American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade Volume 1, 2, 3 and 4

Title: American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade Volume 1, 2, 3 and 4
Author(s): Bob Batchelor
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 9780313344107
Date: 2009
Pages: 1703
Size: 23.64 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade is the most comprehensive reference on American pop culture ever assembled, beginning with the 1900s up through today.

Pop culture is the heart and soul of America, a unifying bridge across time bringing together generations of diverse backgrounds. Whether looking at the bright lights of the Jazz Age in the 1920s, the sexual and the rock-n-roll revolution of the 1960s, or the thriving social networking websites of today, each period in America's cultural history develops its own unique take on the qualities define our lives. [+/-]

American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade is the most comprehensive reference on American popular culture by decade ever assembled, beginning with the 1900s up through today. The four-volume set examines the fascinating trends across decades and eras by shedding light on the experiences of Americans young and old, rich and poor, along with the influences of arts, entertainment, sports, and other cultural forces.

In-depth chapters trace the evolution of pop culture in 11 key categories:

- Key Events in American Life,
- Advertising,
- Architecture,
- Books,
- Newspapers,
- Magazines and Comics,
- Entertainment,
- Fashion,
- Food,
- Music,
- Sports and Leisure Activities,
- Travel,
- and Visual Arts.

Designed to meet the high demand for resources that help students study American history and culture by the decade, this one-stop reference provides readers with a broad and interdisciplinary overview of the numerous aspects of popular culture in our country. Thoughtful examination of our rich and often tumultuous popular history, illustrated with hundreds of historical and contemporary photos, makes this the ideal source to turn to for ready reference or research.

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Teacher Preparation for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms

Title: Teacher Preparation for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms: A Resource for Teacher Educators
Author(s): Tamara Lucas
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415997925
Date: 2011
Pages: 252
Size: 1.63 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Teacher educators today need knowledge and practical ideas about how to prepare all pre-service and in-service teachers (not just bilingual or ESL specialists) to teach the growing number of students in K-12 classrooms in the United States who speak native languages other than English. This book is at the forefront in focusing exclusively on the preparation of mainstream classroom teachers for this population of students. [+/-]

Part one provides the conceptual and contextual framework for the book, including a comprehensive discussion of relevant demographic trends and an analysis of national and state policies. Part two presents examples of initiatives in different institutional and geographic settings, highlighting three essential elements of teacher preparation: curriculum content, program design, and program coherence.

Meeting a pressing need among teacher educators left to figure out, largely by trial and error, how best to prepare non-specialist classroom teachers to work with ELLs, this book both contributes to the research base and provides practical information to help readers envision possibilities they can apply in their own settings.

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Pronunciation for Grammar: Basic & Intermediate (CDROMs)

English Grammar Course Basic & Intemediate
(Pronunciation for Grammar CDROMs)
Michael Swan, Catherine Walter | ISO | 245.41 Mb

Recommended! The English Grammar Course teaches all the grammar needed for speaking and writing in English. It explains the rules, shows how the language works, and gives plenty of practice. It can be used either with the coursebook in class or as extra practice at home.

CD ROM will help you to pronounce the structures from each section fluently and with correct stress and rhythm.

Elementary to Pre-Intermediate levels. [+/-]

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Improving Schools and Educational Systems: International Perspectives

Title: Improving Schools and Educational Systems: International Perspectives
Author(s): Alma Harris and Janet H. Chrispeels
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415362229
Date: 2006
Pages: 337
Size: 2.44 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

School improvement has become a dominant feature of educational reform in many countries. The pressure upon schools to improve performance has resulted in a wide-range of improvement programmes and initiatives which can provide both inspiration and advice to everyone involved in school improvement.

This book draws together the most effective school improvement projects from around the world in one comprehensive text, including detailed comparative analysis of a wide variety of initiatives. Drawing on examples from the UK, the USA, Canada, South Africa and Australia this book gives both an international snapshot and a coherent synthesis of initiatives that have given achievable results.

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English for the Pharmaceutical Industry (Book+Audio)

Title: English for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Author(s): Michael Büchler, Kathy Jaehnig, Gloria Matzig, Tanya Weindler
ISBN: 9780194579247
Date: 2010
Pages: 98
Size: 102 Mb
Format: PDF + MP3
Quality: High
Language: English

English for the Pharmaceutical Industry is an ideal short course aimed at those working in research and development, production, and quality control in the pharmaceutical industry.

This short, intensive courses can be completed in 25-30 hours, so students make progress quickly. ‘Industries’ titles can be used in a variety of ways: as stand-alone courses, for self-study using the interactive MultiROM, or alongside a coursebook such as International Express.

