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Changing Conceptions, Changing Practices: Innovating Teaching Across Disciplines - Paperback

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by Angela Glotfelter (Editor), Caitlin Martin (Editor), Mandy Olejnik (Editor)Changing Conceptions, Changing Practices demonstrates that it is possible for groups of faculty members to change teaching and learning in radical ways across their programs, despite the current emphasis on efficiency and accountability. Relating the experiences of faculty from disciplines as diverse as art history, economics, psychology, and philosophy, this book offers a theory- and research-based heuristic for he...

Assembling Critical Components: A Framework for Sustaining Technical and Professional Communication Edition - Paperback

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by Joanna Schreiber (Editor), Lisa Melonçon (Editor)How do you explain technical and professional communication? The field has long tried to answer this question, with limited success. Because the field is constantly evolving alongside social, technological, and communication changes, it remains difficult to explain. Assembling Critical Components presents TPC as a collective identity and provides a framework for situating critical components of the field. This collection includes chapters re...

Countering the Cloud: Thinking With and Against Data Infrastructures - Hardcover

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by Luke Munn (Author)How do cables and data centers think? This book investigates how information infrastructures enact particular forms of knowledge. It juxtaposes the pervasive logics of speed, efficiency, and resilience with more communal and ecological ways of thinking and being, turning technical "solutions" back into open questions about what society wants and what infrastructures should do.Moving from data centers in Hong Kong to undersea cables in Singapore and server clusters in Chin...

Hands-On Literacy, Grade 5: Authentic Learning Experiences That Engage Students in Creative and Critical Thinking - Paperback

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by Mark Hess (Author)This practical resource is a compendium of authentic and hands-on literacy activities that will engage, challenge, and delight students. Specifically targeting Grade 5, these lessons and strategies enhance literacy instruction and encourage critical thinking. Aligned with current standards and principles of literacy instruction, the lessons will inspire GenZ and future generations of students by allowing them to explore literacy through graphic design, public speaking, im...

Language Acquisition and Academic Writing: Theory and Practice of Effective Writing Instruction - Paperback

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by James D. Williams (Author)An important contribution to the scholarship on student writing and composition theory, this book presents a new approach to writing instruction based on linguistic research and theory. In this book, leading scholar James D. Williams explores the historical failures of composition studies and the need for effective writing instruction to be grounded in the immersive principles of language acquisition. Starting with an indictment of the historical failures of compo...

Endangered Languages in the 21st Century - Paperback

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by Eda Derhemi (Editor), Christopher Moseley (Editor)Endangered Languages in the 21st Century provides research on endangered languages in the contemporary world, the challenges still to be faced, the work still to be done, and the methods and practices that have come to characterize efforts to revive and maintain disadvantaged indigenous languages around the world.With contributions from scholars across the field, the book brings fresh data and insights to this imperative, but still relative...

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Planning Science Instruction for Emergent Bilinguals: Weaving in Rich and Relevant Language Support - Paperback

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by Edward G. Lyon (Author), Kelly M. Mackura (Author), George C. Bunch (Foreword by)This practical resource takes educators through a planning process--from selecting standards to designing learning activities--that weaves together language, literacy, and science in ways that are responsive to emergent bilinguals. Drawing on extensive and current research, the authors show how secondary educators can use students' own language and lived experiences, coupled with authentic science practices, t...

The Power of Language: How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds - Hardcover

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by Viorica Marian (Author)"Sparkles with insight."--Daniel Pink One of Behavioral Scientist's Summer Books of 2023One of Next Big Idea Club's "7 Books that Reveal the Wonders of Writing and Language" This revolutionary book goes beyond any recent book on language to dissect how language operates in our minds and how to harness its virtually limitless power. As Dr. Marian explains, while you may well think you speak only one language, in fact your mind accommodates multiple codes of communica...

Sefer ha-Pardes by Jedaiah ha-Penini - Hardcover

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by David Torollo (Author)This groundbreaking new work is the first full critical edition and English translation of the Hebrew book Sefer ha-Pardes [The Book of the Orchard], written at the end of the thirteenth century by the Provençal Jewish author Jedaiah ha-Penini. It is purportedly an example of musar: a compilation of wise epigrams and meshalim [parables] that teach moral lessons on different topics, such as the service of God, friendship, the deceitfulness of the world, medicine, logic...

