Dictionaries, Reference & Language Books
Arcturus Publishing Ltd Wordsearch Spanish: The Fun Way to Learn the
Book SynopsisMake language-learning into a game with this wonderful collection of wordsearch puzzles, filled with hidden Spanish words and their English translations below.Each puzzle is themed with subjects such as food, getting around, the weather, and other useful topics that will be essential in your language learning. Each puzzle asks you to seek the words in Spanish and provides the translation alongside it to help you learn the words. The pages are decorated with suitably Spanish imagery to inspire you on your language journey! • LANGUAGE LEARNING: Boost your Spanish skills and expand your vocabulary as you seek the Spanish words hidden with the grids. • TRANSLATIONS INCLUDED: The English translations of the words you are seeking are provided beside them in the word lists ensuring your vocabulary and understanding improve.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Language Learning Puzzles uses the popular wordsearch puzzle as an accessible and entertaining way to learn new languages. Find the hidden words in your chosen foreign language and improve your vocabulary along the way!
£7.59
Lulu and Bell Sweet sixteen guest book, party Guest book,
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£15.19
Taylor & Francis Ltd Risk Governance: Coping with Uncertainty in a
Book Synopsis'Risk Governance is a tour de force. Every risk manager, every risk analyst, every risk researcher must read this book - it is the demarcation point for all further advances in risk policy and risk research. Renn provides authoritative guidance on how to manage risks based on a definitive synthesis of the research literature. The skill with which he builds practical recommendations from solid science is unprecedented.'Thomas Dietz, Director, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University, USA 'A masterpiece of new knowledge and wisdom with illustrative examples of tested applications to realworld cases. The book is recommendable also to interested students in different disciplines as a timely textbook on 'risk beyond risk'.'Norio Okada, Full Professor and Director at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Japan 'There are classic environmental works such as The Tragedy of the Commons by Hardin, Risk Society by Beck, The Theory of Communicative Action by Habermas, and the seminal volumes by Ostrom on governing the commons. Renn's book fits right into this series of important milestones of environmental studies.'Jochen Jaeger, Professor at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 'Risk Governance provides a valuable survey of the whole field of risk and demonstrates how scientific, economic, political and civil society actors can participate in inclusive risk governance.'Jobst Conrad, Senior Scientist, Social Science Research Center Berlin, Germany 'Renn offers a remarkably fair-minded and systematic approach to bringing together the diverse fields that have something to say about 'risk'. Risk Governance moves us along the path from the noisy, formative stage of thinking about risk to one with a stronger empirical, theoretical, and analytical foundation.'Baruch Fischhoff, PhD, Howard Heinz University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA 'I cannot describe how impressed I am at the breadth and coherence of Renn's career's work! Written with remarkable clarity and minimal technical jargon... [this] should be required reading in risk courses!' John Graham, former director of the Harvard Risk Center and former deputy director of the Office of Budget and Management of the Unites States Administration This book, for the first time, brings together and updates the groundbreaking work of renowned risk theorist and researcher Ortwin Renn, integrating the major disciplinary concepts of risk in the social, engineering and natural sciences. The book opens with the context of risk handling before flowing through the core topics of assessment, evaluation, perception, management and communication, culminating in a look at the transition from risk management to risk governance and a glimpse at a new understanding of risk in (post)modern societies.Trade Review'The volume's major strength is its excellent knowledge about and critical evaluation of the classical fields within risk research; risk analysis, risk perception, risk evaluation, risk management and risk communication. Within these fields, there are few researchers that can match Renn's competence.' 'An impressive work almost with the character of an encyclopaedia of recent discussions within the broad, complex and heterogeneous field of risk research. Throughout, novices as well as experienced risk researchers get the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the risk field and of societal efforts towards managing these complexities called risk.' Acta Sociologica 'This work is invaluable as a reference and will provide many hours of instructive and pleasurable reading. It is highly recommended.' Natural Hazards '[O]n the frontier of thinking about risk' World Future Review 'The book builds up to an up-to-date and definitely the best treatise on the subject...this is a must for all those who are concerned with the subject of risk in any way and there is no doubt that this is one of the several excellent title full of information that Earthscan has brought out for the public at large.' Krishna B. Misra, International Performability Engineering.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. What Is Risk? 3.Pre-assessment 4. Appraisal 5. Risk Perception 6. Risk Evaluation 7. Risk Management 8. Risk Communication 9. Risk Participation 10. The Social and Political Context of Risk Governance 11. Conclusions
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Anness Publishing World Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers
Book SynopsisThis authoritative volume is divided into two main sections covering fighters and bombers. Each traces the development of the aircraft from their first appearance, details their role in major conflicts, and analyses how technological improvements have affected their performance. Special feature topics include nightfighters, bombers of the Spanish Civil War, inflight refuelling, the Gulf Wars and fighter pilot equipment in the 21st century. Within each section are comprehensive A-Z directories, together covering a total of 300 aircraft, each accompanied by identification photographs. Detailed specification boxes are featured for every aircraft listed, and a glossary of key aviation terms is included at the back of the book.
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Memorial Museums: The Global Rush to Commemorate
Book SynopsisThe past 25 years has seen an extraordinary boom in a new kind of cultural complex: the memorial museum. These seek to research, represent, commemorate and teach on the subject of dreadful, violent histories. With World War and Holocaust memorials as precursors, the kinds of events now recognized include genocide in Armenia, Cambodia, Rwanda and the Balkans, state repression in Eastern Europe, apartheid in South Africa, terrorism in the United States, political "disappearances" in Chile and Argentina, massacres in China and Taiwan, and more. This book is the first of its kind to "map" these new institutions and cultural spaces, which, although varying widely in size, style and political situation, are nonetheless united in their desire to promote peace, tolerance and the avoidance of future violence. Moving across nations and contexts, Memorial Museums critically analyzes the tactics of these institutions and gauges their wider public significance.Trade ReviewA significant study of contemporary museological practices, offering a wealth of insights into how objects, images and exhibition spaces contribute to the politically charged field of commemoration and remembrance. Andrea Witcomb, Deakin University, Melbourne Williams's book offers a rigorous analysis of the key issues and should be read by anyone involved in a memorial project. Suzanne Bardgett, Oral History This book provides a critical survey of issues on memorial museums: what they contain; why they have proliferated worldwide in this particular sociopolitical epoch; the basis of their appeal for visitors; the effect that their creation might have on other kinds of museums and heritage sites; and if they will become a permanent feature of the urban landscape and of public historical consciousness. cabi.org (July 2008) Williams's work is best suited to for a specialized audience of graduate students, professors, and museum professionals. These readers will find an intellectually stimulating treatise that lays the groundwork for furture research in an area of museum studies that has not yet received much scholarly attention. Highly recommended. S. Ferentinos, CHOICE Magazine Williams should be applauded for his breadth of material ... His argument is an important one that I hope opens up further investigations into the sites he mentions. Museum Anthropology ReviewTable of Contents1. A Very Different Proposition: Introducing the Memorial Museum 2. The Surviving Object: Presence and Absence in Memorial Museums 3. Photographic Memory: Commemorating Calamitous Events through Images 4. Rocks and Hard Places: Location and Spatiality in Memorial Museums 5. A Diplomatic Assignment: The Political Fortunes of Memorial Museums 6. The Memorial Museum Identity Complex: Victimhood, Culpability, and Responsibility 7. Looming Disaster: Memorial Museums and the Shaping of Historic Consciousness 8. Conclusion: Fighting the Forgetful Future
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Pearson Education Limited Edexcel GCSE French Higher Student Book
Book SynopsisEdexcel GCSE French Higher Student Book has been written to prepare more able students for the latest Edexcel GCSE specification. It has been written by an experience team of authors and reviewed by Edexcel examiners. With a strong focus on controlled assessment and exam preparation throughout the course, students can confidently aim for grades A*-C. Graded examples and examiner tips in ResultsPlus boxes show students how to aim for the best possible grade through perfecting key language skills.
