Language Arts & Linguistics & Literacy

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ESL Intermediate/Advanced Writing - Paperback

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by Mary Ellen Munoz Page (Author), Steven Michael Gras (Editor), Mary Jaskiewicz (Editor)Master ESL (English as a Second Language) Writing with the study guide designed for non-native speakers of English. Skill-building lessons relevant to today's topics help ESL students write complete sentences, paragraphs, and even multi-paragraph essays. It's perfect for classroom use or self-guided writing preparation. DETAILS- Intermediate drills for improving skills with parallel structure, mood, corre...

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by Boguchwal Sherry (Author), Pugni Johanna (Author), Dianne Ramdeholl (Author)ESL Beginner Makes English Easy If you need to learn the basics of English grammar, this is the book for you Written by experienced ESL teachers specifically for ESL learners, this easy-to-use handbook is perfect for anyone who is just learning the language. ESL Beginner introduces you to the basics of English grammar with confidence-building activities and exercises that move you to the next level with the right...

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Clep(r) College Composition 2nd Ed., Book + Online - Paperback

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by Rachelle Smith (Author), Dominic Marulllo (Author), Ken Springer (Author)Earn College Credit with REA's Test Prep for CLEP(R) College Composition & College Composition Modular Everything you need to pass the exams and get the college credit you deserve. CLEP(R) is the most popular credit-by-examination program in the country, accepted by more than 2,900 colleges and universities. For over 15 years, REA has helped students pass the CLEP(R) exam and earn college credit while reducing the...

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English the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide for College Students (Book + Audio) - Paperback

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by Sheila Mackechnie Murtha (Author), Jane Airey O'Connor (Author)College the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to English Language and Campus Life in the U.S. (Book + Audio) From the authors of the REA best-sellers, English the American Way and Celebrate the American Way, comes the third book in the series, College the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide to English Language and Campus Life in the U.S. Written in a fun, lighthearted, and easy-to-follow style, this book is THE resource for internatio...

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15-Minute German: Learn in Just 12 Weeks - Paperback

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by DK (Author)Learn German fast and on-the-go with this 15-minute language pack that comes with a free downloadable audio app for Apple and Android phones, enabling learners to hear words and phrases spoken by native German speakers. 12 themed chapters are broken down into 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes. Topics covered include introductions; eating and drinking; making arrangements; travel; getting about; accommodation; shopping; work and study; health; at home;...

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15-Minute Italian: Learn in Just 12 Weeks - Paperback

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by DK (Author)Teach yourself Italian in just 12 weeks with this fun-filled language course. DK's 15 Minute Language is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Italia fast. The 12 themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including: leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping. Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-colour images, making it quick, easy, and fun...

The Digitization of Cinematic Visual Effects: Hollywood's Coming of Age - Paperback

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by Rama Venkatasawmy (Author)While many books have addressed visual effects in Hollywood cinema, The Digitization of Cinematic Visual Effects: Hollywood's Coming of Age, by Rama Venkatasawmy, fills an important gap in cinematic analysis and film history by providing a periodization and techno-historical account of visual effects in Hollywood cinema.Author BiographyRama Venkatasawmy is lecturer in communication at the Singapore campus of the University of Newcastle, Australia. Number of Pages:...

News and Public Opinion: Media Effects on Civic Life - Paperback

$42.12

by Maxwell McCombs (Author), Lance Holbert (Author), Spiro Kiousis (Author)The daily news plays a major role in the continuously changing mix of thoughts, feelings and behavior that defines public opinion. The News & Public Opinion details these effects of the news media on the sequence of outcomes that collectively shape public opinion, beginning with initial attention to the various news media and their contents and extending to the effects of this exposure on the acquisition of informa...

A Historical Syntax of English - Paperback

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by Bettelou Los (Author)This book discusses a number of approaches to charting the major developments in the syntax of English, addressing key issues of interpretation and focus for the benefit of students of the topic. It does not assume any knowledge of Old or Middle English or of formal syntax, although students should be familiar with traditional syntactic concepts such as verbs and nouns, subjects and objects, and a general knowledge of linguistic concepts such as morphology or case.Draw...

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by Jill Walker Rettberg (Author)Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of Blogging provides an accessible study of a now everyday phenomenon and places it in a historical, theoretical and contemporary context. The second edition takes into account the most recent research and developments and provides current analyses of new tools for microblogging and visual blogging. Jill Walker Rettberg discusses the ways blogs are integrated into today's mainstream social media ecology, where c...

