This book provides comprehensive coverage of language contact in classroom settings. Particularly highlighted are the range and implications of attitudes towards languages and dialects - with close attention to nonstandard varieties - studies of Black English, foreign-language teaching and learning, as well as broad consideration of the assumptions and intentions underpinning bilingual and multicultural education.

Vividly recalled and brilliantly recorded, Edward Trelawney's intimate, affecting account of Shelley and Byron at the peak of their poetic powers takes these two magnetic personalities out of the shadows of their exile and into the light of his acute memory. From 1821, at Pisa, when Trelawney fell into the literary circle of the impulsive Shelley and charismatic Byron, this three-year tale follows both poets to their early, untimely ends.

Less than ten years after the establishment of the colony of South Australia in 1845, Edward John Eyre published his treatise "An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of their Relations with Europeans."This book is one of the earliest South Australian accounts of interactions between the colonists and the indigenous inhabitants of the country. It recounts, with sensitivity and keen observation, customs and practices, many of which have since been lost....

War leaves many stories behind. Some are recorded in history. Others remain unsolved.Set against the tense and unpredictable backdrop of Da Nang during the Vietnam War (1967-1968), Unsolved blends historical authenticity with gripping fiction to explore the hidden mysteries that linger in the shadows of conflict. Drawing on decades of research and military knowledge, author Edward John Emering brings readers into a world where duty, intell...

Drawing on published works as well as personal correspondences written between 1948-1994, this book conceptualizes Guy Debord's politics of communication and how it sought to undermine the hierarchical, monological language of the spectacle. Matthews traces Debord’s search for critical communication strategies that could subvert the reified “language of manufacturing” from the philosopher’s early activities in anti-aesthetic 'terrorism' (e.g., the neo-poem, metagraphics, and détournement) ...

Journals of expeditions of discovery into central Australia and overland from is a travel narrative that documents an early exploration of the Australian interior, focusing on geography, survival, and cultural encounters. The work presents a detailed account of expeditionary travel through harsh and unfamiliar landscapes where scarcity of water, extreme climate, and environmental challenges shape the journey. It combines observational writing with descriptive reporting, offering insight in...

The Geometry of the ShoreA Liturgical Theology of Divine Process, Covenant Architecture, and Sacred TimeIf God could accomplish everything instantly, why does He repeatedly choose to work through ordered process, sanctuary geometry, and human participation across history?In The Geometry of the Shore, readers are invited to step out of the flat, temporal theater of human history and behold reality from the eternal vantage p...

An amazing book, written by the Reverend E.J. Hardy.Oscar Wilde praised it extravagantly: "It is a complete handbook to an earthly Paradise, and its author may be regarded as the Murray of matrimony and the Baedeker of bliss."This book provides something really useful and thought-provoking, as well as entertaining, for anyone contemplating or living in the state of matrimony."We strongly recommend this book as one of the best of wedding presents. It is a complete hand...

Although the great addition which has of late been made to our knowledge of the honey-bee, may seem to render a reference to ancient writers comparatively unimportant; yet a few prefatory observations, upon the rise and progress of apiarian science, may not be out of season. The natural history and management of bees would probably occupy the attention of man at an early period. Surrounded by a boundless variety of living creatures, he would naturally be led to notice their habits and œcon...

Step into the enchanting world of theater with Edward John Dunsany's captivating collection, "Five Plays." This anthology showcases Dunsany's remarkable ability to blend fantasy and drama, inviting readers to experience stories that transcend the ordinary.As you immerse yourself in these theatrical gems, consider this: What if the stage can transport you to realms beyond your imagination? Each play unfolds with rich characters and fantastical elements, crea...

This book was originally written with a double purpose; The first reason was to introduce students to a conception of a social philosophy which should be definitely linked to modern sociology, and not to be treated as a mere outgrowthof the older physical philosophy. The second reason, was to establish a new position in regard to the philosophical conception of social change – a position in opposition to that usually assumed both by the sociologist and by the philosopher.

Using our imagination as we travel through each page, lets travel with Edward John Izrael's journey.