Academic Connections by Betsy Cassriel, Marit ter-Mate Martinsen, David Hill, Julia Williams (Pearson Longman in conjunction with ETS) is an integrated skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) textbook series that recently caught my eye. I've reviewed it fairly thoroughly and have read a lot about it online (e.g. this press release gives a pretty good overview -- note the "guided tour" link in the middle of the page). It has an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) focus, which seems to fit the curriculum of my program. It also seems to have a great online resource called the "MyAcademicConnectionsLab." However, I have not yet taught from it, so I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this book in the past.
- What was your impression?
- What did you find to be the pros and cons?
- Did your students seem to like the book and/or the online lab?
- What experiences did you make with the online assessment tools?
- Do you feel that this series helped prepare your students for college/university classes? for the TOEFL test?
- Any advice?
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