Language Arts & Disciplines

This edited volume employs a case study approach to examine communication surrounding the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The text is accessible to upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, while also useful for scholars' teaching and research. The chapters are written by a...

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in cognitive science, linguistics, and developmental psychology, Tomasello demonstrates that we don't need a self-contained "language instinct" to explain how children learn...

How is popular knowledge of war shaped by the stories we consume, what are the boundaries of this knowledge, and how are these boundaries policed or contested by journalists producing knowledge from war zones? Based on years of fieldwork in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan,...

Today's standards challenge middle and high school teachers to teach their content deeply and meaningfully. This book provides an innovative coaching model for helping science, social studies, and English language arts teachers promote the reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking skills needed for high-level...

A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks...

The ultimate game for book lovers, bibliophiles, and trivia enthusiasts everywhere, Check Your Shelf features 100 entertaining and conversation-sparking questions from the world of literature, past and present. Check Your Shelf features 100 game cards divided into four color-coded genre categories with multiple-choice questions:...

In the mid-nineteenth century, Boston fashioned itself as a global hub. By the early 1970s, it was barely a dot on the national picture. It had gained a reputation as a decaying city rife with crime and dysfunctional politics, as well as decidedly retrograde...

Published in French and English by INSEI Editions, Suresnes, France. English edition distributed throughout the world by Gallaudet University Press. To some, he is a mythical figure; to others, he is unknown. Auguste B?bian (1789-1839) reflects society's ambivalence toward Deaf history: sometimes recognized, often...

Author: Shawn Loewen, Masatoshi SatoPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 05/30/2024Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 10.10h x 7.90w x 0.80dISBN: 9781108748315

Author: Lowell Mick WhitePublisher: Alamo Bay PressPublished: 08/28/2024Pages: 198Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45dISBN: 9781943306244

This unique textbook teaches the Old English language, pairing grammatical instruction with Old English passages from historical and literary documents in chronological order and provides a summary of major events. Fifty lessons present translation passages from the Peterborough manuscript of the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle," Bede's...

This classic dictionary deals carefully and exhaustively with all the words which occur in Anglo-Saxon poetry and prose. Variant dialectic forms are given together with variant forms found in the same dialect. Purely poetic words and words not common in prose are indicated and...

Dreading the moment when your manuscript comes back from the editor dripping in red lines?You can save both of you time and energy with a few basic steps. Sending your work to an editor can be a nerve-wracking experience, but it is possible to...

In this fifth edition, Brian Carroll explores writing and editing for digital media with essential information about voice, style, media formats, ideation, story planning, and storytelling.Author: Brian CarrollPublisher: RoutledgePublished: 05/23/2023Pages: 346Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.75dISBN: 9781032114682About the AuthorBrian Carroll is...

DO YOU HAVE A STORY TO TELL?THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE AUTHOR AT MJ'S WRITERS CAF?!Storytelling is an exciting and rewarding adventure I encourage you to pursue.The greatest challenge is translating your vision into a format others can understand and appreciate.I have...

Author: April O'LearyPublisher: O'Leary PublishingPublished: 08/20/2024Pages: 56Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 6.00h x 4.00w x 0.15dISBN: 9781952491849This title is not returnable

In this seminal study of hip-hop literacies, Black identity formation and artivism in Brazil, Dr. Ana Lúcia Silva Souza presents the diverse literacy practices that have emerged within and in relation to Brazil's hip-hop movement. Ana Lúcia Silva Souza demonstrates how Brazilian hip-hop literacies...

"Susan Crossman has created one of the most comprehensive books on writing ever written. Whether you're writing a business report, an essay or a full-length novel, Crossman offers invaluable advice on making the process move more smoothly and efficiently. She also provides insightful tips...

An easy-to-use comprehensive guide for writers on preparing and presenting their work to agents, publishers and print media. Regardless of the writer's level or ability, there is something extremely daunting about putting together a submission. It doesn't matter if it is for an article...

A humorous story featuring two whacky scientists building a robot. They assemble the robot carefully with each body part, but where is the head? In this simple text, each body part is named as it is added, and as the different parts are used,...