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ELT: The Basics
Michael McCarthy, Steve Walsh
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R631
Discovery Miles 6 310
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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- A clear, non-jargonistic introduction to the basics of English
language teaching (ELT), covering the history of ELT, main
concepts, basic terminology, key knowledge and skills - With a
range of pedagogical features such as reflection points, further
reading, and a glossary, this accessible guide will be engaging for
all beginning students and teachers of ELT and TESOL - A concise
and up-to-date guide to the key concepts of language and the
learning and teaching of language, written by established authors
with decades of international ELT experience
A vivid, richly informative biography of the medieval entrepreneur,
social reformer and 'influencer' at court. The extraordinary story
of Richard Whittington, from his arrival in London as a young boy
to his death in 1423, against a backdrop of plague, politics and
war; turbulence between Crown, City and Commons; and the
unrelenting financial demands of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V,
to whom Whittington was mercer, lender and fixer. A man determined
to follow his own path, Whittington was a significant figure in
London's ceaseless development. As a banker, Collector of the Wool
Custom, King's Council member and four-time mayor, Whittington
featured prominently in the rise of the capital's merchant class
and powerful livery companies. Civic reformer, enemy of corruption
and author of an extraordinary social legacy, he contributed to
Henry V's victory at Agincourt and oversaw building works at
Westminster Abbey. In London, Whittington found his 'second'
family: a mentor, Sir Ivo Fitzwarin, and an inspirational wife in
Fitzwarin's daughter Alice. Today's Dick Whittington pantomimes,
enjoyed by millions, have a grain of truth in them, but the real
story is far more compelling-minus that sadly mythical cat.
Has a focus on British English but with reference to a wide range
of varieties of English which will ensure the book is relatable to
students and those with an interest in English vocabulary around
the world. Includes a range of features such as a glossary of key
terms, cartoons and illustrations, further reading, reflection
points, interesting "factoids" and international examples which
makes it an engaging read for students. This book assumes no
knowledge of linguistics and fills a gap in the market for a
plain-speaking guide focusing on the basics of vocabulary.
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ELT: The Basics
Michael McCarthy, Steve Walsh
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R2,622
Discovery Miles 26 220
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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- A clear, non-jargonistic introduction to the basics of English
language teaching (ELT), covering the history of ELT, main
concepts, basic terminology, key knowledge and skills - With a
range of pedagogical features such as reflection points, further
reading, and a glossary, this accessible guide will be engaging for
all beginning students and teachers of ELT and TESOL - A concise
and up-to-date guide to the key concepts of language and the
learning and teaching of language, written by established authors
with decades of international ELT experience
Concrete is ubiquitous and unique, found in every developed and
developing country. Indeed, there are no alternatives to concrete
as a volume construction material for infrastructure. This raises
important questions of how concrete should be designed and
constructed for cost effective use in the the short and long term,
and to encourage further radical development. Equally, it must be
environmentally friendly during manufacture, in an aesthetic
presentation in structures and in the containment of harmful
materials. The central theme of the Congress is "Concrete in the
Service of Mankind", under which five self-contained Conferences,
each dealing with a particular aspect, are planned. The Congress
offers opportunity to discuss how to improve and extend this
service to mankind using responsible exploitation, underwritten by
sound technical understanding and research base. It brings together
the shared skills and experience of the various disciplines
involved in the construction process world wide. This major
publication continues the tradition established by Dundee
University of organizing major international conferences every
three years dealing with some aspect of concrete and also
Has a focus on British English but with reference to a wide range
of varieties of English which will ensure the book is relatable to
students and those with an interest in English vocabulary around
the world. Includes a range of features such as a glossary of key
terms, cartoons and illustrations, further reading, reflection
points, interesting "factoids" and international examples which
makes it an engaging read for students. This book assumes no
knowledge of linguistics and fills a gap in the market for a
plain-speaking guide focusing on the basics of vocabulary.
