Language Arts & Disciplines : Study & Teaching

Talk with your Spanish-speaking employees--no prior knowledge of Spanish needed!. Perfect Phrases in Spanish for Construction gives you more than 500 vital words and phrases specific to working on commercial and residential job sites, with translations spelled out phonetically so you can say what you need to say immediately. Space the wall studs sixteen inches apart. Clave los montantes a una distancia de dieciséis pulgadas. (KLAH-beh lohs mohn-TAHN-tess ah oo-nah dee-STAHN-s'yah deh d'yeh-see-SACE pool-GAH-thahs). Put up the walls. Pare las paredes. (PAH-reh lahs-pah-REH-thess). Use the bulldozer. Use la niveladora. (OO-seh lah nee-bell-ah-THOR-ah). Learn the Spanish words and phrases for: exchanging pleasantries • interviewing potential employees • discussing pay rate and taxes • giving instructions • terminating an employee • establishing work hours • explaining safety and emergency procedures • praising good work. With Perfect Phrases in Spanish for Construction , you can overcome the language barrier and develop a more comfortable, productive environment at your worksite. more...

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The revolutionary system that eliminates your common Russian pronunciation mistakes. The innovative teachers at Easily Pronounced Language Systems (EPLS) have created a revolutionary pronunciation system: easy-to-read vowel symbols that, when combined with consonants, read in a straightforward manner, rather than in transliteration jargon. Almost instantly, you will be able to confidently pronounce and use 500 essential words and phrases in Russian. more...

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The benefits and importance of Socratic seminars are widely recognized, but little has been written on how to make them happen successfully in the classroom. By offering real-world examples and straightforward answers to frequent questions, Matt Copeland has created a coaching guide for both the teacher new to Socratic seminars and the experienced teacher seeking to optimize the benefits of this powerful strategy. Socratic Circles also shows teachers who are familiar with literature circles the many ways in which these two practices complement and extend each other. Effectively implemented, Socratic seminars enhance reading comprehension, listening and speaking skills, and build better classroom community and conflict resolution skills. By giving students ownership over the classroom discussion around texts, they become more independent and motivated learners. Ultimately, because there is a direct relationship between the level of participation and the richness of the experience, Socratic seminars teach students to take responsibility for the quality of their own learning. Filled with examples to help readers visualize the application of these concepts in practice, Socratic Circles includes transcripts of student dialogue and work samples of preparation and follow-up activities. The helpful appendices offer ready-to-copy handouts and examples, and suggested selections of text that connect to major literary works. As our classrooms and our schools grow increasingly focused on meeting high standards and differentiating instruction for a wide variety of student needs and learning styles, Socratic seminars offer an essential classroom tool for meeting these goals. Socratic Circles is a complete and practical guide to Socratic seminars for the busy classroom teacher. more...

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Modern, original fiction for learners of English. more...

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Modern, original fiction for learners of English. more...

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