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The Street-Wise Spanish Survival Guide: A Dictionary of Over 3,000 Slang Expressions, Proverbs, Idioms, and Other Tricky English and Spanish Words and Phrases Translated and Explained
by Fernando Díez de Urdanivia Eleanor HamerIf you were dropped into the middle of Managua, Mexico City, or Miami, would you know how to speak not only the language, but also the lingo? In The Street-Wise Spanish Survival Guide, the reader who is already familiar with Spanish will discover the banter and metaphor (both polite and rude) that enrich the spoken language as it is really used, hints on avoiding embarrassing mistakes in grammar, and a list of dreaded false cognates. Full of advice on pronunciation and tips on customs and manners, and keyed with time-saving symbols, this is the best guide available to understanding and appreciating Spanish as it is spoken in Latin America and the United States.
Structural Markedness and Syntactic Structure: A Study of Word Order and the Left Periphery in Mexican Spanish
by Rodrigo Gutiérrez-BravoFirst Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Structure and Function of the Arabic Verb (Routledge Arabic Linguistics Series)
by Maher BahloulStructure and Function of the Arabic Verb is a corpus-based study that unveils the morpho-syntax and the semantics of the Arabic verb. Approaches to verbal grammatical categories - the constituents of verbal systems - often rely on either semantic-pragmatic or syntactic analyses. This research bridges the gap between these two distinct approaches through a detailed analysis of Taxis, Aspect, Tense and Modality in Standard Arabic. This is accomplished by showing, firstly, some basic theoretical concerns shared by both schools of thought, and, secondly, the extent to which semantic structures and invariant meanings mirror syntactic representations. Maher Bahloul’s findings also indicate that the basic constituents of the verbal system in Arabic, namely the Perfect and the Imperfect, are systematically differentiated through their invariant semantic features in a markedness relation. Finally, this study suggests that the syntactic derivation of verbal and nominal clauses are sensitive to whether or not verbal categories are specified for their feature values, providing therefore a principled explanation to a long-standing debate. This reader friendly book will appeal to both specialists and students of Arabic linguistics, language and syntax.
The Structure of Arabic: A Workbook in the Ten Measures
by David DiMeo Inas HassanThe Structure of Arabic: A Workbook in the Ten Measures is a comprehensive guide and workbook in the ten measures of Arabic words, the backbone of the Arabic lexical system, and provides a systematic explanation of the root and pattern system that forms the basis of most Arabic words. Successful Arabic learners have long recognized mastery of these measures and patterns as key to understand the Arabic language. With knowledge of this system, learners will be able to predict the meaning of unfamiliar words, recognize the function of words, and understand correct pronunciation of Arabic words, making vocabulary acquisition and retention easier. This unique textbook introduces measures and patterns sequentially across ten chapters, helping learners to navigate the topics in a logical manner. Without complicated jargon or technical language, this easy-to-understand textbook demystifies key topics in Arabic grammar. Comparative sentences which encapsulate the differences between measures give context, and exercises within the chapters serve to consolidate the learners’ grasp of the material presented.Designed to supplement both class-based Arabic courses and independent study, The Structure of Arabic will help learners of Arabic at all levels of competency to improve their vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, and comprehension.
The Structure of Spoken Language
by Philippe MartinUsing an innovative approach, this book focuses on a widely debated area of phonetics and phonology: intonation, and specifically its relation to metrics, its interface with syntax, and whether it can be attributed more to phonetics or phonology, or equally to both. Drawing on data from six Romance languages (French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian), whose rich intonation patterns have long been of interest to linguists, J-Philippe Martin challenges the assumptions of traditional phonological approaches, and re-evaluates the data in favour of a new usage-based model of intonation. He proposes a unified description of the sentence prosodic structure, focusing on the dynamic and cognitive aspects of both production and perception of intonation in speech, leading to a unified grammar of Romance languages' sentence intonation. This book will be welcomed by researchers and advanced students in phonetics and phonology.
Structures and Strategies (Routledge Leading Linguists)
by Adriana BellettiFollowing crucial insights on the functional structure of the clause and recent developments within the cartographic projects and minimalism, this book addresses various central themes in Italian and Romance syntax ranging from verb syntax and the syntax of verb-related phenomena of agreement and cliticization, to word order issues and their status in discourse contexts. It illustrates a research program where the basic formal components of grammar, the rich cartographic syntactic structures, are directly implicated in morphosyntactic computations proper as well as in the articulation of discourse strategies.