Innovations and Challenges in Grammar traces the history of common
understandings of what grammar is and where it came from to
demonstrate how 'rules' are anything but fixed and immutable. In
doing so, it deconstructs the notion of 'correctness' to show how
grammar changes over time thereby exposing the social and
historical forces that mould and change usage. The questions that
this book grapples with are: Can we separate grammar from the other
features of the language system and get a handle on it as an
independent entity? Why should there be strikingly different
notions and models of grammar? Are they (in)compatible? Which one
or ones fit(s) best the needs of applied linguists if we assume
that applied linguists address real-world problems through the lens
of language? And which one(s) could make most sense to
non-specialists? If grammar is not a fixed entity but a set of
usage norms in constant flux, how can we persuade other
professionals and the general public that this is a positive
observation rather than a threat to civilised behaviour? This book
draws upon both historical and modern grammars from across the
globe to provide a multi-layered picture of world grammar. It will
be useful to teachers and researchers of English as a first and
second language, though the inclusion of examples from and
occasional references to other languages (French, Spanish, Malay,
Swedish, Russian, Welsh, Burmese, Japanese) is intended to broaden
the appeal to teachers and researchers of other languages. It will
be of use to final-year undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral
students as well as secondary and tertiary level teachers and
researchers in applied linguistics, second language acquisition and
grammar pedagogy.
English Grammar: The Basics offers a clear, non-jargonistic
introduction to English grammar and its place in society. Rather
than taking a prescriptive approach, this book helps the reader
become aware of the social implications of choices they make to use
standard or non-standard (regional/dialect) forms. Readers will
consider: * what grammar is and how it fits into the structure of
language; * how grammar functions in the school curriculum, the
press, broadcasting and social media, as well as how these outlets
reflect and reinforce our attitudes towards grammar; * differences
between speech and writing, as well as between formality and
informality; * major different approaches to theorising and
describing grammar from important grammarians, including Noam
Chomsky and Michael Halliday. Featuring a glossary of key terms and
practical tips and insights from the author's 50+ years of language
teaching experience around the world, this book is for anyone who
has ever found themselves questioning the 'rules' of the English
language.
The material in this book reviews work dating back to the
vocabulary control movement in the 1930s and also refers to more
recent work on the role of lexis in language learning. Two chapters
describe the main foundations of lexical semantics and relevant
research and pedagogical studies in vocabulary and lexicography;
and a further chapter discusses recent advances in the field of
lexis and discourse analysis. There is also a series of specially
commissioned articles which investigate the structure and functions
of the modern English lexicon in relation to its exploitation for
classroom vocabulary teaching.
In this book Michael McCarthy and Ronald Carter describe the
discoursal properties of language and demonstrate what insights
this approach can offer to the student and teacher of language. The
authors examine the relationship between complete texts, both
spoken and written, and the social and cultural contexts in which
they function. They argue that the functions of language are often
best understood in a discoursal environment and that exploring
language in context compels us to revise commonly-held
understandings about the forms and meanings of language. In so
doing, the authors argue the need for language teachers, syllabus
planners and curriculum organisers to give greater attention to
language as discourse.
English Grammar: The Basics offers a clear, non-jargonistic
introduction to English grammar and its place in society. Rather
than taking a prescriptive approach, this book helps the reader
become aware of the social implications of choices they make to use
standard or non-standard (regional/dialect) forms. Readers will
consider: * what grammar is and how it fits into the structure of
language; * how grammar functions in the school curriculum, the
press, broadcasting and social media, as well as how these outlets
reflect and reinforce our attitudes towards grammar; * differences
between speech and writing, as well as between formality and
informality; * major different approaches to theorising and
describing grammar from important grammarians, including Noam
Chomsky and Michael Halliday. Featuring a glossary of key terms and
practical tips and insights from the author's 50+ years of language
teaching experience around the world, this book is for anyone who
has ever found themselves questioning the 'rules' of the English
language.
Why take months to learn every button in 3ds Max when you can
create great visuals with just a few key tools? Utilize the tool of
choice, 3ds Max 2015, for generating realistic environments,
seamless CG effects, and jaw dropping games in a matter of hours.
You can use the memory-hogging methods that choke your display and
take forever to render, or you can get it done quickly and
efficiently. Michael McCarthy offers a goldmine of artistic
inspiration, timesaving tips and tricks, and step-by-step
walkthroughs you'll wonder how you every got by without it! This
new edition has been completely revamped for 3ds Max 2015. Start
animating today with detailed tutorials, source files, bitmaps, and
video demonstrations all featured on the companion website.
