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The Role of Corpus Linguistics in the Ethnography of a Closed Community - Survival Communication (Paperback): Kieran Harrington The Role of Corpus Linguistics in the Ethnography of a Closed Community - Survival Communication (Paperback)
Kieran Harrington
R1,227 Discovery Miles 12 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Role of Corpus Linguistics in the Ethnography of a Closed Community analyses the interactions of immigrants within an Irish reception centre for asylum seekers to highlight the instinctive resourcefulness of people who are faced with the challenge of communicating when there is no common language or culture. Based on three years of ethnographical observation and using an illuminating and innovative blending of applied methodologies, chiefly corpus linguistics, ethnography and conversation analysis, this book: Draws upon a corpus of 98,000 words; Examines the use of English in the interactions of residents with one another and those with English speaking staff of the centre; Challenges constructs such as speech community, communicative competence and interlanguage. This book is essential reading for academics and upper-level undergraduates or graduates working in the areas of Corpus Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, and those interested in research methodologies. It will also prove to be of significant interest to people interested in migration studies and to providers of English language education to immigrants.

Working With Adults with Communication Difficulties in the Criminal Justice System - A Practical Guide for Speech and Language... Working With Adults with Communication Difficulties in the Criminal Justice System - A Practical Guide for Speech and Language Therapists (Hardcover)
Jacqui Learoyd, Karen Bryan
R4,088 Discovery Miles 40 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

• there is currently a gap in the market as people who want to know more about adults in the criminal justice system with communication needs • because this is a fairly new field for SLTs, the book is a must buy because it offers knowledge and confidence building in a situation where often the SLT is lone working with minimal supervision • this resource would be practical and offers ready-made templates to busy clinicians who might not have time to create their own • SLT placement in CJS is increasing and this would be a must have support for any student placement. • There is always a political drive to reduce reoffending and prevent offending, this book will speak to that wider political agenda and offer insight

The Celtic Languages (Paperback, 2nd edition): Nicole M uller, Martin J. Ball The Celtic Languages (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Nicole M uller, Martin J. Ball
R1,440 Discovery Miles 14 400 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Celtic Languages describes in depth all the Celtic languages from historical, structural and sociolinguistic perspectives with individual chapters on Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Breton and Cornish. This second edition has been thoroughly revised to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the modern Celtic languages and their current sociolinguistic status along with complete descriptions of the historical languages. This comprehensive volume is arranged in four parts. The first part offers a description of the typological aspects of the Celtic languages followed by a scene setting historical account of the emergence of these languages. Chapters devoted to Continental Celtic, Old and Middle Irish, and Old and Middle Welsh follow. Parts two and three are devoted to linguistic descriptions of the contemporary languages. Part two has chapters on Irish, Scots Gaelic and Manx, while Part three covers Welsh, Breton and Cornish. Part four is devoted to the sociolinguistic situation of the four contemporary Celtic languages and a final chapter describes the status of the two revived languages Cornish and Manx. With contributions from a variety of scholars of the highest reputation, The Celtic Languages continues to be an invaluable tool for both students and teachers of linguistics, especially those with an interest in typology, language universals and the unique sociolinguistic position which the Celtic languages occupy. Dr Martin J. Ball is Hawthorne-BoRSF Endowed Professor, and Director of the Hawthorne Research Center, at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Dr Ball has over 120 academic publications. Among his books are The Use of Welsh, Mutation in Welsh, and Welsh Phonetics. Dr Nicole Muller is Hawthorne-BoRSF Endowed Professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Among her books are Mutation in Welsh, and Agents in Early Irish and Early Welsh.

Pop Culture in Language Education - Theory, Research, Practice (Paperback): Valentin Werner, Friederike Tegge Pop Culture in Language Education - Theory, Research, Practice (Paperback)
Valentin Werner, Friederike Tegge
R1,247 Discovery Miles 12 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Pop Culture in Language Education provides comprehensive insight on how studies of pop culture can inform language teaching and learning. The volume offers a state-of-the-art overview of empirically informed, cutting-edge research that tackles both theoretical concerns and practical implications. The book focuses on how a diverse array of pop culture artifacts such as pop and rap music, movies and TV series, comics and cartoons, fan fiction, and video games can be exploited for the development of language skills. It establishes the study of pop culture and its language as a serious subfield within language education and applied linguistics and explores how studies of pop culture, its language, and its non-linguistic affordances can inform language education at various levels of proficiency and with various learner populations. Presenting a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research approaches including case studies on how pop culture has been used successfully in language education in and beyond the classroom, this book will be of great interest for academics, researchers, and students in the field of language education, applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics, as well as for language teachers and materials developers.

