Teaching the Novel across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators

By Colin C. Irvine
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Pages: 352, Date: 2007-11-30
ISBN-10 : 0313348960, PDF 1.8 Mb

Language arts are at the forefront of education these days. Instructors at all levels are being encouraged to teach writing in their courses, even if those courses cover subjects other than English. Literature instructors have long used fiction to teach composition.

But because the novel reflects a broad range of human experiences and historical events, it is the ideal medium for learning about contemporary social issues. This book helps educators learn how to use the novel in courses in English, the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and professional studies.

The book is divided into broad sections on general education classes; multiculturalism; literature classes; humanities courses; classes in social, behavioral, and political sciences; and professional studies, such as social work and teacher training.

Each section includes chapters written by gifted teachers and provides a wealth of theoretical and practical information. While the book examines major canonical works such as Hard Times, Billy Budd, and Invisible Man, it also looks at graphic novels, science fiction, and popular contemporary works such as Finishing School and Jarhead. Chapters reflect the personal successes of their authors and cite works for further reading.

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International Express: Student's book | PDF ebooks

By: Adrian Wallwork
publisher: Oxford University Press
year: 2008, pages: 72

International Express combines general English with business situations, giving students the social and functional English they need to work, travel, and socialize. International Express is a course for adult professional learners who need English for work, and for communication in out-of-work functional contexts, such as travel or socializing.

The balance of general and business English is suitable for those who need to interact in a variety of situations both in and out of the workplace.

The NEW video footage on the Student's DVD-ROM and Teacher's DVD brings the outside world into the classroom, and provides additional speaking and listening practice.

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Barack Obama, The Aloha Zen President

by: Michael Haas

publisher: Praeger

year: 2011, pages: 461

How a Son of the 50th State May Revitalize America Based on 12 Multicultural Principles
Obama's aspiration to transform the United States using Hawai`i as his model has been a conspicuous theme in his books and speeches over the years. In them, he extols Hawai`i's multicultural ethos, describing how a normative, problem-solving mindset predicated on mutual respect and harmonious interchange is inculcated in the culture, politics, and society of the Islands.

Indeed, this "Aloha Spirit" is imbued in Barack Obama, is part of what made him irresistibly charismatic as a candidate, and explains why voters in 2010 were baffled at his demeanor after he became the 44th President of the United States.This unique book examines Obama's decisions as an adult and as president and exposes how they are directly linked to the culture of Hawai`i and Obama's multicultural life as a child.

The author and contributors also describe the ways in which native Hawaiians were dispossessed of their sovereignty and their land, how they steadfastly sought justice, and how their quest served as a model for Obama's mobilization of support for his candidacy.

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PDF For Physical Geography: The Basics

By: Joseph Holden
publisher: Routledge
year: 2011, pages: 176

Physical Geography: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the interactions, systems and processes that have shaped, and continue to shape, the physical world around us. This book introduces five key aspects of the study of physical geography: atmosphere, weather and climate systems the carbon cycle and historic and contemporary climate change plate tectonics, weathering, erosion and soils the role of water and ice in shaping the landscape and impacting human activity the patterns of plant and animal life and human impacts upon them.

The book features diagrams, maps and a glossary to aid understanding of key ideas and suggestions for further reading to allow readers to develop their interest in the subject – making Physical Geography: The Basics the ideal starting point for anyone new to the study of geography and the environment.

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