Author: British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes. Conference
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039115457
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Selected papers presented at the conference held by BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes) at the University of Southampton in the spring of 2003.
Developing Academic Literacy
Author: British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes. Conference
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039115457
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Selected papers presented at the conference held by BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes) at the University of Southampton in the spring of 2003.
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039115457
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Selected papers presented at the conference held by BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes) at the University of Southampton in the spring of 2003.
Multilingual Literacies
Author: Marilyn Martin-Jones
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027298688
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The research in this unique collection lies at the interface between the fields of bilingualism and literacy. It deepens our understanding of the significance of reading and writing as social practices and opens up new lines of inquiry for research on multilingualism. The authors incorporate theoretical and methodological insights from both fields and provide detailed accounts of everyday practices of reading and writing in different multilingual settings. The focus is primarily on linguistic minority groups in Britain and on the language and literacy experiences of children and adults in rural and urban communities. Together, the chapters of the volume build up a rich and illuminating picture of specific ways in which literacy is bound up with cultural practices and with different ways of seeing the world. They also address fundamental questions about the relationship between language, literacy and power in multi-ethnic contexts.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027298688
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The research in this unique collection lies at the interface between the fields of bilingualism and literacy. It deepens our understanding of the significance of reading and writing as social practices and opens up new lines of inquiry for research on multilingualism. The authors incorporate theoretical and methodological insights from both fields and provide detailed accounts of everyday practices of reading and writing in different multilingual settings. The focus is primarily on linguistic minority groups in Britain and on the language and literacy experiences of children and adults in rural and urban communities. Together, the chapters of the volume build up a rich and illuminating picture of specific ways in which literacy is bound up with cultural practices and with different ways of seeing the world. They also address fundamental questions about the relationship between language, literacy and power in multi-ethnic contexts.
Translators Through History
Author: Jean Delisle
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027224501
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Acclaimed, when it first appeared, as a seminal work a groundbreaking book that was both informative and highly readable Translators through History is being released in a new edition, substantially revised and expanded by Judith Woodsworth. Translators have played a key role in intellectual exchange through the ages and across borders. This account of how they have contributed to the development of languages, the emergence of literatures, the dissemination of knowledge and the spread of values tells the story of world culture itself. Content has been updated, new elements introduced and recent directions in translation scholarship incorporated, providing fresh insights and a more nuanced view of past events. The bibliography contains over 100 new titles and illustrations have been refreshed and enhanced. An invaluable tool for students, scholars and professionals in the field of translation, the latest version of Translators through History remains a vital resource for researchers in other disciplines and a fascinating read for the wider public.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027224501
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Acclaimed, when it first appeared, as a seminal work a groundbreaking book that was both informative and highly readable Translators through History is being released in a new edition, substantially revised and expanded by Judith Woodsworth. Translators have played a key role in intellectual exchange through the ages and across borders. This account of how they have contributed to the development of languages, the emergence of literatures, the dissemination of knowledge and the spread of values tells the story of world culture itself. Content has been updated, new elements introduced and recent directions in translation scholarship incorporated, providing fresh insights and a more nuanced view of past events. The bibliography contains over 100 new titles and illustrations have been refreshed and enhanced. An invaluable tool for students, scholars and professionals in the field of translation, the latest version of Translators through History remains a vital resource for researchers in other disciplines and a fascinating read for the wider public.
Linguistic Landscape
Author: Elana Shohamy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135859132
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
This title explores linguistic landscape, which refers to the signs, directions, and other documentation that appear in the public space, and includes the interpretation of this 'visible language' in social, political, and economic contexts.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135859132
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
This title explores linguistic landscape, which refers to the signs, directions, and other documentation that appear in the public space, and includes the interpretation of this 'visible language' in social, political, and economic contexts.
