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Journalism Research That Matters - Paperback

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by Valérie Bélair-Gagnon (Editor), Nikki Usher (Editor)It is now well-established that the long-time economic model on which the news industry has relied is no longer sustainable. Facebook, Google, and declining levels of popular trust in the media have been major contributors to this situation. Simultaneously, the closure of local media outlets across the country has left many areas without access to regional news, compounded the distance between media and publics, and further eroded civic e...

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Book Talk: Growing Into Early Literacy Through Read-Aloud Conversations - Paperback

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by Sherry Sanden (Author), Cassandra Mattoon (Author), Sandra L. Osorio (Author)Discover the language and learning possibilities of young children's active engagement with book experiences, in which they talk with one another as they make meaning from literature centered around their lives and interests. Drawing from their backgrounds as teachers and researchers, as well as their many experiences facilitating and observing read-alouds with diverse students, the authors provide a practical gui...

Arabic writing Activity book for kids: Arabic Preschool Workbook For Kids - To Learn Arabic Writing - Arabic Letter & Numbers Tracing - Paperback

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by Tardex Edition (Author)Arabic Alphabet Tracing Book For KidsClick the cover to see what's inside This Alphabet Tracing Improve Your Arabic Writing Skills. Original Artwork made specifically for cute kids ages 4 - 8. This fun handwriting book is the perfect start for any child to learn how to write Arabic. These essential letter writing drills will help with letter recognition. Fun and fundamental tracing and writing activities. Connect the Dots with Different Kinds of Lines and Turn the S...

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I the People: The Rhetoric of Conservative Populism in the United States - Hardcover

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by Paul Elliott Johnson (Author)A rhetorical examination of the rise of populist conservatism I The People: The Rhetoric of Conservative Populism in the United States examines a variety of texts--ranging from speeches and campaign advertisements to news reports and political pamphlets--to outline the populist character of conservatism in the United States. Paul Elliott Johnson focuses on key inflection points in the development of populist conservatism, including its manifestation in the raci...

Making Sense of 'Show, Don't Tell': Transform Your Fiction - Paperback

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by Louise Harnby (Author)This fiction-editing guide shows authors and editors how to recognize shown and told prose, and avoid unnecessary exposition. Louise Harnby, a fiction editor, writer and course developer, teaches you how to identify stylistic problems and craft solutions that weave showing and telling together, and understand why there's no place for 'don't tell' in strong writing. Topics include: Shown and told prose in different scenarios; the relevance of viewpoint; when exposition...

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Between Worlds, Fourth Edition: Second Language Acquisition in Changing Times - Paperback

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by David E. Freeman (Author), Yvonne S. Freeman (Author), Mary Soto (Author)Long considered a groundbreaking text for pre-service, in-service, mainstream, and EL teachers, the bestselling Between Worlds is now available in an updated Fourth Edition. As student populations across the U.S. reflect increasing racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity in changing times, the need for effective, research-based classroom practices has never been greater. The Fourth Edition includes what you need to e...

Strategic Sport Communication: Traditional and Transmedia Strategies for a Global Sports Market - Paperback

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by W. Timothy Coombs (Author), Jennifer L. Harker (Author)Authors Coombs and Harker provide step-by-step guidance on how the strategic communication process--an integration of marketing communication, public relations, and advertising--can be applied to sports communication for individual athletes, teams, and leagues.The book is founded on the premise that the strategic communication process in sport communication is grounded in understanding the fans and sources of revenue. Looking at sports...

Vasishtha Shiksha: A Treatise on the Sanskrit Alphabet - Paperback

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by Detlef Eichler (Editor), Peter F. Freund (Author)Vasishtha Shiksha is an ancient manual of the Sanskrit alphabet, written by a celebrated sage, and completely lost to the world, but for one handwritten manuscript in Tirupati, India. Here is the revival of this comprehensive knowledge of pronunciation of Sanskrit. Systematic and concise, there are chapters on the 1) The letters of the Alphabet; 2) The places of articulation in the mouth of the different letters; 3) The degrees of contact of...

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Sing & Sign for Young Children: A Guide for Early Childhood Professionals - Paperback

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by Anne Meeker Watson (Author), Becky Bailey (Foreword by)Research shows that teaching sign language to all young children has a wide range of benefits, from enhancing social‐emotional and preliteracy skills to supporting positive parent‐child relationships. With Sing & Sign for Young Children, early childhood professionals will have a fun, easy, and highly effective way to teach and practice key ASL sign vocabulary through music and play during everyday classroom routines.Packed with eng...

American Sign Language Syntax - Hardcover

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by Scott K. Liddell (Author) Number of Pages: 210 Dimensions: 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: December 31, 1980

Romanticism and the Child. Depictions of Children in the Poems

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by Almut Amberg (Author)Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Heidelberg (Anglistisches Seminar), course: Hauptseminar First Generation Romantic Poets, language: English, abstract: William Wordsworth provides material for an extensive study of children and childhood in Romanticism with his oeuvre. The notion of "The child is father of the man" appears to be ingrained in earlier works such as the volume "...

