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This index corresponds to the "Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Eleventh Edition" (ISBN 978-0-87779-809-5).You can quickly and easily find words from thick dictionaries.It is the only index that you have never seen before.You will be able to use the dictionary more comfortably and happily.This book...

This comprehensive book by renowned scholars Paul Nation and Rob Waring accessibly covers all aspects of extensive reading in second and foreign language contexts. The book serves as a major update to the field on the topic, with current research findings on extensive reading...

"We all write: emails, letters, articles, proposals, reports, press releases, essays and examinations. But for Caribbean English-speakers, writing 'proper' English is often a challenge since we are in fact Creole-speakers. In The Knots in English, Merle Hodge capitalises on her 25 years of teaching...

"I do not think the East has spoken with so beautiful a voice since the Gitanjali of Rabindranath Tagore ..." - G. W. Russell Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese poet, philosopher and painter, occupies a unique position in today's world. His name is synonymous with peace,...

Der Judenstaat. Versuch einer modernen L sung der Judenfrage ist ein Buch von Theodor Herzl, mit dem er versuchte, eine j dische Antwort auf die damals so genannte Judenfrage aufzuzeigen. Herzl schrieb es unter dem Eindruck der Dreyfus-Aff re; er beendete das Manuskript am...

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0 (A), University of Cologne, language: English, abstract: In the novel Jane Eyre, which was first published in 1847, Charlotte Brontë discusses various problems concerning marriage, which...

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, language: English, abstract: In the year 1975 the French feminist author Helene Cixous published an essay called "The Laugh of the Medusa". In it,...

This book offers a new critical perspective on the perpetual problem of literature's relationship to reality and in particular on the sustained tension between literature and historiography. The scholarly and literary works of W.G. Sebald (1944-2001) serve as striking examples for this discussion, for...

This is the first new complete literary biography of H G Wells for thirty years, and the first to encompass his entire career as a writer, from the science fiction of the 1890s through his fiction and non-fiction writing all the way up to...

To find audio files, go to www.talkinazerbaijani.com, click on the book title, and then scroll down the page. Below that page description of the book, one can find the audio files.Talk in Azerbaijani is an educational platform containing various learning resources on Azerbaijani language....

'Tamil' is one of those words whose origin and root-meaning are wrapped up in mystery. All that we can say at present without any fear of contradiction is, that it is a pure Tamil word being current as the only name of the language...

The Origin of Languageremains as completely original and unprecedented (and intellectually demanding and satisfying) todayas when it was originally published, so much so as to constitutea kind of intellectual scandal.Author: Eric GansISBN-10: 1949966143ISBN-13: 9781949966145Publisher: Spuyten DuyvilLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/06/2019Pages: 154Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

The Origin of Languageremains as completely original and unprecedented (and intellectually demanding and satisfying) todayas when it was originally published, so much so as to constitutea kind of intellectual scandal.Author: Eric GansISBN-10: 1949966135ISBN-13: 9781949966138Publisher: Spuyten DuyvilLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/06/2019Pages: 154Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Melanie Mayer believes that given the right tools and a little motivation, teachers can change the world. She re-ignites the passion and joy in teaching through her own classroom experiences, anecdotes, instructional and management strategies, and delightful student examples.This frank, honest, and sometimes hilarious...

Clara Hughes is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language (ESL)...

Lucy Maud Montgomery is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language...

Poundmaker is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult...

This textbook is the first comprehensive guide to Latin verse composition to be published in over one hundred years. It combines a detailed analysis of the Roman poets' metrical practices with a series of graduated exercises designed to train the student in the composition...

First Women in Space is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second...

Matthew Henson & Robert Peary is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a...

This edition of the Roman historian Suetonius' life of the notorious emperor Caligula includes an introduction giving historical background, the Latin text, and commentary/notes on the text.Author: SuetoniusISBN-10: 1853993751ISBN-13: 9781853993756Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1998Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.30h x 6.06w x 0.45d

This timely book details the Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) strategies that can transform a tentative, novice writer into a passionate, productive dynamo, adapting the resourceful states, beliefs, cognitive strategies and behaviours of highly accomplished writers. If you are new to the game of writing,...

While in school, we learn stuff we probably don't use today. However, language is essential to almost every aspect of the human condition. How do you expand your business beyond your continent for more sales? How are you going to express your love for...

This book includes 16 chapters written by current and former eikaiwa (English conversation school) teachers to illustrate a complexity within the eikaiwa profession that has been thus far largely ignored. Through teacher narratives, the authors explore the unique and often problematic world of eikaiwa...

What we allow our students to read tells them which stories we value--and which we don't. Give students the power to develop reading lives that will endure beyond school walls. Collaborative Reader Workshop allows for student choice in reading, writing, and speaking; provides an...

From ancient times, people knew of the zodiac's intimate involvement in the creation of physical life. They understood that the twelve realms of fixed-star constellations emanate specific forces brought to life in movements of the planets. These spiritual energies create and form all living...

