Creating web designs and site content in Macromedia Flash MX can be a lot of fun, but there are always tasks that you'll want to do again and again. It's always a bit of a hassle to have to keep recreating and tweaking the same old content or functionality in different projects, so why can't you just reuse what you've created? With components, you can do just that

Flash MX Components enable the creation of self-contained design building blocks that can be simply dragged and dropped into any Flash movie. They are flexible enough to be easily customized to take care of many different tasks. No fuss, no botheryou can repurpose the standard elements of your design, application, or game, and use them over and over again.

But wait, it gets better Components can be used by anyone, not just the person who created them. So in this book, we've done all the hard work for you and collected together the Most Wanted components that will make your life easier.

In this book (and on the CD), you'll find a perfect combination of creative and functional components from some of today's leading Flash designers and developers. Just look at the fantastic components yo'llu get: Event Calendar Text Editor News Feed Tool Tip Sketch Pad Video Player Image Scroller Pattern Generators Tab Control Sliding Panel Color Picker Game Player Selector Particle Emitter Layout Manager Data Grid Movie Loader Image Modulators XML-to-ActionScript Converter Virtual 3D Trackball Text Animation Dynamic Text Manager

Each of these components is included on the accompanying CD, ready to be incorporatedinto your designs, along with plenty of example files giving practical demonstrations of their use. On top of that, each chapter in this book presents a comprehensive designer-oriented guide that will help you to get the most out of using all of the featured components.

If youre a Flash designer, of any ability from novice to professional, this book will increase the power of your Flash designs and enhance your project workflowinstantly

An Introduction to Applied Linguistics provides a complete, authoritative and up-to-date overview of the state of the field. Divided into three sections covering: a description of language and language use; essential areas of enquiry; and language skills and assessment, the third edition of this highly successful textbook provides:

• an introductory chapter which familiarises readers with key issues and recurrent themes;

• 17 chapters offering extended surveys of central elements of applied linguistics;

• two brand-new chapters on multilingualism and forensic linguistics;

• re-written chapters on psycholinguistics, language learners, reading and assessment;

• hands-on activities and further reading sections for each chapter, encouraging practical analysis and wider reading;

• revised and updated references for every chapter.

Co-edited by two leading international specialists, with its accessible style, broad coverage and practical focus, this book is ideal for students of applied linguistics, TESOL, and second language pedagogy, as well as practicing teachers and researchers wishing to update their knowledge.

Table of Contents

Preface

1 An Overview of Applied Linguistics

Norbert Schmitt and Marianne Celce-Murcia

1 Description of Language and Language Use

2 Grammar

Diane Larsen-Freeman and Jeanette DeCarrico

3 Vocabulary

Paul Nation and Paul Meara

4 Discourse Analysis

Michael McCarthy, Christian Matthiessen and Diana Slade

5 Pragmatics

Helen Spencer-Oatey and Vladimir Žegarac

6 Corpus Linguistics

Randi Reppen and Rita Simpson-Vlach

2 Essential Areas of Enquiry in Applied Linguistics

7 Second Language Acquisition

Nina Spada and Patsy M. Lightbown

8 Psycholinguistics

Emily Mech, Andrea Takahesu-Tabori, Judith F. Kroll and Kees de Bot

9 Sociolinguistics

Carmen Llamas and Peter Stockwell

10 Focus on the Language Learner: Styles, Strategies and Motivation

Andrew D. Cohen and Alastair Henry

11 Forensic Linguistics and Language and the Law

Tatiana Tkacukova

12 Multilingualism

Shelley Taylor

3 Language Skills and Assessment

13 Listening

Tony Lynch and David Mendelsohn

14 Speaking and Pronunciation

Anne Burns and Barbara Seidlhofer

15 Reading

Xiangying Jiang, William Grabe and Patricia L. Carrell

16 Writing

Paul Kei Matsuda and Tony Silva

17 Assessment

Carol A. Chapelle, Benjamin Kremmel and Geoff Brindley

18 Suggested Solutions

References

Index