Author: B. Hanna
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230235824
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Public Internet discussion forums offer opportunities for intercultural interaction in many languages on a vast range of topics, but are often overlooked by language educators in favour of purpose-built exchanges between learners. The book investigates this untapped pedagogical potential.
Because Internet
Author: Gretchen McCulloch
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735210950
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!! Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington Post A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer “Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What's more, social media is a vast laboratory of unedited, unfiltered words where we can watch language evolve in real time. Even the most absurd-looking slang has genuine patterns behind it. Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch explores the deep forces that shape human language and influence the way we communicate with one another. She explains how your first social internet experience influences whether you prefer "LOL" or "lol," why ~sparkly tildes~ succeeded where centuries of proposals for irony punctuation had failed, what emoji have in common with physical gestures, and how the artfully disarrayed language of animal memes like lolcats and doggo made them more likely to spread.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735210950
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!! Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington Post A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer “Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What's more, social media is a vast laboratory of unedited, unfiltered words where we can watch language evolve in real time. Even the most absurd-looking slang has genuine patterns behind it. Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch explores the deep forces that shape human language and influence the way we communicate with one another. She explains how your first social internet experience influences whether you prefer "LOL" or "lol," why ~sparkly tildes~ succeeded where centuries of proposals for irony punctuation had failed, what emoji have in common with physical gestures, and how the artfully disarrayed language of animal memes like lolcats and doggo made them more likely to spread.
Learning Language and Culture Via Public Internet Discussion Forums
Author: B. Hanna
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230235824
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Public Internet discussion forums offer opportunities for intercultural interaction in many languages on a vast range of topics, but are often overlooked by language educators in favour of purpose-built exchanges between learners. The book investigates this untapped pedagogical potential.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230235824
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Public Internet discussion forums offer opportunities for intercultural interaction in many languages on a vast range of topics, but are often overlooked by language educators in favour of purpose-built exchanges between learners. The book investigates this untapped pedagogical potential.
How to Learn a Foreign Language
Author: Paul Pimsleur
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442369027
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, creator of the renowned Pimsleur Method, the world leader in audio-based language learning, shows how anyone can learn to speak a foreign language. If learning a language in high school left you bruised, with a sense that there was no way you can learn another language, How to Learn a Foreign Language will restore your sense of hope. In simple, straightforward terms, Dr. Pimsleur will help you learn grammar (seamlessly), vocabulary, and how to practice pronunciation (and come out sounding like a native). The key is the simplicity and directness of Pimsleur’s approach to a daunting subject, breaking it down piece by piece, demystifying the process along the way. Dr. Pimsleur draws on his own language learning trials and tribulations offering practical advice for overcoming the obstacles so many of us face. Originally published in 1980, How to Learn a Foreign Language is now available on the 50th anniversary of Dr. Pimsleur’s publication of the first of his first audio courses that embodied the concepts and methods found here. It's a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of the mind of this amazing pioneer of language learning.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442369027
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, creator of the renowned Pimsleur Method, the world leader in audio-based language learning, shows how anyone can learn to speak a foreign language. If learning a language in high school left you bruised, with a sense that there was no way you can learn another language, How to Learn a Foreign Language will restore your sense of hope. In simple, straightforward terms, Dr. Pimsleur will help you learn grammar (seamlessly), vocabulary, and how to practice pronunciation (and come out sounding like a native). The key is the simplicity and directness of Pimsleur’s approach to a daunting subject, breaking it down piece by piece, demystifying the process along the way. Dr. Pimsleur draws on his own language learning trials and tribulations offering practical advice for overcoming the obstacles so many of us face. Originally published in 1980, How to Learn a Foreign Language is now available on the 50th anniversary of Dr. Pimsleur’s publication of the first of his first audio courses that embodied the concepts and methods found here. It's a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of the mind of this amazing pioneer of language learning.
Language and the Internet
Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521868599
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521868599
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
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ICT and Language Learning
Author: A Chambers
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781902459509
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This book aims to provide language teachers and trainers with a guide, in both practical and pedagogical terms, to the effective integration of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) into language teaching and learning. It also aims to serve as an introduction to key areas in ICT for postgraduate students in applied linguistics and related disciplines, and thus to encourage further research and development in these areas.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781902459509
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
This book aims to provide language teachers and trainers with a guide, in both practical and pedagogical terms, to the effective integration of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) into language teaching and learning. It also aims to serve as an introduction to key areas in ICT for postgraduate students in applied linguistics and related disciplines, and thus to encourage further research and development in these areas.
