Language Arts & Disciplines

Since the publication of F. R. Palmer's first edition of Mood and Modality in 1986, when the topic of 'modality' was fairly unfamiliar, there has been considerable interest in the subject as well as in grammatical typology in general. Modality is...

"It's easy to be snobbish about media culture; the great merit of Roger Silverstone's book is to make the reader understand just how important that culture is." - Richard Sennett, New York University "A remarkable book which argues for a new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9787107329623Author Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban)Format PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Peoples Education PressPublisher Peoples Education...

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Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6-11. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster strikes when CODE, the computer that controls...

Recently there has been a growing interest among discourse analysts in incorporating prosody into the analysis of spoken language. Wennerstrom considers the role of prosody in a variety of discourse genres and offers an over-all framework within which...

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. In The...

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.Book InformationISBN 9780194790673Author O...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2005. 2005.Book InformationISBN 9781890951504Author Daniel Heller-RoazenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Zone...

This book makes learning Old English easy. It contains a simplified grammar, a minimum of phonology, well-chosen selections from Old English prose, and rich selections from Old English poetry. The texts are in regularized spelling, based on Early West...

The centering of whiteness in English Language Teaching (ELT) renders the industry callous, corrupt and cruel; or, antisocial. Using the diagnostic criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder as a rhetorical device, this book examines major issues with...

Style refers to ways of speaking - how speakers use the resource of language variation to make meaning in social encounters. This 2007 book develops a coherent theoretical approach to style in sociolinguistics, illustrated with copious examples. It...

Every year, millions of writers struggle to find work, and most make little more than spare change from the assignments they land. With the expansion of the online freelance marketplace, anyone with the right skills can learn to thrive and build a...

The Meddlers are inside the Busyville clock tower meddling with the workings of the town clock. Meanwhile, down in the cellar of the tower the Bank Busting Bunch are about to rob the town bank. When the clock goes crazy, the police investigate and the...

Luka is a joker but he finds that some jokes are not that funny.Book InformationISBN 9780435070847Author Alison HawesFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint HeinemannPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807078815Author Melanie BrooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

What are ethics? Why does ethical journalism matter? How do ethics affect good journalism? Ethics and Journalism provides a comprehensive overview of the main approaches to ethical enquiry in Western journalism. It examines the ethical dilemmas faced...

Equal Time: Television and the Civil Rights Movement explores the crucial role of network television in reconfiguring new attitudes in race relations during the civil rights movement. Due to widespread coverage, the civil rights revolution quickly became...

Practical Language Testing equips you with the skills, knowledge and principles necessary to understand and construct language tests. This intensely practical book gives guidelines on the design of assessments within the classroom, and provides the...

Healthcare Interpreting Explained is the first comprehensive user-friendly book on the practice of medical/healthcare interpreting. Written by a leading world authority and drawing on research carried out in Europe, the United States, Australia and Asia,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788899358921Author Telis MarinImprint Edizioni Edilingua srluPublisher Edizioni Edilingua srlu

English Words is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of English words from a theoretically informed linguistic perspective. accessibly written to give students a command of basic theory, skills in analyzing English words, and the...

In this revised and updated edition of the StoryCenter's popular guide to digital storytelling, StoryCenter founder Joe Lambert offers budding storytellers the skills and tools they need to craft compelling digital stories. Using a "Seven Steps"...

You ain't gonna like it: bad grammar's not so bad. - The TimesRemember all those grammar rules from school? No? Most of us don't. Mike McCarthy, renowned corpus linguist and co-author of the 900-page Cambridge Grammar of English answers the awkward...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262535403Author Laurence B. LeonardFormat PaperbackPage Count 490Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Adaptation has always been central to Translation Studies, and, as print media becomes less and less dominant, and new media become central to communication, Adaptation is more than ever a vital area of Translation and Translation Studies. In addition,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981809359Author H. E. MarshallFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Living Books PressPublisher Living Books PressWeight(grams) 1290g

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Project X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6-11. Welcome to Micro World, invented by Macro Marvel - an amazing theme park where you have to shrink to get in! Disaster strikes when CODE, the computer that controls...

Snoot is frightened of almost everything. His best friend, Milton, says he has to be brave. But when the big bad dream appears, even Milton is scared! Snoot must stand up for himself in this gorgeously-illustrated tale of fear, bravery and friendship. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498278508Author Elia Shabani MligoFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

In this accessible introduction to Vygotskian sociocultural theory, narratives illuminate key concepts of the theory. These key concepts include mediation; Zone of Proximal Development; collaborative dialogue and private speech; everyday and scientific...

In Carnival Clare loves the canal boat which she learns to sail with her old neighbour, Max. When Max falls ill, her world falls apart. Clare goes in search of the present that Max left her on the boat, but his nephews, Martin and David, are now in...

Watch your students grow up with Rosie and Ben as they enjoy reading at the right level. The language is carefully graded so the Readers are easy to use alongside any coursebook or for reading alone. A powerful partnership with the non-fiction...

Covering all the Framework objectives using a clearly structured and rigorous approach, "Nelson Thornes Framework English" offers an attractive and dynamic route through the demands of the Framework for Teaching English, Years 7-9, laying particular...

Superdiversity has rendered familiar places, groups and practices extraordinarily complex, and the traditional tools of analysis need rethinking. In this book, Jan Blommaert investigates his own neighbourhood in Antwerp, Belgium, from a complexity...

This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. * Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989387702Author Young Dreamers PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 107Imprint Young Dreamers PressPublisher YDP Creative IncWeight(grams) 217gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683965619Author Noah Van SciverFormat HardbackPage Count 100Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.When a girl with beautiful green eyes asks him for help, Greg...