Intended for the absolute beginner, Introducing Phonetics and Phonology requires no previous background in linguistics, phonetics or phonology. Starting with a grounding in phonetics and phonological theory, the book provides a base from which more advanced treatments may be approached. It begins with an examination of the foundations of articulatory and acoustic phonetics, moves on to the basic principles of phonology and ends with an outline of some further issues within contemporary phonol...

Packed with ready-to-go lessons and tools, this user-friendly resource provides ways to weave together different aspects of literacy using one mentor text.

Grounded in multimodal theory and supported by practice in the classroom, this guide helps students make decisions about content across a range of modes, genres, and media from words to images to movement.

Presenting the latest thinking and research on how children acquire their first language, this book takes the reader from a standing start to the point where they can engage with key debates and current research in the field of child language.

From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright comes a sweeping new view of artificial intelligence that argues this revolution will challenge us spiritually and could restore a missing ingredient in modern life—our sense of purpose.

The God Test is the first book that sees AI not just as a technological tool with good and bad applications, but as an evolutionary force that will alter the trajectory of humanity itself. Written by one of our foremost public inte...

From social media sensations Cate Osborn and Erik Gude, with Rennie Dyball, comes a fresh and practical guide to managing ADHD for adults.

Just shy of her thirtieth birthday, Cate Osborn, a teaching artist with two master’s degrees, started to have difficulty remembering her lines. Suddenly, things that had seemed routine before were falling through the cracks. An evaluation finally led to a diagnosis: ADHD.

Erik Gude, who was diagnosed in his teens, had a slightly different path. While ...

Edito B2, 4e édition : 100% de nouveaux documents. - Un apprentissage actif et pragmatique de la langue avec des documents authentiques didactisés (écrit, audio et vidéo). - Une grande liberté et souplesse d'utilisation pour s'adapter à différentes situations de classe. Le cahier d'activités permet de prolonger le travail en autonomie ou en classe. Il propose : - un bilan pour faire le point sur les acquis linguistiques du B1 ; - des activités pour renforcer les acquis (grammaire, vo...

Le Référentiel de l’Alliance française est un outil de synthèse destiné aux professeurs. Il comprend pour chaque niveau du Cadre l'ensemble des compétences, et pour chacune d'elle les savoir-faire, actes de parole, contenus grammaticaux, lexique et les aspects socioculturels correspondant aux descripteurs du niveau. Le Référentiel de l’Alliance française est un outil de synthèse destiné aux professeurs. Conçu pour faciliter le travail d’analyse et de conception de matériel ...

You are no longer a beginner, but not yet advanced. Now what? Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese is your answer. This is the first textbook that addresses the gap between beginner- and advanced-level learners in all of the four language skills. A wide range of topics is explored, from Japanese geography and history to pop culture. Tobira facilitates learning through the use of multimedia, and helps you construct a Japanese environment even while living abroad.

Level: Intermediate

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Kanji-handboek dat is ontworpen om te worden gebruikt in combinatie met het hoofdhandboek van Minna No Nihongo Elementary 2 of voor beginnende of gevorderde leerlingen. Dit boek behandelt in totaal 316 kanji. Samen met het boek voor het eerste niveau, Minna no Nihongo 1 - Kanji-boek in het Engels (tweede editie), worden in totaal 536 kanji behandeld, wat meer dan de helft is van de 1024 die vereist zijn voor niveau 2 van JLPT. Kenmerken van het boek: Diverse oefeningen Antwoorden op de oefeni...