Supporting Oxford's new Course Book, this fully-updated Skills and Practice text uses a range of interactive activities to build and consolidate vital assessment skills - maximizing achievement.ISBN-10: 0198424744ISBN-13: 9780198424741Publisher: Oxford University Press, USALanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/2020Format: OtherWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 11.60h x 8.20w x 0.60dNot available to...

Supporting Oxford's new Course Book, this fully-updated Skills and Practice text uses a range of interactive activities to build and consolidate vital assessment skills - maximizing achievement.Author: AbriouxISBN-10: 019842471XISBN-13: 9780198424710Publisher: Oxford University Press, USALanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/24/2022Format: OtherWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 12.00h x 8.20w x 0.50dNot available...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

NOW IN PAPERBACK!Communicate with your non-English speaking patients even when no translator is available--you just have to flip pages and point!McGraw-Hill's Medical Translation Visual Phrasebook provides you with the tools you need to communicate in the 20 most commonly spoken languages in the U.S.--with...

Coin's Financial School is a book written by William Hope Harvey and published in 1894. The book is a fictional story that revolves around a character named ""Coin"" who is a farmer and a populist. Coin is frustrated with the financial system of the...

Colloquial Japanese provides a step-by-step course in Japanese as it is written and spoken today. This new edition has been completely rewritten by experienced teachers; it combines an accessible approach with a thorough treatment of the language, equipping learners with the essential skills needed...

Bring SAT ELA prep into the classroom to enhance student learning! In this new copublication from Routledge and test-prep experts A-List Education, you'll learn how the updated SAT exam is closely aligned with the Common Core, making it easy to weave test prep into...

This volume gives voice to an impressive range of Indigenous authors who share their knowledge and perspectives on issues that pertain to activism, culture, language and identity - the fabric of being Indigenous. The contributions highlight the experiences of Indigenous peoples from a variety...

This book addresses a wide range of issues and obstacles that teachers in native and non-native English-speaking countries face in teaching English language learners of all ages, at all levels of proficiency, and in a variety of program settings. The book introduces a model...

Chinese students are the largest international student group in UK universities today, yet little is known about their undergraduate writing and the challenges they face. Drawing on the British Academic Written English corpus - a large corpus of proficient undergraduate student writing collected in...

Classical Latin appears to be without regional dialects, yet Latin evolved in little more than a millennium into a variety of different languages (the Romance languages: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese etc.). Was regional diversity apparent from the earliest times, obscured perhaps by the standardisation...

Read This! is a four-level reading series designed to help for adult and young adult ESL students develop reading fluency. Read This! Intro contains fifteen fascinating stories relating to the fields of Education, Sociology, Science, Marketing, and TV and Film Studies. For example, students...

In direct contrast to the venerable Paris Review interviews, Talk Show puts contemporary writers on the late night couch and poses questions about everything except writing. Tune in for questions and answers about first concerts, movie remakes, childhood heroes, family myths, worst jobs, first...

Learn To Read Rapidly With Phonics: Beginner Reader Book 6. A Fun, Colour In Phonic Reading SchemeGuinea Pig Education is proud to be launching an exciting, new revolutionary phonic reading scheme. Learn To Read With Phonics teaches reading rapidly, in as little as six...

Learn To Read Rapidly With Phonics: Beginner Reader Book 1: A fun, colour in phonic reading scheme. A new revolutionary phonic reading scheme. Learn To Read With Phonics teaches reading rapidly, in as little as six months PROVEN Children love reading about the humorous...

Most actors and directors have struggled with the problem of needing to imitate foreign dialects. Marguerite and Lewis Herman have created an essential tool for actors, directors and writers aiming toward the most authentic performances possible.Foreign Dialects contains an extensive repertoire of dialects that...

Assuming little or no previous knowledge of the language, Simple Arabic aims to make learning Arabic easy and enjoyable. Words used have been selected on a basis of frequency of usage in contemporary Arabic, and a comprehensive bilingual index will also be helpful for...

Book I of Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War starts with an account of Gaul and goes on to cover Caesar's defeat of first the Helvetians and then the Germans under Ariovistus. The Introduction to this edition of the Latin text, first published in...

Korean Reader for Chinese Characters will help students of Korean master basic Chinese characters that are frequently encountered in everyday situations. More than five hundred characters are targeted in exercises that aid in the efficient study of the forms, meanings, and sounds of individual...

Author: Rebecca L. OxfordISBN-10: 0824819101ISBN-13: 9780824819101Publisher: National Foreign Langauge Resource CenterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/1996Pages: 294Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d

This remarkable study sheds new light on American Indian mission, reservation, and boarding school experiences by examining the implementation of English-language instruction and its effects on Native students. A federally mandated system of English-only instruction played a significant role in dislocating Native people from...