Kinesemiotics - Modelling How Choreographed Movement Means in Space (Paperback): Arianna Maiorani Kinesemiotics - Modelling How Choreographed Movement Means in Space (Paperback)
Arianna Maiorani
R1,219 Discovery Miles 12 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This innovative work introduces the interdisciplinary field of research of kinesemiotics, offering a new adaptable model and means of analysis for understanding forms of movement-based communication, such as dance, that use a codified language shared by a community of users. It begins with a theoretical overview and review of existing literature on the main approaches to movement-based communication, specifically dance, which underpin kinesemiotics as an area of study. It reaffirms previous work which established dance as a form of embodied communication in that it encompasses a wide range of semiotic styles and forms shared by communities of "speakers." In collaboration with the English National Ballet, Maiorani employs the genre of ballet as a means through which to understand and analyse some of the key concepts of kinesemiotics, mainly that of space as a semiotic dimension and "motivated movement," or movement with meaning. Supported by automated movement recognition tools from the fields of bio-robotics engineering and computer science, Maiorani argues for ballet's capacity, when movements are projected into meaningful space, to extend beyond sequences of physical movements to become a meaning making practice. Kinesemiotics advances interdisciplinary research in the fields of social semiotics, media and communication, multimodality, linguistics, and performance studies and will be of particular interest to students and scholars in these areas.

English for Everyone: Intermediate and Advanced Box Set - Course and Practice Books-Four-Book Self-Study Program (Paperback): Dk English for Everyone: Intermediate and Advanced Box Set - Course and Practice Books-Four-Book Self-Study Program (Paperback)
Dk
R2,299 R1,794 Discovery Miles 17 940 Save R505 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How English Works: A Linguistic Introduction - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 3rd edition): Anne Curzan, Michael... How English Works: A Linguistic Introduction - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Anne Curzan, Michael Adams
R2,152 Discovery Miles 21 520 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This accessible introduction to the structure of English, general theories in linguistics, and important issues in sociolinguistics, is the first text written specifically for English and Education majors. This engaging introductory language/linguistics textbook provides more extensive coverage of issues of particular interest to English majors and future English instructors. It invites all students to connect academic linguistics to the everyday use of the English language around them. The book's approach taps students' natural curiosity about the English language. Through exercises and discussion questions about ongoing changes in English, How English Works asks students to become active participants in the construction of linguistic knowledge.

ISE Career Directions: New Paths to Your Ideal Career (Paperback, 7th edition): Donna Yena ISE Career Directions: New Paths to Your Ideal Career (Paperback, 7th edition)
Donna Yena
R1,750 Discovery Miles 17 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Career Directions will prepare you to enter and succeed in today's workplace. Designed to help you create your distinct personal brand and effectively tell YOUR STORY to prospective employers, distinguish yourself in today's highly competitive employment market in ways that lead you to successful interviews to land and maintain your ideal career. More than just a text on job searches and career planning, Career Directions and the Career Handbook are your complete career management reference tools for preparing you to find your first position after graduation or guide you through a career transition. You will find yourself referring back to them at different points in your career to explore new opportunities or affirm the course you are on. This 7th edition of Career Directions continues to focus on new paths to your ideal career that include:*Social media profiles*Online career portfolios*Multiple resume versions*Maximizing the use of keywordsWith over thirty years of experience in career development and human resources, author Donna Yena brings a practitioner's perspective to Career Directions. Her experience as Vice President of Career Development and Alumni Relations at Johnson & Wales University, along with her background as a manager, instructor, and curriculum designer, contribute to the advice and techniques found in Career Directions: New Paths to Your Ideal Career and the Career Handbook.

Colloquial Panjabi - The Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback, 2nd edition): Mangat Rai Bhardwaj Colloquial Panjabi - The Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Mangat Rai Bhardwaj
R2,021 Discovery Miles 20 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Colloquial Panjabi: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Panjabi as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Panjabi in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Panjabi is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout. Key features include: A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Panjabi-speaking areas. An overview of the sounds of Panjabi Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Panjabi is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Panjabi. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills. A wealth of additional text material is also provided on the website. This supplementary material builds on the foundation provided in the Colloquial Panjabi course and will develop your language skills beyond the beginner level into intermediate study.