£38.28
Lulu.com Who's Who in Al-Qaeda and Jihadi Movements
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Languages of Urban Africa
Book SynopsisA rich series of geographically diverse case studies examining the historical and theoretical issues involved in the study of urban African languages. "The Languages of Urban Africa" consists of a series of case studies, framed by introductory and concluding chapters, which address four main themes. The first is the history of African urban languages. The second set of case studies focuses on theoretical issues in the study of African urban languages, exploring the outcomes of intense multilingualism and also the ways in which urban dwellers form their speech communities. The volume then moves on to explore the relationship between language and identity in the urban setting. The final two case studies in the volume address the evolution of urban languages in Africa. This rich set of case studies includes languages and speech communities in ten geographically diverse African urban centers, covering almost all regions of the continent. Half involve Francophone cities, the other half, Anglophone. The case studies are framed by an introductory chapter by the editor and also a concluding chapter by distinguished linguist Salikoko Mufwene. His chapter shows us what the study of urban African languages can tell us about language and about African societies in general. "The Advances in Sociolinguistics" series seeks to provide a snapshot of the current diversity of the field of sociolinguistics and the blurring of the boundaries between sociolinguistics and other domains of study concerned with the role of language in society.Trade ReviewMcLaughlin's edited volume, at long last, provides us an opportunity to comprehend the multilingual complexity of Africa's growing urban communities. -- David Dwyer, Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University, USAThis is a much-needed contribution to the field of urban languages in Africa, combining top-down and empirical, micro-analytic approaches to language use. It is accessible to the novice researcher and an additional advantage of the volume is the emphasis it places on accounting for the historical and sociopolitical context that constitutes and is constituted by the linguistic. -- Anna Charalambidou, University of Surrey * BAAL News *Table of Contents1: An introduction to the languages of urban Africa Fiona Mc Laughlin (University of Florida, USA); I: African urban languages and their histories; 2: The historical dynamic of multilingualism in Accra M.E. Kropp Dakubu (University of Ghana-Legon, Ghana); 3: Urban Wolof: profile of a language Fiona Mc Laughlin (University of Florida, USA); 4: The spread of Lingala as a lingua france in the Congo basin, Eyamba G. Bokamba (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA); II: Theoretical approaches to the study of African urban languages; 5: Are African cities really different linguistically? Some insights from Cape Town, Cecile Vigouroux (Simon Fraser University, Canada); 6: Discourses, community, identity: Processes of linguistic homogenization in Bamako, Mali, Cecile Canut (CNRS-Paris, France); 7: Polarizing and blending: compatible practices in a bilingual urban community in Cape Town, Kay McCormick, (University of Cape Town, South Africa); III: The question of identity in African urban languages; 8. The story of old-urban vernaculars in North Afric, Atiqa Hachimi (Atiqa Hachimi, University of Florida); 9: Language choice in Dar-es-Salaam's billboards, Charles Bwenge (University of Florida, USA); 10: The multiple facts of Abidjan's urban language form, Nouchi, Sabine Kube (UNESCO-Paris, France); 11: Multilingualism and language use in Porto-Novo, Benin Wale Adeniran (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria); 12: On the linguistic vitality of Ga~ in Accra, James Essegbey (University of Florida, USA); IV: The evolution of urban languages in Africa; 13: Innovations on the fringes of the Swahili-speaking world: observations from Bujumbura, Haig Der Houssikian, (University of Florida, USA); Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist
Book SynopsisBeginning from the premise that psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual transdisciplinary step into the activism of Black feminist theory. The author, Suryia Nayak, presents a close reading of Audre Lorde and other related scholars to demonstrate how the activism of Black feminist theory is concerned with issues central to radical critical thinking and practice, such as identity, alienation, trauma, loss, the position and constitution of individuals within relationships, the family, community and society. Nayak reveals how Black feminist theory seeks to address issues that are also a core concern of critical psychology, including individualism, essentialism and normalization. Her work grapples with several issues at the heart of key contemporary debates concerning methodology, identity, difference, race and gender. Using a powerful line of argument, the book weaves these themes together to show how the activism of Black feminist theory in general, and the work of Audre Lorde in particular, can be used to effect social change in response to the damaging psychological impact of oppressive social constructions. Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory will be of great interest to advanced students, researchers, political activist and practitioners in psychology, counselling, psychotherapy, mental health, social work and community development.Trade Review‘Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory offers cutting-edge social theory that uses Audre Lorde’s pathbreaking writings as a foundation. The book contains sharp insights into how critical theorists have sidestepped Lorde's anger at the racism within white feminist writings and thus misunderstood much of her work. As a result, Nayak ensures that feminist political engagement occupies a central place, both in her critique and her wonderfully forward-looking theory. The book is a must-read for all feminists and women’s studies students!’ – Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Department of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara, USA'Nayak lays a strong foundation for a critical psychological engagement with the activism of black feminist theory for all of us committed to addressing the psychological effects of oppression and who seek to make social change.'- Stephanie Davis, The Psychologist, June 2015‘Nayak offers readers a book that is simultaneously theoretical and conversational, personal and political. Nayak’s tone is that of an educated friend, both intense and personal at the same time, especially in the chapter focused on intersectionality, where Nayak shares more personal stories… Nayak’s ability to transgress theoretical boundaries is impressive and something that she explains is "a particular ‘critical’ tendency of the activism of Black feminist theory"… For a text of just 156 pages, Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory is astonishingly useful as a reference manual, textbook, or activist guide, or can even seem like an understanding friend.’ - Geneva Reynaga-Abiko, PsycCRITIQUES, May 2015ace, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory offers cutting-edge social theory that uses Audre Lorde’s pathbreaking writings as a foundation. The book contains sharp insights into how critical theorists have sidestepped Lorde's anger at the racism within white feminist writings and thus misunderstood much of her work. As a result, Nayak ensures that feminist political engagement occupies a central place, both in her critique and her wonderfully forward-looking theory. The book is a must-read for all feminists and women’s studies students!’ – Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Department of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara, USATable of Contents1. Introduction: Race, Gender and Social Change 2. The Political Activism of Close Reading Practices 3. ‘Black feminism is not white feminism in blackface’: The Question of Black-Women-Only Services and Spaces 4. The Aporetics of Intersectionality 5. Conclusion: ‘Where Is the Love?’
