The Last Life is the story of the teenage Sagesse LaBasse and her family, repatriated French Algerians. It is set in colonial Algeria, the south of France, and New England.. "The LaBasse family had always believed in the permanence of their world, in which stories created from the past had the weigh[...]
Brilliant, fast-paced, and highly suspenseful, Tenderwire tells the story of a reckless young musician and her obsession with a very old violin.
Eva Tyne leaves her home in Ireland for New York to play in the New Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra. She collapses after her solo debut, checks herself ou[...]
This is an attempt to redraw the boundaries of foreign language study. It focuses attention not just on cultural knowledge as a necessary aspect of communicative competence, but as an educational objective in its own right, as an end as well as a means of language learning. Winner MLA Kenneth W Mild[...]
Recent social and political changes have focused attention on the debate about the relationship between language and culture. This book offers an accessible survey of key concepts such as social context and cultural authenticity, using insights from fields which include linguistics, sociology and an[...]
By drawing on multiple examples of real-world language learning situations, this book explores the subjective aspects of the language learning experience. The author encourages readers to consider language learning from new, diverse, and unique perspectives. The book analyses data from a variety of [...]
All languages change, just as other aspects of human society are constantly changing. This book is an introduction to the concepts and techniques of diachronic linguistics, the study of language change over time. It covers all themajor areas of historical linguistics, presenting concepts in a clear [...]
This pack includes five fantastic books, three fiction and two non fiction, based on the theme of Pets, with accompanying Guided Reading Notes to support teaching of comprehension skills and help raise literacy standards for all your pupils. The Pets Guided Reading Notes provide step-by-step guided [...]
This pack includes five fantastic books, three fiction and two non fiction, based on the theme of What a Waste, with accompanying Guided Reading Notes to support teaching of comprehension skills and help raise literacy standards for all your pupils. The What a Waste Guided Reading Notes provide step[...]
Part of the dynamic reading programme Project X, this book is truly boy-friendly. Project X is a reading programme that has been developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. It includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots [...]
Floppy's Phonics Non-fiction are stunning photographic, decodable books fully matched to Letters and Sounds. They feature your favourite Oxford Reading Tree characters who highlight key points and ask questions to help children interact with the text.[...]
Floppy's Phonics Non-fiction are stunning photographic, decodable books fully matched to Letters and Sounds. They feature your favourite Oxford Reading Tree characters who highlight key points and ask questions to help children interact with the text.[...]
Floppy's Phonics Non-fiction are stunning photographic, decodable books fully matched to Letters and Sounds. They feature your favourite Oxford Reading Tree characters who highlight key points and ask questions to help children interact with the text.[...]
Floppy's Phonics Non-fiction are stunning photographic, decodable books fully matched to Letters and Sounds. They feature your favourite Oxford Reading Tree characters who highlight key points and ask questions to help children interact with the text.[...]
Floppy's Phonics Non-fiction are stunning photographic, decodable books fully matched to Letters and Sounds. They feature your favourite Oxford Reading Tree characters who highlight key points and ask questions to help children interact with the text.[...]