Writing about Literature combines detailed practical and scholarly advice with a sense of the scope and creative possibilities of literary criticism, empowering the student reader to make his or her own discoveries and experiments with language. In addition, it gives valuable guidance on adult language learning and translation skills for students of foreign literature.....
....Written in an entertaining and informative way and containing a wealth of practical advice and scholarly insights, this wise, witty and helpful book should be on every literature student's bookshelf.
Brand-new edition - new, clear vocabulary sections, texts, topics and activities. Culture sections within each unit enable students to explore differences and draw comparisons with their own cultural backgrounds. Visual material showing aspects of life in Britain and other English-speaking countries. Interactive exercises, games, films and listening.
Level: False Beginner to Intermediate A1 to Mid B1
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Kids, Non-Fiction | 22 October 2008
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Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, pursued scientific discoveries; battled injustice and prejudice; and broke down creative and artistic barriers.
These biographies offer a variety of rich primary and secondary source material to support teaching to standards. Using the graphics, students can activate prior knowledgebridge what they already know with what they have yet to learn.
Graphically illustrated biographies also teach inference skills, character development, dialogue, transitions, and drawing conclusions.
Graphic biographies in the classroom provide an intervention with proven success for the struggling reader.
Features: Full-color drawings engage the reader. Each biography is complete in 32-pages. Speech bubbles and nonfiction text on every page. Powerful graphics capture and hold student interest.
Highlights: Fast-paced nonfiction stories. Strong characters and powerful role models.
New American Streamline is an intensive, three-level series geared to the interests and needs of adult and young adult students of English as a second or foreign language. Its use of American language, culture, and humor makes it ideal for students of American English everywhere.
