5 Cultures / Languages eBooks

Schaum's Outline of Russian Grammar, Third Edition, 3rd Edition by James S. Levine
A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese: Core Vocabulary for Learners by Tony McEnery, Richard Xiao, Paul Rayson
Larissa D'Angelo, "Academic posters: A textual and visual metadiscourse analysis"
Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2018 Edition: Proven Techniques to Help You Score a 5 by Princeton Review
Tim Collins, "Correct Your English Errors, 2nd Edition"

*Schaum's Outline of Russian Grammar, Third Edition, 3rd Edition by James S. Levine

English | November 3rd, 2017 (2018 Edition) | ISBN: 1260011518 | 206 Pages | EPUB | 125.71 MB
Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Textbook too pricey? Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 220 practice exercises to sharpen your grammar skills. You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible.
More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them study faster, learn better, and get top grades. Now Schaum's is better than ever-with a new look, a new format with hundreds of practice problems, and completely updated information to conform to the latest developments in every field of study.
Schaum’s Outline of Russian Grammar, Third Edition features:
• Grammatical expressions used by native Russian speakers today
• A complete review of grammar rules
• An accessible format for quick and easy review
• Hundreds of example sentences, and more
• Access to revised Schaums.com website and new app

*A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese: Core Vocabulary for Learners by Tony McEnery, Richard Xiao, Paul Rayson

English/Mandarin | September 29, 2015 | ISBN: 1138129798, 0415455863 | PDF | 400 pages | 48.1 MB
A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese is an invaluable tool for all learners of Mandarin Chinese, providing a list of the 5,000 words and the 2,000 Chinese characters (simplified) most commonly used in the language. Based on a fifty-million-word corpus composed of spoken, fiction, non-fiction and news texts in current use, the dictionary provides the user with a detailed frequency-based list, as well as alphabetical and part-of-speech indexes.
All entries in the frequency list feature the English equivalent and a sample sentence with English translation. The Dictionary also contains thirty thematically organized lists of frequently used words on a variety of topics such as food, weather, travel and time expressions.
A Frequency Dictionary of Mandarin Chinese enables students of all levels to maximize their study of Mandarin vocabulary in an efficient and engaging way. It is also an excellent resource for teachers of the language.

*Larissa D'Angelo, "Academic posters: A textual and visual metadiscourse analysis"

2016 | ISBN-10: 3034320833 | 367 pages | PDF | 23 MB
This volume presents a cross-disciplinary analysis of academic poster presentations, taking into consideration the text and visuals that posters display depending on the discipline within which they are created. As the academic poster is a multimodal genre, different modal aspects have been taken into consideration when analysing it, a fact that has somehow complicated the genre analysis conducted, but has also stimulated the research work involved and, in the end, provided interesting results. The analysis carried out here has highlighted significant cross-disciplinary differences in terms of word count, portrait/landscape orientation and layout of posters, as well as discipline and subdiscipline-specific patterns for what concerns the use of textual interactive and interactional metadiscourse resources and visual interactive resources. The investigation has revealed what textual and visual metadiscourse resources are employed, where and why, and as a consequence, what textual and visual metadiscourse strategies should be adopted by poster authors depending on the practices and expectations of their academic community.

*Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam, 2018 Edition: Proven Techniques to Help You Score a 5 by Princeton Review

English | August 1, 2017 | ISBN: 1524710067 | EPUB | 256 pages | 42.7 MB
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 5. Ace the AP English Language & Composition Exam with this comprehensive study guide—including 2 full-length practice tests, thorough content reviews, access to our AP Connect online portal, and targeted strategies for every section of the exam.
Written by Princeton Review experts who know their way around an essay, Cracking the AP English Language & Composition Exam arms you with:
Everything You Need to Know to Help Achieve a High Score.
• Thorough coverage of the synthesis, rhetorical analysis, and argument essays
• Focused review of key literary devices and rhetorical modes
• Engaging activities to help you critically assess your progress
• Access to AP Connect, our online portal for helpful pre-college information and exam updates
Practice That Takes You to Excellence.
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations and scoring worksheets
• Pacing drills to help you maximize points
• Sample student essays scored at different levels
Techniques That Actually Work.
• Tried-and-true strategies to help you avoid traps and beat the test
• Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically
• Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harder

*Tim Collins, "Correct Your English Errors, 2nd Edition"

ISBN: 1260019217 | 2017 | EPUB | 368 pages | 18 MB
The bestselling ESL guide―now with extra review exercises to reinforce lessons learned
Do you tend to repeat the same mistakes when you speak or write in English? This fun and engaging guide will help you communicate like a native English speaker on a consistent basis.
Correct Your English Errors, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to correcting the bad habits that can leave your audience confused. This skill-building book clearly explains all the key elements of English grammar and provides hundreds of examples of errors learners often make―all presented in color to make them stand out and easier to avoid.
Correct Your English Errors, Second Edition:
• Highlights common ESL pitfalls, including mispronunciation, misspelling, verb tense issues, and subject-verb agreement
• Helps you avoid the misapplication of your own native grammar rules to English
• Includes practical review exercises at the end of each chapter
• Includes a new review chapter designed to test your mastery of the book’s entire content