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs: English Verb Types - Paperback

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by Manik Joshi (Author)A verb can be described as transitive or intransitive based on whether it requires an object to express a complete thought or not. A transitive verb is a verb that requires (takes or allows) an object to receive the action. "Object" may be in the form of a noun, phrase, or pronoun that refers to the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. A sentence with a transitive verb can generally be changed into passive voice (however, sometimes a transitive ve...

Writing Rhetorically: Fostering Responsive Thinkers and Communicators - Paperback

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by Jennifer Fletcher (Author)Writing Rhetorically: Fostering Responsive Thinkers and Communicators, author Jennifer Fletcher aims to cultivate independent learners through rhetorical thinking. She provides teachers with strategies and frameworks for writing instruction that can be applied across multiple subjects and lesson plans. Students learn to discover their own questions, design their own inquiry process, develop their own positions and purposes, make their own choices about content and...

Latin in Modern Fiction: Who Says It's a Dead Language? - Hardcover

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by Henryk Hoffmann (Author)The goal of this book is to prove that Latin is not a dead language by demonstrating how prevalent and strong it still is in modern Western culture. In order to do so, the author, an English philologist with a long experience as a Latin educator, catalogues, explains and interprets Latin quotations and references in a multitude of twentieth- and twenty-first-century literary works by-primarily-mainstream authors (from Aldous Huxley to Saul Bellow to John Irving), cr...

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PSAT 8/9 Prep 2021 with Practice Tests: PSAT 8/9 Study Guide [4th Edition Book] - Paperback

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by Matthew Lanni (Author)APEX Test Prep's PSAT 8/9 Prep 2021 with Practice Tests: PSAT 8/9 Study Guide [4th Edition Book] APEX Test Prep believes that preparing for the PSAT 8/9 exam shouldn't be harder than the test itself. To that end, we pack our products with everything you need. This includes testing tips, clear instruction, comprehensive material, practice questions, and detailed answer explanations. We want you to succeed. Get a copy of our APEX Test Prep PSAT 8/9 study guide to get ac...

Technical Communication: A Design-Centric Approach - Paperback

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by Jon Balzotti (Author)Technical Communication: A Design-Centric Approach is a comprehensive textbook for introductory courses in technical communication and professional writing. Technical Communication takes a design approach to foundational and emergent technical communication skills such as document design, job applications and interviews, workplace collaboration, and report writing, providing students with practical guidance on matters of ethics, style, and problem-solving in a range ...

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Remote Access: Small Public Libraries in Arkansas - Hardcover

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by Sabine Schmidt (Author), Don House (Author)With their cameras and notebooks in hand, photographers Sabine Schmidt and Don House embarked on an ambitious project to document the libraries committed to serving Arkansas's smallest communities. Remote Access is the culmination of this fascinating three-year effort, which took the artists to every region of their home state.Schmidt's carefully constructed color images of libraries and the communities they serve and House's rich black-and-white ...

World War II & the media. A collection of original essays. - Paperback

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by Christopher Hart (Author), Guy Hodgson (Author), Simon Gwyn Jones (Author)A collection of original essays from leading academics on the media during and after World War 2. The chapters in this volume address both contemporary and post-war uses of World War 2 - with contributions from television, journalism, cinema, popular music, radio and popular memory studies. Number of Pages: 186 Dimensions: 0.4 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: August 20, 2015

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Sally and the Leaves: Individual Student Edition Magenta (Levels 2-3) - Paperback

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by Rigby (Author) Number of Pages: 16 Dimensions: 0.4 x 7.2 x 5.8 IN Publication Date: January 01, 2006

Language Games: Innovative Activities for Teaching English: - Paperback

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by Maureen Snow Andrade (Author)ESOL teachers use language games to increase motivation, provide authentic and meaningful language practice, increase student engagement, and infuse the classroom with fun. This volume describes a variety of innovative games used today in language classrooms around the globe, reflecting different contexts and cultures. Chapters in this book demonstrate how both theory and practice inform our teaching approaches. Though some of the games focus primarily on the f...

Input-Based Incremental Vocabulary Instruction - Paperback

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by Joe Barcroft (Author)This fascinating presentation of current research undoes numerous myths about how we most effectively learn new words in a second language. In clear, reader-friendly text, the author details the successful approach of input-based incremental vocabulary instruction, which emphasizes the presentation of target vocabulary as input early on and the incremental (gradual) build-up of different aspects of vocabulary knowledge over time. Instructors can take advantage of numer...

