Language Arts & Disciplines

A fill-in book from the San Francisco Writers' Grotto, authors of the best-selling 642 Things series Focus on a single aspect of the craft of writing with help from the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy starts with a foreword by author...

Echeverr a nos ofrece una nueva interpretacion de lo que significa ser humano, no desde los antiguos par metros que nos han servido de base para obserar la vida, sino desde fuera de ellos. Se trata de una propuesta posmoderna y posmetaf sica que...

This volume is a collection of essays based on lectures given at the Orpheus Institute in Ghent at various occasions over the last four years.Two of our five distinguished authors are British, three are Germans. Two are prominent composers and both keen and provocative...

L'approche des troubles logopediques de la sphere O.R.L. est une suite logique d'un premier ouvrage dans lequel les auteurs avaient tente de circonscrire les notions et de definir les termes utilises par les logopedes-orthophonistes dans le contexte du developpement normal du langage et de...

Scientific writing is recognized as a key ingredient in science and technology because of the need to share ideas and findings. According to distinguished scientists 'writing paper may account for "half the importance" of scientific work. Indeed, successfully publishing papers is the primary indicator...

This book will make you think twice about forwarding stories and hitting the like button on social media. It will help you differentiate between real news and fake news. It will definitely make you a much more aware, discerning reader, especially in these divisive...

Sólo poniéndose en la piel de un perro, pensó Gladwell, podría destapar los secretos de César Millán, el encantador de perros , capaz de calmar al animal más inquieto o enfurecido con un simple gesto. El ensayo que da título a este libro es...

It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling Look up words quickly and easily with this great travel-sized Japanese dictionary. Intended for use by tourists, students, and businesspeople traveling to Japan, Periplus Pocket Japanese Dictionary is an essential tool for...

Author: Karl LokotschPublisher: Universitatsverlag WinterPublished: 01/01/1975Pages: 243Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9783825324278Language: GermanThis title is not returnableThis title is only available via back order

Emil Krebs, in Niederschlesien geboren, beherrschte uber 60 Sprachen. Der Autodidakt setzte zum Erlernen und Vertiefen einer Sprache neben Deutsch bereits beherrschte Mittlersprachen ein. 1893 sandte ihn das deutsche Auswartige Amt als Dolmetscher nach China, wo er bis 1917 blieb. Als Chefdolmetscher der Deutschen...

Melanie Mayer believes that given the right tools and a little motivation, teachers can change the world. She re-ignites the passion and joy in teaching through her own classroom experiences, anecdotes, instructional and management strategies, and delightful student examples.This frank, honest, and sometimes hilarious...

This book is for all of those parents of nonverbal children (with autism and other severe language disorders) and professionals who want to "get it right," but need the guidance to get there. We know that collaboration between school and home is a significant...

Learn to Read Aloud Naturally and Conversationally This is The Handbook of Analytical Reading. It is based on the discovery by Nedra Newkirk Lamar of the principles and patterns of everyday conversational speech--and explains how to use them to read aloud naturally. It is...

Let's face it, grammar can be boring to teach and can definitely be boring to learn. This book makes grammar lessons more engaging and interesting for intermediate and advanced ESL / EFL students. I've handpicked the most commonly taught grammar points and made conversation...

Speak More Marketing Strategies to Get More Speaking Business provides cutting-edge, road-tested and commonsense marketing strategies to help aspiring and professional speakers achieve their business objectives. From 33 of the world's top speaking professionals, you'll discover real-life experiences describing what works and what doesn't...

"Korkut Onaran's ruminative first full-length collection is filled with reflection, keen observation, and emotional experience. Any artist of sound, image, or word will identify with these insightful, breathtaking poems. Onaran is the Hafiz for our century." --Lana Hechtman Ayers, author of Red Riding Hood's...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to write a book? This unpretentious little guide through the perils of writing fiction follows the process through four stages: gathering the raw material, planning, rough draft writing, and revision. The principles and craft of novel writing...

Dark Tongues constitutes a sustained exploration of a perplexing fact that has never received the attention it deserves. Wherever human beings share a language, they also strive to make from it something new: a cryptic idiom, built from the grammar that they know, which...

This volume can guide anyone to read the Old Testament in its original language by teaching the basics of Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. The step-by-step approach offers thorough illustrations by means of biblical examples, and all the basic elements of the Hebrew grammar...

Poundmaker is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult...