TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beglar, David. 
AU  - Murray, Neil
AU  - Rost, Michael
TI  - Contemporary Topics 3 : : 21st Century Skills for Academic Success / 
SN  - 9780134400792 (Student Book)
PY  - 2016///
CY  - White Plains, NY
PB  - Pearson Education
KW  - English language
KW  - Studying and teaching
KW  - Vocabulary
KW  - Listening Comprehension
KW  - Note-taking
KW  - Study skills
N1  - Includes glossary and appendices.; SUMMARY; "Why do people seek out online communities? What is 'social intelligence' and why do companies value it? Why is artificial intelligence controversial? Discover the answers to these questions and more in Contemporary Topics 3. Now in a fourth edition, this series expands on its highly respected approach to developing academic listening and study skills. Organized around realistic college lectures, the text guides learners through carefully sequenced activities in skills such as note-taking, focusing attention, intensive their interests, and explore possible career paths" (Book Cover).; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements
; Introduction
; Learning Path; Unit 1: Communication Studies
; Slang and Language Change
; Unit 2: Child Psychology
; The Genius Within; Unit 3: Sociology
; Online Communities
; Unit 4: Business
; Core Business Skills
; Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology
; Memory
; Unit 6: Anthropology/Biology
; The Science of Love
; Unit 7: Technology
; Artificial Intelligence: The Turning Point
; Unit 8: Political Science
; Big Brother and the Surveillance Society
; Unit 9: Linguistics
; Animal Communication
; Unit 10: Economics
; The Evolution of Money
; Unit 11: Biology
; The Fountain of Youth
; Unit 12: Sociology
; Marriage
; Appendix A: Academic Word List; Appendix B: Affix Charts; Appendix C: Student Presentation Evaluation Forms; High-Intermediate Students (B2 - CEFR)
UR  - https://www.pearson.com/english/catalogue/english-skills/contemporary-topics.html
UR  - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/650376026
ER  -