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Paperback. Well over thirty million people in the United States speak a primary language other than English. Nearly twenty million of them speak Spanish. And these numbers are growing. This book lays out the two approaches to language policy - linguistic assimilation and linguistic pluralism - in clear and accessible terms. Series: Mapping Racisms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397551
- ISBN
- 9781566397551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.10
€ 38.99
€ 35.10
Paperback. Here, the author recounts in-depth interviews with youths detained at an all-male correctional facility, exploring how they talk about guns and what meanings they ascribe to them in an attempt to understand some of the assumptions implicit in current handgun policies. He redraws the relationships among empirical research, law, and public policy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 halftones, 14 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316093
- ISBN
- 9780226316093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.31
€ 42.99
€ 33.31
Paperback. Contains nine short stories painting an array of locals caught up in failed dreams of financial success and romantic fulfilment. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985275
- ISBN
- 9780295985275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.76
€ 20.99
€ 20.76
Hardback. This book examines an ambivalence to language deeply rooted in Western culture, as seen in the writings of Eliot, Beckett, and Celan, and in the context of age-old metaphysical biases against body, history, time, and the mundane as these continue to shape our system of values and moral commitments. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804723879
- ISBN
- 9780804723879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.02
€ 118.02
Hardcover. Deals with two remarkable events - the worldwide transformations of the Jews in the modern age and the revival of the ancient Hebrew language. This is a book about social and cultural history addressed not only to the professional historian, and a book about Jews addressed not only to Jewish readers. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CF; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520079588
- ISBN
- 9780520079588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.73€ 45.56
€ 57.73
€ 45.56
Paperback. This work is intended both as a comprehensive review and discussion of the major studies on language development and functioning in mentally retarded persons since the 1950s, and as an exploration of a number of important issues in this field. Series: Exc Business and Economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: CF; JFFG; JMC; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861560049
- ISBN
- 9781861560049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.34
€ 111.34
Hardback. Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (TESOL) is a multifaceted academic discipline requiring training in linguistics, language acquisition, language pedagogy, testing and research, curriculum and syllabus design, program administration, and cross-cultural communication. This title addresses an identifiable subfield within TESOL. Series Editor(s): Cutting, Joan; Farr, Fiona. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks in TESOL. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748642823
- ISBN
- 9780748642823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.81€ 108.80
€ 117.81
€ 108.80
Paperback. Shows practical applications of language analysis theory in the TESOL classroom. This book covers the relevance of theories on language analysis to TESOL. It shows students how to understand and evaluate TESOL methodology, curriculum, and materials in terms of cooperation, politeness, conversation structure, ideology, power, varieties, and more. Series Editor(s): Cutting, Joan; Farr, Fiona. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks in TESOL. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 b&w illustrations, 1 colour illustration. BIC Classification: 2AB; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748642816
- ISBN
- 9780748642816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138906075
- ISBN
- 9781138906075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.19
€ 36.99
€ 36.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: JNU; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 183
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337837
- ISBN
- 9781590337837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. A photocopiable resource that provides a clear structure to assist teachers, SENCOs, learning support assistants and speech language therapists in developing children's language from the concrete to the abstract. It is based on fifty picture and verbal scenarios that can be used flexibly with a wide range of ages and abilities. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: JNSG; JNU; YQC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 298 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Speechmark Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909301931
- ISBN
- 9781909301931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Paperback. The purpose of the Whurr series in Psychoanalysis edited by Peter Fonagy and Mary Target of University College London, is to publish clinical and research based texts of academic excellence in the field. Each title makes a significant contribution and the series is open--ended. Editor(s): Williams, Paul ((Psychotherapist)). Series: Whurr Series in Psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; JMP; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861561664
- ISBN
- 9781861561664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.71
€ 70.71
Paperback. Language for Learning in the Secondary School employs the same easy-to-use format as the best-selling Primary version of this book but has been adapted to meet the specific needs of secondary school teachers. Series: David Fulton / Nasen. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: JNLC; JNSG; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 297 x 10. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415619752
- ISBN
- 9780415619752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
paperback. Shows English teachers how they can expand their curriculum beyond the traditional emphases on grammar and syntax, to help their students learn about many aspects of the English language, including general semantics, regional and social dialects, syntax, spelling, lexicography, and word origins. This book is suitable for classroom teachers. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805843088
- ISBN
- 9780805843088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.37
€ 91.37
Hardback. For the first time, historians, anthropologists, literature specialists, and linguists have come together to reflect, in the fifteen original essays presented in this volume, on the various modes of contact and communication that took place between the Europeans and the "Natives." Editor(s): Gray, Edward G.; Fiering, Norman. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 figures, 8 ills. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; 3J; GTC; HB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812100
- ISBN
- 9781571812100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.51
€ 164.51
Paperback. This volume explores the evolution in language use experienced by children and young people throughout school, and the ways they become more conscious about its multi-functionality and the choices open to them in making meaning. Series Editor(s): Schleppegrell, Mary J. Series: Language Learning Monograph. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118292006
- ISBN
- 9781118292006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
Paperback. Language education in the National Curriculum is an introduction in all aspects of language work in the National Curriculum. Written in the wake of seemingly permanent revolution in educational policy, it is the first to offer a considered analysis of change, a critique of policy, and a guide to good practice for teachers. Editor(s): Brumfit, Christopher (University of Southampton UK). Series: Language in Education. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; JNKC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189015
- ISBN
- 9780631189015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Paperback. Each chapter is written by a speech and language therapist specialising in psycholinguistic approaches to investigation and intervention. Authors were invited to present a single case in one of four given areas aACAACA" speech processing, lexical processing, sentence processing and pragmatics. Series: Exc Business and Economy. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; JNS; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861560148
- ISBN
- 9781861560148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.62
€ 78.62
Paperback. A language/communication difficulty is at the core of many types of special educational need: specific and general learning difficulties, autism, sensory impairments and specific developmental disorders. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861561565
- ISBN
- 9781861561565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.95
€ 75.95
Paperback. * Edited by well--known and influential researchers in the field * Takes an interactive, rather than nativist, approach * Looks forward to the future of research into language development * Can be used as a supplement or as a main text for language development courses. Editor(s): Tomasello, Michael; Bates, Elizabeth. Series: Essential Readings in Developmental Psychology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 52. BIC Classification: CFD; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217459
- ISBN
- 9780631217459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.33
€ 72.33