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Da A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar

Da A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar

This fully revised second edition of Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar is a concise and contemporary reference grammar and workbook for intermediate-level students. The book contains clear explanations of the core areas of Russian grammar. Each point is illustrated with examples of contemporary language usage showing you how grammar works in practice while at the same time enhancing your vocabulary and cultural knowledge. Every chapter ends with a variety of exercises to test your progress and consolidate your understanding. Now revised with more exercises and enhanced e-resources. Suitable for intermediate-level students Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar is an invaluable resource for both classroom and self-study. | Da A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar

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Manual de fonética e fonologia da língua portuguesa

Manual de fonética e fonologia da língua portuguesa

Escrito inteiramente em português o Manual de fonética e fonologia da língua portuguesa é uma obra que abrange todos os aspectos fonéticos e fonológicos desse idioma inclusive as questões de fonética acústica e auditiva fonotática e traços suprassegmentais que a maioria dos livros didáticos não aborda. Neste livro o estudante encontrará uma introdução detalhada e exata mas acessível à fonética e à fonologia da língua portuguesa. Inclui capítulos introdutórios que contextualizam essas disciplinas no campo geral da linguística e salientam o papel dos sons e sua representação na comunicação humana. Principais características: ● Escrito por fonetistas qualificados e versados nas questões atuais da ciência fonética. ● Não é preciso já saber linguística pois o livro expõe todos os termos e conceitos linguísticos necessários. ● Cada capítulo conta com um resumo uma lista de conceitos e termos perguntas de revisão e exercícios de pronúncia relevantes destinados à prática dos conselhos e sugestões específicos do capítulo. ● Os capítulos que abordam a produção física dos sons contêm seções de Dicas Pedagógicas Conselhos Práticos e Exercícios de Pronúncia que ligam a teoria aos aspectos práticos da boa pronúncia. ● Uma característica exclusiva deste livro é a exposição da fonética e fonologia das três principais normas cultas da língua portuguesa: a de São Paulo e do Rio de Janeiro para o português brasileiro (PB) e a de Lisboa para o português europeu (PE). ● Numerosas imagens gráficos e tabelas para ilustrar claramente cada conceito. ● Recursos eletrônicos disponíveis online nos materiais de eResource com a pronúncia dos sons frases e exercícios do livro. O Manual de fonética e fonologia da língua portuguesa é uma introdução abrangente a esses campos escrita de modo a ser clara e acessível aos estudantes de português em nível avançado para ajudá-los a entender como melhorar a própria pronúncia. O livro é excelente também tanto para alunos de pós-graduação como para professores linguistas e profissionais de letras. Written entirely in Portuguese Manual de fonética e fonologia da língua portuguesa presents an accurate yet accessible introduction to Portuguese phonetics and phonology. The book covers all phonetic and phonological aspects of the language including those often missing from other textbooks such as acoustic and auditory phonetics phonotactics and suprasegmentals. The book maintains a careful balance between the theoretical and practical aspects of the topic and is designed to help learners improve their pronunciation through an understanding of the linguistic principles of phonetics and phonology combined with the application of these principles through exercises and practice. Additional pronunciation resources are available online at www. routledge. com/9780367179915. Written in a clear and accessible manner the book is ideal for advanced students of Portuguese with no prior knowledge of linguistics.

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The Viola da Gamba

The Viola da Gamba

The viola da gamba was a central instrument in European music from the late 15th century well into the late 18th. In this comprehensive study Bettina Hoffmann offers both an introduction to the instrument - its construction technique and history - for the non-specialist interweaving this information with a wealth of original archival scholarship that experts will relish. The book begins with a description of the instrument and here Hoffmann grapples with the complexity of various names applied to this and related instruments. Following two chapters on the instrument's construction and ancestry the core of the book is given to a historical and geographical survey of the instrument from its origins into the classical period. The book closes with a look at the revival of interest in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Brazil after Bolsonaro The Comeback of Lula da Silva

