Language Arts & Disciplines

New Directions in Second Language Pragmatics brings together varying perspectives in second language (L2) pragmatics to show both historical developments in the field, while also looking towards the future, including theoretical, empirical, and...

If you read only one book on business writing, make it this one. Chapters by the twelve partners of the Dark Angels Collective set out a comprehensive approach to writing more effectively for business. For nearly twenty years the Dark Angels programme...

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This book is an introduction to syntactic theory and analysis which can be used for both introductory and advanced courses in theoretical syntax. Offering an alternative to the standard generative view of the subject, it deals with the major issues in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903521697Author Anthony FaulkesFormat PaperbackPage Count 430Imprint Viking Society for Northern ResearchPublisher Viking Society for Northern...

The Level 3 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B build on the...

Now in its third edition, this comprehensive text offers a classroom-tested, step-by-step approach to the creative processes and strategies for effective integrated marketing communication (IMC). Blakeman covers key areas, from marketing plans,...

For English-speaking students of Japanese, particles are perhaps the most difficult aspect of the language to learn. It would be no exaggeration to say that, for most people, they can never be completely mastered. Thus, the study of particles is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907117Author James BonnetFormat PaperbackPage Count 275Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

The second edition of this definitive text gives a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the subject, bringing it up-to-date with analysis of the changes in the information environment, now largely digital, and their implication for the discipline and...

Mini Marvels is all about tiny animals from around the world. Meet a seahorse that's so small, it could fit on a fingernail! Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction...

The pilot is unconscious and the plane is nose-diving out of control. Who is the mysterious pilot who takes over the controls for Zarek?Book InformationISBN 9780435070878Author Dennis HamleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint HeinemannPublisher Pearson...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615198405Author Ali AlmossawiFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 182mm * 204mm * 12mm

Genre theory has focused primarily on the analysis of generic constructs, with increasing attention to and emphasis on the contexts in which such genres are produced, interpreted, and used to achieve objectives, often giving the impression as if...

This book does not include any audio files. If you are learning independently (and not in the classroom, with teacher support) we recommend you purchase the book and CD bundle instead, ISBN 9781406680218. This book-only product is aimed at learners in a...

Have you ever wished that everything you touched turned to gold? In King Midas and other tales the foolish King Midas makes that wish and then wishes he hadn't. These myths from Bolivia, China and Ancient Greece show what lengths people will go to for...

In Sam's Supersonic Hamster, Sam is just an ordinary boy, but there is nothing ordinary about his hamster. He is a superhero! Can the hamster hero save the day when the fudge factory explodes? Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories,...

Simon's mum has just inherited a windmill in Swivel-Head. Simon hates it. The trouble is that everyone in his new life is mad about windmills. But what is the strange force pulling Simon closer to the windmill? What has it got to do with Noah Blezzard,...

This book provides readers with a range of approaches and tools for thinking deeply about conducting research in their own language classrooms. The book's accessible style and content encourage language teachers to become part of a community focused on...

Wild Wheels looks at the thrills of racing, riding and doing tricks on wheels. From tailwhips to backflips, the world of wheels is waiting! Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as...

Both a companion to Introducing Sociolinguistics, Miriam Meyerhoff's bestselling textbook, and a stand-alone Reader in sociolinguistics, this collection includes classic foundational readings and more recent innovative articles.Intended to be highly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999741204Author Oxford Brookes UniversityFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Oxford Brookes UniversityPublisher Oxford Brookes University

The International Business Archives Handbook provides up-to-date information and guidance on key issues relating to the understanding and management of the historical records of businesses. Key features include: * Chapter contributions...

Critical reading is the foundation of good research. Read Critically gives you the knowledge and tools you need to be able to extract meaning from texts and judge its quality, relevance and significance. Understand your assignment questionKnow how to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954344726Author Richard CauldwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Speech In ActionPublisher Speech In ActionDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 20mm

Read Write Inc. Literacy and Language for years 2-6/P3-7 develops children's comprehension, writing and spoken language, and meets the higher expectations of the 2014 National Curriculum. It uses a unique step-by-step approach through whole-class shared...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582971346Author Stephen GillettFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Writer's Digest BooksPublisher F&W Publications IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

The BBC's Advisory Committee on Spoken English was set up to provide an authoritative guide to pronunciation and the use of language for BBC announcers. The results of its deliberations were published for general consumption in a series of pamphlets...

Quantitative Methods in Linguistics offers a practical introduction to statistics and quantitative analysis with data sets drawn from the field and coverage of phonetics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and syntax, as well as...

For half a century, writers at every stage of their careers have turned to the literary nonprofit organization Poets & Writers for help with their professional development. In this book Poets & Writers provides the authoritative guide for writers that...

Part of the "Storyworlds" series, this pack contains the four Stage Five "Fantasy World" stories about fantasy characters. They are "Creepy Castle", "The Bag of Coal", "The Snowball" and "Fire in the Wildwood". Each stage of "Storyworlds" provides a...

Most of what has been written on the economy of the middle ages is deeply influenced by abstract concepts and theories. The most powerful and popular of these guiding beliefs are derived from intellectual foundations laid down in the eighteenth and...

An accessible overview of the first centuries in the history of the English language Combining a wide variety of short texts with a coherent and up-to-date assessment of the forms of language which remain as the foundation of English today, this...

The most comprehensive writing guide available for science students and professional researchers This exceptional book encompasses the entire range of writing skills that today's experimental scientist may need to employ. Detailed chapters cover every...

In Corpus Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition, Xiaofei Lu comprehensively reviews empirical studies that employ corpus linguistic methods to investigate issues in second language variation, processing, production, and development. These methods...

The Level 5 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A, More Stories B and More Stories C...

From leading authorities in both adolescent literacy and content-area teaching, this book addresses the particular challenges of literacy learning in each of the major academic disciplines. Chapters focus on how to help students successfully engage with...

This collection surveys the key debates and issues that currently face fashion journalism, going beyond traditional print media to consider its multiple contexts and iterations in an ever-evolving post-digital media environment. Bringing together a...

Draw, narrate, and create your own manga adventure with this interactive workbook featuring blank fill-in panels so you can set up your very own comic.What's behind those big, bright eyes? Why is the student attacking the master? What's inside that box?...

This book provides a comprehensive account of the discipline of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and demonstrates multiple linguistic methods through which it exposes and demystifies ideologies that are present in institutional discourse. The book...