Arabic-English-Arabic Translation

Issues and Strategies

By Ronak Husni, Daniel L. Newman

This book is a manual for both advanced students and translators for translation between Arabic and English. The authors take a practical approach, focusing on contrastive stylistics and pay particular attention to the main areas of difficulty in English/Arabic...

To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge

Translating Chinese Culture

The process of Chinese English translation

By Pellatt Valerie, Eric T. Liu, Yalta Ya-Yun Chen

Translating Chinese Culture is an innovative and comprehensive coursebook which addresses the issue of translating concepts of culture. Based on the framework of schema building, the course offers helpful guidance on how to get inside the mind of the Chinese author, how to understand what...

To Be Published December 1st 2013 by Routledge

English for International Journalists

By Mike Gandon

Edited by Heather Purdey

English for International Journalists is a clear and engaging step-by-step guide for non-native speakers using English in journalism across all forms of media. In-depth language analysis is provided in the specialised context of journalism, as well as a comprehensive approach to the rules and...

Published February 17th 2013 by Routledge

Thinking Translation

A Course in Translation Method: French to English

By Sandor Hervey, Ian Higgins

Series: Thinking Translation

Thinking Translation is a comprehensive and revolutionary 20-week course in translation method. It has been fully and successfully piloted at the University of St. Andrews. The course offers a challenging and entertaining approach to the acquisition of translation skills.Translation is presented as...

Published August 20th 2012 by Routledge

English Grammar for International Studies

By Piet van der Voort

English Grammar for International Studies is designed for students taking international programmes in higher vocational education, such as Business and Management Studies, International Marketing, International Finance, Business Administration, International Communication and Media, Finance and...

Published March 26th 2012 by Routledge

What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume II

Facilitating Learning

By Denise E. Murray, MaryAnn Christison

Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

Designed for pre-service teachers and teachers new to the field of ELT, Volume II and its companion are companion textbook, Volume I, are volumes organized around the key question: What do teachers need to know and be able to do in order for their students to learn English? Volume&...

Published August 29th 2010 by Routledge

What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume I

Understanding Learning

By Denise E. Murray, MaryAnn Christison

Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

Designed for pre-service teachers and teachers new to the field of ELT, What English Teachers Need to Know I and II are companion textbooks organized around the key question: What do teachers need to know and be able to do in order for their students to learn English? The focus throughout is on...

Published August 23rd 2010 by Routledge

The Expert Teacher of English

By Andrew Goodwyn

Series: The Expert Teacher

The Expert Teacher of English is for all passionate teachers – both novice and expert - who aspire to become outstanding professionals. It considers what we mean by ‘expert’ and ‘expertise’, explores concepts that are vital to understanding what expertise in teaching is ‘for’, and discusses the...

Published August 8th 2010 by Routledge

Thinking Chinese Translation

A Course in Translation Method: Chinese to English

By Valerie Pellatt, Eric T. Liu

Series: Thinking Translation

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...

Published May 9th 2010 by Routledge

Exploring English Grammar

From formal to functional

By Caroline Coffin, Jim Donohue, Sarah North

This engaging textbook bridges the gap between traditional and functional grammar. Starting with a traditional approach, students will develop a firm grasp of traditional tools for analysis and learn how SFG (Systemic Functional Grammar) can be used to enrich the traditional formal approach....

Published May 5th 2009 by Routledge

Thinking Spanish Translation

A Course in Translation Method: Spanish to English, 2nd Edition

By Louise Haywood, Michael Thompson, Sándor Hervey

Series: Thinking Translation

The new edition of this comprehensive course in Spanish-English translation offers advanced students of Spanish a challenging yet practical approach to the acquisition of translation skills, with clear explanations of the theoretical issues involved. A variety of translation issues are...

Published March 30th 2009 by Routledge

Leadership in English Language Education

Theoretical Foundations and Practical Skills for Changing Times

Edited by MaryAnn Christison, Denise E. Murray

Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

Leadership in English Language Education: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Skills for Changing Times presents both theoretical approaches to leadership and practical skills leaders in English language education need to be effective. Discussing practical skills in detail, and providing readers...