Brazil after Bolsonaro The Comeback of Lula da Silva

Brazil after Bolsonaro captures and presents the voices of a wide range of stakeholders including academics and journalists in Brazil and abroad to produce the first systematic engagement with Lula’s latest presidency. Providing fair and balanced perspectives on Lula the authors examine the legacy of Lula’s previous presidency; what happened in the interim in the eras of Rousseff Temer and Bolsonaro; and what are the challenges facing a new Lula administration. This book is divided into three main sections (Background to change Context and issues and Foreign policy) and chapters detail the political social and economic dimensions of change in Brazil and its wider repercussions. A fourth section sees Luís Guillermo Solís Rivera President of Costa Rica from 2014 to 2018 offer reflections on Lula from the perspective of a fellow president. Assuming no prior knowledge and written in an accessible style this book is ideal for those seeking to further their understanding of contemporary politics in Brazil and to learn the context and consequences of the transfer of power from Jair Bolsonaro to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. | Brazil after Bolsonaro The Comeback of Lula da Silva

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Attacks on Linking Revisited A New Look at Bion's Classic Work

Attacks on Linking Revisited A New Look at Bion's Classic Work

This book aims at providing further contributions inspired by Bion's paper Attacks on Linking (1959) by a distinguinshed group of scholars who have focused on different aspects of his propositions. Contributors: Christine Anzieu-Premmereur Rachel B. Blass Ronald Britton Catalina Bronstein Elias Mallet da Rocha Barros Elizabeth Lima da Rocha Barros Antonino Ferro Jay Greenberg Monica Horovitz Clara Nemas Edna O'Shaughnessy Rudi Vermote | Attacks on Linking Revisited A New Look at Bion's Classic Work

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Introducción a la lingüística de corpus en español

Introducción a la lingüística de corpus en español

Introducción a la lingüística de corpus en español es la primera obra concebida desde la óptica del español para investigar los corpus textuales existentes en la actualidad. Destinada a conjugar armónicamente la exposición de cuestiones teóricas y metodológicas proporciona información detallada sobre las tareas necesarias en el diseño construcción y explotación de un corpus a partir de numerosos ejemplos de obtención de datos sobre diferentes cuestiones léxicas y gramaticales. Características principales: • Exposición de cuestiones teóricas y metodológicas combinada con el tratamiento de casos prácticos de extracción y análisis de datos procedentes de corpus textuales de español; • Análisis de fenómenos léxicos y gramaticales del español desde diferentes perspectivas y con atención a la variabilidad diacrónica diatópica y diastrática; • Indicación detallada del modo de obtener los datos necesarios para la investigación en diferentes corpus del español; • Inclusión de un resumen inicial actividades de investigación en cada capítulo y lecturas complementarias recomendadas; • Presentación de un capítulo final con herramientas informáticas útiles para el análisis de textos no incluidos en corpus textuales; • Recopilación de los principales términos usados en la lingüística de corpus en un glosario bilingüe (español e inglés). Introducción a la lingüística de corpus en español es una obra con un enfoque marcadamente didáctico y dirigida fundamentalmente a estudiantes avanzados de grado y posgrado profesores que necesiten hacer uso de corpus en sus clases investigadores que precisen un conocimiento más profundo de la lingüística de corpus o expertos en otras disciplinas que deseen familiarizarse con una perspectiva técnica de los fenómenos lingüísticos. Introducción a la lingüística de corpus en español provides the first complete overview of corpus linguistics in Spanish. Combining the discussion of theoretical and methodological issues it provides detailed information on the design construction and use of a corpus with numerous examples of obtaining data on different lexical and grammatical issues. This is an ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate students teachers who need to make use of corpora in their classes researchers who need a deeper knowledge of corpus linguistics or experts in other disciplines who wish to become familiar with a technical perspective of linguistic phenomena.

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Variedades de la lengua española

Variedades de la lengua española

Variedades de la lengua española ofrece un panorama general de la variación dialectal y sociolingüística en el espacio hispanohablante presentado por uno de los más prestigiosos expertos en la materia. La lectura de este manual permitirá familiarizarse con los rasgos que distinguen las diferentes variedades geográficas del español con una comprensión adicional de las causas históricas y políticas de sus diferencias y de sus implicaciones sociales. Cada capítulo incluye sugerencias de lecturas complementarias y propone temas de debate e investigación así como un glosario que explica la terminología algo más especializada. Complementariamente el texto remite a materiales audiovisuales disponibles en la red que permiten una aproximación más directa a las variedades del español. Estas páginas son de interés tanto para los hispanohablantes nativos como para los no nativos interesados por la diversidad dialectal. Asimismo esta obra puede servir como texto primario de apoyo o complementario para los estudiantes el profesorado y los hispanistas interesados por el conocimiento de las variedades geográficas y sociales de la lengua española.

