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The Poems of W.B. Yeats - Volume Three: 1899-1910 (Hardcover): Peter McDonald The Poems of W.B. Yeats - Volume Three: 1899-1910 (Hardcover)
Peter McDonald
R6,738 Discovery Miles 67 380 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this multi-volume edition, the poetry of W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) is presented in full, with newly established texts and detailed, wide-ranging commentary. Yeats began to write verse in the nineteenth century, and over time his own arrangements of poems repeatedly revised and rearranged both texts and canon. This edition of Yeats's poetry presents all his verse, both published and unpublished, including a generous selection of textual variants from the many manuscript and printed sources. The edition also supplies the most extensive commentary on Yeats's poetry to date, explaining specific references, and setting poems in their contexts; it also gives an account of the vast range of both literary and historical influences at work on the verse. The poems are presented in order of composition, and major revisions or rewritings of poems result in separate inclusions (in chronological sequence) for these writings as they were subsequently reconceived by the poet. In this third volume, Yeats's poetry of the first decade of the twentieth century is brought into sharp focus, revealing the extent of his efforts to re-fashion a style that had already made him a well-known poet. All of the major modes in Yeats's earlier work are subject to radical re-imagining in these years, from poetic narrative founded in Irish myth, in poems such as 'Baile and Aillinn' and 'The Old Age of Queen Maeve', to the symbolist drama-poetry of The Shadowy Waters, here edited in its two (completely different) versions of 1900 and 1906. In a decade when the theatre was one of Yeats's principal concerns, his lyric poems, which were becoming increasingly explicit in personal terms, began to discover new intensities of conversational pitch and mythic resonance. Poems such as 'The Folly of Being Comforted', 'Adam's Curse', 'No Second Troy', and 'The Fascination of What's Difficult' are given close attention in this new edition, alongside topical and epigrammatic pieces that are often passed over in accounts of Yeats's development. The evolving complexities of Yeats's personal and political lives are crucial to his artistic development in these years, and the commentary gives these generous attention, showing how the poetry both feeds upon and often transcends the circumstances of its composition. The volume offers strong evidence for this decade as a crucial one in Yeats's poetic life, in which the poet created wholly new registers for his verse as well as new dimensions for his imaginative vision.

Queering Wolverine in Comics and Fan Fiction - A Fastball Special (Hardcover): Christopher Roman Queering Wolverine in Comics and Fan Fiction - A Fastball Special (Hardcover)
Christopher Roman
R1,513 Discovery Miles 15 130 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Queering Wolverine in Comics and Fanfiction: A Fastball Special interrogates the ways in which the Marvel Comics character Wolverine is a queer hero and examines his representation as an open, vulnerable, and kinship-oriented, queer hero in both comics and fanfiction. Despite claims that Wolverine embodies Reagan-era conservatism or hegemonic hyper-masculinity, Wolverine does not conform to gender or sex norms, not only because of his mutant status, but also because his character, throughout his publication history, resists normalization, making him a site for a queer-heroic futurity. Rather than focus on overt queer representations that have appeared in some comic forms, this book explores the queer representations that have preceded Wolverine’s bisexual and gay characterizations, and in particular focuses on his porous and vulnerable body. Through important, but not overly analyzed storylines, representations of his open body that is always in process (both visually and narratively), his creation of queer kinships with his fellow mutants, and his eroticized same-sex relationships as depicted in fan fiction, this book traces a queer genealogy of Wolverine,. This book is ideal reading for students and scholars of comics studies, cultural studies, gender studies, sexuality studies and literature.

The Science of Storytelling - Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better (Paperback): Will Storr The Science of Storytelling - Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better (Paperback)
Will Storr 1
R306 R249 Discovery Miles 2 490 Save R57 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book' Sunday Times 'The best book on the craft of storytelling I've ever read' Matt Haig 'Rarely has a book engrossed me more, and forced me to question everything I've ever read, seen or written. A masterpiece' Adam Rutherford Why stories make us human and how to tell them better. There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story - but few have used a scientific approach. In this incisive, thought-provoking book, award-winning writer Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us. Applying dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to the foundations of our myths and archetypes, he shows how we can use these tools to tell better stories - and make sense of our chaotic modern world. INCLUDES NEW MATERIAL.

