Journal of English as an International and Intranational Language

World Englishes is an international journal committed to theoretical research on methodological and empirical study of English in global, social, cultural and linguistic contexts.

Fashions of a Decade: The 1960s

"Fashions of a Decade: The 1960s" delves into the free-spirited clothing trends of this time period, exploring history from a social and cultural angle.

Connecting Through Music with People with Dementia: A Guide for Caregivers

For people suffering with dementia, the world can become a lonely and isolated place. Music has long been a vital instrument in transcending cognitive issues; bringing people together, and allowing a person to live in the moment. This user-friendly book demonstrates how even simple sounds and movements can engage people with dementia, promoting relaxation and enjoyment. All that's needed to succeed is a love of music, and a desire to gain greater communication and more meaningful interaction with dementia sufferers.

Measuring Public Relationships: The Data-Driven Communicator's Guide to Success

The author takes a "cookbook" approach, providing specific steps to measure all forms of public relationships, from social media measurement to tracking relationships with local communities, industry analysts and social networks. It relies heavily on the relationship theories of James and Laurie Grunig and Linda Hon but translates the theory into an easy to read practical guidebook. 

Media and the American Child

This new work summarizes the research on all forms of media on children, looking at how much time they spend with media everyday, television programming and its impact on children, how advertising has changed to appeal directly to children and the effects on children and the consumer behavior of parents, the relationship between media use and scholastic achievement, the influence of violence in media on anti-social behavior, and the role of media in influencing attitudes on body image, sex and work roles, fashion, & lifestyle.