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Language, Society and Power

Author : Annabelle Mooney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415576581
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (765 download)

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Download or read book Language, Society and Power written by Annabelle Mooney and published by . This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It seeks to answer such questions as: How can a language reflect the status of children and older people? Do men and women talk differently? How can our use of language mark our ethnic identity? It also looks at language use in politics and the media and investigates how language affects and constructs our identities, exploring notions of correctness and attitudes towards language use. While it can be used as a stand-alone text, this edition of Language, Society and Power has also been fully cross-referenced with the new companion title: The Language, Society and Power Reader. Together these books provide the complete resource for students of English language and linguistics, media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology. --Book Jacket.

The Power of Reading

Author : Stephen D. Krashen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313053359
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Power of Reading written by Stephen D. Krashen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-08-19 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the case for free voluntary reading set out in the book's 1993 first edition, this new, updated, and much-looked-for second edition explores new research done on the topic in the last ten years as well as looking anew at some of the original research reviewed. Krashen also explores research surrounding the role of school and public libraries and the research indicating the necessity of a print-rich environment that provides light reading (comics, teen romances, magazines) as well as the best in literature to assist in educating children to read with understanding and in second language acquisition. He looks at the research surrounding reading incentive/rewards programs and specifically at the research on AR (Accelerated Reader) and other electronic reading products.

A Language and Power Reader

Author : Robert Eddy
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 0874219256
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book A Language and Power Reader written by Robert Eddy and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Language and Power Reader organizes reading and writing activities for undergraduate students, guiding them in the exploration of racism and cross-racial rhetorics. Introducing texts written from and about versions of English often disrespected by mainstream Americans, A Language and Power Reader highlights English dialects and discourses to provoke discussions of racialized relations in contemporary America. Thirty selected readings in a range of genres and from writers who work in ?alternative? voices (e.g., Pidgin, African American Language, discourse of international and transnational English speakers) focus on disparate power relations based on varieties of racism in America and how those relations might be displayed, imposed, or resisted across multiple rhetorics. The book also directs student participation and discourse. Each reading is followed by comments and guides to help focus conversation. Research has long shown that increasing a student?s metalinguistic awareness improves a student?s writing. No other reader available at this time explores the idea of multiple rhetorics or encourages their use, making A Language and Power Reader a welcome addition to writing classrooms.

Power of Reading

Author : Frank Furedi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472914783
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Power of Reading written by Frank Furedi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a natural companion to Christopher Booker`s bestselling The Seven Basic Plots (Continuum) and John Gross`s seminal study The Rise and Fall of the Man of Letters (Weidenfeld and Nicolson). The most eminent cultural and social historian Frank Furedi presents an eclectic and entirely original history of reading. The very act of reading and the choice of reading material endow individuals with an identity that possesses great symbolic significance. Already in ancient Rome, Cicero was busy drawing up a hierarchy of different types of readers. Since that time people have been divided into a variety of categories- literates and illiterates, intensive and extensive readers, or vulgo and discreet readers. In the 19th Century, accomplished readers were praised as `men of letters` while their moral opposites were described as `unlettered`. Today distinctions are made between cultural and instrumental readers and scorn is communicated towards the infamous `tabloid reader`. The purpose of this book is to explore the changing meanings attributed to the act of reading. Although it has an historical perspective, the book`s focus is very much on the culture of reading that prevails in the 21st Century. There are numerous texts on the history of literacy (Hoggart), yet there is no publication devoted to the the history of readers and their relationship with wider culture and society. It is thus a fascinating insight into understanding the post-Gutenberg debates about literacy in a multimedia environment with such a strong emphasis on the absorption of information. Taking a cue from George Steiner, Furedi argues vigorously for the restoration of the art of reading- every bit as important as the art of writing.

Words of Power

Author : Andrea Nye
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000737179
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Words of Power written by Andrea Nye and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1990. A common complaint of philosophers, and men in general, has been that women are illogical. On the other hand, rationality, defined as the ability to follow logical argument, is often claimed to be a defining characteristic of man. Andrea Nye undermines assumptions such as: logic is unitary, logic is independent of concrete human relations, logic transcends historical circumstances as well as gender. In a series of studies of the logics of historical figures Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Zeno, Abelard, Ockham, and Frege she traces the changing interrelationships between logical innovation and oppressive speech strategies, showing that logic is not transcendent truth but abstract forms of language spoken by men, whether Greek ruling citizens, imperial administrators, church officials, or scientists. She relates logical techniques, such as logical division, syllogisms, and truth functions, to ways in which those with power speak to and about those subject to them. She shows, in the specific historical settings of Ancient and Hellenistic Greece, medieval Europe, and Germany between the World Wars, how logicians reworked language so that dialogue and reciprocity are impossible and one speaker is forced to accept the words of another. In the personal, as well as confrontative style of her readings, Nye points the way to another power in the words of women that might break into and challenge rational discourses that have structured Western thought and practice.

