A volume in Research in Second Language LearningJoAnn Hammadou Sullivan, Series EditorIn 2002, this series was launched with its first volume, Literacy and the Second LanguageLearner, which contained many noteworthy research studies in the learning andteaching of second language reading. The selection of this theme for the series' entry onthe scene demonstrates the importance of the topic of second language reading. Becausereading plays a key role in the act of acquiring new knowledge, it is important to understandthis complex process. The series again explores this multifaceted and fruitful areaof inquiry in this, its seventh volume. In recent years, an explosion of work that strivesto create a more complete understanding of second language reading has occurred andresearchers today are making gains in fitting together a model of second language reading.This current volume brings together a range of high quality analyses of adult foreign language reading across languages andresearch methods. It provides important research findings that will assist foreign language readers and those who supporttheir efforts.

Proverbs from various African countries, arranged according to theme.

A handy cheat sheet providing more than 700 key Japanese vocabulary words and phrases in an at-a-glance, easy-to-carry format! This language card is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to quickly build their command of Japanese vocabulary, and an essential resource for those studying for JLPT N5, N4 and the AP Japanese Language and Culture test. Designed for convenience, this study card is: Laminated: to hold up over time and avoid being ruined by coffee spills 3 hole punched: giving the option to put it in a binder 8.5x11 inches: to easily fit into a folder or notebook alongside other study materials A quick reference: alongside the vocabulary, Hiragana and Katakana alphabet charts are provided for convenience Each English vocabulary word is given three Japanese renditions--Kanji, Kana, and romanized Japanese, presented in easy-to-read, color-coded charts. Online audio recordings give native-speaker pronunciation for every word. Vocabulary items are laid out in clearly defined sections, including: Daily Expressions Countries, Nationalities and Language People and Families & Personal Information Numbers, Counters & Money Clock Time & Time Expressions Days of the Week, Months of the Year & Days of the Month Seasons and Calendar & Weather, Climate and Natural Disasters Basic Verbs, Adverbs of Degree and Frequency, Adjectives & Conjunctions Where is it? Colors and Shapes Education, Workplace & Occupations Clothing, Body and Health IT, Communications and Media Ecology Globalization

New Generation Korean is a full-colour and engaging textbook designed for Korean language learners at the secondary and post-secondary education levels, as well as for independent self-study learners. It presents learning goals and best practice lessons developed by instructors with extensive Korean language experience. With classroom-tested lessons, New Generation Korean will guide students to effective and efficient learning of the Korean language and an appreciation of Korean culture. The heavily illustrated textbook is accompanied by audio files and a vocabulary app. An online workbook is also available for order.

Research shows that early instruction in phonics is the first step to reading success. Now Step into Reading is introducing a fun and comprehensive, educationally based phonics program designed to help kids learn to read, step by step Developed by a phonics expert, each box includes eight brief books that cover a specific range of phonic skills. The boxed sets build on each other, and book by book, skills are reviewed and reinforced as new ones are introduced--giving kids the tools they need to crack the code of letters and sounds.
A sample of featured skills:
- more digraphs (or two-letter blends that form a single sound) like "bl-, "
"qu-," and" cr-"
- additional two-letter phonograms (word parts) like" -nk, -ck," and" -sh"
- three-letter, long-vowel phonograms like "-ade, -een, -ive," and "-oke"
"We now know--because science tells us--what teaching methods are most effective. The basics work. Reading programs that include phonics and phonemic awareness work."
--Remarks from Mrs. Laura Bush on "Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers "
at the House Education and Workforce Committee, March 14, 2002

"Throughout Hemingway's career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad luck to talk about writing -- that it takes off 'whatever butterflies have on their wings and the arrangement of hawk's feathers if you show it or talk about it.'"

Despite this belief, by the end of his life he had done just what he intended not to do. In his novels and stories, in letters to editors, friends, fellow artists, and critics, in interviews and in commissioned articles on the subject, Hemingway wrote often about writing. And he wrote as well and as incisively about the subject as any writer who ever lived....

