Language Arts & Disciplines : Study & Teaching

What do Mae West, John F. Kennedy, Victor Hugo, and H. L. Mencken have in common? They all indulged in chiasmus-a literary device in which word order is reversed to hilarious or poignant effect. When Mae West said, "It's not the men in my life, it's the life in my men," she was using chiasmus; when John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country," he was doing the same. more...

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The French you learned in school won’t get you far! Pardon My French is an entertaining and useful guide to the words and phrases every Francophile, traveler, student, and word maven should know, with fascinating lore and tidbits that make sense of the Gallic mind-set. Englishman Charles Timoney was thrown into French life headfirst twenty-five years ago when he and his wife moved to her native France. He had studied French in school, but his memory of vocabulary list and verb-conjugation drills proved no match for day-to-day living and communicating with French coworkers. As he blundered toward fluency, he collected the idioms and phrases that no one ever taught him in a classroom and that wonderfully (sometimes wickedly) epitomized l’esprit francais. Pardon My French includes insider’s language tips for dining, shopping, understanding French slang, and more. Selections include:. • Faire un canard, which literally means “to do a duck,” but also refers to dunking sugar lumps in coffee and is the preferred way to get a kick of sugary caffeine in France. • Tablette de chocolat, which literally means “chocolate bar,” but is also the term for a finely muscled male stomach in France, Since the English equivalent is a six pack,” it’s a splendid example of how differently we see things! more...

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Beyond Bonjour and Adieu!This third edition of The Pocket Idiot’s Guide™ to French Phrases includes updated information on technology and transportation, shopping, dining, and dealing with emergencies, as well as a brand-new business travel section. Whether they’re preparing for a vacation or a business trip, this must- have guide provides readers with all the phrases needed to communicate with native French speakers—and even sound like one.• According to the World Tourism Organization, France is the world’s top tourist destination• As a foreign language, French is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English• Beginning-level foreign language Complete Idiot’s Guides® have been among the series’ most consistently successful performers more...

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The fun and easy way® to become a more efficient, effective reader!. Want to read faster — and recall more of what you read? This practical, hands-on guide gives you the techniques you need to increase your reading speed and retention, whether you're reading books, e-mails, magazines, or even technical journals! You'll find reading aids and plenty of exercises to help you read faster and better comprehend the text.:. Yes, you can speed read — discover the skills you need to read quickly and effectively, break your bad reading habits, and take in more text at a glance;. Focus on the fundamentals — widen your vision span and see how to increase your comprehension, retention, and recall;. Advance your speed-reading skills — read blocks of text, heighten your concentration, and follow an author's thought patterns;. Zero in on key points — skim, scan, and preread to quickly locate the information you want;. Expand your vocabulary — recognize the most common words and phrases to help you move through the text more quickly. Open the book and find:. Tried-and-true techniques from The Reader's Edge® program;. How to assess your current reading level;. Tools and exercises to improve your reading skills;. Speed-reading fundamentals you must know;. Helpful lists of prefixes, suffixes, roots, and prime words;. A speed-reading progress worksheet;. Exercises for eye health and expanded reading vision;. Tips for making your speed-reading skills permanent more...

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The Teacher's Grammar of English is a comprehensive resource text designed to help ESL/EFL teachers understand and teach American English grammar. more...

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