Teaching Creative Writing: Practical Approaches
ISBN: 9781907076473 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Teaching Creative Writing is designed to showcase practical approaches developed by practitioners in the ever-growing community of writers in higher education. Aimed at those who teach the subject to review, borrow, and adapt ideas, the emphasis throughout is on diversity. Contributions from an international team of writers cover a variety of forms and genres and include traditional and innovative components of creative writing courses.
Teaching Creative Writing is designed to showcase practical approaches developed by practitioners in the ever-growing community of writers in higher e...
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133,62 zł |
The Unnameable Monster in Literature and Film
ISBN: 9780415833622 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book visits the 'Thing' in its various manifestations as an unnameable monster in literature and film, reinforcing the idea that the very essence of the monster is its excess and its indeterminacy. Tied primarily to the artistic modes of the gothic, science fiction, and horror, the unnameable monster retains a persistent presence in literary forms as a reminder of the sublime object that exceeds our worst fears. Beville examines various representations of this elusive monster and argues that we must looks at the monster, rather than through it, at ourselves. As such, this book... This book visits the 'Thing' in its various manifestations as an unnameable monster in literature and film, reinforcing the idea that the very esse... |
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755,61 zł |
Acceptable Prejudice? Fat, Rhetoric and Social Justice
ISBN: 9781597190657 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fat prejudice is exploding in American society, yet even social justice advocates tend to deny fat individuals protection because fat is seen as unhealthy and permanently changeable -- concepts supported by a great deal of societal belief and very little scientific evidence. Using bell hooks' ideology of domination, Lonie McMichael explores the phenomena of fat prejudice -- from inception to resistance -- through a rhetorical lens. Looking at the actual experiences of fat people, she argues that fat prejudice is neither acceptable nor tolerable in our society. Publisher's Weekly calls...
Fat prejudice is exploding in American society, yet even social justice advocates tend to deny fat individuals protection because fat is seen as unhea...
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106,91 zł |
Imagining the Cosmopolitan in Public and Professional Writing
ISBN: 9780230229938 / Angielski / Twarda / 179 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this important book, Surma combines threads from ethical, political, communications, sociological, feminist and discourse theories to explore the impact of writing in a range of contexts and illustrate the ways in which it can strengthen social connections.
In this important book, Surma combines threads from ethical, political, communications, sociological, feminist and discourse theories to explore the i...
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194,08 zł |
Write it Right: The Secrets of Effective Writing
ISBN: 9780230373846 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shows students how to make their writing effective and grammatically correct. Organised into mini units and easy to read, it deals with everyday tasks and problems. This second edition adds further guidance on common questions raised by students, for example 'When does one use italics and/or underlining?'
Shows students how to make their writing effective and grammatically correct. Organised into mini units and easy to read, it deals with everyday tasks...
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100,70 zł |
English Literary Stylistics
ISBN: 9780230525412 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This refreshingly straightforward and accessible textbook introduces students who might not have a linguistic background, to the study of literary texts. Gregoriou takes an innovative, genre-based approach, providing students with the analytical skills and theoretical approaches they need to interpret the language of literature.
This refreshingly straightforward and accessible textbook introduces students who might not have a linguistic background, to the study of literary tex...
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176,25 zł |
Write in Style: A Guide to Good English
ISBN: 9780415252638 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Write in Style offers practical advice on all types of writing from essays and articles to minutes and reportage. The main areas covered are: sentences, punctuation and paragraphs; finding and using the right style; how to write essays, reports, minutes and summaries; and a comprehensive guide to English grammar.
Write in Style offers practical advice on all types of writing from essays and articles to minutes and reportage. The main areas covered are: sentence...
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161,14 zł |
Transformative Learning Through Creative Life Writing: Exploring the Self in the Learning Process
ISBN: 9780415578424 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Arising from a research project conducted over four years, this book examines the effect of creative writing on learners, in terms of their personal development and individual sense of self. The developmental and therapeutic benefits of writing fictional autobiography are examined through case studies following a number of students from diverse backgrounds with wide ranging life histories.
Arising from a research project conducted over four years, this book examines the effect of creative writing on learners, in terms of their personal d...
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181,29 zł |
A Guided Reader for Secondary English: Pedagogy and Practice
ISBN: 9780415613255 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text draws on the published work of influential education writers to provide insight, guidance and clarity about key issues affecting secondary English teachers. It brings together key extracts from classic and contemporary writing and contextualises these in both theoretical and practical terms.
This text draws on the published work of influential education writers to provide insight, guidance and clarity about key issues affecting secondary E...
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216,55 zł |
Creativity and Learning in Secondary English: Teaching for a Creative Classroom
ISBN: 9780415620703 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Creativity in secondary English lessons today is a democratically conceived quality that all pupils are expected to achieve and a resource on which all are entitled to draw. But what exactly is creativity? And how does it relate to English? Creativity and Learning in Secondary English answers these questions, and others, by arguing for a version of creativity that sees it as an ordinary, everyday part of successful classroom practice, central to processes of meaning-making, dialogic interaction and textual engagement. In this construction, creativity is not just linked to... Creativity in secondary English lessons today is a democratically conceived quality that all pupils are expected to achieve and a resource on which... |
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186,33 zł |
Ways of Reading: Advanced Reading Skills for Students of English Literature
ISBN: 9780415677479 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ways of Reading is a best-selling textbook for undergraduate students of English Language and English Literature, providing readers with the tools to analyse and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts. Six sections, comprising twenty five self-contained units, cover: techniques of analysis and problem-solving language variation attributing meaning poetic uses of language narrative drama and performance texts The book combines the linguistic and literary background to each topic with discussion of examples from books, poems, magazines and online sources, and links those...
