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_cUKM
_dCBC
_dUtOrBLW
_dJCRC
100 1 _aHaarman, Louann.
245 1 0 _aReading Skills for the Social Sciences /
_cLouann Haarman, Patrick Leech, and Janet Murray.
260 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press,
_c1988.
300 _ax, 132 p. :
_bill. ;
_c28 cm.
500 _aIncludes answer key
505 _aSUMMARY:
505 _a"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
505 _aCONTENTS:
505 _aUnit 1: Book advertisements
505 _aApproaching the text
_tPre-reading questions
_tSkimming and scanning
505 _aIntensive reading
_tText structure/language functions
_tDistinguishing the functions of description and evaluation
505 _aLanguage work
_tDiscrimination of adjectives and adjectival suffixes
_tLexical inference
_tPracticing the use of lexis common to expository/evaluative prose
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aUnit 2: Research digests
505 _aApproaching the text
_tPre-reading questions
_tScanning
_tSkimming for text structure
505 _aIntensive reading
_tChecking understanding
_tInformation extraction (Document 2)
_tInformation extraction (Document 3)
505 _aLanguage work
_tIdentifying tense patterns
_tChecking understanding
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aUnit 3 Economics
505 _aApproaching the text
_tPre-reading questions
_tSkimming and scanning for contents
_tPre-reading vocabulary work
505 _aIntensive reading
_tPreviewing text organization/content
_tExplanations/examples of key terms
505 _aLanguage work
_tVocabulary work
_tModal verbs
_tReutilization of key vocabulary
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aUnit 4: The Russian Revolution
505 _aApproaching the text
_tPre-reading questions
_tIdentifying reviewer's evaluation
_tDistinguishing text structure
505 _aIntensive reading
_tReference
_tChecking understanding
505 _aLanguage work
_tReutilization of selected lexis
_tTopic sentences and paragraph structure
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aUnit 5: The Overselling of Candidates on Television
505 _aApproaching the text
_tPre-reading questions
_tGuided contact with introductory passage
_tSkimming for general organisation
505 _aIntensive reading
_tInformation extraction
_tIntroduction to note-taking
505 _aLanguage work
_tThe function of linkers
_tRecognizing logical links in discourse
_tPracticing the use of selected linkers
_tLexical inference/Dictionary work
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aUnit 6: Asking the Age Question
505 _aApproaching the text
_tPre-reading questions
_tIdentifying main points
505 _aIntensive reading
_tAnnotating Bibliographical references
_tInformation extraction
_tChecking understanding
505 _aLanguage work
_tTextual devices and specialized terminology
_tLexis common to academic prose
_tReutilization of lexis
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aUnit 7: The Other Economy
505 _aApproaching the text
_tPre-reading questions
_tSkimming for general organization
_tPre-reading vocabulary work
505 _aIntensive reading
_tGuided note-taking
_tReference
_tChecking understanding
505 _aLanguage work
_tDiscriminating examples, contrasts and further information
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aUnit 8: Mobilizing the Middle Classes
505 _aApproaching the text
_tPre-reading questions
_tIdentifying evaluation and description
_tDistinguishing text structure
505 _aIntensive reading
_tReference
_tNote-taking
505 _aLanguage work
_tLexis common to academic prose
_tDistinguishing the function of linkers
_tPractising the use of selected linkers
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aUnit 9: Human aggression
505 _aApproaching the text
_tPredicting content
505 _aIntensive reading
_tIdentifying author's presentation of theme
_tDiscriminating units of information
505 _aLanguage work
_tRevising modal meaning
_tUse and function of modal verbs
_tRecognizing logical links in discourse
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aUnit 10: Inside the Black Box
505 _aApproaching the text
_tSkimming for general organization
_tSkimming and scanning for chapter headings
_tPre-reading vocabulary work
505 _aIntensive reading
_tExtracting author's main points
_tNote-taking: identifying topics and point of view
_tChecking understanding
505 _aLanguage work
_tPractice with lexis marking topics and arguments
505 _aVocabulary work and word building
505 _aObservations on text type
505 _aAppendix 1: Lexis common to academic prose
505 _aAppendix 2: Prefixes and suffixes
505 _aKey to worksheets and pre-reading questions
650 0 _aReading.
700 1 _aLeech, Patrick.
700 1 _aMurray, Janet.
942 _2z
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