As this comprehensive and multidisciplinary book makes clear, virtuality has a pedigree that pre-dates the computer age and modern virtual worlds, a pedigree that can be traced back to classical mythology and beyond. Equally, the concept of virtuality is not the province of one field of study alone but is the foundation and driving force of many, both theoretical and applied.
A 7-level series with clear explanations and communicative activities to help young learners and teenagers understand and practise grammar.
The Student's DVD-ROM is for use in class on an interactive whiteboard or for home study. It includes the full book on screen with integrated audio and songs, and extra interactive exercises.
Study English - IELTS preparation is a series of English language programs for intermediate to advanced learners, which develops skills and strategies for both English language study and those preparing to take the IELTS test. Each program covers a different topic and explores different aspects of the English language. Our content draws on authentic material that you can watch, read and listen to plus study notes, tips and activities for practice and consolidation.
True to Life Personal Study Workbook is a course designed especially for adult learners of English.
Key features of the course are: • Original content and tasks which will engage the interest of adult learners • Use of learners' own knowledge, experience and creativity • Development of grammar and vocabulary through interactive tasks • Review and development in every unit • Wide range of cross-cultural material • 'Dual level' recordings, offering a choice of shorter or longer and more challenging versions of many listening tasks
Malaysian English: Language Contact and Change is a corpus-based study of contemporary Malaysian English. Based on linguistic features extracted from the Malaysian English Newspaper Corpus, this study demonstrates the diverse ways in which Malaysian English has changed as a result of contact with Malay and Chinese languages. The interactions between groups of speakers who are dominant in English and those who are dominant in Malay or Chinese have resulted in wide-ranging changes in Malaysian English. Multilingual individuals who juggle several languages in their daily communications have also shaped the structure of this variety.
