Author: Peter E. Meltzer
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393337944
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
An entertaining and useful alternative to run-of-the-mill thesauri, a new edition of a unique reference offers original synonyms with contextual examples from books, magazines and newspapers. Simultaneous.
The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words (Expanded Third Edition)
Author: Peter E. Meltzer
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393337944
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
An entertaining and useful alternative to run-of-the-mill thesauri, a new edition of a unique reference offers original synonyms with contextual examples from books, magazines and newspapers. Simultaneous.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393337944
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
An entertaining and useful alternative to run-of-the-mill thesauri, a new edition of a unique reference offers original synonyms with contextual examples from books, magazines and newspapers. Simultaneous.
The Routledge Handbook of Literacy Studies
Author: Jennifer Rowsell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317510607
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
The Routledge Handbook of Literacy Studies offers a comprehensive view of the field of language and literacy studies. With forty-three chapters reflecting new research from leading scholars in the field, the Handbook pushes at the boundaries of existing fields and combines with related fields and disciplines to develop a lens on contemporary scholarship and emergent fields of inquiry. The Handbook is divided into eight sections: • The foundations of literacy studies • Space-focused approaches • Time-focused approaches • Multimodal approaches • Digital approaches • Hermeneutic approaches • Making meaning from the everyday • Co-constructing literacies with communities. This is the first handbook of literacy studies to recognise new trends and evolving trajectories together with a focus on radical epistemologies of literacy. The Routledge Handbook of Literacy Studies is an essential reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students and those researching and working in the areas of applied linguistics and language and literacy.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317510607
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
The Routledge Handbook of Literacy Studies offers a comprehensive view of the field of language and literacy studies. With forty-three chapters reflecting new research from leading scholars in the field, the Handbook pushes at the boundaries of existing fields and combines with related fields and disciplines to develop a lens on contemporary scholarship and emergent fields of inquiry. The Handbook is divided into eight sections: • The foundations of literacy studies • Space-focused approaches • Time-focused approaches • Multimodal approaches • Digital approaches • Hermeneutic approaches • Making meaning from the everyday • Co-constructing literacies with communities. This is the first handbook of literacy studies to recognise new trends and evolving trajectories together with a focus on radical epistemologies of literacy. The Routledge Handbook of Literacy Studies is an essential reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students and those researching and working in the areas of applied linguistics and language and literacy.
Using Research Instruments
Author: Peter Birmingham
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134483457
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Clear, accessible and practical, this guide introduces the first-time researcher to the various instruments used in social research. It assesses a broad range of research instruments - from the well-established to the innovative - enabling readers to decide which are particularly well suited to their research. The book covers: questionnaires interviews content analysis focus groups observation researching the things people say and do. This book is particularly suitable for work-based and undergraduate researchers in education, social policy and social work, nursing and business administration. It draws numerous examples from actual research projects, which readers can adapt for their own purposes. Written in a fresh and jargon-free style, the book assumes no prior knowledge and is firmly rooted in the authors' own extensive research experience. Using Research Instruments is the ideal companion volume to The Researcher's Toolkit. Together they offer a superb practical introduction to conducting a social research project.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134483457
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Clear, accessible and practical, this guide introduces the first-time researcher to the various instruments used in social research. It assesses a broad range of research instruments - from the well-established to the innovative - enabling readers to decide which are particularly well suited to their research. The book covers: questionnaires interviews content analysis focus groups observation researching the things people say and do. This book is particularly suitable for work-based and undergraduate researchers in education, social policy and social work, nursing and business administration. It draws numerous examples from actual research projects, which readers can adapt for their own purposes. Written in a fresh and jargon-free style, the book assumes no prior knowledge and is firmly rooted in the authors' own extensive research experience. Using Research Instruments is the ideal companion volume to The Researcher's Toolkit. Together they offer a superb practical introduction to conducting a social research project.
