Traveller's bookshelf: read en-US Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:01:38 -0700 60 Traveller's bookshelf: read 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Napoleon 2901138
"An interpretive portrait" of Napoleon written in 1939 from a British perspective. The author's thesis is that Napoleon used the energy of the French Revolution to his advantage to build a more efficient modern nation (and a modern dictatorship) while his opponents were still stuck in the old order of things.]]> 125 Herbert Butterfield 0020018703 Traveller 0 to-read, history 3.67 1912 Napoleon
author: Herbert Butterfield
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1912
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]]> Owl Sense 32490806 0 Miriam Darlington 1783350768 Traveller 0 to-read 3.79 2018 Owl Sense
author: Miriam Darlington
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2018
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]]> <![CDATA[The Canterbury Tales: The First Fragment (Penguin Classics)]]> 387438 A selection of the best-loved and most frequently studied of The Canterbury Tales

This collection is the perfect introduction to one of the cornerstones of English literature. The General Prologue provides picturesque character sketches of the colorful band of pilgrims who gather at a London inn on their way to Canterbury. The nine tales chosen range from the noble Knight’s story of rivalry in love to the boastful and hypocritical Pardoner’s moral treatise, and from the exuberant Wife of Bath’s Arthurian legend to the Miller’s worldly, ribald farce. Incorporating every type of medieval narrative—bawdy anecdote, allegorical fable, and courtly romance—the tales selected here encompass the blend of universal human themes and individual personal detail that have enthralled readers for more than six hundred years.
@AprilFools Oh and the Wyfe of Bathe. Talk about a woman who likes to be perced to the roote.

From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less]]> 304 Geoffrey Chaucer 0140434097 Traveller 2 anthroplogy-world_paradigm 3.48 The Canterbury Tales: The First Fragment (Penguin Classics)
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]]> Ulysses Annotated 10543 Ulysses. Annotations in this edition are keyed both to the reading text of the new critical edition of Ulysses published in 1984 and to the standard 1961 Random House edition and the current Modern Library and Vintage texts.

Gifford has incorporated over 1,000 additions and corrections to the first edition. The introduction and headnotes to sections provide general geographical, biographical and historical background. The annotations gloss place names, define slang terms, give capsule histories of institutions and political and cultural movements and figures, supply bits of local and Irish legend and lore, explain religious nomenclature and practices, trace literary allusions and references to other cultures.

The suggestive potential of minor details was enormously fascinating to Joyce, and the precision of his use of detail is a most important aspect of his literary method. The annotations in this volume illuminate details which are not in the public realm for most of us.]]> 698 James Joyce 0520067452 Traveller 0 to-read 4.20 1922 Ulysses Annotated
author: James Joyce
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1922
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]]> <![CDATA[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (A New Verse Translation) by Simon Armitage]]> 1253621 116 Unknown 057122329X Traveller 4 favorites 4.12 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (A New Verse Translation) by Simon Armitage
author: Unknown
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]]> The Golden Gate 149622
A ROLLING FORT KNOX

is how the journalists describe the Presidential motorcade as it enters San Francisco across the Golden Gate. Even the ever-watchful FBI believe it is impregnable—as it has to be with the President and two Arab potentates aboard.

But halfway across the bridge the unthinkable happens. Before the eyes of the world a master criminal pulls off the most spectacular kidnapping in modern times…]]> 368 Alistair MacLean 0006144942 Traveller 3 thriller-suspense 3.70 1986 The Golden Gate
author: Alistair MacLean
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1986
rating: 3
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]]> 1Q84 - Livro 1 (1Q84 #1) 13023615 Em 1Q84, Haruki Murakami constrói um universo romanesco em que se cruzam histórias inesquecíveis e personagens cativantes. Onde acaba o Japão e começa o admirável mundo novo em que vivemos? Uma ficção que ilumina de forma transversal a aldeia global em que vivemos.]]> 492 Haruki Murakami 9724620530 Traveller 0 to-read 4.11 2009 1Q84 - Livro 1 (1Q84 #1)
author: Haruki Murakami
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History]]> 229567 465 Ibn Khaldun 0691120544 Traveller 0 4.08 1377 The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History
author: Ibn Khaldun
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1377
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Complete Tales & Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh]]> 268962 557 A.A. Milne 0525457240 Traveller 4 children 4.47 1926 The Complete Tales & Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh
author: A.A. Milne
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1926
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)]]> 776407 180 A.A. Milne 0525444440 Traveller 4 4.37 1928 The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)
author: A.A. Milne
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.37
book published: 1928
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor]]> 1670096
In 1955 eight crew members of Caldas, a Colombian destroyer, were swept overboard. Velasco alone survived, drifting on a raft for ten days without food or water. Márquez retells the survivor's amazing tale of endurance, from his loneliness and thirst to his determination to survive.

