What causes a society to collapse? Whats it like to grow up as a third culture kid? How has microcredit changed peoples lives? Youll find the answers to these and other questions in Contemporary Topics Introductory, by Jeanette Clement and Cynthia Lennox (Series Editor: Michael Rost), which features college lectures from several academic disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, and economics. Contemporary Topics Introductory prepares students for the challenge of college lectures with practice in a wide range of listening, speaking and note-taking skills and strategies. The lectures (available on CD and DVD) were filmed in realistic academic setting before line student audiences.
DVD Features * Realistic college lectures from a range of academic disciplines (also on audio CDs) * Student discussions of the lectures (also on audio CDs) * Instructors Presentation Points * Coaching Tips that guide students as they take notes * Subtitles for lectures and student discussions Course Features * Corpus-based vocabulary drawn from the Academic Word List * Practical listening and note-taking strategies * Note-review practice that allows students to analyze their note-taking skills and consolidate their understanding of the lecture * Academic research and speaking tasks: presentation, discussions, and role plays * A Teachers Pack for busy instructors with: * Suggested bonus activities * Teaching notes * Answer keys * Audioscripts * Simulated TOEFL(R) Listening Test for each unit See also: Contemporary Topics 1 (Intermediate) Contemporary Topics 2 (High Intermediate) Contemporary Topics 3 (Advanced)
UNIT 1a ARCHAEOLOGY What Can We Learn from the Past? UNIT 1b ARCHAEOLOGY What Causes a Society to Collapse? UNIT 2a ANTHROPOLOGY Culture Shock UNIT 2b ANTHROPOLOGY Third Culture Kids UNIT 3a HEALTH SCIENCES New Diets UNIT 3b HEALTH SCIENCES Food Addictions UNIT 4a BUSINESS High- and Low-Context Communication UNIT 4b BUSINESS Managing International Business Meetings UNIT 5a ECONOMICS Five Tips for Your Financial Future UNIT 5b ECONOMICS Microcredit: Changing Lives APPENDIX A: ACADEMIC WORD LIST APPENDIX B: AFFIX CHARTS CD/DVD TRACKING GUIDES