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Helping Your Child Overcome Reading Challenges - Hardcover

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by Diane H. Tracey (Author)When your child struggles with learning to read, it can feel overwhelming. What causes reading difficulties? How can you support your child on the road to a rich and rewarding literacy life? Drawing on her dual expertise as a literacy specialist and a psychotherapist, Diane Tracey takes a unique and holistic approach to supporting children's health and emotional well-being along with their reading skills. In this straightforward, knowledgeable guide, she explains ex...

Vietnamese My First 100 Animals Coloring Book: Easy Educational Coloring Pages of Animals to Color and Learn Vietnam Language. Activity Workbook for T - Paperback

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by Linh Ngoc Do (Author)This coloring book features: 102 pages, 8.5" x 11", White-color paper, A cover page, A glossy-finish cover for an elegant, professional look and feel. Number of Pages: 104 Dimensions: 0.22 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 25, 2021

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by I Talk You Talk Press (Author)A graded reader for learners of English (EFL)Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1)Word count: 5,154 Saori is a nurse. She wants to work in many countries. So she goes to a language school in New Zealand to study English.She meets another homestay student. Ella is from the USA. Together they plan a three-day sightseeing vacation.When they are travelling, there is a bad storm. A woman needs help. Only Saori can help her. Saori is shy, but she becomes very strong in the st...

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Student Edition Grade 6 2006: Intro Course - Paperback

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by Vach (Author)- Frequently-used and grade-appropriate words - Applicable across many subject areas including literature, social studies, and science- Thematically organized around concepts that students can connect with and expand upon- Easy-to-use tools for learning more sophisticated vocabulary concepts such as using context, dictionary and thesaurus skills, and parts of speech- Facilitates higher-level thinking skills including solving analogies, making inferences about multiple meanings...

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Social Justice in English Language Teaching - Paperback

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by Christopher Hastings (Editor), Laura Jacob (Editor)This inspiring and diverse collection of voices from the field in ESL and EFL contexts personalizes the issues TESOL educators face and serves as a resource for those wanting to address social injustices in their individual TESOL contexts. Each chapter in this ground-breaking volume represents one of two realities: that English language learners are often on the margins of society, and that those of us who teach them must work to advocate ...

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What School Leaders Need to Know about English Learners - Paperback

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by Jan Edwards Dormer (Author)School leaders have the unique opportunity and responsibility to play a crucial role in creating a culture of high expectations and an environment of support so that English learners can succeed and continue to enrich the fabric of our country. This book equips school leaders with effective, research-based strategies and best practices to no only improve outcomes for English learners, but to create rich multicultural and multilingual school environments which ben...

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The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners: Adult Education and Workforce Development - Paperback

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by Andrea B. Hellman (Author), Amea Wilbur (Author), Kathryn A. Harris (Author)TESOL International Association has defined a core set of principles for the exemplary teaching and learning of English as a new language. This exciting new book applies these principles to adults learning English in adult education and workforce development settings. The 6 Principles and their recommended practices are targets of teaching excellence that provide teachers with the knowledge to improve instruction a...

The Practice of Qualitative Data Analysis: Research Examples Using MAXQDA - Paperback

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by Michael C. Gizzi (Editor), Stefan Rädiker (Editor)This book provides ten case studies with concise real-world examples illustrating how MAXQDA is used in practice. In each research example, the authors present their way of using MAXQDA, addressing a variety of practical questions, such as how the coding system was developed, how coded documents were analyzed, what tools were used, and how those tools informed the results. Embedded in the context of each research example, readers can follow...

The Language of Emily Dickinson - Paperback

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by Nicole Panizza (Editor), Trisha Kannan (Editor)The Language of Emily Dickinson provides valuable insight into the cryptic, complex, and unique language of America's premier poet. The essays make each subject of exploration accessible to general readers, providing sufficient background and contextual information to situate anyone interested in a better understanding of Dickinson's language. The collection also makes a substantial contribution to Dickinson studies with new scholarship in phi...

Teaching Social Justice: Critical Tools for the Intercultural Communication Classroom - Hardcover

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by Brandi Lawless (Author), Yea-Wen Chen (Author)This pedagogical guide presents conceptual overviews, student activities, and problem-solving strategies for teaching intercultural communication. The authors navigate eight categories of potential conflict, including: communicating power and privilege, engagement in social justice, and assessing intercultural pedagogies for social justice.Author BiographyBrandi Lawless is associate professor at the University of San Francisco. Her research exp...

Curating Culture: How Twentieth-Century Magazines Influenced America - Paperback

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by Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin (Editor), Charles Whitaker (Editor)Curated case studies illuminate how twentieth-century magazines created, cultivated, and served specific communities, laying the groundwork for contemporary media forms to continue that role today. Chapters examine how cultural niches were cultivated, how they changed over time, and how they influenced broader cultural conversations. Author BiographySharon Bloyd-Peshkin is associate professor of journalism at Columbia College Chicago,...