The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor was Márquez first major work, published in a Colombian newspaper, El Espector, in 1955 and then in book form in 1970.]]> 106 Gabriel García Márquez 0141032448 Traveller 0 to-read 3.73 1955 The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
author: Gabriel García Márquez
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1955
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?]]> 18070641
First published in Epoch, Fall 1966. Included in Prize Stories: O Henry Award Winners (1968), and The Best American Short Stories (1967).

Her name was Connie. She was fifteen and she had a quick, nervous giggling habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other people’s faces to make sure her own was all right. Her mother, who noticed everything and knew everything...]]> 20 Joyce Carol Oates Traveller 5 dark, short-fiction
WARNING: light spoilers.

Number 7 from my list of "most disturbing (short) stories ever"

Trigger warning to rape survivors and those who had been victims of psychopaths.


The basic pattern of the events that take place in this story, has happened millions of times before, and probably will happen again, many many times. I know Arnold Friend, I’ve seen him before.

I know there isn’t consensus about exactly what a "psychopath"(/sociopath/malignant narcissist/person with anti-social personality disorder) is, but for purposes of this review, I’m going with James Fallon’s description in his enlightening book The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain, and using the term psychopath since that is the term that most people still know this personality type by.

The problem with this type of manipulative person is that the more intelligent ones almost have a sixth sense of where their potential victim’s frailties lie, and they know exactly how to exploit it.
They tend to have a lot of charisma and a superficial charm that often allows them to get under the potential victim's skin, or at least gives them a foot in the door towards gaining the attention of the potential victim.

They will not hesitate, for example, to use a person’s concern for their loved ones against them. They’ll use anything; your sense of shame, your fear of bodily harm, your innate greed, anything that they can spot after prodding and probing in an effort to figure out where your weak spots lie.

And they do, believe me, they do figure it out, and they use this knowledge to devastating effect. The best one can do is to keep a cool head and place as much distance as you still can between yourself and this person. For some, though, it might be too late by the time they realize what they’re dealing with.

Joyce Carol Oates' depiction of the situation and the personalities involved, is so spot-on, that the effect is chillingly realistic. Absolutely frightening in it's psychological accuracy.

[spoilers removed]]]> 3.96 1966 Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?
author: Joyce Carol Oates
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1966
rating: 5
read at: 2021/11/24
date added: 2024/10/15
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Disturbometer: 10 out of 10

WARNING: light spoilers.

Number 7 from my list of "most disturbing (short) stories ever"

Trigger warning to rape survivors and those who had been victims of psychopaths.


The basic pattern of the events that take place in this story, has happened millions of times before, and probably will happen again, many many times. I know Arnold Friend, I’ve seen him before.

I know there isn’t consensus about exactly what a "psychopath"(/sociopath/malignant narcissist/person with anti-social personality disorder) is, but for purposes of this review, I’m going with James Fallon’s description in his enlightening book The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain, and using the term psychopath since that is the term that most people still know this personality type by.

The problem with this type of manipulative person is that the more intelligent ones almost have a sixth sense of where their potential victim’s frailties lie, and they know exactly how to exploit it.
They tend to have a lot of charisma and a superficial charm that often allows them to get under the potential victim's skin, or at least gives them a foot in the door towards gaining the attention of the potential victim.

They will not hesitate, for example, to use a person’s concern for their loved ones against them. They’ll use anything; your sense of shame, your fear of bodily harm, your innate greed, anything that they can spot after prodding and probing in an effort to figure out where your weak spots lie.

