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Teaching Multicultural Children's Literature in a Diverse Society - From a Historical Perspective to Instructional... Teaching Multicultural Children's Literature in a Diverse Society - From a Historical Perspective to Instructional Practice (Paperback)
Annmarie Alberton Gunn, Susan, V. Bennett
R1,155 Discovery Miles 11 550 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This textbook is a comprehensive resource for teaching multicultural children's literature. Providing foundational information on how and why to integrate diverse children's literature into the classroom, this book presents a necessary historical perspective on cultural groups in the United States and context for how to teach children's literature in a way that reflects and sustains students' rich cultural backgrounds. The historical insights and context on diverse cultural groups at the heart of the book allow readers to deepen their understanding of why teaching about cultural diversity is necessary for effective and inclusive education. Part I offers foundational information on how to teach children's literature in a diverse society, and Part II overviews pedagogy, resources, and guidance for teaching specific culturally and linguistically marginalized groups. Each chapter contains book recommendations, discussion questions, and additional resources for teachers. With authentic strategies and crucial background knowledge embedded in each chapter, this text is essential reading for pre-service and in-service teachers and is ideal for courses in literature instruction, multicultural education, and English methods.

The Routledge Introduction to Italian Linguistics (Paperback): Cinzia Russi The Routledge Introduction to Italian Linguistics (Paperback)
Cinzia Russi
R1,127 Discovery Miles 11 270 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* A clear and comprehensive overview of Italian linguistics, covers all the core subtopics including an extra section on the history of the language. * Written in English making it accessible to students studying Italian or Romance linguistics but not proficient in the language. * No previous knowledge of linguistics required, technical terms are explained with the support of numerous illustrative examples and a glossary of terms.

The ICNALE Guide - An Introduction to a Learner Corpus Study on Asian Learners' L2 English (Paperback): Shin'ichiro... The ICNALE Guide - An Introduction to a Learner Corpus Study on Asian Learners' L2 English (Paperback)
Shin'ichiro Ishikawa
R1,159 Discovery Miles 11 590 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Ishikawa provides a practical and extensive guide for the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE), a unique dataset including more than 15,000 samples of Asian learners' L2 English speeches and essays. It offers approachable introductions to a variety of corpus studies on the aspects of Asian learners' L2 English. Key topics discussed in the book include: * background, aims, and methods of learner corpus research, * principles, designs, and applications of the ICNALE, * vocabulary, grammar, and pragmatics in Asian learners' L2 English, and * individual differences of Asian learners and assessments of their speeches and essays. With many case studies and hands-on guides to utilise ICNALE data to the fullest extent, The ICNALE Handbook is a unique resource for students, teachers, and researchers who are interested in a corpus-based analysis of L2 acquisition.

Art as a Way of Listening - Centering Student and Community Voices in Language Learning and Cultural Revitalization... Art as a Way of Listening - Centering Student and Community Voices in Language Learning and Cultural Revitalization (Paperback)
Amanda Claudia Wager, Berta Rosa Berriz, Laura Cranmer, Vivian Maria Poey
R1,158 Discovery Miles 11 580 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Offering a wealth of art-based practices, this volume invites readers to reimagine the joyful possibility and power of language and culture in language and literacy learning. Understanding art as a tool that can be used for decolonizing minds, the contributors explore new methods and strategies for supporting the language and literacy learning skills of multilingual students. Contributors are artists, educators, and researchers who bring together cutting-edge theory and practice to present a broad range of traditional and innovative art forms and media that spotlight the roles of artful resistance and multilingual activism. Featuring questions for reflection and curricular applications, chapters address theoretical issues and pedagogical strategies related to arts and language learning, including narrative inquiry, journaling, social media, oral storytelling, and advocacy projects. The innovative methods and strategies in this book demonstrate how arts-based, decolonizing practices are essential in fostering inclusive educational environments and supporting multilingual students' cultural and linguistic repertoires. Transformative and engaging, this text is a key resource for educators, scholars, and researchers in literacy and language education.

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
R1,207 Discovery Miles 12 070 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.

