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Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Writing skills

How Writing Works - From the Invention of the Alphabet to the Rise of Social Media (Hardcover): Dominic Wyse How Writing Works - From the Invention of the Alphabet to the Rise of Social Media (Hardcover)
Dominic Wyse
R2,601 R2,207 Discovery Miles 22 070 Save R394 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the invention of the alphabet to the explosion of the internet, Dominic Wyse takes us on a unique journey into the process of writing. Starting with seven extraordinary examples that serve as a backdrop to the themes explored, it pays particular attention to key developments in the history of language, including Aristotle's grammar through socio-cultural multimodality, to pragmatist philosophy of communication. Analogies with music are used as a comparator throughout the book, yielding radically new insights into composition processes. The book presents the first comprehensive analysis of the Paris Review interviews with the world's greatest writers such as Louise Erdrich, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ted Hughes, and Marilynne Robinson. It critically reviews the most influential guides to styles and standards of language, and presents new research on young people's creativity and writing. Drawing on over twenty years of findings, Wyse presents research-informed innovative practices to demonstrate powerfully how writing can be learned and taught.

Thinking into German - A step by step guide to expressing ideas in German (Paperback): Robert Blair Thinking into German - A step by step guide to expressing ideas in German (Paperback)
Robert Blair
R652 Discovery Miles 6 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Robert Blair's Thinking into German offers a tried and tested method of enabling students to cope with the daunting task of expressing their thoughts in German. Thinking into German starts by acknowledging that thoughts will initially appear in English and provides a workable strategy for moving them into German without falling for the false allure of direct translation. With the aid of comprehensive exercises the skills acquired through thinking into German will increasingly transform into the reality of thinking in German. Thinking into German suggests that the student analyses thoughts in terms of nineteen categories. Within each category the author provides multiple German structures tailored both to particular shades of meaning and to the grammatical requirements of the vocabulary items the student wishes to use. The book also contains a wide range of exercises working from both English and German bases.

180 Days to Successful Writers - Lessons to Prepare Your Students for Standardized Assessments and for Life (Paperback, New):... 180 Days to Successful Writers - Lessons to Prepare Your Students for Standardized Assessments and for Life (Paperback, New)
Karen Donohue, Nanda N Reddy
R919 Discovery Miles 9 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In today's high-stakes environment, standardized test scores determine much more than student performance. Scores are linked to school status, the amount of funding a school receives, and ultimately a teacher's job security. Which means teachers not only need to teach their students how to write well for practical purposes-they must also teach them how to write well on timed tests. Luckily, it is possible to do both using one curriculum. This book provides teachers with a writing curriculum that prepares students for standardized writing tests while helping them develop skills for lifelong writing success. Adaptations for gifted students and for low-performing students are also provided. Finally, a way for teachers to provide direct quality writing instruction that allows them to meet testing demands in time and with confidence!

Researching and Teaching Second Language Writing in the Digital Age (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Mimi Li Researching and Teaching Second Language Writing in the Digital Age (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Mimi Li
R2,890 Discovery Miles 28 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents a comprehensive approach to issues related to researching and teaching second language (L2) writing in digital environments. In the digital age, new technologies have revolutionized the ways we communicate and construct knowledge, and have also reshaped the traditional notions of writing and literacy, posing new challenges and opportunities for L2 teachers and students. This book provides up-to-date coverage of the main areas of L2 writing and technology, including digital multimodal composing, computer-mediated collaborative writing, online teacher and peer feedback, automated writing evaluation, and corpus-based writing instruction. It synthesizes the relevant literature, analyzes theoretical perspectives, compiles relevant resources, and offers research and pedagogical recommendations to guide scholars in undertaking new L2 writing research and instructional practice in technologically-supported educational contexts. This book will be of relevance and interest to researchers, language teachers, and graduate students in applied linguistics and education.

Publish or Perish - The Educator's Imperative - Strategies for Writing Effectively for Your Profession and Your School... Publish or Perish - The Educator's Imperative - Strategies for Writing Effectively for Your Profession and Your School (Hardcover)
Allan A. Glatthorn
R1,760 R1,662 Discovery Miles 16 620 Save R98 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The definitive guide to writing for publication (and more)!

