TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCormack, Joan
AU  - Watkins, Sebastian
AU  - Smith, Jonathan
AU  - Margolis, Annette
TI  - English for Academic Study: Speaking and Pronunciation / 
SN  - 9781859645697 (Student Book)
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Reading, UK
PB  - Garnet Education Limited
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Studying and teaching
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - Problems and exercises.
KW  - Pronunciation
KW  - Pronuncation
KW  - Speaking
KW  - B2-C2 (CEFR)
KW  - Upper intermediate to proficiency
N1  - Includes glossary, transcripts and appendices.; "EAS Speaking and Pronunciation is for students who need to communicate clearly and effectively in an academic environment. The book is designed to help students develop the speaking skills they need to participate in academic classes and discussions and to enable them to improve their presentation skills. It makes use of engaging topics such as changing roles in the family, the influence of the media, and science and the paranormal. The book also aims to help students develop their pronunciation to a level that will enable the listener to understand them with ease. The Speaking and Pronunciation sections can be studied separately, or used together as part of an integrated program of study" (Book Cover).

; CONTENTS; Speaking; 
i. Introduction; 01. Topic: Communicating in Academic Situations; Skills focus: Delivering a presentation; Language focus; - Reporting back on a discussion
; - Agreeing and disagreeing
; - Using signpost expressions; 
02. Topic: Classes and Discussions; Skills focus:; - Recognizing different perspectives
; - Reaching a balanced conclusion
; Language focus; - Comparing perspectives
; - Summarizing the outcome of a discussion
; - Chairing a discussion; 03. Topic: Examining Underlying Assumptions; 
Skills focus:; - Presenting information from an article
; - Anticipating arguments before a discussion; Language focus; - Referring to an article
; - Exchanging opinions
; 04. Topic: Reading into Speaking; Skills focus:; - Using a text to support your ideas
; - Listening actively
; - Exchanging information (1); 
Language focus: Clarifying and confirming understanding; 05. Topic: The Use of Data; Skills focus:
; - Presenting information from charts
; - Building on what others have said; Language focus
; - Referring to data
; - Referring to what previous speakers have said; 06. Topic: Consolidation Unit; Skills focus: Leading a class; Language focus: Review and consolidation; 07. Topic: Supporting Your Point of View; Skills focus:; - Finding a focus for a presentation
; - Preparing for a discussion by thinking the issues through; Language focus: Taking turns in a discussion; 08. Topic: Collecting and Presenting Data; Skills focus:; - Designing a questionnaire
; - Participating in a debate; Language focus: Expressing quantity; 09. Topic: Thinking Rationally; Skills focus: Presenting a research proposal
; Language focus: Expressing doubt and belief
; 10. Topic: The Importance of Reflection
; Skills focus: Exchanging information (2); Language focus: Review and consolidation; g. Glossary; r. Reading Texts; t. Transcripts; a. Appendices; Appendix 1 - Signpost Expressions for Presentations; Appendix 2 - Table
; Appendix 3 - Sample OHTs; Appendix 4 - Preparing and Planning a Presentation; Appendix 5 - Possible Topics for Class Discussions; Appendix 6 - Career Drivers Questionnaire; Appendix 7 - Sample Proposal; Appendix 8 - Useful Language; Appendix 9 - Photocopiable Handouts

; Pronunciation; i. Introduction; p. Phonetic Alphabet; 
1. Vowel Sounds 1, Word Stress and Weak Forms; Topic; - Vowel sounds: [æ], [e], [ɪ], [ɑ:], [ʢ:], [i:]
; - Syllables and word stress
; - Weak forms in function words; 
Objectives; - Learn which phonemic symbols represent certain vowel sounds
; - Practice recognizing and producing these vowel sounds
; - Learn about the concepts of the syllable and word stress
; - Practice producing words with the correct word stress
; - Practice recognizing weak forms of function words when listening; 2. Vowel Sounds 2, Word Stress Patterns; 
Topic; - Vowel sounds: [ɒ], [ʌ], [ɚ], [ʊ], [ɔ:], [u:]
; - Unstressed syllables and word stress patterns; Objectives; - Learn which phonemic symbols represent the other vowel sounds
; - Practice recognizing and producing these vowel sounds
; - Learn more about which syllable is stressed in some types of word; 3. Consonant Sounds 1, Sentence Stress; Topic; - Voiced and unvoiced consonants
; - Consonant sounds: [θ], [ð], [t], [s]
; - Sentence stress; Objectives; - Learn about the pronunciation of voiced and unvoiced consonants
; - Practice recognizing and producing these sounds
; - Learn to identify stressed words in sentences
; - Practice using sentence stress to highlight important information; 4. Consonant Sounds 2, Word Stress on Two-Syllable Words
; Topic; - Consonant sounds: [ʒ], [v], [ɺ], [ʃ], [tʃ ], [dʒ]
; - Word stress on two-syllable words; Objectives; - Learn more phonemic symbols representing consonant sounds
; - Practice recognizing and producing these consonant sounds
; - Learn where to place the stress in words with two syllables; 5. Diphthongs 1, Sounds in Connected Speech; Topic
; 
- Diphthongs: [aɪ], [oʊ], [eɪ]
; - Sounds in connected speech: linking, insertion; Objectives
; - Learn which phonemic symbols represent certain diphthongs
; - Practice recognizing and producing diphthongs
; - Learn how the pronunciation of words is affected by their context in connected speech; 6. Consonant Clusters 1, Tone Units 1; Topic; - Consonant clusters: at the beginner and in the middle of words
; - Sounds in connected speech: disappearing sounds, contractions
; - Tone units; Objectives; - Learn how to pronounce groups of consonants (consonant clusters) at the beginning and in the middle of words
; - Learn how to divide up connected speech into tone units; 7. Diphthongs 2, Tone Units 2; Topic; - Diphthongs: [aʊ], [eɚ], [ɪɚ], [ɔɪ]
; - Sentence stress and tone units; Objectives; - Learn which phonemic symbols represent other diphthongs
; - Practice recognizing and producing these diphthongs
; - Have more practice identifying sentence stress and tone units; 8. Consonant Clusters 2, Intonation; Topic; - Consonant clusters: at the end of words and across two words
; - Intonation; Objectives
; - Learn how to pronounce consonant clusters at the end of words and across two words
; - Learn how intonation is used to organize and emphasize information
; g. Glossary; t. Transcripts; Upper intermediate to proficiency
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