Miller, Judy L.

Longman academic reading series 3 : reading skills for college Judy L. Miller, Robert F. Cohen - White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, c2014. - xxiv, 243 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. - Always learning .

Includes index.

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.

Features

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. 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. 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. 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.

9780132760591


English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers
Reading comprehension--Problems, exercises, etc.
College readers
English language
Reading comprehension

PE1128 / .B637 2014

428.6/4

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