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The Living Classroom: Teaching and Collective Consciousness

Title: The Living Classroom: Teaching and Collective Consciousness
Author(s): Christopher M. Bache
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791476464
Date: 2008
Pages: 275
Size: 2.40 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Drawing upon Rupert Sheldrake's theory of morphic fields, Bache proposes that well-taught courses generate "learning fields" around them, forms of collective consciousness that can trigger new insights and startling personal transformations. Moving beyond theory, this book is rich with student stories and offers practical, hands-on strategies for teachers who want to begin working with these learning fields to take their teaching to a more conscious level.

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Blue Everywhere by Kristin Sterling

Title: Blue Everywhere
Level: Grade K-2
Author(s): Kristin Sterling
Publisher: Lerner
ISBN: 9780761359470
Date: 2010
Pages: 34
Size: 10.6 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full-color
Language: American English

Look around you. Do you see a clear sky? Ripe blueberries? Blue birds or flowers? Your favorite jeans? The color blue is found in nature, in foods, in clothing, and many other places. Read this book and become an expert at spotting blue everywhere! (Grade K-2) [+/-]

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Using a lively tone and examples from everyday life, the Lightning Bolt Books Colors series helps K-2 readers recognize colors, identify various shades of colors, and understand how colors or color words are used (e.g., in conveying emotion). Titles also include fun facts or an activity on creating or blending colors.

These bold and busy titles discuss where the colors occur in nature, describe their various shades, and discuss the meaning behind popular sayings or 'fun facts' about them. Well suited to independent reading, with simple sentence structure and boxed facts that elaborate upon the photos, the books will inform and engage readers. Questions in the text ('Sometimes people say that they are feeling blue. What does this mean?') will promote further investigation. Each page in the first chapter features an item of the highlighted color plus an additional fact. A second chapter presents shades of the color. Surprisingly, only Blue refers to the fact that primary colors blend to create other colors. These are suitable choices for libraries and classrooms. School Library Journal

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Really Useful English Verbs (Penguin Quick Guides)

Title: Really Useful English Verbs (Penguin Quick Guides)
Author(s): Gillian Porter Ladousse
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780582468900
Date: 2008
Pages: 79
Size: 26.83 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned
Language: English

Recommended! Do you want to learn more English verbs? This book guides you to over 200 of the most important and useful verbs in everyday English, covering the following areas: travel; work and business; law and order; entertainment, and much more.

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Really Useful English Grammar (Penguin Quick Guides)

Title: Really Useful English Grammar (Penguin Quick Guides)
Author(s): Jake Allsop
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780582469
Date: 2008
Pages: 82
Size: 30.95 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned
Language: English

Recommended! Do you want to improve your English grammar? This book guides you to the most important points and difficulties of English grammar, using: short, clear explanations; lots of practice and review pages and cartoons to help you understand - and make you laugh!

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Everyday Business Writing (English for Work)

Title: Everyday Business Writing (English for Work)
Level: Intermediate
Author(s): Ian Badger and Sue Pedley
Publisher: Longman
ISBN: 9780582539
Date: 2003
Pages: 95
Size: 59.9 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Recommended! Everyday Business Writing is for intermediate level students who wish to develop their written language skills in business situations. It can be used in class or for self-study. Essential language and vocabulary are presented in context with a variety of exercises. Examples are given of different written forms including email, letters, reports and memos. A glossary section allows space for the student to put in words in their own language.

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101 Best Tech Resumes

Title: 101 Best Tech Resumes
Author(s): Jay A. Block and Michael Betrus
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 007141570X
Date: 2003
Pages: 272
Size: 10.8 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

This resource is an indispensable tool for anyone looking to secure a great job in the technology industry. 101 Best Tech Resumes features outstanding resumes for every type of job from administrators and marketing professionals to data security managers and computer graphics designers. Cover letters and professional tips on networking are also included.

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Hot English Magazine №100-110

Title: Hot English Magazine №100-110
Publisher: hotenglishmagazine.com
Date: 2010-2011
Pages: 48 x 11
Size: 109 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High and full-color
Language: British and American English

Hot English is a truly unique monthly magazine. It contains useful language and fun articles with key words explained in easy-to-understand English.

Hot English comes with:
* A 70-minute audio CD with accents from all over the English-speaking world.
* 52 pages of English language content.
* Hundreds of articles to help improve your English.
* Combined with helpful glossaries that explain key words and expressions.
* US and British English, plus lots of other accents from the English-speaking world. [+/-]

Learn:
* Lots of slang that no one else will teach you.
* Useful English expressions.
* Phrasal verbs and idioms the fun way.
* Business English.
* About cultural topics from the English-speaking world.
* Real English in genuine contexts.

All the English you'll ever need:
* Humorous articles.
* The latest music and film.
* Up-to-date news articles and analytical articles.
* Cartoons and games.

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