Focuses on the acquisition of vocabulary, especially from the Academic Word List, and on the recognition of language cues. Prepares students for academic testing with TOEFL-style test questions throughout the text. Features: includes new and updated material, and post-lecture activities to encourage students to discuss, including expanded vocabulary, extension, research, and write about ideas raised in the lectures.

Students are shown how a typical lecture is organized, using extensive excerpts and transcripts from authentic lectures on high-interest topics from a wide range of academic discipline. Teaches students how to recognize lecture organization, and how to evaluate and predict information. See also learn to Listen, Listen to Learn 1.

. Audio cds are also available for this text. This two-book series offers students valuable tips for getting the most from college lectures, recognition of language cues, including note-taking skills, organization of information, and the acquisition of vocabulary. Click on the links to the left of this page to purchase the Audio CDs.

The newly expanded learn to listen, listen to Learn series prepares students for the rigors of academic classwork, helping them acquire the listening-comprehension and note-taking skills necessary for success.

Reader's Choice, 5th edition

University of Michigan Press. A companion website featuring interactive vocabulary activities/quizzes is available at www. Press. Umich. Edu/esl/readerschoice/. Based on the theory that proficient reading requires the coordination of a number of skills, this classic text recognizes that the most important of these is the reader's ability to select the proper skills or strategies to solve each reading challenge.

Additional skills work includes reading longer passages and creating prose summaries for Paragraph Main Idea work and transferring data from prose to tables and from graphs to prose. Extensive web work appears in three skills units and additional web-based activities occur throughout the book. New Readings.

Nine new reading selections respond to the changing environment faced by our students, taking up issues of globalization in a multicultural, multigenerational world. This edition features more activities that develop strategies for gleaning information from combinations of text and graphics. Web Work. Each carefully selected reading is accompanied by a wide variety of exercises.

Today's students are confronted with a dizzying array and combination of print and graphics. The exercises and readings in Reader's Choice help students to become independent, efficient readers. Additional Vocabulary and Additional Skills.

Advancing Vocabulary Skills

Introduces 300 essential words and word parts that are needed for general reading comprehension in high school and college. Used book in Good Condition. University of Michigan Press.

Understanding and Using English Grammar with Audio CDs and Answer Key 4th Edition

Some of the new features are: innovative warm-up exercises that precede the grammar charts and introduce points to be taught structure-based listening exercises ranging from casual speech to academic content Academic readings that highlight the targeted grammar structures Greatly expanded speaking practice with extensive pair, Workbook Full Edition and Volume A and Volume B, Teacher's Guide, Chartbook, group and class work Corpus-informed syllabus that reflects the discourse patterns of spoken and written English Audio CDs and listening script in the back of the Student Book The program components include the Student Book Full Edition and Volume A and Volume B, and Test Bank.

Click on "course-Specific Resources" on the left for more details. University of Michigan Press. A classic developmental skills text for intermediate to advanced students of English, Understanding and Using English Grammar is a comprehensive reference grammar as well as a stimulating and teachable classroom text.

While keeping the same basic approach and material as in earlier editions, the Fourth Edition more fully develops communicative and interactive language-learning activities. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition.

Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking 3rd Edition

Click on the link to the left of this page to purchase the Audio CDs. University of Michigan Press. Teaches students how to recognize lecture organization, and how to evaluate and predict information. Focuses on the acquisition of vocabulary, especially from the Academic Word List, and on the recognition of language cues.

The newly expanded learn to listen, listen to Learn series prepares students for the rigors of academic classwork, helping them acquire the listening-comprehension and note-taking skills necessary for success. See also learn to Listen, Listen to Learn 2. This two-book series offers students valuable tips for getting the most from college lectures, organization of information, including note-taking skills, recognition of language cues, and the acquisition of vocabulary.

Used book in Good Condition. Features: includes new and updated material, extension, and post-lecture activities to encourage students to discuss, research, including expanded vocabulary, and write about ideas raised in the lectures. Prepares students for academic testing with TOEFL-style test questions throughout the text.

Students are shown how a typical lecture is organized, using extensive excerpts and transcripts from authentic lectures on high-interest topics from a wide range of academic discipline. Used book in Good Condition. Audio cds are also available for this text.

Longman Academic Writing Series 3: Paragraphs to Essays, with Essential Online Resources

New essential online resources include grammar for writing and sentence structure activities, teacher's manual, teacher support material, and assessments. Interactive tasks, such as pair and group work, allow students to receive peer feedback on their individual writing. Realistic writing models guide writers while clear explanations, supported by examples, help students through typical rough spots.

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. The longman academic writing Series helps develop student writing from basic composition of sentences and paragraphs to academic essays and research papers. Highlights step-by-step approach helps students produce a well-organized, clearly developed portfolio that is the foundation of academic coursework.