Bias, Belief, and Conviction in an Age of Fake Facts (Hardcover): Anke Finger, Manuela Wagner Bias, Belief, and Conviction in an Age of Fake Facts (Hardcover)
Anke Finger, Manuela Wagner
R3,986 Discovery Miles 39 860 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A highly relevant topic, given current discussions around fake news, fake facts, and misinformation in the media and public sphere This book offers a valuable contribution to how public discourse is impacted by personal bias, beliefs, and convictions Addresses the role and impact of conviction in the public sphere, education, and in political and cultural discourse It discusses where our convictions come from and whether we are aware of them, why they compel us to certain actions, and whether we can change our convictions when presented with opposing evidence that prove our personal convictions "wrong" It brings together scholars from multiple fields, such as philosophy, psychology, comparative literature, media studies, applied linguistics, intercultural communication, and education It will be of particular interest to scholars in communication and journalism studies, media studies, philosophy, and psychology It will contribute substantially to the study of conviction as an aspect of the self we all carry within us and are called upon to examine

Language Production (Paperback): Robert J. Hartsuiker, Kristof Strijkers Language Production (Paperback)
Robert J. Hartsuiker, Kristof Strijkers
R1,252 Discovery Miles 12 520 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Bringing together the latest research from world-leading academics, this edited volume is an authoritative resource on the psycholinguistic study of language production, exploring longstanding concepts as well as contemporary and emerging theories. Hartsuiker and Strijkers affirm that although language production may seem like a mundane everyday activity, it is in fact a remarkable human accomplishment. This comprehensive text presents an up-to-date overview of the key topics in the field, providing important theoretical and empirical challenges to the traditional and accepted modal view of language production. Each chapter explores in detail a different aspect of language production, covering traditional methods including written and signed production alongside emerging research on joint action production. Emphasising the neurobiological underpinnings of language, chapter authors showcase research that moves from a monologue-only approach to one that that considers production in more ecologically valid circumstances. Written in an accessible and compelling style, Language Production is essential reading for students and researchers of language production and psycholinguistics, as well as anyone that wishes to learn more about the fascinating topic of how humans produce language.

The Opposite of Loneliness - Essays and Stories (Paperback): Marina Keegan The Opposite of Loneliness - Essays and Stories (Paperback)
Marina Keegan; Introduction by Anne Fadiman
R487 R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Save R86 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the world's attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation.
Marina Keegan's star was on the rise when she graduated "magna cum laude" from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at "The New Yorker." Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car crash.
As her family, friends, and classmates, deep in grief, joined to create a memorial service for Marina, her deeply moving last essay for "The Yale Daily News," "The Opposite of Loneliness," went viral, receiving more than 1.4 million hits.
Even though she was just twenty-two when she died, Marina left behind a rich, expansive trove of prose that, like her title essay, captures the hope, uncertainty, and possibility of her generation. Her short story "Cold Pastoral" was published by NewYorker.com just months after her death.
"The Opposite of Loneliness "is an assemblage of Marina's essays and stories, which, like "The Last Lecture," articulate the universal struggle that all of us face as we figure out what we aspire to be, and how we can harness our talents to impact the world.

Another Mother - Curating and Creating Voices of Adoption, Surrogacy and Egg Donation (Paperback): Shanta Everington Another Mother - Curating and Creating Voices of Adoption, Surrogacy and Egg Donation (Paperback)
Shanta Everington
R1,153 Discovery Miles 11 530 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Another Mother gives voice to women who become mothers through the routes of adoption, surrogacy and egg donation, and their silent partners - the birth mothers, surrogate mothers and egg donors - who make motherhood possible for them. Exploring experiences of motherhood beyond the biological mother raising her child, Everington draws on interviews and a range of interdisciplinary approaches to produce illuminating personal testimonies which expand our understanding of what it means to be a mother. The life writing narratives also examine the unique and hidden relationships that exist between adopters and birth mothers, egg donors and women who become mothers through egg donation, and surrogates and women who become mothers through surrogacy. Offering a fresh approach in life writing, using hybrid form encompassing edited interview, re-imagined scenes, poetry, personal essay and quotation collage, this topical book is recommended for anyone interested in motherhood studies, gender and women's studies, life writing studies, the sociology of reproduction, creative non-fiction writing approaches, oral history, and ethnography studies.

