Books tagged: modern language

Provide your students with many practical classroom strategies to achieve the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do proficiencies of speaking, listening, reading and writing with half of the 74 readings focusing on speaking. Learn how grammar, vocabulary, culture, the textbook and mobile devices help develop proficiency. Find mini-assessments.

The Quest for Truth: Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Language by Andrew Conley delves into the revolutionary ideas of Ludwig Wittgenstein, exploring how his later work reshaped the philosophy of language. The book examines Wittgenstein's departure from formal systems of meaning, focusing on his concept of language as a social, context-dependent practice. By rejecting essentialism and the...

Hans Christian Andersen fairytales are magical; but how do you get kids excited about the stories when most translations were written over 100 years ago in a dated English? This is a retelling of one of Anderson’s most beloved stories: The Emperor’s New Clothes. This book is also available as a larger anthology with even more Andersen stories. KidLit-o is a new publishing house just for kids! F

Wittgenstein and the Quest for Certainty by Andrew Conley explores Ludwig Wittgenstein's profound shift in philosophical thought, from his early work in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus to his later, groundbreaking ideas in the Philosophical Investigations. The book delves into Wittgenstein's evolving conception of certainty, challenging the traditional search for indubitable truths in favor...

"The Catalan Language: Identity and Evolution in Late Medieval Catalunya" by Philip Decker explores the rich and complex history of the Catalan language during the late medieval period, examining its evolution from a vernacular dialect to a symbol of political autonomy and cultural identity. Through detailed historical analysis, Decker traces how Catalan developed in the context of the Crown of...

Hans Christian Andersen fairytales are magical; but how do you get kids excited about the stories when most translations were written over 100 years ago in a dated English? This is a retelling of one of Anderson’s most beloved stories: Thumbelina. This book is also available as a larger anthology with even more Andersen stories. KidLit-o is a new publishing house just for kids! From reimagined

Improve your students’ modern language communication and culture awareness through mobile learning tools and apps. Use these easy to integrate activities to engage your students in in-class and out-of-class learning in fourteen different mobile learning categories. Develop your students' speaking listening, reading, and writing. Have them participate in authentic culture through mobile activities.

This is a sequel to Speak Hebrew For Real, Primer. You will be learning the next level as if you were a student in my class, getting all the cool tips, shortcuts and easy ways to understand the rules. The repetitions and the ample exercises will help you retain what you've learned. This book covers key words and structures unique to Hebrew that will make you sound like a native Israeli.

The Nature of Truth in Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy by Andrew Conley explores Ludwig Wittgenstein's transformative shift in understanding truth and meaning in language. In this book, Conley examines Wittgenstein's later works, primarily Philosophical Investigations and On Certainty, to unpack the philosopher's rejection of objective, abstract notions of truth. Wittgenstein argues that truth...

How To Learn A Language – A Young Person’s Guide is aimed at young people learning any foreign modern language at any level whatsoever. It describes how to get the most out of one’s language studies by outlining good practice in a number of key areas. It can best be described as a self-help book and is written in an accessible, readable and non-technical style.