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Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Grade 3 - Paperback

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by Teacher Created Resources (Author)After reading brief nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills. Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.13 x 10.98 x 8.5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 01, 2002

Words of the World: The Global Language System - Hardcover

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by Abram de Swaan (Author)This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of today's globalized society. The human species is divided into more than five thousand language groups that do not understand each other. And yet these groups constitute one coherent world language system, connected by multilingual speakers in a surprisingly powerful way. The chances of a language thriving depend on its position in the system. There are...

On the Pragmatics of Communication - Paperback

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by Habermas (Author)This volume brings together Habermas's key writings on language and communication. Including some classic texts as well as new material which is published here for the first time, this book is a detailed and up-to-date introduction to Habermas's formal pragmatics, which is a vital aspect of his social theory. Written from 1976 to 1996, the essays show the extent to which formal pragmatics underpins Habermas's theory of communicative action. They are presented in chronolo...

Integrationist Notes and Papers 2006 - 2008 - Paperback

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by Roy Harris (Author)The International Association for the Integrational Study of Language and Communication was founded in 1998. Integrationist Notes and Papers began in 2003 as an occasional series of leaflets circulated to IAISLC members. Its purpose was to give a brief position statement or comment, from an integrational perspective, on a variety of controversial issues, in order to provoke further discussion and to show that integrationism is not restricted to topics of interest solely ...

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by Roy Harris (Author)Integrating Reality discusses the ontological assumptions behind integrational linguistics. They start from the assumption that 'What is reality?' is a question that only human beings are capable of asking. Being able to ask it already presupposes a mastery of language, and in turn tacitly assumes recognition of selfhood in the questioner. 'Who am I?' is ultimately the same question in disguise. Roy Harris's recent books include Rationality and the Literate Mind and Mind...

A Political History of Journalism - Paperback

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by Geraldine Muhlmann (Author)In this new important book, Graldine Muhlmann provides a comparative history of the rise of modern journalism, from the revolution of the late nineteenth century, with its new concern for facts, through to the present day. Her account is structured around the tension between what she calls the unifying and decentring tendencies in modern journalism that is, the concern to give readers a truth that is acceptable to all, on the one hand, and the concern to resist d...

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Talking with Your Hands, Listening with Your Eyes: A Complete Photographic Guide to American Sign Language - Paperback

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by Gabriel Grayson (Author)AMERICA'S #1 ASL REFERENCE BOOK - OVER 75,000 COPIES SOLD!After English and Spanish, it is the third most common language in North America. Over 22 million people use it to communicate. It has its own beauty, its own unmistakable form, and its own inherent culture. It is American Sign Language (ASL), the language of the deaf. Gabriel Grayson has put together a book that makes signing accessible, easy, and fun. Using almost 1,400 photographs, he has created a compreh...

How to Teach Your Baby to Read - Paperback

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by Glenn Doman (Author), Janet Doman (Author)*** OVER 13 MILLION COPIES SOLD ***Time and again, the work performed at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential has demonstrated that children from birth to age six are capable of learning better and faster than older children. How To Teach Your Baby To Read shows just how easy it is to teach a young child to read, while How To Teach Your Baby Math presents the simple steps for teaching mathematics through the development of thinkin...

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Now That's Funny!: The Art and Craft of Writing Comedy - Paperback

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by Peter Desberg (Author), Jeffrey Davis (Author)There is a feeling of pure delight that comes from laughing out loud while watching a hilarious movie or a TV show. Yet as funny as these lines may be, they are the work of people you will never see. The magic behind any comedy hit begins when an idea is hatched in the mind of a comedy writer and is then put down on paper. And while few of us are privy to this fascinating process, for writers Peter Desberg and Jeffrey Davis, the challenge of ob...

How to Self-Publish Your Book: A Complete Guide to Writing, Editing, Marketing & Selling Your Own Book - Paperback

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by Jan Yager (Author)A new world has opened to writers who wish to have their words turned into finished books. With technological advances in typesetting, printing, distribution, and sales, self-publishing has become a reality. But while converting your writing into a commercially available title may sound relatively easy--based upon the claims of some companies that offer this service--there are many important considerations you should be aware of before going to press. Publishing expert Dr...

7 Keys to Comprehension: How to Help Your Kids Read It and Get It! - Paperback

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by Susan Zimmermann (Author), Chryse Hutchins (Author)It's simple: If children don't understand what they read, they will never embrace reading. And that limits what they can learn while in school. This fact frightens parents, worries teachers, and ultimately hurts children. 7 Keys to Comprehension is the result of cutting-edge research. It gives parents and teachers--those who aren't already using this valuable program--practical, thoughtful advice about the seven simple thinking strategies ...

