This singular new textbook is both an introduction to the major theories of second language acquisition and a practical proposal for their application to language learning courses. It explains and evaluates these theories, and focuses on recent research that has enriched thinking about the best ways to facilitate communicative effectiveness in an L2. It then suggests practical applications regarding language planning, curriculum development, pedagogy, materials development, teacher development, and assessment, establishing a tangible connection between theory and practice. Unlike many SLA books which are narrowly focused on the acquisition of language, it explores the roles of factors such as pragmatics, para-linguistic signals, gesture, semiotics, multi-modality, embodied language, and brain activity in L2 communication. SLA Applied connects research-based theories to the authors' and students' real-life experiences in the classroom, and stimulates reflection and creativity through t
From the legendary late author of Gratitude and On the Move: a final volume of essays--many previously unpublished--that cast an inimitable Sacksian light on everything from primordial life and the mysteries of the brain to the ancient ginkgo and the power of the written word.In this final volume, Oliver Sacks examines the many passions that defined his life--both as a doctor engaged with the central questions of human existence and as a polymath conversant in all the sciences. Everything in Its Place brings together writings on a rich variety of topics. Why do humans need gardens? How, and when, does a physician tell his patient she has Alzheimer's? What is social media doing to our brains? In several of the compassionate case histories included here, we see Sacks consider the enigmas of depression, psychosis, and schizophrenia for the first time. In others, he returns to conditions that have long fascinated him: Tourette's syndrome, aging, dementia, and hallucinations. In counterpoin
Presents a collection of trivia about the human body, organized into such categories as the brain and facial features; life and death; and strange ailments, hiccups, and snoring.
Presents a collection of trivia about the human body, organized into such categories as the brain and facial features; life and death; and strange ailments, hiccups, and snoring.
A change is coming, April Lancaster’s fortune cookie reads. Be prepared. But how could she be prepared for the news that she has an inoperable brain tumor? April’s life will never be the same. Then sh
The bee may have a brain the size of a grass seed, but in its brief, five-week life it works as a brood nurse, wax producer, comb builder, honey maker, home guard, and floral forager. Bees: Nature's L
Imagine rubbing shoulders with the dead for most of your life. As she picks the brain of her father for the most gruesome and thought-provoking secrets of his embalming career—from the drowned b
People say that when you have a life-altering experience, your brain takes a picture, and that snapshot stays forever in your memory to retrieve again. amd again, and again. Kendra Sullivan loves taki
A bullet to the brain abruptly halted a terrified young woman's desperate flight. In her pocket is the name of a policeman whose own life was brutally invaded, mercilessly shaken, and very nearly eras
"Luke Abramson, a brilliant cellular biologist who is battling lung cancer, has one joy in life, his ten-year-old granddaughter, Angela. When he learns that Angela has an inoperable brain tumor and is
Gill Thackray teaches the reader the fundamentals of positivity and details the benefits of introducing it into your life. She also provides fascinating detail into what happens to your brain when you
A blueprint for your child's nutrition and brain health. Doctor-approved and parent-tested, the Smart Baby Cookbook helps you give your young one a head-start for a healthy life, beginning with the be
Following the success of the Dangerous Book for Idiots, this pack offers aspiring nitwits a way to record their no-brain misadventures and keep a log of their attempts to endanger life. It also featur
A slipcased compilation of three of the popular comedian's irreverent observations about life includes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, Napalm & Silly Putty, and Brain Droppings. Original.
Some are sour and make you pucker. Others are cold and give you brain freezes. There are many kinds of treats and meals. And they make for great jokes that readers will rush to share with their family and friends. Through an engaging design that brings the jokes to life with humorous illustrations, fun facts, and critical thinking questions that inspire readers to make jokes of their own, Tastefully Silly Jokes about Food will have readers laughing and learning. A table of contents, glossary with pronunciations, further resources, and an index all enhance comprehension in a beginning reader format.
Describes the role of the sense of touch in human life; the parts played by the skin, nerves and brain in feeling; pain and other reactions to touch; technological developments affecting touch; and th
Can being more grateful change your life? Ongoing research suggests that it does. Practising gratitude has a positive impact on the brain and changes the way we feel about the world – and each other.
In the tradition of Brain on Fire and When Breath Becomes Air, Gerda Saunders' Memory's Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir--a true-life Still Alice that captures Saunders' experie
From brain science to language development and social skills, we've never known more about how children's minds develop in the first five years of life. Yet with all the information available, Christi
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2018A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of 2018A book about the journey of life, from our wide-eyes of childhood through the tangles and brambles, into our