And they do, believe me, they do figure it out, and they use this knowledge to devastating effect. The best one can do is to keep a cool head and place as much distance as you still can between yourself and this person. For some, though, it might be too late by the time they realize what they’re dealing with.

Joyce Carol Oates' depiction of the situation and the personalities involved, is so spot-on, that the effect is chillingly realistic. Absolutely frightening in it's psychological accuracy.

[spoilers removed]
]]> <![CDATA[Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1)]]> 9688286 Award-winning author Guy Gavriel Kay evokes the dazzling Tang Dynasty of 8th-century China in an masterful story of honor and power.It begins simply. Shen Tai, son of an illustrious general serving the Emperor of Kitai, has spent two years honoring the memory of his late father by burying the bones of the dead from both armies at the site of one of his father's last great battles. In recognition of his labors and his filial piety, an unlikely source has sent him a dangerous 250 Sardian horses. You give a man one of the famed Sardian horses to reward him greatly. You give him four or five to exalt him above his fellows, propel him towards rank, and earn him jealousy, possibly mortal jealousy. Two hundred and fifty is an unthinkable gift, a gift to overwhelm an emperor. Wisely, the gift comes with the stipulation that Tai must claim the horses in person. Otherwise he would probably be dead already...]]> 572 Guy Gavriel Kay 110118700X Traveller 0 fantasy 4.40 2010 Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1)
author: Guy Gavriel Kay
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at: 2010/08/15
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: fantasy
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]]> Earth: An Intimate History 9770541 The acclaimed author of Trilobite! and Life takes us on a grand tour of the earth’s physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us.Ěý•Ě�"Absorbing.... Cinematic.... The ultimate travel book, a guidebook that should be read by every person who wants to really know and understand the place we live on."Ěý—The New York TimesBeginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times helped spark the science of geology, and ending in a lab in the West of England where mathematical models and lab experiments replace direct observation, Richard Fortey tells us what the present says about ancient geologic processes. He shows how plate tectonics came to rule the geophysical landscape and how the evidence is written in the hills and in the stones. And in the process, he takes us on a wonderful journey around the globe to visit some of the most fascinating and intriguing spots on the planet.]]> 450 Richard Fortey 0307574334 Traveller 0 to-read 3.86 2004 Earth: An Intimate History
author: Richard Fortey
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator]]> 15985608
I'm a media manipulator. In a world where blogs control and distort the news, my job is to control blogs--as much as any one person can. In today's culture...

1) Blogs like "Gawker," "Buzzfeed" and the "Huffington Post" drive the media agenda.

2) Bloggers are slaves to money, technology, and deadlines.

3) Manipulators wield these levers to shape everything you read, see and watch--online and off.

Why am I giving away these secrets? Because I'm tired of a world where blogs take indirect bribes, marketers help write the news, reckless journalists spread lies, and no one is accountable for any of it. I'm pulling back the curtain because I don't want anyone else to get blindsided.

I'm going to explain exactly how the media "really" works. What you choose to do with this information is up to you]]> 270 Ryan Holiday 1101583711 Traveller 0 to-read, media-studies 3.97 2012 Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
author: Ryan Holiday
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays]]> 19907338 181 Chinua Achebe 030781646X Traveller 0 4.33 1988 Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays
author: Chinua Achebe
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't]]> 16077741
Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, Silver examines the world of prediction, investigating how we can distinguish a true signal from a universe of noisy data. Most predictions fail, often at great cost to society, because most of us have a poor understanding of probability and uncertainty. Both experts and laypeople mistake more confident predictions for more accurate ones. But overconfidence is often the reason for failure. If our appreciation of uncertainty improves, our predictions can get better too. This is the "prediction paradox": The more humility we have about our ability to make predictions, the more successful we can be in planning for the future.