Power: A Reader

Author : Mark Haugaard
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719057298
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Power: A Reader written by Mark Haugaard and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annotated reader is an introductory guide to some of the most significant perspectives on the subject of power within social and political theory. Containing extracts from such leading contemporary thinkers as Giddens, Lukes, and Bourdieu, alongside recent conceptions of power from important 20th century figures including Weber, Arendt, and Foucault, this book is intended as an introductory text for students encountering the subject for the first time.

Reading Power

Author : Adrienne Gear
Publisher : Pembroke Publishers Limited
ISBN 13 : 1551388057
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Reading Power written by Adrienne Gear and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2013 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Language and Power

Author : Paul Simpson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429889127
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Language and Power written by Paul Simpson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings – all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible ‘two-dimensional’ structure is built around four sections – introduction, development, exploration and extension – which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained. Language and Power, Second Edition has been completely revised and updated and includes: a comprehensive survey of the ways in which language intersects and connects with the social, cultural and political aspects of power; an introduction to the history of the field, covering all the major approaches, theoretical concepts and methods of analysis in this important and developing area of academic study; coverage of all the ‘traditional’ topics, such as race, gender and institutional power, but also newer topics such as the discourse of post-truth, and the power of social media; readings from works by seminal figures in the field, such as Robin Lakoff, Deborah Cameron and Teun van Dijk; real texts and examples throughout, including advertisements from cosmetics companies; newspaper articles and headlines; websites and internet media; and spoken dialogues such as political and presidential speeches; a supporting companion website that aims to challenge students at a more advanced level and which features extra reading, exercises, follow-up activities, and suggestions for further work. Language and Power will be essential reading for students studying English language or linguistics.

The Way of the Linguist

Author : Steve Kaufmann
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1420873296
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Way of the Linguist written by Steve Kaufmann and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey. It is now a cliché that the world is a smaller place. We think nothing of jumping on a plane to travel to another country or continent. The most exotic locations are now destinations for mass tourism. Small business people are dealing across frontiers and language barriers like never before. The Internet brings different languages and cultures to our finger-tips. English, the hybrid language of an island at the western extremity of Europe seems to have an unrivalled position as an international medium of communication. But historically periods of cultural and economic domination have never lasted forever. Do we not lose something by relying on the wide spread use of English rather than discovering other languages and cultures? As citizens of this shrunken world, would we not be better off if we were able to speak a few languages other than our own? The answer is obviously yes. Certainly Steve Kaufmann thinks so, and in his busy life as a diplomat and businessman he managed to learn to speak nine languages fluently and observe first hand some of the dominant cultures of Europe and Asia. Why do not more people do the same? In his book The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey, Steve offers some answers. Steve feels anyone can learn a language if they want to. He points out some of the obstacles that hold people back. Drawing on his adventures in Europe and Asia, as a student and businessman, he describes the rewards that come from knowing languages. He relates his evolution as a language learner, abroad and back in his native Canada and explains the kind of attitude that will enable others to achieve second language fluency. Many people have taken on the challenge of language learning but have been frustrated by their lack of success. This book offers detailed advice on the kind of study practices that will achieve language breakthroughs. Steve has developed a language learning system available online at: www.thelinguist.com.

Power

Author : Daniel Egan
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Power written by Daniel Egan and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2005 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For courses in political sociology. Successfully bringing together accessible readings that cover the broad range of issues of importance to political sociologists. Readings address both classic issues in political sociology, as well as more recent developments such as globalization. The reader offers a coherent analysis of power that reflects the contributions of a variety of critical perspectives including Marxism, feminism, critical race theory, postmodernism and power structure theory.

