Language learning: speaking skills Books
Ten Speed Press Youre Saying It Wrong A Pronunciation Guide to
Book SynopsisFor word nerds and grammar geeks, a witty guide to the most commonly mispronounced words, along with their correct pronunciations and pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and histories of use and misuse.With wit and good humor, this handy little book not only saves us from sticky linguistic situations but also provides fascinating cocktail-party-ready anecdotes. Entries reveal how to pronounce boatswain like an old salt on the deck of a ship, trompe l'oeil like a bona fide art expert, and haricot vert like a foodie, while arming us with the knowledge of why certain words are correctly pronounced the slangy way (they came about before dictionaries), what stalks of grain have to do with pronunciation, and more. With bonus sidebars like How to Sound like a Seasoned Traveler and How to Sound Cultured, readers will be able to speak about foreign foods and places, fashion, philosophy, and literature with authority.
£12.34
The University of Michigan Press Speechcraft Discourse Pronunciation for Advanced
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£22.13
The University of Michigan Press Connecting Speaking Writing in Second Language
Book SynopsisReminds second language writing specialists about the work of Vygotsky and other sociocultural theorists and how social interaction and inner speech play an integral role in writing. This work shows how dialogue-writing relationships are developed through writing tasks, group activities, conferencing, dialogue journals, and feedback.
£26.48
The University of Michigan Press The MICASE Handbook
Book SynopsisThe Micase Corpus tracked spoken English in a variety of university settings - lectures, language labs, advising sessions, department meetings, and others. This work contains a set of abstracts of each of the 152 speech events in the original MICASE database. The abstracts provide contextual background on each of the speech events of the corpus.
£36.31
Michigan ELT The Michigan Guide to the Toeic Speaking Test
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£31.04
The University of Michigan Press Taking Sides Second Edition
Book SynopsisEncourages students to form opinions and exchange ideas on various issues. This book shows how to state opinions, compromise, build consensus, speak persuasively, understand group dynamics, write business memos, make presentations, engage in debate, and negotiate. It contains units on philosophy (distributive justice), law, ethics, and psychology.
£28.06
The University of Michigan Press Four Point Listening and Speaking 2 Second
Book SynopsisContains six lectures on listening and speaking within a field of academic study: applied linguistics, geology, economics, history, health sciences, and engineering. The exercises practice an array of important academic listening and speaking skills, including making presentations, and also reinforce vocabulary and reading and writing skills.
£23.73
The University of Michigan Press Speechcraft
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£25.06
University of Michigan Press More Discussion Starters Activities for Building
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£25.83
The University of Michigan Press Targeting Listening and Speaking
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£27.29
The University of Michigan Press Conversational Tamil
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£21.80
Drama Publishers/Quite Specific Media Freeing the Natural Voice Imagery and Art in the
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£21.85
LUP - University of Michigan Press Arabic Sounds and Letters
Book SynopsisProvides twenty lessons aimed at introducing Arabic sounds and writing system in a programmed method of instruction, supported by images and audio tapes. This title includes a Manual that suggests a methodology to guide teachers and students and contains basic communication needs in both Arabic script and transliteration.
£34.17
Pro Lingua Learning The American English Pronunciation Card
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£10.50
Cambridge University Press English Pronunciation in Use Elementary Book with
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£27.90
McGraw Hill Education India Looseleaf for a Systems Approach to Small Group
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£140.40
McGraw Hill Education India Looseleaf for Perspectives on Family
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£140.40
McGraw-Hill Education Loose Leaf for Communicating in Groups
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£140.40
McGraw-Hill Companies Loose Leaf for Communication Matters
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£140.40
McGraw-Hill Companies Loose Leaf for Experience Communication
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£140.40
McGraw-Hill Companies Looseleaf for a First Look at Communication
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£140.40
OM Book Service Loose Leaf for Effective Group Discussion Theory
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£140.40
SAGE Publications Inc Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships
Book SynopsisClose Encounters: Communication in Relationships helps students learn about their own relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members by focusing on issues that are central to describing and understanding close relationships. Best-selling authors Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen, and Walid A. Afifi present research-based insights and content illustrated with engaging scenarios to show how state-of-the-art research and theory can be applied to specific issues within relationships. The updated Sixth Edition includes fresh content reflecting current research and trends in relationships, balanced with coverage of classic research, and continues to empower readers to be more critical consumers of information about relationships.Trade Review"Close Encounters is a great text for undergraduate students. The authors manage to balance breadth and depth; the book presents a variety of interpersonal topics and each topic is explored thoroughly, with relevant, up-to-date research." -- Christine K. Anzur"Close Encounters is a text that makes heavy theories easy to grasp yet pushes our students to greater lengths of critical examination of their interpersonal relationships." -- Anasheh Gharabighi"This book is an excellent resource for any learner interested in knowing more about the research, theories, and ideas studied by interpersonal communication scholars. Not only can students develop a solid foundation about the field from this text, but they can frequently refer back as they deepen their understanding." -- Carrie D. Kennedy-Lightsey"This text engages relationship research and theorizing to illuminate the complex experiences embedded in close