Cultural Differences Exploring and Understanding Cultures Using Academic Skills
Cultural Differences Exploring and Understanding Cultures Using Academic Skills by David Kehe is a first edition published by Pro Lingua Associates, Incorporated in February 2014. This 220-page book serves as a content-based college and university preparation course designed to introduce and practice a wide range of academic skills. It focuses on the reasons behind cultural norms, enabling ESL students to enhance their reading, discussion, and writing abilities through structured learning.
Readers will find that Cultural Differences is organized into 14 units, each featuring a reading passage that explores various cultural norms and their underlying reasons. Following each passage, exercises are divided into five parts, including study guide questions, academic vocabulary exercises, preparation for discussion, academic writing techniques, and preview questions for the next unit. Additionally, the book includes a supplementary activities section, which offers further materials to support the learning process. This resource is particularly effective for academic ESL courses, making it a valuable tool for educators and students alike.
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Cultural Differences is a content-based college/university preparation course introducing and giving practice in using a wide range of academic skills. In the process of studying the reasons behind the norms in different cultures, ESL students develop reading, discussion, and writing skills. The materials are effective in a variety of academic ESL courses.
Cultural Differences is composed of two books. The main text has 14 units. Each unit includes a reading passage about cultural norms and the reasons for those norms. The exercises that follow the passages are divided into five parts: 1) Study Guide questions, 2) Academic vocabulary exercises, 3) Preparation for discussion, 4) Academic writing techniques, and 5) Preview questions for the next unit.
The second book, the Supplementary Activities, contains additional materials. This photocopiable book is available as a separate book or available at ProLinguaLearning.com at no charge.
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