Every Book Its Reader

Author : Nicholas A. Basbanes
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060593245
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Every Book Its Reader written by Nicholas A. Basbanes and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006-12-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, Nicholas A. Basbanes offers a lively consideration of writings that have "made things happen" in the world, works that have both nudged the course of history and fired the imagination of countless influential people. In his fifth work to examine a specific aspect of book culture, Basbanes also asks what we can know about such figures as John Milton, Edward Gibbon, John Locke, Isaac Newton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Adams, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Henry James, Thomas Edison, Helen Keller––even the notorious Marquis de Sade and Adolf Hitler––by knowing what they have read. He shows how books that many of these people have consulted, in some cases annotated with their marginal notes, can offer tantalizing clues to the evolution of their character and the development of their thought.

Power Reading

Author : Rick Ostrov
Publisher : Education Press (NC)
ISBN 13 : 9780960170616
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Power Reading written by Rick Ostrov and published by Education Press (NC). This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power Reading is the best, fastest, easiest, most effective speedreading and comprehension course ever developed! Most people see amazing results in the first few days of the 30-day Power Reading course. Included in this unique speedreading course are the most effective techniques for comprehension improvement, study, note taking, test taking and retention in school, work or pleasure materials.

The Gender, Culture, and Power Reader

Author : Dorothy Louise Hodgson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190201777
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Gender, Culture, and Power Reader written by Dorothy Louise Hodgson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gender, Culture, and Power Reader explores different approaches to the study and conceptualization of gender, the value and limitations of gender as an analytic category, and the theoretical insights about gender produced by ethnographic research into the everyday lives, labors, loves, and livelihoods of people throughout the world. Why does gender "matter"? How are dominant ideas and practices of gender perceived, produced, experienced, and contested in different societies? How does ethnographic research provide access to these stories, perspectives, and experiences? What is the relationship between evidence and theory? The Gender, Culture, and Power Reader addresses these questions and more. Expertly edited by Dorothy L. Hodgson, this diverse reader includes both classical debates and relevant contemporary topics like gender-based violence and human rights.

Language! Live:

Author : Louisa Cook Moats
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781491690130
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Language! Live: written by Louisa Cook Moats and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reading Power, Revised & Expanded Edition

Author : Adrienne Gear
Publisher : Pembroke Publishers Limited
ISBN 13 : 1551389134
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Reading Power, Revised & Expanded Edition written by Adrienne Gear and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago, Reading Power was launched in an elementary school in Vancouver. It has since evolved into a recognized approach to comprehension instruction being implemented across Canada, in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, and China. This ground-breaking approach showed teachers how to help students think while they read — connect, question, visualize, infer, and transform. Since the publication of the first edition of Reading Power, Adrienne Gear has continued to reflect on and refine her ideas about metacognition, comprehension instruction, and the Reading Power strategies. This revised and expanded edition shares these new understandings, and offers teachers new ideas, new lessons, and, of course, new anchor books to support the Reading Power principles. An ideal resource for teachers familiar to this strategic approach to teaching reading, or for those looking for new ways to connect thinking with reading.

Language in Use

Author : Patrick Griffiths
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000115682
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Language in Use written by Patrick Griffiths and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for introductory students, this collection of key readings in language and linguistics will take readers beyond their introductory textbook and introduce them to the thoughts and writings of many esteemed authorities. The reader includes seminal papers, new or controversial pieces to stimulate discussion and reports on applied work. Language in Use: is split into four parts – ‘Language and Interaction’, ‘Language Systems’, ‘Language and Society’ and ‘Language and Mind’ covers all the topics of language study including conversation analysis, pragmatics, power and politeness, semantics, grammar, phonetics, multilingualism, child language acquisition and psycholinguistics has readings from authorities including Pinker, Fairclough, Crystal, Le Page and Tabouret-Keller, Hughes, Trudgill and Watt, Halliday, Sacks, Mills, Obler and Gjerlow provides comprehensive editorial support for each reading with introductions, activities or discussion points to follow and further reading Is supported by a companion website, offering extra resources for students including additional activities, useful weblinks and advice from the authors Designed for use as a companion to Introducing Language in Use (Routledge, 2005), but also highly usable as a stand-alone text, this Reader will introduce readers to the wide world of linguistics and applied linguistics.

Reading People: Harness the Power Of Personality, Body Language, Influence & Persuasion To Transform Your Work, Relationships, Boost Your Confidence & Read People!

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Author : Darcy Carter
Publisher : Darcy Carter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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