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The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni

The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni

The Original Portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni offers an original reading of Mozart’s and Da Ponte’s opera Don Giovanni using as a lens the portrayal of the title role by its creator the baritone Luigi Bassi (1766–1825). Although Bassi was coached in the role by the composer himself his portrayal has never been studied in depth before and this book presents a large number of new sources (first- and second-hand accounts) which allows us to reconstruct his performance scene by scene. The book confronts Bassi’s portrayal with a study of the opera’s early German reception and performance history demonstrating how Don Giovanni as we know it today was not only created by Mozart Da Ponte and Luigi Bassi but also by the early German adapters translators critics and performers who turned the title character into the arrogant and violent villain we still encounter in most of today’s stage productions. Incorporating discussion of dramaturgical thinking of the late Enlightenment and the difficult moral problems that the opera raises this is an important study for scholars and researchers from opera studies theatre and performance studies music history as well as conductors directors and singers.

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Semántica Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español

Semántica Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español

Semántica: Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español es una introducción integral al estudio de la semántica con un enfoque especial en la lengua española. Sin asumir conocimientos lingüísticos previos el libro conduce al lector por los principales temas del estudio del significado logrando un equilibrio entre la teoría y la práctica. Los temas nocionales y las discusiones conceptuales se entrelazan con el desarrollo de herramientas analíticas. Las explicaciones se apoyan en abundantes ejemplos que ilustran los puntos tratados. Cada capítulo proporciona ejercicios y sugerencias para lecturas e investigaciones adicionales con el fin de guiar a los estudiantes de español en las complejidades de la semántica léxica y composicional. Escrito íntegramente en español en un estilo claro y atractivo el libro es ideal para estudiantes avanzados de pregrado y posgrado de español y lingüística hispánica. Semántica: Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español is a comprehensive introduction to the study of semantics with a special focus on Spanish. Without assuming prior linguistic knowledge the book leads the reader through the main topics in the study of meaning striking a balance between theory and practice. In a clear and engaging style notional issues and conceptual discussions are intertwined with the development of analytical tools. Explanations are supported by plentiful examples to reinforce each new point. Exercises and suggestions for further reading and research are provided throughout to guide students of Spanish seamlessly into the complexities of lexical and compositional semantics. Written entirely in Spanish the book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of Spanish and Spanish linguistics. | Semántica Una introducción al significado lingüístico en español

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Diccionario de afijos del español contemporáneo

Diccionario de afijos del español contemporáneo

El Diccionario de afijos del español contemporáneo es el primer estudio completo y sistemático de los morfemas que el español utiliza para la formación de palabras. En esta obra se presenta en detalle cada afijo utilizado para construir palabras en español. Este completo diccionario destaca por sus descripciones de las principales propiedades de todos los afijos contemporáneos del español incluyendo su comportamiento gramatical clases de bases significados comportamiento fonológico y relación con otros afijos. El estudio se complementa con una bibliografía un glosario de términos y apéndices que clasifican los afijos según diversos criterios. El formato de diccionario organizado alfabéticamente permite una consulta rápida y sencilla y será especialmente útil para investigadores y estudiantes avanzados de morfología española. Diccionario de afijos del español contemporáneo is the first comprehensive and systematic study of the elements that Spanish uses for word formation. Every affix used to build words in Spanish is presented here in detail. This comprehensive dictionary is unique for its descriptions of the main properties of all contemporary Spanish affixes including their grammatical behavior base classes meanings phonological behavior and relation to other affixes. The study is complemented by a bibliography a glossary of terms and appendices that classify the affixes based on various criteria. The dictionary format organised alphabetically allows for quick and easy reference and will be of particular use to researchers and advanced students of Spanish morphology.

