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Skill Set: Strategies for Reading and Writing in the Canadian Classroom 3rd Revised edition [Pehme köide]

(Instructor of Developmental English, Seneca College)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 416 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 254x204x21 mm, kaal: 800 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 03-Mar-2016
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • ISBN-10: 0199020132
  • ISBN-13: 9780199020133
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 416 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 254x204x21 mm, kaal: 800 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 03-Mar-2016
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • ISBN-10: 0199020132
  • ISBN-13: 9780199020133
Teised raamatud teemal:
Skill Set is for postsecondary students who need to hone their English writing and reading skills in order to meet future academic demands. Students who get unsatisfactory results on an institution's English writing entrance test take non-credit classes that have been established to help these students transition into this new environment. The classes are a mix of international ESL students, Canadian ESL students, and native speakers.

Skill Set third edition is largely based on our highly successful Skill Set second edition with some notable improvements in organization and ease of use. Some new material has been added, and that includes new readings, mainly newspaper articles. Theme-based units cover a wide range of topics and themes; each unit is structured around the unit theme and has specific communicative goals. In Part One, Skill Development, each unit's theme is a specific writing skill. Grammar is dealt with as a necessary factor in effective communication, but is not emphasized. In Part Two, Reading Selections, each unit's topical theme ties the three reading selections (or "articles") within the unit together. A complete teacher's resource will be available online.
Introduction viii
Introduction for the Instructor viii
Organization of the Text ix
Introduction for Students: Developing Study Skills xii
Acknowledgments and About the Author xvii
Part 1 Skill
1(252)
Unit 1 Writing Skills
3(18)
Distinguishing Spoken and Written Language
3(1)
Addressing Audience and Purpose
4(1)
Achieving Clarity
5(2)
Strengthening Content
7(1)
Organizing Ideas
8(1)
Writing Concisely
8(1)
Striving for Correctness
9(1)
Writing Personally or Impersonally
10(2)
Using Appropriate Style
12(4)
Understanding the Writing Process
16(2)
Understanding Writing Evaluation
18(3)
Unit 2 Vocabulary Skills
21(28)
Leaning Pronunciation
22(1)
Learning Spelling
23(1)
Recognizing Parts of Speech
24(4)
Distinguishing Word Classes
28(2)
Understanding Word Formation
30(2)
Learning Word Families
32(3)
Understanding Word Meaning
35(1)
Understanding Connotation
36(1)
Recognizing Idioms
37(1)
Using Jargon
37(1)
Recognizing Inappropriate Language
38(1)
Dealing with Unfamiliar Words
39(2)
Recognizing Collocation
41(1)
Appreciating Language Change
42(2)
Using Dictionaries
44(3)
Building Vocabulary
47(2)
Unit 3 Sentence Writing Skills
49(52)
Recognizing Basic Sentence Structure
50(2)
Understanding Verb Tense and Aspect
52(2)
Recognizing Different Verb Forms
54(6)
Recognizing Verbals
60(2)
Understanding How Verbs Determine Sentence Structure
62(5)
Using Determiners
67(2)
Using Pronouns
69(2)
Adding Modifiers
71(3)
Using Prepositional Phrases
74(2)
Using Coordinate Conjunctions
76(4)
Writing Noun Clauses
80(1)
Writing Adjective Clauses
81(2)
Writing Adverb Clauses
83(3)
Reducing Clauses to Phrases
86(2)
Connecting Sentences
88(3)
Analyzing Sentence Structure
