1 Exploring College Culture 1
PREVIEW OF THE CHAPTER 2
Academic Topics 2
Chapter Theme 2
Taking Inventory:Your Own Thoughts 2
Understanding College Terminology 3
PART ONE:MAKING CROSS-CULTURAL CONNECTIONS 4
Taking Inventory:Your Own Beliefs About Learning 5
PART TWO:BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH CAMPUS LIFE 8
Using Campus Services 9
Learning About the Faculty 10
Learing About College Administrators 11
Attending Classes 12
Taking Inventory:What Do You Think? 12
Types of Classes 12
PART THREE:TROUBLESHOOTING 17
Choosing and Planninga Degree Program 18
Dealing with Stress and Depression 18
Making American Friends 19
Dealing with Academic Concerns 19
Dealing with Housing Concerns 20
EVALUATING YOUR PROGRESS 21
Gaining Expertise 21
2 Tightening the Nuts and Bolts 23
PREVIEW OF THE CHAPTER 24
Academic Topics 24
Chapter Theme 24
Taking Inventory:Your Experiences 24
PART ONE:DEVELOPING STUDy READING SKILLS 25
Taking Inventory:Your Textbook Reading Study Habits 25
Your Textbook Reading Study Habits:Feedback 26
Previewing a Text 27
Identifying Your Purpose in Reading 28
Survival Tips:The Textbook 29
Highlighting a Text 29
Highlighting for Factual and/or Historical Information 30
Highlighting for Ideas 31
Annotating a Text 33
An Example of Annotation 34
Managing Vocabulary 35
Gaining Expertise 36
PART TWO:TAKING NOTES IN CLASS 36
Your Study Habits:Feedback 37
Taking Inventory:YourNote-Taking Study Habits in Class 37
Identifying the Parts of a Lecture 38
Survival Tips:The College Lecture 38
Learning Abbreviated Note-Taking 40
Recognizing Signal Words 44
Gaining Expertise 45
PART THREE:TAKING TESTS 46
Taking Inventory:YourTest-Taking Study Habits 46
Your Study Habits:Feedback 46
Preparing for the Test 47
Anticipating Test Questions 48
Survival Tips:Tests and Your Professor 48
Identifying Your Study Habits 49
Controlling Test Anxiety 50
Taking the Test 50
Understanding Test Prompts 52
Taking Objective Tests 58
Reviewing the Returned Test 58
Gaining Expertise 59
Getting More Help 59
Test-Taking 60
Taking Notes in Class 60
Study Reading 60
EVALUATING YOUR PROGRESS 60
REQUIRED READINGS 61
3 Thinking and Communicating Critically 87
PREVIEW OF THE CHAPTER 88
Academic Topics 88
ChapterTheme 88
Taking Inventory:Your Own Thoughts 88
PART ONE:SUMMARIZING STEP-BY-STEP 91
Step One:Identifying the Controlling Idea 92
Step Two:Identifying Key Supporting Ideas 94
Step Three:Using Reporting Phrases to Acknowledge the Source 97
Step Four:Adding Linking Devices 99
Gaining Expertise 99
PART TWO:PARAPHRASING SOURCES 100
Learning Techniques for Paraphrasing 101
Using Appropriate Synonyms 101
Changing the Sentence Type 104
Reducing a Clause to a Phrase 106
Survival Tips:Paraphrasing 107
Changing the Part of Speech 107
Changing the Voice(Active or Passive) 107
Gaining Expertise 108
PART THREE:USING SYNTHESIS 110
Step One:Summarizing Your Sources 111
Step Two:AnalyzingYour Sources 114
Step Three:Formulating Generalizations 114
Step Four:Assembling Your Information 115
Gaining Expertise 116
EVALUATING YOUR PROGRESS 117
4 Compiling and Communicating Research 119
PREVIEW OF THE CHAPTER 120
Academic Topics 120
Chapter Theme 120
Taking Inventory:Your Research Paper Experience 120
PART ONE:GETTING STARTED 120
Getting Acquainted with Your Library 121
Library Terminology 121
Library Basics 122
Library Tour 124
Making Cross-Cultural Connections 125
Setting a Schedule for Your Research Paper 126
Brainstorming for Topic Ideas 127
Survival Tips:Paper Topics to Avoid 128
PART TWO:CONDUCTING A SEARCH 129
Surveying Your Topic 129
Searching for Books 131
Searching for Periodical and Newspaper Articles 133
Using Indexes 134
Electronic Databases and Print Indexes 135
Locating Periodical Articles in the Library 138
PART THREE:ORGANIZING YOUR RESEARCH 139
Gaining Expertise 139
Using Other Sources of Information 139
Limiting Your Topic 140
Writing a Thesis Statement 141
Evaluating Sources 144
Reading and Taking Notes 145
Types of Note Cards 146
Writing an Outline 148
Sample Outline 149
PART FOUR:CITING AND DOCUMENTING SOURCES 149
Quoting a Complete Sentence 150
Quoting Part ofa Sentence 150
Using Direct Quotations 150
Quoting a Paragraph 151
Knowing When to Use a Quotation 151
Acknowledging Material That Is Not Quoted 153
Compiling a Reference List 155
Gaining Expertise 156
EVALUATING YOUR PROGRESS 158
REPRESENTATIVE SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS 158
PERIODICAL INDEXES 159
MODERN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION(MLA)STYLE SHEET 161
LIBRARY TERMINOLOGY 163
5 Communicating in Class 167
PREVIEW OF THE CHAPTER 168
Academic Topics 168
Chapter Theme 168
Making Cross-Cultural Connections 168
Taking Inventory:Your Communication Comfort Level 168
PART ONE:PARTICIPATING IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS 169
Asking for Clarification and Information 169
Taking Inventory:Your Own Thoughts 171
Contributing to a Class Discussion 172
Disagreeing 173
Agreeing 173
Survival Tips:Class Discussions 173
Using Discussion Techniques 173
Interrupting 174
Soliciting Feedback 174
Working in Groups 176
Survival Tips:Dealing with Group Work 176
PART TWO:GIVING FORMAL PRESENTATIONS 177
Taking Inventory:Your Own Thoughts 177
Presenting in Class 178
Preparing a Talk on a Personal Topic 178
Delivering a Talk 179
Giving an Informative Presentation 180
Giving a Persuasive Presentation 182
Distinguishing Among Facts,Opinions,and Beliefs 183
Evaluating Support 183
Avoiding Problemsin Logic 186
Gaining Expertise 187
EVALUATING YOUR PROGRESS 188
WORKSHEETS 189
学习指导 194