Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Listening & Notetaking Skills
Patricia Dunkel · 2013
58/100
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This is a solid, research-grounded ESL classroom textbook, but it's built for intensive English programs, not for curling up with. Worth knowing about if you're teaching or studying academic English, but it doesn't function as a standalone read Penny can send readers chasing.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing55
Originality50
Evidence & accuracy65
Hype vs delivers70
Age-fit75
Human-eye read45
Penny’s verdict58
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