Language teaching & learning Books

Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologieen, Erster Theil, verfasst von Ludwig Doederlein, ist eine umfassende Untersuchung der lateinischen Sprache, veröffentlicht im Jahr 1836. Dieses Werk konzentriert sich auf die feinen Unterschiede zwischen lateinischen...

This is a meticulously compiled collection of the surviving plays and fragments of the works of Aristophanes, edited by the esteemed classical scholar Wilhelm Dindorf. "Aristophanis Fabulae Superstites Et Perditarum Fragmenta" offers a comprehensive look...

This is a Latin edition of Pindar's Olympian Odes, edited by Albertus De Jongh. The book includes critical annotations, a Latin translation, and commentary to aid in the understanding of Pindar's complex and beautiful poetry. Pindar, one of the most...

Patrologiæ Cursus Completus [Series Græca], Volume 152 is a comprehensive collection of writings from the Holy Fathers, Doctors, and Ecclesiastical Writers, both Latin and Greek. Edited by Jacques-Paul Migne, this volume forms part of an extensive...

Cromosys Publication's "Teach Yourself Spanish" book is an optimal quality guide to the beginners as well as advanced learners. Spanish is the language of great demand after English as it is widely spoken in many European countries. Language is the...

Fluent by Design: Learn Any Language. Your Way.You don't need a language gene. You need a game plan.Whether you've struggled before or never tried, Fluent by Design is your guide to learning any language with clarity, confidence, and consistency. Ditch...

In high school English class, our teachers made sure we understood how to write a five-paragraph theme: introduction, thesis sentence, points one, two, and three, followed by the conclusion. But rarely did any teacher tell us how to write fiction--they...

Advanced Arabic Literary Reader is a truly representative collection of literary extracts from across the Arabic-speaking world. Extracts from each country in the Arab world have been carefully selected, with a balance of both male and female writers and...

This book represents a collaborative effort from authors worldwide examining diversity and inclusiveness in Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) education. It critically examines a wide range of issues related to inclusive practices in CSL. Practitioners,...

V Puti: Russian Grammar in Context is a multi-level textbook program for learners of Russian that develops proficiency across the four language skills while building intercultural knowledge and competence.

Learn Spanish easily..This is a grammar book especially for learning irregular verbs in Spanish, but it also contains further grammar entries such as por vs. para, the use of the subjuntivo and imperfecto vs. indefinido.(Also suitable as a reference book...

Learn Spanish easily..This is a grammar book especially for learning irregular verbs in Spanish, but it also contains further grammar entries such as por vs. para, the use of the subjuntivo and imperfecto vs. indefinido.(Also suitable as a reference book...

Libro de gramática inglesa.:- fácil y sencillamente explicado.- contiene los temas más importantes.- incluyendo los verbos irregulares- con muchos ejemplos

Κείμενα για την Νεοελληνική Ποίηση και την Παιδεία τού Μάνου Τασάκου, δημοσιευμένα στο διαδίκτυο μέσα στην δεκαετία 2012 έως 2022. Δοκίμια και κριτικά σημειώματα για Παλαμά, Καβάφη, Καρυωτάκη, Σεφέρη, Παπατζώνη και πολλούς ακόμη ποιητές, απλωμένα σε δύο...

Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research, aided by linguistics, archaeology, and prehistoric and historic data, provides a view of sacred and secular life in ancient times.

This book argues that the verbal aspect of the Greek Perfect is complex, involving not one but two aspects, where the perfective applies to events and the imperfective applies to states.

The volume features those new to online teaching alongside experienced online writing teachers. Referencing the latest research in online teaching and writing, contributors share stories of crucial successes as well as unforeseen difficulties.

A range of electronic corpora is increasingly accessible via the WWW and CD-ROM. This development coincided with improved standards governing the collecting, encoding and archiving of such data. This book looks at developing similar standards for...

Japanese is well known for its array of argument encoding types - but how is speakers' choice of encoding types to be described? This book investigates the encoding of subject and direct object in conversational Japanese and attempts to explain Japanese...

Israeli Hebrew is a spoken language, 'reinvented' over the last century. It has responded to the new social and technological demands of globalization with a vigorously developing multisourced lexicon, enriched by foreign language contact. In this...

Cleft constructions occur across languages and are much analyzed in relation to syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Mika Kizu, working in a Principles and Parameters framework, with some consideration of the Minimalist Program, provides the first coherent...

The Extent of the Literal develops a strikingly new approach to metaphor and polysemy in their relation to the conceptual structure. In a straightforward narrative style, the author argues for a reconsideration of standard assumptions concerning the...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

Dealing specifically with the origins and development of human language, this book is based on a selection of materials from a recent international conference held at the Center of Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld in Germany. The...

Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language: Techniques for Developing Language Skills and Grammar is an indispensable guide for in-training and novice teachers of Arabic as a foreign language and a source of fresh and effective ideas for experienced teachers...

This study, first published in 1982, attempts to show that the foundations of a contextual grammar of English must be firmly based on an adequate definition of the sentence. This book will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.

A Cultural Dictionary of the Chinese Language introduces the 500 most important cultural traits of the Chinese as reflected in language use, especially in Chinese idioms (chengyu), proverbs and colloquial expressions (suyu). Communicative competence,...

Herodotus and Greek History, first published in 1982, examines the themes and preoccupations which form the basis for Herodotus' style of history. The Athenian nobility, important protagonists in the context of what we know of his sources; the human and...

Writing for Engineering and Science Students is a clear and practical guide for anyone undertaking either academic or technical writing. This book is essential reading for all students of science and engineering who are taking a course in writing or...

Variedades de la lengua española ofrece un panorama general de la variación dialectal y sociolingüística en el espacio hispanohablante, presentado por uno de los más prestigiosos expertos en la materia. La lectura de este manual permitirá familiarizarse...

Colloquial Burmese provides a step-by-step course in Burmese as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently...

Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Cantonese as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a...

The new edition of this comprehensive text fills an important role in teacher professional preparation by focusing on how to teach the grammar and vocabulary that are essential for all L2 writing teachers and student-writers. Before L2 writers can begin...

The friendly gang from the Around the World series are back. Saying Goodbye Around the World is book two of the series. As with the first book―Saying Hello Around the World, readers will not only see the words for goodbye in the various languages, but...

This book is a middle schooler's secret weapon designed to grow our kids' spelling skills by engaging their curiosity about word origins and language history. I am a big fan of word study books. They have improved my son's spelling for sure, but as he...

Si siempre has querido aprender inglés, pero no tienes tiempo, ¡sigue leyendo! El inglés lo hablan millones de personas en todo el mundo y se considera un idioma internacional. Sin embargo, es difícil encontrar tiempo para aprender un nuevo idioma. Los...

This book provides a comprehensive, contextualized approach to curriculum creation, design, development, and evaluation for Intensive English Programs. The book starts by guiding the reader through the important but often overlooked steps of...

This groundbreaking text provides practical, contextualized methods for teaching and discussing topics that are considered "taboo" in the classroom in ways that support students' lived experiences. In times when teachers are scapegoated for adopting...