Language Development (Kempe Vera)(Paperback)

Language Development (Kempe Vera)(Paperback)

From the first moment of life, language development occurs in the context of social activities. This book emphasises how language development interacts with social and cognitive development, and shows how these abilities work together to turn children into sophisticated language users--a process

Materials Development in Language Teaching (Tomlinson Brian)(Paperback)

Materials Development in Language Teaching aims to help readers apply current theoretical principles and research findings to the practical realities of developing and exploiting classroom materials. The authors also suggest new ideas and directions in materials development, which readers can

Language in Development: A Crosslinguistic Perspective (Martohardjono Gita)(Paperback)

Explorations of language development in different types of learner populations and across various languages. This volume examines language development in different types of learner populations and across various languages. The contributors analyze experimental studies of child and adult language

History and Development of the Arabic Language (Al-Sharkawi Muhammad)(Paperback)

History and Development of the Arabic Language is a general introduction for students to the history of the Arabic language. It is divided into two parts; the pre-Islamic language up to the emergence of the first well-known works of Classical Arabic. Secondly, the transition from the pre-Islamic

Language Development: An Introduction, Global Edition (Owens Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Scaffolding Language Development in Immersion and Dual Language Classrooms (Tedick Diane J.)(Paperback)

This book introduces research-based pedagogical practices for supporting and enhancing language development and use in school-based immersion and dual language programs in which a second, foreign, heritage, or indigenous language is used as the medium of subject-matter instruction. Using

Amphibians: A Very Short Introduction (Kemp T. S.)(Paperback)

Very Short Introductions Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring From frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders, to the lesser-known caecilians, there are over 8,000 species of amphibians alive today. Characterised by their moist, naked skin and the tadpole phase of their lives, they are uniquely adapted to occupy

A History of the Japanese Language (Frellesvig Bjarke)(Paperback)

Bjarke Frellesvig describes the development of the Japanese language from its recorded beginnings until the present day as reflected by the written sources and historical record. Beginning with a description of the oldest attested stage of the language, Old Japanese (approximately the eighth

Secure Systems Development with UML (Jrjens Jan)(Paperback)

The extension UMLsec of the Unified Modeling Language for secure systems development is presented in this text. The book is written in a way which keeps the first part accessible to anyone with a basic background on object-oriented systems. The second part covers the mathematical tools needed to

Languages: A Very Short Introduction (Anderson Stephen)(Paperback)

How many languages are there? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? In this Very Short Introduction, eminent linguist Stephen Anderson addresses such questions as he illuminates the science behind languages. Considering a wide range of different languages

Child Language: Acquisition and Development (Saxton Matthew)(Paperback)

Presented with the latest thinking and research on how children acquire their first language, this new Second Edition helps readers develop the skills to engage with key debates and current research in the field of child language. This practical text assumes the reader has no background knowledge

Usage-Based Dynamics in Second Language Development (Lowie Wander)(Paperback)

This book honours the contribution of Marjolijn Verspoor to the development and implementation of dynamic usage-based approaches in second language research and pedagogy. With chapters written by renowned experts in the field, the book addresses the dynamics of language, language learning and

Development: A Very Short Introduction (Goldin Ian)(Paperback)

What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments, and the international community foster development? The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years. The notion of development

Practical Scala Dsls: Real-World Applications Using Domain Specific Languages (Riti Pierluigi)(Paperback)

Learn to create a custom languageApply DSLs to mobile apps development, game development, and moreDiscover the role of DSLs in cloud

Tasks for Language Teachers: A Resource Book for Training and Development (Parrott Martin)(Paperback)

This practical resource for teacher trainers and teachers of English and other languages provides task material for training seminars and development groups. The topics are wide-ranging - from the nature and processes of language learning to specific materials and techniques for use by teachers

Advanced Python Development: Using Powerful Language Features in Real-World Applications (Wilkes Matthew)(Paperback)

This book builds on basic Python tutorials to explain various Python language features that aren't routinely covered: from reusable console scripts that play double duty as micro-services by leveraging entry points, to using asyncio efficiently to collate data from a large number of sources. Along

Sociolinguistics: A Very Short Introduction (Edwards John)(Paperback)

Sociolinguistics deals with the social life of language, language in its sociocultural context. It is a branch of linguistics that looks less at the shape or sound of words--morphology or phonology--and more at how our words and sentences are influenced by the society around us--for instance, how

Classroom Discourse and Teacher Development (Walsh Steve)(Paperback)

Highlights the importance of classroom discourse to any second language teacher education programmeReflective practice is central to teacher education and development, yet is something that many teachers struggle with. Can reflective practice be refocused by asking teachers to place classroom

Developmental Psychology (Upton Penney)(Paperback)

Covering core topics such as the development of attachment, social relations, cognitive and language development and social and cultural contexts of development, this introductory text addresses the core knowledge domain of developmental psychology. It provides concise and focused coverage of the

The Skateboarder (Lindop Christine)(Paperback)

Four-level graded readers series, perfect for reading practice and language skills development at upper-primary and lower-secondary levels. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With

Mammals: A Very Short Introduction (Kemp T. S.)(Paperback)

From a modest beginning in the form of a little shrew-like, nocturnal, insect eating ancestor that lived 200 million years ago, mammals evolved into the huge variety of different kinds of animals we see today. Many species are still small, and follow the lifestyle of the ancestor, but others have

An Introduction to Bilingual Development (de Houwer Annick)(Paperback)

Increasingly, children grow up hearing two languages from birth. This introductory textbook shows how children learn to understand and speak those languages against the backdrop of their language learning environments. A narrative around the bilingual development of four young children with

The English Language: A Very Short Introduction (Horobin Simon)(Paperback)

The English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today? In this Very Short Introduction Simon Horobin investigates how we have arrived at the English we know today, and celebrates the

Reptiles: A Very Short Introduction (Kemp Tom)(Paperback)

For millions of years reptiles have walked, crawled, and slithered over the face of our Earth. From the mighty dinosaurs who dominated the land, the pterosaurs who took to the air, and the marine adapted ichthyosaurs, to the living reptiles today such as the lizards, snakes, crocodiles, and