Synopses & Reviews
Could we colonize Mars if we wanted to? Has surveillance reached "Big Brother" proportions? What are some of the latest theories for slowing aging?
You’ll find the answers to these and other questions in Contemporary Topics 3 (Series Editor: Michael Rost), which features college lectures from several academic disciplines, including astronomy, political science, and biology. Contemporary Topics 3 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 Teacher’s Pack for busy instructors with:
- Suggested bonus activities
- Teaching notes
- Answer keys
- Audioscripts
- Simulated TOEFL® Listening Test for each unit
See also:
Contemporary Topics Introductory (High Beginner)
Contemporary Topics 1 (Intermediate)
Contemporary Topics 2 (High Intermediate)
Table of Contents
UNIT 1 COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Slang and Language Change
UNIT 2 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
The Genius Within
UNIT 3 SOCIOLOGY
Social Status: Flaunting Your Success
UNIT 4 BUSINESS
The Art of Marketing in Global Culture
UNIT 5 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Memory
UNIT 6 ANTHROPOLOGY/BIOLOGY
The Science of Love
UNIT 7 ASTRONOMY
Mission to Mars
UNIT 8 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Big Brother and the Surveillance Society
UNIT 9 LINGUISTICS
Animal Communication
UNIT 10 ECONOMICS
The Evolution of Money
UNIT 11 BIOLOGY
The Fountain of Youth
UNIT 12 SOCIOLOGY
Marriage
APPENDIX A: ACADEMIC WORD LIST
APPENDIX B: AFFIX CHART
CD/DVD TRACKING GUIDES