All employees want themselves and their colleagues to be better
engaged at work, but most just can't get past the talking stage to
actually developing an effective plan. This book is a step-by-step
"how-to" guide for those who develop and complete projects - not
just supervisors and continuous improvement professionals. Like
instructions for "assembly required" projects, this book takes you
one step at a time into creating a project that makes your work
easier, better, and more satisfying. This book identifies the
benefits of-and strategies for-developing engaged employees who
will implement and sustain your Lean processes. You will learn and
practice tools for creating and sustaining engagement and how to
align your goals with your strategy, ensuring that your desired
future becomes a reality. In addition, after reading this book,
you'll be able to: Recognize barriers to building engaged teams and
individuals, and then select strategies for overcoming these
hurdles. Practice communication and team relationship skills that
will help you to nurture long-term process improvements. Gain
information about key listening skills, as well as steps to enhance
recognition systems.
Since it was first established in the 1970s, the Applied
Linguistics and Language Study series has become a major force in
the exploration of practical problems in human communication and
language education. Drawing extensively on empirical research and
theoretical work in linguistics, sociology, and psychology and
education, the series explores key issues in language acquisition
and language use. In this book Michael McCarthy and Ronald Carter
describe the discoursal properties of language and demonstrate what
insights this approach can offer to the student and teacher of
language. The authors examine the relationship between complete
texts, both spoken and written, and the social and cultural
contexts in which they function. They argue that the functions of
language are often best understood in a discoursal environment and
that exploring language in context compels us to revise
commonly-held understandings about the forms and meanings of
language. In so doing, the authors argue the need for language
teachers, syllabus planners and curriculum organisers to give
greater attention to language as discourse. Language as Discourse:
Perspectives for Language Teaching challenges many current language
teaching orthodoxies and offers the reader new, and sometimes
provocative, perspectives on language awareness. There are chapters
on issues in teaching spoken and written language; patterns of text
organisation; literature, culture and language teaching; teaching
grammar and vocabulary from a discourse perspective; and planning a
discourse-based language syllabus. Each chapter has reader
activities to consolidate the points made throughout the book and
there is a detailed and wide-rangingbibliography. The book is a
thought-provoking exploration of discourse analysis which will be
of relevance to applied linguists, to teachers of both English and
foreign languages, and to students of language in education.
The ancient dragon Federigo il Barbarossa, more commonly known as
Fred, reminisces about the good old days when he and his cohorts
ruled the world, before, alas, they got above themselves and were
slapped down, permanently as it turned out. During their abandoned
spree, he and his fellows created creatures at will, sometimes to
help out and some just because they could: the griffin, the
opinicus, the basilisk, the hydra, the unicorn, the Pegasus, the
questing beast, She that lives in Ness, and others. Richly
illustrated with 45 stunning black and white drawings. MICHAEL
MCCARTHY was a recognised expert in the field of ecclesiastical
heraldry.
Improve your fluency and sound more natural in English.
Collocations are combinations of words which frequently appear
together. This book contains explanations and practice of English
collocations for intermediate-level (B1 to B2) learners of English.
Perfect for both self-study and classroom activities. Learn
collocations in context, with lots of different topics, including
'Using the Internet' and 'Presentations'. Be confident about what
you are learning, thanks to Cambridge research into how English is
really spoken and written, and get better at studying by yourself,
with study tips and follow-up activities. This book is also perfect
for preparing for Cambridge exams and IELTS, which often test
knowledge of collocations.
The material in this book reviews work dating back to the
vocabulary control movement in the 1930s and also refers to more
recent work on the role of lexis in language learning. Two chapters
describe the main foundations of lexical semantics and relevant
research and pedagogical studies in vocabulary and lexicography;
and a further chapter discusses recent advances in the field of
lexis and discourse analysis. There is also a series of specially
commissioned articles which investigate the structure and functions
of the modern English lexicon in relation to its exploitation for
classroom vocabulary teaching.
By the author of Ashes Under Water (Lyons Press), here is one of
the great untold stories of World War II. The Hidden Hindenburg at
last reveals the cause of aviation's most famous disaster and the
duplicity that kept the truth from coming to light for three
generations. It also finally catches up with a German legend who
misled the world about the Hindenburg to bury his own Nazi
connections. Drawing on previously unpublished documents from the
National Archives in Washington, along with archival collections in
Germany, this definitive account explores how the Hindenburg was
connected to the Dachau concentration camp, a futuristic German
rocket that terrified the Allies, and a classified project that
imported Nazi scientists to America after the war. It took author
Michael McCarthy four years to get to the bottom of this epic
disaster, in which the largest object civilization has ever managed
to fly burnt up in less than one minute. Along the way, he found a
tale of international intrigue, revealing a whistleblower, a
cover-up and corruption on two continents.
