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"Because African American adolescent males and face their own challenges, they must identify texts that mark their times and their lives. If we create opportunities for this to happen, they will not only begin to trust the texts, they will begin to trust us,...

A study guide is available for this title. Click here to download (PDF, 117KB). This is the time to think boldly about adolescent literacy. So much of what we know about adolescents and their learning has changed in the last decade, and since then...

Author: Paul Alexander HumezISBN-10: 0316381497ISBN-13: 9780316381499Publisher: Back Bay BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/1978Pages: 206Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 7.77h x 5.08w x 0.66d

Edited and translated Medieval texts related to the Picts and Dark Age Scotland have been compiled for the first time in this one volume collection. Recorded texts include Pictish Origin Legends written in Medieval Irish and Pictish and Scottish Regnal Lists, many of which...

Written and designed for advanced learners of Chinese, this book and its accompanying audio program focus on the variety of linguistic strategies that are essential in real-life communications. The lessons include texts that are representative of current life in China and that are authentic...

A classic work in postcolonial studies, Masks of Conquest describes the introduction of English studies in India under British rule and illuminates the discipline's transcontinental movements and derivations, showing that the origins of English studies are as diverse and diffuse as its future shape....

Using a variety of historical sources, Richard H. Brodhead reconstructs the institutionalized literary worlds that coexisted in nineteenth-century America: the middle-class domestic culture of letters, the culture of mass-produced cheap reading, the militantly hierarchical high culture of post-emancipation black education. He describes how these...

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Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134303717. This widely popular guide provides numerous ready-to-use strategies and ideas based on best...

The new Advanced Reading Power 4 offers a strategic, student-based approach to the teaching of reading that encourages users to view reading in English as a problem-solving activity rather than a translation exercise. This edition retains the original four-part structure unique to the Reading...

A World of Fiction calls upon students' diverse language and critical thinking skills as they discover the pleasure and rewards of reading fiction. This expanded series (Level 1: High Intermediate; Level 2: Advanced) is designed to help students sharpen their reading, vocabulary, grammar, and...

The new edition of All About the USA 2: A Cultural Reader, by Milada Broukal, with fresh content and a friendly, full-color design, offers a classic introduction to American culture. Entertaining and informative, the second edition of All About the USA2 features twenty-eight units...

When it comes to getting the best results, practice really does make perfect! Matched to the requirements of the National Curriculum, this English Practice Workbook is designed to target every topic in Year 6. Based on new research that proves repeated practice is more...

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child.Author:...

Long ago, the king of Denmark built a huge hall for feasts, and he called it Heorot. But the noise from the hall woke a sleeping monster in the nearby swamp - Grendel. Could the brave warrior Beowulf save Denmark's people and fight the...

Collins COBUILD Key Words for the TOEFL Test is a brand-new vocabulary book containing all the essential words and phrases that students need to succeed in the TOEFL. Collins COBUILD Key Words for the TOEFL Test has been specially created for foreign learners of...

Join the countdown as one boy describes the events in his life in the past month, from moving house a month ago to preparing for school and making friends today.Author: Monica HughesISBN-10: 0007412916ISBN-13: 9780007412914Publisher: HarperCollins UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2011Pages: 16Format: Paperback

Diggety Dog is looking for a bone. But no matter how far he digs, he only seems to manage to uncover trouble Children will love this fun rhyming story by Michaela Morgan.Author: Michaela MorganISBN-10: 000723595XISBN-13: 9780007235957Publisher: HarperCollins UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2006Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 7.90h...

'Collins Big Cat' is a guided reading series for ages 4-7, featuring both fiction and non-fiction titles which encourage children to develop their reading skills.Author: Alison SageISBN-10: 0007231180ISBN-13: 9780007231188Publisher: HarperCollins UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2009Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.10h x 6.50w x 0.20d

'Collins Big Cat' is a guided reading series for ages 4-7, featuring both fiction and non-fiction titles which encourage children to develop their reading skills.Author: Monica Hughes, Tomislav ZlaticISBN-10: 0007186800ISBN-13: 9780007186808Publisher: Collins EducationalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.20h x 0.20w x 0.30d

'Collins Big Cat' is a guided reading series for ages 4-7, featuring both fiction and non-fiction titles which encourage children to develop their reading skills.Author: Kim WildeISBN-10: 0007186762ISBN-13: 9780007186761Publisher: CollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 10.20h x 7.30w x 0.30d

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child....

Bert's Band like to play as they march down the street. When they win the cup, they arrive back at their home town at midnight, and very carefully remove their shoes and socks so as not to disturb the townsfolk as they march down...

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,5, University of Hannover (Philosophische Fakult舩), course: Hauptseminar: English in Africa, language: English, abstract: English came to South Africa through colonization by the end of the 18th...