This book contains Hemingway's reflections on the nature of the writer and on elements of the writer's life, including specific and helpful advice to writers on the craft of writing, work habits, and discipline. The Hemingway personality comes through in general wisdom, wit, humor, and insight, and in his insistence on the integrity of the writer and of the profession itself.

-- From the Preface by Larry W. Phillips

This 1901 volume of "A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language" completely updates the classic reference work first published in 1882. Skeat provides a staggering number of words, including those most frequently used in everyday speech and those most prominent in literature. They appear along with their definitions, their language of origin, their roots, and their derivatives. Those who are fascinated with the English language will find much to explore here and many overlooked but interesting tidbits and treasures of an ever-evolving language. Walter W. Skeat was a scholar of Old English, Mathematics, English place names, and Anglo-Saxon. He founded the English Dialect Society in 1873 and was a professor at Cambridge University. Skeat edited many classic works, including "Lancelot of the Laik", "Piers Plowman", "The Bruce", "Lives of Saints", and a seven-volume edition of Chaucer.

This book examines student presentations as a genre of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and analyses the elements of speech and audience accommodation which make a successful presentation. Offering an antidote to the audience-centric approach to presentation design and delivery promoted by numerous books and manuals on the subject, each chapter tackles an under-researched aspect of student presentations, and presents data-based evidence for practical recommendations within the genre. The language analyses presented in the book are based on a real-life corpus of student presentations, providing clear examples of successful oral academic discourse. This book will be of interest to students of applied linguistics, EAP, TESOL and language education.

Nonfiction. "This long awaited text once more demonstrates Professor Thackston's mastery over the Persian language and its intricacies, both in its modern and classical form. Thackston makes Persian grammar clear and understandable. His emphasis is on the spoken and written language in today's Iran, on the Persian which is taught in schools and spoken and understood by all the ethnic groups in Iran. This new edition is a major contribution for those involved in teaching the Persian language. It also makes the learning of Persian more accessible and enjoyable" - Haleh Esfandiari, Princeton University.

A Grammar of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts is designed as a six-volume study of the earliest comprehensive corpus of ancient Egyptian texts, inscribed in the pyramids of five pharaohs of the Old Kingdom (ca. 2325–2150 BC) and several of their queens. The first volume, devoted to the earliest corpus, that of Unis, is based on a database that allows for detailed analysis of the orthography of the texts and every aspect of their grammar; it includes a complete hieroglyphic lexicon of the texts and a consecutive transcription and translation on facing pages. The grammatical analysis incorporates both the most recent advances in the understanding of Egyptian grammar and a few new interpretations published here for the first time.

"French for Americans, volume 1" is a complete language course that will enable you to learn French quickly and effectively. As you progress through this course you will find yourself reading, writing, speaking and understanding French with ease and confidence. Inside you will find: Clear presentations of everyday words and phrases. Cultural notes with insights into well-known and not so well-known French culture. Easy to understand conjugation and grammar. Proficiency exercises, word puzzles and review chapters. Lively dialogues review vocabulary and grammatical concepts. French-English and English-French glossaries. Verb conjugation tables. Topics covered include: travel--food--shopping--new technologies--work--home life--leisure activities. Appendixes on: numbers--days of the week--months of the year and seasons--time--school--family--foods--clothes and colors--human body--map of France.

At one time there were almost as many different versions of the Quechan creation story as there were Quechan families. Now few people remember them. This volume, presented in the Quechan language with facing-column translation, provides three views of the origins of the Quechan people. One synthesizes narrator George Bryant's childhood memories and later research. The second is based upon J. P. Harrington's A Yuma Account of Origins (1908). The third provides a modern view of the origins of the Quechan, beginning with the migration from Asia to the New World and ending with the settlement of the Yuman tribes at their present locations.