Successfully translating thoughts and ideas into the printed word can seem daunting to even the most experienced educator. Step-by-step, author and scholar Allan A. Glatthorn guides education professionals through the basics of the writing process, empowering them with the tools to create and enhance their own professional submissions and writings. The down-to-earth, conversational tone helps to effectively convey and outline specific writing strategies for contributions to research journals, articles, op-ed pieces, manuscripts, literature reviews, theses, funding proposals, internal organizational writing.

Key features include:

  • Finding a topic
  • Correctly identifying your audience
  • Choosing the appropriate forum
  • Revising and editing
  • Working with editors and publishers
  • Maximizing use of the Internet and other technological tools 

Allan A. Glatthorn has taught writing for more than 25 years, and is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at East Carolina University. During his prolific 55-year teaching career, he has written more than 50 texts on writing and more than 30 professional books. In Publish or Perish?The Educator?s Imperative, he shares his wealth of knowledge and experience about professional publishing and the writing process, in hopes that his work will help you achieve your own goals and imperatives.


The Art of Writing for the Theatre - An Introduction to Script Analysis, Criticism, and Playwriting (Hardcover): Luke Yankee The Art of Writing for the Theatre - An Introduction to Script Analysis, Criticism, and Playwriting (Hardcover)
Luke Yankee; Series edited by Jim Volz
R2,236 Discovery Miles 22 360 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Filled with practical advice from an award-winning playwright, with a range of resources to guide you in the craft and business of theatre writing, The Art of Writing for the Theatre provides everything you need to write like a seasoned theatre professional, including: * how to analyze and break down a script * how to write a wide range of plays * how to critique a theatre production * how to construct and craft critical essays, cover letters, and theatrical resumes This thorough introduction is supplemented with exercises and new interviews with a host of internationally acclaimed playwrights, lyricists, and critics, including Marsha Norman, Beth Henley, Lyn Gardner, Octavio Solis, Ismail Khalidi, and David Zippel, among many others. Accompanying online resources include playwriting and script analysis worksheets and exercises, an example of a playwriting resume, and critical points to consider on playwriting, design, acting, directing and choreography.

How to Be a Writer (Paperback): David Quantick How to Be a Writer (Paperback)
David Quantick
R452 R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Save R38 (8%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

How To Be A Writer is a collection of interviews with famous writers, performers and industry insiders that takes the reader through a writer's day, from getting up to giving in. And, along the way, asks: When do you get ideas? When should you write? How do you deal with your money? Who do you have lunch with? And how do you keep going? Featuring JON RONSON, EMMA DONOGHUE, DENNIS KELLY, CAITLIN MORAN, JASON HAZELEY, JOEL MORRIS, SUZANNE MOORE, CATHERINE ROSENTHAL, MARK ELLEN, JOHN PANTON, JO UNWIN, MARTYN WAITES, MARK BILLINGHAM, ISZI LAWRENCE David Quantick is an Emmy-winning television writer and the author of the best-selling writing manual How To Write Everything. He has written for television in the USA (Veep) and the UK (The Thick Of It, Brass Eye, Harry Hill's TV Burp), and is also a radio broadcaster (The Blagger's Guide, 52 First Impressions), author (The Mule, Sparks) and a journalist who's written for over 50 different publications, from the Daily Telegraph to The Dandy.

Writing and Selling Children's Books in the Christian Market - --From Board Books to YA (Paperback): Michelle Medlock... Writing and Selling Children's Books in the Christian Market - --From Board Books to YA (Paperback)
Michelle Medlock Adams, Cyle Young
R491 R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Save R172 (35%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Deutsch intensiv - Schreiben A1 (German, Paperback): Arwen Schnack, Sarah Fleer, Elke Burger Deutsch intensiv - Schreiben A1 (German, Paperback)
Arwen Schnack, Sarah Fleer, Elke Burger
R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Scientific and Technical Communication - Theory, Practice, and Policy (Hardcover, New): James H Collier Scientific and Technical Communication - Theory, Practice, and Policy (Hardcover, New)
James H Collier
R3,720 Discovery Miles 37 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Scientific and Technical Communication is a major textbook that represents a new focus area in communication studies. It integrates multidisciplinary perspectives on the relations among rhetoric, science, technology, and public policymaking to the process and product of technical communication. The text is inspired by science and technology studies (STS), a field emerging from the history, sociology, and philosophy of science and technology--which also has roots in economics, political theory, and rhetoric. Reformulating the issues raised by STS within the context of technical communication, Scientific and Technical Communication is composed of three highly integrated parts. Part I provides a summary, critique, and alternative to recent theoretical perspectives developed in the rhetoric of science and the sociology of scientific knowledge. Part II applies these critical alternatives to the traditional practices of scientific and technical communication and shows how these new practices can be applied to the communication that is vital in forming national and local science and technology policy. This hands-on, introductory textbook will supply students and professionals in the areas of scientific and technical communication, rhetoric, and media studies with broad-based and applicable knowledge in this area.

