In 28 newly-commissioned chapters, distinguished contributors provide an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics. This invaluable work of reference identifies the most important issues of sociolinguistics, makes primary sources more accessible, and provides orientation for future research.

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This e-book is quite useful for your favorite subjects of Geography, for the teachers teaching the subject or simply to look up. It provides maps of the natural world and you can click on the name of continent, country, region or name of the territory to access to content, or more to the list of countries and territories. Each country has information about the area, population, population projections to 2010, GDP, primary language, country, the capital, currency, the primary industry, resources, average life expectancy of men and women.
Also in any image maps are linked, and they take you to more content.

Speaking and listening, along with reading and writing, are essential components of literacy and learning development within the National Primary Strategy. This best-selling introductory text updates teachers on national developments and best practice in speaking and listening in the classroom through:
· Speaking and listening issues: a review
· Story-telling and drama
· Oral and popular culture and media
· Planning for talk across the curriculum
· The impact of ICT: software, email, internet, computer games

"Primary Teaching Today: An Introduction" takes the reader 'behind the scenes' and alerts them to the fundamental attitudes and practices that every new primary teacher must acquire to make a success of their work and, crucially, to get maximum enjoyment while doing so. With a friendly narrative style and refreshing candour, the book focuses as much on what primary teachers should aspire to be as it does on what teachers are meant to do.