Language Arts category: 28677 books
Changing Minds or Changing Channels?
Partisan News in an Age of Choice
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
We live in an age of media saturation, where with a few clicks of the remote—or mouse—we can tune in to programming where the facts fit our ideological predispositions. But what are the political consequences of this vast landscape of media choice? Partisan news has been roundly castigated for...
by Ulrich Lins
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
This is Volume 2 of Dangerous Language. This book examines the rise of the international language Esperanto, launched in 1887 as a proposed a solution to national conflicts and a path to a more tolerant world. The chapters in this volume examine the position of Esperanto in Eastern Europe during the...
Encyclopedia of Language and Education
Language Policy and Political Issues in Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This volume covers basic fields of Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language; both macro- and micro-domains are presented in the fields of language teaching, minority languages, and problems of language acquisition as well as practical issues of curricula planning and textbook writing. This book...
The Implosion of Negativity
The Poetry and Early Prose of Paul Auster
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2012
Dissertation im Fachbereich Nordamerikanische Literatur und Kultur der Universität des Saarlandes. The Implosion of Negativity ist die erste Monografie zu Paul Austers Frühwerk. Bis 1980 betätigte sich Auster zehn Jahre lang fast ausschließlich als Lyriker, um danach nie wieder ein Gedicht zu veröffentlichen....
ProjectBased Second and Foreign Language Education
Past, Present, and Future
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Dewey's idea of Projectbased Learning (PBL) was introduced into the field of second language education nearly two decades ago as a way to reflect the principles of studentcentered teaching (Hedge, 1993). Since then, PBL has also become a popular language and literacy activity at various levels and...
Reference Sources for Small and Medium-sized Libraries
Eighth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Focusing on new reference sources published since 2008 and reference titles that have retained their relevance, this new edition brings O’Gorman’s complete and authoritative guide to the best reference sources for small and medium-sized academic and public libraries fully up to date. About 40 percent...
Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections
An Author and Title Index to Plays Appearing in Collections Published since 1900
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
The standard location tool for full-length plays published in collections and anthologies in England and the United States since the beginning of the 20th century, Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections has undergone seven previous editions, the latest in 1988, covering 1900 through 1985. In this...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre is an essential reference tool and companion for anyone interested in the theatre and theatre-going. Containing over 2500 entries it covers the international spectrum of theatre with particular emphasis on the UK and USA. With biographical information on...
Reality Radio, Second Edition
Telling True Stories in Sound
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2017
This new revised and expanded edition of Reality Radio celebrates today's best audio documentary work by bringing together some of the most influential and innovative practitioners from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. With a new foreword and five new essays, this book...
by Chris Bailey, Hazel Gardiner
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
In the past twenty years digital technology has had a radical impact on all the disciplines associated with the visual arts - this book provides expert views of that impact. By looking at the advanced ICT methods now being employed, this volume details the long-lasting effects and advances now made...
Wordplay and Translation
Special Issue of 'The Translator' 2/2 1996
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Extended Special Issue
Spik in Glyph? Translation, Wordplay and Resistance in Chicano Poetry, pp 141-160 Tace Hedrick (Comparative Literature, Penn State Harrisburg, USA)This paper examines the nature of contemporary bilingual Chicano poetry from the 1970s to the present, particularly in terms...
Digital Cultures and the Politics of Emotion
Feelings, Affect and Technological Change
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Fifteen thought-provoking essays engage in an innovative dialogue between cultural studies of affect, feelings and emotions, and digital cultures, new media and technology. The volume provides a fascinating dialogue that cuts across disciplines, media platforms and geographic and linguistic boundaries.
by Miranda Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
The Spanish Language Today describes the varied and changing Spanish language at the end of the twentieth century. Suitable for introductory level upward, this book examines:
* where Spanish is spoken on a global scale
* the status of Spanish within the realms of politics, education and media
* the...
by Serafín M. Coronel-Molina
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
This book explores the role of language academies in preserving and revitalizing minority or endangered languages. The author studies the controversial High Academy of the Quechua Language (HAQL) in Peru, the efficacy of which has been questioned by some experts. The book delves into the positions,...