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Yearbook of Corpus Linguistics and Pragmatics 2015 Current Approaches to Dis…
The present volume, Current Approaches to Discourse and Translation Studies, presents innovative theoretical models and applications of the two disciplines in intercultural contexts. The Yearbook of Corpus Linguistics and Pragmatics offers a platform to scholars who carry out rigorous and interdisciplinary research on language in real use. Corpus linguistics and Pragmatics have traditionally…
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Working with Text and Around Text in Foreign Language Environments
This book investigates the three pivotal points of text for foreign language acquisition: reception, construction and deconstruction. In Part One, the focus is on various aspects of text reception, such as developing literacy, text interest, and perceptions of the academic register or the assessment of spoken language in educational contexts. Part Two deals with various aspects of composing tex…
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- 978-3-319-33272-7
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New Directions in Language Learning Psychology
This book explores potential new directions in the growing field of language learning psychology. The individual chapters cover theoretical and conceptual developments and innovative methodological designs, while also exploring practical implications. Language learning psychology is a vibrant field of research that typically involves constructs from social and educational psychology, which it c…
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- 978-3-319-23490-8
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- X, 259
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- Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Alice Munro: Understanding, Adapting and Teaching
The book offers a new approach to the study of Alice Munro's fiction. Its innovative quality consists in juxtaposing a variety of literary analyses of selected stories with two other ways of looking at her fiction: the perspectives of film adaptation and of pedagogy. The book is divided into three parts which mirror the key words in the title: understanding, adapting and teaching. Part One cons…
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- 978-3-319-24061-9
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- XII, 161
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- Second Language Learning and Teaching
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- 400 ALI a
Algebraic Informatics: 6th International Conference, CAI 2015, Stuttgart, Ger…
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Algebraic Informatics, CAI 2015, held in Stuttgart, Germany, in September 2015. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The papers cover topics such as data models and coding theory; fundamental aspects of cryptography and security; algebraic and stocha…
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- 978-3-319-23021-4
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- VIII, 223
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- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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- 519.6 ALG a
WAC and Second-Language Writers : Research Towards Linguistically and Cultura…
In WAC and Second-Language Writers, the editors and contributors pursue the ambitious goal of including within WAC theory, research, and practice the differing perspectives, educational experiences, and voices of second-language writers. The chapters within this collection not only report new research but also share a wealth of pedagogical, curricular, and programmatic practices relevant to sec…
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- 978-1-64215-055-1
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- 410.1 WAC
WAC Partnerships Between Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions
Working with educators at all academic levels involved in WAC partnerships, the authors and editors of this collection demonstrate successful models of collaboration between schools and institutions so others can emulate and promote this type of collaboration. The chapters in this collection describe and reflect on collaborative partnerships among middle schools, high schools, colleges, and uni…
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- 978-1-64215-073-5
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- 808.042 071 2 WAC
Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation 16th International…
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation, VMCAI 2015, held in Mumbai, India, in January 2015. The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics including program verification, model checking, abstract interpr…
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- 978-3-662-46081-8
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- XVIII, 468
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Verb Sense Discovery in Mandarin Chinese—A Corpus based Knowledge-Intensive…
This book applies linguistic analysis to the poetry of Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo, a Singaporean poet and leading figure in Commonwealth literature. The work explores how the poet combines grammar and metaphor to create meaning, making the reader aware of the linguistic resources developed by Thumboo as the basis for his unique technique. The author approaches the poems from a function…
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- 978-3-662-44556-3
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- XIV, 249
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Successful College Composition
In her book On Writing, Eudora Welty maintains: “To write honestly and with all our powers is the least we can do, and the most.” But writing well is difficult. People who write for a living sometimes struggle to get their thoughts on the page; even people who generally enjoy writing have days when they would rather do anything else. For people who do not like writing or do not think of…
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