Abstract:
The American University of Beirut (AUB) released the first edition of its custom-published Reader for Academic Writing in 2007 to adapt the teaching of academic English to its students’ needs and interests. Now, eleven years and four editions later, AUB continues with this valued tradition of custom-publishing home-grown readers springing from the knowledge and experience of its Communication Skills Program. Following Silence Speaks, Shades of Gray, After Words, and Shifting Narratives, we bring you the fifth edition of the reader: Pages Apart. With seven chapters and sixteen overarching themes, Pages Apart challenges the reader to think through current issues. The primary aim of the editors was to question myths and reshape fantasies by presenting texts that illustrate or elicit challenging political, social, economic, and humanitarian conversations.