The Hidden History of Coined Words (Hardcover): Ralph Keyes The Hidden History of Coined Words (Hardcover)
Ralph Keyes
R790 R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Save R143 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Successful word-coinages - those that stay in currency for a good long time - tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes's The Hidden History of Coined Words explores the etymological underworld of terms and expressions and uncovers plenty of hidden gems. He also finds some fascinating patterns, such as that successful neologisms are as likely to be created by chance as by design. A remarkable number of new words were coined whimsically, originally intended to troll or taunt. Knickers, for example, resulted from a hoax; big bang from an insult. Casual wisecracking produced software, crowdsource, and blog. More than a few resulted from happy accidents, such as typos, mistranslations, and mishearing (bigly and buttonhole), or from being taken entirely out of context (robotics). Neologizers (a Thomas Jefferson coinage) include not just scholars and writers but cartoonists, columnists, children's book authors. Wimp originated with a book series, as did goop, and nerd from a book by Dr. Seuss. Coinages are often contested, controversy swirling around such terms as gonzo, mojo, and booty call. Keyes considers all contenders, while also leading us through the fray between new word partisans, and those who resist them strenuously. He concludes with advice about how to make your own successful coinage. The Hidden History of Coined Words will appeal not just to word mavens but history buffs, trivia contesters, and anyone who loves the immersive power of language.

Language Teaching with Video-Based Technologies - Creativity and CALL Teacher Education (Paperback): Michael Thomas, Christel... Language Teaching with Video-Based Technologies - Creativity and CALL Teacher Education (Paperback)
Michael Thomas, Christel Schneider
R1,232 Discovery Miles 12 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the implications of technology-mediated project-based language learning for CALL teacher development, focusing on the role of video-based instruction in elucidating challenges and opportunities to promote learner creativity in the language classroom. The volume builds on existing literature on project-based language learning by extending the focus on the affordances of machinima, digital video created by teachers and learners to capture experience in 3D immersive games or virtual worlds. Drawing on data from a large-scale research project featuring case studies that examine different facets of CALL teacher education, the book calls attention to language learning and teaching strategies that encourage both learners and teachers to develop innovative approaches in the language classroom and how such approaches promote the integration of lifelong learning skills alongside traditional linguistic competencies. Offering a dynamic contribution to the growing literature on the interface of language learning and teaching and technology, this book will appeal to students and researchers in applied linguistics and language and education, as well as those interested in the latest developments in CALL.

Introducing Researching English for Specific Purposes (Hardcover): Lindy Woodrow Introducing Researching English for Specific Purposes (Hardcover)
Lindy Woodrow
R4,068 Discovery Miles 40 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* An introductory and accessible guide to conducting research for English for Specific Purposes (ESP), providing examples and resources throughout to ensure that the guidance is as comprehensive as possible for the researcher. * Following a research project from the initial idea to execution, this volume covers conducting ESP research by covering the theoretical and methodological approaches needed for effectively conducting and presenting research. * Whilst existing volumes exploring research focus on applied linguistics at an advanced level, our book takes a particular focus on conducting ESP research, and particularly is aimed at an introductory level.

Spanglish - The Making of a New American Language (Paperback): Ilan Stavans Spanglish - The Making of a New American Language (Paperback)
Ilan Stavans
R441 R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Save R77 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With the release of the census figures in 2000, Latino America wasanointed the future driving force of American culture. The emergence of Spanglish as a form of communication is one of the more influential markers of an America gone Latino. Spanish, present on this continent since the fifteenth century, when Iberian explorers sought to colonize territories in what are now Florida, New Mexico, Texas, and California, has become ubiquitous in the last few decades. The nation's unofficial second language, it is highly visible on several 24-hour TV networks and on more than 200 radio stations across the country.

But Spanish north of the Rio Grande has not spread in its pure Iberian form. On the contrary, a signature of the brewing "Latin Fever" that has swept the United States since the mid-1980s is the astonishing creative linguistic amalgam of tongues used by people of Hispanic descent, not only in major cities but in rural areas as well -- neither Spanish nor English, but a hybrid, known only as Spanglish.

