Language Arts & Disciplines

This workbook features a range of activities to help students learn and revise non-technical English vocabulary, essential for the study of any subject at a UK university.Self-study exercises and practical classroom activities are included, making it easy to revise classroom knowledge at home. Containing...

This wide-ranging study takes the story of Kenneth Jackson's Language and History in Early Britain on from the 12th century to the end of the 20th century, mainly by using written and oral recordings of place-names.Author: Iwan WmffrePublisher: University of Wales PressPublished: 07/17/2003Pages: 432Binding...

Did you know there are writing techniques designed to bring out the funny in all of us? Humor is a difficult genre, but for those who have the desire to make people's lives a little lighter with words, this book is for them. Written...

Many want to write. But sometimes they lose heart. They are cowed in the face of so many fine writers of fiction, memoir, poetry, columns, and creative nonfiction. Their confidence wanes. If you want to write, but are hesitant, let Tom Romano lift your...

This guide book takes a humorous look at some of the myths in public speaking and provides you with alternatives to help you connect, be clear and compel any audience. The tips and suggestions enclosed are easy to implement and will allow you to...

Plot Fiction like the Masters is an exercise in reading like a writer - reading with the purpose of figuring out how the plots of a few recognized masterpieces succeed in making readers turn the page. The reason for proposing this as a way...

A workbook for those who want to learn Koine Greek. This workbook is loaded with activities and lessons that will be fun for children of all ages...and parents too In The First Steps to Learning Koine Greek there are over 60 lessons. To purchase...

A complete writer's workshop in a book . . . The first ten Writing Lessons from the Front are compiled into this volume. Lessons cover plot structure, characterization, point of view, evoking emotion, self-editing, creating and maintaining tension, writing historical fiction, writing the children's...

For those wanting to retain language abilities for research or recreation, this volume contains the Gospel of Matthew in Interlinear format and the Gospel of Mark in parallel format in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, English, German, and French.Author: T. Michael W. Halcomb, Fredrick J. LongPublisher:...

Learn something new today from the wisdom of Afghan Proverbs with 'Mataluna', the much-anticipated book of Afghanistan's top Pashto Proverbs. Collected and written by Edward Zellem, the 12-time award-winning author of 'Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs' and 'Afghan Proverbs Illustrated'. 'Mataluna' ('Proverbs' in...

Writing essays is hard. Kids must organize their ideas, overcome their fear of a blank page of paper, write a good hook, connect their introduction to their conclusion, use transitions and figurative language, vary sentence types, use good vocabulary and revise. How to Write...

Author: I'heshia HandyPublisher: I'heshia HandyPublished: 10/29/2018Pages: 174Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37dISBN: 9780692046104About the AuthorThe author is a Jamaican. She grew up amidst chilly Decembers, torrential downpours, and hot, lazy summers in the hilly landscape of Clarendon in Jamaica. She spent...

How one global organization's lingua franca mandate shaped the lives of its employees around the world For nearly three decades, English has been the lingua franca of cross-border business, yet studies on global language strategies have been scarce. Providing a rare behind-the-scenes look at...

The importance of the library, from ancient times to the digital era From Greek and Roman times to the digital era, the library has remained central to knowledge, scholarship, and the imagination. The Meaning of the Library is a generously illustrated examination of this...

From national security and social security to homeland and cyber-security, "security" has become one of the most overused words in culture and politics today. Yet it also remains one of the most undefined. What exactly are we talking about when we talk about security?...

How the digital revolution has shaped our language In the age of search, keywords increasingly organize research, teaching, and even thought itself. Inspired by Raymond Williams's 1976 classic Keywords, the timely collection Digital Keywords gathers pointed, provocative short essays on more than two dozen...

In Thinking of Others, Ted Cohen argues that the ability to imagine oneself as another person is an indispensable human capacity--as essential to moral awareness as it is to literary appreciation--and that this talent for identification is the same as the talent for metaphor....

Paul H. Weaver's News and the Culture of Lying uses hard evidence to expose the culture of lying, a propensity of news organizations to obscure the true meanings of news events and distort the public's conception of reality. News and Culture of Lying examines...

As delightful and playful as it is profound and serious, The Language of Names is an absolute original -- a fascinating book that reveals us to ourselves, that demonstrates the endless variety of ways in which names shape our daily lives. Drawing on social...

In The Leader's Edge, Sandy Linver, the well-known consultant and president of Speakeasy Inc., shows how her clients have used effective communication skills to reach their high leadership positions. The Leader's Edge isn't a how to book -- it's a where to book, about...