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The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures

The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures

From Cinderella to comic con to colonialism and more this companion provides readers with a comprehensive and current guide to the fantastic uncanny and wonderful worlds of the fairy tale across media and cultures. It offers a clear detailed and expansive overview of contemporary themes and issues throughout the intersections of the fields of fairy-tale studies media studies and cultural studies addressing among others issues of reception audience cultures ideology remediation and adaptation. Examples and case studies are drawn from a wide range of pertinent disciplines and settings providing thorough accessible treatment of central topics and specific media from around the globe. | The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures

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The Theatre of Commitment And Other Essays on Drama in Our Society

The Theatre of Commitment And Other Essays on Drama in Our Society

First published in 1967 The Theatre of Commitment presents miscellaneous collection of seven essays written over fifteen years. Eric Bentley deals with themes like is the drama an extinct species; the American drama; what is theatre; the pro and con of political theatre; letter to a would-be playwright and the theatre of commitment. For most people theatre of commitment is political theater though Bentley indicates that the word commitment is broad enough to embrace the work of any serious writer even if the commitment is to non-commitment. This is an interesting read for students of theatre and performance studies. | The Theatre of Commitment And Other Essays on Drama in Our Society

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Beginning with Disability A Primer

Beginning with Disability A Primer

While there are many introductions to disability and disability studies most presume an advanced academic knowledge of a range of subjects. Beginning with Disability is the first introductory primer for disaibility studies aimed at first year students in two- and four-year colleges. This volume of essays across disciplines—including education sociology communications psychology social sciences and humanities—features accessible readable and relatively short chapters that do not require specialized knowledge. Lennard Davis along with a team of consulting editors has compiled a number of blogs vlogs and other videos to make the materials more relatable and vivid to students. Subject to Debate boxes spotlight short pro and con pieces on controversial subjects that can be debated in class or act as prompts for assignments. | Beginning with Disability A Primer

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e-Research y español LE/L2 Investigar en la era digital

e-Research y español LE/L2 Investigar en la era digital

e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital es el primer volumen que aborda de manera conjunta las aportaciones al español LE/L2 de la lingüística de corpus la biblioteconomía y la edición digital. Es excelente para mejorar las técnicas de investigación a la vez que se toma conciencia sobre el uso de las tecnologías en los estudios sobre el español LE/L2. Características principales: visión interdisciplinar e internacional a partir del trabajo de expertos que ejercen su actividad docente investigadora y profesional en diferentes ámbitos y en distintos países; planteamiento teórico-práctico mediante la exposición de una reflexión teórica y la descripción de casos prácticos; sólido marco teórico que se presenta en los dos primeros capítulos; estructura homogénea dividida en útiles apartados (necesidades cómo ayudan las tecnologías y casos concretos) para que el lector pueda localizar los contenidos con facilidad; lectura del volumen que puede ser lineal (capítulo tras capítulo) o transversal (por ejemplo los casos prácticos que se presentan en cada capítulo); materiales complementarios en línea como por ejemplo glosario hipertextual y enlaces a los corpus y programas mencionados en los capítulos. Escrito en español de manera clara y accesible y con abundantes ejemplos e ilustraciones e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital es ideal para todas aquellas personas vinculadas con la investigación en torno al español LE/L2: estudiantes de máster y doctorado directores de tesis (PhD o máster) y profesores. e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital is the first volume that jointly addresses the contributions of corpus linguistics librarianship and digital publishing to Spanish as a second or foreign language (LE/L2). It is excellent for improving research techniques while raising awareness about the use of technologies in studies of Spanish LE/L2. Main features: interdisciplinary and international vision based on the work of experts who carry out their teaching research and professional activities in different fields and in different countries; theoretical-practical approach through the presentation of a theoretical reflection and the description of practical cases; solid theoretical framework which is presented in the first two chapters; each chapter is divided into three useful sections (needs how technologies help and specific cases) so that the reader can easily locate the contents; reading can be linear (chapter by chapter) or transversal (for example the practical cases presented in each chapter); supplementary online materials include a hypertext glossary and links to the corpus and programs mentioned in the chapters. Written in Spanish in a clear and accessible way and with abundant examples and illustrations e-Research y español LE/L2: Investigar en la era digital is ideal for all those involved in research on Spanish LE/L2 master's and doctoral students thesis supervisors and professors. | e-Research y español LE/L2 Investigar en la era digital

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Gramática fundamental del español