Published November 20th 2008 by Routledge

The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

By Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell

Published November 30th 2007 by Routledge

English Grammar

A University Course, 2nd Edition

By Angela Downing, Philip Locke

This award-winning grammar course book provides the basis for linguistic courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading and discourse studies. Accessible and reader-friendly throughout, key features include: chapters divided into modules of class-length...

Published December 18th 2005 by Routledge

Dutch Dictionary

Dutch-English, English-Dutch

By Fernand G. Renier

This two-way dictionary is ideal for both linguists and learners of Dutch. Translations are accurate and supported by relevant examples. Compact and concise, the dictionary is an invaluable reference source. Entries are supplemented by a section covering aspects of Dutch pronunciation and grammar....

Published August 31st 2003 by Routledge

Thinking Arabic Translation

A Course in Translation Method: Arabic to English

By James Dickins, Sándor Hervey, Ian Higgins

Series: Thinking Translation

Thinking Arabic Translation is a comprehensive and practical 24-week course in translation method. Adapted from the successful French-based Thinking Translation (Routledge, 1992) it has been successfully piloted at Durham University.Clear explanations, discussion, examples and exercises enable...

Published April 10th 2002 by Routledge

Thinking Arabic Translation: Tutor's Handbook

A Course in Translation Method: Arabic to English

By James Dickins, Sándor Hervey, Ian Higgins

Series: Thinking Translation

Thinking Arabic Translation is a comprehensive and practical 24-week course in translation method. Adapted from the successful French-based Thinking Translation (1992) it has been successfully piloted at Durham University.Clear explanations, discussion, examples and exercises enable students to...

Published April 3rd 2002 by Routledge

Thinking Italian Translation

A Course in Translation Method: Italian to English

By Stella Cragie, Patrizia Gambarotta, Sándor Hervey, Ian Higgins, Mr Ian Higgins

Series: Thinking Translation

Thinking Italian Translation is a comprehensive and practical translation course. It focuses on improving translation quality and gives clear definitions of translation theories. Texts are taken from sources including journalism, technical texts and screenplays. Translation issues addressed include...

Published September 27th 2000 by Routledge

Thinking Italian Translation: Tutor's Handbook

A Course in Translation Method: Italian to English

By Stella Cragie, Patrizia Gambarotta, Sándor Hervey, Ian Higgins

Series: Thinking Translation

This Tutor's Handbook complements the Thinking Italian Translation Coursebook for students, giving invaluable guidance on teaching methods and assessments. It includes class handouts....

Published September 27th 2000 by Routledge

Colloquial English

A Course for Non-Native Speakers

By Gareth King

Series: Colloquial Series

Colloquial English is an easy-to-use course, specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use. It teaches current spoken and written English, as used in the UK, through the medium of English itself. This course assumes a basic knowledge of English and is suitable for...

Published October 20th 2004 by Routledge

English: An Essential Grammar

2nd Edition

By Gerald Nelson

Series: Essential Grammars

English: An Essential Grammar is a concise and user-friendly guide to the grammar of modern English, written specifically for native speakers and based on genuine samples of contemporary spoken and written English. In the first four chapters, this book covers the essentials of English grammar,...

Published October 20th 2010 by Routledge

Sport and the English, 1918-1939: Between the Wars

By Mike Huggins, Jack Williams

Series: Modern Grammar Workbooks

Containing original exercises and language tasks for all learners of Japanese the book is divided into two sections. These cover essential grammatical structures and their everyday use in making introductions, apologizing and expressing needs. The main features include: use of kanji, kana,...

Published December 15th 2005 by Routledge

English: An Essential Grammar

By Gerald Nelson, Gerald Nelson

Series: Essential Grammars

This clear guide to the grammar of modern English will help students read, speak and write English with greater confidence. Ideal for native speakers and learners alike, it begins with the basics, before progressing to more advanced topics.The Grammar focuses on both British and American usage,...