Student-Centered Approaches to Russian Language Teaching: Insights, Strategies, and Adaptations (Routledge Russian Language Pedagogy and Research)
by Svetlana V. Nuss Cynthia L. MartinStudent-Centered Approaches to Russian Language Teaching looks at how the field of Russian language pedagogy has evolved in recent years due to advances in technology along with shifts in attitudes to language pedagogy, and how the pandemic has compounded and accelerated these changes. This edited collection brings together different perspectives from the field of Russian language pedagogy. With pedagogical conversations now centered around students and their needs, as well as the evolving role of the teacher in the 21st century, this volume highlights the diverse ways in which instructional practices have evolved, making curriculum and assessment more student-centered and Russian language learning more engaging. The collection will be of interest to current and future instructors of Russian as a foreign or additional language who wish to diversify their instruction, as well as students of Russian language pedagogy and second language learning and teaching.
A Student Grammar of Chinese
by Yongping Zhu Chu-Ren HuangWritten for beginning learners of the language, this concise introduction to Chinese grammar assumes only a basic knowledge of Chinese, and no knowledge of grammatical terminology and practices. Comparing Chinese grammar patterns and rules with those of English, and illustrated with a wealth of real-life examples, it allows learners to understand the similarities and differences between the two languages. Using engaging and accessible language, it examines the Chinese sound system, writing system, word formation rules, parts of speech, and simple and complex sentences, as well as explaining special constructions that are typically challenging to second language learners. Each chapter begins with clear learning goals and ends with a useful summary highlighting the chapter's main points. To call attention to specific issues, sidebars are interspersed throughout the text, and exercises within the book and online answer keys help students to reinforce learned material and assist with self-study.
A Student Grammar of Turkish
by F. Nihan KetrezA Student Grammar of Turkish is a concise introduction to Turkish grammar, designed specifically for English-speaking students and professionals. Written with the needs of the learner very much in mind, it sets out the grammar of the language in a clear and jargon-free style. The book not only explains the fundamentals of the grammar, but also tests students' understanding in an interactive way with more than 200 exercises. Key grammar points are summarised in tables and there are numerous illustrative examples. A list of grammatical terms used in the book and a key to all the exercises are also provided. This essential grammar and exercise book can be used as a supplement for students studying the language, with a dual function as a reference guide to look up grammar points, and as a resource from which exercises can be set and language skills practised.
A Student Handbook of Greek and English Grammar
by Robert Mondi Peter L. CorriganThe study of classical languages by earlier generations of English-speaking students was greatly facilitated by the study of English grammar in the schools, a tradition now out of favor but one that emphasized precisely the concepts, terms, and constructions needed for the study of Greek and Latin.Recent classical language textbooks, while presuming little or no grammatical sophistication on the part of their students, often provide little more by way of remediation than definitions of grammatical terminology.A Student Handbook of Greek and English Grammar offers a student-friendly comparative exposition of English and ancient Greek grammatical principles that will prove a valuable supplement to a wide range of beginning Greek textbooks as well as a handy reference for those continuing on to upper-level courses.
A Student Handbook of Latin and English Grammar
by Peter L. Corrigan Robert MondiThe study of classical languages by earlier generations of English-speaking students was greatly facilitated by the study of English grammar in the schools, a tradition now out of favor but one that emphasized precisely the concepts, terms, and constructions needed for the study of Greek and Latin.A Student Handbook of Latin and English Grammar offers a student-friendly comparative exposition of English and Latin grammatical principles that will prove a valuable supplement to a wide range of beginning Latin textbooks as well as a handy reference for those continuing on to upper-level courses.
Student Motivation in English-Medium Instruction: Empirical Studies in a Japanese University (Routledge Focus on English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education)
by Naoko KojimaThis book explores Japanese students’ learning experiences and challenges in English medium instruction (EMI) from motivational perspectives. Using self-determination theory (SDT) as the framework, the first part reveals a lack of the three psychological needs of SDT (autonomy, competence, relatedness) that cause loss of students’ initial interest in learning English language and content. The author outlines pedagogical interventions that can be implemented in order to make the learning environment better. The second half of the book shows the effects these interventions had on the fulfillment of the three psychological needs, especially perceived relatedness and autonomy. In conclusion, the author focuses on the importance of listening to Japanese students’ voices and building a community that can motivate students, thus maximizing the pedagogical effectiveness of EMI. This volume will be useful to anyone involved in motivation, language learning or EMI research, pedagogy or practice.
