MySkillsLab 1.0

New! MySkillsLab 2.0

ORGANIZATION

Seven computer terminals representing different sites available on MSL.

New! Organization. Students and Instructors now choose between a reading portal and a writing portal—to more accurately reflect course structure on campus.

WRITING

Not available in 1.0

New! Diagnostics. A 40-question diagnostic test helps measures weaknesses in key areas of grammar, punctuation, paragraph development skills, and essay development skills.  Based on the results, students are directed toward topics in Writing Voyage for further practice.

Not available in 1.0

New! MySkillsLab Handbook. The handbook covers 180 topics in grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and usage and offers practice activities

Writer's Warehouse is a developmental writing program that allows students to actually write on the Web—to save their work in various stages and see a piece of writing through the complete writing process. In addition to full coverage of the writing process, The Longman Writer's Warehouse offers full coverage of grammar (including diagnostic tests, whose results help students target areas of weakness), an online writer's journal, a handbook with thousands of interactive grammar exercises, research coverage, a collaborative network, Web-based activities, and multimedia (audio, video, and image-based) writing activities.

New! Writing Voyage is an exciting new online writing resource. The instruction takes place in the context of a world cruise, with stops at twelve of the world's most intriguing destinations.  Instructional material is presented in text, visual, audio, and video formats to engage all types of learners.  Students can focus on one level (sentence, paragraph, essay), or move step-by-step from the writing of sentences to paragraphs to a complete essay.  Each module contains a tour of the port, instruction and tutorial, examples, and thousands of exercises with interactive feedback, and mastery tests.  Writing Voyage covers all the stages of the writing process, from brainstorming and pre-writing to final copy preparation. Numerous pretests and post-tests help students keep track of their development and focus in on key areas of need, and an online handbook provides additional resources in every grammar topic.

ExerciseZone. Offers over 2,500 self-scoring practice tests and exercises in grammar, mechanics, punctuation and usage. 

Revised! ExerciseZone now offers 3,000 practice opportunities for students, including NEW sentence and paragraph editing exercises.

Not available in 1.0

New! ESL ExerciseZone. More than 1,000 self-grading practice tests for students whose first language is not English.

Not available in 1.0

New! Exchange. Pearson's online peer and instructor review program.  Use Exchange to comment on student papers at the word, sentence, or paper level—or have your students review each other's work.

ResearchNavigator.   Access to credible, reliable sources, including EBSCO's ContentSelect database and The New York Times Search-by-Subject archive, plus hundreds of pages of material on the research process itself. 

Also in 2.0!

Avoiding Plagiarism. A self-guided exploration of the issue of plagiarism, these tutorials teaches students to recognize plagiarism and avoid its practice in both MLA and APA formats.

Also in 2.0!

Reading and Study Skills

Not available in 1.0

New! Diagnostics. One pre-test and onepost-test, each consisting of 24 questions that measure proficiency in the key skills most tested in exit exams, such as vocabulary, main idea, purpose and tone, etc.  Based on the results, students are directed to one of the three levels in RRT. Note: Users will have 3 options on the RRT homepage – choose by book, level, or take diagnostic. Additional pre and post tests are available in CC version.

Reading Roadtrip 3.0. Reading Roadtrip takes students on a tour of 16 cities and landmarks throughout the United States, with each of the 16 modules corresponding to a reading or study skill.

Revised! Reading Roadtrip 4.0. The newly updated version of this groundbreaking reading resource now includes a fully revised design and new practice tests and mastery tests for all 16 cities.  Students can now begin their trip by taking a brand new diagnostic test that provides immediate feedback, guiding them to specific modules for additional help.

Longman Vocabulary Website. Hundreds of exercises to help students master skills and increase vocabulary (Dictionary Exercises, Vocabulary Flashcards)

Revised! Vocabulary Website. New activities in each vocabulary topic include an audio component that accompanies each vocabulary word on the site to assist with pronunciation, spelling exercises, and flashcards. New “Word of the Day” included on the home page of the site.

Longman Study Skills Website. Hundreds of review strategies for college success, time and stress management skills, and more.

Revised! Study Skills Website now includes new self assessment quizzes including a new Learning Style Assessment quiz, new checklists (ex: weekly schedules, time management outlines, note-taking pointers, daily organizers, and more), and new “What Would You Do” exercises. Each week a new motivational quote will be featured on the home page of the site.

Not available in 1.0

New! Tutor Center. Live, qualified college instructors are standing by to answer student questions and help students use the resources of the site.  Our tutors also offer a paper review service and will evaluate student papers for organization and consistent grammatical errors (our tutors will not check factual accuracy or do line-editing).

Not available in 1.0

New! MyDropBox enables instructors to run their students' papers through state-of-the-art plagiarism detection software. The MyDropBox system searches over 4.3 billion web pages, thousands of electronic databases, newspapers, magazines, e-books, online reference sites, and even an archive of student papers from your institution. Originality reports, easy to read and accurate, are turned around within 24 hours. For more information about MyDropBox, please go to their Web site at http://www.mydropbox.com.