£36.99
College Publications The Fertile Debate. Affective Exploration of a
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Canterbury Press Norwich The Soul of Wit: Eccentricity, Absurdity and
Book SynopsisA delicious collection of the very best of wit, satire and humorous quotations about the Church, its clergy, the people who put up with them - and vice versa. Spanning the centuries from Chaucer to the present day, it is a glorious send tup of the human foibles that so often get in the way when the Church tries to live up to its calling. Many familiar figures from literature and letters are included, but there are endless surprises and novelties too, making The Soul of Wit not only a book to give great pleasure, but an essential resource for speakers, writers and preachers too.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Comprehensive Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
Book SynopsisThis book provides easy to read, concise, and clinically useful explanations of over 1800 terms and concepts from the field of psychoanalysis. A history of each term is included in its definition and so is the name of its originator. The attempt is made to demonstrate how the meanings of the term under consideration might have changed, with new connotations accruing with the passage of time and with growth of knowledge. Where indicated and possible, the glossary includes diverse perspectives on a given idea and highlights how different analysts have used the same term for different purposes and with different theoretical aims in mind.Trade ReviewRanging from 'abreaction' and 'abstinence' , 'basic rule' and 'beta elements', and 'clarification' and 'conflict' through ' metapsychology' and 'malignant narcissism' to ' xenophobia' and 'zoophilia' , the terms and ideas covered in the book make for a panoramic view of the psychoanalytic universe. The collection is wide-ranging, eclectic, and fundamentally generous: it includes old, new, controversial, odd-sounding, familiar, unfamiliar, all sorts of terms and phrases from the one hundredyears history of psychoanalysis. While generally crisp and pithy, a definition here and there also includes an enderaing anecdote, a wry remark regarding the hidden ironies in the concept at hand, and a deliciously surprising linkage with another idea in the book.The book differs from the psychoanalytic glossaries published so far in five important ways: First and foremost, with the exception of Charles Rycroft's 1976 book , all these glossaries are edited volumes. Second, none of the previous glossaries are as inclusive of analytic ideas from diverse 'schools' and from an internationally representative group of analytic theorists and innovators. Third, there is a steadfastly clinical undertone to this book, something that the other books in this genre lack. Fourth, the list of terms included is much more comprehensive and up-to-date. Finally, the deft admixture of scholarly attitude with an occasional playfulness, even impishness, marks this book as a truly unique contribution."Wearing his erudition with the lightness of a Renaissance humanist and spanning the psychoanalytic universe from 'Abreaction' to 'Zone of proximal development'in beutifully crafted essays, Salman Akhtar proves himself to the lineal descendant of Erasmus and Montaigne. We shall not look uon his like again".-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION"AKHTAR HAS ASSEMBLED A WONDERFUL ARRAY OF TERMS, MANY OF THEM QUITE EXOTIC, SUPPORTED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY.wE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK HE HAS DONE, AND---LET'S JUST ADMIT IT--WE HAVE BORROWED FROM HIS BOOK DOZENS AND DOZENS OF TIME"-Elsee Samburg & Elizabeth AuchinclossEditors of the Forthcoming Psychoanalytic Glossary of the American Psychoanalytic Association.'...destined to become a classic reference book for psychoanalysis and an indispensable part of the library of psychoanalysts, academics and anyone seriously interested in psychoanalysis. This encyclopaedic and accessible work takes a significant step forward in the crucial task of building a common vocabulary for the relatively young discipline of psychoanalysis. Akhtar defines each of the over 1800 concepts, sub-concepts and colloquial words, describes its history from the origin of each term to its current usage, identifies the outstanding issues, cites the relevant literature associated with each entry, synthesizes the views of differing psychoanalytic orientations, and comments on its clinical usefulness. He also includes concepts from "applied" psychoanalysis such as the Holocaust studies, immigration literature, psychoanalytically informed political writing, and culture-specific psychoanalytic ideas from non-Western societies. In addition, Akhtar reviews twenty-six psychoanalytic glossaries, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and the concordance of the Standard Edition. This is a monumental achievement, a resource to enhance communication worldwide, which sets the standard by which all future dictionaries of psychoanalysis will be judged.'- Donald Campbell (UK)'Salman Akhtar's magisterial compendium of terms and concepts is an extremely useful addition to the world-wide library of psychoanalysis. It offers an extensive view of the field and opens windows to wide-ranging conceptual landscapes. As a result, it will be of great appeal to the academic and the clinician alike.'- Leopold Nosek (Brazil)'...a highly impressive, clear, and objective review of psychoanalytic concepts, controversies, and new developments. The richness of entries, covering authors from the broadest spectrum of psychoanalytic theories, facilitates the reader's orientation through the complex world of well-accepted terminology, as well as through the historically relevant and even idiosyncratic formulations that are scattered throughout the psychoanalytic literature. Akhtar's stance is fair in comparing the use of the same terms by different authors and in summarizing the controversies in a particular realm. His book is easy and enjoyable to read and an occasional subtle, but always respectful, ironic comment conveys the author's view regarding a particular point in an honest yet unintrusive way. The inclusion of an appendix on the previously published glossaries and of an extensive and up-to-date bibliography gives this dictionary a truly scholarly dimension.'- Otto Kernberg (USA)'This well-researched and extremely informative dictionary is not only a dictionary; it is a historical account of our field, a treasure trove of useful references, and a handbook of technical guidelines. Consulting it yields instant knowledge; reading it gives pleasure. It should be in the possession of every psychoanalyst and psychotherapist.'- Henk-Jan Dalewijk (Holland)'In the specific case of dictionaries, the scarce relevance of typology is well known. Specialists point out that the inevitably imprecise limitations in the definition of types render all typologies unsatisfactory. This is not so in the case of the Comprehensive Dictionary of Psychoanalysis by Salman Akhtar. Here, the word 'comprehensive' indicates what distinguishes this work from other, apparently similar, efforts. Besides noting the originality, clarity, and authority of the entries, the reader will find that the themes confronted by the author cover an unusual range of conceptual extension and topical relevance. From a methodological viewpoint, Akhtar creates a new model that deserves the specialist's full attention. He is an author who is well known for the variety of his interests and this, surely, has been the source of inspiration for this important contribution.'- Jorge Canestri (Italy)'The work is of high quality, and will be interesting and useful to those studying or researching in the field of psychoanalysis.'- T.L. Stout, ChoiceTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION, DEFINITIONS OF PSYCHOANALYTIC TERMS AND CONCEPTS, AN ANNOTATED LIST OF PSYCHOANALYTIC GLOSSARIES, REFERENCES
