Sunday, May 21, 2006
Recommended Resources: Academic Reading
Exploring Content 1 and 2, Lorraine C. Smith, Pearson Longman, ISBN 0-13-140198-X
Printed in 2004 and readily orderable, EC 1 and 2 are outstanding high-end readers for students working towards academic ends.
They are outstanding because they focus on what people actually read in college: textbooks. Ten chapters in each book each cover topics such as the origin of life, the power of social influence, ancient Egyptian art, and geocentrism. Each chapter has an introductory reading and a main reading, differing mainly in length and complexity. There are abundant pre-reading activities. The post-reading activities are excellent, ranging from analyzing dictionary entries to word roots to teasing out one of several possible readings for a word. Content questions are similarly well-thought-out.
For students contemplating or entering college, these two books give an excellent survey of the types of reading and language characteristic of college textbooks. Readers will absolutely be better prepared for academic success after reading EC 1 and 2. Furthermore, any high-end reader will find these chapters exciting and rewarding.
My main recommendation for Ms. Smith is to include more on finance, economics, business management, and MIS in a third edition, since these are such common majors among foreign students in the US (as opposed to art history and Egyptian religion, for example). Otherwise, I can only say I wish I had been able to find material like this when I was studying Chinese and Russian.
Recommendation: Outstanding
Printed in 2004 and readily orderable, EC 1 and 2 are outstanding high-end readers for students working towards academic ends.
They are outstanding because they focus on what people actually read in college: textbooks. Ten chapters in each book each cover topics such as the origin of life, the power of social influence, ancient Egyptian art, and geocentrism. Each chapter has an introductory reading and a main reading, differing mainly in length and complexity. There are abundant pre-reading activities. The post-reading activities are excellent, ranging from analyzing dictionary entries to word roots to teasing out one of several possible readings for a word. Content questions are similarly well-thought-out.
For students contemplating or entering college, these two books give an excellent survey of the types of reading and language characteristic of college textbooks. Readers will absolutely be better prepared for academic success after reading EC 1 and 2. Furthermore, any high-end reader will find these chapters exciting and rewarding.
My main recommendation for Ms. Smith is to include more on finance, economics, business management, and MIS in a third edition, since these are such common majors among foreign students in the US (as opposed to art history and Egyptian religion, for example). Otherwise, I can only say I wish I had been able to find material like this when I was studying Chinese and Russian.
Recommendation: Outstanding
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During 1997 to 1999 I worked as hard as I could.
The most I made was about NT 100,000 per month and I worked 7 days a week for that. $10,000 US was remarkable ! Good job!
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The most I made was about NT 100,000 per month and I worked 7 days a week for that. $10,000 US was remarkable ! Good job!
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