Christina Cavage – författare

University Success Oral Communication Transition Level is one strand of a three-strand developmental course designed for English language learners transitioning to mainstream academic environments. Authentic videotaped lectures delivered by top professors from Stanford University provide real-life learning experiences for students who need to achieve academic autonomy. The Oral Communication strand builds skills tied to specific learning outcomes that prepare students to understand and process lengthy academic lectures, defend their ideas, utilize the text to present concepts, speak thoughtfully in discussions, and contribute to group projects.HighlightsUniversity Success Oral Communication integrates a flexible three-part developmental approach — authentic content woven through all three parts provides intensive skill development and expanded application.Parts 1 and 2 include short lectures and classroom discussions that allow students to build their essential listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills.Part 3 includes authentic 20–30 minute lectures built around five academic disciplines: Sociology, Economics, Biology, Humanities, and Environmental Engineering. These lectures enable students to apply and expand the skills acquired in Parts 1 and 2.Additional online lectures, skill and vocabulary practices, collaboration activities, and assessments provide opportunities for personalized learning beyond the classroom.Strategies for academic success and soft skills delivered via online videos, including how to read a syllabus and make appointments with professors, prepare students to cope with college culture.Skills include:Turn taking and active participationElaborationEmphatic argumentationRecognizing asides and digression

University Success provides a package of assessments that can be used as precourse diagnostics, midcourse assessments, and final summative assessments. The flexible nature of these assessments allows teachers to choose which assessments will be most appropriate at various stages of the program. These assessments are embedded in the student book and are available online in MyEnglishLab. Each book in the series is supported with: Comprehensive downloadable teaching notes in MyEnglishLab that detail key points for all of the specialised, academic content. In order to meet the challenge of working with topics that are unfamiliar to teachers, the Teacher Resource Folder includes specific notes to help teachers understand the key points, history, and culturally important references in the content, allowing them to easily elaborate on content in the classroom. Additionally, tips and suggestions for how to teach skills and strategies are included. An easy-to-use online learning management system offering a flexible gradebook and tools for monitoring student progress Essential tools, such as audio and video scripts and word lists, to help in lesson planning and follow-up. Of the 5 levels available, this book is High-Beginning GSE 33 - 42 (A2 to A2+) The High-Beginning level builds the support that prepares students for the rigor and challenges of the upper levels and beyond.