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Taylor & Francis Ltd An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Social
Book SynopsisThis is an accessible introduction to the philosophy of social research which relates philosophical ideas to actual research practice. The book makes effective use of illustrations from the UK, US and Europe to examine specific problems and broader issues. The book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social research methods within sociology, social policy, politics, social psychology, human geography; philosophy of social science and social theory courses; and as a personal reference for professional researchers.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 What is science?; Chapter 3 Philosophy, social science and method; Chapter 4 Knowing the social world; Chapter 5 Objectivity and values in social research; Chapter 6 Philosophical issues in the process of social research; Chapter 7 Poststructuralism, postmodernism and social research; Chapter 8 Conclusion;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Historical Dictionary of British Women
Book SynopsisThis reference book, containing the biographies of more than 1,100 notable British women from Boudicca to Barbara Castle, is an absorbing record of female achievement spanning some 2,000 years of British life.Most of the lives included are those of women whose work took them in some way before the public and who therefore played a direct and important role in broadening the horizons of women. Also included are women who influenced events in a more indirect way: the wives of kings and politicians, mistresses, ladies in waiting and society hostesses.Originally published as The Europa Biographical Dictionary of British Women, this newly re-worked edition includes key figures who have died in the last 20 years, such as The Queen Mother, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw, Elizabeth Jennings and Christina Foyle.Trade Review'This is an excellent reference resource.' - Reference ReviewsTable of ContentsAbbreviations, British Women, Index by Century, Index by Area of Activity
£210.00
Eurotalk Ltd World Talk Learn Russian Improve Your Listening
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Soccer Books Ltd The Asian Football Yearbook 20242025
Book SynopsisThis 15th edition covers both domestic and international football for the 47 countries who were members of the AFC during the 2023/24 season and provides detailed statistical information including full International Line-ups, final league tables, Cup competition information and much more.
£38.25
Common Ground Research Networks Teachers' Research in Language Education: Voices from the Field
£38.25
Blake Education Polar Bears
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Stone Bridge Press Japanese the Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to
Book SynopsisJapanese difficult? Study boring? No way! Not with this "real manga, real Japanese" approach to learning. Presenting all spoken Japanese as a variation of three basic sentence types, Japanese the Manga Way shows how to build complex constructions step by step. Every grammar point is illustrated by an actual manga published in Japan to show how the language is used in real life, an approach that is entertaining and memorable. As an introduction, as a jump-start for struggling students, or (with its index) as a reference and review for veterans, Japanese the Manga Way is perfect for all learners at all levels. Wayne P. Lammers has taught Japanese at the college level and is an award-winning literary and commercial translator. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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St Jerome Publishing Western Translation Theory from Herodotus to
Book SynopsisDouglas Robinson offers the most comprehensive collection of translation theory readings available to date, from the Histories of Herodotus in the mid-fifth century before our era to the end of the nineteenth century. The result is a startling panoply of thinking about translation across the centuries, covering such topics as the best type of translator, problems of translating sacred texts, translation and language teaching, translation as rhetoric, translation and empire, and translation and gender.This pioneering anthology contains 124 texts by 90 authors, 9 of them women. Sixteen texts by 4 authors appear here for the first time in English translation; 17 texts by 9 authors appear in completely new translations. Every entry is provided with a bibliographical headnote and footnotes.Intended for classroom use in History of Translation Theory, History of Rhetoric or History of Western Thought courses, this anthology will also prove useful to scholars of translation and those interested in the intellectual history of the West.Trade ReviewDouglas Robinson ... has rendered a great service to all those interested in translation theory, both as a fundamentally linguistic construct and as a Western socio-cultural phenomenon. (K. Lloyd-Jones, International Journal of the Classical Tradition) Every translator should dip into it and sample our professional discipline in its historical persective. (Ronald Sim, Notes on Translation) ... bound to become the major anthology in English ... a splendid achievement. (Theo Hermans, Translation and Literature)Table of ContentsEditor's Preface xviiHerodotusAnonymous ('Aristeas') Marcus Tullius Cicero Philo Judaeus Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) Paul of Tarsus Lucius Annaeus Seneca Pliny the Younger (Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus)Quintilian (Marcus Fabius Quintilianus) Aulus Gellius Epiphanius of Constantia (Salamis) Jerome (Eusebius Hieronymus) Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus) C. Chirius Fortunatianus Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius Gregory the Great John Scotus Eriugena King Alfred Aelfric Notker the German Burgundio of Pisa Anonymous Thomas Aquinas Roger Bacon Jean de Meun Dante Alighieri Anonymous Richard Rolle John of Trevisa Coluccio Salutati Anonymous (John Purvey?) Leonardo Bruni King Duarte William Caxton Desiderius Erasmus Thomas More Martin Luther William Tyndale Juan Luis Vives Etienne Dolet Elizabeth Tudor Mikael Agricola Joachim du Bellay Anna Cooke Jacques Peletier du Mans Roger Ascham Etienne Pasquier Margeret Tyler Michel Eyquem de Montaigne Gregory MartinWilliam Fulke John Florio George Chapman Miles Smith Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Jean Chapelain Joseph Webbe Suzanne du Vegerre John Denham Nicolas Perrot d'AblancourtAbraham Cowley Pierre Daniel Huet Katherine PhilipsJohn Dryden Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon Aphra Behn Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Anne Dacier Joseph AddisonAlexander PopeCharles BatteuxElizabeth Carter Samuel Johnson Johann Gottfried Herder Alexander Frazer Tytler Novalis (Friedrich Leopold, Baron von Hardenberg) August Wilhelm von SchlegelJohann Wolfgang von GoetheFriedrich Schleiermacher Wilhelm von HumboldtAnne-Louise-Germaine Necker, baronne de Staël-Holstein Percy Bysshe Shelley Arthur SchopenhauerEdward FitzGerald Matthew Arnold Francis W. NewmanRichard F. Burton Robert Browning Friedrich NietzscheBiographies, pp 265-293
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St Jerome Publishing Legal Translation Explained