Rethinking Class and Social Difference brings together
contributions from scholars developing new social scientific and
theoretical approaches to a wide range of differing forms of social
difference and inequality, especially as they are rooted in and
informed by the political economy of capitalism. These include
race, nationalism, sexuality, professional classes, domestic
employment, digital communication and uneven economic development.
The volume is brought together by a focus on how seemingly
class-neutral processes of social difference and inequality is
deeply related to class inequality. Ultimately, the volume argues
for a brave rethinking of the ways that class and other forms of
social difference are bound together.
This volume gathers the latest fundamental research contributions,
innovations, and applications in the field of design and analysis
of complex robotic mechanical systems, machines, and mechanisms, as
presented by leading international researchers at the 1st USCToMM
Symposium on Mechanical Systems and Robotics (USCToMM MSR 2020),
held in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA on May 14-16, 2020. It covers
highly diverse topics, including soft, wearable and origami robotic
systems; applications to walking, flying, climbing, underground,
swimming and space systems; human rehabilitation and performance
augmentation; design and analysis of mechanisms and machines;
human-robot collaborative systems; service robotics; mechanical
systems and robotics education; and the commercialization of
mechanical systems and robotics. The contributions, which were
selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process,
highlight numerous exciting and impactful research results that
will inspire novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary
research collaborations among researchers from around the globe.
The words you need to communicate with confidence. Vocabulary
explanations and practice for advanced level (C1 to C2) learners of
English. Perfect for both self-study and classroom activities.
Quickly expand your vocabulary with over 100 units of easy to
understand explanations and practice exercises. Be confident about
what you are learning, thanks to Cambridge research into how
English is really spoken and written, and remember words more
effectively with lots of opportunities for personalised practice.
Innovations and Challenges in Grammar traces the history of common
understandings of what grammar is and where it came from to
demonstrate how 'rules' are anything but fixed and immutable. In
doing so, it deconstructs the notion of 'correctness' to show how
grammar changes over time thereby exposing the social and
historical forces that mould and change usage. The questions that
this book grapples with are: Can we separate grammar from the other
features of the language system and get a handle on it as an
independent entity? Why should there be strikingly different
notions and models of grammar? Are they (in)compatible? Which one
or ones fit(s) best the needs of applied linguists if we assume
that applied linguists address real-world problems through the lens
of language? And which one(s) could make most sense to
non-specialists? If grammar is not a fixed entity but a set of
usage norms in constant flux, how can we persuade other
professionals and the general public that this is a positive
observation rather than a threat to civilised behaviour? This book
draws upon both historical and modern grammars from across the
globe to provide a multi-layered picture of world grammar. It will
be useful to teachers and researchers of English as a first and
second language, though the inclusion of examples from and
occasional references to other languages (French, Spanish, Malay,
Swedish, Russian, Welsh, Burmese, Japanese) is intended to broaden
the appeal to teachers and researchers of other languages. It will
be of use to final-year undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral
students as well as secondary and tertiary level teachers and
researchers in applied linguistics, second language acquisition and
grammar pedagogy.
This volume gathers the latest fundamental research contributions,
innovations, and applications in the field of design and analysis
of complex robotic mechanical systems, machines, and mechanisms, as
presented by leading international researchers at the 1st USCToMM
Symposium on Mechanical Systems and Robotics (USCToMM MSR 2020),
held in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA on May 14-16, 2020. It covers
highly diverse topics, including soft, wearable and origami robotic
systems; applications to walking, flying, climbing, underground,
swimming and space systems; human rehabilitation and performance
augmentation; design and analysis of mechanisms and machines;
human-robot collaborative systems; service robotics; mechanical
systems and robotics education; and the commercialization of
mechanical systems and robotics. The contributions, which were
selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process,
highlight numerous exciting and impactful research results that
will inspire novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary
research collaborations among researchers from around the globe.
This open access book presents fresh ethnographic work from the
regions of Africa and Melanesia-where the popularity of charismatic
Christianity can be linked to a revival and transformation of
witchcraft. The volume demonstrates how the Holy Spirit has become
an adversary to the reconfirmed presence of witches, demons, and
sorcerers as manifestations of evil. We learn how this is
articulated in spiritual warfare, in crusades, and in healing or
witch-killing raids. The contributors highlight what happens to
phenomena that people address as locally specific witchcraft or
sorcery when re-molded within the universalist Pentecostal
demonology, vocabulary, and confrontational methodology.
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