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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779891103321

Autore

Latham Den

Titolo

Painting the landscape with fire [[electronic resource] ] : longleaf pines and fire ecology / / Den Latham, foreword by Shibu Jose

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, S.C., : University of South Carolina Press, 2013

ISBN

1-61117-247-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Classificazione

NAT011000NAT014000HIS036120

Disciplina

585/.2

Soggetti

Fire ecology - South Carolina

Longleaf pine - Effect of fires on

Forests and forestry - Southern States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover            ; Painting the Landscape with Fire                                       ; Title            ; Copyright                ; Dedication; CONTENTS               ; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS                            ; FOREWORD               ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS                      ; Fire Is Good                   ; Fire Tour                ; Red-cockaded Woodpeckers                               ; Snake Cruising I                       ; Staging a Burn                     ; After a Burn-Longleaf Pine Strategy                                          ; Groundwork

Sandhills Botany                       Banding Red-cockaded Woodpeckers                                       ; Under a Red Flag                       ; Quail in a Longleaf Pine Habitat                                       ; In Search of the Elusive White Wicky                                           ; Snake Cruising II                        ; Wild Turkeys                   ; Translocation                    ; The Francis Marion                         ; Wildland-Urban Interface                               ; The Grandfather Pine                           ; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

"Fire can be a destructive, deadly element of nature, capable of obliterating forests, destroying homes, and taking lives. Den Latham's Painting the Landscape with Fire describes this phenomenon but also tells a different story, one that reveals the role of fire ecology in healthy, dynamic forests. Fire is a beneficial element which allows the longleaf forests of America's Southeast to survive. In recent decades, foresters and landowners have become intensely aware of the need to "put enough fire on the ground" to preserve longleaf habitat for red-



cockaded woodpeckers, quail, wild turkeys, and a host of other plants and animals. Painting the Landscape with Fire is a hands-on-primer for those who want to understand the role of fire in longleaf forests. Latham joins wildlife biologists, foresters, wildfire fighters, and others as they band and translocate endangered birds, survey snake populations, improve wildlife habitat, and conduct prescribed burns on public and private lands. Painting the Landscape with Fire explores the unique southern biosphere of longleaf forests. Throughout, Latham beautifully tells the story of the resilience of these woodlands and of the resourcefulness of those who work to see them thrive. Fire is destructive in the case of accidents, arson, or poor policy, but with the right precautions and safety measures, it is the glowing life force that these forests need"--

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781418203321

Titolo

Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond [[electronic resource] ] : current perspectives and future directions / / edited by Wai-Meng Chan, Kwee Nyet Chin, Titima Suthiwa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter Mouton, 2011

ISBN

1-283-42823-7

9786613428233

1-61451-016-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Studies in second and foreign language education ; ; 3

Classificazione

ES 861

Altri autori (Persone)

ChanWai Meng <1962->

ChinKwee Nyet

Titima Suthiwan

Disciplina

418.0071/05

Soggetti

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Second language acquisition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1. FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN ASIA AND BEYOND: AN



INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK / Chan, Wai Meng / Chin, Kwee Nyet / Suthiwan, Titima -- PART 1: THEORETICAL FOUNDATION AND RESEARCH -- Chapter 2. PREPARING LANGUAGE TEACHERS TO TEACH LEARNING STRATEGIES / Chamot, Anna Uhl -- Chapter 3. DISCOURSE POLITENESS THEORY AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION / Usami, Mayumi -- Chapter 4. INTEGRATING GENERAL PURPOSE AND VOCATIONALLY-ORIENTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (VOLL) - NEW GOALS FOR LANGUAGE AND TEACHER TRAINING / Kuhn, Christina -- Chapter 5. PRAGMATICS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING: REFLECTIONS ON THE TEACHING OF CHINESE IN CHINA / Wang, Hong -- Chapter 6. DEVELOPMENT OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY MODEL / Zhou, Yujia -- Chapter 7. FACILITATING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH NEWS: PEER SCAFFOLDING IN AN EFL LISTENING CLASSROOM / Li, Danli -- Chapter 8. VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES AMONG ADULT FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS / Rafik-Galea, Shameem / Wong, Bee Eng -- PART 2: CLASSROOM PRACTICE AND EVALUATION STUDIES -- Chapter 9. TECHNOLOGY IN THE SERVICE OF CONSTRUCTIVIST PEDAGOGY: NETWORK-BASED APPLICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION / Chan, Wai Meng / Chen, Ing Ru -- Chapter 10. PEDAGOGICAL CONCERNS: SOME COMMON FEATURES OF CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTION, TASK-BASED LEARNING AND BUSINESS CASE STUDY, AND THEIR ROLES IN AN EBP CLASS / Hsu, Wenhua -- Chapter 11. MEMORIZING DIALOGUES: THE CASE FOR "PERFORMATIVE EXERCISES" / Walker, Izumi / Utsumi, Tomoko -- Chpater 12. THE WHOLE WORLD COMMUNICATES IN ENGLISH, DO YOU? - EDUCATIONAL DRAMA AS AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN JAPAN / Araki-Metcalfe, Naoko -- Chapter 13. FROM ORAL INTERVIEW TEST TO ORAL COMMUNICATION TEST: ALLEVIATING STUDENTS' ANXIETY / Chiba, Satomi / Morikawa, Yoko -- AUTHORS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book, comprising two parts, is concerned with both the science and the art of foreign language teaching, with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on Asia. Under the theme of "Theoretical foundation and research", Part 1 of this book informs the readers about recent efforts in theoretical and empirical research which have had an impact on foreign language teaching or promise to yield results that will shape its future. These studies, not just from the domain of foreign language teaching but also its primary feeder disciplines of linguistics and second language acquisition, offer the necessary theoretical and conceptual foundation for both current and future research and practice. As its theme "Classroom practice and evaluation studies" suggests, Part 2 focuses on new and innovative developments in curricular and classroom practice, all built upon insights from research in the above-mentioned disciplines and poised to become standard practices. These projects include qualitative and quantitative evaluation studies which have yielded insightful data for the refinement and continued development of the projects and their underlying theoretical concepts.