Language learning: specific skills Books

The oldest independent periodical in the field, Composition Studies publishes original articles relevant to rhetoric and composition, including those that address teaching college writing; theorizing rhetoric and composing; administering writing...

Rector's assistant Owen Mathias, a young and average sensualist, gradually stumbles on the considerable connections his church in Kobe, Japan, has to atrocities committed by Unit 731, Japan's biological warfare research center in Harbin, Manchuria,...

Think of the most memorable week of your life. Was it tragic? Joyous? Heartbreaking? Inspiring? A combination of emotions swirled together and splattered across your heart, soul, and mind?Reverend James Wheeler writes and reflects on such a monumental...

Rediscover the Timeless Power of the Written WordIn an era dominated by screens and instantaneous messaging, there's a profoundly evocative art form quietly waiting to be rediscovered: handwriting. The Pen's Renaissance: Reviving the Lost Art of...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Reading books is considered to be one of the best ways to enhance English language as well as to widen reader's world outlook. Reading this book, readers will not only enjoy discovering different words in English, but also they will learn different...

Perché i lettori si riuniscono in gruppi di lettura? Che cosa spinge le persone a rendere pubblica e condivisa un'azione solitaria come la lettura? In che modo la scelta dei testi e la modalità di conduzione della discussione possono influire sulla...

Unleash the best-selling author in you - using the "Hannes Steiner story.one method""There's a great book inside each of us, just waiting to conquer the world. And it's never been easier to publish it than today. So if you've ever dreamed of writing a...

Anna ist ein 13-jähriges Mädchen aus München, das sich entschlossen hat, ein Tagebuch über seinen Alltag zu führen. In Ihrem Tagebuch erfahren wir mehr über ihre Freunde, ihre Schulklasse, ihre Familie und ihre Probleme. Dass eine bevorstehende Party das...

Sophie, eine geschwätzige und lebensfreudige Kindergärtnerin aus Frankfurt am Main, will ihre Freundin in Luzern besuchen. Im Zug begegnet Sophie Lukas, einen introvertierten Bankangestellten aus Zürich. Sophie entwaffnet ihn und seine höfliche Distanz...

Die Metonymie im Deutschen ist ein bislang vernachlässigtes Thema. Bei dieser Forschungslücke setzt das Buch an und befasst sich mit dem deutschsprachigen Migrationsdiskurs. Die Arbeit ist interdisziplinär ausgerichtet und verbindet...

Die Analyse untersucht die fragesatztypischen Modalpartikeln denn, eigentlich, etwa, wohl, überhaupt, bloß, doch und schon. Diese werden in ihrer Funktion analysiert und in zwei Gruppen nach ihrer Bedeutung unterteilt. Für jede Partikel werden...

Über Sprechakte reden bedeutet für Sprechakttheoretiker in der Regel über Illokutionen reden. Seltsamerweise, denn sprechend zu wirken ist der wesentliche Antrieb für verbale Kommunikation. Eine der interessantesten Fragen dürfte doch wohl sein, wie...

When we use a language we are always aware of our audience. This awareness is reflected, for example, in changes to the way we speak to the same person in different contexts or to different people in the same context. This book explores the way in which...

Während der Kunde in Deutschland seit 50 Jahren über sämtliche Medien beworben wird, steckt die kommerzielle Werbung in Armenien noch in den Kinderschuhen. Wie sich die erheblichen wirtschaftlichen, politischen und soziokulturellen Unterschiede zwischen...

Die Arbeiten zu Goethe und Thomas Mann spüren der Ranghöhe ihrer Sprachkunst nach. Diese wird an der Wortverwendung sichtbar gemacht und durch Textvergleiche verdeutlicht. Bei der Untersuchung des Tierepos vom Reineke Fuchs erweist sich das textbezogene...

El objetivo de este libro es el análisis semantico-formal del componente morfológico de la lengua española. Para ello se ha recurrido a la semántica europea de Benveniste, Hjelmslev, Coseriu, etc. Siguiendo sus principios metodológicos, se han logrado...

Das Thema Fremdwortbildung gehört erst seit kurzem zum Forschungsgegenstand der germanistischen Wortbildungslehre. In traditionellen Arbeiten blieb dieser Bereich - auch aus puristischen Gründen - dagegen weitgehend ausgespart. Die Bestrebungen, diese...

Llevar un registro de las ideas requiere algo más que un bloc de notas; necesitas un sistema que te ayude a establecer una red entre esas ideas para crear pensamientos altamente relacionables y racionales, igual que el cerebro.Afortunadamente, estamos en...

Give your child a head starts with Sight Words Workbook and sight words kindergarten flash cards!Our Sight Words Kindergarten Workbook Ages 4-6 is a complete learn-to-read penmanship workbook for kids which keeps them engaged from start to finish...