Papyrus - The No 1 International Bestseller (Paperback): Irene Vallejo Papyrus - The No 1 International Bestseller (Paperback)
Irene Vallejo
R534 R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Save R95 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Best Books of 2022 Financial Times 'A literary phenomenon.' - Times Literary Supplement 'Imaginative, lively and contemporary...masterly.' - Economist 'Vallejo enlivens history with imagination and personal anecdote' - Observer 'A mindboggling history of the earliest books... the story she tells is impressively rip-roaring' - Daily Telegraph 'Packed with fascinating insights.' - The i Review Long before books were mass produced, those made of reeds from along the Nile were worth fighting and dying for. Journeying along the battlefields of Alexander the Great, beneath the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, at Cleopatra's palaces and the scene of Hypatia's murder, award-winning author Irene Vallejo chronicles the excitement of literary culture in the ancient world, and the heroic efforts that ensured this impressive tradition would continue. Weaved throughout are fascinating stories about the spies, scribes, illuminators, librarians, booksellers, authors, and statesmen whose rich and sometimes complicated engagement with the written word bears remarkable similarities to the world today: Aristophanes and the censorship of the humourists, Sappho and the empowerment of women's voices, Seneca and the problem of a post-truth world. Vallejo takes us to mountainous landscapes and the roaring sea, to the capitals where culture flourished and the furthest reaches where knowledge found refuge in chaotic times. In this sweeping tour of the history of books, the wonder of the ancient world comes alive and along the way we discover the singular power of the written word.

Patterns of Secularization - Church, State and Nation in Greece and the Republic of Ireland (Paperback): Daphne Halikiopoulou Patterns of Secularization - Church, State and Nation in Greece and the Republic of Ireland (Paperback)
Daphne Halikiopoulou
R1,410 Discovery Miles 14 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The politicization of religion is a central feature of the modern world, pointing to the continued relevance of the secularization debate: does modernization result in the decline of the social and political significance of religion or rather in a reaffirmation of religious values? This book examines the emergence of different patterns of secularization. It identifies the circumstances under which religion may remain or cease to be politically active and legitimate in societies where secularization has been initially inhibited given a strong identification with the nation. Arguing that in such societies the Church draws its power not only from its relationship with the state but also its relationship with the nation, this book identifies two patterns of secularization: (a) co-optation, and (b) confrontation. The redefinition of the Church, state and nation nexus is likely to result in secularization if (a) the church obstructs the modernisation process (church and state), and (b) if external threat perceptions decline (church and nation). The simultaneous presence of these constraints serves to redefine the role of religion in the formation of national identity. Comparing Greece and the Republic of Ireland as two cultural defence cases with a strong variation in the political and social salience of religion, this book explains Ireland's current secularization drive in terms of the fluidity of Irish national identity and the rigidity of the Irish Catholic Church (confrontation). It contrasts this with the Greek case where the Church's resilience is linked to institutional flexibility on the one hand and a reliance on an ethnic/religious national identity on the other (co-optation). In conceptualizing the contemporary role of religion in the Republic of Ireland and Greece, this book draws a number of generalizable conclusions about the political role of religion in cultural defence cases.

Language, Race, and Power in Schools - A Critical Discourse Analysis (Paperback): Pierre Orelus Language, Race, and Power in Schools - A Critical Discourse Analysis (Paperback)
Pierre Orelus
R1,118 Discovery Miles 11 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this edited collection, authors from various academic, cultural, racial, linguistic, and personal backgrounds use critical discourse analysis as a conceptual framework and method to examine social inequities, identity issues, and linguistic discrimination faced by historically oppressed groups in schools and society. Language, Race, and Power in Schools unravels the ways and degrees to which these groups have faced and resisted oppression, and draws on critical discourse analysis to examine how multiple forms of oppression intersect. This volume interrogates areas of discrimination and injustice and discusses possibilities of developing coalitions and concerted efforts across the lines of diversity.