Gramática fundamental del español

Gramática fundamental del español abarca una amplia gama de temas relacionados con la morfología la sintaxis y la escritura del español. Usando ejemplos contextualizados y atendiendo a la dimensión cognitiva esta gramática presenta diferentes maneras de entender numerosos aspectos básicos del uso y el significado de la gramática incluyendo: frases cláusulas y oraciones clases de palabras y tipos de oraciones gramática de la palabra construcción y análisis de oraciones gramática y escritura Esta obra incluye información gramatical sobre las variedades más generales del español. También proporciona un amplio conjunto de ejercicios las soluciones a los ejercicios y un índice de materias y términos gramaticales. Esta gramática es una lectura clave para los estudiantes de español y de estudios hispánicos entre los niveles intermedio-bajo y avanzado-alto de ACTFL o bien entre los niveles B1 y C2 si se sigue el CEFR.

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Mano a Mano: Português para Falantes de Espanhol Volume 1 – Básico

Mano a Mano: Português para Falantes de Espanhol Volume 1 – Básico

Mano a Mano: Português para Falantes de Espanhol vem preencher uma importante lacuna no mercado editorial: a carência de livros didáticos que considerando as necessidades específicas de falantes de espanhol favoreçam um desenvolvimento mais rápido de sua proficiência em português. A coleção reúne uma série de características favoráveis à aprendizagem do português em diferentes contextos (ensino médio universidades cursos livres): Convida o(a) aluno(a) a desenvolver sua proficiência em português ao mesmo tempo que forma uma imagem multifacetada do Brasil em diálogo com suas próprias construções culturais desconstruindo discursos estabilizados e ampliando seus horizontes; Favorece o trnsito por múltiplas práticas de letramento em que circulam diferentes gêneros discursivos oferecendo oportunidades para que o(a) estudante aprimore suas capacidades de linguagem em contextos reais ou próximos a situações autênticas de interação; Sensibiliza o(a) aluno(a) para diferentes variedades da língua portuguesa; Permite ao(à) estudante desenvolver suas capacidades léxico-gramaticais e fonético-fonológicas de maneira reflexiva e contextualizada levando em consideração necessidades específicas de falantes de espanhol; Propõe tarefas semelhantes às encontradas no Certificado de Proficiência em Língua Portuguesa para Estrangeiros (Celpe-Bras) do Ministério da Educação brasileiro; É acompanhado por dois cadernos complementares integrados com explicações detalhadas referentes a recursos léxico-gramaticais e fonético-fonológicos além de uma série de atividades; Disponibiliza online os vídeos e áudios de tarefas de compreensão oral e de atividades de pronúncia. Preparado para o desenvolvimento de um curso de até 60 horas em contexto de imersão ou 90 horas de não-imersão Mano a Mano Volume 1 – Básico permite levar falantes de espanhol (como língua materna ou estrangeira/adicional) que nunca tiveram contato significativo prévio com o português até o início do nível Intermediário do Celpe-Bras do B1 do Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas ou do Intermediário Médio do American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. | Mano a Mano: Português para Falantes de Espanhol Volume 1 – Básico

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Técnicas de escritura en español y géneros textuales / Developing Writing Skills in Spanish

Técnicas de escritura en español y géneros textuales / Developing Writing Skills in Spanish

Técnicas de escritura en español y géneros textuales / Developing Writing Skills in Spanish es la primera publicación concebida para desarrollar y perfeccionar la expresión escrita en español a partir de una metodología basada en géneros textuales. Cada capítulo se ocupa de un género y está diseñado para guiar al escritor en la planificación el desarrollo y la revisión de textos. Las novedades de esta segunda edición incluyen: un cuestionario sobre la escritura listados con objetivos y prácticas escritas nuevos materiales y actividades repertorios de vocabulario temático ejercicios de corrección gramatical y estilo ampliación de las respuestas modelo y diferentes rutas para la escritura. Características principales: • Tipologías variadas: textos narrativos descriptivos expositivos argumentativos periodísticos publicitarios jurídicos y administrativos científicos y técnicos; • Actividades para trabajar la precisión léxica la gramática el estilo y la reescritura de manera progresiva; • Vocabulario temático marcadores discursivos y expresiones útiles para la escritura; • Pautas detalladas consejos prácticos y estrategias discursivas en función del tipo de texto; • Modelos textuales de reconocidos periodistas y autores del ámbito hispánico; • Recursos adicionales recogidos en un portal de escritura en línea. Diseñado como libro de texto material de autoaprendizaje u obra de referencia Técnicas de escritura en español y géneros textuales / Developing Writing Skills in Spanish es una herramienta esencial para familiarizarse con las características lingüísticas y discursivas propias de la lengua y para dominar la técnica de la escritura en diferentes géneros textuales. Técnicas de escritura en español y géneros textuales / Developing Writing Skills in Spanish provides intermediate and advanced level students with the necessary skills to become competent and confident writers in the Spanish language. This new edition includes: new material and activities chapter objectives exercises on grammar and style correction thematic vocabulary lists and an expanded answer key with more detailed explanations. Designed for use as a classroom text self-study material or reference work Técnicas de escritura en español y géneros textuales / Developing Writing Skills in Spanish is ideal for all intermediate to advanced students of Spanish.

