/> Vocabulary Index<br/><br/> Credits<br/> 
<br/><br/> ESL students at an advanced (C1) level. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780134773155 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>Reading comprehension--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Reading (Higher education)--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>Reading (Higher education)--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>College readers.