The Students We Share: Preparing US and Mexican Educators for Our Transnational Future
by Patricia Gándara; Bryant JensenMillions of students in the US and Mexico begin their educations in one country and find themselves trying to integrate into the school system of the other. As global migration increases, their numbers are expected to grow and more and more teachers will find these transnational students in their classrooms. The goal of The Students We Share is to prepare educators for this present and future reality. While the US has been developing English as a Second Language programs for decades, Mexican schools do not offer such programs in Spanish and neither the US nor Mexico has prepared its teachers to address the educational, social-psychological, or other personal needs of transnational students. Teachers know little about the circumstances of transnational students' lives or histories and have little to no knowledge of the school systems of the country from which they or their family come. As such, they are fundamentally unprepared to equitably educate the "students we share," who often fall through the cracks and end their educations prematurely. Written by both Mexican and US pioneers in the field, chapters in this volume aim to prepare educators on both sides of the US-Mexico border to better understand the circumstances, strengths, and needs of the transnational students we teach. With recommendations for policymakers, administrators, teacher educators, teachers, and researchers in both countries, The Students We Share shows how preparing teachers is our shared responsibility and opportunity. It describes policies, classroom practices, and norms of both systems, as well as examples of ongoing partnerships across borders to prepare the teachers we need for our shared students to thrive.
Students With Interrupted Formal Education: Bridging Where They Are and What They Need
by Brenda K. Custodio Judith B. O'LoughlinNew hope for our most vulnerable English learners “One of the guiding principles of effective English language teaching is for educators to know their students. And that in a nutshell captures the value of this book. . . . The compassion that Custodio and O’Loughlin feel for our SIFE students, the commitment they have to educating them well, and the comprehension they have of the assets these learners bring to the classroom are evident in the writing, tools, and vignettes they share.” -Deborah J. Short Under the best of circumstances, the academic demands of today’s classrooms can be daunting to our English learners. But for the tens of thousands of newly arrived students with interrupted formal education, even the social challenges can be outright overwhelming. Rely on this all-in-one guide from Brenda Custodio and Judith O’Loughlin for expert insight on how to build the skills these students need for success in school and beyond. Inside you’ll find Essential background on factors leading to interrupted education Specific focus on refugee children and Latino immigrants Guidance on building internal resilience for long-term social and emotional health Recommendations for creating supportive environments at the classroom, school, and district level About one thing, Brenda and Judith are absolutely convinced: our SIFE students can learn and make progress, often at a remarkable speed. But it’s up to us, their educators, to provide the time, attention, and a specific focus. Consider this book your first step forward.
Students With Interrupted Formal Education: Bridging Where They Are and What They Need
by Brenda K. Custodio Judith B. O'LoughlinNew hope for our most vulnerable English learners “One of the guiding principles of effective English language teaching is for educators to know their students. And that in a nutshell captures the value of this book. . . . The compassion that Custodio and O’Loughlin feel for our SIFE students, the commitment they have to educating them well, and the comprehension they have of the assets these learners bring to the classroom are evident in the writing, tools, and vignettes they share.” -Deborah J. Short Under the best of circumstances, the academic demands of today’s classrooms can be daunting to our English learners. But for the tens of thousands of newly arrived students with interrupted formal education, even the social challenges can be outright overwhelming. Rely on this all-in-one guide from Brenda Custodio and Judith O’Loughlin for expert insight on how to build the skills these students need for success in school and beyond. Inside you’ll find Essential background on factors leading to interrupted education Specific focus on refugee children and Latino immigrants Guidance on building internal resilience for long-term social and emotional health Recommendations for creating supportive environments at the classroom, school, and district level About one thing, Brenda and Judith are absolutely convinced: our SIFE students can learn and make progress, often at a remarkable speed. But it’s up to us, their educators, to provide the time, attention, and a specific focus. Consider this book your first step forward.
Studies in Turkic and Mongolic Linguistics (Royal Asiatic Society Books)
by Gerard ClausonThis book, now back in print having been unavailable for many years, is one of the most important contributions to Turkic and Mongolic linguistics, and to the contentious 'Altaic theory'. Proponents of the theory hold that Turkish is part of the Altaic family, and that Turkish accordingly exists in parallel with Mongolic and Tungusic-Manchu. Whatever the truth of this theory, Gerard Clauson's erudite and vigorously expressed views, based as they were on a remarkable knowledge of the lexicon of the Altaic languages and his outstanding work in the field of Turkish lexicography, continues to command respect and deserve attention.
