Nearly everyone who's had a brush with American lit knows the story of Emily Dickinson - her poetry unpublished in her lifetime, and then even after her death, her verses seeing the light of day only after having been "improved" on by an editor who found her rhymes imperfect and her meter "spasmodic." He even went so far as to make her metaphors "sensible." The fact is, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, to whom Dickinson had sent her poems, was a representative of the poetic establishment, and as with all artistic establishments then and now, was too rigid in his thinking and too impoverished in his imagination to comprehend a new voice of genius.
A general introduction to the area of theoretical linguistics known as cognitive linguistics, this textbook provides up-to-date coverage of all areas of the field, including recent developments within cognitive semantics (such as Primary Metaphor Theory, Conceptual Blending Theory, and Principled Polysemy), and cognitive approaches to grammar (such as Radical Construction Grammar and Embodied Construction Grammar). The authors offer clear critical evaluations of competing formal approaches within theoretical linguistics.
Conditions for Second Language
Professor Spolsky explores the requirements for a general theory of second
language learning, and considers the relevance of such a theory for language
teaching.
Speak Without Fear: A Total System for Becoming a Natural, Confident Communicator
For over 20 years, Ivy Naistadt has helped individuals and Fortune
500 companies communicate with confidence, ease and authenticity. Ivy's
system will give you the tools and ability to speak fearlessly.
For many of us, public speaking is at best a chore marked by great
anxiety and at worst a potential career stopper. Ours is a time when
the ability to communicate in front of individuals or groups in all
types of business and other situations is becoming paramount.
Speak Without Fear offers a unique, practical process for combating the stage fright that plagues us every day in these situations.
Unlike other books on public speaking,
Speak Without Fear goes
beyond the external techniques, such as how to breathe properly and
keep eye contact, to delve deeply into the reason for your performance
anxiety. It gets to the root of what's giving you the sweats so you can
identify what's in the way and work through it to communicate naturally
and comfortably before audiences of any size.
The research is indisputable: Students are less disruptive and do better academically in schools that cultivate the internal motivation of students. In Activating the Desire to Learn, veteran educator Bob Sullo shows how to apply lessons from the research on motivation in the classroom. According to the author, we are all driven to fulfill five essential needs: to connect, to be competent, to make choices, to have fun, and to be safe. Studies show that when these needs are met in schools, good behavior and high achievement tend naturally to ensue.
