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Complexity Perspectives on Researching Language Learner and Teacher Psychology - Paperback

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by Richard J. Sampson (Editor), Richard S. Pinner (Editor)This book showcases the experiences of researchers conducting complexity research in situated educational contexts. The chapters present practical examples of how complexity research can be done, with convincing evidence of why a complexity perspective is useful for investigating and conceptualizing the psychology of language learners and teachers.Author BiographyRichard J. Sampson is an Associate Professor at Rikkyo University, Japan....

Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar - Paperback

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by David Crystal (Author)In Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar disappeared from most school curricula, so that terms such as "preposition" and "conjunction" now often confound children and adults alike. Explaining the nuts and bolts of grammar presents a special challenge, because - far more than is the case with spelling and punctuation - the subject is burdened with a centuries-old h...

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Suppressed: Confessions of a Former New York Times Washington Correspondent - Hardcover

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by Robert M. Smith (Author)Suppressed is the book the media would prefer you not read. The book may change the way you read a newspaper, listen to the radio, watch TV, or consume digital media. Please look at the Follow the Author Page for videos by Robert M. Smith. Incisive behind-the-scenes details about the Times and other media outlets. -- Publishers Weekly A forthright indictment of the media's shortcomings. -- Kirkus Reviews Only 29% of Americans trust the media, and many Americans beli...

Colloquial Chinese: The Complete Course for Beginners - Paperback

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by Qian Kan (Author)Colloquial Chinese: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by a leading academic in Chinese language teaching and course design. Based on feedback from learners and teachers who used its previous version, this new edition has been updated to reflect the language and cultural changes in China, such as online shopping and WeChat payment, and to provide a more integrated and step-by-step approach to making the learning of modern Mandarin Chinese more e...

I Can Read Several Short Sentences. My Kids First Level Readers Montessori Materials Reading Books: 1st step teaching your child to read 100 easy less - Paperback

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by Rockets Alexa Club (Author)There is no more important activity for preparing your child to succeed as a reader than reading aloud together. Fill your story times with a variety of books. Be consistent, be patient, and watch the magic work. Children learn to love the sound of language before they even notice the existence of printed words on a page. Reading books aloud to children stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of the world. It helps them develop language and l...

I Can Read Several Short Sentences. My Kids First Level Readers Book Bilingual English Spanish: 1st step teaching your child to read 100 easy lessons - Paperback

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I Can Read Several Short Sentences. My Kids First Level Readers Book Bilingual English Albanian: 1st step teaching your child to read 100 easy lessons - Paperback

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I Can Read Several Short Sentences. My Kids First Level Readers Book Bilingual English Bengali: 1st step teaching your child to read 100 easy lessons - Paperback

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I Can Read Several Short Sentences. My Kids First Level Readers Book Bilingual English Croatian: 1st step teaching your child to read 100 easy lessons - Paperback

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by Andrew Tadross (Author), Kokeb Dimstekal (Author)TIGRINYA VERB CONJUGATION explains in-depth how to conjugate verbs in past, present, future, and continuous tenses in both the affirmative and negative. This is not a beginners Tigrinya book, and thus does not include greetings, vocabulary, and typical phrases. However, this book will take your Tigrinya to the next level Essential for ex-pats, volunteers, researchers, diaspora, or others living in Ethiopia or Eritrea, who are looking to adv...

I Can Read Several Short Sentences. My Kids First Level Readers Book Bilingual English Korean: 1st step teaching your child to read 100 easy lessons b - Paperback

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I Can Read Several Short Sentences. My Kids First Level Readers Book Bilingual English Norwegian: 1st step teaching your child to read 100 easy lesson - Paperback

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I Can Read Several Short Sentences. My Kids First Level Readers Book Bilingual English Russian: 1st step teaching your child to read 100 easy lessons - Paperback

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I Can Read Several Short Sentences. My Kids First Level Readers Book Bilingual English Slovak: 1st step teaching your child to read 100 easy lessons b - Paperback

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English for Everyone: English Phrasal Verbs - Paperback

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by DK (Author)Feeling put off by phrasal verbs? English for Everyone: English Phrasal Verbs can help you to understand the context and definitions of over 1,000 of the most common phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs (two- or three-part verbs such as "put off", "put on", "put up with") are incredibly useful but notoriously difficult to learn. English Phrasal Verbs uses the same combination of visual teaching and crystal-clear definitions as the rest of the English for Everyone series to make one of t...

