Through life-changing stories, respected thinkers and authentic presentations, Keynote promotes a deeper understanding of the world and gives students the courage and means to express themselves in English. Communication, collaboration and creative thinking drive students towards real 21st century outcomes and encourage them to respond to ideas and find their own voice. Both students and teachers will emerge with new confidence, new ideas and a new determination to communicate in this increasingly information-rich world of Global English. Twelve TED Talks provide a springboard for students to develop their authentic listening, critical thinking and presentation skills.
Focus on Grammar, in its new fourth edition, maintains the proven pedagogy that makes it the most popular contextualized grammar series worldwide. Its unique four-step approach takes students from context to communication — blending content, reading, writing, listening, speaking and critical thinking in a complete program, and preparing students to understand and use English more effectively.
Thinking Chinese Translation explores the ways in which memory, general knowledge, and creativity (summed up as ‘schema’) contribute to the linguistic ability necessary to create a good translation. The course develops the reader’s ability to think deeply about the texts and to produce natural and accurate translations from Chinese into English.
Thinking through Sources for Ways of the World, Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
NEW Thinking through Sources primary source reader supplements the "Working with Evidence" source projects in Ways of the World. With six to eight carefully selected documents per chapter, this two-volume primary source reader presents a wide range of documents that connect to topics in each chapter in Ways of the World. Headnotes and questions to consider before each document help students approach the documents and essay questions at the end of each chapter provide a starting point for classroom discussion or a written assignment. This collection of sources is available both in print and in LaunchPad with innovative auto-graded assessment.
