The English Companion
Author: Godfrey Smith
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13:
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The English Teacher's Companion
Author: Jim Burke
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 546
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book covers the entire English curriculum, from basic reading and writing to digital literacy, media literacy, and integrated instruction.
The English Literature Companion
Author: Julian Wolfreys
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-09-16
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0230365558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat does it mean to study English Literature? Have can you navigate and get the most from your degree? The English Literature Companion is your comprehensive introduction to, and exploration of, the discipline of English and Literary Studies. It is your advisor on key decisions, and your one-stop reference source throughout the course. It combines: - A wide-ranging introduction to the nature, breadth and key components of the study of English Literature - Essays by experts in the field on key topics, periods and critical approaches - A glossary of critical terms and a chronology of literary history - Guidance about study skills, from using your time effectively to the practical mechanics of writing essays - Extensive signposting to wider reading and further sources of information - Advice on key decisions taken during a degree and on subsequent career direction and further study Giving you the foundation and resources you need for success in English Literature, this book is essential pre-course reading and will be an invaluable reference resource throughout your degree.
The English Teacher's Companion
Author: Jim Burke
Publisher: Boynton/Cook
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 572
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTeachers and teacher educators asked for: the latest research on literacy more information about national standards ways to consider gender in instruction advice for teaching Advanced Placement classes ideas for teaching media literacy and incorporating technology effectively into instruction even more resources for mentoring new teachers analysis of how trends in society, culture, and politics impact teachers and their classrooms. And Jim delivers. He has revamped his introductory chapters on literacy learning to include up-to-the-minute thinking from the field, and he has incorporated lists of key standards and helpful suggestions for reaching them. His practical strategies turn recent findings on literacy and gender into well-designed, research-based instruction, and his ideas help you meet the very different needs of AP students by understanding their goals and providing them with appropriate challenges.
The Routledge Companion to English Studies
Author: Constant Leung
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-03-14
Total Pages: 686
ISBN-13: 1317918916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnglish is now a global phenomenon no longer defined by fixed territorial, cultural and social functions. The Routledge Companion to English Studies provides an authoritative overview of the subject area. Taking into account the changing conceptualisations of English, this Companion considers both historical trajectories and contemporary perspectives whilst also showcasing the state-of-the-art contributions made by the established scholars of the field. The Routledge Companion to English Studies: provides a set of broad perspectives on English as a subject of study and research highlights the importance of the link between English and other languages within the concepts of multilingualism and polylingualism investigates the use of language in communication through the medium of digital technology covering key issues such as Digital Literacies, Multimodal Literacies and Games and Broadcast Language explores the role of English in education taking account of social, ethnographic and global perspectives on pedagogical issues. This collection of thirty-four newly commissioned articles provides a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the dynamic and diverse field of English Studies and will be an invaluable text for advanced students and researchers in this area.
A Companion to the History of the English Language
Author: Haruko Momma
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-05-06
Total Pages: 738
ISBN-13: 0470657936
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Companion to the History of the English Language addresses the linguistic, cultural, social, and literary approaches to language study. The first text to offer a complete survey of the field, this volume provides the most up-to-date insights of leading international scholars. An accessible reference to the history of the English language Comprises more than sixty essays written by leading international scholars Aids literature students in incorporating language study into their work Includes an historical survey of the English language, from its Germanic and Indo- European beginnings to modern British and American English Enriched with maps, diagrams, and illustrations from historical publications Introduces the latest scholarship in the field
A Companion to Baugh and Cable's A History of the English Language
Author: Thomas Cable
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-18
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1134425368
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensive and accessible student workbook accompanies the fifth edition of Albert C. Baugh and Thomas Cable's History of the English Language. Each chapter in the workbook corresponds directly to a chapter in the textbook and offers exercises, review questions, extensive supplementary examples, additional explanations and a range of sample extracts taken from texts of different periods. An additional 'pre-chapter' on the sounds of English also provides phonetic information and exercises that will prove useful throughout the book. This third edition has been revised alongside the textbook and includes new exercises to accompany the sections on Gender Issues and Linguistic Change, and African American Vernacular English. This workbook is an invaluable companion for all History of English Language courses.
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
Author: Thomas Burns McArthur
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 1054
ISBN-13: 0192806378
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Sanskrit to Scouse, this book provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference and and for browsing. The international perspective takes in language from Cockney to Creole, Aboriginal English to Zummerzet, Estuary English to Caribbean English and a historical range from Beowulf to Ebonics, Chaucer to Chomsky, Latin to the World Wide Web. There is coverage of a wide range of topics from abbreviation to Zeugma, Shakespeare to split infinitive and substantial entries on key subjects such as African English, etymology, imperialism, pidgin, poetry, psycholinguistics and slang. Box features include pieces on place-names, the evolution of the alphabet, the story of OK, borrowings into English, and the Internet. Invaluable reference for English Language students, and fascinating reading for the general reader with an interest in language.
The Cambridge Companion to Writing of the English Revolution
Author: N. H. Keeble
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001-09-17
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780521645225
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Companion to the writing produced by the English Revolution, with supporting chronology and guide to further reading.
The English Companion
Author: Godfrey Smith
Publisher: Shire Publications
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781873590218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this companion to Englishness, Godfrey Smith takes the reader on a tour of all that he holds dear in England and the English. He offers comments on our national life from Churchill to pubs, Elgar to Rugby, Bertie Wooster to George Orwell, and from British beef to the National Lottery.
