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An overview of current issues and developments in foreign language education, designed for instructors of language, literature, and culture at any stage of their careers A contemporary guide to language teaching, this book presents the latest developments and issues in the field of applied linguistics. Written by scholars with expertise in theoretical linguistics, literary and cultural studies, and education, the book encourages readers to examine their beliefs about language teaching and to compare these perspectives with the tenets of current research-supported frameworks and approaches. It also leads instructors to make vital connections between theory and practice while linking language and content pedagogy so that they may develop innovative lesson plans, classroom activities, and course materials that align with the specific contexts in which they teach. Serving as a textbook for teaching methods courses, as well as a reference for instructors with varying levels of experience and diverse specializations, the book is applicable to all levels of instruction and provides guidelines and models that prepare instructors to teach in a rapidly evolving field.
This collection of papers brings together a diverse range of conceptualisations of the self in the domain of second language acquisition and foreign language learning. The volume attempts to unite a fragmented field and provides a thorough overview of the ways in which the self can be conceptualised in SLA contexts.
This collection of research has attempted to capture the essence and promise embodied in the concept of “identity” and built a bridge to the realm of second language studies. However, the reader will notice that we did not build just one link. This volume brings to light the diversity of research in identity and second language studies that are grounded the notions of community, instructors and students, language immersion and study abroad, pop culture and music, religion, code switching, and media. The chapters reflect the efforts of contributors from Canada, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States who performed their research in the countries just mentioned and in other regions around the world. Because of this, this volume truly offers an international perspective.
A Worst Bosshole Ever Scottish Romance “"By the end of this book, I was eyeing flights to Scotland.” --5 Star Review My Scottish billionaire boss is arrogant, secretive, demanding, and far too insanely hot for me, his meek assistant, to actually look in the eye. But somehow, I manage to put up with the boss from hell...until I get a terminal cancer diagnosis. Totally valid reason to quit, right? Not for my cruel devil of a boss. You will not believe his response to my resignation...or the secret he's been hiding all along! This book features: knots and kilts 🌶️🌶️🌶️ a secret work crush a meek and mousy assistant makeover lots of Scottish accent, and…. an unfairly hot bosshole who will not allow you to quit. Ever. WARNING: do not buy this book if you're not ready for a REAL Scottish alpha wolf who will have you cursing him one moment and saying, "Aye, Iain!" the next. This hot romance has so much heart, it just might inspire you to hop on the next flight to Scotland and start searching for your very own "wolf in a kilt."
Some 37,000 soldiers from six German principalities, collectively remembered as Hessians, entered service as British auxiliaries in the American War of Independence. At times, they constituted a third of the British army in North America, and thousands of them were imprisoned by the Americans. Despite the importance of Germans in the British war effort, historians have largely overlooked these men. Drawing on research in German military records and common soldiers’ letters and diaries, Daniel Krebs places the prisoners on center stage in A Generous and Merciful Enemy, portraying them as individuals rather than simply as numbers in casualty lists. Setting his account in the context of Briti...
Brown and Thompson argue that Spanish language education needs to evolve to reflect changes in the U.S.'s sociocultural, socioeducational, and sociopolitical landscape. They provide coherent and compelling discussion of the most pressing issues facing Spanish post-secondary education and strategies for turning these challenges into opportunities.
Life Can Be a Wild Ride is the second collection from Saint Macy's Press of prayers by young teens. The 234 prayers and rellections in this book were selected from over two thousand submitted by young people, ages eleven to fourteen, from schools and parishes across North America.
By 2029, a new political group, the Free Nation Party, has been elected to power. Their mandate is sullied by the demands of many people who want to change the U.S. to what they think is the best for everyone.The FNP has created Project Patriot, an experiment that will prove that any American can survive through even the toughest challenges by rigidly following the ideals of the FNP. Thomas Kanti finds himself as one of the less than willing volunteers to the project, and stumbles upon information about what will occur for this experiment. He will be severely challenged both physically and mentally, but he and his close group of friends do what they can to persevere, and flourish, in Project Patriot. However, he will not be given free rein inside Project Patriot. Other people will do what they can to survive, including those who will sell their souls for the promise of escaping the operation. Ideas and weapons will collide as various figures taking part in this cruel experiment fight for what they believe is the right thing for themselves, their family, friends and even their country.
Beginning in March 1933 with the excavation of the Marksville mound site in Louisiana, and throughout the next decade, ordinary citizens labored in New Deal jobs programs and participated in archaeological excavations across the United States. Under the auspices of work relief programs, people were provided the opportunity to explore and document American Indian villages and mounds, important historic places, and homes associated with events and people critical to the foundation of the country.
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