A Narrative Approach to Social Media Mourning - Small Stories and Affective Positioning (Paperback): Korina Giaxoglou A Narrative Approach to Social Media Mourning - Small Stories and Affective Positioning (Paperback)
Korina Giaxoglou
R1,229 Discovery Miles 12 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book investigates how social media are reconfiguring dying, death, and mourning. Taking a narrative approach, it argues that dying, death, and mourning are shared online as small stories of the moment, which are organized around transgressive moments and events with motivational, participatory, or connective scope. Through the different case studies discussed, this book presents an empirical framework for analyzing small stories of dying, death and mourning as practices of sharing which become associated with specific modes of affective positioning, i.e. modulations of different degrees of distance or proximity to the death event and the dead, the networked audience(s), and the affective self. The book calls for the study of affect as integral to narrative activity and opens up broader questions about how stories and emotion are mobilized in digital cultures for accruing audiences, value (social or economic), and visibility. It will be of interest to researchers in narrative analysis, the anthropology and sociology of emotion, digital communication, media and cultural studies, and (digital) death and dying.

Multimodal Approaches to Media Discourses - Reconstructing the Age of Austerity in the United Kingdom (Paperback): Tim Griebel,... Multimodal Approaches to Media Discourses - Reconstructing the Age of Austerity in the United Kingdom (Paperback)
Tim Griebel, Stefan Evert, Philipp Heinrich
R1,236 Discovery Miles 12 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Multimodal Approaches to Media Discourses brings together contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars on corpus-assisted analyses of multimodal data on austerity discourses in the United Kingdom, which extend and expand on the understanding of austerity but also of the methodologies used to analyse multimodal corpora. The volume demonstrates how the austerity measures introduced in response to global economic and financial crises in recent years can be viewed as being more complexly layered than they appear, not simply reduced to their connections to spending cuts and fiscal debt. The book employs an innovative methodological approach, in which established and emerging scholars from linguistics and computational and social sciences critically reflect on the exact same set of data - multimodal texts and articles from The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph from 2010 to 2016. This framework allows for the exploration of the role of the media in mediating the public's assessment of austerity and the ideas, actors, emotions, geographies and broader material context which contribute to such perceptions. In so doing, the volume also offers unique insights into systematic analyses to multimodal data which may be applied to other topics and connected with other disciplines. Enhancing our awareness and assessment of austerity in public discourse and of the methodologies to study it, this book is key reading for students and researchers in discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, multimodality, and those working at the intersection of these fields.

Social Theory and Language - The Construction of Meaning (Paperback): Glyn Williams Social Theory and Language - The Construction of Meaning (Paperback)
Glyn Williams
R1,251 Discovery Miles 12 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the historical developments underpinning our present understandings of the relationship between language and the social by integrating the study of language with key strands of sociological theory.// The book posits that theory conditions how objects are constructed and in turn the meanings allocated to them and explores the implications for the relationship between language and the social. The volume traces this relationship from its foundations in the work of Enlightenment philosophers, in which sociology and linguistics emerged as coherent disciplines. Taking this work as a point of departure, the book examines the unfolding of the interplay between language and the social across developments in sociological theory in subsequent eras, encompassing such strands as Marxism, functionalism, interactionism, anti-foundationalism, poststructuralism, critical theory, and critical realism. A final chapter turns its eye toward contemporary sociolinguistics and its treatment of different sociological perspectives and future directions for its continued development. // Reflecting on trajectories in sociological theory toward informing our understanding of the relationship between language and the social today, this book will be key reading for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, philosophy of language, and those working in sociology and geography with an interest in language issues.

Exploring English Language Teaching in Post-Soviet Era Countries - Perspectives from Azerbaijan (Paperback): Tamilla Mammadova Exploring English Language Teaching in Post-Soviet Era Countries - Perspectives from Azerbaijan (Paperback)
Tamilla Mammadova
R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Exploring English Language Teaching in Post-Soviet Era Countries analyses different elements of English language teaching from the Soviet era to a new era of Westernised influence. This work provides an insight into the problems that occur in present-day English language education in post-Soviet era countries, considering English language teaching at all stages of education. The book outlines the challenges that many countries of the former Soviet Union experienced at the turn of the twenty-first century and relates these to education as a crucial social phenomenon. It considers the teaching of English as a lingua franca at all education levels in the countries of the former Soviet Union, with particular emphasis on universities. Using empirical research from case studies in Azerbaijan, the book considers whether post-Soviet era countries have truly moved towards a Westernised model of language education or simply imitated one. This book is the first of its kind to treat the problem by listening to teachers' and students' voices as the major actors of the educational process. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of English language education, education in Eastern Europe and applied linguistics.