Studies in Vietnamese Historical Linguistics: Southeast and East Asian Contexts (Global Vietnam: Across Time, Space and Community)
by Trang Phan Tuan-Cuong Nguyen Masaaki ShimizuThis book facilitates constructive interdisciplinary dialogue among linguistics and philology specialists concerning various languages in Vietnam, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. The book’s principal objective is to investigate the interdisciplinary nature of language change, with a particular focus on analyzing the structural and socio-cultural components of the evolution of specific linguistic phenomena over time. The book concentrates on the five primary language families in the East and Southeast Asian linguistic arena, namely Austroasiatic, Tai-Kadai, Sino-Tibetan, Austronesian, and Hmong-Mien. In doing so, it develops understanding of the extent to which language change is the result of language-internal mechanisms, prolonged contact with other languages within the same linguistic area, and the surrounding socio-cultural milieu. Given that Vietnam presents a linguistic microcosm of the East and Southeast Asia region, the book is divided into two sections. The first centers on historical linguistics relating to major languages based in Vietnam, including Vietnamese and its significant neighbors, Tay and Nung. The subsequent section examines the transformations observable in other languages prevalent across East and Southeast Asia that are historically, typologically, and geographically related to languages from Vietnam, including Chinese, Formosan, and Philippine languages, as well as Hmongic languages. A product of a workshop sponsored by the Harvard Yenching Institute held at the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies, this book encompasses a significant contribution to the field of Vietnamese historical linguistics, which has been notably underexplored in academic research. It is relevant to linguists, philologists, historians, anthropologists, and cultural scholars interested in Vietnam in particular, and the Southeast and East Asian cultural and linguistic landscape at large.
Studies on Chinese Discourse Grammar (China Perspectives)
by FANG MeiThis book extends the traditional research perspective of single sentences and contexts to the textual structure of real discourse materials. Taking discourse functional grammar as its theoretical orientation, the book combines relevant theories with Chinese practice to work on a number of topics, including discourse phenomena and syntactic integration, the information status and discourse function of special syntactic structures, the emergence of discourse functions of metadiscourse components, and stylistic differences and their syntactic manifestations. Syntactic-semantic laws and discourse functions are examined in relation to each other, which better reveals their inner connection; a focus on the shaping of grammatical structures by interactional factors brings to light the functional motivations behind grammatical rules. In contrast to traditional Chinese grammar research, which takes individual simple or complex sentences as the object of study, this book mainly analyses grammatical phenomena that span sentences. By broadening the scope of research, it enables further exploration of issues that are difficult to address satisfactorily at the sentence level, thus enriching the study of Chinese grammar. The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of interactional linguistics, Chinese linguistics and functional grammar.
Studies on Learning and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
by Xiaohong Sharon Wen Xin JiangStudies on Learning and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language represents the current advances in the field. It showcases theoretically motivated empirical studies and diverse methods used for a better understanding of how Chinese language is acquired as a second or foreign language. This contributes to L2 acquisition research in general and L2 Chinese specifically. Furthermore, this research is useful for teachers seeking to understand their students’ learning processes and adjust their pedagogical approach for more effective instruction. The book bridges the gap between research and instruction by providing pedagogical implications rooted in empirical findings.
Study It Conversation Level 1: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It)
by James Rice Jamie MatechukWinner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 1 is designed for Beginner students. Some of the conversation topics in Book 1 include: Ordering at a Restaurant, Meeting People, Time Talk, Hotel Reservations and much more. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.
Study It Conversation Level 2: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It)
by James Rice Jamie MatechukWinner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 2 is designed for Beginner and Pre-Intermediate level students. Some of the conversation topics in Book 2 include: Pet Peeves, Narrating a Story, Renting a Car, Buying and Selling and much more. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.
Study It Conversation Level 3: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It)
by James Rice Jamie MatechukWinner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 3 is designed for Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 3 include: Like vs Dislike, Introduction to Idioms, Amazing Experiences, and On thePphone etc. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.
Study It Conversation Level 4: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It)
by James Rice Jamie MatechukWinner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 4 is designed for Intermediate students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 4 include: Giving Advice, Complaining and Apologizing, Podcasts, Idioms, Narrating a Story, Unsolved Mysteries, Emergencies, and many more. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.
Study It Conversation Level 5: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It )
by James Rice Jamie MatechukWinner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 5 is designed for Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 5 include: Giving a Presentation, Travel and Tourism, Marriage, Creating a Commercial etc. ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.
Study It Conversation Level 6: A Conversation Book for ESL Students (Study It )
by James Rice Jamie MatechukWinner 2015 Digital Book Award - Academic Category Awarded QED Certification for Quality, Excellence and Design The Study It Conversation series is an easy-to-use speaking-based ESL textbook for ESL students, language teachers and English language programs in schools or language schools. The Study It English ESL Conversation series consists of 8 different levels and 8 different English conversation books. The Study It Conversation series consists of the following: 20 different conversation topics, vocabulary-building exercises, video and audio exercises, clear language points for each conversation topic, Communicative and Project-based learning activities. Book 6 is designed for upper-Intermediate students of ESL. Some of the conversation topics in Book 6 include: Arguing and Compromise, At Work, Online Dating and much more ESL Teachers can access our online community which offers teachers a chance to share ideas for improving the English class. Teachers interested in Mobile Learning, Project-Based Learning or Flipping the Classroom will enjoy the Study It series.