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Paperback. This work examines the often cited but poorly supported claims that immigrants fail to learn English, and the mistaken belief that immigrant communities instead cling to their heritage languages, passing them from one generation to the next. Series: Language & Literacy. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; CFC; JFFN; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807740965
- ISBN
- 9780807740965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. aeo Contains contributions from many world authorities in the field of reading development. aeo Provides a current account of how children acquire reading skills. aeo Discusses the applications of research findings for the teaching of reading. Editor(s): Oakhill, Jane; Beard, Roger. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFC; JHBC; JNC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631206828
- ISBN
- 9780631206828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.73
€ 63.73
Reflections on Qualitative Research in Language and Literacy Education
Seyyed-Abdolhamid . Ed(S): Mirhosseini
Hardback. Editor(s): Mirhosseini, Seyyed-Abdolhamid. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 188 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319491387
- ISBN
- 9783319491387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.87
€ 143.87
Adult Literacy Policy and Practice: From Intrinsic Values to Instrumen...
Duckworth, Vicky, Ade-Ojo, Gordon
Hardcover. This book explores the gradual evolution of Adult literacy policy from the 1970s using philosophical, sociological and economic frames of reference from a range of perspectives to highlight how priorities have changed. It also offers an alternative curriculum; a transformative model that presents a more socially just different value position. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFC; JNF; JNFD; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137535108
- ISBN
- 9781137535108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Srivastava, Rakesh K.; Shankar, Sharmila. Num Pages: 640 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; MBGR; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 967.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401784719
- ISBN
- 9789401784719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 241.93
€ 241.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Beach, Richard; Green, Judith; Kamil, Michael L.; Shanahan, Timothy. Series: Language & Social Processes S. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hampton Pr
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572736269
- ISBN
- 9781572736269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.58€ 101.71
€ 113.58
€ 101.71
Understanding the Language Development and Early Education of Hispanic...
Garcia, Eugene E.; Garcia, Erminda H.
Paperback. Series: Teachers College Press: Early Childhood Education. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807753460
- ISBN
- 9780807753460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Paperback. This volume brings together a number of people professionally engaged in the study of literacy, some from the context of Literacy Education, others from the context of Social Work. Editor(s): Christie, Frances; Simpson, Alyson. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: CFC; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845536435
- ISBN
- 9781845536435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.96
€ 40.96
Paperback. Based on the analysis of community records in a Peruvian village, The Lettered Mountain tells how Andean peasants thought to be illiterate appropriated the Roman alphabet long ago. Num Pages: 392 pages, 72 illustrations, 7 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; CFC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350446
- ISBN
- 9780822350446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.38
€ 35.99
€ 32.38
Paper Talk: A History of Libraries, Print Culture, and Aboriginal Peop...
Brendan Frederick R. Edwards
paperback. A scholar of library and information science, Canadian studies, and native studies, Edwards traces the introduction of books and print culture to Aboriginal people in Canada from the first endeavors of missionaries in the 1820s to the opening of the first official public library for natives. The overarching question he asks is what the motivations Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; CFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810851139
- ISBN
- 9780810851139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.39
€ 123.39
Improving Reading Comprehension of Middle and High School Students
. Ed(S): Santi, Kristi L.; Reed, Deborah K.
paperback. Editor(s): Santi, Kristi L.; Reed, Deborah K. Series: Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 207 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFC; JNC; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319386324
- ISBN
- 9783319386324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 175.02
€ 175.02
Paperback. Cornell University has a tradition of excellence in writing and is home to one of the oldest academic writing programs. This work is a collection of voices which aim to encourage faculty and administrators from all disciplines and all institutions to reclaim responsibility for teaching the field-specific writing they want their students to learn. Editor(s): Monroe, Jonathan. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC; CJCW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959618
- ISBN
- 9780822959618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.07
€ 33.99
€ 29.07
Editor(s): Hougen, Martha C. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, colour line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFC; JNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1025.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Brookes Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598573596
- ISBN
- 9781598573596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.97€ 74.28
€ 81.97
€ 74.28
Paperback. Examines the power of women to rise above cultural constraints, complete their college degrees, assume positions of responsibility, and ultimately come to voice. Situating the women's stories within the context of theory, self-confidence, and place, this work is of interest to scholars of literacy studies, women's studies, and regional studies. Series Editor(s): Brooke, Robert. Series: Studies in Writing and Rhetoric. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; CFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809326822
- ISBN
- 9780809326822
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.78
€ 54.99
€ 45.78
Paperback. An entirely new approach to literary theory, challenging received wisdom about adolescent girls & their reading experiences, this series focuses on the 8 to 16 age group. Holly Blackford explores how these girls construct meaning and discusses her findings in the context of English education. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; JNS; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Teachers´ College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807744666
- ISBN
- 9780807744666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.43
€ 33.99
€ 28.43
Hardback. This book draws together essays that play in various ways upon questions involving books, archivization, machines for writing, and the mechanicity inherent in language, the media, and intellectuals. Translator(s): Bowlby, Rachel. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804746199
- ISBN
- 9780804746199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.65
€ 114.65
Paperback. Literacy and the Bilingual Learner explores the literacy development of bilingual learners in London (UK) schools and colleges through a series of vignettes and case studies of learners and their educational experiences. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC; CJ; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349331819
- ISBN
- 9781349331819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Reading Literacy of U.S. Fourth-Grade Students in an International Con...
Baer, Justin; Baldi, Stephane; Ayotte, Kaylin...
Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 69
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607411383
- ISBN
- 9781607411383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.05€ 44.39
€ 62.05
€ 44.39
Paperback. This volume offers an overview of the wide range of methodological approaches to language and education across the axes of micro and macro-linguistic and social levels of analysis, as well as the multiple connections between them. This is a unique resource. Editor(s): Duff, Patricia A.; Hornberger, Nancy H. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC; CFD; CJA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194667
- ISBN
- 9789048194667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.29
€ 180.29
Hardback. How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? This book focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate children, as well as those who fund and conduct research. Editor(s): August, Diane; Hakuta, Kenji. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; JNSV; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- National Academies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309054973
- ISBN
- 9780309054973
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Condition: New
€ 85.48€ 83.03
€ 85.48
€ 83.03
Paperback. This work develops an understanding of literacy and illiteracy through the life stories of 12 adults from diverse backgrounds in the USA. It demonstrates how they work long and hard, make limited use of public resources, can use technology when shown, and have pride and self-respect. Editor(s): Merrifield, Juliet; Bingham, Mary Beth (Associate Director, Center for Literary Studies, Tennessee, USA); Hamphill, David (Director of Graduate Studies, San Francisco State University, USA); deMarrais, Kathleen Bennett (Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University). Series: Language and Literacy Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807736647
- ISBN
- 9780807736647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.49
€ 32.99
€ 27.49
Hardcover. Inquires into modes of manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced, and the ways in which they were actually used Editor(s): Li, Feng; Branner, David Prager. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; CFC; GTC; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991528
- ISBN
- 9780295991528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.61
€ 119.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CFC; CFK; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771860383
- ISBN
- 9781771860383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.94
€ 20.99
€ 18.94
Hardcover. Children, Film and Literacy examines children's engagements with film and how these engagements impact on their developing literacy, identity and textual productions. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; DSY; JFD; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294326
- ISBN
- 9781137294326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46