Why Translation Matters argues for the cultural importance of translation and for a more encompassing and nuanced appreciation of the translator’s role. As the acclaimed translator Edith Grossman writes in her introduction, "My intention is to stimulate a new consideration of an area of literature that is too often ignored, misunderstood, or misrepresented."
Ideas & Details: A Guide to College Writing
Taking a no-frills approach to composition, IDEAS & DETAILS offers a strong focus on student writing with detailed writing strategies that empower student-writers with options instead of prescriptions. In this brief writing guide, students will discover over 40 sample student writings, a balance of short and long assignments, over 100 brain teasers that provide students with invention strategies to stimulate creativity, and integrated coverage of visual rhetoric with 50 new photographs and works of art.
This text is part of a language course that provides systematic coverage of all the key items of English grammar needed by secondary and adult students. It includes graded practice and exercises designed to stimulate as well as to reinforce understanding.
This work illustrates, describes and evaluates different approaches to teaching drama in the secondary school. It feflects on spcific areas of learning in drama and provides examples of good practice, and should stimulate discussion about progressions, assessment and creativity.
