Longman Academic Reading Series 2 Student Book

Longman Academic Reading Series 2 Student Book

<P style="MARGIN: 0px">The <I> <B> <I>Longman Academic Reading Series</I> </B> </I> 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.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Features</B> </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Readings based on academic sources</B> — 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.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Multiple reading genres </B>— 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.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Explicit academic skills</B> — From critical reading to vocabulary building, notetaking and critical thinking, the <I> <B> <I>Longman Academic Reading Series</I> </B> </I> provides students with a holistic approach to effective reading.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Corpus-Informed approach to vocabulary</B> (AWL) — Students build vocabulary and acquire skills that will help them become more confident and successful in preparing for their academic work.</DIV> </LI> </UL>