Key Concepts 1: Listening, Note Taking, and Speaking Across the Disciplines (Key Concepts: Listening, Note Taking, and Speaking Across th)

1. The Student Experience: Success in College 2. From the Social Sciences: Psychology 3. From Business: Internatioinal Trade and Marketing 4. From the Socail Sciences: American Government 5. From the Biological Sciences: Biology 6. From the Social Sciences: Philosophy Appendixes

Key Concepts 1 & 2 expose students to the material they will encounter in college-including discipline-based lectures, academic vocabulary from the Academic Word List, and structured speaking activities. Students gain valuable academic knowledge and essential note-taking skills necessary for success in college. The format for listening activities supports the listening section of the TOEFL and prepares students for further assessment and proficiency testing.