The Routledge Handbook of Language Contact (Paperback): Evangelia Adamou, Yaron Matras The Routledge Handbook of Language Contact (Paperback)
Evangelia Adamou, Yaron Matras
R1,281 Discovery Miles 12 810 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Routledge Handbook of Language Contact provides an overview of the state of the art of current research in contact linguistics. Presenting contact linguistics as an established field of investigation in its own right and featuring 26 chapters, this handbook brings together a broad range of approaches to contact linguistics, including: experimental and observational approaches and formal theories; a focus on social and cognitive factors that impact the outcome of language contact situations and bilingual language processing; the emergence of new languages and speech varieties in contact situations, and contact linguistic phenomena in urban speech and linguistic landscapes. With contributions from an international range of leading and emerging scholars in their fields, the four sections of this text deal with methodological and theoretical approaches, the factors that condition and shape language contact, the impact of language contact on individuals, and language change, repertoires and formation. This handbook is an essential reference for anyone with an interest in language contact in particular regions of the world, including Anatolia, Eastern Polynesia, the Balkans, Asia, Melanesia, North America, and West Africa.

A Dictionary of High Frequency Function Words in Literary Chinese (Paperback): Mei Ah Tan A Dictionary of High Frequency Function Words in Literary Chinese (Paperback)
Mei Ah Tan
R1,195 Discovery Miles 11 950 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Ancient graphs provided to illustrate early meanings and extended meanings Reconstructed sounds given to illustrate the basis for borrowed meanings Parts of speech and syntactic components illustrated for each usage Detailed explanations of special usage and pronunciation Contextual examples to illustrate usage and show connections to contemporary culture

Biculturalism and Spanish in Contact - Sociolinguistic Case Studies (Hardcover): Eva Nunez Mendez Biculturalism and Spanish in Contact - Sociolinguistic Case Studies (Hardcover)
Eva Nunez Mendez
R4,213 Discovery Miles 42 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Biculturalism and Spanish in Contact: Sociolinguistic Case Studies provides an original and modern analysis of the development of Spanish and its contact with other languages using a sociolinguistic framework from both synchronic and diachronic angles. Split into three sections , (i) Border speech communities , (ii) Outcomes and perceptions in situations of language and dialect contact and (iii) Contact and alternation: social boundaries of language switching, this collection offers new perspectives in the field of language contact and change. Each chapter presents an original study detailing the social factors that have shaped contact varieties of Spanish, providing principal arguments and theories about language use, contact, and change, as well as guided topics for discussion. With its wide scope, this book is a landmark in language interaction processes and studies, and will be a valuable reference for educators, scholars, language professionals and students with an interest in the vitality of the Spanish language in contact with other languages.

Successful Writing at Work (Paperback, 12th edition): Philip Kolin Successful Writing at Work (Paperback, 12th edition)
Philip Kolin
R1,195 R1,080 Discovery Miles 10 800 Save R115 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Learn how to plan, draft, revise, format and produce professional documents and graphics in today's global workplace with Kolin's SUCCESSFUL WRITING AT WORK, 12E. This inviting, easy-to-read approach provides detailed writing guidelines using numerous real examples. Revisions ensure a diverse and inclusive approach to writing, while new coverage examines the impact of COVID-19 on workplace communication and highlights social media and audience analysis. This edition begins by discussing the writing process and collaboration, whether it's in-person or remote. You then examine basic business communication, including resumes and other job search materials. You learn to conduct research and document sources using the latest MLA or APA guidelines. You also master advanced tasks, such as preparing visuals, websites, proposals and presentations. Each assignment strengthens your abilities to solve problems and select the best communication technologies to further your goals.

A Comprehensive Study of Tang Poetry II (Paperback): Lin Geng A Comprehensive Study of Tang Poetry II (Paperback)
Lin Geng; Contributions by Xiaolu An
R1,159 Discovery Miles 11 590 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Tang poetry is one of the most valuable cultural inheritances of Chinese history. Its distinctive aesthetics, delicate language and diverse styles constitute great Literature in itself, as well as a rich topic for literary study. This two-volume set constitutes a classic analysis of Tang poetry in the "Golden Age" of Chinese poetry (618-907 CE). This volume focuses on the prominent Tang poets and poems. Beginning with an introduction to the "four greatest poets"-Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, and Bai Juyi-the author discusses their subjects, language, influence, and key works. The volume also includes essays on a dozen of masterpieces of Tang poetry, categorized by topics such as love and friendship, aspirations and seclusion, as well as travelling and nostalgia. As the author stresses, Tang poetry is worth rereading because it makes us invigorate our mental wellbeing, leaving it powerful and full of vitality. This book will appeal to researchers and students of Chinese literature, especially of classical Chinese poetry. People interested in Chinese culture will also benefit from the book.

