埃丝贝莎编著的《大学学术英语听说教程（学生用书）》按照“通用性学术英语”的目的和内容设计，旨在通过学术性听、说、读、写训练，使大学生在接受高等教育的同时，能够规范、熟练、顺利地用英语进行书面和口头学术交流。本书的目标定位为：让学生在学术活动过程中学英语，从而有效地将英语学习与学术活动有机结合。

Plan of the Book Ⅷ

Author's Acknowledgments XIV

Introduction XV

To the InstrLtctor XXI

To the Student

UNIT ONE Mind, Body, and Health

Chapter 1:The Influence of Mind over Body

 1 Getting Started

 2 American Voices:Nancy and Sam

 3 In Your Own Voice

 4 Academrc Listening and Note Taking:Stress and theimmune system

Chapter 2:Preventing Illness

 1 Getting Started

 2 American Voices:Pat and Donna 20.

 3 In Your Own Voic

 4 Academic Listening and Note Taking:Risk factors in cardiovascular disease

UNIT Two Development through Life

Chapter 3:Adolescence

 1 Getting Started

 2 American Voices:Jora and Eric

 3 In Your Own Voi

 4 Academic Listening and Note Taking:Common problems of' adolescents in mental health treatment

Chapter 4:Adulthood

 1 Getting Started

 2 American Voices:The best age to be

 3 In Your Own Voice

 4 Academic Listening and Note Taking:Developmental tasks of early adulthood

UNIT THREE Intelligence

Chapter 5:Assessing Intelligence

 1 Gettin.g Started

 2 American Voices:Ruth

 3 In Your Own Voice

 4 Academic Listenin,g and Note Taking:Intelligence testing-an, introduction

Chapter 6:Accounting for Variations in Intelligence

 1 Getting Started

 2 American 'Voices:Denn,is

 3 In Your Own Voice

 4 Academic Listening and Note Taking:Intelligence - natureorn,urturel

UNIT FOUR NonverbaI Messages

Chapter 7:Body Language

 1 Getting Started

 2 American Voices:Marcos, SunRan, and Airi

 3 In Your Own Voice

 4 Academic Listening and Note Taking:Body language across cultures

Chapter 8:The Language of Touch, Space, and Artifacts

 1 Getting Started

 2 American Voices:Marcos, SunRan, and Airi

 3 In Your Own Voice

 4 Academic Listening and Note Taking:Nonverbal communication --the hidden dimension of communication

UNIT FIVE Interpersonal Relationships

Chapter 9:Friendship

 1 Getting Started

 2 American Voices:Catherine

 3 In Your Own Voice

 4 Academic Listening and Note Taking:Looking at friendship

Chapter 10:Love

 1 Getting Started

 2 American Voices:Ann and Jim

 3 In Your Own Voice

 4 Academic Listening and Note Taking:Love -- what's it all about?

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