Language Arts & Disciplines

Are you confused by the feedback you get from your academic teachers and mentors?This clear and accessible guide to decoding academic feedback will help you interpret what your lecturer or research supervisor is really trying to tell you about your...

Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics. Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951949037Author Lingo MasteryFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Lingo MasteryPublisher Lingo MasteryWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996715256Author Bryn DonovanFormat PaperbackPage Count 454Imprint Bryn DonovanPublisher Bryn DonovanWeight(grams) 662gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 26mm

DON'T LET YOUR WRITING HOLD YOU BACK. When you're fumbling for words and pressed for time, you might be tempted to dismiss good business writing as a luxury. But it's a skill you must cultivate to succeed: You'll lose time, money, and influence if your...

'Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible' In equal measure famous and infamous, Janet Malcolm's book charts the true story of a lawsuit between Jeffrey...

Mediated Critical Communication Pedagogy explores the role of both traditional and new media in critical communication pedagogy. This edited volume addresses not only how new and other forms of media serve as tools towards social justice in the...

A highly interdisciplinary overview of the wide spectrum of current international research and professional practice in intercultural communication, this is a key reference book for students, lecturers and professionals alike. Key examples of...

Nigel Warburton, bestselling author and experienced lecturer, provides all the guidance and advice you need to dramatically improve your essay-writing skills. The book opens with a discussion of why it is so important to write a good essay, and proceeds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120835504Author Warwick JessupFormat PaperbackPage Count 143Imprint Motilal Banarsidass,Publisher Motilal Banarsidass,Dimensions(mm) 280mm * 220mm * 10mm

Discusses the various aspects of dissertation writing, such as choosing an advisor, a committee, and a topic, and offers advice on writing zero and first drafts, revising, and dealing with interruptions.Book InformationISBN 9780805048919Author Bolker...

A Frequency Dictionary of French is an invaluable tool for all learners of French, providing a list of the 5000 most frequently used words in the language.Based on a 23-million-word corpus of French which includes written and spoken material both from...

Gary Kemp presents a penetrating investigation of key issues in the philosophy of language, by means of a comparative study of two great figures of late twentieth-century philosophy. So far as language and meaning are concerned, Willard Van Orman Quine...

In How Plays Work, distinguished playwright David Edgar examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning. Written for playwrights and playgoers alike,...

In these breathtaking intellectual adventure stories, covering everything from criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Malcolm Gladwell looks under the surface of everyday life to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the...

The importance of emotion in everyday interactions has become a central topic of research in a wide variety of disciplines, including linguistics, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and communication. Emotion in Interaction offers a collection...

An alphabet developed by Germanic and Nordic peoples during ancient times, runes were used to represent both simple things and more complex concepts, providing a written form of communication before the latin alphabet was adopted. Today, reading runes...

The official style guide followed by The Times and The Sunday Times. Uncover the rules, conventions and policies on spelling, grammar and usage followed by the journalists, contributors and editors working on the Times and Sunday Times...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781775285267Author Janine TooleFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Happy Frog PressPublisher Happy Frog PressWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Written for students transitioning from GCSE to AS, taking the Edexcel, WJEC and Eduqas exams, this AS and A Level French Grammar & Translation Workbook can be used for homework, revision and independent study. It includes thorough revision of key...

THE SUNDAY TIMES-BESTSELLING BOOK BY ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED COMIC WRITERS**Pre-order now: David Mitchell's new book Dishonesty is the Second-best Policy**There are many aspects of modern life that trouble award-winning comedian David Mitchell, such...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951949310Author Lingo MasteryFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Lingo MasteryPublisher Lingo MasteryWeight(grams) 531gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia.It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250238016Author Robert BlyFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.Publisher St Martin's Press

This write-in workbook is an invaluable resource to help learners improve their Maths and English skills and prepare for Level 1 and Level 2 Functional Skills exams. The workbook format enables learners to practice and improve their maths and English...

Forensic linguistics, or the study of language and the law, is a growing field of scholarly and public interest. Yet books on the subject have predominantly been introductions to the field or aimed at summarizing its applications, often with a focus on a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611803082Author Natalie GoldbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Language is like a vast spider's web. In this volume Jean Aitchison explores the different facets of this web. She begins with the cobweb of false worries which surrounds language. She then discusses how language evolved in the human species, how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736152317Author Angela AckermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Jadd PublishingPublisher Jadd PublishingWeight(grams) 549gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

The Edinburgh Companion to Scots is a comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language. The aim of the volume is to explain and illustrate methods of research into Scots and Scottish English. Topics include the grammar,...

This best-seller presents grammatical structures through sophisticated and up-to-date contexts. The wide range of communicative activities, newly simplified charts, and an expanded writing section lead students from grammar recognition to production.Book...

The Oresteia comprises three of the greatest plays of all time: Agamemnon, The Cheophori and The Eumenides. Concerned with the immediate aftermath of the Trojan War as it affects the accursed royal house of Atreus, it follows a singularly harrowing...

The Level 2 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 offer a predictable...

'Fascinating. . . This engaging book explores just how multiple languages are acquired and sorted out by the brain. . . Costa's work derives from a great fund of knowledge, considerable curiosity and solidly scientific spirit' Philip Hensher SpectatorThe...

"One of the best modern texts. Highly recommended." -The Japan Times Complete, compact and authoritative-this Japanese language book provides all the information needed to learn kanji and kana, including the 92 hiragana and katakana phonetic symbols...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785622397Author Helen NaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Gomer PressPublisher Gomer Press

Add fun to your lessons with the only Literacy and English textbooks offering comprehensive, consistent coverage of the whole CfE Second Level curriculum.This brand-new series from TeeJay will enable you to confidently cover all CfE Benchmarks and...

A fascinating and incisive examination of our language instinct from award-winning science writer Steven Mithen.Along with the concepts of consciousness and intelligence, our capacity for language sits right at the core of what makes us human. But while...

In Vogue is a fascinating look at the history of the world's most influential magazine. The complete compendium is illustrated with hundreds of covers and archival interiors of past Vogue editions, featuring the work of some of the twentieth century's...

"Via Plana" is not just another random collection of unseen exercises, presented to the student in the optimistic hope that somehow, they will muddle through and absorb some of the finer points of Latin grammar along the way. With a new approach, "Via...