Literacy 2

Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language. In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music,……続きを見る

The classic text on writing well, now refreshed and updatedーan essential text for writers of all ages. This is the one guide that anyone who writesーwhether student, businessperson, or professional……続きを見る

In Readers and Reading Culture in the High Roman Empire, William Johnson examines the system and culture of reading among the elite in second-century Rome. The investigation proceeds in case-study f……続きを見る

Edinburgh International Book Festival’s programme features over 750 authors in 800 events and is packed with inspirational and entertaining events for both children and adults. The Book Festival tak……続きを見る

A sweet combination of all four Teacher Talk books in one; with some additional fun material. 続きを見る

This unique and timely book follows the experiences of four Arabic teenagers, their families and their community, focusing on the role of literacy in their daily lives and the differences between ho……続きを見る

This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Duncan is very angry. Tess, his wife, has turned their dining r……続きを見る

American English Phonetic Transcription provides an accessible introduction to phonemic, phonetic, and intonational transcription with a focus on American English. Featuring exercises, revision task……続きを見る

British English Phonetic Transcription provides an accessible introduction to phonemic, phonetic and intonational transcription with a focus on British English. Featuring exercises, revision tasks a……続きを見る

This book brings together in one place David Hitchcock’s most significant published articles on reasoning and argument. In seven new chapters he updates his thinking in the light of subsequent schol……続きを見る

This new edition of the Collins COBUILD English Grammar is a modern, global and learner-focussed grammar reference, aimed at learners and teachers of English. Collins COBUILD English Grammar is base……続きを見る

This collection brings together perspectives on regional and social varieties of British English in fictional dialogue across works spanning various literary genres, showcasing authorial and transla……続きを見る

　　．沒有那個環境，如何學台語？ 　　現代生活往往是一個人，別煩惱，只要利用零碎的時間低頭瀏覽網路、臉書，唱台語歌，聽聽廣播，追台語劇，品嚐台語的小確幸。 　　 　　．聽說台語難學？有沒有訣竅？ 　　相……続きを見る

本书从小学生的实际需求出发，结合教学实践，将小学生必读的经典小古文按内容分为千古名言、趣味寓言、生活智慧、学海无涯、修身养性、成败得失、世相百态、人间真情、颖慧少年九大板块。 続きを見る

"Every student deserves a great teacher, not by chance, but by design" ー Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, & John Hattie What if someone slipped you a piece of paper listing the literacy practices that e……続きを見る

Now in its third edition, Teaching and Researching Reading charts the field of reading (first and second language) systematically and coherently for the benefit of language teaching practitioners, s……続きを見る

This all-in-one reference is a quick and easy way for book, magazine, online, academic, and business writers to look up sticky punctuation questions for all styles including AP (Associated Press), M……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive view of multimodal composing and literacies in multilingual contexts for ESL and EFL education in United States of America and globally. It illustrates the current s……続きを見る

Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better languageーand overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one m……続きを見る

Beat burnout with time-saving best practices for feedback For ELA teachers, the danger of burnout is all too real. Inundated with seemingly insurmountable piles of papers to read, respond to, and gr……続きを見る

The book pursues the goal of exploring and strengthening a dialogical approach of communication and cognition. It brings together contributions from world-leading researchers related to the dialogic……続きを見る

Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging, and success oriented--and has been shown to promote achievement for all students. This highly practical and accessible resource gives special an……続きを見る

David Nunan’s dynamic learner-centered teaching style has informed and inspired countless TESOL educators around the world. In this fresh, straightforward introduction to teaching English to speaker……続きを見る

A cheeky, sophisticated, and strikingly illustrated guide that leaves generic English reference books in the dust When prominent Barcelona-based illustrator Luci Gutiérrez found herself tuning out i……続きを見る

An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as "the Super Size Me of lexicography." "I'm reading the OED so you don't have to," says Ammon Shea on his s……続きを見る

«***La Storia della letteratura italiana del De Sanctis è la più bella storia letteraria che sia mai stata scritta.***» (René Wellek) Un saggio sulla storia della letteratura italiana scorrevole e c……続きを見る

Building on the established strengths of the first edition, Child Language has now been fully updated and includes some basic theory content, more exercises and summaries at the end of each unit. Ch……続きを見る

In this delightfully witty, provocative book, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that not having read a book need not be an impediment to having an interesting conversation ……続きを見る

From the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry… From classic poetry to po……続きを見る

Brigitte Kronauer, Alexander Nitzberg und Ferdinand Schmatz sprechen über Dichtung: Im Rahmen der Ernst-Jandl-Dozentur für Poetik gewährten die deutsche Autorin Brigitte Kronauer, der russisch-deuts……続きを見る