000 09543cam a22008415a 4500
999 _c1385
_d1385
001 20150064
003 OSt
005 20221228204714.0
008 171121s2017 xxua 001 0 eng d
010 _a 2017275314
020 _a9780134653211 (Student book)
035 _a(OCoLC)ocn993810719
040 _aMHDOL
_beng
_cJCRC
_dOCLCO
_dOCLCF
_dDLC
042 _alccopycat
100 1 _aDalby, Kristin
245 1 0 _aUniversity Success : Writing (Intermediate to High-Intermediate) /
_cKristin Dalby and Tim Dalby ; Ronnie Hess II (Authentic Content Contributor) ; Maggie Sokolik (Series Editor).
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aHoboken, NJ :
_bPearson Education,
_c2018.
300 _axvi, 416 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c24 cm.
440 _aUniversity Success
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _a"University Success is an academic course designed for English language learners preparing for mainstream academic environments. Authentic content is woven through reading, writing, and oral communication strands. The course - level by level - carefully scaffolds skills development to help students become autonomous learners, thereby closing the skills gap.
505 _aUniversity Success Writing, Intermediate to High-Intermediate Level introduces students to the skills and vocabulary they need to grow into academic writers. Instruction and writing tasks align with the way academic writing is taught at the university level and across disciplines. Guided exercises, explicit vocabulary instruction, and extensive use of graphic organizers support students through the writing process. Intensive skill development and expanded application, tied to specific learning outcomes and with a strong emphasis on critical thinking, prepare students to execute writing assignments in different disciplines and meet their academic goals.
505 _aFEATURES:
_tParts 1 and 2 include presentations and controlled writing practice exposing students to the elements of research-based writing while building essential critical-thinking skills. Topics are aligned around five main subject areas: Bioethics, Business and Design, Zoology, History, and Chemical Engineering.
_tPart 3 includes interviews with professors discussing their own writing processes as well as essays authored by the professors and built around the same five academic disciplines. Extensive guided research followed by a final writing task provides students with the opportunity to participate in inquiry-based research and writing.
_tIntegration of the Student Book and MyEnglishLab provides a blended approach for a flexible program that adjusts to the needs of students and teachers." (Book Cover)
505 _aCONTENTS
505 _aWelcome to University Success
505 _aKey Features
505 _aScope and Sequence
505 _aAcknowledgments
505 _aSCOPE AND SEQUENCE
505 _aPART 1 Fundamental Writing Skills
505 _aU1 BIOETHICS: The Academic Writing Process
_tFundamental Skills: Understanding the assignment — Using the academic writing process
_tIntegrated Skills: Taking effective notes
_tLanguage Skills: Using –ing and –ed adjectives correctly
_tVocabulary Strategy: Understanding register
_tApply Your Skills: Plan a 250-300 word paragraph on the advantages and disadvantages of using gene editing in people.
505 _aU2 BUSINESS AND DESIGN: Idea Development
_tFundamental Skills: Using questions to guide your research — Building paragraphs and connecting ideas
_tIntegrated Skills: Identifying topic sentence
_tLanguage Skills: Using conjunctions to connect ideas
_tVocabulary Strategy: Creating a vocabulary journal
_tApply Your Skills: Plan a 350-500 word essay about how companies can successfully manage their brands when problems occur.
505 _aU3 ZOOLOGY: Extended Writing
_tFundamental Skills: Writing an introduction — Writing a conclusion
_tIntegrated Skills: Understanding and using thesis statements
_tLanguage Skills: Using gerunds and infinitives correctly
_tVocabulary Strategy: Determining meaning from context
_tApply Your Skills: Plan a well-researched 2-3 page paper that answers these questions: Why are African elephants being poached? How is poaching harming elephant social structure? What is being done to prevent poaching?
505 _aU4 HISTORY: Narratives
_tFundamental Skills: Using narrative writing; Writing a biography
_tIntegrated Skills: Using chronological organization
_tLanguage Skills: Using narrative tenses
_tVocabulary Strategy: Understanding affixes
_tApply Your Skills: Plan a 300-500 word narrative essay about the history of Angkor Wat, or a 300-500 word biography of the explorer who made Angkor Wat popular in the West.
