Language Arts & Disciplines

LEARNING NEW WORDS IS AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE - RECOGNIZE the keys to the English language, the basic units from which all words are made - FOLLOW clear examples of how the key explains a word's origin and meaning -- or how...

A Concise Course in the Art of Writing Whether you're composing a letter, writing a school thesis, or starting a novel, this resource offers expert advice on how to think more creatively, how to conjure up ideas from scratch, and how to express those...

A selection of George Orwell's politically charged essays on language and writing that give context to his dystopian classic, 1984 Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves--and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war...

Learn about Korean culture while improving your language skills! Korean Folktales for Language Learners presents 36 traditional folktales in parallel Korean and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate language learners. Free online recordings of all...

Are you looking for a legitimate home-based business that you can do entirely online with virtually no experience?Then the Beginner's Guide To Amazon KDP is the book for you!With just a computer and an internet connection, you can create fiction and non-fiction Kindle ebooks...

Forget the language instinct--this is the story of how we make up language as we go Language is perhaps humanity's most astonishing capacity--and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where generations of scientists seeking...

Your library is your classroom, and you are responsible for it no matter what's happening there. Ineffective classroom management can hamper or completely negate your efforts at creating a strong library program, and that's true whether you're a new school librarian just starting out...

Create plausible and realistic languages for RPGs, fantasy and science fiction, movies or video games, or international communication... or just learn about how languages work from an unusual, light-hearted perspective. The Language Construction Kit on zompist.com has helped a generation of conlangers to understand...

Librarianship has been conceptualized as a vocation or calling--rather than a profession--since the 1800s. Within this historical context, librarians are encouraged to think of ourselves as possessing a natural disposition to showing perpetual engagement, enthusiasm, and self-regulation in pursuit of our shared vocation. These...

Winner of the 2021 Academy of American Poets James Laughlin Award A blistering exploration of America's legacy of anti-Black violence from an indispensable poet of our time American history got you down? Are you feeling alienated? Join poet James Cagney in his blistering second...

Brit Speak for Yanks! Back in 1887, Oscar Wilde wrote, "We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language." One would think, in a world homogenized by technology and social media, that differences between British English and American English would...

Artisan Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame Tree in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment. They're hand crafted with decorated edges overflowing with petals, teasing vines and patterns. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons...

Foreword by Tracie D. HallCommunity engagement isn't simply an important component of a successful library--it's the foundation upon which every service, offering, and initiative rests. Working collaboratively with community members--be they library customers, residents, faculty, students or partner organizations-- ensures that the library works,...

A New York Times bestseller One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much. Profanity has always...

APEX Test Prep's PSAT 8/9 Prep Books 2020 and 2021: PSAT 8th Grade and 9th Grade with Practice Test Questions 2nd Edition] APEX Test Prep believes that preparing for the PSAT 8/9 exam shouldn't be harder than the test itself. To that end, we...

Write with confidence with this informative, quick-reference guide to punctuation and style! Answers questions about punctuation, capitalization, italicization, abbreviation, quotation, and documentation of sources Provides instructions for preparing notes and bibliographies Includes a guide to copyediting and proofreading Firmly based on real-life source material,...

These all-inclusive skills resources provide the focused practice students need to apply, reinforce, and review skills in reading, math, and test-taking. Answer key included.Author: Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublisher: Steck Vaughn School SupplyPublished: 02/21/2014Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 10.80h x 8.20w x 0.50dISBN: 9780544261839Audience: Ages 4-8This...

Like its predecessor, the third edition of Academic Writing for Graduate Students explains understanding the intended audience, the purpose of the paper, and academic genres; includes the use of task-based methodology, analytic group discussion, and genre consciousness-raising; shows how to write summaries and critiques;...

Designed with the busy college student in mind, SPEAK provides students with the essentials to deliver a successful oral presentation. It contains easy-to-read brief lessons that highlight key points and principles, eye-catching visuals, quips, and quotes drawn from a variety of sources. This compact...

In an era when communication has become increasingly diverse and complex, this classic work on semantics--now fully revised and updated--distills the relationship between language and those who use it. Renowned professor and former U.S. Senator S. I. Hayakawa discusses the role of language in...