Describing Prescriptivism Usage Guides and Usage Problems in British and American English
Describing Prescriptivism provides a topical and thought-provoking analysis of linguistic prescriptivism in British and American English, from a historical as well as present-day perspective.
Living Your Best Year Ever - Darren HardyDarren Hardy
Living Your Best Year Ever outlines the specific plan that Darren developed for himself, synthesizing hundreds of books, seminars, trials, errors and victories into the best and proven strategies on how to design, execute, stick to and achieve big goals. With Living Your Best Year Ever, youâ?TMll receive a 226-page journal-bound book describing the eight steps for achieving your Big Hairy Audacious Goals.
TB-Introducing ListeningFocuses on key areas such as relationships between writing and speech and learning of English-language teaching, and outlines ways of describing text types and examines many aspects of teaching writing.
The literary imagination may take flight on the wings of metaphor, but hard-headed scientists are just as likely as doe-eyed poets to reach for a metaphor when the descriptive need arises. Metaphor is a pervasive aspect of every genre of text and every register of speech, and is as useful for describing the inner workings of a "black hole" (itself a metaphor) as it is the affairs of the human heart.
English for Engineering develops the communication skills and specialist English language knowledge of engineering professionals, enabling them to communicate more confidently and effectively with colleagues and customers. The ten standalone units cover topics common to all kinds of engineering - including civil, electrical and mechanical - such as procedures and precautions; monitoring and control; and engineering design. Authentic activities - from describing technical problems and suggesting solutions to working with drawings - make the course relevant and motivating.
