Nimble Tongues is a collection of essays that continues Steven G. Kellman's work in the fertile field of translingualism, focusing on the phenomenon of switching languages. A series of investigations and reflections rather than a single thesis, the collection is perhaps more akin in its aims—if not accomplishment—to George Steiner’s Extraterritorial: Papers on Literature and the Language Revolution or Umberto Eco’s Travels in Hyperreal ...
This volume, edited by Grace Veach, explores leading approaches to teaching information literacy and writing studies in upper-level and graduate courses. Contributors describe cross-disciplinary and collaborative efforts underway across higher education, during a time when «fact» or «truth» is less important than fitting a predetermined message. Topics include: working with varied student populations, teaching information literacy and writing ...
This volume, edited by Grace Veach, explores leading approaches to foregrounding information literacy in first-year college writing courses. Chapters describe cross-disciplinary efforts underway across higher education, as well as innovative approaches of both writing professors and librarians in the classroom. This seminal work unpacks the disciplinary implications for information literacy and writing studies as they encounter one another in th ...
In life one must make mistakes in order to learn from them. If everyone was perfect and never made any mistakes, how would you know what is wrong, from right? Making mistakes in grammar will help you to learn what you've done wrong, why it's wrong, and how to correct it. Once you make the mistake, you can be shown by a teacher, how to correct the mistake, and how to avoid making some of the same mistakes in the future. ...
An American Sign Language Guide helps someone trying to learn sign language, by allowing the person to study at their own pace and in their own time. Also, an American Sign Language Guide allows the person who is wanting to learn Sign Language to study anywhere that is convenient for them. This could be; a classroom, the person's residence, the library, or any other place that the person feels comfortable reading the guide and practicing th ...
Learning how to write well is a very complex skill that requires a person to know how to compose a work, and then make it so that it is the kind of things that the reader likes to read. Students need to know this, and so it is a great idea for them to use an English composition and style study guide. The guide helps students to practice writing in a formate that allows for them to reflect on their work. ...
An English verbs study guide can help individuals when studying grammar. By having all the necessary information needed to study in one place, individuals won't need to flip through many pages of notes to figure out all of the verb rules that may need to be memorized. Having all the necessary information in single space will also cut down on study time and lead to greater focus. English is a difficult language with many verb rules and a inn ...