Published April 11th 2002 by Routledge

Lithuanian Dictionary

Lithuanian-English, English-Lithuanian

By Bronius Piesarskas, Bronius Svecevicius

Series: Routledge Bilingual Dictionaries

An invaluable resource for linguists, learners and users of Lithuanian, this is the first dictionary of the language generally available in the West for a number of years. Special supplemental section includes a guide to Lithuanian pronunciation and grammar. Over 25,000 entries in each section make...

To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge

Danish Dictionary

Danish-English, English-Danish

Edited by Anna Garde

Series: Routledge Bilingual Dictionaries

First published in 1995...

To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge

The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary

Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese

By Maria Allen

Series: Routledge Bilingual Dictionaries

This compact and up-to-date two-way dictionary provides a comprehensive and modern vocabulary. It is the ideal reference for all users of Portuguese. The dictionary includes an extensive coverage of practical terminology from a diversity of fields including; business and economics, law, medicine...

Published April 26th 2011 by Routledge

A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English

Word Sketches, Collocates and Thematic Lists

By Mark Davies, Dee Gardner

Series: Routledge Frequency Dictionaries

A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English: word sketches, collocates, and thematic lists is an invaluable tool for all learners of American English, providing a list of the 5,000 most frequently used words in the language. The dictionary is based on data from a 385-million-word...

Published February 14th 2010 by Routledge

Routledge Spanish Dictionary of Telecommunications Diccionario Ingles de Telecomunicaciones

Spanish-English/English-Spanish

Series: Routledge Bilingual Specialist Dictionaries

This dictionary consists of some 30,000 terms and references in both English and Spanish, drawn from all major areas in the field of telecommunications....

Published September 30th 1998 by Routledge

The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

2nd Edition

Edited by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys,...

To Be Published January 14th 2014 by Routledge

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

2nd Edition

Edited by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over...

Published December 20th 2012 by Routledge

English: An Essential Grammar

2nd Edition

By Gerald Nelson

Series: Essential Grammars

English: An Essential Grammar is a concise and user-friendly guide to the grammar of modern English, written specifically for native speakers and based on genuine samples of contemporary spoken and written English. In the first four chapters, this book covers the essentials of English grammar,...

Published October 20th 2010 by Routledge

A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English

Word Sketches, Collocates and Thematic Lists

By Mark Davies, Dee Gardner

Series: Routledge Frequency Dictionaries

A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary American English: word sketches, collocates, and thematic lists is an invaluable tool for all learners of American English, providing a list of the 5,000 most frequently used words in the language. The dictionary is based on data from a 385-million-word...

Published February 14th 2010 by Routledge

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

Edited by Tom Dalzell

The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ultimate record of modern American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers,...

Published September 22nd 2008 by Routledge

Origins

A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English

By Eric Partridge

This dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make clear the connections between words derived by a variety of routes from originally common stock. As well as giving the answers to questions about the derivation of...

Published August 25th 2008 by Routledge

Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors

By P.R. Wilkinson

This absorbing collection of metaphors includes a variety of expressions with figurative meanings, like similes, proverbs, slang and catchphrases. It is the result of a lifetime of work on dialect and metaphor and gives an overview of the folk wisdom expressed in figurative expressions. The author...

Published October 28th 2007 by Routledge

The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

Edited by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

The Concise New Partridge presents, for the first time, all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. With over 60,000 entries from around the English-speaking world, the Concise gives you the language of beats, hipsters, Teddy Boys,...

Published October 18th 2007 by Routledge

The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

Edited by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

Booklist Top of the List Reference Source 2006 The successor to The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English – Eric Partridge’s magnum opus – this all-new work retains the humour and energy of its forebear, and continues the Partridge tradition for a new millennium. The culmination...

Published November 30th 2005 by Routledge

English: An Essential Grammar

By Gerald Nelson, Gerald Nelson

Series: Essential Grammars

This clear guide to the grammar of modern English will help students read, speak and write English with greater confidence. Ideal for native speakers and learners alike, it begins with the basics, before progressing to more advanced topics.The Grammar focuses on both British and American usage,...

Published April 11th 2002 by Routledge