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Samuel Butler against the Professionals: Rethinking Lamarckism 1860-1900

by David Gillott

In the wake of the 2009 Darwin bicentenary, Samuel Butler (1835-1902) is becoming as well known for his public attack on Darwin's character and the basis of his scientific authority as for his novels Erewhon and The Way of All Flesh. In the first monograph devoted to Butler's ideas for over twenty years, David Gillott offers a much-needed reappraisal of Butler's work and shows how Lamarckian ideas pervaded the whole of Butler's wide-ranging ouevre, and not merely his evolutionary theory. In particular, he argues that Lamarckism was the foundation on which Butler's attempt to undermine professional authority in a variety of disciplines was based. Samuel Butler against the Professionals provides new insight into a fascinating but often misunderstood writer, and on the surprisingly broad application of Lamarckian ideas in the decades following publication of the Origin of Species.

Secondary School English Education in Asia: From policy to practice (Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education)

by Bernard Spolsky Kiwan Sung

Continuing on from the previously published Primary School English-Language Education in Asia: From Policy to Practice (Moon & Spolsky, 2012), this book compiles the proceedings which took place at the 2011 annual conference of AsiaTEFL which took place in Seoul, Korea. It surveys the current status, practices, challenges, and future directions of Secondary English education in 11 diverse countries - in Israel, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Vietnam and China. Given the importance of secondary English education as the central feature for continuing development of target language and culture in English language teaching in Asia, each contributed chapter includes key policies, theories, and practices related to the development and implementation of country-specific curricular and instructional programs in secondary English educational contexts in these countries. Secondary School English Education in Asia: From Policy to Practice critically analyses both sides of the English language debate – from advantages to complications – in its chapters including: Educating for the 21st Century: The Singapore Experience Miles to Go …: Secondary Level English Language Education in India English Language Education Innovation for the Vietnamese Secondary School: The Project 2020 Exploring the Value of ELT as a Secondary School Subject in China: A Multi-goal Model for English Curriculum Secondary School English Education in Asia will appeal to English Language Teaching (ELT) researchers, teacher educators, trainee teachers and teachers, primarily those teaching in Asia.

Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English Learners With Diverse Abilities (Fifth Edition)

by Jana Echevarria Anne Graves

A popular text by renowned authors Jana Echevarria and Anne Graves, Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English Learners with Diverse Abilities , 5/e presents a complete guide to preparing teachers to use the sheltered instruction approach to deliver content area instruction to English learners. It includes recent research, best practices, and policies that impact the education of English learners, and gives teachers the means to think about their own educational practices and the issues they should consider when teaching English learners, especially those struggling academically.

Smugglers

by Ales Debeljak

The poems in Smugglers move through rapid historical shifts and meditations on personal experience, exploring the depths and limits of comprehension through the people and geography of the Balkans. Ultimately, Aleš Debeljak's urban imagination creates a mosaic—intimate and historical—of a vanished people and their country. Every poem in Smugglers is sixteen lines long—four quatrains, a common form for Debeljak. This structural regularity is reinforced by a commitment to visual balance, with each poem working as a kind of grid into which the poet pours memories and associative riffs.From "Bookstore":At least you are blessed. Winter's here. In darkness, awakesince yesterday, I came to browse again through the titles of oldbooks, wobbly skyscrapers, writers of my youth and stiffened honey.No opening hours on the door, a minor poet with no womansits behind files in the front. I know him from whenwe all shouted in one loyal voice, collected works on salefor a handful of cents, read the holy Kapitallike zealots. Well, okay: not exactly all. Some of us tookanother road . . .Aleš Debeljak's books have appeared in English, Japanese, German, Croatian, Serbian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Spanish, Slovak, Finnish, Lithuanian, and Italian translations. He teaches in the department of Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.Brian Henry is the author of ten books of poetry and won the 2011 Best Translated Book Award. He teaches at University of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia.

