The new edition of a comprehensive introduction to a rapidly developing field, combining developmental data with theory.

When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today's students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their work in a logical way.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations--also kn...

Now in its third edition, Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition continues to present a structured, comprehensive introduction to ISLA's theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical themes, as well as a range of key issues in research and practice.

English for Medical Communication: A Guide to Course Design is a practical guide to the design of health communication courses in English for Academic/Specific Purposes (EAP/ESP).

Assuming no prior grammatical knowledge, Understanding Syntax explains and illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology involved in the study of cross-linguistic syntax.

Dynamics of News Reporting and Writing shows students how to approach stories and think on their feet in the evolving media landscape. Author Vincent F. Filak guides them through essential newswriting elements like lead writing, structure, and storytelling, while teaching them to think critically and focus on what matters most to readers.

Designed for students with no prior experience in linguistics, this is an engaging guide to the rich variety and typology of world languages. This third edition has been updated with new problem sets, an updated glossary and index, and a new section on linguistic cartography.

This groundbreaking volume introduces readers to the key concepts and debates in deaf studies, offering perspectives on the relevance and richness of deaf ways of being in the world. In Open Your Eyes, leading and emerging scholars, the majority of whom are deaf, consider physical and cultural boundaries of deaf places and probe the complex intersections of deaf identities with gender, sexuality, disability, family, and race. Together, they explore the role of sensory perception in constructi...

Media/Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences provides a framework to help students understand the relationship between media and society and helps students develop skills for critically evaluating both conventional wisdom and one's own assumptions about the social role of the media. The Seventh Edition retains its basic sociological framwork, but also includes additional discussions of new studies and up-to-date material about a rapidly changing media landscape. This edition significantly...

Ouvrage de préparation au TCF en français langue étrangère (FLE), dans la collection ABC Delf, pour grands adolescents et adultes.

ABC TCF est une préparation complète et efficace aux épreuves du TCF.

Le TCF est un test de français langue étrangère composé d'épreuves obligatoires et facultatives. Elles se présentent sous la forme d'un questionnement à choix multiple comportant 80 items présentés dans un ordre de difficulté progressive allant du niveau A1 au niveau C2 du Cadre...