Developing a New Course for Adult Learners
Author: Marguerite Ann Snow
Publisher: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Incorporated
ISBN: 9781931185295
Category : Adult education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), introduces Developing a New Course for Adult Learners, edited by Marguerite Ann Snow and Lia Kamhi-Stein. This volume in TESOL’s Language Curriculum Development Series presents the stories of teachers, curriculum developers, and administrators from all over the world who seek to understand adult learners’ needs and respond to them in creative, realistic, and effective ways. All of the contributors to this volume designed a new course for adult learners and faced the many challenges that come with embarking on such an endeavor. In each case, the contributors describe the practical and innovative solutions they formulated in developing a course for adults, whether it was large-scale course development in response to an institutional mandate or a much smaller, individualized course initiated by the contributor. Each chapter is sure to inspire educators who are about to embark on the adventure of creating a new course foradults.
Publisher: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Incorporated
ISBN: 9781931185295
Category : Adult education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), introduces Developing a New Course for Adult Learners, edited by Marguerite Ann Snow and Lia Kamhi-Stein. This volume in TESOL’s Language Curriculum Development Series presents the stories of teachers, curriculum developers, and administrators from all over the world who seek to understand adult learners’ needs and respond to them in creative, realistic, and effective ways. All of the contributors to this volume designed a new course for adult learners and faced the many challenges that come with embarking on such an endeavor. In each case, the contributors describe the practical and innovative solutions they formulated in developing a course for adults, whether it was large-scale course development in response to an institutional mandate or a much smaller, individualized course initiated by the contributor. Each chapter is sure to inspire educators who are about to embark on the adventure of creating a new course foradults.
Instant Vocabulary
Author: Ida Ehrlich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416523820
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
LEARNING NEW WORDS IS AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE! • RECOGNIZE the keys to the English language, the basic units from which all words are made • FOLLOW clear examples of how the key explains a word's origin and meaning -- or how it combines with other keys to create new words • BUILD your word power with practical exercises to expand and integrate your knowledge, without memorization Why enroll in an expensive course when everything you need to increase your vocabulary is at your fingertips? With this tested step-by-step method, you can instantly understand and retain thousands of words -- even words you have never seen before. By examining the building blocks of all words, a basic skill you already use every day without realizing it, you can unlock the meaning behind any word. A strong vocabulary is essential for academic and career success, greater self-confidence in speaking and writing, and improved reading comprehension. Master the secrets of increased word power with Instant Vocabulary!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416523820
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
LEARNING NEW WORDS IS AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE! • RECOGNIZE the keys to the English language, the basic units from which all words are made • FOLLOW clear examples of how the key explains a word's origin and meaning -- or how it combines with other keys to create new words • BUILD your word power with practical exercises to expand and integrate your knowledge, without memorization Why enroll in an expensive course when everything you need to increase your vocabulary is at your fingertips? With this tested step-by-step method, you can instantly understand and retain thousands of words -- even words you have never seen before. By examining the building blocks of all words, a basic skill you already use every day without realizing it, you can unlock the meaning behind any word. A strong vocabulary is essential for academic and career success, greater self-confidence in speaking and writing, and improved reading comprehension. Master the secrets of increased word power with Instant Vocabulary!
Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes
Author: Helen Basturkmen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135705194
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual cases and practices to examine the approaches and ideas on which they are based. The aim is for readers to adopt an analytical stance toward the field and to identify current perspectives in ESP and the ideas driving them. Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes does not promote any one approach, but rather identifies and illustrates those in evidence today. The main emphasis is on the links between theory and ESP teaching and research. Ideas from linguistics, sociolinguistics, education, SLA, and social theories are described. Links are then made between these ideas and ESP course designs, instructional materials, and research projects. Thus the book moves back and forth between descriptions of theories, teaching practice, and research. Part I introduces the book's approach to description of ESP and the framework used to investigate it. Part II examines ideas of language, learning, and teaching in ESP. Recognizing that ESP is taught in many different countries and contexts, the author draws on a wide range of examples of teaching practice and research from around the world and from different branches of ESP, including English for Academic Purposes, English for Professional Purposes, and English for Vocational Purposes. From Chapter 3 onward, each chapter includes Questions for Discussion and Projects, to encourage readers to research and analyze the practices of ESP in their own contexts and to consider the ideas they draw on in their own teaching. This text is geared toward graduate-level TESOL education courses.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135705194
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual cases and practices to examine the approaches and ideas on which they are based. The aim is for readers to adopt an analytical stance toward the field and to identify current perspectives in ESP and the ideas driving them. Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes does not promote any one approach, but rather identifies and illustrates those in evidence today. The main emphasis is on the links between theory and ESP teaching and research. Ideas from linguistics, sociolinguistics, education, SLA, and social theories are described. Links are then made between these ideas and ESP course designs, instructional materials, and research projects. Thus the book moves back and forth between descriptions of theories, teaching practice, and research. Part I introduces the book's approach to description of ESP and the framework used to investigate it. Part II examines ideas of language, learning, and teaching in ESP. Recognizing that ESP is taught in many different countries and contexts, the author draws on a wide range of examples of teaching practice and research from around the world and from different branches of ESP, including English for Academic Purposes, English for Professional Purposes, and English for Vocational Purposes. From Chapter 3 onward, each chapter includes Questions for Discussion and Projects, to encourage readers to research and analyze the practices of ESP in their own contexts and to consider the ideas they draw on in their own teaching. This text is geared toward graduate-level TESOL education courses.
The Syntactic Phenomena of English
Author: James D. McCawley
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226556277
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Comprises a thorough treatment of the syntactic structures of English, beginning with an overview to syntactic analysis and progressing through the major constructions and processes of English grammar. Updates from the 1988 edition include sections on appositive constructions, parasitic gaps, contrastive negation, and comparative conditional sentences and expanded coverage of cleft sentences and free relatives. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226556277
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Comprises a thorough treatment of the syntactic structures of English, beginning with an overview to syntactic analysis and progressing through the major constructions and processes of English grammar. Updates from the 1988 edition include sections on appositive constructions, parasitic gaps, contrastive negation, and comparative conditional sentences and expanded coverage of cleft sentences and free relatives. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
New insight into IELTS
Author: Vanessa Jakeman
Publisher: Ernst Klett Sprachen
ISBN: 9783125342569
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher: Ernst Klett Sprachen
ISBN: 9783125342569
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Teaching Written English
Author: Ronald V. White
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780815372608
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Terminology and Abbreviations -- Part One -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Status of Writing in ELT -- 3 What is Writing Like? -- 4 Types of Writing: Institutional and Personal -- 5 Conclusion: Implications for Teaching Writing -- Part Two -- 6 Types of Writing Exercises: False Cues -- 7 Good Cues: Bad Results -- 8 Reporting Past Events: Narrative -- 9 Describing Objects -- 10 Describing People -- 11 Describing Places -- 12 Describing Processes -- 13 Comparing and Recommending -- 14 Questions and Answers -- 15 Dictation and Writing -- 16 Integrating Reading, Speaking, Listening and Writing -- 17 Correcting Written Work -- 18 Summary -- References
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780815372608
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Terminology and Abbreviations -- Part One -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Status of Writing in ELT -- 3 What is Writing Like? -- 4 Types of Writing: Institutional and Personal -- 5 Conclusion: Implications for Teaching Writing -- Part Two -- 6 Types of Writing Exercises: False Cues -- 7 Good Cues: Bad Results -- 8 Reporting Past Events: Narrative -- 9 Describing Objects -- 10 Describing People -- 11 Describing Places -- 12 Describing Processes -- 13 Comparing and Recommending -- 14 Questions and Answers -- 15 Dictation and Writing -- 16 Integrating Reading, Speaking, Listening and Writing -- 17 Correcting Written Work -- 18 Summary -- References
How To Build A Better Vocabulary
Author: Maxwell W. Nurnberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788183070775
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788183070775
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description