Routledge are pleased to offer a 20% discount on the Colloquial Chinese Book and Audio CD Pack, which is now available until the 17th of February for £26.22(+£2.57 VAT)/$48.76. To claim this discount, please click here or follow the link below for more information. Please enter discount code CCG20 at the checkout to claim this offer.
Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Chinese. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
The 20% discount offer applies to this title only and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.
]]>‘A veritable Madame Tussaud’s of the vulgar language. It is a really epoch-making monumental piece of work, carried out with astonishing industry and learning.’ – New Statesman
This expanded second edition contains a new preface noting slang trends of the last five years, over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia and new terms from the language of social networking, giving readers unprecedented access to the rich world of slang.
Containing over 60,000 entries, the world's most authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge’s own work.
Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include:
Partridge Slang Online is the first interactive slang dictionary available via the web, giving users new ways to discover the rich and rude world of slang. Combining Eric Partridge’s legacy of academic rigor and research with the latest technologies in search and discoverability, Partridge is ushered into the digital age.
For more information on how to purchase, or sign up for a free 30 day trial, visit www.partridgeslangonline.com today
]]>Discourse in English Language Education introduces students to the major concepts and questions in Discourse Studies and their applications to language education. Each chapter draws on key research to examine critically a particular approach in the field, providing a review of important literature, examples to illustrate the principal issues concerned and an outline of the implications for their application to pedagogy.
Features include:
Engaging, accessible and comprehensive, richly demonstrates how Discourse Studies can inform the teaching of English and other languages, both as a foreign language and in the mother tongue.
It is essential reading for upper undergraduates and postgraduates with interests in Applied Linguistics, TESOL and Language Education.
The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese offers the student with no prior background in Chinese competency in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Using a staggered introduction of characters the program takes students from complete beginner to post-intermediate level in all four areas. Designed to build a strong foundation in both the spoken and written language it develops all the basic skills such as pronunciation, character writing, word use, and structures, while placing strong emphasis on the development of communicative skills.
Each level of the course is supported by workbooks with audio CDs and a companion website, rich with additional resources for both teachers and students.
Both the textbook and workbook are included together in each set. Click on the bundles below for more details and ordering instructions.
Level 1 (Simplified Characters)
Level 1 (Traditional Characters)
Level 2 (Simplified Characters)
Level 2 (Traditional Characters)
Level 1 and 2 (Simplified Characters)
Level 1 and 2 (Traditional Characters
This November sees the launch of the new edition of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English – and for the first time, the two volume set will also be available online, giving the reader unprecedented access to the rich world of slang. Free trials of Partridge Slang Online will be available from September.
‘A veritable Madame Tussaud’s of the vulgar language. It is a really epoch-making monumental piece of work, carried out with astonishing industry and learning.’ – New Statesman
Partridge Slang Online will feature:
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It is November already! Crazy. The year has really flown by and before long we will be into 2012. We are sure everyone is looking forward to a nice end-of-year rest and a chance to let your hair down. Before it is quite time to break out the New Year's champagne, however, we would like to bring you the brand new 2012 Reference Catalog, hot off the press and available for download today. Look out for all our social media links, divided by subject area, dotted throughout the Catalog. If you use Facebook or Twitter, there could be something for you!
2011 has been a busy year for Routledge Reference. The Routledge Revivals series, which reissues a wide range of out-of-print titles, has grown to include over 350 titles, all of which are available in hardback and as eBooks. And you can now purchase Revivals as subject-specific bundles within Sociology, Philosophy, Literature, Economics and Politics. Is there a bundle that could benefit your library?
We are expecting the next few months to be equally busy. In December we publish our long-awaited Education set, which boasts contributions from some of the greatest educationalists, teaching professionals and policy makers of the twentieth century. You can get the full low down on the 244-volume Education collection by taking a peek at its new dedicated Online Catalog.
And December will also see the publication of the last of our 2012 Europa Regional Surveys of the World. Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2012 and The USA and Canada 2012 will be published on the 8th and 15th December respectively. Again, to make life easier, we have put together a snazzy Online Catalog for this collection. In fact, Online Catalogs have been one of our big projects this year, to avoid sending you too many printed pieces (and saving trees in the process!). In the relevant sections of the Reference Catalog you will find screenshots explaining how you can access all our new Online Catalog. Enjoy!
To download the 2012 Reference Catalog in full, just follow this link. Alternatively, if you would like to receive a print copy of the Catalog, please email us at reference@routledge.com with your name and address and we will happily send you one!
]]>It is almost November already! Crazy. The year has really flown by and before long we will be into 2012. We are sure everyone is looking forward to a nice end-of-year rest and a chance to let your hair down. Before it is quite time to break out the New Year's champagne, however, we would like to bring you the brand new 2012 Reference Catalogue, hot off the press and available for download today. Look out for all our social media links, divided by subject area, dotted throughout the Catalogue. If you use Facebook or Twitter, there could be something for you!
2011 has been a busy year for Routledge Reference. The Routledge Revivals series, which reissues a wide range of out-of-print titles, has grown to include over 350 titles, all of which are available in hardback and as eBooks. And you can now purchase Revivals as subject-specific bundles within Sociology, Philosophy, Literature, Economics and Politics. Is there a bundle that could benefit your library?
We are expecting the next few months to be equally busy. In December we publish our long-awaited Education set, which boasts contributions from some of the greatest educationalists, teaching professionals and policy makers of the twentieth century. You can get the full low down on the 244-volume Education collection by taking a peek at its new dedicated Online Catalogue.
And December will also see the publication of the last of our 2012 Europa Regional Surveys of the World. Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2012 and The USA and Canada 2012 will be published on the 8th and 15th December respectively. Again, to make life easier, we have put together a snazzy Online Catalogue for this collection. In fact, Online Catalogues have been one of our big projects this year, to avoid sending you too many printed pieces (and saving trees in the process!). In the relevant sections of the Reference Catalogue you will find screenshots explaining how you can access all our new Online Catalogues. Enjoy!
To download the 2012 Reference Catalogue in full, just follow this link. Alternatively, if you would like to receive a print copy of the Catalogue, please email us at reference@routledge.com with your name and address and we will happily send you one!
]]>Thinking Chinese Translation is a practical and comprehensive course for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of Chinese.
Thinking Chinese Translation explores the ways in which memory, general knowledge, and creativity (summed up as “schema”) contribute to the linguistic ability necessary to create a good translation. The course develops the reader’s ability to think deeply about the texts and to produce natural and accurate translations from Chinese into English.
A wealth of relevant illustrative material is presented taking the reader through a number of different genres and text types of increasing complexity including:
This text is available as a complimentary exam copy to qualified professors and educators. Request your copy today!
The Routledge Introductory Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast is an innovative Persian language course designed both for undergraduate and postgraduate students who are new to the language.
Focusing both on grammatical and communicative competence, the course contains 15 lessons combining authentic dialogues and texts with grammar explanations, exercises and audio materials to guide and support the student through the key skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Key features:
The Routledge Introductory Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast provides everything that students and instructors need for an engaging and effective learning environment.
Routledge Comprehensive Grammars are complete and exhaustive guides to the modern grammar of their subject languages. A wealth of examples are given, and particular attention is paid to complex and challenging areas.
]]>Tom Dalzell is recognized as a leading expert on American slang. He is the author of Flappers to Rappers: American Youth Slang (Merriam-Webster, 1996) and The Slang of Sin (Merriam-Webster, 1998), both of which were alternate selections for the Book of the Month Club. He served as senior editor of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Conventional English (Routledge, 2006). His most recent title is The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English (Routledge, 2006).
He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family.
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