Distilling her experience in teaching Arabic, consolidating findings from second language acquisition research and applied linguistics, the author covers designing curricula, theory and methods, testing, and research, interspersing practical information with background literature in order to help teachers improve their teaching.
Perfeccionamiento del espanol por medio de la traduccion, segunda edicio
Provides advanced learners of Spanish with hands-on manipulation of grammatical, lexical, and cultural detail through the practice of translation (traduccion). This book includes: current events, new exercises, and expanded instructions containing Spanish texts to be translated into English as well as English texts for translation into Spanish.
Although millions of slaves were forcibly transported from Africa to Brazil, the languages the slaves brought with them remain little known. Most studies have focused on African contributions to Brazilian Portuguese rather than on the African languages themselves. This book is unusual in focusing on an African-descended language. The author ......
Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic, Volume 44 and 45, Volume 44 and 45
Suitable for scholars in the United States and abroad, this book includes scholarly articles and reviews that advance the study, research, and teaching of Arabic language, linguistics, literature, and pedagogy.
Suitable for courses in advanced Chinese and Chinese culture, this title presents an approach to cultural integration and immersion. It features a distinctive topic of Chinese culture that serves as a portal to Chinese perceptions and perspectives.
Pashto, designated a critical language by the US Department of Defense, is one of two official languages of Afghanistan and is also spoken in parts of Pakistan. This textbook provides learners and instructors with a wide selection of task-oriented, communicative language materials to facilitate the development of language learning.
The Middle East is an increasingly important place in the minds and concerns of the English-speaking world. Suitable for those who are beginning to learn the Arabic spoken by Palestinians, or those who live in Syria or Lebanon, this title provides an introduction to the essential features and vocabulary of spoken Palestinian Arabic.
Want to get an edge on your Spanish studies? Need to have a stronger mastery of Spanish vocabulary words? Look no further than this comprehensive, jam-packed 3-panel guide, which explores several vocabulary-related topics often facing students taking intermediate-level Spanish courses. The easy-to-use format breaks down different types of Spanish ......
Want to be able to hold up your end of a conversation that's spoken in Spanish? You can't go wrong with our comprehensive Spanish Conversation guide--now in a special 3-panel "Quizzers" edition for even greater ease of use. A series of do-it-yourself exercises on the back cover each color-coded section of the guide, thus helping you speak about ......