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Winning the Room: Public Speaking Skills for Unforgettable Storytelling (Public Speaking Skills, Everyday Business Storytelling, Pitch Meetings) - Paperback

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by Jonathan Pease (Author)For entrepreneurs, creatives, business people, or anyone looking to create authentic connective moments, Winning the Room is the public speaking book for you! Expand from a scared fumbling mess to a powerful public speaker that audiences love! Number of Pages: 332 Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: October 24, 2023

Community Is the Way: Engaged Writing and Designing for Transformative Change - Paperback

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by Aimée Knight (Author)How can we design for equity and justice in our community partnerships? This field guide offers a vision for enacting social justice with community partners. Working from a community's resources and strengths toward the goal of building its internal capacity, this book considers how actions such as grassroots activism, decolonization efforts, co-resistance movements, and social change initiatives can support reciprocity and mutuality. Community is the Way provides exam...

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by Udit Singh (Author)Lonely walks on Sunday evenings. Coming home after three and a half years. Photographs in school uniforms. The emptiness in the aftermath of finishing an ice cream tub. Hot showers and cold coffees. Being unable to sleep after finishing a rom-com. Tight hugs in oversized sweatshirts. Bathroom thoughts. Memories no one else remembers because you're always the only one who has trouble letting go.This book is about moments like these and the feelings that they carry. It's a...

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by Gilbert Morris (Author), Steve Laube (Author)You Can Become a Successful Novelist Foreword by Jerry B. Jenkins This book will revolutionize the way you write and create stories! With step-by-step instructions from two publishing veterans, you'll learn the essential elements of plot, character development, dialogue, and setting. This book will give you the confidence to create stories that captivate readers and the knowledge to take your writing to the next level. What's Included in This ...

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by Joseph Lambert (Author)Translation Ethics introduces the topic of ethics for students, researchers, and professional translators. Based on a successful course and written by an experienced instructor, the Introduction and nine core chapters offer an accessible examination of a wide range of interlocking topic areas, which combine to form a cohesive whole, guiding students through the key debates.Built upon a theoretical background founded in philosophy and moral theory, it outlines the mai...

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Oxford International Lower Secondary English Teachers Guide 7 - Paperback

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by Barber (Author) Dimensions: 0.6 x 11.2 x 8.3 IN Publication Date: April 17, 2023

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All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia - Hardcover

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by Simon Garfield (Author)From the "deliriously clever" (Boston Globe) Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type, comes the wild and fascinating story of the encyclopedia, from Ancient Greece to the present day.New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"A brilliant book about knowledge itself." --Deirdre Mask, author of The Address Book"Magnificent. ... A perfectly styled work of literature - at times sad, at times funny, but always full of life." --Engineering & T...

La tercera dosis de la vida Vol. 1 - Paperback

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by Äëïöü Editores (Editor), Ainhoa Escarti (Foreword by), Sergio Marentes (Author)Una de las facetas menos conocidas de Sergio Marentes, dada su cualidad de permanente hibernación en las cuatro paredes de su casa, que nadie sabe dónde está, es la de orador. En estas cortísimas intervenciones, en las que, de manera misteriosa y fascinante, lee la mente de los asistentes, ya sea que estén viéndolo, retirándose del recinto o en una salida al baño, y les responde en tiempo real lo que ellos neces...

How special are early birds? Foreign language teaching and learning - Hardcover

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by Kevin McManus Penn State University (Author), Monika S. Schmid University of York (Author)This volume honours the academic achievements and scholarship of Professor Florence Myles as a world-leading scholar in the fields of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and French Linguistics, in particular for her work in corpus-based SLA and language policy in primary school education. In addition to reviews of the field (e.g., primary languages policy in the UK), the volume presents new research stu...

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by Vincent McKee (Author)Dr Vincent McKee is to be commended for producing an ambitious comparative analysis of language activism and promotion in Scotland and Northern Ireland. His insights are a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate on how the societal condition of the Gaelic groups on both sides of Sruth na Maoile can be advanced. Number of Pages: 388 Dimensions: 0.8 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: September 01, 2022

Liberating the Mind: Overcoming Sociocentric Thought and Egocentric Tendencies - Paperback

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by Linda Elder (Author), Gerald Nosich (Foreword by)Critical thinking leader Linda Elder reveals sociocentric and egocentric thinking as foundational obstacles to thinking. Dissecting the very core of how humans learn, think, and choose to act, Liberating the Mind shows us how to free ourselves from dysfunctional patterns and achieve truly rational thought.Author BiographyDr. Linda Elder is an educational psychologist and internationally recognized authority on critical thinking who has taugh...

