Authors:Linda Jeffries, Beatrice S. Mikulecky,
Publisher: Pearson ESL
Keywords: power, reading, advanced
Number of Pages: 311
Published: 2007-03-31
List price: $39.00
ISBN-10: 0131990276
ISBN-13: 9780131990272

Advanced Reading Power, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, is a student-centered reading skills textbook based on a cognitive skills approach. Its four key sections, designed to be used concurrently, help advanced students master reading skills needed for academic success: *Extensive Reading helps students to build reading fluency, increase comprehension, and broaden vocabulary. *Vocabulary Building includes numerous strategies for learning vocabulary, including using context clues, analyzing word parts, and noticing collocations. *Comprehension Skills teaches reading skills, such as

Authors:Beatrice S. Mikulecky, Linda Jeffries,
Publisher: Pearson ESL
Keywords: reading, skills, faster, thinking, comprehension, power, pleasure
Number of Pages: 294
Published: 2005-01-08
List price: $40.33
ISBN-10: 0131305484
ISBN-13: 9780131305489

Now in a new edition, this four-level series continues to focus on a unique process methodology - encouraging students to develop a strategic approach and begin to view reading in English as a problem-solving activity rather than a translation exercise. With expanded emphasis on vocabulary acquisition and learning strategies, and updated Extensive reading sections, these new editions help students develop the multiple skills and strategies necessary for success.

Authors:Beatrice S. Mikulecky, Linda Jeffries,
Publisher: Pearson ESL
Keywords: reading, skills, faster, second, thinking, comprehension, power, pleasure
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2003-07-25
List price: $40.33
ISBN-10: 0130611999
ISBN-13: 9780130611994

 

Authors:Beatrice S. Mikulecky, Linda Jeffries,
Publisher: Pearson ESL
Keywords: power, reading, basic
Number of Pages: 199
Published: 2004-03-08
List price: $42.40
ISBN-10: 0131305492
ISBN-13: 9780131305496

Basic Reading Power, Second Edition, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries, is a student-centered reading skills textbook with a process approach to reading improvement. Its unique structure, featuring four key sections used oncurrently, helps beginning-level students (with a vocabulary of 300 words) to become better readers in school, college, or business. Reading for Pleasure encourages students to master new reading strategies and broaden their vocabulary. Comprehension Skills emphasizes strategic reading skills, such as skimming, making inferences, recognizing topics, and

Authors:Linda Jeffries, Beatrice S. Mikulecky,
Publisher: Pearson ESL
Keywords: power, reading
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2009-09-12
List price: $42.40
ISBN-10: 0138143889
ISBN-13: 9780138143886

Reading Power 2 is a new and updated edition of the successful student-centered reading skills textbook Reading Power. Its unique structure, featuring four parts to be used concurrently, allows low-intermediate-level students (with a 600-word vocabulary) to develop the multiple sills and strategies involved in the reading process.   Overview Extensive Reading helps students to build reading fluency, broaden knowledge of vocabulary and collocation, and gain confidence. Vocabulary Building offers strategies for independent vocabulary learning such as dictionary work, guessing meaning fro

Author: Ian Jeffries
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: economic, political, developments, asia, guides, develolpments, china, guide
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2006-07-25
List price: $210.00
ISBN-10: 0415382238
ISBN-13: 9780415382236

There is currently widespread interest in the Chinese economy, due to its huge and rapid growth, and the consequent impact on world business and the world economy. At the same time, there are concerns about China’s political system, China’s human rights record and the degree to which reform - the development of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" - represent real liberalization.Providing an overview of earlier events in order to set the context in which economic and political development have taken place, the book traces economic and political growth in China from the early 19

Author: Ian Jeffries
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: economic, developments, political, asia, guides, china, contemporary, guide
Number of Pages: 736
Published: 2010-08-27
List price: $200.00
ISBN-10: 0415478669
ISBN-13: 9780415478663

China’s role in global affairs today continues to rise. This book provides an authoritative, comprehensive and detailed overview of contemporary economic developments in China. Key topics include　agriculture; the market gradually replacing central planning; the global financial crisis; the reform of state-owned industrial enterprises; the non-state sectors; the ‘open-door’ policy (including the WTO, exchange rate policy, and inward and outward direct foreign investment); and China’s economic performance in general.　 The book continues - and adds to – the overview of development