ESL 272/472 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary
Updated 5/25/22
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Title: Making Connections 4 Author: Williams, Jessica and Pamela Vittorio ISBN-13: 978-1-108-57023-7 Publisher: Cambridge University Press |
Excellent academic readings, and vocabulary and reading skills exercises. Includes integrated digital learning (audio files, teacher's manual). |
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Title: New Directions Author: Gardner, Peter ISBN-13: 9780521541725 Publisher: Cambridge University Press |
Good, high-interest articles. No directed/specific reading skills practice. Must be supplemented. |
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Title: Inside Reading 4 Author: Richmond, Kent ISBN-13: 9780194416153 Publisher: Oxford |
Similar to Focus on Vocabulary, this book is based on AWL. Each unit includes 2 academic readings, short reading comprehension, a reading strategy, and vocabulary exercises. Vocabulary is recycled throughout. Must supplement with more comprehension questions, paraphrasing and summary writing skills. |
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Title: Developing Reading Skills: Advanced Author: Markstein, Linda and Louise Hirasawa ISBN-13: 9780838452769 Publisher: Heinle ELT |
Dry |
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Title: The Mercury Reader Publisher: Pearson Custom ISBN-13: This is created once you have created your book. |
This is a reader the instructor can build him/herself. The website has a good selection of readings, both fiction and non-fiction, that can be incorporated into the reader. Must supplement all the activities for the various readings. |
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Title: Longman Academic Reading Series 5 Author: Smith, Lorraine C. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-439211-0 Publisher: Pearson |
Reading passages are somewhat dry but the book has excellent exercises for reading comprehension, critical analysis, reading strategies, and vocabulary development. |
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Title: In the Time of the Butterflies Author: Alvarez, Julia |
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Title: Kindred Author: Butler, Octavia |
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Title: The Mistress of Spices Author: Divakaruni, Chitra |
The story has an intriguing plot that mixes romance and magical power and teaches students much about Indian culture and spices. The author is a talented writer and a former English instructor at Foothill. |
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Title: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Author: Flagg, Fannie |
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Title: A Lesson Before Dying Author: Linney, Romulus and Ernest J Gaines |
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Title: Life of Pi Author: Martel, Yann |
A best-selling novel about an Indian boy that becomes shipwrecked in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a hyena, an orangutan, a zebra and a 450-pound Bengal tiger. A poignant and imaginative story of faith and survival. |
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Title: Born a Crime Author: Noah, Trevor |
A best-selling memoir of TV talk show host Trevor Noah growing up biracial during apartheid in South Africa. |
REMOVED:
Celebrating Diversity: A Multicultural Reader – out of print
Journeys Through Literature – out of print
California Dreams and Realities – too dense
Inside Reading 4 – moved to 262/462