91(1)
Building Complex Sentences
92(1)
Using Punctuation and Capitalization
93(8)
Unit 4 Paragraph Writing Skills
101(26)
Writing Independent Paragraphs
102(2)
Writing Topic Sentences
104(4)
Making Points
108(2)
Supporting Points
110(7)
Writing Concluding Sentences
117(1)
Achieving Unity
118(1)
Using Transition Signals
119(2)
Achieving Coherence
121(1)
Studying Sample Paragraphs
122(5)
Unit 5 Essay Writing Skills
127(30)
Understanding Essay Structure
127(3)
Planning an Essay
130(7)
Writing a Thesis Statement
137(5)
Writing an Introduction
142(3)
Writing Body Paragraphs
145(3)
Writing a Conclusion
148(2)
Studying Sample Essays
150(5)
Essay-Writing: Practice Topics
155(2)
Unit 6 Rhetorical Skills
157(30)
Explaining and Illustrating
157(2)
Narrating
159(3)
Describing
162(2)
Defining and Classifying
164(3)
Showing Cause and Effect
167(3)
Reviewing
170(1)
Describing Process
171(4)
Making Comparisons
175(6)
Persuading
181(6)
Unit 7 Editing and Correcting Skills
187(42)
Understanding the Process
188(5)
Recognizing Types of Errors
193(2)
Correcting Vocabulary Mistakes
195(5)
Correcting Grammatical Errors
200(16)
Correcting Errors in Punctuation and Capitalization
216(1)
Improving Structure and Style
217(9)
Finding and Correcting Errors
226(3)
Unit 8 Reading Skills
229(24)
Reading Textbooks
230(1)
Reading from Paper and Reading from a Screen
231(1)
Distinguishing Fiction and Non-fiction
231(2)
Identifying the Thesis of an Article
233(1)
Distinguishing Writers' Opinions
234(1)
Recognizing Writers' Techniques
234(1)
Doing Research
235(1)
Referencing Sources
236(2)
Avoiding Plagiarism
238(1)
Quoting
238(2)
Paraphrasing
240(4)
Using Reported Speech
244(1)
Writing a Summary
245(4)
Writing about Readings
249(3)
Building Reading Skills
252(1)
Part 2 Reading Selections
253(126)
Unit 9 Education
255(14)
"Unplug the Digital Classroom"
255(5)
Doug Mann
"Fear Math, Not Numbers"
260(6)
Peter Martyn
"Why Study Liberal Arts?"
266(1)
Additional Topics
267(2)
Unit 10 Work
269(14)
"Lots of Ways to Make Canada Fairer"
269(6)
Carol Goar
"If the Artists Starve, We'll All Go Hungry"
275(5)
Elizabeth Renzetti
"No Tips, Please"
280(1)
Additional Topics
281(2)
Unit 11 Money
283(14)
"Why Pay More? To Be Conspicuous"
283(6)
Peter Singer
"Online Gambling a Way to Rip off the Poor"
289(6)
Leonard Stern
"False Economy"
295(1)
Additional Topics
296(1)
Unit 12 Technology
297(12)
"Turning the Table on Instagram"
297(5)
Emma Teitel
"Maybe It's Time to Rewire and Unplug the Next Generation"
302(4)
Gwyn Morgan
"Technology and the Generational Divide"
306(2)
Additional Topics
308(1)
Unit 13 The Environment
309(16)
"The Case against Bottled Water"
309(8)
Sean Petty
Justin Trudeau
"Battle of the Bag"
317(6)
Peter Shawn Taylor
"It's Not Easy Being Green"
323(1)
Additional Topics
324(1)
Unit 14 Citizenship
325(14)
"No Hyphen for Me"
325(5)
Salim Sachedina
"Attention, Dual Citizens: Canada Can No Longer Afford Our Divided Loyalty"
330(5)
Rudyard Griffiths
"What Makes a Good Voter"
335(1)
Additional Topics
336(3)
Unit 15 Clothing
339(14)
"White Tops, Grey Bottoms"
339(6)
Bev Akerman
"Why Arcade Fire Fans Should Rise to the Occasion and Say Yes to the Dress Code"
345(6)
Robert Everett-Green
"The Lure of Costumes"
351(1)
Additional Topics
352(1)
Unit 16 Fiction
353(26)
"Why My Mother Can't Speak English"
353(10)
Garry Engkent
"Soap and Water"
363(4)
Urs Frei
"Tempest in the School Teapot"
367(6)
L.M. Montgomery
"Michael's New Toy"
373(6)
Linwood Barclay
Appendices
379(13)
Appendix A Writing Email
379(2)
Appendix B Following Format Guidelines
381(1)
Appendix C Sample Research Essay in MLA Format
382(6)
Appendix D Sample Research Essay in APA Format
388(4)
Index 392(6)
Credits 398