Argument Revisited; Argument Redefined - Negotiating Meaning in the Composition Classroom (Hardcover, New): Barbara A. Emmel,... Argument Revisited; Argument Redefined - Negotiating Meaning in the Composition Classroom (Hardcover, New)
Barbara A. Emmel, Paula Resch, Deborah Tenney
R3,149 Discovery Miles 31 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Does traditional argument still have a place in the composition classroom? How can the process of argument be used productively by students? In this edited volume, some of the leading composition scholars today consider the ways in which argumentation as an approach to teaching writing remains valuable, in spite of the postmodern theories of composition that have challenged its relevance. First, the contributors "revisit" and explain the traditional approaches to argument--enthymeme, evidence, Toulmian, Rogerian, and classical rhetoric--and show why they are more relevant today than ever. They then "redefine" argument by connecting it with theoretical movements that have been adverse to it--feminism, narratology, and reflexive reading. As a result, the book unites apparently conflicting approaches into a new definition of argument that emphasizes inquiry over discord and understanding over entrenched difference. Argument Revisited, Argument Redefined enables compositions scholars and teachers to incorporate argumentative inquiry more effectively into the classroom, and demonstrates that argument as a genre and as a process can still serve students well. This unparalleled volume will be of use to professors and researchers in written communication, rhetoric, linguistics and communication.

Beyond the Traditional Essay: Increasing Student Agency in a Diverse Classroom with Nondisposable Assignments (Hardcover):... Beyond the Traditional Essay: Increasing Student Agency in a Diverse Classroom with Nondisposable Assignments (Hardcover)
Melissa Ryan
R1,788 Discovery Miles 17 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Remembering Simplified Hanzi 1 - How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Chinese Characters (Paperback): James W. Heisig,... Remembering Simplified Hanzi 1 - How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Chinese Characters (Paperback)
James W. Heisig, Timothy W. Richardson
R1,049 Discovery Miles 10 490 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

At long last the approach that has helped thousands of learners memorize Japanese kanji has been adapted to help students with Chinese characters. ""Book 1 of Remembering Simplified Hanzi"" covers the writing and meaning of the 1,000 most commonly used characters in the simplified Chinese writing system, plus another 500 that are best learned at an early stage. (Book 2 adds another 1,500 characters for a total of 3,000.) Of critical importance to the approach found in these pages is the systematic arranging of characters in an order best suited to memorization. In the Chinese writing system, strokes and simple components are nested within relatively simple characters, which can, in turn, serve as parts of more complicated characters and so on. Taking advantage of this allows a logical ordering, making it possible for students to approach most new characters with prior knowledge that can greatly facilitate the learning process.Guidance and detailed instructions are provided along the way. Students are taught to employ 'imaginative memory' to associate each character's component parts, or 'primitive elements', with one another and with a key word that has been carefully selected to represent an important meaning of the character. This is accomplished through the creation of a 'story' that engagingly ties the primitive elements and key word together. In this way, the collections of dots, strokes, and components that make up the characters are associated in memorable fashion, dramatically shortening the time required for learning and helping to prevent characters from slipping out of memory.

