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  • Multimodal Literacy in Education

    Perspectives from Global Practices

    Edited by Nickolas Komninos, Sonja Starc ...
    Series Book 19 - Sprach- und Kulturkontakte in Europas Mitte
    This multilingual volume delves into multimodal literacy within educational contexts,exploring its significance across diverse cultural settings. From Singapore’s integrationof multimodal meaning-making into the English language syllabus to Slovenia’sreevaluation of pictorial semiotic sources in primary school textbooks, each chapteroffers nuanced perspectives on implementation and impact. ... Read more

    $62.69 CAD

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  • Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition

    by Prof. Vivian Cook, Prof. David Singleton ...
    Series Book 10 - MM Textbooks
    This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research.Each chapter comprises an introductory discussion of the issues involved and suggestions for further ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Pragmatics

    A Resource Book for Students

    by Joan Cutting, Kenneth Fordyce ...
    Series series Routledge English Language Introductions
    Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries, and key readings – all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible ‘two-dimensional’ structure is built around four ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

  • Applied Linguistics

    Edited by Li Wei ...
    Series series Introducing Linguistics
    In this complete survey of the theories, methods, and key findings within applied linguistics, students are introduced to core research questions and the various approaches to tackling these.Provides a comprehensive introduction to this interdisciplinary field of research and practice, dealing with practical issues of language and communicationTakes a problem-solving approach, introducing students ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Conversation Analysis

    by Rebecca Clift ...
    Series series Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
    We live our lives in conversation, building families, societies and civilisations. In over seven thousand languages across the world, the basic infrastructure by which we communicate remains the same. This is the first ever book-length linguistic introduction to conversation analysis (CA), the field that has done more than any other to illuminate the mechanics of interaction. Starting by locating ... Read more

    $46.39 CAD

  • Bilingualism

    by Penelope Gardner-Chloros ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    All about bilingualism, in science and in life: the benefits and controversies, the individual experience, and the social significance.Nearly half the world's people are bilingual, but many have no clear understanding of what—aside from being fluent in more than one language—bilingualism means. This lively introduction by linguist Penelope Gardner-Chloros covers everything a bilingual (or curious ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • Language and Intercultural Communication in the New Era

    Edited by Farzad Sharifian, Maryam Jamarani ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Language and Intercultural Communication
    Studies of intercultural communication in applied linguistics initially focused on miscommunication, mainly between native and non-native speakers of English. The advent of the twenty-first century has witnessed, however, a revolution in the contexts and contents of intercultural communication; technological advances such as chat rooms, emails, personal weblogs, Facebook, Twitter, mobile text ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD

  • Introducing Translation

    by Kirsten Malmkjær ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Applied Linguistics
    Connecting theory, practice, and industry, this innovative introduction to the complex field of translation takes a can-do approach. It explores the latest advances in both research and technology, considers the importance of different genres and contexts, and takes account of developments in our understanding of the mental and physical processes involved. Chapters covers four main areas: what we ... Read more

    $30.39 CAD

  • The Human Factor in Machine Translation

    Edited by Sin-wai Chan ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Translation Technology
    Machine translation has become increasingly popular, especially with the introduction of neural machine translation in major online translation systems. However, despite the rapid advances in machine translation, the role of a human translator remains crucial. As illustrated by the chapters in this book, man-machine interaction is essential in machine translation, localisation, terminology ... Read more

    $92.06 CAD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Conference Interpreting

    Edited by Michaela Albl-Mikasa, Elisabet Tiselius ...
    Series series Routledge Handbooks in Translation and Interpreting Studies
    Providing comprehensive coverage of both current research and practice in conference interpreting, The Routledge Handbook of Conference Interpreting covers core areas and cutting-edge developments, which have sprung up due to the spread of modern technologies and global English.Consisting of 40 chapters divided into seven parts—Fundamentals, Settings, Regions, Professional issues, Training and ... Read more

    $92.06 CAD

  • Fast-Forwarding with Audiovisual Translation

    Edited by Jorge Díaz Cintas, Kristijan Nikolić ...
    This edited collection offers a rounded vision of some of the ways in which audiovisual translation (AVT) can be approached from an academic, professional and educational point of view. The studies provide a stimulating and thought-provoking account of some of the most representative themes that are currently being researched in the field of AVT, while also highlighting new directions of potential ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Applied Translation Studies

    by Tong King Lee ...
    This textbook is a practical and interactive reader designed to give anyone interested in language and communication a rigorous yet accessible head-start to the emerging field of translation. Organised along neat paradigms and models, the book features fresh applications of a wide range of theories, drawing on authentic examples from a multitude of languages.With its strong emphasis on how ... Read more

    $45.39 CAD