Academic reading
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Academic reading
Longman, c2001
4th ed.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
This advanced reading text combines six chapters on reading in the disciplines-the social sciences, business, the humanities and literature, mathematics, the natural sciences, and the technical and applied fields-with excellent coverage of reading comprehension and critical thinking.
Written in consultation with teachers from across the disciplines, the fourth edition provides new material on argument and up-to-date coverage of reading electronic sources.
目次
I FUNDAMENTAL READING STRATEGIES.
1. Strategies for Active Reading.
Reading and Academic Success.
Assessing your Learning Style.
Building Your Concentration.
Developing Levels of Thinking.
Previewing and Predicting.
Developing Guide Questions.
Checking Your Comprehension.
Study Tips: For College Success.
Summary.
READING: Factors Affecting Interpersonal Attraction.
2. Fundamental Comprehension Skills.
Locating Main Ideas and Supporting Details.
Adjusting Your Rate to Meet Comprehension Demands.
Study Tips: Keeping a Learning Journal.
Summary.
READING: Time Dollars.
3. Essential Vocabulary Skills.
Techniques for Vocabulary Development.
Using Context Clues.
Word Parts: The Multiplier Effect.
Learning Specialized and Scientific Vocabulary.
Study Tips: Procrastination.
Summary.
READING: What Words Can and Cannot Do.
4. Critical Reading Skills.
Interpret Implied Meaning.
Assess the Author's Ideas.
React to the Ideas Presented.
Synthesize and Compare Sources.
Study Tips: Managing Your Study Time.
Summary.
Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings.
Why Drug Legalization Should Be Opposed.
An Open Letter to the Nation's Drug Czar.
5. Reading and Evaluating Arguments.
Parts of an Argument.
Inductive and Deductive Arguments.
Strategies for Reading an Argument.
Strategies for Evaluating Arguments.
Errors in Logical Reasoning.
Study Tips: Working with Classmates: Group Projects.
Summary.
Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings.
School Boards Doing Little to Close Gaps Between Whites, Minorities.
School Vouchers: The Wrong Choice for Public Education.
II. ACADEMIC READING STRATEGIES.
6. Patterns of Academic Thought.
Patterns: A Focus for Reading.
Academic Thought Patterns.
Applying Academic Thought Patterns.
Study Tips: Taking Lecture Notes.
Summary.
Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings.
The Human Brain.
Route to Creativity: Following Bliss or Dots?
7. Learning from Textbooks.
Textbook Format.
Textbook Learning Features.
Systematic Approaches to Textbook Reading.
Retention and Recall Strategies.
Study Tips: Learning Strategies.
Summary.
Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings.
Do Animals Think?
The Subject is Alex.
8. Reading Graphics.
How to Read Graphics.
Types of Graphics.
Study Tips: Managing Stress.
Summary.
Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings.
How Americans Participate in Politics.
The Vanishing Electorate.
9. Reading Online.
Features of a Web Site.
Locating Electronic Sources on the Web.
Evaluating Internet Sources.
Reading Electronic Text.
Developing New Ways of Thinking and Reading.
Electronic Learning Aids.
Study Tips: Using a Computer as a Study and Learning Aid.
Summary.
Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings.
Slices of the Past.
Archaeology.
10. Using Writing to Learn.
Writing to Assess and Strengthen Comprehension.
Highlighting and Annotating Textbooks.
Note Taking to Organize Ideas.
Mapping to Show Relationships.
Summarizing to Condense Ideas.
Brainstorming to Discover Ideas.
Study Tips: Preparing for Essay Exams.
Summary.
Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings.
Body Adornment: The Use of Cosmetics.
The Decorated Body
11. Reading Research, Reference, and Collateral Assignments.
Reading Research Materials.
Alternating Reading Strategies.
Documentation and Note Taking.
Reading Collateral Assignments.
Evaluating Sources.
Study Tips: Controlling Test Anxiety.
Summary.
Integrating Ideas: Paired Readings.
Documenting Sources.
Using Source Material Ethically.
III. STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES.
12. Reading in the Social Sciences.
Why Study the Social Sciences?
The Social Sciences: A Scientific Approach.
Specialized Reading Techniques.
Thought Patterns in the Social Sciences.
Adapting Your Study Techniques.
Study Tips: Preparing for Exams in the Social Sciences.
Summary.
READING: Crowd Behavior.
On-Line Research: Crowd Behavior.
13. Reading in Business.
Business: A Focus on Organization and Management.
Specialized Reading Techniques.
Thought Patterns in Business.
Adapting Your Study Techniques.
Study Tips: Test-Taking Tips - Objective Exams.
Summary.
READING: Packaging.
On-Line Research: Packaging
14. Reading in the Humanities and Arts.
Literature: A Focus on Ideas.
Reading and Analyzing Literature.
The Visual Arts: Expression Without Words.
Reading Criticism.
Thought Patterns in Humanities and Arts.
Learning Strategies for Humanities and Arts Courses.
Study Tips: Preparing for Exams in the Humanities and Arts.
Summary.
READING: "Leaves".
On-Line Research: Poetry.
15. Reading Mathematics.
Mathematics: A Sequential Thinking Process.
Reading Mathematics Textbooks.
Thought Patterns in Mathematics.
Studying Mathematics.
Study Tips: Preparing for Exams in Mathematics.
Summary.
READING: Introduction to Statistics: Mean, Median, and Mode.
On-Line Research: Statistics.
16. Reading in the Natural Sciences.
The Sciences: Explaining Natural Phenomena.
Specialized Reading Techniques.
Thought Patterns in the Natural Sciences.
Adapting Your Study Techniques.
If You are Having Difficulty.
Study Tips: Preparing for Exams in the Natural Sciences.
Summary.
READING: Death Stars and Dinosaurs: The Great Extinctions.
On-Line Research: Death Stars and Dinosaurs.
17. Reading in Technical And Applied Fields.
Technical Fields: What to Expect.
Reading Technical Material.
Thought Patterns in Technical Fields.
Study Techniques for Technical Courses.
Study Tips: Preparing for Exams in Technical Courses.
Summary.
READING: Data Transmission.
On-Line Research: Data Transmission.
Credits.
Index.
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