The Contemporary Topics Series prepares students for the challenges of college by presenting a wide range of listening and note-taking strategies and skills. Targeting corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List, Contemporary Topics ensures that students will be familiar with the most frequently used academic terms.

Contemporary Topics 1, Second Edition (Student Book)

Reference

Frazier

Frazier, Laurie

Solorzano, Helen

SOLORZANO

English as a Second Language

Pearson Education ESL

Contemporary Topics 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills, 2nd Edition

This academic listening and note-taking series prepares students for the challenges of attending university lectures. The texts contain 12 lectures per level, topic preview activities to activate background knowledge, and listening strategies such as predicting, inferring and listening for gist.

Foreign Language Study & Reference

This academic listening and note-taking series prepares students for the challenges of attending university lectures. The texts contain 12 lectures per level, topic preview activities to activate background knowledge, and listening strategies such as predicting, inferring and listening for gist.

Contemporary Topics 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills, 3rd Edition

Who are some of the key figures in the history of abstract art? Can video games be good for children? What are some ethical approaches to decision-making? You’ll find the answers to these and other questions in Contemporary Topics 1 , which features college lectures from several academic disciplines, including art history, media studies, and psychology. Contemporary Topics 1 prepares students for the challenge of college lectures with practice in a wide range of listening, speaking and note-taking skills and strategies. The lectures (available on CD and DVD) were filmed in realistic academic setting before live student audiences. DVD Features <ul>
<li>Realistic college lectures from a range of academic disciplines (also on audio CDs) </li>
<li>Student discussions of the lectures (also on audio CDs) </li>
<li>Instructors’ Presentation Points </li>
<li>Coaching Tips that guide students as they take notes </li>
<li>Subtitles for lectures and student discussions</li> </ul>
 Course Features <ul>
<li>Corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List </li>
<li>Practical listening and note-taking strategies </li>
<li>Note-review practice that allows students to analyze their note-taking skills and consolidate their understanding of the lecture </li>
<li>Academic research and speaking tasks: presentation, discussions, and role plays </li>
<li>A Teacher’s Pack for busy instructors with: <ul>
<li>Suggested bonus activities </li>
<li>Teaching notes </li>
<li>Answer keys </li>
<li>Audioscripts </li>
<li>Simulated TOEFL® Listening Test for each unit</li> </ul>
</li> </ul>
 See also: Contemporary Topics Introductory (High Beginner) Contemporary Topics 2 (High Intermediate) Contemporary Topics 3 (Advanced)

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Pearson/Longman

NorthStar: Listening and Speaking Level 2, 3rd Edition Teacher's Manual and Achievement Tests

Mills, Robin

Pearson/Education

Northstar, now in its third edition, motivates students to succeed in their academic as well as personal language goals. For each of the five levels, the two strands — Reading and Writing and Listening and Speaking — provide a fully integrated approach for students and teachers. What is Special about the Third Edition? <ul>
<li> New Themes and Updated Content — presented in a variety of genres and in authentic materials — challenge and engage students intellectually. </li> <li> Enhanced Focus on Academic Skills, more purposeful integration of critical thinking, and an enhanced focus on academic skills such as inferencing, synthesizing, notetaking, and test taking help students develop strategies for success in the classroom and on standardized tests. </li> <li> A structured approach gives students opportunities for more extended and creative oral practice, for example, presentations, simulations, debates, speeches, public service announcements and more. </li> <li> A New Design with full color pages, more photos, illustrations, and graphic organizers fosters student engagement and makes the content come alive. </li> </ul>

NorthStar: Listening and Speaking Level 2

Contemporary Topics 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills (Student Book and Classroom Audio CD) (3rd Edition)

Set of Classroom Audio CDs for use with the textbook NorthStar Listening and Speaking 2, Fourth Edition

Northstar Listening and Speaking 2 Classroom Audio CDs (Northstar Listening & Speaking)

Contemporary Topics 1 Student Book with Streaming Video Access Code Card

Northstar Listening and Speaking 2 with Interactive Student Book Access Code and Myenglishlab (Northstar Listening & Speaking)

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Books by Frazier, Laurie

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Contemporary Topics 1, Second Edition (Student Book)

Contemporary Topics 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills, 2nd Edition

Contemporary Topics 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills, 2nd Edition

Contemporary Topics 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills, 3rd Edition

NorthStar: Listening and Speaking Level 2, 3rd Edition Teacher's Manual and Achievement Tests

NorthStar: Listening and Speaking Level 2

Contemporary Topics 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking Skills (Student Book and Classroom Audio CD) (3rd Edition)

Northstar Listening and Speaking 2 Classroom Audio CDs (Northstar Listening & Speaking)

Contemporary Topics 1 Student Book with Streaming Video Access Code Card

Northstar Listening and Speaking 2 with Interactive Student Book Access Code and Myenglishlab (Northstar Listening & Speaking)