Language Arts & Disciplines

Eating disorders remain little understood by the public, and sensationalist stories in the media have done little to dispel simplistic and reductionist perspectives. This edited volume uses a range of language-centred approaches to provide much needed critical in-depth analysis and interdisciplinary synthesis. The book...

Stanislaw Lem was one of the greatest, and one of the most misunderstood, science fiction writers of the twentieth century. His work was both brilliant and challenging. His aliens were truly alien - beings whose thoughts are so incomprehensible to human minds that they...

Chapter 1. Introduction: the psy-self.-Part one: Tell me my self.- Chapter 2. Making strange the history of psychological discourses of the self in education.- Chapter 3. Schooling the (achieving) self.- Chapter 4. Mental disorder in school and the damaged self.- Chapter 5. Wellbeing and...

All in one Cursive Handwriting, Vocabulary, & Meanings in English Top 500 Vocabulary Words From A to Z with Meanings & Trace Cursive Words for Teens & Adults interested in improving.If you are a person who is looking to improve your vocabulary in English...

How I Taught My Kids to Read, Part II may be used to reinforce words learned through the first- grade. It is a step-by-step workbook that builds on the primer or beginning literacy words taught in How I Taught My Kids to Read, Part...

Korte Verhalen in het Engels is een verzameling van 25 onconventionele en onderhoudende korte verhalen, elk slechts een paar alinea's lang, die zijn ontworpen om beginnende tot gemiddeld niveau Engels lerenden te helpen hun taalvaardigheden te verbeteren op een leuke en boeiende manier! De...

This volume analyses the policymaking, expectations, implementation, progress, and outcomes of early language learning in various education policy contexts worldwide. The contributors to the volume are international researchers specialising in language policy and early language learning and their contributions aim to advance scholarship on...

This book proposes a new theorisation when studying cyber dissidents in an African digital sphere. It argues that social media dissidents are a recent development in a long lineage of dissidents in African societies. Using Zimbabwe as a case study, the study locates contemporary...

This open access book contributes to the discourse of Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) from an African perspective. It is a unique collection that brings together prominent AI scholars to discuss AI ethics from theoretical and practical African perspectives and makes a case for African...

This volume showcases innovative research on dialectal, vernacular, and other forms of "oral," speech-like writing in digital spaces. The shift from a predominantly print culture to a digital culture is shaping people's identities and relationships to one another in important ways. Using examples from...

A thank-you noteChapter 1. Introduction Remembering... A brief note on the broader policy and strategy environment Academic literacies provision Quality and impact Wellbeing and sustainability A brief note on my professional learning about quality and impact Chapter-by-chapter overview References Chapter 2. Institutional and sector...

This book explores the notion of whether we can be friends with machines in a philosophically meaningful way. Depending on our concept of friendship, we may be inclined to answer differently. Since social technology has made new forms of friendships possible between people across...

Vertrauen ist im sozialen Leben und in der Gesellschaft eine wichtige Ressource und Produktivkraft. Das Buch beschreibt in einem konzeptionellen Teil wie sich Vertrauen entwickelt, wie es definiert werden kann und aus welchen Elementen sich ein Vertrauensprozess zusammensetzt. Vorgestellt werden ein Vertrauensmodell sowie Wege,...

Explore your alphabet adventures with Jay & JuJu. Kid Bosses. Learn your ABC'S Jaden & JaBraden LinnearAuthor: Jaden &. Jabraden LinnearPublisher: Lulu.comPublished: 09/07/2022Pages: 30Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25dISBN: 9781387631001This title is not returnable

In this engaging and accessible guide, Eugen Bacon explores writing speculative fiction as a creative practice, drawing from her own work, and the work of other writers and theorists, to interrogate its various subgenres. Through analysis of writers such as Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien...

"At once erudite and colloquial" (New Yorker), this book provides an accessible introduction to the joys and challenges of poetry In Don't Read Poetry, poet and literary critic Stephanie Burt offers an accessible introduction to the seemingly daunting task of reading, understanding, and appreciating...

Is it okay to write about people of other genders, races and identities? And how do I do this responsibly? Whether you are working in fiction, poetry, drama or creative non-fiction, becoming conscious of how you represent people of different social identities is one...

Research Methods in Linguistics guides the reader through the key issues, principles, and contributions of core methods in linguistic research. It is an essential resource for researchers and graduate students looking for clear introductions to key concepts, accessible discussions of theory and practice through...

The digital technologies of the 21st century are reshaping how we experience storytelling. More than ever before, storylines from the world's most popular narratives cross from the pages of books to the movie theatre, to our television screens and in comic books series. Plots...

Bringing together 25 essential works of creative writing criticism in a single volume, this is a comprehensive introduction to the key debates in creative writing today, from the ethics of appropriation to the politics of literary evaluation. Critical Creative Writing covers such topics as:...