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_beng
_cDLC
_dJCRC
050 0 0 _aPE1127.S3
_bL38 1988
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090 0 _aPE 1127 S3 L426 1988
100 1 _aLay, Nancy Duke S.
_d1938-
245 1 0 _aDeveloping Reading Skills for Science and Technology /
_cNancy Duke S. Lay.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bCollier Macmillan,
_c1988.
300 _axiii, 172 p. :
_bill., forms ;
_c26 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _a"Developing Reading Skills for Science and Technology introduces students to authentic reading material taken from scientific journals, newspapers, and scientific texts.
505 _aIt teaches students how to use and apply reading skills and analyze prose for content. There are numerous exercises which allow students to practice reading, writing, and oral communication skills - skills they will need in the academic world.
505 _aSome of the issues covered in Developing Reading Skills for Science and Technology are:
_tEnergy Problems in Latin America
_tWomen vs. Men in the Work Force
_tThe Climatic Effects of Nuclear War
_tThe Challenger Disaster." (Book Cover)
505 _aCONTENTS
505 _aPart I ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
505 _aChapter 1 What Is Pollution?
_tGrammar: Cause and Effect
505 _aChapter 2 Air Pollution Clouds -- U.S.-Canadian Relations
_tGrammar: Cohesive Markers
505 _aChapter 3 The Environment of Modern Cities
_tGrammar: Parallel structures
505 _aChapter 4 The Climactic Effects of Nuclear War
_tGrammar: Prepositions
505 _aChapter 5 The Foods We Eat
_tGrammar: Cohesive Markers
505 _aPart II GENERAL SCIENCE
505 _aChapter 6 Love Canal Study Attracts Criticism
_tGrammar: Passive Structures
505 _aChapter 7 The Challenger Disaster: Assessing the Implications
_tGrammar: Clauses
505 _aChapter 8 Energy Problems in Latin America
_tGrammar: Comparison and Contrast
505 _aChapter 9 Soviets Launch Computer Literacy Drive
_tGrammar: Articles
505 _aPart III SOCIAL SCIENCE
505 _aChapter 10 Women vs. Men In the Work Force
_tGrammar: Prepositions
505 _aChapter 11 Minerals and Men
_tGrammar: Comparison and Contrast
505 _aPart IV HEALTH AND SCIENCE
505 _aChapter 12 Social Anxiety; New Focus Leads to Insights and Therapy
_tGrammar: Articles
505 _aChapter 13 Smoking Depicted as an Addiction with Many Lures
_tGrammar: Relative Pronouns
505 _aVOCABULARY
650 0 _aReaders
_xScience.
650 0 _aReaders
_xTechnology.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xTechnical English.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vTextbooks for foreign speakers.
650 0 _aCollege readers.
942 _2z
_cBK