Book SynopsisFocusing on the problems of translating English legal language, Alcaraz and Hughes offer a wide-ranging view of one of the most demanding and vital areas of contemporary translation practice. Individual chapters deal with legal English as a linguistic system, special concepts in the translation of legal English, the genres of legal translation, and offer a series of practical problems together with discussions of proposed solutions, as well as insight into the pragmatic ways translators go about finding solutions.The numerous examples and discussions of specific terms make the book useful both as a manual in the translation class and as an invaluable reference work for students, teachers, self-learners and professional translators.Table of ContentsForewordAcknowledgements1. Some Pointers to the Linguistics of Legal English1.1. Introduction: Legal English and the rise of English for professional purposes1.2. The aims of the book1.3. The leading features of legal English1.4. 'Legalese' and 'The Plain English Campaign'1.5. The classification of legal vocabulary1.6. Some leading features of the morphology and syntax of legal English2. Equivalence and Interpretation2.1. The question of equivalence in translation studies2.2. Judges and translators. Interpretation and construction. The elusiveness of meaning2.3. Vagueness in legal lexical units (I). Definition. Extension and intension2.4. Vagueness in legal lexical units (II). Denotation and connotation. Register2.5. Vagueness in legal lexical units (III). Polysemy. The important of context2.6. Vagueness in legal lexical units (IV). Homonymy2.7. Vagueness in legal lexical units (V). Synonyms, hyperonyms and hyponyms2.8. Vagueness in legal lexical units (VI). Antonyms2.9. Vagueness in legal lexical units (VII). False cognates or 'false friends'2.10. Figurative language: metaphors and buried metaphors2.11. Syntactic ambiguity3. Some Pointers to the English Legal System3.1. Introduction. The translator and the legal background3.2. The translator and the sources of English law (a) Common Law (b) Equity (c) Statute law3.3. The branches of English law. Jurisdiction and the court structure3.4. The English Criminal Courts3.5. The vocabulary of litigation3.6. Common terms in litigation3.7. The language of judges3.8. The terms used in favourable judicial decisions3.9. The terms used in unfavourable judicial decisions4. Civil and Criminal Proceedings. Administrative Tribunals4.1. Introduction4.2. Civil proceedings4.2.1 The new 'Civil procedure rules 1998'4.2.2 The overriding objective4.2.3 Unification of procedure4.2.4 Allocation to track4.3. Right of action: Some basic terms4.4. Criminal proceedings4.4.1 Arrest and charge4.4.2 Types of offences4.4.3 The trial5. Administrative, Industrial and Domestic Tribunals5. 1. Genres in the translation of legal English (I)5.1.1. Introduction. Legal genres in translation5.1.2. The macrostructure of legal genres. University degrees and diplomas5.1.3. Certificates5.1.4. Statutes5.1.5. Law reports5.1.6. Judgements5.1.7. Oral genres (I). The examination of witnesses at the public hearing5.1.8. Oral genres (II). Counsels' closing speeches to the jury, [jury summation]. Judge's summing-up and charge to the jury6. Genres in the translation of legal English (II)6.1. Contracts6.2. Deeds and indentures6.3. Insurance policies6.4. Last will and testament6.5. The power of attorney6.6. The professional article6.7. Legal English in popular fiction7. Practical Problems in Translation Explained (I)7.1. Translation as problem-solving7.2. Legal vocabulary (I). The translation of purely technical vocabulary7.2.1. Problems in the translation of one-word purely technical terms7.2.2. Problems in the translation of multi-word purely technical terms7.3. Legal vocabulary (II). The translation of semi-technical vocabulary7.4. The translation of everyday vocabulary in legal English7.5. The translation of functional vocabulary in legal English7.6. Lexical resources in translation (l). The collocations of legal English7.7. Lexical resources in translation (ll). The semantic fields of legal English7.8. Lexical traps for the translator: false cognates and unconscious calques8. Practical Problems in Translation Explained (II)8.1. The translator at the crossroads: techniques of legal translation8.2. Transposition8.3. Expansion8.4. Modulation8.5. Modifiers8.6. The syntax of legal English. Double conjunctions8.7. Thematization. Syntactic peculiarities of individual languages8.8. Textual coherence. Lexical repetition in English legal discourse. SynonymsReferences Index
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St Jerome Publishing Medical Translation Step by Step: Learning by
Book SynopsisStatistics on the translation market consistently identify medicine as a major thematic area as far as volume or translation is concerned. Vicent Montalt and Maria Gonzalez Davis, both experienced translator trainers at Spanish universities, explain the basics of medical translation and ways of teaching and learning how to translate medical texts.Medical Translation Step by Step provides a pedagogical approach to medical translation based on learner and learning-centred teaching tasks, revolving around interaction: pair and group work to carry out the tasks and exercises to practice the points covered. These include work on declarative and operative knowledge of both translation and medical texts and favour an approach that takes into account both the process and product of translations. Starting from a broad communication framework, the book follows a top-down approach to medical translation: communication → genres → texts → terms and other units of specialized knowledge. It is positively focused in that it does not insist on error analysis, but rather on ways of writing good translations and empowering both students and teachers.The text can be used as a course book for students in face-to-face learning, but also in distance and mixed learning situations. It will also be useful for teachers as a resource book, or a core book to be complemented with other materials. Table of ContentsHow to use this book: underlying principlesContents and structureTranslator training in a learner-centred environment1. Introduction to professional practiceOverview of chapter1.1 Historical overview of medical translation1.2 The specifics of medical translation1.3 Steps in the translation process1.4 Approaching the market1.5 Socializing with peers1.6 Becoming a medical translator: specific competencies1.7 Further tasks1.8 Further reading2. Understanding medical communicationOverview of chapter2.1 The dynamic and varied nature of medical communication2.2 Participants in medical communication and their communicative purposes2.3 Relationships among texts in written communication2.4 Articulating written communication through genres2.5 Some common medical genres2.6 Further tasks2.7 Further reading3. Understanding the content of the source textOverview of chapter3.1 How we understand texts3.2 Background medical knowledge3.3 Developing text comprehension strategies3.4 Further tasks3.5 Further reading4. Drafting the target textOverview of chapter4.1 Before starting to write4.2 A drafting methodology4.3 Composing the target text4.4 Crafting the target text4.5 Improving the draft4.6 Genre shift: Drafting heterofunctional translations4.7 Drafting research papers in English4.8 Further tasks4.9 Further reading5. Detecting and solving translation problemsOverview of chapter5.1 Describing problems, strategies, procedures and solutions5.2 Degrees of fidelity in translation5.3 Improving reading skills: spotting ambiguity5.4 Translating metaphors5.5 Transferring cultural references5.6 Transference skills: Written Protocols (WP)5.7 Facing problems in the production stage: writing5.8 Further tasks5.9 Further reading6. Using resources to solve problemsOverview of chapter6.1 Organizing yourself6.2 Starting up your own medical translation library6.3 Searching the web6.4 Using parallel texts6.5 Collaboration of subject matter experts and other translators6.6 Further tasks6.7 Further reading7. Dealing with terms and other units of specialized knowledgeOverview of chapter7.1 Terminologizing medical knowledge7.2 Greek and Latin basis of medical terms7.3 'In vitro' terminology: standardization7.4 'In vivo' terminology: variation7.5 De-terminologizing the text7.6 Further tasks7.7 Further readingAppendix 1. Translation problems: strategies, procedures and solutionsAppendix 2. Latin and Greek roots of medical terminologyReferencesIndex