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by Ben Berman (Author)Ben Berman's Writing While Parenting explores what it means to pursue a creative passion alongside raising a family, how having children can make a parent both more vulnerable and more adventurous as an artist. Given how hectic parenting is, is it possible to balance a career and family, let alone find two minutes to pee without someone tugging your leg and asking to watch you "make bubbles"? How does one possibly find the time or energy to be creative?Spanning five year...

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Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself - Paperback

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by Chuck Wendig (Author)Finally--a book of writing advice that accounts for all of the messy, perverse, practical, and inexplicable parts of being a human who writes The truth is that all of the "writing rules" you've learned are bullshit. Sure, they work for some people, but the likelihood that they'll work for you--unique butterfly of a person that you are--is slim. That doesn't mean you're out of luck! There is meaningful advice to be had in the writing world, and Chuck Wendig is here to d...

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Burn After Writing (s'Mores) - Paperback

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by Sharon Jones (Author)The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in. "This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me."-TikTok user camrynbanks Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. Burn After Writing allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experimen...

Burn After Writing (Moon Phases) - Paperback

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Burn After Writing (Floral 2.0) - Paperback

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Family Communication and Cultural Transformation: (Re)Awakening Legacies of Equality, Social Justice, Freedom, and Hope - Paperback

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by Rhunette C. Diggs (Editor), Thomas J. Socha (Editor)Building on their past work in race and family communication, Rhunette C. Diggs and Thomas J. Socha gather in this volume contemporary theory and research concerning ways that families use communication to transform inherited cultural legacies for the better (Communication 3.0). The book expands the field of communication's understanding of the life-long impact that family communication has on the managing diverse and clashing cultural re...

A Place Called WriterL: Where the Conversation Was Always About Literary Journalism - Paperback

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by Stuart Warner (Author), Jon Franklin (Author), Lynn Franklin (Author)There once was a magical place called WriterL where hundreds of journalists, freelancers, editors and educators from around the world gathered to share their thoughts and insights about the craft of Literary Journalism. It was the kind of place that an article in The New York Times referred to as "the Paris of the 1920s" for nonfiction writers. But this place existed only on the internet, on a site founded in 1994 and hos...

How to Write a Novel: From Idea to Book - Hardcover

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by Joanna Penn (Author)Writing a novel will change your life.It might not be in the way that you expect, but when you hold your book in your hand and say, "I made this," something will shift. The process of getting to that point will light a spark in your creative soul and help you discover unexpected aspects of yourself. It will be one of the things you are most proud of in your life. This book will help you get there.I'm Joanna (J.F.) Penn, award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today best...

How to Write a Novel. Large Print.: From Idea to Book - Paperback

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Teaching Postwar Japanese Fiction - Paperback

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by Alex Bates (Editor)Essays about teaching postwar Japanese fiction in its cultural and historical contexts.As Japan moved from the devastation of 1945 to the economic security that survived even the boom and bust of the 1980s and 1990s, its literature came to embrace new subjects and styles and to reflect on the nation's changing relationship to other Asian countries and to the West. This volume will help instructors introduce students to novels, short stories, and manga that confront postw...

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Lost Texts in Rhetoric and Composition - Paperback

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by Deborah H. Holdstein (Editor)Rediscovered texts for teaching composition and rhetoric.A project of recovery and reanimation, Lost Texts in Rhetoric and Composition foregrounds a broad range of publications that deserve renewed attention. Contributors to this volume reclaim these lost texts to reenvision the rhetorical tradition itself. Authors discussed include not only twentieth-century American compositionists but also a linguist, a poet, a philosopher, a painter, a Renaissance rhetorici...

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Beyond Fitting in: Rethinking First-Generation Writing and Literacy Education - Paperback

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by Kelly Ritter (Editor)Guidance on teaching writing to first-generation college students.Beyond Fitting In interrogates how the cultural capital and lived experiences of first-generation college students inform literacy studies and the writing-centered classroom. Essays, written by scholar-teachers in the field of rhetoric and composition, discuss best practices for teaching first-generation students in writing classrooms, centers, programs, and other environments. The collection considers h...