Liner Notes for the Revolution - The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound (Paperback): Daphne A. Brooks Liner Notes for the Revolution - The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound (Paperback)
Daphne A. Brooks
R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Winner of the American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation Winner of the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award Winner of the MAAH Stone Book Award A Pitchfork Best Music Book of the Year A Rolling Stone Best Music Book of the Year A Boston Globe Summer Read "Brooks traces all kinds of lines...inviting voices to talk to one another, seeing what different perspectives can offer, opening up new ways of looking and listening." -New York Times "A wide-ranging study of Black female artists, from elders like Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters to Beyonce and Janelle Monae...Connecting the sonic worlds of Black female mythmakers and truth-tellers." -Rolling Stone "A gloriously polyphonic book." -Margo Jefferson, author of Negroland How is it possible that iconic artists like Aretha Franklin and Beyonce can be both at the center and on the fringe of the culture industry? Daphne Brooks explores more than a century of music archives to bring to life the critics, collectors, and listeners who have shaped our perceptions of Black women both on stage and in the recording studio. Liner Notes for the Revolution offers a startling new perspective, informed by the overlooked contributions of other Black women artists. We discover Zora Neale Hurston as a sound archivist and performer, Lorraine Hansberry as a queer feminist critic of modern culture, and Pauline Hopkins as America's first Black female cultural commentator. Brooks tackles the complicated racial politics of blues music recording, song collecting, and rock and roll criticism in this long overdue celebration of Black women musicians as radical intellectuals.

Teaching Communication, Skills and Competencies for the International Workplace - A Resource for Teachers of English... Teaching Communication, Skills and Competencies for the International Workplace - A Resource for Teachers of English (Paperback)
Julio Gimenez
R1,208 Discovery Miles 12 080 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Backed by evidence and research, this practical book presents an innovative yet comprehensive approach to teaching non-native English speakers the main communication and cultural competencies that are required to succeed in an international English-speaking workplace. Each unit includes strategies for teaching key skills, tasks to encourage reflection and notes on relevant cultural and technological issues. Practical features in each unit include lesson plans and materials, insights from the research, extension tasks, reflection activities and further readings. Supported by current learning theories, key teaching methodologies and assessment materials, the chapters address the challenges that non-native English speakers may face in the international English-speaking workplace. Areas of focus include: Job hunting Job applications Interviews Interpersonal, written and spoken communication Performance appraisals Applying for promotions Written for pre-service, practicing and future teachers, with specific guidance for each role, this is an essential resource for all educators who want to confidently address the challenges that non-English speakers may encounter at work, including linguistic proficiency, cultural awareness and the use of technology.

Dublin - A Writer's City (Hardcover): Christopher Morash Dublin - A Writer's City (Hardcover)
Christopher Morash
R611 R498 Discovery Miles 4 980 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The words of its writers are part of the texture of Dublin, an invisible counterpart to the bricks and pavement we see around us. Beyond the ever-present footsteps of James Joyce's characters, Leopold Bloom or Stephen Dedalus, around the city centre, an ordinary-looking residential street overlooking Dublin Bay, for instance, presents the house where Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney lived for many years; a few blocks away is the house where another Nobel Laureate, W. B. Yeats, was born. Just down the coast is the pier linked to yet another, Samuel Beckett, from which we can see the Martello Tower that is the setting for the opening chapter of Ulysses. But these are only a few. Step-by-step, Dublin: A Writer's City unfolds a book-lover's map of this unique city, inviting us to experience what it means to live in a great city of literature. The book is heavily illustrated, and features custom maps.

A Bibliography of Eliza Haywood (Paperback): Patrick Spedding A Bibliography of Eliza Haywood (Paperback)
Patrick Spedding
R1,796 Discovery Miles 17 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There is much intense critical activity from researchers interested in the 18th century and women's studies, and as a result many of Haywood's works are now coming back into print. This is a comprehensive bibliography of Haywood, that lists newly discovered work and gives the history of lost works.

A History of the Chinese Language (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Hongyuan Dong A History of the Chinese Language (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Hongyuan Dong
R3,981 Discovery Miles 39 810 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A History of the Chinese Language provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical development of the Chinese language from its Proto-Sino-Tibetan roots in prehistoric times to Modern Standard Chinese. Taking a highly accessible and balanced approach, it presents a chronological survey of the various stages of the Chinese language, covering key aspects such as phonology, syntax, and semantics. The second edition presents a revised and updated version that reflects recent scholarship in Chinese historical linguistics and new developments in related disciplines. Features include: Coverage of the major historical stages in Chinese language development, such as Old Chinese, Middle Chinese, Early Modern Chinese, and Modern Standard Chinese. Treatment of core linguistic aspects of the Chinese language, including phonological changes, grammatical development, lexical evolution, vernacular writing, the Chinese writing system, and Chinese dialects. Inclusion of authentic Chinese texts throughout the book, presented within a rigorous framework of linguistic analysis to help students to build up critical and evaluative skills and acquire valuable cultural knowledge. Integration of materials from different disciplines, such as archaeology, genetics, history, and sociolinguistics, to highlight the cultural and social background of each period of the language. Written by a highly experienced instructor, A History of the Chinese Language will be an essential resource for students of Chinese language and linguistics and for anyone interested in the history and culture of China.