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St Jerome Publishing Audiovisual Translation: Dubbing
Book SynopsisAudiovisual Translation: Dubbing is an introductory textbook that provides a solid overview of the world of dubbing and is fundamentally interactive in approach. A companion to Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling, it follows a similar structure and is accompanied by downloadable resources.Based on first-hand experience in the field, the book combines translation practice with other related tasks – usually commissioned to dialogue writers and dubbing assistants – thus offering a complete introduction to the field of dubbing. It develops diversified skills, presents a broad picture of the industry, engages with the various controversies in the field, and challenges prevailing stereotypes. The individual chapters cover the map of dubbing in the world, the dubbing market and professional environment, text segmentation into takes or loops, lip-syncing, the challenge of emulating oral discourse, the semiotic nature of audiovisual texts, and specific audiovisual translation issues. The book further raises a number of research questions and looks at some of the unresolved challenges of this very specific form of translation. It includes graded exercises covering core skills that can be practised in class or at home, individually or collectively. The accompanying downloadable resources contain sample film material in Dutch, English, French, Italian and Spanish, as well as a range of useful material related to professional practice. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ► How to use this book and DVD The rationale of Audiovisual Translation: Dubbing The structure of Audiovisual Translation: Dubbing The Book The DVD 1. ►Translation for dubbing 1.0 Preliminary discussion 1.1 Definition 1.2 Dubbing as a type of Audiovisual Translation 1.3 The global dubbing map 1.3.1 Europe 1.3.2 Asia 1.3.3 America1.3.4 Africa 1.3.5 Oceania 1.4 History of dubbing1.5 Quality standards 1.5.1 Acceptable lip-sync 1.5.2 Credible and realistic dialogue lines 1.5.3 Coherence between images and words 1.5.4 A loyal translation 1.5.5 Clear sound quality 1.5.6 Acting 1.6 Exercises 2. ►The professional environment 2.0 Preliminary discussion 2.1 The market 2.1.1 How to get a foot in the market 2.2 Rates and visibility 2.3 The dubbing process and professionals 2.3.1 The industrial process2.3.2 The professionals 2.4 The translator’s task 2.5 Globalization and localization2.6 Training 2.7 Exercises 3. ►Text segmenting and dubbing symbols 3.0 Preliminary discussion 3.1 Dubbing vs. subtitling in the global world 3.2. Text segmentation: Takes or loops 3.2.1 Text segmentation in Spain 3.2.2 Text segmentation in France 3.2.3 Text segmentation in Germany 3.2.4 Text segmentation in Italy 3.2.5 Text segmentation in Poland 3.2.6 Text segmentation in Argentina 3.2.7 Text segmentation in the United States of America 3.3 Dubbing symbols 3.3.1 Dubbing symbols in Spain 3.3.2 Dubbing symbols in France 3.3.3 Dubbing symbols in Italy 3.3.4 Dubbing symbols in Germany 3.3.5 Dubbing symbols in Poland 3.4 Final remarks 3.5 Exercises 4. ► Synchronization or lip-sync: Read my lips 4.0 Preliminary discussion 4.1 Synchronization: A key factor in dubbing 4.1.1 Denomination 4.1.2 Definition 4.1.3 Types of synchronization 4.1.4 What synchronization is not 4.2 Kinesic synchrony 4.3 Isochrony 4.4 Lip-sync 4.5 Further discussion 4.5.1 Considerations on genres and text types 4.5.2 Considerations on language contact 4.5.3 Considerations on the translation brief 4.5.4 Considerations on the viewer 4.5.5 Factors relevant to synchronization 4.6 Exercises 5. ► The language of dubbing: A matter of compromise 5.0 Preliminary discussion 5.1 In search of oral discourse5.1.1 A balance between planned and spontaneous speech 5.1.2 The notion of prefabricated orality 5.2 The language of dubbing: Linguistic and translation issues 5.3 An analytical model for the study of prefabricated orality 5.4 A usual case study: Calques 5.5 Exercises 6. ► The specific nature of AVT: Acoustic and visual dimensions 6.0 Preliminary discussion 6.1 The acoustic dimension 6.1.1 Translating paralinguistic features6.1.2 Translating songs 6.1.3 Special effects and the soundtrack: Implications for translation 6.1.4 Off- and On-screen sound 6.2 The visual dimension 6.2.1 The language of images: Icons, indices and symbols 6.2.2 The style of images: Photography and colour 6.2.3 Types of shots and their incidence on translation operations 6.2.4 Body language: Proxemics, kinesics and mouth articulation 6.2.5 The language we watch: Text on screen 6.2.6 Editing: Implications for translation 6.3 Exercises 7. ► Translation Issues 7.0 Preliminary discussion 7.1 An initial look at original scripts 7.1.1 Dialogue lists 7.1.2 Dubbing bibles 7.2 Translating film titles 7.2.1 Why are film titles translated? 7.2.2 Retranslations and premieres 7.2.3 Translation techniques 7.3 Translating multilingual movies 7.4 Translating language variation 7.4.1 Style 7.4.2 Dialects (user-related language varieties) 7.4.2.1 Geographical dialects 7.4.2.2 Temporal dialects 7.4.2.3 Standard/non-standard dialects 7.4.2.4 Social dialects or jargons 7.4.2.5 Idiolects 7.4.3 Registers (use-related language varieties) 7.5 Translating cultural and intertextual references 7.5.1 Cultural references 7.5.2 Intertextual references 7.6 Translating humour 7.7 Translating ideology7.7.1 Censorship 7.7.2 Normalization 7.7.3 Gender issues7.7.4 Patronage 7.8 Exercises 8. ► Research in dubbing 8.0 Preliminary discussion 8.1 State of the art 8.2 A descriptive and semiotic model of analysis of dubbed texts 8.2.1 Rationale 8.2.2 AVT models of analysis 8.2.3 An integrated model of analysis 8.2.3.1 The external level of the model 8.2.3.2 The internal level of the model (I): General translation problems 8.2.3.3 The internal level of the model (II): Specific problems of AVT 8.3 Exercises 9. ► A glossary of terms used in dubbing and AVT 10. ► References 10.1 Bibliography 10.2 Filmography Index
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Phaeton Publishing Limited CONFIDENT FRENCH from A to Z: A Dictionary of
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Critical Publishing Ltd Beyond Early Writing: Teaching Writing in Primary
Book SynopsisThis essential text for primary trainees and teachers examines the key skill of writing beyond the earliest school years. Teaching writing involves much more than simply teaching the mechanics of spelling, grammar and punctuation, important though these are. There are particular issues around writing in school, including the fact that children’s writing consistently lags behind their reading in external tests such as SATs, boys’ relative lack of success and teachers’ lack of confidence in modelling writing. This book addresses these topics as well as focusing on other pertinent practice issues such as working with proficient writers, engaging disengaged writers and working with children who have EAL and SEN. Table of ContentsIntroduction What can we learn from research? Boys’ writing Grammar and punctuation through writing Non-fiction writing Finding a Written Voice Writing for children with EAL Writing for children with SEN. Writing for children who are dyslexic Shedding light on writing Beyond books - new ways of writing A Murder Mystery Writing and drama Writing poetry Conclusion
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Critical Publishing Ltd Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics and Early
