Robert Vanderplank: 2 books
Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit
Untranslatable Insults, Put-Downs, and Curses from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2009
The most curious, funny, insightful, and expressive invectives from more than forty languages-fully illustrated, you miserable misokakku.
"Misokkasu": Scum of soya paste. (Japanese) "Tu es um borra-battos.": You s**t in your own boots. (Portugese) "Like a fart in a trance.": A dreamy person...
Captioned Media in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing as Tools for Language Learning
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
This book brings together current thinking on informal language learning and the findings of over 30 years of research on captions (same language subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) to present a new model of language learning from captioned viewing and a future roadmap for research and practice...