Sāmoan Word Book

Sāmoan Word Book
Author: Aumua Mataitusi Simanu
Publisher: Bess Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1999
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781573061988

Introductory Samoan vocabulary which includes illustrations.

The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education

The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education
Author: Wayne E. Wright
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2015-04-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1118533445

The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education presents the first comprehensive international reference work of the latest policies, practices, and theories related to the dynamic interdisciplinary field of bilingual and multilingual education. Represents the first comprehensive reference work that covers bilingual, multilingual, and multicultural educational policies and practices around the world Features contributions from 78 established and emerging international scholars Offers extensive coverage in sixteen chapters of language and education issues in specific and diverse regional/geographic contexts, including South Africa, Mexico, Latvia, Cambodia, Japan, and Texas Covers pedagogical issues such as language assessment as well as offering evolving perspectives on the needs of specific learner populations, such as ELLs, learners with language impairments, and bilingual education outside of the classroom

Gagana Samoa

Gagana Samoa
Author: Galumalemana Afeleti Hunkin
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2009-06-09
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0824831314

Gagana Samoa is a modern Samoan language resource. Designed for both classroom and personal use, it features a methodical approach suitable for all ages; an emphasis on patterns of speech and communication through practice and examples; 10 practical dialogues covering everyday social situations; an introduction to the wider culture of fa‘asamoa through photographs; more than 150 exercises to reinforce comprehension; a glossary of all Samoan words used in the coursebook; and oral skills supplemented with audio files available on a separate CD or for download or streaming on the web.

Acquisition List

Acquisition List
Author: University of Hawaii at Manoa. Library. Pacific Collection
Publisher:
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1991
Genre: Oceania
ISBN:

South Pacific Handbook

South Pacific Handbook
Author: David Stanley
Publisher: David Stanley
Total Pages: 948
Release: 1996
Genre: Islands of the Pacific
ISBN: 9781566910408

Whether it's the legends about breadfruit trees or ghosts inhabiting inland Tahiti, the endangered delicacies to avoid or the gift-giving protocol when invited to a local's home, how to tour a vanilla plantation on Raiatea or when to find the Nouméa flame trees "catch fire" in hues of red and orange, South Pacific Handbook covers everything about this region of boundless ocean and scarce land. Drawing on two decades of editions and incorporating the comments of countless previous readers, this user-friendly guide extends beyond the hot spots and steers readers off the beaten path throughout Polynesia and Melanesia.

The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language

The Oxford Handbook of Taboo Words and Language
Author: Keith Allan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2019
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0198808194

This volume brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to define and describe taboo words and language and to investigate the reasons and beliefs behind them. It examines topics such as impoliteness, swearing, censorship, taboo in deaf communities, translation of tabooed words, and the use of taboo in banter and comedy.