Book SynopsisThis is an essential guide to teaching primary English, with a focus on systematic synthetic phonics. The new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the structure, content and requirements of the national curriculum, and to include the latest policy context. Throughout, the range of underpinning literature has been expanded and there are completely new chapters on evidence based teaching in relation to phonics, reading for pleasure, and teaching English through texts. All the existing features have been retained, and each chapter now also includes: a section on integrating ICT extension questions to challenge M level readers sections on evidence-based practice to encourage critical reflection and debate Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Spoken language 2. Auditory, visual discrimination and vocabulary development 3. Early Reading Development (to include models/ theories) 4. Evidence-based teaching: the debate about phonics 5. Creative approaches to teaching phonics 6. Reading for Pleasure 7. Early Writing Development 8. Spelling and Handwriting 9. Grammar and punctuation 10. Supporting children with literacy difficulties 11. Assessing English in the early years 12. Teaching English through texts
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Curl Up Press The Successful Author Mindset
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Macat International Limited An Analysis of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's
Book SynopsisA Room of One's Own is a very clear example of how creative thinkers connect and present things in novel ways. Based on the text of a talk given by Virginia Woolf at an all-female Cambridge college, Room considers the subject of 'women and fiction.' Woolf’s approach is to ask why, in the early 20th century, literary history presented so few examples of canonically 'great' women writers. The common prejudices of the time suggested this was caused by (and proof of) women's creative and intellectual inferiority to men. Woolf argued instead that it was to do with a very simple fact: across the centuries, male-dominated society had systematically prevented women from having the educational opportunities, private spaces and economic independence to produce great art. At a time when 'art' was commonly considered to be a province of the mind that had no relation to economic circumstances, this was a novel proposal. More novel, though, was Woolf's manner of arguing and proving her contentions: through a fictional account of the limits placed on even the most privileged women in everyday existence. An impressive early example of cultural materialism, A Room of One's Own is an exemplary encapsulation of creative thinking.Table of ContentsWays In to the Text Who was Virginia Woolf? What does A Room of One's Own Say? Why does A Room of One's Own Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited
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Macat International Limited An Analysis of Toni Morrison's Playing in the
Book SynopsisToni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination is a seminal piece of literary criticism, and a masterclass in the critical thinking skill of interpretation. Interpretation plays a vital role in critical thinking: it focuses on interrogating accepted meanings and laying down clear definitions on which a strong argument can be built. Both history and literary history in the US have frequently revolved around understanding how Americans define themselves and each other, and Morrison’s work seeks to investigate, question, and redefine one of the central concepts in American history and American literary history: color.. Morrison turned to the classics of American literature to ask how authors had chosen to define the terms ‘black’ and ‘white.’ Instead of accepting traditional interpretations of these works, Morrison examined the way in which ‘whiteness’ defines itself through ‘blackness,’ and vice versa. Black bondage and the myths of black inferiority and savagery, she showed, allowed white America to indulge its own defining myths – viewing itself as free, civilized, and innocent. A classic of subtle and incisive interpretation, Playing in the Dark shows just how crucial and how complex simple-looking definitions can be.Table of ContentsWays in to the Text Who is Toni Morrison? What does Playing in the Dark Say? Why does Playing in the Dark Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited
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Critical Publishing Ltd Classroom Talk
Book SynopsisThis book summarises the theoretical principles behind talk in school and briefly maps the research tradition in this field. It examines the evidence relating to a variety of forms of classroom talk, including whole school culture and oracy; classroom environments conducive to talk; whole class teacher-pupil talk and pupil-pupil peer talk. The final chapter explores up-to-date issues and influences relating to talk, such as mastery learning, informed by international comparisons. Firmly grounded in evidence and the latest thinking, the book also offers practical advice for everyday implementation and evaluation of these principles. Evidence-based teaching is fast becoming a new orthodoxy. There are many strong voices, including policy voices, advocating its adoption. Understanding the underlying principles allows you to better evaluate the benefits of different approaches to evidence-based teaching and how they relate to your own school context.Trade ReviewAt its heart, this book presents a resolute and modelled commitment to criticality as being central to any professional development and progress in practice....The strongest and potentially most provocative moments in this book come when the relationship between theory, practice and (vitally) impact on pupils is made direct: the summaries of and signposts to further reading would support any teacher to take their thinking in this direction. -- Alys FinchThis book is an invaluable guide to understanding the big ideas that shape current conversations about the role of talk in the classroom. Expertly distilling research and theory into an accessible and thought-provoking text and aided with real case studies and examples, Knight orientates the reader in key debates and explores their implications for practice in depth. Whether you're a teacher exploring classroom talk for the first time, an oracy enthusiast already or a school leader wanting to develop a culture of talk across your school, this book is guaranteed to prompt new insights, practices and conversations which will enable you to use classroom talk with greater confidence and skill. -- Alice Stott, Voice 21Table of Contents Introduction and mapping the area Learning as a social activity and the place of oracy Typical features of whole class interaction Creating a dialogic classroom Promoting productive peer talk and collaboration Classroom talk and the twenty-first century learner Conclusion: implications for practice
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Acpil ECMLG19 - Proceedings of the 15th European
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Scribe Publications Immortal Gestures
Book SynopsisThere is an old Buddhist adage: the teachings are like a finger pointing to the moon. To achieve enlightenment, you are not supposed to look at the finger. You are supposed to look to the celestial light. I am asking you to look at the finger. The finger is also the moon. A tilted head. A finger to the lips. A wave that could mean emphasis or dismissal. A raised palm of piety and fellowship. Our gestures do not simply point to our thoughts, they are our thoughts made flesh. They can be instinctive, intuitive, or calculated or all three. They exist in the briefest moment and through history, in a gently turned wrist and across whole nations. Our gestures drag stories with them, whether they mean to or not. They are invitations to think about how our worlds are larger than they seem how we are much larger than we seem. Join award-winning philosopher Damon Young author of The Art of Reading and Philosophy in the Garden as he sheds light on thirteen curious gestures. Drawing equally from classical poetry and science fiction, heavy metal and ballet, Young illuminates our varied humanity from prehistory to today.