505 _aU5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: Editing and Publishing
_tFundamental Skills: Understanding the visual appearance of writing; Proofreading effectively
_tIntegrated Skills: Writing headings and subheadings
_tLanguage Skills: Using prepositional phrases
_tVocabulary Strategy: Understanding word families
_tApply Your Skills: Plan a 500-700 word report that explains a design solution for disaster-resistant housing in a developing country.
505 _aPART 2 Critical Thinking Skills
505 _aU1 BIOETHICS: Fact and Opinion
_tCritical Thinking Skills: Stating an argument — Supporting an argument with examples
_tIntegrated Skills: Reading and responding to a persuasive essay
_tLanguage Skills: Using hedging structures
_tVocabulary Strategy: Understanding collocation
_tApply Your Skills: Plan a 25-300 paragraph discussing whether or not gene drive should be used outside a laboratory.
505 _aU2 BUSINESS AND DESIGN: Integrating Ideas from Sources
_tCritical Thinking Skills: Identifying keywords — Paraphrasing ideas
_tIntegrated Skills: Summarizing
_tLanguage Skills: Using reporting verbs
_tVocabulary Strategy: Using synonyms
_tApply Your Skills: Plan a 200-300 word summary of the article “Product Wars,’ from Business and Design, Part 1.
505 _aU3 ZOOLOGY: Process Writing
_tCritical Thinking Skills: Describing a process — Using process language
_tIntegrated Skills: Summarizing a process
_tLanguage Skills: Using causative verbs
_tVocabulary Strategy: Using a dictionary to expand vocabulary
_tApply Your Skills: Plan a 150-300 word explanation of the process of one form of elephant communication: visual, tactile, or chemical.
505 _aU4 HISTORY: Style and Genre
_tCritical Thinking Skills: Writing a descriptive paragraph — Using compare-and-contrast organization
_tIntegrated Skills: Identifying style and tone
_tLanguage Skills: Using compare-and-contrast language
_tVocabulary Strategy: Using adjectives
_tApply Your Skills: Plan a well-researched 300-500 word essay comparing and contrasting the discovery of the Varna Necropolis and the Terracotta Army.
505 _aU5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: Presenting Numerical Information
_tCritical Thinking Skills: Creating tables — Using numbers in writing
_tIntegrated Skills: Summarizing a table of data
_tLanguage Skills: Knowing how and when to use the passive voice
_tVocabulary Strategy: Creating word cards
_tApply Your Skills: Plan to write a 500-word report on the destruction of the Aral Sea.
505 _aPART 3 Extended Writing
505 _aU1 BIOETHICS
505 _aInterviews and Readings:
_tWriting as a Bioethicist: “Whole Genome Sequencing: Uses and Challenges”
505 _aResearch / Assignment:
_tWrite a detailed outline of a persuasive essay discussing whether or not people should be encouraged to have their whole genome sequenced.
505 _aU2 BUSINESS AND DESIGN
505 _aInterviews and Readings:
_tWriting as a Businessperson: “So What is a Business Model?”
505 _aResearch / Assignment:
_tSummarize the section about Target Corporation’s business model from Juli Sherry’s essay “So What Is a Business Model?”.
505 _aU3 ZOOLOGY
505 _aInterviews and Readings:
_tWriting as a Scientist: “The Role of Ritual in Male African Elephants”
505 _aResearch / Assignment:
_tWrite a short essay about a ritual that male elephants use to maintain social bonds.
505 _aU4 HISTORY
505 _aInterviews and Readings:
_tWriting as a Historian: “Changing History by Accident: How Accidents Can Uncover Important Archaeological Finds”
505 _aResearch / Assignment:
_tWrite 1 to 2 narrative paragraphs about the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.
505 _aU5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
505 _aInterviews and Readings:
_tWriting as a Chemical Engineer: “From Molecules to Materials: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts”
505 _aResearch / Assignment:
_tWrite 1 to 2 paragraphs about a synthetic material – a material that has been invented – rather than produced naturally.
505 _aCredits
505 _aIndex
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xWriting.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vTextbooks for foreign speakers.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xRhetoric.
650 0 _aWriting.
650 0 _aB1-B1+ (CEFR).
655 7 _aTextbooks for foreign speakers
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01423864
658 _aESL0120
700 1 _aDalby, Tim
700 1 _aHess II, Ronnie
700 1 _aSokolik, Maggie
856 _uhttps://www.pearson.com/english/catalogue/english-skills/university-success.html
_zPublisher's Website.
942 _2z
_cBK