Level 5 offers more advanced guidance in the writing of essays and research papers. Extensive practice helps students assimilate writing skills to learn to write with accuracy and confidence. At each level, students are offered guidance in the complete writing process from prewriting to revision, extensive practice, and are provided with clear explanations, and consistent coverage of sentence mechanics and grammar.

University of Michigan Press. Timed writing activities provide a plan for writing paragraphs on tests.

University Success Reading Intermediate to High-Intermediate, Student Book with MyEnglishLab

The reading strand provides real-life learning experiences that prepare students to become fluent, automatic, and competent readers who can achieve academic autonomy. Parts 1 and 2 include challenging readings that allow students to engage with the content as they build essential reading and critical thinking skills.

Used book in Good Condition. Highlights • each part is a self-contained module allowing teachers to focus on the highest-value skills and content. Additional online readings, collaboration activities, skill and vocabulary practices, and assessments. Part 3 provides a truly authentic experience with an extended essay that enables students to apply and expand the skills acquired in Parts 1 and 2.

Topics are aligned around science, engineering, arts, technology, and mathematics STEAM content. Strategies for academic success and soft skills delivered via online videos. A flexible three-part approach includes intensive and systematic skill development tied to learning outcomes along with authentic essays written by top professors from Stanford University.

University success Reading is designed for English language learners preparing for mainstream academic environments. Used book in Good Condition. New! you can now create unique custom University Success content packs with Pearson Collections University of Michigan Press.

Bridging the Gap: College Reading 12th Edition

Builds on the skills for college reading success Bridging the Gap encourages students to build on their previous reading experience to develop strategies for the demands of college reading. Note: you are purchasing a standalone product; MyReadingLab does not come packaged with this content. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyReadingLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Used book in Good Condition. A new sequencing of topics begins with subjects that are critical to college reading success. Within its structured environment, test their understanding, students practice what they learn, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them develop their reading skills and promotes transference of those skills to college-level work.

The authors help students create schemata through numerous academic readings and videos, and ultimately build new “bridges” with text-to-text, text-to-world, and text-to-self connections. At the same time, vocabulary development, critical-thinking activities, fundamentals are strengthened through comprehensive skill instruction, dependable exercises and examples, and abundant high-interest readings.

For courses in Developmental Reading. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and myreadinglab, search for: 0134075196 / 9780134075198 bridging the gap plus myreadinglab with pearson etext -- access card package package consists of: 0133995135 / 9780133995138 MyReadingLab with Pearson eText -- Glue in Access Card 0133995143 / 9780133995145 MyReadingLab with Pearson eText -- Inside Star Sticker 0134072766 / 9780134072760 Bridging the Gap: College Reading University of Michigan Press.

Each chapter introduces a new strategy, provides short exercises, and then offers practice through longer textbook selections.

Focus on Pronunciation 3 3rd Edition

Classroom audio CDs provide the complete audio program. The new edition of focus on pronunciation gives beginning to high-beginning students the tools, tips, and techniques they need to speak clearly, accurately, and fluently. All aspects of pronunciation are included – consonants, rhythm, stress, vowels, and intonation.

Used book in Good Condition. Natural english boxes illustrate how to speak English more naturally and fluently. Complete online Answer Keys and Audioscripts are available online. The variety of activities and flexible, accessible style make learning fun. University of Michigan Press. The cd in the back of the book provides MP3 audio for the Extended Practice sections.

Used book in Good Condition. Extended practice sections encourage continued accuracy and fluency practice outside of class. Communication practice sections integrate pronunciation and fluency with practice in a communicative thematic context. Features: Presentation sections feature clear explanations and diagrams.

Used book in Good Condition. Focused practice sections build accuracy with high-interest listening and speaking tasks and engaging games.

Workbook, Understanding and Using English Grammar, 5th Edition

A new chapter on article usage. Step-by-step writing activities are supported by writing tips and pre-writing and editing tasks. Updated grammar charts reflect current usage and highlight differences between written and spoken English. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. New essential online resources include Student Book audio, Student Book answer key, Grammar Coach videos, and self-assessments.

A variety of high-interest readings include reviews, articles on current topics, and blogs that focus on student success. For nearly forty years, understanding and Using English Grammar has been the go-to grammar resource for students and teachers alike. Its time-tested approach blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to develop all language skills.

New to this edition pretests at the start of each chapter enable learners to check what they already know. Additional incremental practice helps learners better grasp concepts, while thematic exercises and integrated tasks offer more contextualized language use. University of Michigan Press. This is a workbook only.

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Blueprints 2: Composition Skills for Academic Writing Bk. 2

Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. This multi-layered approach helps students develop good writing habits and avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism. Students receive ample opportunities to write at the sentence, paragraph, and essay levels. The blueprints 1 & 2 academic writing series offers a unique combination of instruction in the rhetorical processes as well as paraphrasing, summarizing, and synthesizing.

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