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Globe Book Company, 1974. — viii, 245 pages. — ISBN: 0-87065-263-X.Effective communication is rarely a simple two-way process. It involves a puzzling assortment of signals both within and without the individual human mind. It demands near-total awareness of all important factors in a given situation. For these reasons, Making Sense tries to break out of the familiar author-to-reader textbook pattern. The book contains sixteen sections entitled “Thinking It Through.” These sections offer a variety of activities to help you explore your own world of words, find your own facts, and reach your own conclusions. Some of these exercises are easy, others difficult. Some will take a few minutes, others days. But don’t worry—no one is expected to do them all. Your teacher may assign certain activities or give you a choice.This book differs from most other English texts in other ways as well. It will ask you not only to learn certain facts but also to learn just how you learn. It will ask you to think about how you think. It will stress knowing what it means to know. Simply “knowing” what this book says will be a waste of time. You might get 100% on all quizzes and tests, yet still be a failu

Who reads Making Sense : Exploring Semantics and Critical Thinking?

Author

Potter Robert R.

Publisher

Globe Book Company, Incorporated

Published

1974

Language

EN

ISBN

9780870652639

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Linguistics, Language