Language Arts & Disciplines

Narratology has been conceived from its earliest days as a project that transcends disciplines and media. The essays gathered here address the question of how narrative migrates, mutates, and creates meaning as it is expressed across various media. Dividing the inquiry into five areas:...

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Kelly Kathleen Ferguson needed to know-was connecting with her lifelong heroine the key to knowing herself? She decided to find out. Kelly donned a prairie dress and retraced the pioneer journey of Laura Ingalls Wilder. From Wisconsin to Minnesota, South Dakota to Missouri, she...

La lecture améliore le vocabulaire et les compétences linguistiques.Les enfants apprennent des mots de base en lisant. Inconsciemment, ils absorbent des informations sur la manière de structurer les phrases et sur l'utilisation efficace des mots et d'autres caractéristiques linguistiques dans leur écriture et leur...

Perfect for students studying Chinese, this newly updated bilingual dictionary features comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of essential current vocabulary. Communicate effectively in Chinese and American English Bilingual, bidirectional dictionary 19,000 entry words and phrases and 26,000 translations Clear, precise definitions deliver the words you need...

A5 Blue NotebookThis cool and elegant wide ruled notebook or writing journal has 100 Wide Ruled pages measuring 5.83 x 8.27 inches - standard A5 size. It makes a great small notebook for daily use, as a present for students, or for at the...

Lonely Planet's Hindi, Urdu and Bengali Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Indian phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Ask directions in Delhi, haggle like a local at street bazaars and...

This successful guide--now in a revised and expanded second edition--gives teachers effective strategies to support adolescents' development of relevant literacy skills in specific disciplines. Demonstrating why disciplinary literacies matter, the authors discuss ways to teach close reading of complex texts; discipline-specific argumentation, communication, and...

What is Linguistics? How do languages work? Why is this important? Answering these questions and more, Linguistics: An Introduction covers all the key topics that you will need in your study of language and linguistics. Over 17 chapters, William McGregor outlines the core ideas...

What are languages? An assemblage approach to language gives us ways of thinking about language as dynamic, constructed, open-ended, and in and of the world. This book unsettles regular accounts of knowledge about language in several ways, presenting an innovative and provocative framework for...

Bringing a social justice lens to daily interpersonal relationships, Just Relationships offers a perspective on existing social science theory that demonstrates how our personal relationships should be grounded in fairness and justice. Douglas Kelley utilizes concepts from a variety of academic disciplines and helping...

"The tree of life represents the roots of man. The branches are the different directions a man can take, live or exist. When you're dead, those that you leave behind will put you in a part of that tree. It represents what was, what...

This text is designed to provide a detailed but carefully graded introduction to the grammar and basic vocabulary of classical Ethiopic. The material covered in this introduction will instruct the beginning Ethiopicist and fine tune the dedicated Semitist into the details of this important...

Does it matter who owns and funds the media? As journalists and management consultants set off in search of new business models, there's a pressing need to understand anew the economic underpinnings of journalism and its role in democratic societies. How Media Ownership Matters...

Author: William F. HighPublisher: Xulon PressPublished: 06/22/2010Pages: 170Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39dISBN: 9781609572983This title is not returnable

As an incisive and provocative critic of literature, language, and culture, George Steiner has acquired an international reputation and a devoted following. "He scatters bright ideas everywhere," writes The New York Times Book Review, "and they are sure to be picked up." This volume...

A "remarkable achievement" (Technical Services Quarterly), this benchmark text serves as the perfect guide for beginners and a quick reference tool for seasoned professionals. For the new fifth edition, expert instructor and librarian Johnson is joined by technical services expert Weber. Complete with refreshed...

The role of food writing in the sustainable food movement At turns heartfelt and witty, accessible and engaging, The Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef explores how Wendell Berry, Carlo Petrini, and Alice Waters have changed America's relationship with food over the past fifty...

The facilitator guide for Anatomy of Writing for Publication for Nurses, Fifth Edition, includes a summary of each chapter of the main book and details writing exercises that will help students apply what they have learned. The facilitator guide includes advice for teachers to...

Essential Logic offers: BL Readability. A dialogue-like yet challenging style makes this introductory logic textbook engaging and interesting.BL Essentials. Deductive and inductive reasoning, formal and informal logic are placed within a philosophical perspective.BL Rigor. A careful sequence of learning steps communicates the essential skills...