ISBN: 0321121880 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Anne Curzan, Michael P. Adams Publisher: Longman Number of Pages: 592
This accessible introduction to the structure of Englishgeneral theories in linguistics andimportant issues in sociolinguistics is the first text written specifically for English and Education majorsThis engagingintroductory languagelinguistics textbook provides more extensive coverage of issues of particular interest to English majors and future English instructors It invites all students to connect academic linguistics to the everyday use of the English language around them The books approach taps students natural curiosity about the English languageThrough exercises and discussion questions about ongoing changes in English How English Works asks students to become active participants in the construction of linguistic knowledge
Language Curriculum Design (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series)
ISBN: 0415806062 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): I.S.P Nation, John Macalister Publisher: Routledge Number of Pages: 240
Crystal-clear and comprehensive yet concise this text describes the steps involved in the curriculum design process elaborates and justifies these steps and provides opportunities for practicing and applying them The description of the steps is done at a general level so that they can be applied in a wide range of particular circumstances The process comes to life through plentiful examples of actual applications of the steps Each chapter includes:
examples from the authors experience and from published research
tasks that encourage readers to relate the steps to their own experience
case studies and suggestions for further reading that put readers in touch with others experience
Curriculum or course design is largely a 'how-to-do-it' activity that involves the integration of knowledge from many of the areas in the field of Applied Linguistics such as language acquisition research teaching methodology assessment language description and materials production Combining sound researchtheory with state-of-the-art practice Language Curriculum Design is widely applicable for ESLEFL language education courses around the world
ISBN: 0615491227 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Samuel G. Breidner Publisher: Samuel Gordon, LLC Number of Pages: 606
"The Breidner Linguistic Method uses the language in which you are fluent to learn a new language A downloadable audio voice while reading the material in this book will greatly enhance the imprinting of Hebrew No memorizing No studying No pronunciation marks Your thought process will automatically replace the English letters with the corresponding Hebrew letters The audio voice available on our website makes reading effortless as Hebrew letters replace English letters with the same sound You will read English words using Hebrew letters in a sentence that you already understand ThenHebrew words will replace English words as you advance towards literacy in the Hebrew language"
Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Insights from Linguistics
ISBN: 1606234684 Binding: Paperback Edition: 1 Author(s): Kristin Lems, Leah D. Miller, Tenena M. Soro Publisher: The Guilford Press Number of Pages: 256
Written specifically for K12 educators this accessible book explains the processes involved in second-language acquisition and provides a wealth of practical strategies for helping English language learners (ELLs) succeed at reading The authors integrate knowledge from two fields that often remain disconnectedlinguistics and literacywith a focus on what works in the classroom Teachers learn effective practices for supporting students as they build core competencies not just for reading in English but also for listening speaking and writing Engaging vignettes and examples illustrate ways to promote ELLs communicative skills across the content areas and in formal and informal settings (20110101)
ISBN: 0830817514 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Peter Cotterell, Max Turner Publisher: IVP Academic Number of Pages: 348
In this introduction to the use of linguistics in biblical interpretation Peter Cotterell and Max Turner focus on the concept of meaning the significance of author text and reader and the use of discourse analysis
Language Universals and Linguistic Typology: Syntax and Morphology
ISBN: 0226114333 Binding: Paperback Edition: 2nd Author(s): Bernard Comrie Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Number of Pages: 275
Since its first publication Language Universals and Linguistic Typology has become established as the leading introductory account of one of the most productive areas of linguisticsthe analysis comparison and classification of the common features and forms of the organization of languages Adopting an approach to the subject pioneered by Greenberg and others Bernard Comrie is particularly concerned with syntactico-semantic universals devoting chapters to word order case making relative clauses and causative constructions His book is informed throughout by the conviction that an exemplary account of universal properties of human language cannot restrict itself to purely formal aspects nor focus on analysis of a single language Rather it must also consider language use relate formal properties to testable claims about cognition and cognitive development and treat data from a wide range of languages This second edition has been revised and updated to take full account of new research in universals and typology in the past decade and more generally to consider how the approach advocated here relates to recent advances in generative grammatical theory
Neuro-Linguistic Programming: Volume I (The Study of the Structure of Subjective Experience)
ISBN: 0916990079 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Limited 1st Author(s): Robert Dilts Publisher: Meta Publications Number of Pages: 284
There comes a time when it is both useful and appropriate for the purpose of continuing to expand our understanding of the universe we live in for entirely new fields of study to be created Separating new from old exceptions from rules and useful from previously unquestionable So learning and experiences from entirely divergent fields have the opportunity to combine knowledge and experience into configurations that allow further growth understanding and impact upon ourselves as a species It is in this way that neuro-linguistic programming came into being We wish at this point to separate our NLP from the many fields from which it draws information from the many fields for which it has application And in this way have greater clarity and freedom to delineate NLP's own methodologies and basic purpose
The Linguistic Turn: Essays in Philosophical Method
ISBN: 0226725693 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): N/A Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Number of Pages: 416
The Linguistic Turn provides a rich and representative introduction to the entire historical and doctrinal range of the linguistic philosophy movement In two retrospective essays titled "Ten Years After" and "Twenty-Five Years After" Rorty shows how his book was shaped by the time in which it was written and traces the directions philosophical study has taken since
"All too rarely an anthology is put together that reflects imagination command and comprehensiveness Rorty's collection is just such a book"Review of Metaphysics
