Language arts & disciplines

Situated Language and Learning: A Critique of Traditional Schooling

by James Paul Gee

Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach our educational policy-makers?

In this major new book, Gee tackles...

Dislocated Elements in Discourse: Syntactic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Perspectives

by Benjamin Shaer, Philippa Cook & Werner Frey

This volume is about 'dislocation' - the removal of phrases from their canonical positions in a sentence to its left or right edge. Dislocation encompasses a wide range of linguistic phenomena, related to nominal...

The Celtic Languages

by Martin Ball & Nicole Muller

The Celtic Languages describes in depth all the Celtic languages from historical, structural and sociolinguistic perspectives with individual chapters on Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Breton and Cornish....

Girls' Literacy Experiences In and Out of School: Learning and Composing Gendered Identities

by Elaine O'Quinn

How do American girls compose and amend their identities? In this text, prominent scholars in their respective fields examine the complex social and cultural constructions that shape girls' lives both in and...

Analyzing Public Discourse: Discourse Analysis in the Making of Public Policy

by Ron Scollon

Analyzing Public Discourse demonstrates the use of discourse analysis to provide testimony in public policy consultations: from environmental impact statements to changes in laws and policies.

Scollon asserts...

Video Journalism for the Web: A Practical Introduction to Documentary Storytelling

by Kurt Lancaster

As newspapers and broadcast news outlets direct more resources toward online content, print reporters and photojournalists are picking up video cameras and crafting new kinds of stories with their lenses. Creating...

Media and the Moral Mind

by Ron Tamborini

Questions regarding the relation between media and morality have been a lasting concern. Can media exposure shape or alter moral values? Does morality influence how audience members select, interpret and respond...

Understanding MPEG 4: Technology and Business Insights

by Sebastian Moeritz & Klaus Diepold

The Practical Guide to MPEG 4 offers an up to date introduction to this important interactive and multimedia compression standard (including MPEG-4 Part 10), with real examples and information as to how and...

Video Over IP: A Practical Guide to Technology and Applications

by Wes Simpson

Video Over IP gives you everything you need to know to choose from among the many ways of transferring your video over a network. The information is presented in an easy to read format, with comparison charts...

Hands-On Guide to Webcasting: Internet Event and AV Production

by Steve Mack & Dan Rayburn

In "Hands-On Guide to Webcasting," industry experts address the fastest-growing application for streaming media - broadcasting live audio and video on the Internet. Used in all industry verticals from corporate...

Hands-On Guide to Video Blogging and Podcasting: Emerging Media Tools for Business Communication

by Lionel Felix & Damien Stolarz

For all of your video and audio blogging business and professional communication needs, this book is it!

The Hands-on Guide to Video Blogging and Podcasting provides tremendous value to those content publishers,...

Roll! Shooting TV News: Views from Behind the Lens

by Rich Underwood

Roll! Shells fly overhead as night-scopes capture deadly fire fights with an eerie green hue, a category 5 hurricane devastates the Big Easy, hidden cameras enter a Cambodian village of brothels and a veteran...

Mobile Broadcasting with WiMAX: Principles, Technology, and Applications

by Amitabh Kumar

Written exclusively from broadcasters perspective, Mobile Broadcasting with WiMAX will help you move ahead in the use of WiMAX technologies. Whether you are an engineer, content provider, manager, or operator...

Managing Electronic Media: Making, Moving and Marketing Digital Content

by Joan Van Tassel

This college-level media management textbook reflects the changes in the media industries that have occurred in the past decade. Today's managers must address new issues that their predecessors never faced,...

Digital Signage: Software, Networks, Advertising, and Displays: A Primer for Understanding the Business

by Jimmy Schaeffler

Digital Signage gives you macro and micro views of the burgeoning digital signage industry. Whether you are looking for new opportunities or to expand your business, with this book you will be able to clearly...

Technology and Workflows for Multiple Channel Content Distribution: Infrastructure implementation strategies for converged production

by Philip J. Cianci

This book addresses the emergence of multi-channel broadcasting. Televisions, PC's, handheld and mobile reception devices now all receive content hat was once solely distributed by broadcast TV.

No book currently...

Audio Over IP: Building Pro AoIP Systems with Livewire

by Steve Church & Skip Pizzi

Position yourself at the forefront of audio and broadcast studio technology by learning audio over IP. You will gain knowledge of IP network engineering as it applies to audio applications, and then progress...

Introduction to Journalism: Essential techniques and background knowledge

by Richard Rudin & Trevor Ibbotson

Anyone studying journalism, or training for the industry, will benefit from the broad scope of information and guidance packed into this textbook. Those already employed in journalism or related areas will also...

The Broadcast Century and Beyond: A Biography of American Broadcasting

by Robert L Hilliard & MICHAEL C KEITH

The Broadcast Century and Beyond is a popular history of the most influential and innovative industry of the century. The story of broadcasting is told in a direct and informal style, blending personal insight...

The New Communications Technologies: Applications, Policy, and Impact

by Michael Mirabito & Barbara Morgenstern

As new communications applications are developed and brought to market, it is vital for communications professionals to keep abreast of these issues. Since the technologies and applications also affect our daily...