relationships." -- Colleen Warner Colaner"Close Encounters is a solid, well-written, and well-organized textbook for interpersonal communication." -- Zuoming WangTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 • Conceptualizing Relational Communication: Definitions and Principles The Field of Personal Relationships: A Brief History Relationships Principles of Interpersonal Communication Principles of Relational Communication Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 2 • Communicating Identity: The Social Self The Development of Personal Identity Principles of Identity Management Communicating Identity to Others Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 3 • Drawing People Together: Forces of Social Attraction Attraction A Framework for Understanding Attraction Personal Qualities Other People’s Qualities Qualities of the Pair Qualities of the Physical or Social Environment Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 4 • Making Sense of Our World: Managing Uncertainty and Expectancy Violations What Is Uncertainty? Uncertainty Reduction Theory Secret Tests Predicted Outcome Value Theory The Theory of Motivated Information Management Relational Turbulence Theory Expectancy Violations Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 5 • Changing Relationships: Stages, Turning Points, and Dialectics Communication Skills Relationship Stages Turning Points Relational Dialectics Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 6 • Revealing and Hiding Ourselves: Self-Disclosure and Privacy Self-Disclosure Privacy Topic Avoidance and Secret Keeping Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 7 • Communicating Closeness: Affection, Immediacy, and Social Support Closeness in Relationships Affectionate Communication Immediacy Behavior Cognitive Valence Theory Supportive Communication Sex Differences in the Experience and Expression of Closeness Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 8 • Making a Love Connection: Styles of Love and Attachment What Is Love? Love Styles Attachment Theory Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 9 • Communicating Sexually: The Closest Physical Encounter Sexual Attitudes Casual Sex Sex in Relationships Communication About Sex Safe Sex Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 10 • Staying Close: Maintaining Relationships Defining Relational Maintenance Behaviors Used to Maintain Relationships Maintenance Behavior in Romantic Relationships Maintenance Behavior in Same-Sex Friendships Maintenance Behavior in Cross-Sex Friendships Maintenance Challenges in Other Relationships Equity Theory Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 11 • Coping With Conflict: When Relational Partners Disagree Conflict in Relationships Conflict Styles Patterns of Conflict Interaction Attributions During Conflict Communication Skill Deficits Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 12 • Influencing Each Other: Dominance and Power Plays in Relationships Defining Power and Related Terms Power Principles Interpersonal Influence Goals Verbal Power Ploys Nonverbal Positions of Power Traditional Versus Egalitarian Marriages Culture, Equality, and Power Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 13 • Hurting the Ones We Love: Relational Transgressions Hurt Feelings in Relationships Deception Infidelity Jealousy Unrequited Love Obsessive Relational Intrusion Relational Violence Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 14 • Healing the Hurt: Relationship Repair and Reconciliation The Investment Model of Relationship-Maintaining Behavior The Model of Accommodation Remedial Strategies Forgiveness Relational Reconciliation On-Again Off-Again Relationships Relational Redefinition: Can We Still Be Friends? Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Chapter 15 • Ending Relationships: Disengagement and Termination Why Relationships End Communication as a Cause of Breakups The Disengagement Process The Many Ways to Leave Your Partner The Bad and the Good of Relationship Endings Summary and Application Key Terms Discussion Questions Glossary References Author Index Subject Index About the Authors
£163.49
Red Wheel/Weiser Better Vocabulary in 30 Minutes a Day
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£12.26
Dartmouth College Press Le Francais
Book SynopsisAn innovative, dynamic, and dramatic approach to French language and culture for high school and college students
£36.47
Mark Twain Media Project-Based Learning Tasks for Common Core
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£9.49
Counterpoint Now You're Talking: Human Conversation from the
Book SynopsisA history of how humans developed our capacity for conversation—and what might happen now that computers are catching up.Trevor Cox has been described by The Observer as a David Attenborough of the acoustic realm. In Now You're Talking, he takes us on a journey through the wonders of human speech, starting with the evolution of language and our biological capability to speak (and listen), and bringing us up to date with the latest computer technology.Language is what makes us human, and how we speak is integral to our personal identity. But with the invention of sound recording and the arrival of the electrified voice, human communication changed forever; now advances in computer science and artificial intelligence are promising an even greater transformation. And with it come the possibilities to reproduce, manipulate, and replicate the human voice—sometimes with disturbing consequences.Now You're Talking is the fascinating story of our ability to converse. It takes us back to the core of our humanity, asking important questions about what makes us human and how this uniqueness might be threatened. On this illuminating tour we meet vocal coaches and record producers, neuroscientists and computer programmers, whose experience and research provide us with a deeper understanding of something that most of us take for granted—our ability to talk and listen.
£18.04
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Spoken Word
Book SynopsisA “rich hybrid of memoir and history” (The New Yorker) of the literary art form that has transformed the cultural landscape, by one of its influential practitioners, an award-winning poet, professor, and slam champion “Bennett…transport[s] us back to the city blocks, bars, cafes and stages these artists traversed and inhabited…an instructive text for young poets, artists or creative entrepreneurs trying to find a way to carve out a space for themselves…Shines with a refreshing dynamism.” —The New York TimesIn 2009, when he was twenty years old, Joshua Bennett was invited to perform a spoken word poem for the Obamas, at the same White House Poetry Jam where Lin-Manuel Miranda declaimed the opening bars of a work-in-progress that would soon revolutionize American theater. That meeting is but one among many in the trajectory of Bennett's young life, as he rode the cresting wav
£14.45
