English for Academic Study: Listening (2012 Edition) (+ CD-ROM)

🌐🌐🌐 This fully updated 2012 edition of English for Academic Study: Listening will help you develop the listening and note-taking skills you need to participate effectively in academic lectures and seminars.The units are organized as follows:- Listening and lectures;- Introductions to lectures;- Identifying key ideas in lectures;- Note-taking;- Introducing new terminology;- What lecturers do in lectures;- Digressions.Each unit includes video and audio recordings of authentic lectures from a range of academic fields, including banking, development economics, marketing, psychology and linguistics. These have been recorded in a genuine academic environment and are a perfect way to prepare for English-Medium study.The Course Book includes unit summaries to give you a quick overview of what you have covered, and a comprehensive glossary of terms. Each unit also has weblinks offering additional information and activities, relating to both listening skills and the topics covered in the units.