Latino/a literature is one of the fastest developing fields in the discipline of literary studies. It represents an identity that is characterized by fluidity and diversity, often explored through divisions formed by language, race, gender, sexuality, and immigration. This collection provides a map of the critical issues central to the discipline, as well as uncovering new perspectives and new directions for the development of the field. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the past, present and future of this literary culture.
Help students develop 21st-century skills with this collection of technology tools that can be used in any area of the curriculum while meeting the Common Core. Students learn how to videoconference to interview authors, create digital posters, record audio podcasts, communicate through blogs and wikis, make the most out of tablets, and much more. Includes step-by-step directions, reproducible planning sheets, and sample projects that are sure to get students excited about learning. For use with Grades 1-8.
Directions in Empirical Literary Studies is on the cutting edge of empirical studies and is a much needed volume. It both widens the scope of empirical studies and looks at them from an intercultural perspective by bringing together renowned scholars from the fields of philosophy, sociology, psychology, linguistics and literature, all focusing on how empirical studies have impacted these different areas. Theoretical issues are discussed and solid methods are presented. Some chapters also show the relation between empirical studies and new technology, examining developments in computer science and corpus linguistics.
To improve your listening skills, you need to hear real conversations. That’s why Collins Listening is based entirely on 50 authentic everyday interactions to help you understand what is said to you, whatever the circumstances. From buying a mobile phone to asking for directions, joining a gym to understanding transport announcements, Listening will help you understand what is said to you in real life situations and make sure everything you learn is useful.
The symposium on new directions in linguistics and semiotics that took place in Houston, Texas, on March 18 — 20, 1982, was held to celebrate the inauguration of the new Department of Linguistics and Semiotics at Rice University and its new doctoral program in linguistics. The symposium also marked the return of Sydney M. Lamb to full-time academic life after four years in the computer industry. The new department had grown out of an interdepartmental linguistics program, and the event brought to fruition almost two decades of effort by the linguistics faculty at Rice....
