The goal of this volume is to examine the phenomenon of media communication from a cross-cultural perspective. The focus in the contributions is on the analysis of political discourse in the media which, in mediatized mass democracies, is for most people the only way in which they ever encounter politics. The cross-cultural perspective adopted in this collection of papers involves two basic approaches: on the one hand, culture-specific discourse practices of journalists and politicians are described and compared.
Over the past twenty years, a focus on broadcast talk has emerged as an innovative approach to studying the media. Adapting perspectives derived from Discourse and Conversation Analysis, this approach investigates distinctive forms of mediated speech on TV and radio. It provides original insights into the ways in which broadcasting stages 'discourse events' (interviews, debates, commentaries and verbal performances) which are designed to attract and involve overhearing audiences.
Media Talk is the first book to provide a comprehensive review of this important work, in terms which are accessible to students and non-specialist readers. It is however, much more than a text book, being augmented throughout by the author's own research into contemporary, sometimes controversial developments. An introduction to this area of media studies, and its distinctive methodologies, is followed by chapters on news talk, political talk, sports talk, radio DJ talk, talk shows, celebrity interviews and 'reality TV'. The book is illustrated with examples from British and American radio and television.
Get Set - Go! is a lively language course for children learning English for the first time.
Get Set - Go! has a carefully graded syllabus which provides steady progression in all four skills. The lower levels emphasize speaking and listening but also lay a foundation for the more demanding comprehension and story-writing skills in later levels.
•Get Set - Go! is based around a variety of texts and activities, including entertaining stories, songs and games, which are all carefully matched to the interests of children.
•Get Set - Go! Workbooks reinforce the language learnt in the Pupil's Books and include special revision sections.
•Get Set - Go! Teacher's Books provide teachers with clear guidance and lots of extra ideas. They also include tests which record children's progress.
•Get Set - Go! is easy to use and fun to use!
This excellent origami book consists of a selection of original models
designed by David Brill, Chairman of the British Origami Society and
one of the most talented origami creators and folders in the United
Kingdom.
Many of the pieces in the book are advanced but they are clearly
diagrammed and will provide plenty of scope for creativity as many of
the forms will be suitable for wet folding. Some can be worked in
ordinary origami paper but many require very large sheets and I
remember one year cutting a 20 inch equilateral triangle of foil for
the Christmas Tree Fairy which in fact produced quite a small figure
about six inches high!
This is therefore not a book for the beginner but it is certainly
one which should be on any origami enthusiast's bookshelf. Models range
from Mr Brill's Ship in a Bottle and the Lidded Box, to the Cigarettes
in a Box and other geometric forms.
This book asks the question;
why is it that tourism matters? It looks at how it is we do tourism and learn
to be tourists when we are on holiday. Tourism is a dynamic way of being that
may facilitate or hinder intercultural exchange. The ways in which we do
tourism and the places in which we are tourists raise practical, material and
emotional questions about tourist life. These questions are at the heart of
this book. This book draws on both empirical work and a range of theoretical
frameworks, arguing that tourism matters precisely because of the lessons it
can teach us about living everyday life with others.
