Academic Reading: College Major and Career Applications

9 Pages·2014·12.751 MB·English

by  Kathleen T. McWhorter

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Why Do You Need This New Edition?
If you’re wondering why you should buy this new edition
of Academic Reading, here are seven good reasons!
1. You will get a practical and valuable skills, and the Self-Test Summary gives you an
overview of each academic discipline easy way to find out if you have learned what
covered in Chapters 10 through 15. Each is expected.
chapter now opens with a brief section that 4. You will be reading current, up-to-date
defines the discipline and describes fields passages and excerpts in each chap-
that comprise it. Each chapter also includes ter. Chosen from a wide range of college
an annotated excerpt chosen from a popular textbooks representative of over 30 academic
textbook in the discipline. The excerpt provides courses, over 100 passages have been re-
an overview of the field; the annotations call placed with current, high-interest topics.
your attention to features of the discipline. An 5. Eight new or updated full-length reading
exercise gives you practice in picking out what selections cover contemporary topics.
is important to learn and remember in the Topics include stereotypes and prejudice, the
discipline. rise of African Americans, suicide bombers,
2. The Academic Success section will help and problem solving methods. These topics
you start college successfully. A more are representative of the types of readings
interactive college success section offers skills you will encounter in your college classes, and
and strategies for college success. This section the questions that follow will show you how
has been revised to be more interactive and to figure out what is important to learn and
engaging, and includes a new strategy on remember from college reading assignments.
managing the many electronic applications 6. The book has been upgraded to a
and devices available to most students—cell dynamic four-color design. It includes
phones, e-mail, text messaging, etc. many graphics, diagrams, and photographs
3. It is easy to test yourself and keep track to help you maintain your interest and learn
of what you are learning. New learning more efficiently.
goals have been added that correspond to 7. A new text-specific MyReadingLab
chapter headings and the Self-Test Summary. module allows you to complete book
The goals tell you what you need to learn, the exercises online and send them directly
section corresponding to the goal teaches the to your instructor.
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Academic
Reading
College Major and
Career Applications
Eighth Edition
Kathleen T. McWhorter
Niagara County Community College

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Brief Contents
DetaileD Contents   vi
PrefaCe   xii
The Top Ten College Majors  xviii
Academic Success in College  1
part one fundamental reading strategies  27
CHaPter 1    strategies for active reading  27
CHaPter 2    fundamental Comprehension skills  61
CHaPter 3    essential Vocabulary skills  83
part two Critical reading strategies  113
CHaPter 4    evaluating the author’s Message  113
CHaPter 5    evaluating the author’s techniques  141
CHaPter 6    reading and evaluating arguments  166
part three academic reading strategies  191
CHaPter 7    Patterns of academic thought  191
CHaPter 8    reading and evaluating Graphics and online
sources  238
CHaPter 9    Using Writing to learn  265
part four strategies for specific Disciplines  286
CHaPter 10  reading in the social sciences  286
CHaPter 11  reading in Business  308
CHaPter 12  reading in the liberal arts, Humanities, and education  334
CHaPter 13  reading in Mathematics  362
CHaPter 14  reading in the life and Physical sciences  388
CHaPter 15  reading in technical and applied fields  412
E-Book Chapter: Reading Research, Reference,
and Collateral Assignments  
CreDits  439
inDex  444
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detailed Contents
PrefACe xii
tHe toP ten ColleGe MAjors xviii
ACADeMiC sUCCess in ColleGe 1
strAteGY 1 Get organized 2
strAteGY 2 Manage Your study time 3
strAteGY 3 Balance school and Work 6
strAteGY 4 take lecture notes 8
strAteGY 5 take Charge of Your learning 10
strAteGY 6 Manage stress 13
strAteGY 7 Manage Your electronic life 15
strAteGY 8 Get the Most out of Your textbooks 17
strAteGY 9 Adapt Your skills to Academic Disciplines 21
strAteGY 10 Use this Book 23
part one Fundamental Reading Strategies  
27
CHAPter 1 STrATegieS for ACTive reAding 27
reading and Academic Success 28
Assessing Your Learning Style 29
Building Your Concentration 35
developing Levels of Thinking 37
Previewing and Predicting 41
developing guide Questions 47
Checking Your Comprehension 49
Using the SQ3r reading/Study System 51
Self-Test Summary 56
PSYChoLogY reAding
Stereotypes and Prejudices: Seen One, Seen ’Em All 57
CHAPter 2 fUndAMenTAL CoMPrehenSion SkiLLS 61
finding the Main idea 62
identifying Topic Sentences 63
finding an implied Main idea 67
recognizing Primary and Secondary details 69
Adjusting Your rate to Meet Comprehension demands 71
Self-Test Summary 76
SoCioLogY reAding
Diversity in U.S. Families 77
CHAPter 3 eSSenTiAL voCABULArY SkiLLS 83
Techniques for vocabulary development 84
Using a System for Learning new vocabulary 86
Using Context Clues 88
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DETAILED CONTENTS vii
Learning Word Parts: The Multiplier effect 93
Using Word Mapping to expand Your vocabulary 100
Learning Specialized and Scientific vocabulary 102
Self-Test Summary 106
inTerPerSonAL CoMMUniCATion reAding
Principles of Verbal Messages 107
part two Critical Reading Strategies 113
CHAPter 4 evALUATing The AUThor’S MeSSAge 113
Make inferences as You read 114
Assessing the Author’s Qualifications 120
distinguishing Between fact and opinion 121
identifying the Author’s Purpose 124
evaluating the data and evidence 126
Analyzing the Writer’s Tone 127
Annotating as You read 131
Synthesizing Your ideas 133
Self-Test Summary 136
edUCATion reAding
His Name Is Michael 137
CHAPter 5 evALUATing The AUThor’S TeChniQUeS 141
does the Writer Use Connotative Language? 142
does the Writer Use figurative Language? 144
is the Author fair or Biased? 146
What isn’t the Author Telling Me? 149
does the Author Make and Support generalizations? 150
What Assumptions is the Author Making? 152
does the Author Use Manipulative Language? 154
Self-Test Summary 162
PUBLiC reLATionS reAding
Women Mobilize Against Scruffy-Faced Men 163
CHAPter 6 reAding And evALUATing ArgUMenTS 166
What is an Argument? 167
Parts of an Argument 168
inductive and deductive Arguments 171
Strategies for reading an Argument 173
Strategies for evaluating Arguments 176
errors in Logical reasoning 180
Self-Test Summary 184
PAired TeChnoLogY reAding
Should Online Sites Ban Postings by Groups the Government
Identifies as Terrorists? (Pro) 185
Should Online Sites Ban Postings by Groups the Government
Identifies as Terrorists? (Con) 186