Phonics Activity Book Help your child learn to read with fun and engaging exercises! Building phonics skills is the first step to reading success. This phonics learning letters workbook is an engaging, interactive way to introduce young children to...

The sheer volume of information the eyes take in at any moment is incomprehensible. Look around and take note of everything you see. If outside, notice the trees, cars, people, and everything in between. If sitting at a desk, take note of the pens,...

Discover the truth behind the myth of overnight success and learn how to achieve success on your own terms. This book challenges the limitations of bestselling self-help books, provides an alternative approach to success, and offers strategies for...

Teenagers are encouraged to write in cursive especially since they will be exposed to essays testing their thought processes. Cursive allows for the easy transition of thoughts into written words because it tickles both regions of the brain. It is an...

Sure, your child is already an expert in block writing so why teach him/her cursive? Well, cursive writing has several benefits that are absent in block or print writing. For instance, it is the only writing system that allows for continuity thereby...

It's time to recall your love for cursive by being exposed to it again. Just think of it as your introduction to calligraphy, which is big hit these days. When you write in cursive, remember the loops and slants. Remember the free flow of thoughts...

Putting a pen on paper isn't the end-all and be-all of your child's handwriting journey. Writing evolves from print to cursive. At eight grade, your child should already have the skills required to write in cursive. This means that the/she should be able...

At 4th grade, children are introduced to cursive writing. The reason is because cursive writing comes with benefits that are absent in printing. For example, writing in cursive helps improve brain development particularly in thinking and in working...

Your student needs cursive writing, not because it is pretty but because it facilitates learning. Cursive writing is a technique that helps students master the standards of critical thinking as well as written expression. Remember that these are skills...

There are several benefits to writing in cursive, and among which is the smooth interaction of the two different regions of the brain. It allows for the better learning of spelling, vocabulary and comprehension, too. But cursive handwriting doesn't have...

Cursive can be intimidating to look at, with its loops and curves. But learning how to write in cursive is a must because it comes with a lot of benefits. For example, writing in cursive helps marry the right and left hemispheres of the brain. It helps...

You've been taught to write in cursive when you were younger but as you grew and found yourself, you may have shifted back to printing or even evolved to typing. If you miss the benefits of cursive and would like to shift back, then here's the perfect...

You don't need to put fancy loops and forms when writing in cursive. What matters is that you write in cursive and reap the benefits of this writing style. Among these benefits is the stimulation of the synchronicity between the right and left regions of...

Why should a child to write in cursive? Studies show that cursive writing helps in putting into words the continuity of thoughts. Letters are linked together to form words. The lead of a pencil does not have to leave the surface of the paper so the more...

Writing is an important aspect of learning. You learn about yourself when you write your feelings and thoughts. You learn about the world when you write your homework or answer examples. You learn about others by reading what they have written...

COMMUNITY LITERACY JOURNAL 18.2 (Spring 2024) | The journal understands "community literacy" as the domain for literacy work outside mainstream educational and work institutions. It can be found in programs devoted to adult education, early childhood...

Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2017 represents the result of a nationwide conversation—beginning with journal editors, but expanding to teachers, scholars and workers across the discipline of Rhetoric and Composition—to...

COMMUNITY LITERACY JOURNAL 13.1 (Fall 2018) | The journal understands “community literacy” as the domain for literacy work that exists outside of mainstream educational and work institutions. It can be found in programs devoted to adult...

What's the most annoying thing about writing a novel? They don't write themselves. What's the second most annoying thing about writing a novel? No, really, they don't write themselves. What the hardest thing about writing a...

The Writing Skill Builder for College Freshmen is a one-of-a-kind hands-on student's companion to better collegiate writing. In comparison to other rhetorical pedagogy, it is a reader-friendly helper that targets specific weak areas of writing to help...

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR WHAT STILLNESS ILLUMINATED/VOS SHTILKAYT HOT BALOYKHTN by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub "The poet really means his title. This book was generated from an artist's model's intensely bodily experience of stillness, observed stillness at that. ...

THE WAC JOURNAL is a national peer-reviewed journal on writing across the curriculum. Published by Clemson University, Parlor Press, and the WAC Clearinghouse, THE WAC JOURNAL is an annual collection of articles by educators about their WAC ideas and WAC...

As reading is vital to success in life and opens the door to nearly all other learning opportunities, it is essential that educators understand why students with learning how to read. Therefore, it is key for both professionals and researchers to...

Social Letters Made Easy is a guidebook written by Gabrielle Rosiere and published in 1920. The book provides a comprehensive guide to writing letters for various social occasions, including invitations, thank-you notes, condolences, and congratulations...

Practical English Prosody and Versification: Or Descriptions of the Different Species of English Verse is a book written by John Carey and originally published in 1816. The book is a comprehensive guide to the different forms of English poetry and their...