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(0)John Corbett
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This is a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded edition of a practical introduction to intercultural education for teachers of English as a second language. It provides a concise summary of the intellectual and pedagogical traditions that have shaped intercultural language education, from ethnography to critical pedagogy and cultural studies. The book offers clear illustrations of the practical impact of these traditions on curriculum design, classroom...
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Improvisation rattles some listeners. Maybe they're even suspicious of it. John Coltrane's saxophonic flights of fancy, Jimi Hendrix's feedback drenched guitar solos, Ravi Shankar's sitar extrapolations-all these sounds seem like so much noodling or jamming, indulgent self-expression. For these music fans, it seems natural that music is meant to be composed. John Corbett's A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation provides a how-to manual for the most...
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Online collaboration can be a powerful means of encouraging language learners to make connections between their local community and people from other cultural backgrounds. In doing so, learners develop their language skills while exploring different attitudes, values and beliefs. The authors of this book draw on 20 years of participation in numerous online intercultural exchanges to offer teachers a down-to-earth guide to finding partners, choosing...
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
2010
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Vanessa Marks returns to her hometown library to read to children the book that she wrote, "November Christmas." The book is about her serious illness as a child and how her family and community teamed up to move Halloween to August and Christmas to November to help her.
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IFC Films
Pub. Date
c2010
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Genevieve Gernier owns a flower shop in Manhattan. She has a personal, strict philosophy on dating. Her rule: no more than five dates with a man to ensure that she will never get dumped or hurt. When Greg Gatlin buys a restaurant nearby her shop, they decide to date. However, after five dates, Genevieve is not happy with her rule and does not know how to meet Greg again. The rule that she swore to never break, could end up breaking her heart.
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2021
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God's not dead: A college freshman who is very religious must debate the existence of God with his college professor who believes otherwise in order to earn a passing grade.
God's not dead 2: A teacher finds herself in trouble when she answers a student's question about Jesus.
God's not dead, a light in darkness: Estranged brothers, one a pastor and the other a lawyer, are reunited when Hadleigh University seeks to close the pastor's church which...
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Pub. Date
2019
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding -- 27 Dresses -- Wedding Crashers -- Bride Wars -- Muriel's Wedding -- Jewtopia -- The Wedding Date.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Toula is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father's restaurant, she hides behind her family and keeps the world at a distance. One day at the restaurant she finds herself pouring coffee for a man who inspires her to change her life, and the way she sees the world...
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This book addresses recent developments in medical and language education. In both fields, there have been methodological shifts towards 'task-based' and 'problem-based learning'. In addition, both fields have broadened their focus on clinical expertise and linguistic skills to address issues of cultural competence. English in Medical Education responds to these changes by re-imagining the language classroom in medical settings as an arena for the...
15) The Lookalike
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Bobby (John Corbett) and Frank (Steven Bauer) are in big trouble. The gorgeous go-between for a major deal just got dead – and she's part of the package. Like it isn't hard enough to be a gangster – now they have to cast the perfect imposter to take her place, or there's gonna be more bodies to clean up.