Language Arts & Disciplines

Explore the major theories within crisis communication, fully revised and updated Theorizing Crisis Communication provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of both current and emerging theoretical frameworks designed to explain the development, management, and consequences of natural and human-caused crises. A critique of the...

Assembles the most important theories in the field of health communication in one comprehensive volume, designed for students and practitioners alike Health Communication Theory is the first book to bring together the theoretical frameworks used in the study and practice of creating, sending, and...

This Workbook provides many activities to help a student practice the grammar and writing skills being learned from the main text, Writing Sentences, which introduces students to grammar in a friendly and easy-to-understand way. It covers basic parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb,...

Ecolinguistics: Language, Ecology and the Stories We Live By is a ground-breaking book which reveals the stories that underpin unequal and unsustainable societies and searches for inspirational forms of language that can help rebuild a kinder, more ecological world. This new edition has been...

By tracing the traditional progression of rhetoric from the Greek Sophists to contemporary theorists, this textbook gives students a conceptual framework for evaluating and practicing persuasive writing and speaking in a wide range of settings and in both written and visual media. The book's...

Playing with a new gadget is fun - but getting to the point where you can easily navigate a new iPhone can be scary at any age. The steps you can follow, the larger texts and the colorful graphics in this book are written...

In Game Plan for Getting Published, literary agent Maryann Karinch tells non-fiction authors how to present a book project to an agent and work with a commercial publisher.Karinch, who founded The Rudy Agency in 2004, describes a query letter and proposal in detail and...

How to Write in Arabic teaches intermediate and advanced learners how to use the Arabic linguistic features that are key to achieving written fluency. Each unit contains carefully selected exercises where students practise their vocabulary and grammar in a wide range of registers and...

Do you want to improve your handwriting? Do you like to cuss? If you answered yes to both questions, then this is the book for you In this book, you will find exercises for every letter in the alphabet, practice pages with words you...

This book describes the dubbing process of English-language animated films produced by US companies in the 21st century, exploring how linguistic variation and multilingualism are used to create characters and identities and examining how Italian dubbing professionals deal with this linguistic characterisation. The analysis...

Artisan Pocket Journals, the new series from Flame Tree in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment. They're hand crafted with decorated edges overflowing with petals and teasing vines. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons...

Artisan Pocket Journals, the new series from Flame Tree in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment. They're hand crafted with decorated edges overflowing with petals and teasing vines. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons...

This volume was written to make the case for changes in second language writing practices away from the five-paragraph essay and toward purposeful, meaningful writing instruction. As the volume editors say, "If you have already rejected the five-paragraph essay, we offer validation and classroom-tested...

The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Literacy brings together state-of-the-art research on literacy learning among deaf and hard of hearing learners (DHH). With contributions from experts in the field, this volume covers topics such as the importance of language and cognition, phonological or...

You too have the power in your voice to influence, inspire, and touch lives all over the world. The power of great speaking ability is much closer than you know. Becoming a great speaker, therefore, is a necessity to persuade, inspire, and convey your...

In his early plastic age, the child presents an asymmetrical growth in what concerns his motor system, when compared with his cognitive system. The latter seems to be far ahead of the former. It consists of many sub-systems; the most outstanding of which being...

College-ruled composition notebook (120 pages), with a cover showing an oil painting by Pierre Bonnard, titled "Woman Leaning with Dog and Still Life." The subject of the painting is almost certainly Marthe, Bonnard's most frequently portrayed model, accompanied by her little dog Ubu.Author: Pierre...

This book wants to let you know that you are not alone. It is not only you who feels the jitters, the butterflies, and the stutters whenever you set foot onto the spotlight. To a certain degree, everyone felt scared to speak what's on...

How did you decide what to wear today? Did you base your selection on comfort or style? Did you want to blend in or stand out - or was it just the cleanest outfit available? We each make these decisions every day, reflecting how...

Discover your unique voice and be inspired to write with this beautiful, guided poetry journal. This elegant and insightful book brings together a collection of prompts, poetry and illustrations alongside space for your own reflections, notes, musings and poems, providing comfort, inspiration, guidance and...