Böttcher, Elizabeth <br/><br/>
Longman Academic Reading Series 1 :  Reading Skills for College /  
Elizabeth Böttcher. 
 - White Plains, NY :  Pearson Education,  2014. 
 - 149 p. :  ill. ;  28 cm. 
 - Longman Academic Reading Series (LARS) .
<br/><br/>Includes a vocabulary index. 
<br/><br/>"The Longman Academic Reading Series is a five-level series that prepares English language learners for academic work. The aim of the series is to make students more effective and confident readers by providing high-interest readings on academic subjects and by teaching them skills and strategies for effective reading, vocabulary building, note-taking, and critical thinking. The series also encourages students to discuss and write about the ideas they discovered in the readings, making them better speakers and writers of English as well.<br/><br/>Features: <br/>  Readings based on academic sources — Every reading in the text focuses on an academic subject and is chosen with the intent of providing different and intriguing perspectives on the theme.<br/>  Multiple reading genres — Readings come from a variety of sources or genres, from textbooks to on-line articles, and are written by a variety of experts from widely different fields.<br/>  Explicit academic skills — From critical reading to vocabulary building, notetaking and critical thinking, the Longman Academic Reading Series provides students with a holistic approach to effective reading.<br/>  Corpus-Informed approach to vocabulary (AWL) — Students build vocabulary and acquire skills that will help them become more confident and successful in preparing for their academic work." (Publisher's Website)<br/> TABLE OF CONTENTS:  To the Teacher<br/> Chapter Overview<br/> Scope and Sequence<br/> Acknowledgments<br/> Chapter 1  HEALTH SCIENCES: The Therapeutic Effects of Animals<br/>  Reading One: In the Presence of Animals<br/>  Reading Two: Canine Companions May Help Kids Learn to Read<br/> Chapter 2  PSYCHOLOGY: Dealing with Change<br/>  Reading One: Young Football Players Injured, but Not Forgotten<br/>  Reading Two: Who Moved My Cheese?<br/> Chapter 3  LINGUISTICS: Little-Known Languages<br/>  Reading One: An Unbreakable Code<br/>  Reading Two: Languages Die Out, Taking History Along<br/> Chapter 4  ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: Elephants<br/>  Reading One: The Elephant Orphanage<br/>  Reading Two: Elephant Behavior<br/> Chapter 5  SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: Teaching Tolerance<br/>  Reading One: A Class Divided -- Jane Elliott's Famous Lesson<br/>  Reading Two: Fourteen Years Later<br/> Chapter 6  PUBLIC ART: Experiencing Familiar Places in a New Way<br/>  Reading One: What Is Public Art?<br/>  Reading Two: Christo and Jeanne-Claude<br/> Chapter 7  SOCIOLOGY: The Bystander Effect<br/>  Reading One: Why and How Do We Help?<br/>  Reading Two: Case Studies<br/> Chapter 8  GOVERNMENT: Interpreting the Law<br/>  Reading One: Our Supreme Court -- An Introduction <br/>  Reading Two: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor<br/> Chapter 9  ECONOMICS: Bartering in the 21st Century<br/>  Reading One: Swap Tree -- Simple, Easy Online Trading<br/>  Reading Two: Heidemarie Schwermer<br/> Chapter 10  NEUROLOGY: The Brain<br/>  Reading One: Why Can't You Tickle Yourself?<br/>  Reading Two: Laughter and the Brain<br/> Vocabulary Index<br/> Credits<br/> 
<br/><br/> ESL students at a beginners (A1) level. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780134663395 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013007701 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>Reading comprehension--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>College readers.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128  / .B637 2013