English Language Arts

El Arte de Aprender un Idioma Extranjero consiste en todas las cosas que desearía haber sabido en las distintas etapas de mi viaje de aprendizaje de idiomas durante los últimos 15 años: como aficionado, estudiante, académico y lingüista profesional. Este libro está diseñado para ayudar al estudiante a evitar muchos escollos y aprovechar las oportunidades, con lecciones sobre la elección del idioma meta, los viajes, el acento, la inmersión, la tecnología, los enfoques de aprendizaje y los hábitos de vida de los lingüistas profesionales.

Part almanac, part encyclopedia, part dictionary, Benjamin Hathaway gives us his idea of important, but sometimes obscure, facts that he thinks should be in our bank of general knowledge. A book for students interested in finding out how many things about the English language have changed, and how many have weathered the test of time.

Irina Millbery created this audiobook about the Russian popular romantic poet Fedor Tyutchev, who lived in the 19th century, so that people of the whole world could learn about him and come to understand Russian poetry. Prepare to listen to his poems in Russian. Irina Millbery has also translated his most popular romantic song, "When I Met You", into English.

Apostrophes are everywhere - often where they don't belong and frequently missing where needed. This concise guide is designed to give any writer firm guidelines for the use of apostrophes, in any situation.

For Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School's Spoken Word Club, there is one phrase that reigns supreme: Respect the Mic. It's been the club's call to arms since its inception in 1999. As its founder Peter Kahn says, "It's a call of pride and history and tradition and hope." This vivid new collection of poetry and prose - curated by award-winning and bestselling poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Peter Kahn, and Dan "Sully" Sullivan - illuminates just that, uplifting the incredible legacy this community has cultivated.