This book features an ideal linguistic and cultural preparation for anyone planning to study Spanish abroad, covering culture, society, education, young people, work and health. "Pasaporte al Mundo Hispano Segunda Edicion" is an advanced Spanish language course designed specifically to prepare students linguistically and culturally for their year abroad. The chapters and exercises build up students' linguistic competence by working with texts and voices from different parts of the Spanish speaking world, as well as developing traditional linguistic skills.The second edition of this bestselling textbook has been completely rewritten. Each chapter includes exercises based on: authentic Spanish and Latin American texts; a variety of grammatical topics; English texts for translation into Spanish; audio and video recordings of different Hispanic voices; and, a range of simulations, role plays, debates, etc.Chapters cover themes of the Hispanic World such as culture, society, education, young people, work and health. Using a variety of primary sources, "Pasaporte al Mundo Hispano Segunda Edicion" is the ideal practical textbook for advanced students of Spanish.

Reading and Speaking about Russian Newspapers is a textbook for advanced-level Russian language students. Newspaper articles of general interest serve as the basis for numerous exercises intended to help the student gain an active knowledge of the vocabulary and phraseology characteristic of written and spoken Russian and essential for reading and communicating in Russian at an advanced level. Special attention is devoted to word formation and the use of new vocabulary and phraseologies in their typical contexts.

A review vocabulary list at the end of each lesson indicates words the student is expected to master in each lesson, and a cumulative vocabulary list at the end of the text shows where each item occurs. The grammatical supplements to the text (the basic meanings of verbal prefixes, the basic types of Russian verbs, and a thorough review of the formation and use of verbal adverbs and adjectives) provide the necessary reference material for this text.

The accompanying workbook contains written homework exercises for the reinforcement of new material in each lesson. Previous editions of this text have been received favorably by Russian language instructors both in the USA and in Russia.

Workbook to accompany Reading & Speaking About Russian Newspapers.

This title contains over 65 games, including anagrams, hidden words, crossword puzzles, and scrambled sentences, to help users learn basic vocabulary skills. It also includes an answer key.

This expanded edition serves as a comprehensive reference guide as well as a systematic, learner-centered approach for native English-speaking students. The author addresses the most common problems of writing in French, and progresses from words to sentences to paragraphs to the elaboration of accurate and authentic expository prose.

Far and away the most useful analysis of characters for beginner, intermediate student. 1,000 most important characters analyzed according to primitives, phonetics, historical development. Traditional method offers mnemonic aid to student of Chinese, Japanese.

The Grammar Book introduces teachers and future teachers to English grammatical constructions. This highly acclaimed text, used both as a course book and as a grammar reference guide, is suitable for all teachers of English. What sets it apart from other grammar books is its unique pedagogical focus: It describes not only how each grammatical construction is formed, but also its meaning and its use. Grammar is seen to be a resource for making meaning in textually and socially appropriate ways.

Speak Cantonese, Book Three, is one of a series of books that teaches the modern spoken language of Cantonese, one of the major dialects of Chinese. As appropriate for a text of its kind, it is entirely in romaniation. This volume is the last of the Speak Cantonese series. It emphasizes introducing more idiomatic expressions heard in daily-life situations- a chat in a teahouse, an argument on a bus, a skit broadcast on the radio, etc.

First time in book form! A successful program for teaching 3,500 vocabulary words that successful people need to know, based on America's #1 bestselling audio vocabulary series.

"People judge you by the words you use." Millions of Americans know this phrase from radio and print advertising for the Verbal Advantage audio series, which has sold over 100,000 copies. Now this bestselling information is available for the first time in book form, in an easy-to-follow, graduated vocabulary building program that teaches an outstanding vocabulary in just ten steps.

Unlike other vocabulary books, Verbal Advantage provides a complete learning experience, with clear explanations of meanings, word histories, usages, pronunciation, and more. Far more than a cram session for a standardized test, the book is designed as a lifetime vocabulary builder, teaching a vocabulary shared by only the top percentage of Americans, with a proven method that helps the knowledge last.

A 10-step vocabulary program teaches 500 key words and 3,000 synonyms.
Lively, accessible writing from an expert author and radio personality.  

Students familiar with Precy Espiritu's widely used beginning language text Let's Speak Ilokano will welcome Intermediate Ilokano. Each of the twelve lessons consists of eight major components: reading, vocabulary study, story, questions for conversation, grammar notes, writing practice, fluency practice, and culture notes. The text integrates eclectic approaches to language teaching and learning and encourages active participation by students. Intermediate Ilokano is intended for students with one year of college-level Ilokano but is also appropriate for younger learners at a comparable level. Precy Espiritu is associate professor and coordinator of the Ilokano Language and Literature Program at the University of Hawai'i.

Learning to write fluidly in Arabic takes practice. This short workbook helps beginning learners practice each letter in all of its forms by tracing real Arabic words. Learners trace different words across each line to practice letter formation on tracing paper that is bound into the book. The words, handwritten by a native Arabic speaker, show a natural flow and present a model of clean handwriting. Write Arabic Now! can be used independently or alongside a textbook giving beginning learners a proven, effective means of improving their Arabic handwriting. Along with the workbook, audio of the practice words is also provided. Listening to the words as learners trace the handwriting facilitates acquisition of the Arabic writing and phonetic system, which strengthens reading comprehension skills. Audio of the words will be freely available on the Georgetown University Press website (press.georgetown.edu) as downloadable MP3s.

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Previously published by Ardis, this is the standard work for building practical skills in interpretation of Russian

This book is a synthesis of important topics in studying multilingualism: dynamic multilingualism, translanguaging, language policy, bilingual education, and bilingualism and cognition. The author as an immigrant herself integrated personal and dramatic experiences around most of the topics to show how they influence the lives of immigrants around the globe. The author's aim is to reach the readers in a personal way. The issue of translanguaging and social justice is crucial for the book. The studies on bilingualism and cognition give amazing results on how bilingual children profit from increased metalinguistic awareness, abstract thinking, creativity, working memory, attention control, to name just a few. Bilingualism is shown to be a real gift for human understanding. The original feature of this book is the integration of excerpts of the interviews the author conducted with the experts in the field of bilingualism: Ellen Bialystok, Jim Cummins, Ofelia Garci a, Christine He lot, Nancy Hornberger, and Catherine Snow. For each topic their opinions are combined with future directions in the research on bilingualism that can certainly inspire other researchers in the field. Finally, this book is called Drama of Multilingualism: Literature Review and Liberation, and it is exactly that, informing and affecting those who want to embark on this dramatic journey of exploring multilingualism.

Das Buch enthalt einen Kurs fur Anfanger und fortgeschrittene Anfanger, wobei die Texte auf Deutsch und auf Niederlandisch nebeneinanderstehen. Die Motivation des Schulers wird durch lustige Alltagsgeschichten uber das Kennenlernen neuer Freunde, Studieren, die Arbeitssuche, das Arbeiten etc. aufrechterhalten. Die dabei verwendete Methode basiert auf der naturlichen menschlichen Gabe, sich Woerter zu merken, die immer wieder und systematisch im Text auftauchen. Satze werden stets aus den im vorherigen Kapitel erklarten Woertern gebildet. Das zweite und die folgenden Kapitel des Anfangerkurses haben nur jeweils etwa dreissig neue Woerter. Die Audiodateien sind auf www.lppbooks.com/Dutch/FirstDutchReader/ inklusive erhaltlich.