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Teoría sociocultural y español LE/L2

Teoría sociocultural y español LE/L2

Teoría sociocultural y español LE/L2 es una introducción académica a conceptos clave de la teoría sociocultural aplicada a la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de español como segunda lengua y lengua extranjera. Los capítulos han sido escritos por expertos de todo el mundo tanto por investigadores y profesores de larga trayectoria como por nuevos investigadores. La obra ofrece una revisión detallada del impacto de las ideas socioculturales en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de español. Es el primer libro que se publica en español con este enfoque. En sus páginas se documenta la transformación que el enfoque sociocultural está produciendo en la enseñanza-aprendizaje de segundas lenguas en su investigación y evaluación y en la formación docente. La obra concibe el aprendizaje y el desarrollo como actividades socioculturales e interpersonales y destaca el objetivo de la evaluación y de la investigación como herramientas de intervención dinámica para el aprendizaje y crecimiento y finalmente cómo un enfoque sociocultural ilumina la importancia de la mediación en los procesos de aprendizaje y desarrollo de la persona. El volumen tiene las siguientes características: Incluye una entrevista con James P. Lantolf uno de los investigadores más prominentes de la teoría sociocultural aplicada a las segundas lenguas Un uso consistente de la terminología de la teoría sociocultural en español a lo largo de toda la obra Cada capítulo tiene una estructura homogénea lo cual facilita su consulta No reproduce la literatura existente en inglés sino que desarrolla propuestas teóricas y de investigación propias y novedosas Incluye un glosario disponible en línea de términos relevantes en la teoría sociocultural con breves definiciones Diseñado y pensado para aquellos sin conocimientos previos de la teoría Teoría sociocultural y español LE/L2 ofrece explicaciones claras y accesibles sobre la TSC acompañadas de ejemplos concretos y aplicaciones prácticas para la clase de lenguas. Es un recurso esencial para cualquiera que enseñe español LE/L2 así como para quienes investiguen su adquisición. Teoría sociocultural y español LE/L2 introduces the key concepts of sociocultural theory (SCT) as they apply to the teaching and acquisition of Spanish as a second and foreign language. Contributions from leading experts from across the globe both well-established and emerging scholars offer an in-depth view of how a sociocultural approach can impact the teaching and learning of Spanish. The first book on this subject to be written in Spanish this unique volume examines the transformation that sociocultural ideas are producing and conceives learning and development as sociocultural and interpersonal activities. It highlights the objective of evaluation and research as dynamic intervention tools for learning and growth the active role learners must play and how a sociocultural approach illuminates the importance of mediation in the learning and development processes of the individual. Key features include: An interview with James P. Lantolf one of the most prominent researchers in SCT applied to second languages A consistent use of sociocultural theory terminology in Spanish throughout A homogeneous chapter structure which makes it easy to consult Its own newly developed theoretical and research proposals An online glossary of relevant terms in sociocultural theory with brief definitions Designed for those with no prior knowledge of the subject area Teoría sociocultural y español LE/L2 provides straightforward and accessible explanations of SCT accompanied by specific and practical applications for the language classroom. It is an essential resource for anyone teaching or studying to teach Spanish as well as researchers in Spanish second language acquisition.

