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This book documents ongoing language shift to English among Latino professionals in California. It describes instructional practices used in the teaching of Spanish as an academic subject at the high school and university levels to "heritage" language students who, although educated entirely in English, acquired Spanish at home as a 1st language.

This book examines how Japan should cope with fiscal challenges, as demands on the budget from an ageing society have necessitated the reigning in of public debt and the revamp of the pension and healthcare systems. It combines insights from academic research with the views of policymakers to distil key issues that need to inform public debate.

Die Übungsbücher dieser Reihe wurden inhaltlich speziell für Schüler konzipiert. Die Gliederung in vier Bausteine ist abgestimmt auf die vier Fertigkeiten der DELF-Prüfung. Einsetzbar in prüfungsvorbereitenden Kursen oder - dank eines beiligenden Lösunghefts - im Selbststudium.Die begleitende Audio-CD enthält die mündlichen Texte und Übungen.

Inhaltsangabe:Zusammenfassung: Nicht nur ein Wandel auf den nationalen und internationalen Märkten ist in den letzten Jahren zu spüren. Auch die rasante Entwicklung der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie prägt unseren Arbeitsalltag. Die Unternehmen müssen flexibler sein im Hinblick auf Wettbewerbs- und Kostenfaktoren. Daher bedienen sich Unternehmen immer häufiger den Vorteilen der elektronischen Kommunikation und lassen ihre Mitarbe...

The Wisdom Background and Parabolic Implications of Isaiah 6:9-10 in the Synoptics seeks to understand the divine act of fattening in Isaiah 6:9-10 and how it shapes one's understanding of parables in the Synoptic Gospels. The author approaches the topic from within a wisdom matrix and lays an historical-exegetical foundation for understanding these and other critical passages in the New Testament. Readers will follow the Isaian text through v...

Organic form theory of Romanticism helps writers, artists, and preachers free themselves from potentially limiting norms and rules of form. Organic Homiletic: Samuel T. Coleridge, Henry G. Davis, and the New Homiletic will inspire preachers to express their individual voices and create their own authentic forms by offering preachers innovative methods to creatively imitate, blend, and mix a wide variety of sermon forms. The book is a motivator...

This first book-length study on the black humor in Raymond Carver's work includes valuable interpretations of Carver's aesthetics as well as the psycho-social implications of his short fiction. The presence of an indeterminate «menace» in the oppressive situations of black humor in Carver - as compared to a European tradition of existentialist writing and his American predecessors including Twain, Heller, Barth and others - is mitigated throug...

From payola to podcasting, from the advertising office to the DJ booth to the station antenna, Radio: A Complete Guide to the Industry offers a concise, one-stop introduction to all aspects of the radio industry. Readers are taken on a lively tour of radio's history from the early experiments with wireless to today's satellite and digital radio. Industry veteran William A. Richter brings readers inside the typical station to explain who does w...

There is a timely and urgent need for a reasoned dialogue reassessing how Marxism can advance the study of human communication and transform the social world in which it is embedded. Indeed, ongoing world-historical events - including the vigorously organized market globalization, the corresponding insurgent global anticorporate movement, and the conflicts engendered by the U.S. invasion of Iraq - have underscored the importance of a thorough ...

Here is a concise overview of everything you want to know about the magazine production process, from the conception of article ideas through printing and distribution. Looking at magazine publishing from the «micro» view - individual magazines - to the «macro» view - industry trends, history, and issues - this book contains chapters on how to launch a new magazine and write a business plan. Magazines: A Complete Guide to the Industry is ideal...

Contents: Victor C. Simpson: Introduction - Manuel A. Alonso: La Negrita y la Vaquita - Matías González García: La Gloria de don Ramiro - Alfredo Collado Martell: Un Corazón De Pura Sangre - Abelardo Díaz Alfaro: El Cuento del Baquiné - José Luis González: La Galería, En Este Lado - Luis Quero Chiesa: José Campeche - Salvador M. de Jesús: Lágrimas de Mangle - Luis Rafael Sánchez: Aleluya Negra - Carmelo Rodríguez Torres: Paraíso - Ana Lydia Ve...

Does a seventeen-year-old from Miami have what it takes to be the next big Latin superstar? And does she really want it? As a talented singer-guitarist with a dream of going pro, Alegría Montero is getting fed up with the endless, boring parade of quinceañeras and other family party gigs. She's longing for something bigger. And Oye Mi Canto -- a new reality TV show that's searching for the next Latin superstar -- is definitely that. Ali fig...

International author and empowerment specialist Yasmin Davidds shows women, particularly Latinas, how to take personal responsibility for their lives, happiness, and self-esteem. In this work, Davidds explains how women can get back their power--how to reclaim it, keep it, and use it to get what they deserve.

I dedicate this book to every woman who has ever felt sad, frustrated, alone, scared, unsatisfied, compromised, or depleted. I know how it feels -- I've been there, too." -- Yasmin Davidds Empowerment specialist and relationship expert Yasmin Davidds reaches into your mind and soul to take you down the path of self-empowerment. Davidds's message is clear: "Your power is your life force, and you must learn about it and honor it if you want to...

History of intellectuals in the Islamic world throughout the 20th century. This book provides diachronic analysis of different forms of communication, learning, and authority. It presents cases with historically and geographically different background, disclosing commonalities, similarities and intellectual echoes through its comparative approach.

Presents a study on the nature of Ottoman administration under Sultan Abdulhamid and the effects of this on the three provinces that were to form the modern state of Iraq. This book provides a general commentary on the late Ottoman provincial administration and presents a picture of the nature of its interaction with provincial society.

DNS and BIND tells you everything you need to work with one of the Internet's fundamental building blocks: the distributed host information database that's responsible for translating names into addresses, routing mail to its proper destination, and even listing phone numbers with the new ENUM standard. This book brings you up-to-date with the latest changes in this crucial service.The fifth edition covers BIND 9.3.2, the most recent release o...

13th century Suffolk story. Covers all elements of society's daily lives, wars, the Crusade. The great love of King Edward and Eleanor.

The shock was so devastating, and the human factor so thrown out of balance, they wandered from homes or offices in a stupor on that day when bin Laden dropped the bomb...

This book is truly a gift for all people. The beauty, love and forgiveness expressed through Michele, by these children, will bring peace, joy and comfort to all humanity, as it as an expression of God's love." - Reverend Jeanette Fisher, U.C.M.