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Reading Skills for the Social Sciences / Louann Haarman, Patrick Leech, and Janet Murray.

Par : Haarman, Louann.
Collaborateur(s) : Leech, Patrick | Murray, Janet.
Éditeur : Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1988Description :x, 132 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN : 0194512304 (pbk).Sujet(s) : Reading
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SUMMARY:
"The material in this coursebook has been specifically designed to meet the needs of intermediate students of English who require reading skills for social science disciplines at university. The course covers 80 to 100 class hours. It combines the teaching of reading strategies (such as skimming, scanning, intensive reading) with work on text structure and genre (for example, textbooks, research reports, book reviews, articles)."--Back cover
CONTENTS:
Unit 1: Book advertisements
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions Skimming and scanning
Intensive reading Text structure/language functions Distinguishing the functions of description and evaluation
Language work Discrimination of adjectives and adjectival suffixes Lexical inference Practicing the use of lexis common to expository/evaluative prose
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 2: Research digests
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions Scanning Skimming for text structure
Intensive reading Checking understanding Information extraction (Document 2) Information extraction (Document 3)
Language work Identifying tense patterns Checking understanding
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 3 Economics
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions Skimming and scanning for contents Pre-reading vocabulary work
Intensive reading Previewing text organization/content Explanations/examples of key terms
Language work Vocabulary work Modal verbs Reutilization of key vocabulary
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 4: The Russian Revolution
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions Identifying reviewer's evaluation Distinguishing text structure
Intensive reading Reference Checking understanding
Language work Reutilization of selected lexis Topic sentences and paragraph structure
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 5: The Overselling of Candidates on Television
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions Guided contact with introductory passage Skimming for general organisation
Intensive reading Information extraction Introduction to note-taking
Language work The function of linkers Recognizing logical links in discourse Practicing the use of selected linkers Lexical inference/Dictionary work
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 6: Asking the Age Question
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions Identifying main points
Intensive reading Annotating Bibliographical references Information extraction Checking understanding
Language work Textual devices and specialized terminology Lexis common to academic prose Reutilization of lexis
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 7: The Other Economy
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions Skimming for general organization Pre-reading vocabulary work
Intensive reading Guided note-taking Reference Checking understanding
Language work Discriminating examples, contrasts and further information
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 8: Mobilizing the Middle Classes
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions Identifying evaluation and description Distinguishing text structure
Intensive reading Reference Note-taking
Language work Lexis common to academic prose Distinguishing the function of linkers Practising the use of selected linkers
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 9: Human aggression
Approaching the text Predicting content
Intensive reading Identifying author's presentation of theme Discriminating units of information
Language work Revising modal meaning Use and function of modal verbs Recognizing logical links in discourse
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 10: Inside the Black Box
Approaching the text Skimming for general organization Skimming and scanning for chapter headings Pre-reading vocabulary work
Intensive reading Extracting author's main points Note-taking: identifying topics and point of view Checking understanding
Language work Practice with lexis marking topics and arguments
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Appendix 1: Lexis common to academic prose
Appendix 2: Prefixes and suffixes
Key to worksheets and pre-reading questions
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SUMMARY:

"The material in this coursebook has been specifically designed to meet the needs of intermediate students of English who require reading skills for social science disciplines at university. The course covers 80 to 100 class hours. It combines the teaching of reading strategies (such as skimming, scanning, intensive reading) with work on text structure and genre (for example, textbooks, research reports, book reviews, articles)."--Back cover

CONTENTS:

Unit 1: Book advertisements

Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Skimming and scanning

Intensive reading Text structure/language functions
Distinguishing the functions of description and evaluation

Language work Discrimination of adjectives and adjectival suffixes
Lexical inference
Practicing the use of lexis common to expository/evaluative prose

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Unit 2: Research digests

Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Scanning Skimming for text structure

Intensive reading Checking understanding
Information extraction (Document 2)
Information extraction (Document 3)

Language work Identifying tense patterns
Checking understanding

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Unit 3 Economics

Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Skimming and scanning for contents

Pre-reading vocabulary work

Intensive reading Previewing text organization/content
Explanations/examples of key terms

Language work Vocabulary work
Modal verbs
Reutilization of key vocabulary

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Unit 4: The Russian Revolution

Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Identifying reviewer's evaluation Distinguishing text structure

Intensive reading
Reference Checking understanding

Language work
Reutilization of selected lexis
Topic sentences and paragraph structure

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Unit 5: The Overselling of Candidates on Television

Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Guided contact with introductory passage
Skimming for general organisation

Intensive reading
Information extraction
Introduction to note-taking

Language work
The function of linkers
Recognizing logical links in discourse
Practicing the use of selected linkers
Lexical inference/Dictionary work

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Unit 6: Asking the Age Question

Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Identifying main points

Intensive reading
Annotating Bibliographical references
Information extraction
Checking understanding

Language work
Textual devices and specialized terminology
Lexis common to academic prose
Reutilization of lexis

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Unit 7: The Other Economy

Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Skimming for general organization
Pre-reading vocabulary work

Intensive reading
Guided note-taking Reference Checking understanding

Language work
Discriminating examples, contrasts and further information

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Unit 8: Mobilizing the Middle Classes

Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Identifying evaluation and description
Distinguishing text structure

Intensive reading
Reference
Note-taking

Language work
Lexis common to academic prose
Distinguishing the function of linkers Practising the use of selected linkers

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Unit 9: Human aggression

Approaching the text
Predicting content

Intensive reading
Identifying author's presentation of theme Discriminating units of information

Language work Revising modal meaning Use and function of modal verbs
Recognizing logical links in discourse

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Unit 10: Inside the Black Box

Approaching the text
Skimming for general organization
Skimming and scanning for chapter headings Pre-reading vocabulary work

Intensive reading
Extracting author's main points
Note-taking: identifying topics and point of view

Checking understanding

Language work
Practice with lexis marking topics and arguments

Vocabulary work and word building

Observations on text type

Appendix 1: Lexis common to academic prose

Appendix 2: Prefixes and suffixes

Key to worksheets and pre-reading questions

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