Reading Across the Disciplines : College Reading and Beyond
ISBN: 9780321142481 | 0321142489
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2005
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Reading Across the Disciplines improves college students' reading and thinking skills through brief skill instruction and extensive practice structured around readings in various academic disciplines. Brief reading skill introduction (in handbook format) introduces readers to essential vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading, and reading rate skills. "Selections from Academic Disciplines," has thirteen chapters, each containing four readings representative of a different academic discipline., "Textbook Chapter Readings," contains two comple... MORE
| A Handbook for Reading and Thinking in College | |
| Active Reading and Thinking Strategies | |
| Vocabulary Building | |
| Thesis, Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Transitions | |
| Organizational Patterns | |
| Making Inferences | |
| Critical Reading | |
| Organizing Ideas | |
| Improving and Adjusting Your Reading Rate | |
| Reading and Evaluatin... MORE | |
| Readings for Academic Disciplines | |
| Reading Across the Disciplines | |
| Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology) | |
| Communication/Speech | |
| Anthropology | |
| Education | |
| Arts/Humanities/Literature | |
| Public Policy/Contemporary Issues | |
| Political Science/Government/History | |
| Business/Advertising/Economics | |
| Technology/Computers | |
| Health-Related Fields | |
| Life Sciences | |
| Physical Sciences/Mathematics | |
| Workplace/Career Fields | |
| Textbook Chapter Readings | |
| Psychology Textbook Chapter | |
| "Behavior in Social and Cultural Context" from Wade/Tavris, Invitation to Psychology (Longman, 1999) | |
| American History Textbook Chapter | |
| "The Post-Cold War World, 1992-2002" from Nash, et al., The American People (Longman, 2000) | |
| Appendix: Assessing Your Reading Progress | |
| Words-per-Minute Conversion Chart | |
| Reading Progress Chart | |
| Credits | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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