Smugglers

by Ales Debeljak

The poems in Smugglers move through rapid historical shifts and meditations on personal experience, exploring the depths and limits of comprehension through the people and geography of the Balkans. Ultimately, Aleš Debeljak's urban imagination creates a mosaic—intimate and historical—of a vanished people and their country. Every poem in Smugglers is sixteen lines long—four quatrains, a common form for Debeljak. This structural regularity is reinforced by a commitment to visual balance, with each poem working as a kind of grid into which the poet pours memories and associative riffs.From "Bookstore":At least you are blessed. Winter's here. In darkness, awakesince yesterday, I came to browse again through the titles of oldbooks, wobbly skyscrapers, writers of my youth and stiffened honey.No opening hours on the door, a minor poet with no womansits behind files in the front. I know him from whenwe all shouted in one loyal voice, collected works on salefor a handful of cents, read the holy Kapitallike zealots. Well, okay: not exactly all. Some of us tookanother road . . .Aleš Debeljak's books have appeared in English, Japanese, German, Croatian, Serbian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Spanish, Slovak, Finnish, Lithuanian, and Italian translations. He teaches in the department of Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.Brian Henry is the author of ten books of poetry and won the 2011 Best Translated Book Award. He teaches at University of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia.

The Somali Within: Language, Race and Belonging in Minor Italian Literature

by Brioni Simone

The recent histories of Italy and Somalia are closely linked. Italy colonized Somalia from the end of the 19th century to 1941, and held the territory by UN mandate from 1950 to 1960. Italy is also among the destination countries of the Somali diaspora, which increased in 1991 after civil war. Nonetheless, this colonial and postcolonial cultural encounter has often been neglected. Critically evaluating Gilles Deleuze and F�x Guattari�s concept of �minor literature�, as well as drawing on postcolonial literary studies, The Somali Within analyses the processes of linguistic and cultural translation and self-translation, the political engagement with race, gender, class and religious discrimination, and the complex strategies of belonging and unbelonging at work in the literary works in Italian by authors of Somali origins. Brioni proposes that the �minor� Somali Italian connection might offer a major insight into the transnational dimension of contemporary �Italian� literature and �Somali� culture.

Sonnets to Orpheus: (bilingual Edition)

by Rainer Maria Rilke Daniel Joseph Polikoff

COMPOSED IN A BURST of inspiration near the end of the poet's life, Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus represents the consummation of the writer's career, distilling the essence of his poetic wisdom in a gem-like sequence. This new translation--with the original German on facing pages--offers a clear window into the world of this endlessly scintillating cycle of poems. "Daniel Polikoff's English version of Rilke's last sonnet sequence, perhaps his greatest work, is wholly admirable. Rilke's late work is extremely difficult to penetrate. Both its conceptual nature and Rilke's unique use of the German language tend to resist interpretation. Astonishingly, Polikoff has found ways of rendering Rilke's complexities into English and also preserving his metrical and rhyme schemes. Such an accomplishment is possible only with a deep understanding of Rilke's vision and a knowledge of the root structure of German. Daniel Polikoff gives us Rilke in word and spirit in these splendid Sonnets."--LISEL MUELLER, National Book Award for Poetry (1981) for The Need to Hold Still; Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1997) for Alive Together: New & Selected Poems "Daniel Polikoff is the first to achieve the unimaginable: an English translation which brings the form and content of these Sonnets together into an organic confluence. These new translations lift our understanding of Rilke's spiritual and aesthetic inspiration up to a whole different level, one accessible for the first time to the English reader. As a professor of German literature who has taught these sonnets for over thirty years, I can only thank Daniel Polikoff for this phenomenal accomplishment. His version should serve as the new standard for Rilke translations and belongs on the bookshelves of every poetry lover."--LUDWIG MAX FISCHER, author of Seasons of the Soul: The Poetic Guidance of Herman Hesse "This is a uniquely faithful, skillful, and eloquent translation of one of the greatest poems of the 20th century. I salute Daniel Polikoff and recommend his wonderful work to all seekers and lovers of poetry."--ANDREW HARVEY, author of Teachings of Rumi