Master's Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: A, Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, language: English, abstract: The purpose of the present work is to investigate the neologisms in the lexical system of the...

Examination Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1.3, University of Duisburg-Essen, language: English, abstract: Due to the spread of English to so many parts of the world which was triggered during the colonial era...

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Hannover (Englisches Seminar - Lehrgebiet Linguistik), course: English-based Pidgins and Creoles, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction It could be as easy as that: pidgins...

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,7, RWTH Aachen University (Institut f? Anglistik), course: Utopian and Dystopian Novels, SS 2008, language: English, abstract: Margaret Atwood needs no longer an introduction in the common...

Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,8, University of Hannover, language: English, abstract: The Victorian period (1835-1903) describes an important time span in English history in social, political and cultural matters. Terms like...

Seminar paper from the year 1997 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, Martin Luther University, course: Seminar Academic Discourse, language: English, abstract: Academic writing is a task that students, especially in the social sciences, engage in very frequently during the...

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel (Englisches Seminar), language: English, abstract: This work deals with concepts of ownership in terms of land in the novel "A Thousand Acres" written by Jane Smiley....

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,0, Dresden Technical University (Institut Amerikanistik), course: Latinos/as in the U.S., language: English, abstract: The United States are a nation of immigrants. Mexican Americans are part of...

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1-, University of Dusseldorf "Heinrich Heine" (Anglistisches Institut), course: Domain Specific English Language - Language and Law, language: English, abstract: The English language has taken over the...

This book presents a new approach to the study of manna by showing interconnections between Ps 78:23-25, Wis 16:20-13; 19:21 and Jn 6:22-59. It asserts that Hellenistic Judaism is not a second-class Judaism. This is proved with the example of manna, food of immortality,...

This book describes the historical development of the Polish and English lingua legis. The intention is to point out the major differences between the legal realities, which significantly affect the process of translation. Secondly, the following characteristic features of lingua legis, concerning the level...

Pulpit Elocution - Comprising remarks on the effect of manner in public discourse is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and...

This volume offers research-based studies on English for Specific Purposes in higher education from across the world. By drawing on international studies, the book brings together diverse ESP practices and aspects of relevant issues in the development of ESP programs, teachers and learners in...

Presents a fascinating and accessible collection edited and translated by the world's leading expert on fairy talesUpdates the previous edition with a revised introduction, 3 new tales and 60 new illustrations Includes translations of work by a range of noted Weimar writers including Kurt...

This book gives an overview of telephone interpretation, a modality of remote interpretation that is becoming more and more popular for its benefits. It focusses on many of the aspects that shape this new modality of interpretation from a professional, innovative and pedagogical approach.Author:...

This book examines media representation of migrant workers in China. Drawing on discourse analysis and sociolinguistic theories, it investigates how identities of and stances towards migrant workers were constructed and mediated in media with a view to exploring the interrelationship between media representation and...

I hope this book will be useful to the Sanskrit students and also for everyone who wants to find out more about worldwide languages and religions. With many references to ancient and current languages, and to Christianity, Brahmanism, Islam, etc... I tried to make...

This index corresponds to the "Oxford Dictionary of English Third Edition" (ISBN 978-0-19-957112-3).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 index corresponds to "Random House Webster's unabridged dictionary second edition" (ISBN 978-0-375-42599-8).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...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced...

About the Book: Learn types of clothing with this bilingual children's picture dictionary. English-Tagalog Clothes/Mga Kasuotan Bilingual Children's Picture Dictionary www.rich.centerAuthor: Richard Jr. CarlsonISBN-10: 1976161053ISBN-13: 9781976161056Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2017Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.06d

A Dictionary of Popular Bali Names is an extraordinary minefield of Chamba names meticulously assembled and expatiated for the modern user. This edition combines a short history of the Chamba people in Cameroon as well as detailed ethnographic description of the naming ritual among...

Cloze the Gap features 20 reading passages on fascinating subjects addressing cultural issues, the value of happiness and success, family, community, and education. All the passages are authentic articles from magazines, newspapers, and advertisements, offering a diverse sample of writing.Author: Valerie WhitesonISBN-10: 1882483251ISBN-13: 9781882483259Publisher:...

This book examines citizenship education from the perspective of interculturality in order to extend its meaning and significance within and beyond the nation state, and in education in the nation state. There are chapters which deal with theory and concepts and others which present...

Reviewing the field of language policy and planning, this text sets out current practice and ways of thinking about language policy and planning, looking at methodology and the key areas of education, literacy and economics. Case studies of key language planning and policy issues...

Words are fundamental to both speech and written communication, but it's not just the words that fascinate us, we love to learn about their use and the complexities of language too. Felix Schr dinger and Pyotr Stilovsky have compiled in this, the fourth volume...