Language, Society and Power - An Introduction (Paperback, 6th edition): Annabelle Mooney, Betsy Evans Language, Society and Power - An Introduction (Paperback, 6th edition)
Annabelle Mooney, Betsy Evans
R965 Discovery Miles 9 650 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An accessible and engaging textbook which has been tailored to the author's own Language, Society and Power module so each edition is refined by student feedback. Virtually all English Langauge and Linguistics degrees around the world have a Language and Society/Sociolinguistics module and most are core courses. This is the ideal textbook for both undergraduate students of linguistics as well as those not studying linguistics full-time but who are interested in the study of language and society. Packed with pedagogical features such as activity boxes, chapter summaries, and further reading. Also accompanied by a companion website with updated features such as a 'who's who' of Twitter, links to blogs, and further discussion questions. This makes it the complete package for students of language and society Includes an 'applied' chapter on projects which has been designed to help students understand what sociolinguists do and how they conduct research, intended to help students conduct their own research in turn.

Understanding Discourse Analysis (Paperback): Bernadette Vine Understanding Discourse Analysis (Paperback)
Bernadette Vine
R1,062 Discovery Miles 10 620 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An engaging and comprehensive introduction to discourse analysis ideal for undergraduate students studying this topic for the first time Covers four key approaches to analysing discourse Uses authentic spoken or written texts in all examples Features data from the Wellington Language in the Workplace database Includes a wide range of language examples from around the world

Endangered Languages in the 21st Century (Paperback): Eda Derhemi, Christopher Moseley Endangered Languages in the 21st Century (Paperback)
Eda Derhemi, Christopher Moseley
R1,135 Discovery Miles 11 350 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Endangered Languages in the 21st Century provides research on endangered languages in the contemporary world, the challenges still to be faced, the work still to be done, and the methods and practices that have come to characterize efforts to revive and maintain disadvantaged indigenous languages around the world. With contributions from scholars across the field, the book brings fresh data and insights to this imperative, but still relatively young, field of linguistics. While the studies acknowledge the threat of losing languages in an unprecedented way, they focus on cases that show resilience and explore paths to sustainable progress. The articles are also intended as a celebration of the twenty-five years' work of the Foundation for Endangered Languages, and as a parting gift to FEL's founder and quarter-century chair, Nick Ostler. This book will be informative for researchers, instructors, and specialists in the field of endangered languages. The book can also be useful for university graduate or undergraduate students, and language activists.

Colloquial Russian - The Complete Course For Beginners (Paperback, 5th edition): Svetlana Le Fleming, Susan E. Kay, Mikhail... Colloquial Russian - The Complete Course For Beginners (Paperback, 5th edition)
Svetlana Le Fleming, Susan E. Kay, Mikhail Vodopyanov
R1,284 Discovery Miles 12 840 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Based on a solid grammatical framework that is well structured, well explained, and clearly presented. Realistic, entertaining and contemporary dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios exemplify how the language is used in everyday contexts. Complete course containing everything you need to learn the language, including a grammar summary, two-way glossaries and free audio online.

Freud's Adolescence - Oedipus Complex and Parricidal Tendencies (Paperback): Florian Houssier Freud's Adolescence - Oedipus Complex and Parricidal Tendencies (Paperback)
Florian Houssier
R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

1. A unique look into how Freud's own adolescence informed his own work on adolescent psychoanalysis, amongst other theories; 2. Includes excerpts of letters written by Freud himself to offer a personal insight into his thought process; 3. Written in an accessible and informative way, this book will invite readers from the general public as much as it will appeal to analysts;