Art & Letters July-Winter 1918 - 2 Volumes (Hardcover, New Impression): F. Rutter Art & Letters July-Winter 1918 - 2 Volumes (Hardcover, New Impression)
F. Rutter
R3,908 Discovery Miles 39 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1971. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Authoritarianism and Class in American Political Fiction - Elite Pluralism and Political Bosses in Three Post-War Novels... Authoritarianism and Class in American Political Fiction - Elite Pluralism and Political Bosses in Three Post-War Novels (Hardcover)
David Smit
R3,840 Discovery Miles 38 400 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book analyzes what many critics consider to be the three best examples of modern American political fiction-Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men, Edwin O'Connor's The Last Hurrah, and Billy Lee Brammer's The Gay Place-to address a specific problem in American governance: how the intense competition for power among elite factions often results in their ignoring major groups of their constituents, thereby providing political bosses with a rationale to seize authoritarian control of the government in the name of constituent groups who feel ignored or neglected, promising them more democratic rule, but in the process, excluding other groups, so that the bosses themselves become elitist, ruling only for the sake of some constituents and not others.

Natural Language Processing in the Real-World (Hardcover): Jyotika Singh Natural Language Processing in the Real-World (Hardcover)
Jyotika Singh
R1,832 Discovery Miles 18 320 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Natural Language Processing in the Real World' is a practical guide for applying data science and machine learning to build Natural Language Processing (NLP) solutions. Where traditional, academic-taught NLP is often accompanied by a data source or dataset to aid solution building, this book is situated in the real-world where there may not be an existing rich dataset. This book covers the basic concepts behind NLP and text processing and discusses the applications across 15 industry verticals. From data sources and extraction to transformation and modelling, and classic Machine Learning to Deep Learning and Transformers, several popular applications of NLP are discussed and implemented. This book provides a hands-on and holistic guide for anyone looking to build NLP solutions, from students of Computer Science to those involved in large-scale industrial projects. .

Crisis Talk - Negotiating with Individuals in Crisis (Hardcover): Rein Ove Sikveland, Heidi Kevoe-Feldman, Elizabeth Stokoe Crisis Talk - Negotiating with Individuals in Crisis (Hardcover)
Rein Ove Sikveland, Heidi Kevoe-Feldman, Elizabeth Stokoe
R3,985 Discovery Miles 39 850 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Based on extensive analysis of real-time, authentic crisis encounters collected in the UK and US, Crisis Talk: Negotiating with Individuals in Crisis sheds light on the relatively hidden world of communication between people in crisis and the professionals whose job it is to help them. The crisis situations explored in this book involve police hostage and crisis negotiators and emergency dispatchers interacting with individuals in crisis who threaten suicide or self-harm. The practitioners face various communicative challenges in these encounters, including managing strong emotions, resistance, hostility, and unresponsiveness. Using conversation analysis, Crisis Talk presents evidence on how practitioners deal with the interactional challenge of negotiating with people in crisis and how what they say shapes outcomes. Each chapter includes recommendations based on the detailed analysis of numerous cases of actual negotiation. Crisis Talk shows readers how every turn taken by negotiators can exacerbate or solve the communicative challenges created by crisis situations, making it a unique and invaluable text for academics in psychology, sociology, linguistic sciences, and related fields, as well as for practitioners engaging in crisis negotiation training or fieldwork.

Translation Tools and Technologies (Hardcover): Andrew Rothwell, Joss Moorkens, Joanna Drugan, Frank Austermuehl, Maria... Translation Tools and Technologies (Hardcover)
Andrew Rothwell, Joss Moorkens, Joanna Drugan, Frank Austermuehl, Maria Fernandez-Parra
R3,693 Discovery Miles 36 930 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

*The most comprehensive up-to-date student-friendly guide to translation tools and technologies *Translation Tools and Technologies are an essential component of any translator training programme, following European Masters in Translation framework guidelines *Unlike the competition, this textbook offers comprehensive and accessible explanations of how to use current translation tools, illustrated by examples using a wide range of languages, linked to task-oriented, self-study training materials