Ways of Reading is a best-selling textbook for undergraduate students of English Language and English Literature, providing readers with the tools to ...
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201,44 zł |
Telling Lives: Exploring Dimensions of Narratives
ISBN: 9780415680240 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Both interest in and understanding of narrative analysis had developed rapidly in recent years and is now a mainstream element of research across many disciplines. In the groundbreaking Telling Lives: Exploring dimensions of narratives, the author illustrates as many facets as possible of the stories people tell about their lives. She demonstrates the interconnectedness between engagements in narrative research and shows that the theoretical understanding of the nature of narrative is bound up with the methods for biographical narrative research. Through a... Both interest in and understanding of narrative analysis had developed rapidly in recent years and is now a mainstream element of research across m... |
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Traditions of Writing Research
ISBN: 9780415993388 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Traditions of Writing Research reflects the different styles of work offered at the Writing Research Across Borders conference. Organized by Charles Bazerman, one of the pre-eminent scholars in writing studies, the conference facilitated an unprecedented gathering of writing researchers. Representing the best of the works presented, this collection focuses solely on writing research, in its lifespan scope bringing together writing researchers interested in early childhood through adult writing practices. It brings together differing research traditions, and offers a broad... Traditions of Writing Research reflects the different styles of work offered at the Writing Research Across Borders conference. Organized ... |
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261,89 zł |
The Calling of Kindred: Poems from the English Speaking World
ISBN: 9780521447744 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of anthologies, resource and reference books, including titles from Oscar Wilde, Mary Shelley, Alex Madina, Jo Phillips and Adrian Barlow.
A collection of anthologies, resource and reference books, including titles from Oscar Wilde, Mary Shelley, Alex Madina, Jo Phillips and Adrian Barlow...
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112,90 zł |
Rhetoric and Composition
ISBN: 9780521527941 / Angielski / Miękka / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An accessible introduction to teaching and studying rhetoric and composition.
An accessible introduction to teaching and studying rhetoric and composition.
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146,03 zł |
Political Communication in the Anglophone World: Case Studies
ISBN: 9780739170786 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Political Communication in the Anglophone World: Case Studies, by Theodore F. Sheckels, extends political communication scholarship--primarily rhetorical scholarship--into the extensive English language arena outside the United States and the United Kingdom. While wrestling with the extent to which insights derived from and approaches used in political communication research focused on the United States can be used in other nations with different government structures, different media operations, and different political cultures, Sheckels provides insight into a variety of political...
Political Communication in the Anglophone World: Case Studies, by Theodore F. Sheckels, extends political communication scholarship--primarily rhetori...
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466,62 zł |
Race, Rhetoric, and the Postcolonial
ISBN: 9780791441749 / Angielski / Miękka / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Six internationally renowned intellectuals are brought together in a cross-disciplinary dialogue that addresses rhetoric, writing, race, feminist theory, cultural studies, and postcolonial theory.
Six internationally renowned intellectuals are brought together in a cross-disciplinary dialogue that addresses rhetoric, writing, race, feminist t...
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135,27 zł |
Living Autobiographically: How We Create Identity in Narrative
ISBN: 9780801474781 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Autobiography is naturally regarded as an art of retrospect, but making autobiography is equally part of the fabric of our ongoing experience. We tell the stories of our lives piecemeal, and these stories are not merely about our selves but also an integral part of them. In this way we "live autobiographically"; we have narrative identities. In this book, noted life-writing scholar Paul John Eakin explores the intimate, dynamic connection between our selves and our stories, between narrative and identity in everyday life. Eakin draws on a wide range of autobiographical writings, from... Autobiography is naturally regarded as an art of retrospect, but making autobiography is equally part of the fabric of our ongoing experience. We t... |
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120,84 zł |
Michael Psellos: Rhetoric and Authorship in Byzantium
ISBN: 9781107026223 / Angielski / Twarda / 359 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This first comprehensive study of Michael Psellos unravels the rich history of authorship, literature and self-representation in Byzantium.
This first comprehensive study of Michael Psellos unravels the rich history of authorship, literature and self-representation in Byzantium.
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513,82 zł |
Analyze Anything : A Guide to Critical Reading and Writing
ISBN: 9781441107305 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How well can you decode the signs that permeate our daily lives? All of us, consciously or not, constantly engage in the acts of reading and interpreting the signs in the world around us. But how do we sharpen these skills, deepen our awareness of meaning in a complex world, and ultimately reach our full potential as university writers? This book answers the needs of students of composition, culture studies, and literature, providing a process-orientated guide to analyzing anything. How well can you decode the signs that permeate our daily lives? All of us, consciously or not, constantly engage in the acts of reading and interp... |
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166,18 zł |