A Comprehensive Study of Tang Poetry I (Paperback): Lin Geng A Comprehensive Study of Tang Poetry I (Paperback)
Lin Geng; Contributions by Xiaolu An
R2,233 Discovery Miles 22 330 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Tang poetry is one of the most valuable cultural inheritances of Chinese history. Its distinctive aesthetics, delicate language, and diverse styles constitute great literature in itself, as well as a rich topic for literary study. This two-volume set constitutes a classic analysis of Tang poetry in the "Golden Age" of Chinese poetry (618-907 CE). In this volume, the author provides a general understanding of poetry in the "High Tang" era from a range of perspectives. Starting with an indepth discussion of the Romantic tradition and historical context, the author focuses on poetic language patterns, Youth Spirit, maturity symbols, and prototypes of poetry. The author demonstrates that the most valuable part of Tang poetry is how it can provide people with a new perspective on every aspect of life. This book will appeal to researchers, scholars, and students of Chinese literature and especially of classical Chinese poetry. People interested in Chinese culture more widely will also benefit from this book.

Researching Creativity in Second Language Acquisition (Paperback): Ashleigh Pipes Researching Creativity in Second Language Acquisition (Paperback)
Ashleigh Pipes
R1,116 Discovery Miles 11 160 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Researching Creativity in Second Language Acquisition explains the links between creativity and second language learning and how to propel the research of creativity as an individual difference in second language acquisition forward at multiple levels. It features an array of sample research questions and methods for student and professional researchers, ranging from simple projects that can be executed from start to finish in 15 weeks all the way to multi-year project guidelines for more advanced scholars with additional time and resources. It also features in-class and out-of-class activity suggestions that will reinforce concepts in fun and creative ways. Using this book as a guide will save researchers time and effort in designing and executing their next projects as well as save instructors time in class planning. This book will be an invaluable resource to students and researchers of SLA, applied linguistics, TESOL, and psychology.

Pandemic Communication (Paperback): Stephen M. Croucher, Audra Diers-Lawson Pandemic Communication (Paperback)
Stephen M. Croucher, Audra Diers-Lawson
R1,190 Discovery Miles 11 900 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book details how the processes of communication are affected by the presence of a pandemic and establishes a research agenda of those effects across the broad field of communication studies. Through contributions from experts in communication subdisciplines such as crisis, organizational, interpersonal, health, intergroup, and intercultural, this book provides the reader with a comprehensive view of the emerging field of study "pandemic communication." Each chapter has four primary objectives: to 1) define critical issues of consideration for pandemic communication from its subdiscipline's perspective, 2) examine how communication varies during pandemic(s), 3) provide examples of how pandemic(s) have affected communication, and 4) propose a research agenda to build pandemic communication theory. This book is suited to undergraduate or post-graduate courses or modules in communication studies across a variety of subdisciplines as well as a reference for researchers in the subject.

Brush Conversation in the Sinographic Cosmopolis - Interactional Cross-border Communication Using Literary Sinitic in Early... Brush Conversation in the Sinographic Cosmopolis - Interactional Cross-border Communication Using Literary Sinitic in Early Modern East Asia (Hardcover)
David C.S. Li, Reijiro Aoyama, Tak-sum Wong
R5,012 Discovery Miles 50 120 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

For hundreds of years until the 1900s, in today's China, Japan, North and South Korea, and Vietnam, literati of Classical Chinese or Literary Sinitic (wenyan ) could communicate in writing interactively, despite not speaking each other's languages. This book outlines the historical background of, and the material conditions that led to, widespread literacy development in premodern and early modern East Asia, where reading and writing for formal purposes was conducted in Literary Sinitic. To exemplify how 'silent conversation' or 'brush-assisted conversation' is possible through writing-mediated brushed interaction, synchronously face-to-face, this book presents contextualized examples from recurrent contexts involving (i) boat drifters; (ii) traveling literati; and (iii) diplo- matic envoys. Where profound knowledge of classical canons and literary works in Sinitic was a shared attribute of the brush-talkers concerned, their brush-talk would characteristically be intertwined with poetic improvisation. Being the first monograph in English to address this fascinating lingua-cultural practice and cross-border communication phenomenon, which was possibly sui generis in Sinographic East Asia, it will be of interest to students of not only East Asian languages and linguistics, history, international relations, and diplomacy, but also (historical) pragmatics, sociolinguistics, sociology of language, scripts and writing systems, and cultural and linguistic anthropology.