Student Writing Tutors in Their Own Words - Global Voices on Writing Centers and Beyond (Hardcover): Max Orsini, Loren Kleinman Student Writing Tutors in Their Own Words - Global Voices on Writing Centers and Beyond (Hardcover)
Max Orsini, Loren Kleinman
R4,042 Discovery Miles 40 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Student Writing Tutors in Their Own Words collects personal narratives from writing tutors around the world, providing tutors, faculty, and writing center professionals with a diverse and experience-based understanding of the writing support process. Filling a major gap in the research on writing center theory, first-year writing pedagogy, and higher education academic support resources, this book provides narrative evidence of students' own experiences with learning assistance discourse communities. It features a variety of voices that address how academic support resources such as writing centers have served as the nucleus for students' (i.e., both tutors and their clients) sense of community and self, ultimately providing a space for freedom of discourse and expression. It includes narratives from writing tutors supporting students in unconventional spaces such as prisons, tutors offering support in war-torn countries, and students in international centers facing challenges of distance learning, access, and language barriers. The essays in this collection reveal pedagogical takeaways and insights about both student and tutor collaborative experiences in writing center spaces. These essays are a valuable resource for student writing tutors and anyone involved with them, including composition instructors and scholars, writing center professionals, and any faculty or administrators involved with academic support programs.

Reconsidering Context in Language Assessment - Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Social Theories, and Validity (Hardcover): Janna... Reconsidering Context in Language Assessment - Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Social Theories, and Validity (Hardcover)
Janna Fox, Natasha Artemeva
R3,938 Discovery Miles 39 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume reconsiders the problem of context in language testing and other modes of assessment from the perspective of transdisciplinarity. Transdisciplinary assessment research brings together collaborators who draw on the strengths of their differing backgrounds and expertise in order to address high-stakes complex socially-relevant problems. Traditional treatments of context in language assessment research have generally been informed by individualist cognitive theories within measurement and psychometrics. The additive potential of alternative social theories, including theories of genre, situated learning, distributed cognition, and intercultural communication, has largely been overlooked. In this book, the benefits of socio-theoretical reconsiderations of context are discussed and further exemplified in transdisciplinary research studies that investigate the use of assessment in classroom and workplace settings. The book offers a renewed view of context in arguments for the validity of assessment practices, and will be of interest to assessment researchers, practitioners, and students in applied linguistics, education, educational psychology, language testing, and other related disciplines and fields.

Title IX and the Protection of Pregnant and Parenting College Students - Realities and Challenges (Hardcover): Catherine L.... Title IX and the Protection of Pregnant and Parenting College Students - Realities and Challenges (Hardcover)
Catherine L. Riley, Alexis Hutchinson, Carley Dix
R4,061 Discovery Miles 40 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the discrepancies among what protections Title IX provides to pregnant and parenting students, what colleges communicate, and what pregnant and parenting students actually experience. To actually protect pregnant and parenting students, the authors argue that a school must provide multifaceted support that is effectively communicated to an entire campus community, including students who are parenting, who are pregnant, and who may become pregnant. The first part of the book portrays the realities of pregnancy and parenting in college. The chapters illuminate related Title IX applications, population demographics, how unplanned pregnancies in college occur, and physical and mental health challenges that these students often experience. The authors then discuss what compliance with Title IX legally entails and why meeting it is often an afterthought. In the second half of the book, the authors use mixed-methods research to map the compliance landscapes of three schools in the southeast as examples: a large state school, a mid-size private university, and a small private college. Offering eye-opening interviews with pregnant and parenting students, interdisciplinary research, and proposals for multifaceted support and communication on college campuses, this volume will engage students, scholars, and activists with an interest in higher education administration, educational policy, reproductive health, bioethics, gender studies, and rhetoric.

Communication in the 2020s - Viewing Our World Through the Eyes of Communication Scholars (Paperback): Christina S. Beck Communication in the 2020s - Viewing Our World Through the Eyes of Communication Scholars (Paperback)
Christina S. Beck
R1,171 Discovery Miles 11 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides an inside look at the discipline of Communication. In this collection of chapters, top scholars from a wide range of subfields discuss how they have experienced and how they study the crucial issues of our time. The 2020s opened with a series of events with massive implications for the ways we communicate, from the COVID-19 pandemic, a summer of protests for social justice, and climate change-related natural disasters, to one of the most contentious presidential elections in modern U.S. history. The chapters in this book provide snapshots of many of these issues as seen through the eyes of specialists in the major subfields of Communication, including interpersonal, organizational, strategic, environmental, religious, social justice, risk, sport, health, family, instructional, and political communication. Written in an informal style that blends personal narrative with accessible explanation of basic concepts, the book is ideal for introducing students to the range and practical applications of Communication discipline. This book comprises a valuable companion text for Introduction to Communication courses as well as a primary resource for Capstone and Introduction to Graduate Studies courses. Further, this collection provides meaningful insights for Communication scholars as we look ahead to the remainder of the 2020s and beyond.