Chinese Stories for Language Learners: A Treasury of Proverbs and Folktales in Bilingual Chinese and English (Online Audio Recordings Included) - Paperback

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by Vivian Ling (Author), Peng Wang (Author), Yang XI (Illustrator)The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle's Stories for Language Learners series is here! This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each includes an explanation of how the proverb is used today, cultural notes, vocabulary and discussion questions. Audio recordings of the tales read by native s...

Reading and Writing Korean: A Workbook for Self-Study: A Beginner's Guide to the Hangeul Writing System (Free Online Audio and Printable Flash Cards) - Paperback

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by Jieun Kiaer (Author), Derek Driggs (Author)The easy way to learn the Korean Hangeul writing system Fans of K-Pop and Korean dramas as well as beginning students of Korean will love this handy guide to the Korean Hangeul alphabet. Designed for both self-study students and use in a classroom, no prior knowledge of Korean is needed. With this workbook, you'll quickly learn to read, write and pronounce the letters and hundreds of useful Korean words and phrases. Reading and Writing Korean inc...

Learning Korean: A Language Guide for Beginners: Learn to Speak, Read and Write Korean Quickly! (Free Online Audio & Flash Cards) - Paperback

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by Julie Damron (Author), Juno Baik (Author)Learn to speak, read, and write Korean with this complete language guide for beginners! Learning Korean teaches you the basics of the Korean language, including practical daily conversations and vocabulary, and enables you to begin communicating effectively right away. All Korean words and sentences are given in Korean Hangeul script and romanized form for easy pronunciation, with English translations. Key features include: 11 lessons designed for ...

Reading & Writing Vietnamese: A Workbook for Self-Study: Learn to Read, Write and Pronounce Vietnamese Correctly (Online Audio & Printable Flash Cards - Paperback

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by Tri C. Tran (Author)The perfect book for beginners to learn all the basics of Vietnamese! Reading & Writing Vietnamese offers an easy way to learn how to speak, read and write in Vietnamese. Often a difficult language to learn, this book is specially designed for beginners with no previous experience in studying or speaking the language guides learners through all the sounds of Vietnamese, including consonants, vowels and tones, the Vietnamese alphabet and more. This easy-to-use workb...

Reinventing Rhetoric Scholarship: Fifty Years of the Rhetoric Society of America - Paperback

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by Roxanne Mountford (Editor), Dave Tell (Editor), David Blakesley (Editor)Reinventing Rhetoric Scholarship: Fifty Years of the Rhetoric Society of America collects essays reflecting on the history of the Rhetoric Society of America and the organization's 18th Biennial Conference theme, "Reinventing Rhetoric: Celebrating the Past, Building the Future," on the occasion of the Society's 50th anniversary. The opening section, "Looking Back: RSA at Fifty" describes the establishment of the organi...

Basic Korean: A Grammar and Workbook - Paperback

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by Andrew Sangpil Byon (Author)The revised second edition of Basic Korean: A Grammar and Workbook is an accessible reference grammar and workbook in one volume. The text can be used in conjunction with any primary textbook, both as a practice book to reinforce learning and as a reference guide to the basics of Korean grammar.This book is comprised of 26 units covering key aspects of Korean grammar students would expect to encounter in their first year learning the language. Grammatical descri...

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Story or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life - Paperback

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by Lisa Cron (Author)"A practical, heartfelt manual for anyone who needs to change minds and actions. Lisa Cron shares the art of practical empathy with leaders who care enough to make a difference."--Seth Godin, author of The Practice A step-by-step guide to using the brain's hardwired need for story to achieve any goal, from the author of Wired for Story Whether you're pitching a product, saving the planet, or convincing your kids not to text and drive, story isn't just one way to persuade....

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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language - Paperback

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by Gretchen McCulloch (Author)AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!! Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington Post A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer "Gretchen McCulloch is the internet's favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix." --Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered whe...