Steely-Eyed Athena - Wilmer Cave Wright and the Advent of Female Classicists (Hardcover): David Neal Greenwood Steely-Eyed Athena - Wilmer Cave Wright and the Advent of Female Classicists (Hardcover)
David Neal Greenwood
R1,547 Discovery Miles 15 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This monograph uses the life and work of ground-breaking female classicist, Wilmer Cave Wright, to examine several questions about the rise of women in that discipline. First, what went into the creation of a classics scholar under circumstances that would seem to preclude that? Second, why was it arguably Wright's time in Chicago that was her formative experience and period? Third, why did Wright want so desperately to leave Bryn Mawr, and then stay and pour herself into her students? Fourth, through what lens did she approach the evidence of classical literature, and did it make a difference? Fifth, how did Wright survive the Thomas years at Bryn Mawr? Sixth, why did she abruptly abandon her long-term project on Libanius of Antioch? Seventh, what led her to suddenly switch from classical Greek literature to translating medieval Latin medical texts? Wright's journey from Mason College to Girton College, Cambridge, the University of Chicago, and Bryn Mawr College is placed into historical context. Throughout, the significance of Wright's work, particularly on the life of the Emperor Julian, is assessed. The author is a research fellow at the University of St Andrews, and the author of Julian and Christianity (Cornell) as well as numerous articles in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Classical Quarterly, and Classical Philology.

Nbbc, Joshua - A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition (Paperback): Stephen J. Lennox Nbbc, Joshua - A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition (Paperback)
Stephen J. Lennox
R866 R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Save R152 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Creativity in the English Curriculum - Historical Perspectives and Future Directions (Paperback): Lorna Smith Creativity in the English Curriculum - Historical Perspectives and Future Directions (Paperback)
Lorna Smith
R808 Discovery Miles 8 080 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Creativity in the English Curriculum is essential reading for anyone involved or interested in the teaching of English, offering both a detailed history of how creativity has informed the tradition of teaching English, and how it should be used to position this teaching in the future. Highlighting the need to promote creativity as a rich, intellectual pursuit, Creativity in the English Curriculum celebrates artistry in English past and present, and argues for its restoration to the curriculum. It emphasises that creativity is at the core of a humane education, not only through stimulating and enhancing the growth of the individual, but also through developing understanding of the importance of community, society and collaboration. Smith presents the historical relationship between curriculum policy and creativity, demonstrating that creativity has and always will be the life blood of teaching and learning. Including dialogues between expert English teaching practitioners and leading professionals concerning the place of creativity in English, Creativity in the English Curriculum includes practical, research-informed ideas for effective creative practice for any English classroom. It is a must-read for teachers, educators, parents and guardians to prepare all learners for life in and beyond school.

Assessing English for Professional Purposes (Paperback): Ute Knoch Assessing English for Professional Purposes (Paperback)
Ute Knoch; Series edited by Brian Paltridge; Susy Macqueen; Series edited by Sue Starfield
R1,236 Discovery Miles 12 360 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

** WINNER OF ILTA/SAGE Best Book Award 2020 ** Assessing English for Professional Purposes provides a state-of-the-art account of the various kinds of language assessments used to determine people's abilities to function linguistically in the workplace. At a time when professional expertise is increasingly mobile and diverse, with highly trained professionals migrating across national boundaries to apply their skills in English-speaking settings, this book offers a renewed agenda for inquiry into language assessments for professional purposes (LAPP). Many of these experts work in high-risk environments where communication breakdowns can have serious consequences. This risk has been identified by governments and professional bodies, who implement language tests for gate-keeping purposes. Through a sociological lens of risk and responsibility, this book: provides a detailed overview of both foundational and recent literature in the field; offers conceptual tools for specific purpose assessment, including a socially oriented theory of construct; develops theory and practice in key areas, such as needs analysis, test development, validation and policy; significantly broadens the scope of the assessment of English for professional purposes to include a range of assessment practices for both professionals and laypeople in professional settings. Assessing English for Professional Purposes is key reading for researchers, graduate students and practitioners working in the area of English for Specific Purposes assessment.

Translation and History - A Textbook (Paperback): Theo Hermans Translation and History - A Textbook (Paperback)
Theo Hermans
R1,116 Discovery Miles 11 160 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

*First comprehensive textbook to cover translation and history *Clear and succinct structure with key concepts in text boxes, discussion topics and annotated further reading ensure accessibility and user-friendliness *wide range of examples covering many different approaches and perspectives make it widely usable and applicable *strong focus on methodology: outlines how to do research in translation history and how to write it up

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