Language & Literature Textbooks

New and Published Textbooks

1. The Routledge Intermediate Welsh Reader

   By Gareth King

   The Routledge Intermediate Welsh Reader is a comprehensive reader designed to provide varied, stimulating and up-to-date reading material for learners of Welsh at the intermediate level. The Welsh Reader provides a bridge between basic literacy skills and the ability to read full novels and...

   Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. Practical Phonetics and Phonology

   A Resource Book for Students, 3rd Edition

   By Beverley S. Collins, Inger M. Mees

   Series: Routledge English Language Introductions

   Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings—all in...

   Published January 27th 2013 by Routledge
3. Working with Multimodality

   Rethinking Literacy in a Digital Age

   By Jennifer Rowsell

   In today’s digital world, we have multiple modes of meaning-making: sounds, images, hypertexts. Yet, within literacy education, even ‘new’ literacies, we know relatively little about how to work with and produce modally complex texts. In Working with Multimodality,...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
4. Second Language Learning Theories

   3rd Edition

   By Rosamond Mitchell, Florence Myles, Emma Marsden

   Second Language Learning Theories provides a clear and concise overview of the field of second language acquisition (SLA) theories. Written by a team of leading academics working in different SLA specialisms, this book provides expert analysis of the main theories from multiple perspectives to...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
5. Postcolonial Theory and International Relations

   A Critical Introduction

   Edited by Sanjay Seth

   Series: Interventions

   What can postcolonialism tell us about international relations? What can international relations tell us about postcolonialism? In recent years, postcolonial perspectives and insights have challenged our conventional understanding of international politics. Postcolonial Theory and International...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
6. Developing Writing Skills in Arabic

   By Taoufik Ben Amor

   Series: Developing Writing Skills

   Developing Writing Skills in Arabic is specifically designed for upper-intermediate to advanced students who need to write Arabic for personal, professional and academic purposes. Making use of reading comprehension, analysis of stylistic devices, a functional approach to grammar and well-graded...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
7. The Romance of Arthur

   An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation, 3rd Edition

   Edited by Norris Lacy, James Wilhelm

   The Romance of Arthur, James J. Wilhelm’s classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition. This fully updated third edition presents a comprehensive reader, mapping the course of Arthurian literature, and is expanded to cover: key...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
8. Digital Storytelling

   Capturing Lives, Creating Community

   By Joe Lambert

   Listen deeply. Tell stories. This is the mantra of the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) in Berkeley California, which, since 1998 has worked with nearly 1,000 organizations around the world and trained more than 15,000 people in the art of digital storytelling. In this revised...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature

   By Frederick Aldama

   Series: Routledge Concise Histories of Literature

   The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature presents the first comprehensive overview of these popular, experimental and diverse literary cultures. Frederick Luis Aldama traces a historical path through Latino/a literature, examining both the historical and political contexts of the works...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Routledge Concise History of Twentieth-Century British Literature

    By Ashley Dawson

    Series: Routledge Concise Histories of Literature

    In The Routledge Companion to Twentieth-Century British Literature Ashley Dawson identifies the key British writers and texts, shaped by era-defining cultural and historical events and movements from the period. He provides: Analysis of works by a diverse range of influential authors Examination...

    Published November 27th 2012 by Routledge