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Traditional language teaching typically results in limited foreign language proficiency. Communicative approaches tend to produce greater fluency, but less accuracy. A potential … More

Up-to-date, challenging, and provocative, this best-selling book, the acknowledged standard in the field, is a practical manual for dealing with the ethical issues that all profess… More

What role has writing played in the development of our modern understanding of language, nature and ourselves? Drawing on recent advances in history, anthropology, linguistics and … More

The ultimate two-volume desk reference for practicing audiologists, ENTs, hearing aid dispensers, and students! An absolute best seller from the day the first volume was released, … More

Density by Design provides innovative solutions to the challenge of developing higher density housing that will be successful in the marketplace. Case studies of 14 projects show h… More

E-mail and computer keyboards may have replaced dictation and typewriters in the business world, but the importance of clear and effective written communication has never been grea… More

Young adults may be the toughest audience on Earth. Can librarians successfully use booktalks with teenagers who have grown up with the Internet, digital TV, and CD-Walkmans? The a… More

Writing for Your Peers is designed to help both experienced and inexperienced authors to write better scholarly papers in all areas of specialization. This comprehensive guide to w… More

Idioms are widely used in English and yet their meaning is often difficult to guess. This new reference book contains around 7000 idioms current in British, American and Australian… More