Complete CAE Student's Book Pack (Student's Book with Answers with CD-ROM and Class Audio CDs (3))
Author: Guy Brook-Hart
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521698443
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Complete CAE is a course for the 2008 updated CAE exam. Informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus and providing a complete CAE exam paper specially prepared by Cambridge ESOL, it is the most authentic exam preparation course available. This topic-based course covers every part of the CAE exam in detail, ensuring that students are fully equipped to tackle each part of every paper. The Student's Book Pack is ideal for self-study. It consists of the Student's Book with answers with CD-ROM and Class Audio CDs which contain the corresponding recordings.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521698443
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Complete CAE is a course for the 2008 updated CAE exam. Informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus and providing a complete CAE exam paper specially prepared by Cambridge ESOL, it is the most authentic exam preparation course available. This topic-based course covers every part of the CAE exam in detail, ensuring that students are fully equipped to tackle each part of every paper. The Student's Book Pack is ideal for self-study. It consists of the Student's Book with answers with CD-ROM and Class Audio CDs which contain the corresponding recordings.
How to Do (Just About) Anything on the Internet
Author: Editors of Reader's Digest
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1621452662
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Google, Twitter, Skype--are these and other technological terms a foreign language to you? If so, it's time to learn the vocabulary and find out how the internet can make your life easier, better--and a lot of fun! In an easy to use format, here are useful and straightforward answers to hundreds of questions about getting online and using the world wide web. •Inside You'll discover how to: •Choose the right computer and internet deal for you •Find Out anything you want to know on the web • Your Privacy--and avoid scams •Keep in Touch with friends and family •Use Facebook and other social networks •Store and Edit your digital photos online •Buy anything you want securely •Search the best holiday rental, doctor, garden center or whatever else you need
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1621452662
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Google, Twitter, Skype--are these and other technological terms a foreign language to you? If so, it's time to learn the vocabulary and find out how the internet can make your life easier, better--and a lot of fun! In an easy to use format, here are useful and straightforward answers to hundreds of questions about getting online and using the world wide web. •Inside You'll discover how to: •Choose the right computer and internet deal for you •Find Out anything you want to know on the web • Your Privacy--and avoid scams •Keep in Touch with friends and family •Use Facebook and other social networks •Store and Edit your digital photos online •Buy anything you want securely •Search the best holiday rental, doctor, garden center or whatever else you need
Foreign Language Learning with Digital Technology
Author: Michael Evans
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1847060412
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Provides a sustained and in-depth qualitative analysis of the use of digital technology within the field of foreign language learning, drawing on empircal evidence. >
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1847060412
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Provides a sustained and in-depth qualitative analysis of the use of digital technology within the field of foreign language learning, drawing on empircal evidence. >
Handbook of Research on Computer-Enhanced Language Acquisition and Learning
Author: Zhang, Felicia
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1599048965
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 613
Book Description
Provides comprehensive coverage of successful translation of language learning designs utilizing ICT in practical learning contexts. Offers the latest knowledge related to research on computer-enhanced language acquisition and learning.
Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1599048965
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 613
Book Description
Provides comprehensive coverage of successful translation of language learning designs utilizing ICT in practical learning contexts. Offers the latest knowledge related to research on computer-enhanced language acquisition and learning.
The Key to learning English
Author: Marcelo Gameiro
Publisher: Marcelo Gameiro
ISBN: 6599575080
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Reasons, motivations, benefits, and how to better learn English (applicable to other languages) and the best way to preserve the language skill. In the world that we live in, English has become the most common language used by people across the globe to communicate and share ideas. English has also been referred to as ‘the language of business’. “How to keep up with your English skills” is a book for anyone who wants to have a written and spoken command over the English language. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, you will discover: ● The benefits of learning English ● How to make a routine to learn English till its mastery ● The importance of English in different sectors ● The power of discipline and motivation in learning English The second part will have the following: ● Powerful ways of learning new words ● Using internet to learn fast and easy ● Accent training ● Written communication training Stop using the old-fashioned and ineffective ways of learning English. With the different tips, tricks and secrets mentioned in the book, make your English learning journey effortless and easy.
Publisher: Marcelo Gameiro
ISBN: 6599575080
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Reasons, motivations, benefits, and how to better learn English (applicable to other languages) and the best way to preserve the language skill. In the world that we live in, English has become the most common language used by people across the globe to communicate and share ideas. English has also been referred to as ‘the language of business’. “How to keep up with your English skills” is a book for anyone who wants to have a written and spoken command over the English language. The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, you will discover: ● The benefits of learning English ● How to make a routine to learn English till its mastery ● The importance of English in different sectors ● The power of discipline and motivation in learning English The second part will have the following: ● Powerful ways of learning new words ● Using internet to learn fast and easy ● Accent training ● Written communication training Stop using the old-fashioned and ineffective ways of learning English. With the different tips, tricks and secrets mentioned in the book, make your English learning journey effortless and easy.