Language Arts & Disciplines

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Downes' textbook is an accessible introduction to the social aspects of language and their various explanations. Topics covered include domains of language use, language change, code-switching, speech as...

This trusted teacher resource and course text provides a comprehensive approach to assessing and building children's word knowledge (grades K-8). Kathy Ganske shows how carefully planned word study can improve students' reading and writing skills while...

It is now widely recognised that learning a language should not just involve linguistic competence but also intercultural competence. It is also clear that intercultural competence can be developed through related subjects such as geography, history,...

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the modern newsroom, this book explores how large corporations dominate today's media and uncovers how investigative and informative reports are being replaced by demands for high-profit, 'reader-friendly'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683591603Author Leland RykenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Faithlife CorporationPublisher Faithlife CorporationWeight(grams) 176gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999678299Author Simon BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Gramercy House PublishingPublisher Gramercy House PublishingWeight(grams)...

A charming, clever, and original collection of more than 100 spine poems-a popular form of found poetry composed by arranging book spines-illustrated with 110 full-color photographs.Easy to create and share online, spine poems-also known as collage poems...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781614853268Author Joe KoenigFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Principia Media LLCPublisher Principia Media LLCWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910010297Author Les ColemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint UniformbooksPublisher Uniformbooks

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911481515Author Johanna SpyriFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Foxton BooksPublisher Foxton Books

Each book introduces students to exam formats and provides step-by-step guidance Useful tips are included to maximise their chances of excellingBook InformationISBN 9780582829107Author Peter LucantoniFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint LongmanPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989008044Author Thomas FasanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Coyote Canyon PressPublisher Coyote Canyon PressWeight(grams) 1030g

Each book introduces students to exam formats and provides step-by-step guidance Useful tips are included to maximise their chances of excellingBook InformationISBN 9780582471696Author Vanessa JakemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint LongmanPublisher...

Speakout is a comprehensive English course that helps adult learners gain confidence in all skill areas using authentic materials from the BBC.Book InformationISBN 9781408259535Author Frances EalesImprint Pearson LongmanPublisher Pearson Education...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639110285Author T LockhavenFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Twisted Key Publishing, LLCPublisher Twisted Key Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)...

Dialogue is a many-sided critical concept; at once an ancient philosophical genre, a formal component of fiction and drama, a model for the relationship of writer and reader, and a theoretical key to the nature of language. In all its forms, it questions...

Drawing on insights from linguistics, multimodality and media studies, this book explores the ideological dimensions of media representation and its function in discursively constructing public understandings of, and attitudes toward, civil disorder.Book...

Politeness is crucial to successful communication and is consequently of great interest to those who study language in its social context. This book presents the first application of Brown and Levinson's ground-breaking theoretical work in a full-length...

Much of our daily lives are spent talking to one another, in both ordinary conversation and more specialized settings such as meetings, interviews, classrooms, and courtrooms. It is largely through conversation that the major institutions of our society...

This book is about Gottlob Frege. The guiding thought is that Frege left philosophy a legacy which has been largely ignored, not least of all by his admirers. In order of logical priority, Frege's first concern was to locate the law-like behaviour of...

This book explains how designing, playing and modifying computer games, and understanding the theory behind them, can strengthen the area of digital humanities. This book aims to help digital humanities scholars understand both the issues and also...

"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.Scarlet is the colour of sin, and the letter 'A' stands for...

This is a practical and encouraging how-to book from a long-time teacher of personal and family history writing. Katie Funk Wiebe helps beginning memoir writers get started collecting the stories of their lives. She gives hints for recalling distant...

Synopsis coming soon.......Book InformationISBN 9780671677275Author Ida EhrlichFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Simon & Schuster

This comprehensive manual thoroughly covers every aspect of French grammar, from the basic to the most advanced level, and illustrates the grammatical structures with useful, practical and interesting examples. Up-to-date language and usage both on the...

It is often claimed that humans are rational, linguistic, cultural, or moral creatures. What these characterizations may all have in common is the more fundamental claim that humans are normative animals, in the sense that they are creatures whose lives...

This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692302149Author T Michael W HalcombFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint GlossahousePublisher GlossahouseWeight(grams) 821gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 189mm *...

Innovations and Challenges in Applied Linguistics from the Global South provides an original appraisal of the latest innovations and challenges in applied linguistics from the perspective of the Global South. Global South perspectives are encapsulated in...

Mathematical Structures in Languages introduces a number of mathematical concepts that are of interest to the working linguist. The areas covered include basic set theory and logic, formal languages and automata, trees, partial orders, lattices, Boolean...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312269081Author Tom LazarusFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

Power Up provides the perfect start to life's great adventure, creating confident learners who embrace life. Meet vibrant characters who students will love. Foster collaboration through real-world missions, deepen learners' social and cognitive skills...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692698358Author Joseph T LyonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint Joseph LyonsPublisher Joseph LyonsWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm *...

The American Library Association presents a must-read banned book for every week of the year in this beautiful book lover's reading log.Expand your reading list and stand against literary censorship with this one-year reading challenge and book journal!...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988507821Author David BowmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Write Well PublishingPublisher Write Well PublishingWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648917929Author HowexpertFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint HowexpertPublisher HowexpertWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Barack Obama is widely considered one of the most powerful and charismatic speakers of our age. Without missing a beat, he often moves between Washington insider talk and culturally Black ways of speaking--as shown in a famous YouTube clip, where Obama...

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...

Reporting on violence is one of the most problematic features of journalistic practice-the area most frequently criticized by the public and those on the receiving end of that coverage. Now in its second edition, Covering Violence remains a crucial guide...

The advent of new information retrieval (IR) technologies and approaches to storage and retrieval provide communities with previously unheard of opportunities for mass documentation, digitization, and the recording of information in all its forms. This...