Rich, accessible literature builds reading skills and strategies in oral language, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing to develop a strong foundation and a lifetime love of reading. "Treasures" includes new features and strategies designed to reach every student at every level, and promotes mastery of oral language, vocabulary, comprehension and writing skills. It also provides weekly and unit practice for test preparation.
Reading age for native speakers: Primary School pupils (2nd grade)

This outstanding collection brings together eminent contributors to examine some crucial connections between postcolonial theory and translation studies. As English becomes an increasingly global language, more people become multilingual and translation becomes a crucial communicative activity.

Linguistic Culture and Language Policy examines how language policy in three very different nations evolved and how it is not merely the specific embodiment of rule, but rather primarily a social construct that rests on other conceptual elements such as belief systems, attitudes and myths.

Did you miss out on learning the basics of grammar at school? Are you learning a foreign language and need to sort out your verbs, nons, adjectives, and adverbs? Ruth Colman's highly successful, user-friendly The Briefest English Grammaer Ever! comes to the rescue. It clearly and simply explains how language works and functions.

Understanding metaphor raises key questions about the relationship between language and meaning, and between language and mind. This book explores how this understanding can impact upon the theory and practice of language teaching. After summarizing the cognitive basis of metaphor and other figures of speech, it looks at how this knowledge can inform classroom practice.