How to Write: Successful Essays, Dissertations, and Exams (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Chris Mounsey How to Write: Successful Essays, Dissertations, and Exams (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Chris Mounsey
R333 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R62 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book provides students of all levels with essential and easy-to-follow guidance on how to plan, research, and write essays, dissertations, and exams. Taking you step by step through the process, from understanding a title or choosing your own, planning what to say and how to say it, right through to writing a strong conclusion, this book breaks down the process of essay writing and makes it manageable for everyone. It displays information clearly and features charts, diagrams, examples, handy hints, pitfalls to avoid, and separate 'in-depth' chapters specifically for anyone wanting to develop their essay writing skills even further. It also includes advice on setting out footnotes, references, and bibliographies, printing and editing the final draft, presentation, deadlines, time management, and good exam practice. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to explain how digital resources can be used to improve your essay technique e.g. how to research efficiently using the internet, how to use your library's electronic catalogue, and how to use electronic referencing systems. The structure of this new edition has been overhauled to make it even easier to find the information you are looking for, as the two parts have been integrated and now include helpful end of chapter summaries to recap the key points. New to this edition is a list of essay 'FAQs', submitted by real students, with answers directing you straight to the sections you need. Practical, accessible, and written by an author with extensive teaching experience, this book is a cure for essay panic and essential for students wanting to write a successful essay, whether at school or university.

How to Read Like a Writer - 10 Lessons to Elevate Your Reading and Writing Practice (Hardcover): Erin M. Pushman How to Read Like a Writer - 10 Lessons to Elevate Your Reading and Writing Practice (Hardcover)
Erin M. Pushman
R2,241 Discovery Miles 22 410 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"Reliably insightful." - Publishers Weekly The first step to becoming a successful writer is to become a successful reader. Helping you develop your critical skills How to Read Like a Writer is an accessible and effective step-by-step guide to how careful reading can help you improve your craft as a creative writer, whatever genre you are writing in. Across 10 lessons - each pairing published readings with practical critical and creative exercises - this book helps writers master such key elements of their craft as: * Genre - from fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry to hybrid genres such as graphic narratives and online forms * Plot, conflict, theme and image * Developing characters - physical descriptions, psychological depths and actions * Narrators and points of view - 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narratives * Scenes and settings - time, space and place * Structure and form - length, organization and media * Language, subtext and style

Conscious Writing - Discover Your True Voice Through Mindfulness and More (Paperback): Julia McCutchen Conscious Writing - Discover Your True Voice Through Mindfulness and More (Paperback)
Julia McCutchen
R508 R453 Discovery Miles 4 530 Save R55 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'Conscious Writing is a truly wonderful book that will sit next toWriting Down the Bones and other classics on writing, and will be well-used by me!' Robert Holden, author of Happiness NOW and Shift Happens! Conscious Writing is an original approach to creative awakening which leads you to discover your true self and express your true voice - on the page and in the world. It's a journey of self-realization (conscious) and self-expression (creativity) which can be applied to any and all types of writing, and fluently blends soul with craft to reveal your richest insights and ideas. Whether you dream of writing but haven't started yet or are an experienced author, Julia McCutchen will guide you through this tried and tested step-by-step process for releasing your fears and writing what you are truly here to write. Drawing on an inspiring mix of perennial wisdom, psychological research and modern neuroscience, she teaches how to: * Apply the 7 Core Principles for individual experience of transpersonal Truth, and emerge transformed and ready to write. * Align all aspects of yourself - body, emotions, mind and soul - to bring your whole self to the creative writing process. * Dive into deep creative flow and play with possibilities in the quantum realm of infinite potential. * Visit the Conscious Writing Sanctuary, a powerful inner space out of which timeless words flow freely. * Realize your full potential and effortlessly stand out from the crowd as you express yourself consciously and creatively as an author in the world.

Crossing Borders, Writing Texts, Being Evaluated - Cultural and Disciplinary Norms in Academic Writing (Paperback): Anne... Crossing Borders, Writing Texts, Being Evaluated - Cultural and Disciplinary Norms in Academic Writing (Paperback)
Anne Golden, Lars Anders Kulbrandstad, Lawrence Jun Zhang
R884 R837 Discovery Miles 8 370 Save R47 (5%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book provides critical perspectives on issues relating to writing norms and assessment, as well as writing proficiency development, and suggests that scholars need to both carefully examine testing regimes and develop research-informed perspectives on tests and testing practices. In this way schools, institutions of adult education and universities can better prepare learners with differing cultural experiences to meet the challenges. The book brings together empirical studies from diverse geographical contexts to address the crossing of literacy borders, with a focus on academic genres and practices. Most of the studies examine writing in countries where the norms and expectations are different, but some focus on writing in a new discourse community set in a new discipline. The chapters shed light on commonalities and differences between these two situations with respect to the expectations and evaluations facing the writers. They also consider the extent to which the norms that the writers bring with them from their educational backgrounds and own cultures are compromised in order to succeed in the new educational settings.

