This book contains 25 essays about English words, and how they are
defined, valued, and discussed. The book is divided into four sections.
The first section, "Language Lore," examines some of the myths and
misconceptions that affect attitudes toward language--and towards
English in particular. The second section, "Language Usage," examines
some specific questions of meaning and usage. Section 3, "Language
Trends," examines some controversial trends in English vocabulary, and
some developments too new to have received comment before. The fourth
section, "Language Politics," treats several aspects of linguistic
politics, from special attempts to deal with the ethnic, religious, or
sex-specific elements of vocabulary to the broader issues of language
both as a reflection of the public consciousness and the U.S.
Constitution and as a refuge for the most private forms of expression.
Teacher's guide supports the instructor by offering teaching suggestions, a discussion of marking and grading writing, ideas for supplemental activities for each unit, and answers to exercises in the student book.
College Writing, for learners of American English, is a semi-academic writing course that takes college students from paragraph structuring to essay writing through a process approach. The areas covered include generating ideas, organizing, drafting, reviewing and revising.
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Two thirds of global Internet users are non-English speakers. Despite this, most scholarly literature on the Internet and computer-mediated-communication (CMC) focuses exclusively on English. This is the first book devoted to analyzing Internet related CMC in languages other than English.
The volume collects 18 new articles on facets of language and Internet use, all of which revolve around several central topics: writing systems, the structure and features of local languages and how they affect internet use, code switching between multiple languages, gender issues, public policy issues, and so on. The scope of languages discussed in the volume is unusually broad, including non-native English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Spanish, Japanese, Thai, and Portuguese. This book will be of great interest to anyone studying linguistics, applied linguistics, communication, anthropology and information sciences.
For new and experienced teachers of Business English, an essential
guide to business and teaching Business English language and
communication skills, with a final section containing useful reference
information on professional development, published materials, etc.
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