Combining perspectives from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, the second edition of this popular textbook provides students with a comprehensive, up-to-date and critical overview of the field of intercultural communication. Ingrid Piller explains communication in context using two main approaches. The first treats cultural identity, difference and similarity as discursive constructions.

The second, informed by bilingualism studies, highlights the use and prestige of different languages...

Master the rules of Dutch grammar and unlock your language learning potential.

Comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You will not only learn how to construct grammar correctly, but when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. Dutch Grammar You Really Need to Know will help you gain the intuition you need to become a confident communicator in your new language.

Netzwerk neu führt junge Erwachsene lebendig und zielsicher zu den Niveaus A1, A2 und B1 und bereitet auf die Prüfungen Start Deutsch 1 und 2, Goethe-Zertifikat A2, telc Deutsch A2, Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer, ÖSD A1, A2, Goethe-/ÖSD-Zertifikat B1 und Zertifikat Deutsch vor.

- Authentisches Sprachhandeln durch lerneraktivierende Aufgaben

- Beispiele zu gesprochener Sprache von Anfang an

- Viele Angebote zur Binnendifferenzierung

- Anregungen zum Sprachvergleich

- Aufgaben zur Sprachmittlung/Mediat...

La collection "Activités pour le Cadre Commun" s'adresse aux grands adolescents et aux adultes étudiant le français en situation de classe ou en autonomie. Elle propose des ouvrages d'activités permettant à l'apprenant d'acquérir les compétences correspondant aux différents niveaux du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues (de A1 à C2).v

In Reading Between the Signs, Anna Mindess provides a perspective on a culture that is not widely understood - American Deaf culture. With the collaboration of three distinguished Deaf consultants, Mindess explores the implications of cultural differences at the intersection of the Deaf and hearing worlds.

Now in its third edition, Making Out in Japanese is your indispensable guideto contemporary Japanese as it's really spoken. This best-selling phrasebook is the perfect introduction to everyday interactions in Japan, andincludes colorful slang that'll help rev up your social life.

'Nu doet u het weer,' zegt Diederik Samson tegen Mark Rutte en in één klap is de wederopbouw van de PvdA in gang gezet. Vele decennia eerder heeft Ronald Reagan ook zo'n moment. De hele campagne om het presidentschap brengt hij terug tot een vraag aan de Amerikaanse kiezer: gaat het jullie beter dan vier jaar geleden? Dit zijn voorbeelden van framing.

Wie zijn politieke boodschap intelligent kan verpakken, kan de werkelijkheid naar zijn hand zetten, zo laat Hans de Bruijn zien in dit vlijms...