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020 _a9780134400792 (Student Book)
040 _cJCRC
100 _aBeglar, David.
245 _aContemporary Topics 3 :
_b21st Century Skills for Academic Success /
_cDavid Beglar, Neil Murray and Michael Rost.
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aWhite Plains, NY :
_bPearson Education,
_c2016.
300 _a134 p. :
_bill. ;
_c28 cm.
440 _aContemporary Topics
500 _aIncludes glossary and appendices.
505 _aSUMMARY:
505 _a"Why do people seek out online communities? What is 'social intelligence' and why do companies value it? Why is artificial intelligence controversial? Discover the answers to these questions and more in Contemporary Topics 3. Now in a fourth edition, this series expands on its highly respected approach to developing academic listening and study skills. Organized around realistic college lectures, the text guides learners through carefully sequenced activities in skills such as note-taking, focusing attention, intensive their interests, and explore possible career paths" (Book Cover).
505 _aCONTENTS:
505 _aAcknowledgements
505 _aIntroduction
505 _aLearning Path
505 _aUnit 1: Communication Studies
_tSlang and Language Change
505 _aUnit 2: Child Psychology
_tThe Genius Within
505 _aUnit 3: Sociology
_tOnline Communities
505 _aUnit 4: Business
_tCore Business Skills
505 _aUnit 5: Cognitive Psychology
_tMemory
505 _aUnit 6: Anthropology/Biology
_tThe Science of Love
505 _aUnit 7: Technology
_tArtificial Intelligence: The Turning Point
505 _aUnit 8: Political Science
_tBig Brother and the Surveillance Society
505 _aUnit 9: Linguistics
_tAnimal Communication
505 _aUnit 10: Economics
_tThe Evolution of Money
505 _aUnit 11: Biology
_tThe Fountain of Youth
505 _aUnit 12: Sociology
_tMarriage
505 _aAppendix A: Academic Word List
505 _aAppendix B: Affix Charts
505 _aAppendix C: Student Presentation Evaluation Forms
521 _aHigh-Intermediate Students (B2 - CEFR)
650 _aEnglish language
_vStudying and teaching
_xVocabulary.
650 _aListening Comprehension
_vNote-taking
_xStudying and teaching.
650 _aEnglish language
_vVocabulary
_xStudy skills.
700 _aMurray, Neil
700 _aRost, Michael
_d1952-
856 _uhttps://www.pearson.com/english/catalogue/english-skills/contemporary-topics.html
_yPublisher's Website.
856 _uhttps://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/650376026
_zCheck the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) catalog.
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_cBK