Communication in the 2020s - Viewing Our World Through the Eyes of Communication Scholars (Hardcover): Christina S. Beck Communication in the 2020s - Viewing Our World Through the Eyes of Communication Scholars (Hardcover)
Christina S. Beck
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides an inside look at the discipline of Communication. In this collection of chapters, top scholars from a wide range of subfields discuss how they have experienced and how they study the crucial issues of our time. The 2020s opened with a series of events with massive implications for the ways we communicate, from the COVID-19 pandemic, a summer of protests for social justice, and climate change-related natural disasters, to one of the most contentious presidential elections in modern U.S. history. The chapters in this book provide snapshots of many of these issues as seen through the eyes of specialists in the major subfields of Communication, including interpersonal, organizational, strategic, environmental, religious, social justice, risk, sport, health, family, instructional, and political communication. Written in an informal style that blends personal narrative with accessible explanation of basic concepts, the book is ideal for introducing students to the range and practical applications of Communication discipline. This book comprises a valuable companion text for Introduction to Communication courses as well as a primary resource for Capstone and Introduction to Graduate Studies courses. Further, this collection provides meaningful insights for Communication scholars as we look ahead to the remainder of the 2020s and beyond.

Language Incompetence - Learning to Communicate through Cancer, Disability, and Anomalous Embodiment (Hardcover): Suresh... Language Incompetence - Learning to Communicate through Cancer, Disability, and Anomalous Embodiment (Hardcover)
Suresh Canagarajah
R4,065 Discovery Miles 40 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

the generative and resistant value of human vulnerability the importance of vulnerability in motivating engagement with social networks and material ecologies for productive thinking, communication, and community how relational ethics emerge as important for social and communicative life

Digital Literacies (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Mark Pegrum, Nicky Hockly, Gavin Dudeney Digital Literacies (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Mark Pegrum, Nicky Hockly, Gavin Dudeney
R4,080 Discovery Miles 40 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dramatic shifts in our communication landscape have made it crucial for language teaching to go beyond print literacy and encompass the digital literacies which are increasingly central to learners' personal, social, educational and professional lives. By situating these digital literacies within a clear theoretical framework, this book provides educators and students alike with not just the background for a deeper understanding of these key 21st-century skills, but also the rationale for integrating these skills into classroom practice. This is the first methodology book to address not just why but also how to teach digital literacies in the English language classroom. This book provides: A theoretical framework through which to categorise and prioritise digital literacies Practical classroom activities to help learners and teachers develop digital literacies in tandem with key language skills A thorough analysis of the pedagogical implications of developing digital literacies in teaching practice A consideration of exactly how to integrate digital literacies into the English language syllabus Suggestions for teachers on how to continue their own professional development through PLNs (Personal Learning Networks), and how to access teacher development opportunities online. This book is ideal for English language teachers, English language learners of all ages and levels, academics and researchers of all age groups and levels, academics and students researching digital literacies, and anyone looking to expand their understanding of digital literacies within a teaching framework.

Persian in International Relations and Foreign Policy - A Content-Based Approach (Hardcover): Mohamad Esmaili-Sardari, Daria... Persian in International Relations and Foreign Policy - A Content-Based Approach (Hardcover)
Mohamad Esmaili-Sardari, Daria Mizza
R3,924 Discovery Miles 39 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Each chapter includes a sequence of activities followed by a final project and a test in which language skills are assessed. This design is suitable for use in teacher-led, blended, and online instructional environments, as well as by independent learners. Provides instructional strategies for effectively meeting student needs, such as moving from nonlinguistic to linguistic output, moving from words to sentences to connected discourse, breaking down a task into manageable subtasks, and allowing for ample preparation and planning. With each activity are recommendations for which technology to select with a step-by-step explanation to guide its use and enhance the activity's pedagogical effectiveness.

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