Things Are Against Us (Hardcover): Lucy Ellmann Things Are Against Us (Hardcover)
Lucy Ellmann; Illustrated by Diana Hope
R516 R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Save R83 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Language Acquisition - The Basics (Paperback): Paul Ibbotson Language Acquisition - The Basics (Paperback)
Paul Ibbotson
R589 Discovery Miles 5 890 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Language Acquisition: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the must-know issues in child language development. Covering key topics drawn from contemporary psychology, linguistics and neuroscience, readers are introduced to fundamental concepts, methods, controversies, and discoveries. It follows the remarkable journey children take; from becoming sensitive to language before birth, to the time they string their first words together; from when they use language playfully, to when they tell stories, hold conversations, and share complex ideas. Using examples from 73 different languages, Ibbotson sets this development in a diverse cross-cultural context, as well as describing the universal psychological foundations that allow language to happen. This book, which includes further reading suggestions in each chapter and a glossary of key terms, is the perfect easy-to-understand introductory text for students, teachers, clinicians or anyone with an interest in language development. Drawing together the latest research on typical, atypical and multilingual development, it is the concise beginner's guide to the field.

The Cathedral (Paperback): Clive Sansom The Cathedral (Paperback)
Clive Sansom
R882 Discovery Miles 8 820 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Originally published in 1958, The Cathedral is a verse sequence evoking the spirit of an English cathedral and the characters associated with its history. Although Salisbury is at its core, the book does not focus on the portrait of one specific cathedral, but instead includes features from many. It brings to life the figures that it portrays, giving voices to a wide variety of characters from the Peasant's Daughter to The Devil, and the Spire-Builder to the Queen. The Cathedral will appeal to those with an interest in poetry, Christianity, and religious architecture.

Teaching and Learning Arabic Grammar - Theory, Practice, and Research (Paperback): Zeinab A Taha, Kassem M. Wahba, Manuela E B... Teaching and Learning Arabic Grammar - Theory, Practice, and Research (Paperback)
Zeinab A Taha, Kassem M. Wahba, Manuela E B Giolfo
R1,175 Discovery Miles 11 750 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* An original volume that comprehensively addresses principles, strategies, and techniques of teaching Arabic * Brings together renowned TAFL scholars from around the world to present a range of perspectives * Presents both research findings and pedagogical techniques on teaching Arabic as a second or foreign language * Covers both Arabic grammar and SLA (second language acquisition) research and theory

Notelets of Filth - A Companion Reader to Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's Emilia (Paperback): Laura Kressly, Aida Patient, Kimberly... Notelets of Filth - A Companion Reader to Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's Emilia (Paperback)
Laura Kressly, Aida Patient, Kimberly A Williams
R1,103 Discovery Miles 11 030 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This collection of short, accessible essays serves as a supplementary text to Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's play, Emilia. Critically acclaimed and beloved by audiences, this innovative and ground-breaking show is a speculative history, an imaginative (re)telling of the life of English Renaissance poet Aemilia Bassano Lanyer. This book features essays by theatre practitioners, activists, and scholars and informed by intersectional feminist, critical race, queer, and postcolonial analyses will enable students and their teachers across secondary school and higher education to consider the play's major themes from a wide variety of theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives. This volume explores the current events and cultural contexts that informed the writing and performing of Emilia between 2017 and 2019, various aspects of the professional London productions, critical and audience responses, and best practices for teaching the play to university and secondary school students. It includes a foreword by Emilia playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of theatre, arts activism, feminist literature, and theory.

Hamlet's Hereditary Queen - Performing Shakespeare's Silent Female Power (Paperback): Kerrie Roberts Hamlet's Hereditary Queen - Performing Shakespeare's Silent Female Power (Paperback)
Kerrie Roberts
R1,098 Discovery Miles 10 980 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

WHY PUBLISH: - The author applies over 15 years experience and insights as a theatre practitioner to her argument. - The book offers a fresh vantage point for a play that has been exhaustively analysed. - Shakespeare scholarship travels well globally, and so the work will appeal to a broad, international, English-speaking audience.

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