Cortina, Joe.

Opening doors : understanding college reading. / Joe Cortina and Janet Elder. - 3rd ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2002. - xxxi, 733 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Making yourself successful in college -- Approaching college reading and developing a college-level vocabulary -- Approaching college assignments: reading texbooks and following directions -- Determining the tropic and the stated main idea -- Formulating implied main ideas -- Identifying supporting details -- Recognizing authors' writing patterns -- Reading critically -- Thinking critically -- Selecting and organizing textbook information -- Rehearsing textbook information and preparing for texts -- Appendixes.

0072314966 (student ed. : acidfree paper) 0072456280 (annotated instructor's ed : acidfree paper)

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College readers.
Reading (Higher education)

PE1122.C637

428.6