Invasive Species in the Pacific
Author: Greg Sherley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alien plants
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alien plants
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Unfulfilled Expectations
Author: Catherine E. Snow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Unfulfilled Expectations examines the home and family characteristics, school teaching practices, and family-school relationships that affect the literacy development of low-income children. Eschewing comparisons across social class, the authors focus exclusively on an ethnically diverse group of low-income children in grades two, four, and six, the thirty-two subjects of an intensive two-year study and a follow-up study five years later. The authors pinpoint the diverse home factors that can explain differential achievement by youngsters from the same socioeconomic background. These include the familys own uses of literacy, their attitudes toward and communication with the schools, their social networks, their rules and schedules, and their susceptibility to economic and psychological stress. The book challenges assumptions about low-income families commitment to and interest in their childrens schooling and offers valuable recommendations for parents, teachers, and administrators to ensure that low-income children fulfill their early promise.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Unfulfilled Expectations examines the home and family characteristics, school teaching practices, and family-school relationships that affect the literacy development of low-income children. Eschewing comparisons across social class, the authors focus exclusively on an ethnically diverse group of low-income children in grades two, four, and six, the thirty-two subjects of an intensive two-year study and a follow-up study five years later. The authors pinpoint the diverse home factors that can explain differential achievement by youngsters from the same socioeconomic background. These include the familys own uses of literacy, their attitudes toward and communication with the schools, their social networks, their rules and schedules, and their susceptibility to economic and psychological stress. The book challenges assumptions about low-income families commitment to and interest in their childrens schooling and offers valuable recommendations for parents, teachers, and administrators to ensure that low-income children fulfill their early promise.
Situated Literacies
Author: David Barton
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134624220
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Situated Literacies is a rich and varied collection of key writings from leading international scholars in the field of literacy. Each contribution, written in a clear, accessible style, makes the link between literacies in specific contexts and broader social practices. Detailed ethnographic studies of a wide variety of specific situations, all involving real texts and lived practices, are balanced with general claims about the nature of literacy. Contributors address a coherent set of issues: * the visual and material aspects of literacy * concepts of time and space in relation to literacy * the functions of literacies in shaping and sustaining identities in communities of practice * the relationship between texts and the practices associated with their use the role of discourse analysis on literacy studies These studies, along with a foreword by Denny Taylor, make a timely and important contribution to literacy theory and suggest directions for the further development of the field. Situated Literacies is essential reading for anyone involved in literary education.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134624220
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Situated Literacies is a rich and varied collection of key writings from leading international scholars in the field of literacy. Each contribution, written in a clear, accessible style, makes the link between literacies in specific contexts and broader social practices. Detailed ethnographic studies of a wide variety of specific situations, all involving real texts and lived practices, are balanced with general claims about the nature of literacy. Contributors address a coherent set of issues: * the visual and material aspects of literacy * concepts of time and space in relation to literacy * the functions of literacies in shaping and sustaining identities in communities of practice * the relationship between texts and the practices associated with their use the role of discourse analysis on literacy studies These studies, along with a foreword by Denny Taylor, make a timely and important contribution to literacy theory and suggest directions for the further development of the field. Situated Literacies is essential reading for anyone involved in literary education.
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy
Author: Brian V. Street
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521409643
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy, investigates the meanings and uses of literacy in different cultures and societies. In contrast to previous studies, where the focus of research has been on aspects of cognition, education and on the economic 'consequences' of literacy, these largely ethnographic essays bring together anthropological and linguistic work written over the last ten years. Accounts of literacy practices in a variety of locations, including Great Britain, the United States, Africa, the South Pacific and Madagascar, illustrate how these practices vary from one context to another, and challenge the traditional view that literacy is a single, uniform skill, essential to functioning in a modern society.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521409643
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy, investigates the meanings and uses of literacy in different cultures and societies. In contrast to previous studies, where the focus of research has been on aspects of cognition, education and on the economic 'consequences' of literacy, these largely ethnographic essays bring together anthropological and linguistic work written over the last ten years. Accounts of literacy practices in a variety of locations, including Great Britain, the United States, Africa, the South Pacific and Madagascar, illustrate how these practices vary from one context to another, and challenge the traditional view that literacy is a single, uniform skill, essential to functioning in a modern society.
Little Eagle
Author: Jiang Hong Chen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592700714
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In fifteenth-century China, a young orphan boy becomes the apprentice to a kind sage who is gifted in eagle boxing, a specialized form of kung fu.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592700714
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In fifteenth-century China, a young orphan boy becomes the apprentice to a kind sage who is gifted in eagle boxing, a specialized form of kung fu.
Fragile Majorities and Education
Author: Marie McAndrew
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773540903
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
How groups growing into majority status respond to old conflicts and increasing ethnic diversity in their societies.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773540903
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
How groups growing into majority status respond to old conflicts and increasing ethnic diversity in their societies.