Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking

Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn 1: Academic Listening and Note-Taking

<P style="MARGIN: 0px">The newly expanded <B> <I>Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn</I> </B> series prepares students for the rigors of academic classwork, helping them acquire the listening-comprehension and note-taking skills necessary for success. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">This two-book series offers students valuable tips for getting the most from college lectures, including note-taking skills, organization of information, recognition of language cues, and the acquisition of vocabulary. Students are shown how a typical lecture is organized, using extensive excerpts and transcripts from authentic lectures on high-interest topics from a wide range of academic discipline.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Features:</B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Includes new and updated material, including <B>expanded vocabulary</B>, extension, and post-lecture activities to encourage students to discuss, research, and write about ideas raised in the lectures.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Teaches students how to <B>recognize lecture organization</B>, and how to <B>evaluate </B>and <B>predict information.</B> </DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Focuses on the <B>acquisition of vocabulary</B>, especially from the Academic Word List, and on the <B>recognition of language cues.</B> </DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Prepares students for <B>academic testing</B> with TOEFL-style test questions throughout the text.</DIV> </LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Audio CDs are also available for this text. Click on the link to the left of this page to purchase the Audio CDs.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">See also <B> <I> <B>Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn 2</B> </I>.</B> </P>