This 4 level series makes academic lectures accessible to students who are preparing for college or university classes in English. Students develop listening and note-taking skills while listening to academically diverse lectures.

Contemporary Topics, which features college lectures from several academic disciplines, including art history, media studies, and psychology. Contemporary Topics prepares students for the challenge of college lectures with practice in a wide range of listening, speaking and note-taking skills and strategies. The lectures available on CD and DVD were filmed in realistic academic setting before live student audiences.

This interactive listening-speaking series prepares students for the challenges of college lectures with a wide range of listening, speaking, and note-taking strategies and skills. The 12 college lectures at each level are drawn from a range of academic disciplines and reflect authentic lecture settings, featuring engaging instructors and live student audiences.