Date with Language
Fascinating Facts, Events and Stories for Every Day of the Year
ISBN: HB: 9781851246113,
Bodleian Library Publishing,
October 2023
400 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
400 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm
In this ingenious and diverse collection of 366 stories, events and facts about language, David Crystal presents a selection of insights from literary and linguistic writers, poets and global institutions, together with the weird and wonderful creati...
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£25.00
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Schreiben lernen
A Writing Guide for Learners of German
ISBN: PB: 9780300243543,
Yale University Press,
September 2023
288 pp., 15,0x25,0 cm, 68 black&white illus.
288 pp., 15,0x25,0 cm, 68 black&white illus.
Designed for German students of all levels, the second edition of this unique writing guide is updated with prompts for exploring contemporary culture and identities.
Considered by educators to be unique and effective in its approach, "Schreiben le...
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£28.00
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Why Argument Matters
ISBN: PB: 9780300271072,
ISBN: HB: 9780300244267,
Yale University Press,
February 2023
160 pp., 19,7x12,7 cm
160 pp., 19,7x12,7 cm
An impassioned case for argument's central role in human life, by one of America's most distinguished cultural critics.
From Eve's crafty exchange with the serpent, to Martin Luther King's soaring, subtle ultimatums, to the throes of Twitter – argu...
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£20.00
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War of Words
A Glossary of Globalization
ISBN: HB: 9780300258295,
Yale University Press,
November 2021
368 pp., 23,5x15,6 cm, 8 black&white illus.
368 pp., 23,5x15,6 cm, 8 black&white illus.
Nationalism, conservatism, liberalism, socialism, and capitalism are among the most fiercely debated ideas in contemporary politics. Since these concepts hark back to the nineteenth century, much of their nuanced meaning has been lost, and the words...
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£22.00
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Writing Guide for Learners of Chinese
ISBN: PB: 9780300217988,
Yale University Press,
June 2021
288 pp., 25,4x20,3 cm, 31 black&white illus.
288 pp., 25,4x20,3 cm, 31 black&white illus.
This guide is an easy way to add more writing practice to the intermediate Chinese curriculum, helping Chinese learners express themselves correctly on common everyday topics and for common social purposes. It is model based, process oriented, and ge...
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£30.00
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Ahlan wa Sahlan (Third Edition)
Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners
ISBN: HB: 9780300233728,
Yale University Press,
March 2021
608 pp., 27,9x21,6 cm, 562 colour illus.
608 pp., 27,9x21,6 cm, 562 colour illus.
This textbook provides the second year of Arabic instruction in the Ahlan wa Sahlan program. Third edition revisions include the use of pausal form, all-Arabic instruction, sections on dialect acquisition, and updated depictions of Arab culture, amon...
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£70.00
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Ahlan wa Sahlan (Third Edition)
Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners
ISBN: HB: 9780300233711,
Yale University Press,
January 2021
704 pp., 27,9x21,6 cm, 659 colour illus.
704 pp., 27,9x21,6 cm, 659 colour illus.
This textbook provides the first year of Arabic instruction in the Ahlan wa Sahlan program. Third edition revisions include the use of the pausal form, all-Arabic instruction beginning in Lesson 10, and updated depictions of Arab culture, among other...
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£65.00
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Ahlan wa Sahlan (Third Edition)
Letters and Sounds of the Arabic Language
ISBN: PB: 9780300233735,
Yale University Press,
January 2021
200 pp., 27,9x21,6 cm, 247 colour illus.
200 pp., 27,9x21,6 cm, 247 colour illus.
This workbook, now in its third edition, helps students learn the alphabet, numerals, and sounds of the Arabic language, providing a foundation for the rest of the Ahlan wa Sahlan program.
"Ahlan wa Sahlan" covers the first and second years of instr...
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£30.00
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That's the Ticket for Soup!
Victorian Views on Vocabulary as Told in the Pages of "Punch"
ISBN: HB: 9781851245529,
Bodleian Library Publishing,
November 2020
120 pp., 21,0x16,1 cm, 34 black&white illus.
120 pp., 21,0x16,1 cm, 34 black&white illus.
The vocabulary of past times, no longer used in English, is always fascinating, especially when we see how it was pilloried by the satirists of the day.
Here we have Victorian high and low society, with its fashionable and unfashionable slang, its c...
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Perspectives on Teaching Language and Content
ISBN: PB: 9780300223293,
Yale University Press,
August 2020
352 pp., 23,4x15,2 cm, 9 black&white illus.
352 pp., 23,4x15,2 cm, 9 black&white illus.
A contemporary guide to foreign language education, this book presents the latest developments and issues in the field of applied linguistics. It leads instructors to make vital connections between theory and practice and to develop innovative lesson...
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£50.00
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