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Scientific Writing in a Second Language investigates and aims to alleviate the barriers to the publication of scientific research articles experienced by scientists who use English as a second language. David Ian Hanauer and Karen Englander provide a comprehensive meta-synthesis of what is currently known about the phenomenon of second language scientific publication and the ways in which this issue has been addressed.
Scholars from the humanities and social sciences have repeatedly faced the challenge of writing history beyond the constraints and frameworks set by grand narratives and established historiographies. This book addresses the intentional invisibilization and concealment of people, knowledge, and ideas in historiography – both by historians and by the historical actors themselves – as an object of study. It does so through the lens of Asian bondage and dependency in modern and contemporary history. This collective work focuses on ‘concealment’, ‘self-concealment’ and ‘invisibility’ to analyze the asymmetrical agency involved in the act of hiding someone or something from being â...
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This book provides a critical analysis of the origins, nature, development, and transformation of the state and society historically and today, examining the class nature and social basis of politics and the state in different societal settings. The book emphasizes the centrality of class relations in explaining political power and the role of the state in class-divided societies by providing powerful theoretical and empirical analyses of themes in political sociology in an era of globalization. It examines in detail the major political issues and events of our time, and makes them relevant to the study of power and politics today. Students from many ethnic minority backgrounds and low-incom...
Internationalizing the Writing Center provides a rationale, pedagogical plan, and administrative method for developing a multilingual writing center. The book incorporates work from writing center studies as well as second language acquisition studies, including English as a second language; English as a foreign language; second language writing; and foreign language writing. Author Noreen Lape draws on ten years of experience directing a multilingual writing center that offers writing tutoring in eleven languages, and she incorporates the voices and insights of foreign language writing tutors and faculty from surveys, interviews, and tutoring session reports. Lape begins by exploring the do...
Authors in this proposed collection approach issues like academic literacy, socialization, and professionalization from their individual positions as mentors and mentees involved with graduate study in the field of second language (L2) writing.
Populorum Progressio: 50 Years Volume 6, Number 1 Edited by Mari Rapela Heidt and Matthew A. Shadle Development, Nations, and "The Signs of the Times": The Historical Context of Populorum Progressio Mari Rapela Heidt The Soul of Development Clemens Sedmak The Justice Legacy of Populorum Progressio: A Jesuit Case Study Kevin Ahern The Enduring Significance of Populorum Progressio for the Social Mission of the Church in Africa Stan Chu Ilo Vulnerability and Development: Rereading Populorum Progressio in Light of Feminicide Marianne Tierney FitzGerald Populorum Progressio's Vision in an Unequal World: A Theological Ethical Evaluation From the Global South Raymond Olusesan Aina, MSP Pacis Progressio: How Francis's Four New Principles Develop Catholic Social Teaching into Catholic Social Praxis Barrett Turner
Accessible yet theoretically rich, this text introduces key concepts and issues in critical discourse analysis and situates these within the field of educational research. Beyond providing a useful overview, it contextualizes CDA theories and methods in accounts of discourse in classroom and other settings.
"Present Yourself is a two-level presentation skills course that offers adult and young adult learners of American English, an opportunity to develop the life skill of tlaking about topics to an audience. conversation course....Features of the Student's Book - A Getting Ready unit to introduce students to the process of planning a presentation - Fun, personalized communicative activities - A process approach to preparing and giving a presentation - A clear focus on how to organize a presentation - Systematic teaching of presentation skills - An audio CD with all listening activities and model presentations included." -- backcover.