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Voice and Involvement at Work Experience with Non-Union Representation

Voice and Involvement at Work Experience with Non-Union Representation

In the last decade nonunion employee representation (NER) has become a much discussed topic in the fields of human resource management employment relations and employment/labor law. This book examines the purpose structure and performance of various types of employee representation bodies created by companies in non-union settings to promote collective forums for voice and involvement at the workplace. This unique volume presents the first longitudinal evidence on the performance success and failure of NER plans over an extended time period. Consisting of twelve detailed in-depth case studies of actual NER plans in operation across four countries this volume provides unparalleled evidence on such matters as: the motives behind the initial establishment of NER different organizational forms of NER in industry key success and failure factors over the long-term pro and con evaluations for employers and employees and more. Voice and Involvement at Work captures an unequalled international and comparative perspective through a wide cross-section of different NER forms. | Voice and Involvement at Work Experience with Non-Union Representation

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Renegotiating Authority in EU Energy and Climate Policy

Renegotiating Authority in EU Energy and Climate Policy

In the context of multiple crises EU Energy and Climate policy is often identi□ed as one of the few areas still exhibiting strong integration dynamics. However this domain is not exempt from contestation and re-nationalization pressures. This collection seeks to understand those contradictory integration and disintegration tendencies by problematizingthe notion of authority: When why and by whom is EU authority in Energy and Climate policy conferred and contested? What strategies are used to manage authority con□flicts and to what e□ffect? These questions are examined in some of the knottiest aspects of EU energy and climate policy for example the adoption of the landmark Governance of the Energy Union Regulation the long-drawn-out attempts to complete the EU’s internal energy market the struggle to achieve ambitious EU targets in renewable energy and energy efficiency beyond 2020 the blurring of economic and security instruments in external energy policy or the heated discussions over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of European Integration. | Renegotiating Authority in EU Energy and Climate Policy

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The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds 1400-1800

The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds 1400-1800

This book has been nominated for The Mountbatten Award for Best Book in the Maritime Media Awards 2021. The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds 1400‒1800 explores early modern maritime history culture and the current state of the research and approaches taken by experts in the field. Ranging from cartography to poetry and decorative design to naval warfare the book shows how once-traditional and often Euro-chauvinistic depictions of oceanic ‘mastery’ during the early modern period have been replaced by newer global ideas. This comprehensive volume challenges underlying assumptions by balancing its assessment of the consequences and accomplishments of European navigators in the era of Columbus da Gama and Magellan with an awareness of the sophistication and maritime expertise in Asia the Arab world and the Americas. By imparting riveting new stories and global perceptions of maritime history and culture the contributors provide readers with fresh insights concerning early modern entanglements between humans and the vast unpredictable ocean. With maritime studies growing and the ocean’s health in decline this volume is essential reading for academics and students interested in the historicization of the ocean and the ways early modern cultures both conceptualized and utilized seas. | The Routledge Companion to Marine and Maritime Worlds 1400-1800

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Paradoxes in Nurses’ Identity Culture and Image The Shadow Side of Nursing

Paradoxes in Nurses’ Identity Culture and Image The Shadow Side of Nursing

This book examines some of the more disturbing representations of nurses in popular culture to understand nursing’s complex identities challenges and future directions. It critically analyses disquieting representations of nurses who don’t care who kill who inspire fear or who do not comply with laws and policies. Also addressed are stories about how power is used as well as supernatural experiences in nursing. Using a series of examples taken from popular culture ranging from film television and novels to memoirs and true crime podcasts it interrogates the meaning of the shadow side of nursing and the underlying paradoxes that influence professional identity. Iconic nursing figures are still powerful today. Decades after they were first created Ratched and Annie Wilkes continue to make readers and viewers shudder at the prospect of ever being ill. Modern storytelling modes are bringing to audiences the grim reality that some nurses are members of the working poor like Cath Hardacre in Trust Me and others can be dangerous con artists like the nurse in Dirty John. This book is important reading for all those interested in understanding the links between nursing’s image and the profession’s potential as an agent for change. | Paradoxes in Nurses’ Identity Culture and Image The Shadow Side of Nursing

