Recent developments in contact linguistics suggest considerable overlap of branches such as historical linguistics, variationist sociolinguistics, pidgin/creole linguistics, language acquisition, etc. This book highlights the complexity of contact-induced language change throughout the history of English by bringing together cutting-edge research from these fields.
2 fun-filled adventures for kids of all ages! Featuring Hard Hat Harry Cars Get under the hood and get your hands dirty! This revved-up ride takes you through a day at the garage. You’ll see how the pros change a tire, change the oil, analyze an engine and even get a car squeaky clean! With pit stops at a service bay, gas station and car wash, you’ll use tough-guy tools like an air impact wrench, hydraulic jack and electronic engine analyzer.
Contemporary American theatre re-creates and invokes classical theatre so as to generate interaction between the two theatres. Using selected works of fourteen playwrights, this book organizes the interaction into three sections: works dramatizing change and reconciliation, works dramatizing the inability or the unwillingness to change and reconcile, and works emphasizing various selves (personal, theatrical, national).
Improving Urban Schools: Equity and Access in K-12 STEM Education for All Students
Added by: miaow | Karma: 8463.35 | Other | 4 August 2015
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Although STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has been diversely defined by various researchers (e.g. Buck Institute, 2003; Capraro & Slough, 2009; Scott, 2009; Wolf, 2008), during the last decade, STEM education has gained an increasing presence on the national agenda through initiatives from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Institute for Educational Sciences (IES). The rate of technological innovation and change has been tremendous over the past ten years, and this rapid increase will only continue.
Learning to Succeed: Rethinking Corporate Education in a World of Unrelenting Change
Added by: miaow | Karma: 8463.35 | Other | 3 August 2015
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Frequent market shifts... The rapid pace of technological change...We're all familiar with the old saying, "the only constant is change," but this has never been as true for business as it is today - nor have the penalties for companies who fail to learn and adapt been as high. Learning to Succeed insists that an integrated model for corporate education--one that links development programs with strategic goals--is critical to building agile and resilient learning organizations that will survive in our fast-evolving business landscape.