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Learn to Sign the Fun Way!: Let Your Fingers Do the Talking with Games, Puzzles, and Activities in American Sign Language - Paperback

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by Penny Warner (Author)The perfect guide to signing for everyone! Never before has learning to sign been so simple and so much fun! Whether you are a teacher or a parent, this lively self-guided book of American Sign Language (ASL) will quickly become your kids' new favorite teacher! Learn to Sign the Fun Way goes beyond the manual alphabet and teaches the beautiful language of sign--the United States' fourth most pervasive language--in a simple, interactive format. Signers-to-be will disco...

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Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers - Paperback

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by James C. Humes (Author)Turn any presentation into a landmark occasion"I love this book. I've followed Humes's lessons for years, and he combines them all into one compact, hard-hitting resource. Get this book on your desk now."--Chris Matthews, Hardball Ever wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches? Or want to command attention by looming larger than life before your audience, much like Abraham...

Espanol Para el Hispanohablante en los Estados Unidos - Paperback

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by Alfonso González (Author), Mirta A. González (Author)The objective of this book is to teach native speakers of Spanish how to write and use correctly their own language. This text is designed for Spanish speakers who also know English.Author BiographyAlfonso González teaches at California State University at Los Angeles. Mirta A. González is Professor of Spanish, California State University at San Bernadino. Number of Pages: 356 Dimensions: 0.79 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 21, 2001

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An Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy - Hardcover

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by Ghani Alani (Author)With a photo-rich teaching method that's welcoming to everyone, this introduction helps you use ink and a qalam--a traditional reed pen--to create flowing, timelessly decorative lines of Arabic script. The book begins with the history behind this art that decorates writings and architecture worldwide. Master calligrapher Alani next shows you how to choose the materials and prepare your tools. After a quick introduction to how the Arabic language works, he guides you thr...

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Thoughtful Alphabets: The Just Dessert and the Deadly Blotter - Hardcover

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by Edward Gorey (Author)This book combines two of Gorey's Thoughtful Alphabets (long out of print) in one volume never before published in hardcover. In each, Gorey's twenty-six-word stories (wherein the first word begins with A, the last with Z) weave a tale of suspense and intrigue; the story proceeds as the alphabet progresses. *Gorey's deft and witty use of language is apparent even in these twenty-six-word stories. *The book combines two of Gorey's Thoughtful Alphabets in one volume ne...

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The Art of the Handwritten Note: A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication - Hardcover

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by Margaret Shepherd (Author)From overcoming illegible penmanship to mastering the challenge of keeping straight margins, avoiding smeared ink, and choosing stationery that is appropriate but suits your style, this is a powerful little guide to conveying thoughts in an enduring--and noteworthy--way. For those who enjoy writing notes, or those who value doing so but find themselves intimidated by the task, acclaimed calligrapher Margaret Shepherd has created both an epistolary tribute and res...

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Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet from A to Z - Paperback

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by David Sacks (Author)A fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabet--and cultural history. Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of human inventions: the alphabet. The heart of the book is the 26 fact-filled "biographies" of letter...

The Associated Press Guide to News Writing, 4th Edition - Paperback

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by Peterson's (Author)The Associated Press Guide to News Writing, is the standard professional resource for both novice and experienced news writers. This practical handbook is the ideal writing style guide for all reporters, writers, editors, and English and journalism students. It covers all the essentials of good news writing, according to the styles and guidelines set forth by the Associated Press--with lively examples from today's newspapers. This authoritative guide includes: Professio...

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The Art of Presentation: Your Competitive Edge - Hardcover

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by Jim Stovall (Author), Ray Hull Phd (Author)In The Art of Presentation, the second book of the new Jim Stovall and Dr. Ray Hull "Your Ultimate Guide" series for personal development and business success, the authors use their decades of combined experience, research, and natural abilities to powerfully illustrate the specifics of effective public speaking. Read this book to learn more about: Public speaking as a performance art World-changing speakers of the past Contemporary, influential...

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Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels - Paperback

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by Brian Michael Bendis (Author), Joe Quesada (Foreword by)Best-selling Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis reveals the comic book writing secrets behind his work on The Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man, All-New X-Men, and more. One of the most popular writers in modern comics, Brian Michael Bendis reveals the tools and techniques he and other top creators use to create some of the most popular comic book and graphic novel stories of all time. Words for Pictures shows readers the creative...

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The Art of Comic Book Writing: The Definitive Guide to Outlining, Scripting, and Pitching Your Sequential Art Stories - Paperback

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by Mark Kneece (Author)A practical guide for beginner and advanced comic book writers that outlines the steps needed to successfully craft a story for sequential art. With this latest book in the SCAD Creative Essentials series from the esteemed Savannah College of Art and Design, comics writer and instructor Mark Kneece gives aspiring comic book writers the essential tools they need to write scripts for sequential art with confidence and success. He provides a practical set of guidelines fa...