Haarman, Louann.
Reading Skills for the Social Sciences / Louann Haarman, Patrick Leech, and Janet Murray. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1988. - x, 132 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes answer key
SUMMARY: "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 CONTENTS: Unit 1: Book advertisements
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Skimming and scanning
Intensive reading Text structure/language functions
Distinguishing the functions of description and evaluation Language work Discrimination of adjectives and adjectival suffixes
Lexical inference
Practicing the use of lexis common to expository/evaluative prose
Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 2: Research digests
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Scanning Skimming for text structure Intensive reading Checking understanding
Information extraction (Document 2)
Information extraction (Document 3)
Language work Identifying tense patterns
Checking understanding Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 3 Economics
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Skimming and scanning for contents
Pre-reading vocabulary work
Intensive reading Previewing text organization/content
Explanations/examples of key terms
Language work Vocabulary work
Modal verbs
Reutilization of key vocabulary Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 4: The Russian Revolution
Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Identifying reviewer's evaluation Distinguishing text structure Intensive reading
Reference Checking understanding
Language work
Reutilization of selected lexis
Topic sentences and paragraph structure
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 5: The Overselling of Candidates on Television
Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Guided contact with introductory passage
Skimming for general organisation Intensive reading
Information extraction
Introduction to note-taking Language work
The function of linkers
Recognizing logical links in discourse
Practicing the use of selected linkers
Lexical inference/Dictionary work
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 6: Asking the Age Question
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Identifying main points Intensive reading
Annotating Bibliographical references
Information extraction
Checking understanding Language work
Textual devices and specialized terminology
Lexis common to academic prose
Reutilization of lexis Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 7: The Other Economy
Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Skimming for general organization
Pre-reading vocabulary work
Intensive reading
Guided note-taking Reference Checking understanding
Language work
Discriminating examples, contrasts and further information
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type Unit 8: Mobilizing the Middle Classes
Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Identifying evaluation and description
Distinguishing text structure Intensive reading
Reference
Note-taking
Language work
Lexis common to academic prose
Distinguishing the function of linkers Practising the use of selected linkers Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 9: Human aggression
Approaching the text
Predicting content Intensive reading
Identifying author's presentation of theme Discriminating units of information Language work Revising modal meaning Use and function of modal verbs
Recognizing logical links in discourse Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 10: Inside the Black Box Approaching the text
Skimming for general organization
Skimming and scanning for chapter headings Pre-reading vocabulary work Intensive reading
Extracting author's main points
Note-taking: identifying topics and point of view
Checking understanding Language work
Practice with lexis marking topics and arguments
Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Appendix 1: Lexis common to academic prose Appendix 2: Prefixes and suffixes Key to worksheets and pre-reading questions
0194512304 (pbk)
gb 88066271
Reading.
Reading Skills for the Social Sciences / Louann Haarman, Patrick Leech, and Janet Murray. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1988. - x, 132 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes answer key
SUMMARY: "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 CONTENTS: Unit 1: Book advertisements
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Skimming and scanning
Intensive reading Text structure/language functions
Distinguishing the functions of description and evaluation Language work Discrimination of adjectives and adjectival suffixes
Lexical inference
Practicing the use of lexis common to expository/evaluative prose
Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 2: Research digests
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Scanning Skimming for text structure Intensive reading Checking understanding
Information extraction (Document 2)
Information extraction (Document 3)
Language work Identifying tense patterns
Checking understanding Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 3 Economics
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Skimming and scanning for contents
Pre-reading vocabulary work
Intensive reading Previewing text organization/content
Explanations/examples of key terms
Language work Vocabulary work
Modal verbs
Reutilization of key vocabulary Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 4: The Russian Revolution
Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Identifying reviewer's evaluation Distinguishing text structure Intensive reading
Reference Checking understanding
Language work
Reutilization of selected lexis
Topic sentences and paragraph structure
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 5: The Overselling of Candidates on Television
Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Guided contact with introductory passage
Skimming for general organisation Intensive reading
Information extraction
Introduction to note-taking Language work
The function of linkers
Recognizing logical links in discourse
Practicing the use of selected linkers
Lexical inference/Dictionary work
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 6: Asking the Age Question
Approaching the text Pre-reading questions
Identifying main points Intensive reading
Annotating Bibliographical references
Information extraction
Checking understanding Language work
Textual devices and specialized terminology
Lexis common to academic prose
Reutilization of lexis Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type
Unit 7: The Other Economy
Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Skimming for general organization
Pre-reading vocabulary work
Intensive reading
Guided note-taking Reference Checking understanding
Language work
Discriminating examples, contrasts and further information
Vocabulary work and word building
Observations on text type Unit 8: Mobilizing the Middle Classes
Approaching the text
Pre-reading questions
Identifying evaluation and description
Distinguishing text structure Intensive reading
Reference
Note-taking
Language work
Lexis common to academic prose
Distinguishing the function of linkers Practising the use of selected linkers Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 9: Human aggression
Approaching the text
Predicting content Intensive reading
Identifying author's presentation of theme Discriminating units of information Language work Revising modal meaning Use and function of modal verbs
Recognizing logical links in discourse Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Unit 10: Inside the Black Box Approaching the text
Skimming for general organization
Skimming and scanning for chapter headings Pre-reading vocabulary work Intensive reading
Extracting author's main points
Note-taking: identifying topics and point of view
Checking understanding Language work
Practice with lexis marking topics and arguments
Vocabulary work and word building Observations on text type Appendix 1: Lexis common to academic prose Appendix 2: Prefixes and suffixes Key to worksheets and pre-reading questions
0194512304 (pbk)
gb 88066271
Reading.