The book explores the evolution of writing education, emphasizing the impact of a diverse student population and the integration of technology, including the Internet and electronic learning. It addresses the challenges and opportunities presented by globalization, providing insights into how these factors shape writing practices and pedagogy in contemporary educational settings. Through research-informed analysis, it offers a comprehensive view of modern writing instruction.
Introduces an area that is growing in importance within sociolinguistics, illustrating and challenging the 'great divide' between speech and writing. This book brings the study of writing to the heart of sociolinguistic inquiry.
The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the manner in which people communicate across time and space. In this book, the authors examine the ways in which the English language has adapted to new media.
This book aims to demystify the practices of scholarly publishing in English. It focuses on practices, institutions and politics rather than language and writing. Drawing on 10 years of research into academic publishing and writing practices, it provides a guide for readers to relate to their own contexts and situations as they consider publishing.
A fourth lesbian crime novel, featuring Emma Victor. Emma is very short of cash and needs to find a big assignment. When she and her lawyer boss are called in to help a blackmail victim, they become involved in a case which could have far reaching political consequences in San Francisco. From the author of SHE CAME IN A FLASH.
'She was a warm body... I didn't want to know her. And I didn't want to notice the small black charred hole in the back of her trench coat. I grabbed a wrist. It was warm but there was no pulse. Not that I could feel...' It's been a long hot summer. At the Women's Hotline, Emma Victor is struggling under the burden of too many calls and too many government cuts. Then she gets a cry for help she simply can't refuse. Reluctantly Victor agrees to break the rules and meet her client. There's only one problem: the woman's already dead...
Includes 65 common academic literacy terms and explores how they relate to genres, writing conventions, and language use. Each entry briefly defines the term, identifies variations and tensions about its use across disciplines, provides examples, and includes reflection questions. An appendix lists further readings for each entry.
An illustrated introduction for pre-teens to the 17th-century voyages of explorer Henry Hudson who sought a north-west passage through the impenetrable fog of the Canadian ice pack and ended up being jettisoned by his mutinous crew.
Stevie and her best friend, Jase, are phantom magnets. Whenever they are together, the doorway between this world and the next swings slightly open. The summer his parents treat them to a camping trip in New Mexico, the two friends can't wait to visit the legendary Crybaby Bridge. Right away, they hear the crying baby. Is it a phantom, or is someone playing tricks on them? As the two friends scour the campgrounds for answers, they discover that phantoms are not the only secrets the nearby town has kept hidden for over 60 years. They also discover things about each other, and about Stevie's family history, that will force their relationship to a whole new level--a level from which there may be no return.