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Critical Publishing Ltd Police Research and Evidence-based Policing
Book SynopsisEvidence-based policing is a core part of the National Policing Curriculum but policing students and new officers often feel daunted by the prospect of understanding research and how to use it to inform decision making in practice. This text helps readers develop a sound understanding of evidence-based practice in policing and contextualises the research process by explaining how it supports practice within the workplace. It clearly relates research to the investigative process, combining academic theory and operational understanding using relevant case studies and scenarios, and identifies the main approaches employed. It explores how evidence from research can be used to inform and develop critical arguments central to policing practice and signposts students to key sources of information. The Professional Policing Curriculum in Practice is a new series of books that match the requirements of the new pre-join policing qualifications. The texts reflect modern policing, are up-to-date and relevant, and grounded in practice. They reflect the challenges faced by new students, linking theory to real-life operational practice, while addressing critical thinking and other academic skills needed for degree-level study.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Evidence-based policing Chapter 2: Research as an investigation Chapter 3: Identifying existing evidence Chapter 4: Analysing existing evidence Chapter 5: Conducting your own research Chapter 6: Using evidence to develop practice
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Canbury Press Tangled Up
Book Synopsis The only comprehensive guide to the history and science of Alzheimer’s disease. This book will help you understand how the disease was discovered, why it is affecting our memory, what actually happens in the brain and how we can reduce our risk for Alzheimer’s disease. With vivid examples, Professor Michael Hornberger takes you on a whistle-stop tour of every aspect of the most common form of dementia, from its origins to modern diagnosis and treatment. You can discover scientifically proven Alzheimer’s disease prevention strategies and lifestyle changes. You can understand why people with the disease are often ‘living in the last’ and get disoriented as to where they are. And you can learn more about the rare forms of Alzheimer’s disease that are often mistaken for other conditions. Written for the general public, this book deals with: What causes Alzheimer’s disease? Why Alzheimer’s often affects our memory first The role of genetics in raising and lowering risk for the disease What new treatments are emerging The chances you will inherit Alzheimer’s from your parents The practical steps you can take to reduce your future risk for Alzheimer’s disease One in 14 people over 65 will get dementia and Alzheimer’s disease accounts for around 70% of all people with dementia. Professor Michael Hornberger, a neuroscientist who has been researching people with Alzheimer’s for decades, has the key answers to help you and your family to understand the disease and reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s disease. He starts by looking at the very first patient who was diagnosed with ‘Alzheimer’s’ disease - Auguste Deter. A German doctor, Alois Alzheimer, not only described her symptoms in meticulous detail but also reported after her death specific changes which are now the hallmark features of Alzheimer’s disease - so called tangles. Tangled Up recounts Alzheimer’s intriguing interviews with Auguste Deter and the subsequent discovery of what was happening in the newly-named Alzheimer’s disease. In essence, Alzheimer’s disease emerges when two proteins, amyloid and tau, build up in our brains. Once the proteins start accumulating, they start becoming toxic to the nerve cells which eventually start dying. The loss of those nerve cells affect people’s memory and spatial orientation in the early stages of the disease, since those memory regions seem to be most vulnerable to the accumulation of the proteins. It can cause people with the disease to be ‘living in the past’, as their old memories remain intact while newer memories are increasingly difficult to create. However, the disease has many variants and Professor Hornberger goes into the symptoms of lesser-known ones, such as Posterior Cortical Atrophy, which do not affect memory early on. He also explains the role that inherited genes play in transmitting the disease, including the difference between risk genes, which only increase or decrease our risk, and familial Alzheimer’s disease genes, which make the development of the disease a near certainty. Finally, the book looks at new ‘biomarkers’ and blood tests to detect, diagnose and monitor Alzheimer’s, and which new medications are emerging to treat the disease. In the absence of a cure, prevention becomes ever more important. Making modest lifestyle changes can make a big difference and the book gives realistic tips on looking after your heart, blood sugar and body mass. While other popularly touted techniques, Professor Hornberger explains, may not be worth your time or money. About the author Michael Hornberger is Professor of Applied Dementia Research at Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia in the UK. He regularly meets patients with Alzheimer’s disease as part of his research aimed at improving diagnosis, disease tracking and symptom management. Michael is originally from Germany and studied at the universities of Osnabruck and Vienna. He gravitated to England where he did his PhD at University College London before working at Cambridge University. He spent six years in Sydney, Australia, before returning to Cambridge. He finally arrived at UEA in November 2015. Introduction This is not a book about dementia. This is a book about Alzheimer’s disease. What’s the difference, you might ask? The difference is that dementia is an umbrella term for all types of dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common form. Why would one need a book on Alzheimer’s disease and not a book on dementia? There are already many excellent books on dementia available. However, to my knowledge there is none on the science behind Alzheimer’s disease specifically. Why does it matter? If we want to understand the science behind dementia, we need to look at each type of dementia specifically, as the science for each type of dementia is quite different. We need to understand how a particular type of dementia develops in the brain, what changes it causes in the brain and how this results in the symptoms we see for this type of dementia. In essence, what is the science behind each type of dementia? What is this book about? This book focuses on the science (and history) of Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, we will explore in detail how the brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease cause the symptoms of the disease and how new, upcoming treatments will deal with these brain changes. We will also explore the risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and how we can potentially reduce them. We will start by travelling back in history to find out how Alois Alzheimer and Oskar Fischer ‘discovered’ the disease. Who is this book for? For everyone, and I mean everyone, who is interested in the science behind Alzheimer’s disease. No prior scientific knowledge should be required to understand the book, as I have gone to great lengths to explain the scientific concepts behind each important aspect. So, if you are an interested lay person, a person with dementia, a paid or unpaid carer, a family member, a dementia advocate, a healthcare professional or even a clinician, this book is for you. However, although this book will cover the basic science behind Alzheimer’s disease, it will not go into the science of dementia care, for which there are already some excellent books available by lay and professional carers. But if you are curious about how the changes in the brain cause the disease and its consequent symptoms and how we can potentially prevent them, then this book is for you. Why this book now? Communication of science has been a passion of mine for nearly two decades. The reason I became interested was that I noticed how little scientific information was out there to provide people with detailed, but understandable scientific information on Alzheimer’s disease. What I found instead was a choice between either very generic scientific information, of the sort provided by websites, such as ‘it causes changes in the brain affecting your memory’; or scientific publications filled to the brim with jargon and acronyms, making it impossible for lay people to understand what these articles were discussing. I think there is a compromise between these two extremes, which allows a general reader to get a more detailed understanding of the science behind Alzheimer’s disease. Of course, I am not the first to think of that. Most dementia charities and organisations already provide such lay-friendly dementia science information. However, I could not find a book which compiled all the information in one place. So, I decided to write my own. 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