Arabic alphabet coloring book: Arabic alphabets from alif to ya coloring book for kids with animals in Arabic language to have fun while learning - Paperback

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by Iyad Samy (Author)Arabic alphabets coloring book for kids The arabic alphabets from alif to ya coloring book for is a great coloring book for kids to learn all the Arabic alphabets from alif to yaa, while having fun coloring animals and learning new words in arabic and practicing their language .arabic alphabets coloring book Features: each page has a letter with an image of an animal that starts with that letter to color. all the arabic language alphabets from alif to ya. very beautiful...

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by Geoffrey Nutter (Author)With exquisite detail and humble sensibilities, Geoffrey Nutter's sixth collection of poetry offers myriad delights in language and the imagination. In cityscapes, nature, books, and color, we find respite in the complexities of the commonplace--from clocks to teardrops to moths. The poems in Giant Moth Perishes teach us how to live in the world with curious attention. And at the heart of this daydreaming is a spectacular earnestness, firmly embedded in the idea tha...

20th Birthday Guest Book: Keepsake Gift for Men and Women Turning 20 - Hardback with Cute Pink Roses Themed Decorations & Supplies, Personalized Wishe - Hardcover

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by Luis Lukesun (Author)"Let's face it, turning 20 is a big deal! Our '20th Birthday Guest Book' is designed to capture the love, joy, and excitement of this special occasion."Embrace your 20s with our stylishly designed guest book featuring cute pink roses and gold lettering. More than just a sign-in book, it's a memory-filled keepsake that will hold the joy of this special day forever.Book Features: Personalized Experience: A "Celebrate" title page to write the birthday person's name and...

Power of Narrative: Climate Skepticism and the Deconstruction of Science - Hardcover

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by Raul P. Lejano (Author), Shondel J. Nero (Author)There is an ideological war of words waging in America, one that speaks to a new fundamentalism rising not just within the American public, but across other ideologically-torn nations around the globe as well. At its heart is climate skepticism, an ideological watershed that has become a core belief for millions of people despite a large scientific consensus supporting the science of anthropogenic climate change. While many scholars have exa...

日本語now! Nihongo Now!: Performing Japanese Culture - Level 1 Volume 2 Textbook - Paperback

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by Mari Noda (Author), Patricia J. Wetzel (Author), Ginger Marcus (Author)NihonGO NOW! is a beginning-level courseware package that takes a performed-culture approach to learning Japanese. This innovative approach balances the need for an intellectual understanding of structural elements with multiple opportunities to experience the language within its cultural context. From the outset, learners are presented with samples of authentic language that are context-sensitive and culturally coher...

Positioning and Stance in Political Discourse: The Individual, the Party, and the Party Line - Paperback

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by Lawrence N. Berlin (Editor)Within the political sphere, a political actor is often judged by what he or she says, with their verbal performance often perceived as representative of the individual. Hearers accept that, as individuals, they possess a lifetime of experiences and actions which inform, but may also undermine, their aspirations in gaining political capital. Additionally, as representatives of a political party and its ideology, these actors do not exist in isolation; they are me...

The Handbook of Dialectology - Paperback

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by Charles Boberg (Editor), John Nerbonne (Editor), Dominic Watt (Editor)The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume. Each chapter reviews essential research, and offers a critical discussion of the past, present and future development of the area. The volume is based on state-of-the-art research in dialectology around the world, providing the most current work available with an unusually broad scope of...

Information Technology for Librarians and Information Professionals - Paperback

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by Jonathan M. Smith (Author)This book introduces information technology topics foundational to many services offered in libraries and information centers. Written by a librarian with extensive experience as a technology specialist in libraries the book clearly explains concepts information technology principles with an eye toward their practical applications in libraries. Author BiographyJonathan M. Smith is director of library technology at Sonoma State University. He is the lead technologi...

Supporting Neurodiverse College Student Success: A Guide for Librarians, Student Support Services, and Academic Learning Environments - Paperback

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by Elizabeth M. H. Coghill (Author), Jeffrey G. Coghill (Author)The growing population of neurodiverse college students prompts new approaches to support their success and change traditional student services and collegiate experiences. Chapters cover tutoring, learning supports, academic coaching and advising, career services, residential living, and classroom experiences that impact and assist these students.Author BiographyElizabeth Coghill has served as the inaugural director of the Pirate...