Language Arts & Disciplines

The Natural Speaker is a friendly step-by-step guide to public speaking that explores the fundamental skills necessary to present a natural and rewarding speech to any audience. By providing an overview of speech construction, practice, and delivery, this book is designed to enhance and...

This book is a general introduction to the structures of the different medieval Romance vernaculars most commonly known as Old or Medieval Spanish, as preserved in texts from Spain from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries. After discussing general methodological questions concerning thedescription and...

Captivating Short Stories to Improve Your German Vocabulary and Reading Skills!Are you an intermediate learner of German who wants to practise reading the language but finds that most of the learning material out there is too easy or too high-level for you? If so,...

Learn How to Improve Your Listening Skills and Discover the Secrets of Effective CommunicationRelationships are at the heart of our human experience. Think about it-no matter where you go, what you do, or what your beliefs are, relationships influence your life.In both personal and...

APEX Test Prep's SHSAT Specialized High School Admissions Prep: Study Guide and NYC SHSAT Practice Test Questions [Book Includes Detailed Answer Explanations]APEX Test Prep believes that preparing for the SHSAT exam shouldn't be harder than the test itself.To that end, we pack our products...

Realize All That Is Possible in Your Fiction Writers have long turned to exercises for help with beginning--be it a new piece of fiction, a daily routine, or a serious writing life. Behind the theory of exercises is an attitude of curiosity and expectancy,...

Covering the Border War: How the News Media Create Crime, Race, Nation, and the USA-Mexico Divide examines the notion of the body politic in border newspaper coverage of the USA-Mexico divide and how the nation and immigration are racially imagined in crime news discourse,...

An introduction to the the range of current theoretical approaches to the prosody of spoken utterances, with practical applications of those theories. Prosody is an extremely dynamic field, with a rapid pace of theoretical development and a steady expansion of its influence beyond linguistics...

This book brings together selected revised papers representing a multidisciplinary approach to language, music, and gesture, as well as their interaction. Among the number of multidisciplinary and comparative studies of the structure and organization of language and music, the presented book broadens the scope...

The thought of speaking in public strikes fear in the hearts of many. But we are often called upon to speak, teach, preach, or make presentations in our work and personal lives. In Speaking Well, Adam Hamilton offers nineteen powerful tips and tactics that...

Pragmatic Particles sheds new light on the linguistic theory and application of Asian languages with a particular focus on the role of particles and their socio-pragmatic nature. Drawing on a range of data that spans Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Turkish and beyond, the multidimensionality...

The ongoing digitization of culture and society and the ongoing production of new digital objects in culture and society require new ways of investigation, new theoretical avenues, and new multidisciplinary frameworks. In order to meet these requirements, this collection of eleven studies digs into...

2021 IsiZulu Standardisation, Spelling Rules and Orthography is a revised and improved version of the 2008 edition. The book includes the history and beginning of the development of isiZulu spelling rules and orthography and highlights the role of isiZulu academics and missionaries in the...

Twenty years ago, this book introduced pre-service and in-service foreign language teachers to the basic concepts of critical educational study as applied to foreign language education in the United States. Since its initial publication, teachers now commonly known as world language educators are better...

Level: KS2 Subject: English Reading Comprehension When it comes to getting the best results, practice really does make perfect! Matched to the National Curriculum, this Collins Year 3 Reading Comprehension workbook is designed to improve comprehension skills. This book contains relevant, diverse and engaging...

Danish: Thematic Vocabulary and Short Stories for Language Learners - a language learning experience for beginner to intermediate students of the Danish language.Danish: Thematic Vocabulary and Short Stories is a combination of vocabulary grouped under several themes and ten easily read short stories. This...

The Copywriter: The Ultimate Guide to Copywriting Success, Learn the Tips and Proven Techniques on How to Master the Art of CopywritingMore and more companies are realizing the value of good copywriting and its benefits for their business. If you have a flair for...

This book has three distinctive characteristics: (1) It offers a widely interdisciplinary perspective; (2) It provides a comprehensive view of poetry, with groups of chapters on the Sound Stratum of Poetry (rhyme patterns and gestalt theory; metre and rhythm; expressiveness and musicality of speech...

Populism is on the rise across the globe. Authoritarian populist leaders have taken over and solidified their control over many countries. Their power has been cemented during the global coronavirus pandemic, though perhaps the defeat of populist-in-chief Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential...

Writing True Stories is the essential book for anyone who has ever wanted to write a memoir or explore the wider territory of creative nonfiction. It provides practical guidance and inspiration on a vast array of writing topics, including how to access memories, find...