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Achieving Understanding
This is a detailed study of understanding in a second language, related to the actual lives of minority workers. The focus is on everyday interactions between these workers and the bureaucrats of the society in which they are now resident. It provides an important contribution to the debate about the function of language as a social practice, adding a new perspective to the psycholinguistic and experimental paradigms, currently existing in second language acquisition research.
Communities of Practice in Language Research
Communities of Practice in Language Research provides an up-to-date and critical introduction to the community of practice framework and how this can be applied to language research. Critiquing and offering alternative suggestions for the ways in which researchers frame research participants as members of communities of practice, with the goal of inspiring use of the Community of Practice (CofP) model in new areas of research, this book: engages in extended critical analysis of past research as well as questioning recent applications and suggesting limitations incorporates instructive examples from multiple fields, including Sociolinguistics, Linguistic Anthropology, Critical Discourse Studies, Language Teaching & Learning, Literacy Studies, and a trailblazing section on Language & Digital Media brings up-to-date the key questions and concerns around the Communities of Practice model, debunking myths and re-emphasising ongoing challenges. Communities of Practice in Language Research is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying research methods or undertaking research projects in those areas.
Medical English as a Lingua Franca
In this first book-length treatment of MELF, the authors assert that MELF represents an important contribution to our understanding of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), in that existing ELF research has been limited to relatively low stakes communicative situations, such as interactions in business, academia, internet blogging or casual conversations. Medical contexts, in contrast, often represent situations calling for exceptional communicative precision and urgency. Providing both evidence from their own research and analysis from (the limited number of) existing studies, the authors offer a counterpoint to the optimism regarding communicative success prevalent in ELF. The book proposes a theoretical perspective on how the various features of healthcare communication serve as important variables in shaping interaction among speakers of ELF, further enlarging our understanding of this emerging sub-field.
Village of Edgemont Cozy Mysteries
Judith Taylor, bursar at Edgemont School for Girls, is reluctantly dragged into murder investigations but with the help of the school nurse, also her best friend, Lila Morelli; and the handsome policeman, a different kind of close friend, Detective George Grant. Judith strives hard to find justice for a precocious schoolgirl, a beloved clergyman, and a rags-to-riches lottery winner amid burgeoning romance in these small town mysteries. The fictional small town of Edgemont is located in the foothills of the scenic Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada Book 1 – A Deadly December in Edgemont Book 2 – A Fatal February in Edgemont Book 3 – A Sinister Spring in Edgemont
A Deadly December in Edgemont
Edgemont School for Girls bursar Judith Taylor avoids getting emotionally involved when student Holly Lezinsky's body is found, but her lack of action has put Beth Penner at risk. Reluctantly, Judith is forced to work with George Grant, the handsome policeman; her new friend Lila Morelli; quarrelsome coworkers; and distraught parents in the rush to find the missing teen before it's too late. A portion of sale proceeds will be donated to NaNoWriMo.org in appreciation.
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