Language Arts & Disciplines

This practical book provides explicit instructions for teaching sentence-level skills to students who have difficulties in this area. The author explains the key role of sentence combining in the writing process and presents effective techniques for instruction and assessment. Numerous sample lessons, practice activities,...

With each generation and with each passing day, we grow closer to losing a key part of our nation's unique heritage-the Cajun French language. Unless a concerted effort is made to preserve the language, this rich and vibrant culture will soon be relegated to...

What exactly is spotted dick or bangers and mash? What times are pubs open? How can you get from the airport to London city centre? How do you use the Tube in London? What about driving? Everyday language and daily routines that you are...

As an author, professional speaker and certified hypnotist, Christina Kaya is in high demand across the United States and Canada, with experience in virtually every business sector. Drawing from her background in business, psychology, the performing arts and neuro-linguistics, she has unique insights into...

In 1903, W. E. B. Du Bois wrote about the Talented Tenth in an influential essay of the same name. The concept exalted college-educated Blacks who Du Bois believed could provide the race with the guidance it needed to surmount slavery, segregation, and oppression...

Contested Terrain explores suburban literature between two moments of domestic crisis: the housing shortage that gave rise to the modern era of suburbanization after World War II, and the mortgage defaults and housing foreclosures that precipitated the Great Recession. Moving away from scholarship that...

The first detailed linguistic history of South Carolina, with a new preface by the authorIn Voices of Our Ancestors Patricia Causey Nichols offers the first detailed linguistic history of South Carolina as she explores the contacts between distinctive language cultures in the colonial and...

I grew up relatively unaware, as I believe are most American English learners, of the concept of phonemes until I met Kermit W. (Kert) Dees who was then about 87 years old. In our first conversation I learned that he had created his own...

Berglund gives practical insights and guidance for building confidence with public speaking, tips for enhancing presentation skills and extensive analysis of the world's best speeches in history.Forget the concept that only a chosen few are natural born public speakers. 365 Must-Know Talks of All...

This volume reproduces a vocabulary recorded by an English merchant named Thomas Ridout who compiled a list of 400 Shawnee words in the late-18th century. Ridout was taken prisoner by the Shawnees and adopted by a chief named Kakinathucca. He subsequently learned to speak...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Sonstiges, Note: 1,0, Universität Paderborn (Institut für Germanistik und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: "Über allen Wipfeln ist Ruh" - New Nature Writing, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit zielt gegenwärtig darauf ab, diese gendertheoretischen Perspektiven innerhalb...

Based on the premise that terrorism is essentially a message, Terrorism and Communication: A Critical Introduction examines terrorism from a communication perspective--making it the first text to offer a complete picture of the role of communication in terrorist activity. Through the extensive examination of...

The book "" Goops and How to Be Them "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and...

In this irresistible collection, some of our most beloved and fascinating personalities write letters to their teenage selves and, in doing so, give a rare glimpse into who they are today. Sixteen--it's a funny age: we think we're adults but are really still children....

For the past twenty-five years Americans have relied on Pulitzer Prize-winning wordsmith William Safire for their weekly dose of linguistic illumination in The New York Times Magazine's column On Language -- one of the most popular features of the magazine and a Sunday-morning staple...

You can learn a lot about writing through direct observation from life, like artists do when they work on a still life or a landscape, and that's what this book is all about. It's made up of practical activities covering writing techniques like rhythm,...

With 25 years experience adjudicating more than 100 theatre festivals in North America, Europe and Asia, Annette G. Procunier brings a thorough and insightful perspective to the world of adjudication. This book "Do You See What I See?" reveals not just what to watch...

Speak English for Success - ESL Conversations, Topics, and Dialogues is a book of reproducible activities designed for intermediate and advanced adult conversation classes to help students develop speaking skills through role-playing, discussion, pair work, or small group interaction.This collection of stimulating activities provides...

SWEET ONIONS will and always be a piece of life and a piece of me. This is a collection of poems and prose that tells the story of love, life, and loss. Each piece is a written allegory that encourages readers to review, reflect,...

Author: VariousPublisher: Read BooksPublished: 11/15/2010Pages: 62Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31dISBN: 9781446511008This title is not returnable