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UNINA9910463290103321 |
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Galtung Marte Kjær <1976-> |
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49 myths about China / / Marte Kjær Galtung and Stig Stenslie ; foreword by Andrew J. Nathan |
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Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (267 p.) |
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Electronic books. |
China Miscellanea |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Map of China; Introduction; Part I: The Party; Myth 1: Communism Is Dead in China; Myth 2: China Is Centrally Controlled; Myth 3: The Leadership Is Deeply Divided; Myth 4: The Communist Party Is a Monolith; Myth 5: The Military Is Gaining Political Influence; Myth 6: The Communist Regime Lacks Legitimacy; Myth 7: The Falun Gong Is an Apolitical Movement Persecuted for Its Religious Beliefs; Myth 8: Chinese Media Is Merely a Mouthpiece of the Communist Party; Part II: The People; Myth 9: Chinese Culture Is Incompatible with Democracy |
Myth 10: Chinese Have No MannersMyth 11: Chinese People Are Not Altruistic; Myth 12: The Individual Has No Value, Only the Collective Does; Myth 13: All Chinese Are Only Children; Myth 14: The Chinese People Are Homogeneous; Myth 15: Communism Has Created Gender Equality in China; Myth 16: The Chinese Are Atheists; Myth 17: Shanghai Is More Liberal than Beijing; Part III: Business and the Economy; Myth 18: "China Inc." Is Buying Up the World; Myth 19: China Has the United States over a Barrel; Myth 20: China's Economy Is Export Driven; Myth 21: Chinese People Are Born Moneymakers |
Myth 22: Chinese Don't Take RisksMyth 23: The Chinese Are Just Copycats; Myth 24: The State Hinders Economic Development in China; Myth 25: Unequal Distribution of Wealth Is a Source of Social and Political Unrest; Myth 26: All Economic Development Is Happening in |
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the Big Cities on the East Coast; Part IV: China and the World; Myth 27: The Chinese Are Racist; Myth 28: The Communist Party Is Kindling Nationalism; Myth 29: China Will Once Again Dominate East Asia; Myth 30: China Is Colonizing Africa; Myth 31: China Is an Environmental Baddie |
Myth 32: The Chinese Could Tame North Korea-If They Wanted ToMyth 33: China Does Not Interfere in Other States' Internal Affairs; Part V: The Past; Myth 34: China's History Spans Five Millennia; Myth 35: China Is Called the Middle Kingdom because Chinese People Believe Their Country Is the Center of the World; Myth 36: China Discovered the World in 1421; Myth 37: All Women Were Oppressed in Ancient China; Myth 38: China Has No Warrior Culture; Myth 39: Chinese History Goes in Circles; Myth 40: Tibet Was a Shangri-la until the Chinese Came; Myth 41: Mao Was a Monster |
Myth 42: The Chinese Do Not Care about Their Own Historical HeritagePart VI: The Future; Myth 43: The Internet Will Topple the Communist Party; Myth 44: The End of the Communist Regime Is Near; Myth 45: The Chinese Are Masters of Long-Term Thinking; Myth 46: The RMB Will Eclipse the Dollar as the World's Reserve Currency; Myth 47: China Is a Military Threat; Myth 48: Chinese Will Replace English as the World's Language; Myth 49: The Twenty-First Century Belongs to China; Notes on Transliteration; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors |
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<span><span>This engaging book highlights 49 prevalent myths about China's past, present, and future and weighs their truth or fiction. Leading a thoughtful and entertaining tour, the authors debunk widespread "knowledge" about Chinese culture, society, politics, and economy. Their timely work offers an illuminating window on a rising power we often misunderstand.</span></span> |
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UNINA9910962597503321 |
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Teaching secondary English : readings and applications / / [edited by] Daniel Sheridan |
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Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2001 |
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1-135-68090-6 |
1-282-37801-5 |
1-135-68091-4 |
1-4106-0088-2 |
9786612378010 |
0-585-35305-0 |
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[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (387 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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English language - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States |
Language arts (Secondary) - United States |
English language - Composition and exercises - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States |
English literature - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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""Cover""; ""TEACHING SECONDARY English: READINGS AND APPLICATIONS""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 English Teachers""; ""Introduction""; ""READINGS AND APPLICATIONS""; ""A Target on the Blackboard""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 1.1: Remembering Your English Teachers""; ""“Where�s That Fairy Dust When You Need It?� (A Conversation About Student Teaching)""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 1.2: What Makes an Effective English Teacher?""; ""Writing Assignment: Telling Your Story""; ""For Further Reading""; ""2 Reading Literature""; ""Introduction"" |
""READINGS AND APPLICATIONS""""A PERFORMING ART""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 2.1: A Look at Three Lesson Plans""; ""READER-RESPONSE THEORY AND THE ENGLISH CURRICULUM""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 2.2: Working With Student Response""; |
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""MAKING TIME""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 2.3: Adapting the Reading Workshop""; ""PROVOCATIONS""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Writing Assignment: A Literature Lesson""; ""For Further Reading""; ""3 Choosing Texts""; ""Introduction""; ""READINGS AND APPLICATIONS"" |
""Canons to Right of Them, Canons to Left of Them, Canons in Front of Them, Volley�d and Thunder�d""""For Further Thought""; ""Application 3.1: The Process of Choosing""; ""Academic Guidelines for Selecting Multiethnic and Multicultural Literature""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 3.2: Dealing With Diversity""; ""It�s the THAT, Teacher""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 3.3: Working With Young Adult Literature""; ""Protecting Holden Caulfield and His Friends From the Censors""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 3.4: Thinking About Censorship"" |
""Writing Assignment: Building a Unit""""For Further Reading""; ""4 Teaching Writing""; ""Introduction""; ""READINGS AND APPLICATIONS""; ""Write Before Writing""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 4.1: Finding and Exploring a Topic""; ""Responding to Student Writing""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 4.2: Working With Student Drafts""; ""Ranking, Evaluating, and Liking: Sorting Out Three Forms of Judgment""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 4.3: Evaluating Student Writing""; ""Process Writing and the Secondary School Reality: A Compromise""; ""For Further Thought"" |
""Application 4.4: Adapting the Writing Workshop""""Teaching Poetry Writing to Adolescents: Models and Teaching Designs""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 4.5: Reading and Writing Poetry""; ""Writing Assignment: Creating a Writing Assignment""; ""For Further Reading""; ""5 Teaching About Language""; ""Introduction""; ""READINGS AND APPLICATIONS""; ""Language Variation in the United States""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 5.1: Four Aspects of Language""; ""Parsing the Question: “Why Teach Grammar?�""; ""For Further Thought""; ""Application 5.2: Grammar for Teachers?"" |
""Teaching Grammar in the Context of Writing"" |
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This new edition of Teaching Secondary English is thoroughly revised, but its purpose has not changed. Like the popular first edition, it balances content knowledge with methodology, theory with practice, and problem-posing with suggested solutions. The tone and format are inviting, while addressing student-readers on a professional level. Rather than attempting to cover everything, the text provides a framework and materials for teaching a secondary English methods course, while allowing considerable choice for the instructor. The focus is on teaching literature, writing, and language--the ba |
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