Spanische Grammatik für Dummies (Für Dummies)

by Jimena Ruiz

Mit Übungsaufgaben samt Lösungen und Konjugationstabellen der wichtigsten Verben Grammatik ist nicht jedermanns Sache und die spanische Grammatik macht es einem auch nicht immer leicht. Jimena Ruiz unterrichtet seit vielen Jahren Spanisch. Sie kennt die Nöte der Lernenden und die Fallen der spanischen Grammatik, in die sie häufig hineintappen. Leicht verständlich, mit einer Prise Humor und anhand vieler Beispiele und Informationen zu Land und Leuten erklärt sie alles über Artikel und Pronomen, Adjektive und Adverbien, Fragestellung und Verneinung, die Zeiten und die Satzstellung. Am Ende eines jeden Kapitels gibt es Übungen, die das Gelernte noch einmal wiederholen. Tabellen der wichtigsten spanischen Verben bieten ganz Eiligen alle Konjugationen auf einen Blick. So sind Sie für den nächsten Test gerüstet, können mit Ihren spanischen Kollegen über zukünftige Projekte sprechen oder einfach nur unbeschwert im Spanienurlaub parlieren.

Spanish for the IB MYP 4 & 5

by J. Rafael Angel

We are working with the IB to gain endorsement for the MYP by Concept series.Drive meaningful inquiry for the new framework through a unique concept driven narrative.- Supports every aspect of assessment with opportunities that use the criteria- Gives you easy ways to differentiate and extend learning- Provides a meaningful approach by integrating the inquiry statement in a global context- Develops critical-thinking skills with activities and summative sections rooted in the ATL frameworkAlso coming soon are Teaching and Learning Resources and eTextbooks via Dynamic Learning, our complete digital solution.

Spanish New York Narratives 1898-1936: Modernization, Otherness and Nation

by David Miranda-Barreiro

In the early decades of the twentieth century, New York caught the attention of Spanish writers. Many of them visited the city and returned to tell their experience in the form of a literary text. That is the case of Pruebas de Nueva York (1927) by Jose Moreno Villa (1887-1955), El crisol de las razas (1929) by Teresa de Escoriaza (1891-1968), Anticipolis (1931) by Luis de Oteyza (1883-1961) and La ciudad automatica (1932) by Julio Camba (1882-1962). In tune with similar representations in other European works, the image of New York given in these texts reflects the tensions and anxieties generated by the modernisation embodied by the United States. These authors project onto New York their concerns and expectations about issues of class, gender and ethnicity that were debated at the time, in the context of the crisis of Spanish national identity triggered by the end of the empire in 1898.

Speed up your Arabic: Strategies to Avoid Common Errors

by Sebastian Maisel

Pronunciation, spelling, the concept of roots and patterns and idomatic phrases are just some of the areas that cause confusion for students of Arabic. Learning how to avoid the common errors that arise repeatedly in these areas is an essential step in successful language learning. Speed Up Your Arabic is a unique and innovative resource that identifies and explains the most commonly made errors, enabling students to learn from their mistakes and enhance their understanding of the Arabic language. Each of the nine chapters focuses on a grammatical category where English speakers typically make mistakes in Arabic. Each chapter is divided into sections that classify the concepts and errors into subcategories. Full explanations are provided throughout with clear, comprehensive examples and exercises to help the learner gain an in-depth understanding of Arabic grammar and usage. Key features: Carefully selected grammar topics and examples based on the most commonly made errors Comprehensive explanations of the most difficult grammar points help learners gain an in-depth understanding of Arabic grammar and usage. Exercises throughout reinforce learning and link theory to practice A complete answer key making it ideal for self-study A glossary of grammatical terms, an Arabic-English glossary and a bibliography to aid learning Useful drills and listening samples available for free download at http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415660556/ Suitable both for classroom use or self-study, Speed Up Your Arabic is the ideal resource for all intermediate learners of Arabic wishing to refine their language skills.

The Structure of Spoken Language

by Philippe Martin

Using an innovative approach, this book focuses on a widely debated area of phonetics and phonology: intonation, and specifically its relation to metrics, its interface with syntax, and whether it can be attributed more to phonetics or phonology, or equally to both. Drawing on data from six Romance languages (French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian), whose rich intonation patterns have long been of interest to linguists, J-Philippe Martin challenges the assumptions of traditional phonological approaches, and re-evaluates the data in favour of a new usage-based model of intonation. He proposes a unified description of the sentence prosodic structure, focusing on the dynamic and cognitive aspects of both production and perception of intonation in speech, leading to a unified grammar of Romance languages' sentence intonation. This book will be welcomed by researchers and advanced students in phonetics and phonology.