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Lawyers' Ethics

Lawyers' Ethics

Frequently the ethical attorney finds himself in a position where he can no longer reconcile con-flicting responsibilities he owes to his clients with those he owes so-ciety and himself. Faced with the dilemma of choice among coun-tervailing and competing obliga-tions he has little training and precedence to guide him. If he is over forty the overwhelming probability is that he never took a course on legal ethics; if he looks for a general up-to-date text to provide insight he will look in vain. Nor is there a developed body of case law from which to glean an appropriate course of action. This vacuum of authoritative formulations of responsible be-havior is a matter of concern not only to the legal profession but to all sectors of American society. Lawyers shape the mores and thoughts of all of us. Their will is exerted not only in modifying our national institutions but ulti-mately our individual personal sense of values. This volume serves two impor-tant purposes: it provides the interested professional and lay reader with an appreciation of thespectrum of the ethical dilemmas confronting the legal profession and it provides a sense of balance about the competing consid-erations present in each of these dilemmas. At a time when the legal profession is under attack both from within and without this book represents some of the best critical thinking by lawyers about their role and responsibilities in American society. | Lawyers' Ethics

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Advanced Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Operations Tradecraft Methods Practices Tactics and Techniques

Advanced Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Operations Tradecraft Methods Practices Tactics and Techniques

Tradecraft is a term used within the intelligence community to describe the methods practices and techniques used in espionage and clandestine investigations. Whether the practitioner is a covert agent for the government or an identity thief and con man the methods practices tactics and techniques are often the same and sometimes learned from the same sources. Advanced Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Operations: Tradecraft Methods Practices Tactics and Techniques reveals how intelligence officers and investigators conduct their tradecraft. You’ll learn how to plan an operation how to build an identity and cover story for deep cover operations and how to detect those who have created false identities for illegal purposes. You’ll also get insight into the technical aspects of intelligence (the INTs) counterintelligence and criminal investigations and legal considerations for conducting intelligence investigations. Topics include:A discussion of black bag operational planningHUMINT (human intelligence)—the gathering of information from human sourcesDAME (defenses against methods of entry) forced entry into buildings safes and combination locks and automobile locksPSYOPS (psychological operations) and the use of social networksELINT (electronic intelligence) and SIGINT (signals intelligence)—electronic interception of intelligence bugs wiretaps and other communications interceptionsEMINT (emanations intelligence) which concerns the emanation of data signals or other intelligence from C4I systemsIMINT (imagery intelligence) involving any intelligence gathered using imagesIntelligence files and analytical methodsBased upon the author’s training and experience over more than three decades as a law enforcement investigator and military officer as well as research conducted as an attorney and in academia the book provides you with an insider perspective on sensitive covert and overt operations and sources. Supplemented with roughly 140 illustrations and photos this collection of special skills and reference materials is essential to the professional investigator and intelligence operative. | Advanced Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Operations Tradecraft Methods Practices Tactics and Techniques

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Pedro Páez's History of Ethiopia 1622 / Volume II

Pedro Páez's History of Ethiopia 1622 / Volume II

This book in two volumes contains an annotated English translation of the História da Ethiópia by the Spanish Jesuit missionary priest Pedro Páez (Pêro Pais in Portuguese) 1564-1622 who worked in the Portuguese padroado missions first in India and then in Ethiopia long thought to be the kingdom of the legendary Prester John. His history of Ethiopia was written in Portuguese in the last ten years of his life and survives in only two manuscripts. The translation by Christopher J. Tribe is based on the new critical edition of the Portuguese text by Isabel Boavida Hervé Pennec and Manuel João Ramos which was published in Lisbon in 2008. They are also the editors of this English version. The History of Ethiopia is an essential source for several areas of study - from the history of the Catholic missions in that country and the relations between the European religious orders to the history of art and religions; from the history of geographical exploration to the ideological contextualization of the Ethiopian kingdom; from material culture to Abyssinian political and territorial administration; and from an analysis of local circumstances to changes in human ecology in the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean. It is a repository of empirical knowledge on the political geography religion customs flora and fauna of Ethiopia. It combines travel narrative with a historico-ethnographic monograph and is a chronicle of the activities of Jesuit missionaries in their Ethiopian mission. It also reworks a wide variety of documents including the first translations into a European language of a number of Ethiopian literary texts from royal chronicles to hagiographies. It complements other early accounts of Ethiopia by Ludovico de Varthema Francisco Alvares Castanhoso Bermudez Arnold von Harff Manoel de Almeida Bahrey Alessandro Zorzi Jerónimo Lobo and Václav Prutky all published by The Hakluyt Society. | Pedro Páez's History of Ethiopia 1622 / Volume II

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