Consider the Issues: Listening and Critical Thinking Skills

An exciting, proven approach to listening comprehension and discussion, based on authentic radio broadcasts from NPR's -All Things Considered,- -Weekend Edition,- and -Morning Edition.- Students are presented with interesting, relevant content in unedited everyday speech including hesitations, redundancies, and various dialectical patterns. The series: *Develops essential listening strategies, including predicting, looking at language, understanding main ideas and points of view, focusing on details, and note-taking. *Fosters critical thinking skills through follow-up activities that include discussion, debate, values clarification, and writing assignments. *Integrates language and concepts through sophisticated grammar and vocabulary activities. Audio programs comprising original radio broadcasts are available for each book. Consider the Issues Features: * Twelve thought-provoking units -- six new to this edition -- emphasize critical thinking activities such as discussion, debate, and values clarification. * New topics include cell phone courtesy, globalization, medicine as business, philanthropy, how technology is blurring boundaries between home and work, and the influence of media on young adults. * New pronunciation strand provides practice with native English sound patterns. * Inferencing questions encourage students to find implied meanings. Audio Sample Listen to a sample from the audio CDs: From Unit 1: A Courtesy Campaign (4:55) See also: Raise the Issues, Third Edition Face the Issues, Third Edition