| A History of Old English Literature, 2nd Edition Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:30 AM PST 
This revised edition of A History of Old English Literature draws extensively on the latest scholarship to have evolved over the last decade. The text incorporates additional material throughout, including two new chapters on Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and incidental and marginal texts. This revised edition responds to the renewed historicism in medieval studies Provides wide-ranging coverage, […] This book was posted on BookDL. Download free at A History of Old English Literature, 2nd Edition.  |
| Languages of the World: An Introduction Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:26 AM PST 
What do all human languages have in common and in what ways are they different? How can language be used to trace different peoples and their past? Are certain languages similar because of common descent or language contact? Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, this textbook introduces readers to the rich diversity of human languages, […] This book was posted on BookDL. Download free at Languages of the World: An Introduction.  |
| Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:23 AM PST 
When twentysomething reporter Miranda Kennedy leaves her job in New York City and travels to India with no employment prospects, she longs to immerse herself in the turmoil and excitement of a rapidly developing country. What she quickly learns in Delhi about renting an apartment as a single woman—it's next to impossible—and the proper way […] This book was posted on BookDL. Download free at Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India.  |
| How Literature Saved My Life Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:17 AM PST 
Blending confessional criticism and cultural autobiography, David Shields explores the power of literature to make life survivable, maybe even endurable. Evoking his deeply divided personality, his character flaws, his woes, his serious despair, he wants “literature to assuage human loneliness, but nothing can assuage human loneliness. Literature doesn’t lie about this—which is what makes it essential.” This is […] This book was posted on BookDL. Download free at How Literature Saved My Life.  |
| Language As Commodity: Global Structures, Local Marketplaces Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:13 AM PST 
Throughout human history, languages have been in competition with each other. As the world becomes more globalized, this trend increases. It affects the decision-making of those in positions of power and determines macro language policies and planning. Often decisions about language (or dialects or language variety) are related to usefulness – defined in terms of […] This book was posted on BookDL. Download free at Language As Commodity: Global Structures, Local Marketplaces.  |
| Language and Desire: Encoding Sex, Romance and Intimacy Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:11 AM PST 
This original and intriguing collection explores the pressures exerted upon language in the expression of romantic and sexual desire. Simultaneously, it reveals the ways in which language itself exerts its own constraints on the subject’s capacity to express desire. The contributors, while using the approaches and methods of empirical linguistics, engage directly with issues of […] This book was posted on BookDL. Download free at Language and Desire: Encoding Sex, Romance and Intimacy.  |
| Treasures:Interactive Read-Aloud Anthology with Plays Grade 6 Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:09 AM PST 
Read Alouds help to build children's listening comprehension. This anthology offers selections from a variety of genres, including biography, fiction, folktales, nonfiction, songs, and poetry, to share with children. Instruction is provided with each selection to develop specific comprehension strategies. Children are asked to set a purpose for listening, as well as to determine the […] This book was posted on BookDL. Download free at Treasures:Interactive Read-Aloud Anthology with Plays Grade 6.  |
| Teaching Online: Tools and Techniques, Options and Opportunities Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:06 AM PST 
Teaching Online is a clear, accessible and reassuringly practical book – essential reading for anyone interested in online teaching and course delivery. The authors share their wealth of experience in a fundamental area of interest to language teaching professionals today. It deals comprehensively with: – ways you should approach both online and blended courses – […] This book was posted on BookDL. Download free at Teaching Online: Tools and Techniques, Options and Opportunities.  |
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