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The Oceanic Languages

by Terry Crowley, John Lynch & Malcolm Ross

This new volume of the Language Family Series presents an overview of the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian languages, spread across a region embracing eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia....

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide

by Claudia Ross & Jing-heng Sheng Ma

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar is an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume.

Divided into two sections closely linked by extensive...

Routledge Encyclopaedia of Language Teaching and Learning

by Michael Byram

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative handbook dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of study. It has been produced specifically for language...

Colloquial English: A Course for Non-Native Speakers

by Gareth King

Colloquial English is an easy-to-use course, specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use. It teaches current spoken and written English, as used in the UK, through the medium of English...

Arabic: An Essential Grammar

by Faruk Abu-Chacra

Arabic: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and practical reference guide to the most important aspects of the language. Suitable for beginners, as well as intermediate students, this book offers a strong...

Colloquial Amharic

by David Appleyard

Colloquial Amharic is easy to use and completely up to date!

Specially written by experienced teachers for self study or class use, the course offers you a step by step approach to written and spoken Amharic....

Writing as Translingual Practice in Academic Contexts

by Suresh Canagarajah

The term translingual highlights the reality that people always shuttle across languages, communicate in hybrid languages and, thus, enjoy multilingual competence. In the context of migration, transnational...

Colloquial Czech: The Complete Course for Beginners

by James Naughton

These two 60-minute CDs, recorded by native speakers of Czech, are an invaluable component of the Colloquial Czech course. While reinforcing material from the book, the CDs also contain a variety of additional...

Practice Makes Perfect English Grammar for ESL Learners, 2nd Edition

by Ed Swick

Build a solid foundation in English grammar

As a beginning learner of English, you might find thatgrammar concepts such as indefinite articles, relativepronouns, the passive voice, or gerunds can be confusing....

Practice Makes Perfect English Verbs, 2nd Edition

by Loretta Gray

Master English verb forms

If you're looking for help memorizing English verbconjugations, any English verb book will do. But if youare interested in becoming fluent, you’ll need to learnhow these building blocks...

McGraw-Hill's Quick and Easy Medical Spanish w/Audio CD

by Claudia Kechkian

Learn the Spanish words and phrases critical to your healthcare job in no time flat!

Even if you don't have any Spanish languageexperience, McGraw-Hill’s Quick and Easy MedicalSpanish helps you master most...

Understanding Language Classroom Contexts: The Starting Point for Change

by Martin Wedell & Angi Malderez

Arguably the whole point of education is to effect change in what people know and are able to do. Globalization has contributed to a common perception worldwide of the need to introduce changes to the teaching...

Portuguese For Dummies

by Karen Keller

The fast and easy way to learn to speak Brazilian Portuguese

Quick! What's the most widely spoken language in South America? That's right, Portuguese! And what's the fastest, easiest, most enjoyable way to learn...

Chinese For Dummies

by Wendy Abraham

The fast and easy way to learn to speak Mandarin Chinese

China has become a major influence in the world today, and Mandarin Chinese is the world's most widely spoken language. Not only is China full of opportunities...

The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes

by Brian Paltridge & Sue Starfield

Featuring a collection of newly commissioned essays, edited by two leading scholars, this Handbook surveys the key research findings in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP).

• Provides a state-of-the-art...

Irish-English/English-Irish Easy Reference Dictionary

by The Educational Company of Ireland

This learner's dictionary guides students and other users through the intricacies of the Irish language.

Spanish for Better Travel in Latin America

by Collectif

Get the most out of your next trip to Latin America with this easy-to-use pocket phrasebook. Two-colour layout, useful phrases for all kinds of situations, pronunciation guide and a two-way index help you get...

English As She Is Spoke

by Jose de Fonseca & Pedro Carolino

In 1855, when Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino wrote an English phrasebook for Portuguese students, they faced just one problem: they didn't know any English. Even worse, they didn't own an English-to-Portuguese...

English in Action: Student Workbook

by Wally Cirafesi

Students will enjoy a fast and fun start to learning English with this action-packed curriculum. English in Action uses familiar Bible stories, drills for developing reading and writing skills, and activities...

Practice Makes Perfect English Problem Solver

by Ed Swick

Tackle head-on all the hurdles that you find hard about learning English as an ESL student

Practice Makes Perfect: English Problem Solver doesn't pretend that learning English is easy. Instead of covering the...