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The Language of Schooling
A Functional Linguistics Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2004
This book is about how language is used in the context of schooling. It demonstrates that the variety of English expected at school differs from the interactional language that students use for social purposes outside of school, and provides a linguistic analysis of the challenges of the school curriculum,...
by Serita Stevens, Anne Bannon
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2006
Discover Deadly Doses to Kill Off Characters
The readers of your crime and mystery stories should be trying to figure out "whodunit"-not wondering why your facts don't make sense. If you want to kill off characters with something poisonous, you need to know how a villain would gain...
Letter Perfect
The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet From A to Z
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabet—and cultural history.
Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we...
by Benny Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
It's true that some people spend years studying French before they finally get around to speaking the language. But here's a better idea. Skip the years of study and jump right to the speaking part. Sound crazy? No, it's language hacking.
Unlike most traditional language courses that try to...
by Benny Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
It's true that some people spend years studying German before they finally get around to speaking the language. But here's a better idea. Skip the years of study and jump right to the speaking part. Sound crazy? No, it's language hacking.
Unlike most traditional language courses that try to...
by Donald G. Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1999
From Language to Communication focuses on the structure of texts and on the social and psychological aspects of language. Utilizing current thinking and research, this volume provides an overview of issues in linguistics, sociolinguistics, cognition, pragmatics, discourse, and semantics as they coalesce...
Language and the Lexicon
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
The lexicon represents the building blocks of language: words and vocabulary. Most of us think of language in terms of words, and words are also integral to the way in which linguists approach language as an object of study. The lexicon and lexical issues must be taken in consideration in every domain...
Becoming Fluent
How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
How adult learners can draw upon skills and knowledge honed over a lifetime to master a foreign language.
Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. Once they begin to learn a language, adults...
Curriculum and Culture (RLE: Education)
Schooling in a Pluralist Society
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
This book demonstrates how it is possible to value, respect and utilise cultural diversity and yet achieve a ‘good education’ for all. The authors contend that few issues in education can be examined in isolation from the world outside. This must surely apply to the question of cultural, social...
by Rhett Marvell
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
100 English Dialogs is an indispensable traveler’s companion. Particularly useful for readers who want to amplify and diversify their English skills, the purpose of this quick reference guide to vocabulary and structure is to raise awareness of improvement potential and provide exposure to spoken English,...
Magical Power of Suru
Japanese Verbs Made Easy: Learn the Most Difficult Aspect of Japanese Grammar With This Innovative Method
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
Learn how to conjugate difficult Japanese verbs with ease!
Everyone knows that learning the different conjugations of Japanese verbs can be a chore. Wouldnt it be great if you could learn to conjugate just one simple verb and then use that verb in all sorts of situations. Now you can with The...
Word Myths:Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2008
Do you believe that Ring Around the Rosie refers to the Black Death? Or that Eskimos have 50 (or 500) words for "snow"? Or that "Posh" is an acronym for "Port Out, Starboard Home"? If so, you badly need this book. In Word Myths, David Wilton debunks some of the most spectacularly wrong word histories...
by Rod Ellis, Natsuko Shintani
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning postgraduate studies, or taking an introductory MA course as well as advanced undergraduates. Titles in the series are...
by Marysia Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
How does a person learn a second language? In this provocative book, Marysia Johnson proposes a new model of second language acquisition (SLA)-a model that shifts the focus from language competence (the ability to pass a language exam) to language performance (using language competently in real-life...