King, Kevin B.  <br/><br/>
Taking Sides :  Speaking Skills for College Students / 
Kevin B. King. 
 - 2nd ed.  
 - Ann Arbor, MI :  University of Michigan Press,  2008. 
 - 153 p. :   ill. ;   26 cm.  
<br/><br/>"Taking Sides, Second Edition, encourages students to form opinions and exchange ideas on important issues to prepare them for participation in academic settings. The text contains an introductory exercise and six units -- philosophy (distributive justice), law, ethics, psychology, business negotiation, and linguistics. Within these sections, students are given practice in how to state opinions, compromise, build consensus, speak persuasively, understand group dynamics, write business memos, make presentations, engage in debate, and negotiate. The second edition of Taking Sides includes changes to improve the usability of the material (based on student feedback).  New to this edition is material aimed at helping students prepare for the independent and integrated speaking tasks of the TOEFL iBT. Whether students are preparing for the iBT or not, these activities improve students' extemporaneous speaking skills and develop true fluency" (Book Cover). Contents: 1. Introductory Exercises:<br/>  Roommate Search  Synergy (Lost at Sea) 2. Philosophy (Distributive Justice):  The Candy Bar Dilemma<br/>  The Race<br/>  Mrs. Kerr and Ms. Pink<br/>  Finders, Keepers <br/><br/>  Joe, His Bread, and the Lifeboat<br/>  Sam and the Posse 3. Law:  Crime and Punishment<br/><br/>  Humor in the Court<br/>  Organ Transplantation 4. Ethics:  Coercion/Paternalism<br/>  Paternalism in Action: American Laws<br/>  JFK Memorial Hospital versus Heston <br/>  The Desert Dilemma<br/>  Health Care: Rationing<br/>  Health Care: Providing Services to Visible and Invisible Victims<br/>  Knowledge, Information, and Ethics in Relation to Insurance and Health Care<br/><br/> 5. Psychology:  Survey<br/>  Marriage, Cross-Culturally<br/>  Martial Issues<br/>  Divorce<br/>  Rationality (Sunk Costs)<br/> 6. Business Negotiation:  Freeloaders<br/>  The Great Bun Caper<br/>  The Cow Dung Gaffe<br/>  Laying Off at the Auto Plant (A Personnel Dilemma) 7. Linguistics:  You Don`t Understand Me<br/>Arranging the Marriage of Indira and Raphael (An Indirect Speech Exercise)<br/>  Conditionally Speaking 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780472032976 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Problems and exercises.--Spoken English