Language Arts & Disciplines

Now you'll know what to say at the right time in any situation ESL specialist Natalie Gast knows from her experience that the workplace presents some unique situations. In this book she presents scenarios, business slang, and other linguistic issues that typical language texts...

Try This explores interdisciplinary research methods employed in research in writing studies but rarely drawn upon in undergraduate courses. This shifts writing instruction from a model of knowledge delivery and solitary research to a pedagogy of knowledge-making and an acknowledgment of research writing as...

Through forty-three personal essays, RESONANCE: ESSAYS ON THE CRAFT AND LIFE OF WRITING brings together insights from writers and publishers across Canada on the practices that fuel their work, and invites readers to join the conversation through a series of engaging writing prompts. The...

In this exhilarating celebration of human ingenuity and perseverance--published all around the world--a trailblazing Italian scholar sifts through our cultural and social behavior in search of the origins of our greatest invention: writing. The L where a tabletop meets the legs, the T between...

Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns. They make our sentences more accurate, detailed, and exciting. In a way, they help color our ideas! Readers of this engaging volume will learn why adjectives are so helpful and many of the different types, including colors, sizes, and...

Essays that show what a broad conception of rhetoric means and does in relation to practice Rhetoric is the art of emphasis, in the ancient sense of bringing to light or obscuring in shadow, and it is both a practice and a theory about...

Transform your story with a character your readers will remember long after they've turned the last pageWhen you think of unforgettable characters from books you've read, who comes to mind?James Bond, Harry Potter, Scarlett O'Hara, Elizabeth Bennett, Atticus Finch, Sherlock Holmes?These are just some...

Shrink-wrapped set of 3 midi notebooks, each with a different nature design by printmaker Angela Harding. Stitched spine, with ruled and blank pages. High-quality production makes a stunning gift. Ideal for personal use too. The Angela Harding Set of 3 Midi Notebooks features a...

Winner of the 2022 Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine (ARSTM) Book AwardWinner of the 2022 Winifred Bryan Horner Outstanding Book Award from the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and CompositionWhat It Feels Like interrogates an underexamined...

A hidden gem for seasoned authors or for those who have never written a book before!You'll be excited that you can turn all your scribbles and ideas (or a blank page) into full-blown novels that you earn a living from!If you don't plot your...

Simplified Medical Spanish for Healthcare ProfessionalsThis book is specifically created for healthcare professionals: in particular, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses (including NPs, LVNs, LPNs and MAs), medical assistants, lab technicians, and ancillary medical staff. Interact with Spanish-speaking patients, even with zero prior background...

It shouldn't surprise us that politicians, clerics, rock singers as well as actors queue up to train their voices under the supervision of Patsy Rodenburg. This book will explain her popularity among her pupils. - Sir Ian McKellen Practical, passionate and inspiring, this book...

This thoroughly revised second edition of Total Sports Media (formerly Total Sportscasting) offers a complete guide to sports media across TV, radio and digital broadcasting.Covering everything from practical skills to industry lingo, this book guides readers through each aspect of the sportscasting process, including...

An Amazon #1 New Release!Chloe N. Clark's poetry collection takes readers through a catalog of the speculative body. Escaping the Body is a surreal and profound journey through space, forests, monsters, myths, spells, magic tricks, forests, and the body. Escaping the Body is a...

Newly updated to incorporate recent additions to the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins provides a fascinating exploration of the origins and development of over 3,000 words in the English language. Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and language monitoring it...

Conquer that blank page staring back at you! 301 Writing Ideas is a guided journal designed to get you writing right away, so you spend less time pondering and more time expressing your true thoughts and feelings. Whether you want to journal your thoughts...

This highly successful program assists in the development of all the language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) by presenting realistic settings, situations, and contexts. It consists of 12 chapters and can be used in an intermediate or advanced Russian course. V Puti offers...

Understanding Intercultural Communication, 3rd Edition (UIC3) emphasizes a perspective that integrates intersectional identity complexity with a strong values orientation in shaping intercultural contact. We address contemporary issues such as the important roles and effects of technology in our everyday intercultural lives. This is an...

This book provides ten case studies with concise real-world examples illustrating how MAXQDA is used in practice. In each research example, the authors present their way of using MAXQDA, addressing a variety of practical questions, such as how the coding system was developed, how...

With their cameras and notebooks in hand, photographers Sabine Schmidt and Don House embarked on an ambitious project to document the libraries committed to serving Arkansas's smallest communities. Remote Access is the culmination of this fascinating three-year effort, which took the artists to every...