Study It Conversation Level 1: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It)

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 1 is designed for Beginner students. Some of the conversation topics in Book 1 include: Ordering at a Restaurant, Meeting People, Time Talk, Hotel Reservations and much more. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.

Study It Conversation Level 2: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It)

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 2 is designed for Beginner and Pre-Intermediate level students. Some of the conversation topics in Book 2 include: Pet Peeves, Narrating a Story, Renting a Car, Buying and Selling and much more. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.

Study It Conversation Level 3: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It)

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 3 is designed for Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 3 include: Like vs Dislike, Introduction to Idioms, Amazing Experiences, and On thePphone etc. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.

Study It Conversation Level 4: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It)

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 4 is designed for Intermediate students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 4 include: Giving Advice, Complaining and Apologizing, Podcasts, Idioms, Narrating a Story, Unsolved Mysteries, Emergencies, and many more. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.

Study It Conversation Level 5: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It )

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 5 is designed for Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 5 include: Giving a Presentation, Travel and Tourism, Marriage, Creating a Commercial etc. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.

Study It Conversation Level 6: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It )

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 6 is designed for upper-Intermediate students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 6 include: Arguing and Compromise, At Work, Online Dating and much more ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.

Study It Conversation Level 7: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It)

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 7 is designed for Upper-Intermediate and Advanced students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 7 include: Fears and Phobias, Cold Feet, Driving, Advanced Idioms, Global Warming and much more ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.

Study It Conversation Level 8: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It )

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 8 is designed for Advanced students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 8 include: Plan a Town, Meeting Up, Business Meetings, Cross Cultural Confusion and much more ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.

Study It Conversation Levels 1-8: The Complete Set (Study It)

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use conversation-based English textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English as a Second Language Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different textbooks. It is an exciting new series for teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom that includes built-in lesson plans. Study It Conversation - The Complete Set consists of all conversation textbooks combined into one easy-to-use book All audio and video exercises are included in the book. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class

Study It Grammar Level 1: English Grammar for ESL Students

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It ESL Grammar series is an easy-to-use integrated skills ESL textbook for International students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. It is an exciting new series for teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom. The Study It English Grammar series consists of 8 different levels. Book 1 of 8 is for Beginner English as a Second Language learners. The Study It Grammar Book 1 consists of the following: - Video and Audio exercises - 5 different themes including introducing the Be Verb, basic nouns, adjectives verbs. - Each unit contains vocabulary, listening, speaking, writing and reading practice. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class

Study It Grammar Level 2: English Grammar for ESL Students (Study It )

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It ESL Grammar series is an easy-to-use integrated skills ESL textbook for International students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. It is an exciting new series for teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom. The Study It English Grammar series consists of 8 different levels. Book 2 of 8 is for Beginner English as a Second Language learners. The Study It Grammar Book 2 consists of the following: - Video and Audio exercises - 5 different themes including introducing the simple present tense, comparatives, basic English tenses, count and non-count and much more - Each unit contains vocabulary, listening, speaking, writing and reading practice. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class

Study It Grammar Level 3: English Grammar for ESL Students

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It ESL Grammar series is an easy-to-use integrated skills ESL textbook for International students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. It is an exciting new series for teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom. The Study It English Grammar series consists of 8 different levels. Book 3 of 8 is for Beginner English as a Second Language learners. The Study It Grammar Book 3 consists of the following: - Video and Audio exercises - 5 different themes including introducing the different English tenses such as the past tense, present perfect tense, past continous tense and modals more - Each unit contains vocabulary, listening, speaking, writing and reading practice. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class

Study It Grammar Level 4: English Grammar for ESL Students (Study It)

by James Rice Jamie Matechuk

Winner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It ESL Grammar series is an easy-to-use integrated skills ESL textbook for International students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English Grammar series consists of 8 different levels. It is an exciting new series for teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom. Book 4 of 8 is for Beginner English as a Second Language learners. The Study It Grammar Book 4 consists of the following: - Video and Audio exercises - 5 different themes including introducing gerunds and infinitives, present perfect continuous, reported speech, 3rd conditional and much more - Each unit contains vocabulary, listening, speaking, writing and reading practice. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class

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