The Philosophy Skills Book - Exercises in Philosophical Thinking, Reading, and Writing (Hardcover): Stephen J Finn, Chris Case,... The Philosophy Skills Book - Exercises in Philosophical Thinking, Reading, and Writing (Hardcover)
Stephen J Finn, Chris Case, Bob Underwood, Jesse Zuck
R2,921 Discovery Miles 29 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Built around practical exercises, this book helps students to practice and master core reading and writing skills crucial to the successful study of philosophy. "The Philosophy Skills Book" will help you to master the core skills you need to succeed in your study of Philosophy. Taking you through a series of exercises that will help you practice and perfect your reading and writing of Philosophy, this book covers such topics as: finding arguments and drawing conclusions; finding and resolving inconsistencies; brainstorming and planning your essays; summarizing and defending your argument; using quotations; and, avoiding common errors. Whether you want to get your studies off to a flying start or improve your final grade, "The Philosophy Skills Book" will help you develop the skills you need to be a better Philosopher.

Exploring College Writing - Reading, Writing and Researching Across the Curriculum (Hardcover, New): Dan Melzer Exploring College Writing - Reading, Writing and Researching Across the Curriculum (Hardcover, New)
Dan Melzer
R2,854 Discovery Miles 28 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Exploring College Writing: Reading, Writing and Researching across the Curriculum is a rhetoric for first-year and sophomore composition courses that uses a constructivist, ethnographic approach to introducing students to academic reading, writing, and researching. This text will be especially useful to composition instructors who wish to provide students with both a general overview of academic discourse and an introduction to the purposes, audiences, and genres of writing across disciplines. This textbook works from the premise that the best way to initiate students to academic discourse is to have them explore academic literacies using an ethnographic, fieldwork approach to their own institution. Students are cast in the role of researchers, exploring their own experiences as college writers and investigating writing in General Education and in their prospective majors. The book provides instructors and students sequences of engaging and exploratory Writing to LearnA" and Learn by DoingA" activities and formal, extended writing projects that ask students to interview professors, analyze writing assignments, and reflect on their own reading, writing, and researching processes and histories. These writing projects connect to students' interests, experiences, and goals and provide them with a sense of purpose and audience for writing.

World Literature - Reading and Writing through the Classics (Paperback, 4th ed.): Janice Campbell World Literature - Reading and Writing through the Classics (Paperback, 4th ed.)
Janice Campbell
R1,015 Discovery Miles 10 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
So, You Wanna Be an Author? - How to translate that idea in your head into an actual published book! (Paperback): Trish Donald So, You Wanna Be an Author? - How to translate that idea in your head into an actual published book! (Paperback)
Trish Donald; Edited by (consulting) Michelle Worthington
R485 R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Save R93 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Heartful Art of Revision - An Intuitive Guide to Editing (Paperback): Mark David Gerson The Heartful Art of Revision - An Intuitive Guide to Editing (Paperback)
Mark David Gerson
R489 R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Save R77 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Marble Notebook A5 - Black and Red Spine Marble Wide Rule Journal (Paperback): Young Dreamers Press Marble Notebook A5 - Black and Red Spine Marble Wide Rule Journal (Paperback)
Young Dreamers Press
R281 R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Save R50 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Writing a Character's Movements, Actions and Gestures (Paperback): Andrew J. Finn Writing a Character's Movements, Actions and Gestures (Paperback)
Andrew J. Finn
R322 Discovery Miles 3 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
8 Steps to Side Characters - How to Craft Supporting Roles with Intention, Purpose, and Power (Paperback): Sacha Black 8 Steps to Side Characters - How to Craft Supporting Roles with Intention, Purpose, and Power (Paperback)
Sacha Black
R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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