Kategoria BISAC: Foreign Language Study >> English as a Second Language

With more than 200 new entries, this updated edition boasts almost 2,000 common phrases and colloquial expressions used in contemporary American English. From greetings and good-byes to everyday small talk, each entry is presented in a realistic context. Special attention to the needs of nonnative speakers includes usage restrictions and cautions as well as a phrase-finder index for on-the-spot reference. An essential dictionary for all students of English who want to know the most common expressions in American speech today.

Globalization is on everyone's tongue, and the discussion is not only limited to economic exchange, but expands to the intermingling of cultural values. To be truly successful in the international arena, whether as an immigrant, student, businessperson, or tourist, openness toward other cultures is vital and the most obvious door to those cultures is through language. Learning a second language is no longer an option for many, it is both a survival tool and an opportunity. This book is an aid to parents, educators, researchers, and individuals who want facts about foreign language learning...

Through an investigation and description of the campaign conducted by the Rockefeller-funded English Language Exploratory Committee (ELEC) to revolutionize English-language-teaching practices in Japan, Henrichsen addresses the issue of how internationally oriented reformers of educational systems and practices can go about creating change and dealing with resistance to it. Henrichsen contends that innovation alone is rarely sufficient to bring about change and that simply communicating the innovation to the target audience is usually inadequate. He argues that creating change across...

Una guIa prActica para las personas de habla hispana que desean aprender inglEs

Escrito para millones de americanos que hablan espaNol y quieren mejorar o aprender inglEs. Ingles Frases Para Dummies es un recurso bAsico para mejorar su comunicaciOn en el mundo de habla inglesa. Escrito por Gail Brenner, un escritor veterano, editor, y traductor con mAs de treinta aNos de experiencia, este libro le ayudara a entender lo bAsico para poder hablar inglEs con confianza.

• Escrito por un experto lingUIstico y traductor
• Ofrece frases comunes en inglEs para ayudar...