In keeping with his own aim to seek truth from data, Silver visits the most successful forecasters in a range of areas, from hurricanes to baseball, from the poker table to the stock market, from Capitol Hill to the NBA. He explains and evaluates how these forecasters think and what bonds they share. What lies behind their success? Are they good-or just lucky? What patterns have they unraveled? And are their forecasts really right? He explores unanticipated commonalities and exposes unexpected juxtapositions. And sometimes, it is not so much how good a prediction is in an absolute sense that matters but how good it is relative to the competition. In other cases, prediction is still a very rudimentary-and dangerous-science.

Silver observes that the most accurate forecasters tend to have a superior command of probability, and they tend to be both humble and hardworking. They distinguish the predictable from the unpredictable, and they notice a thousand little details that lead them closer to the truth. Because of their appreciation of probability, they can distinguish the signal from the noise.]]> 545 Nate Silver 1101595957 Traveller 0 to-read 4.10 2012 The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't
author: Nate Silver
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)]]> 19670490 256 Orson Scott Card 1429964936 Traveller 0 to-read 3.73 1987 Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker, #1)
author: Orson Scott Card
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1987
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World]]> 11132818 From the bestselling, prize-winning author of HOUSE OF CARDS, a revelatory history of Goldman Sachs, the most dominant, controversial and feared investment bankĚýin the worldĚýĚýGoldman Sachs has always projected an image of being better than its competitors. The firm—buttressed by an aggressive and sophisticated PR machine—often boasts of "The Goldman Way," a business model predicated on hiring the most talented people, indoctrinating them in a corporate culture of “the greater good,â€� and honoring the 14 Principles, the first of which is "Our clients' interests always come first."ĚýBut there is another way of viewing Goldman -- a secretive money-making machine that has straddled the line between conflict-of-interest and legitimate deal-making for decades; a firm that has exerted undue influence over government since the early part of the 20th century; a workplace rife with brutal power struggles; a Wall Street titan whose clever bet against the mortgage market in 2007 -- a bet not revealed to its clients -- may have made the Great RecessionĚýworse.ĚýThe firm has also shown a remarkable ability to weather financial crises, congressional, federal and SEC investigations, and numerous lawsuits, all with its reputation and enormous profits intact.Ěý ByĚýreading thousands of pages of government documents and conducting over 100 interviews, including those with clients, competitors, regulators, current and former Goldman employees (as well as theĚýsixĚýliving men who have run Goldman), Cohan has constructed a vivid narrative that looks behind the veil of secrecy to reveal how Goldman has become so profitable, and so powerful. ĚýĚýWilliam D. Cohan is theĚýauthor ofĚýthe New York Times bestsellersĚýHouse of Cards and The Last Tycoons,Ěýwhich wonĚýthe 2007 FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award.ĚýĚýHe writes frequently for Vanity Fair, The New York Times,ĚýThe Financial Times, Fortune, The Atlantic, and the Washington Post.ĚýĚýA former investment banker, CohanĚýis a graduate of Duke University, Columbia University’s School of Journalism and Graduate School of Business.]]> 672 William D. Cohan 0385534973 Traveller 0 3.67 2011 Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
author: William D. Cohan
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Stalingrad 42194293 Life and Fate has been hailed as a twentieth-century War and Peace. However, Life and Fate is only the second half of a two-part work, the first half of which was published in 1952. Grossman wanted to call this earlier work Stalingrad—as it will be in this first English translation—but it was published as For a Just Cause. The characters in both novels are largely the same and so is the story line; Life and Fate picks up where Stalingrad ends, in late September 1942. The first novel is in no way inferior to Life and Fate; the chapters about the Shaposhnikov family are both tender and witty, and the battle scenes are vivid and moving. One of the most memorable chapters of Life and Fate is the last letter written from a Jewish ghetto by Viktor Shtrum’s mother—a powerful lament for East European Jewry. The words of this letter do not appear in Stalingrad, yet the letter’s presence makes itself powerfully felt and it is mentioned many times. We learn who carries it across the front lines, who passes it on to whom, and how it eventually reaches Viktor. Grossman describes the difficulty Viktor experiences in reading it and his inability to talk about it even to his family. The absence of the letter itself is eloquent—as if its contents are too awful for anyone to take in.]]> 1088 Vasily Grossman 1681373270 Traveller 0 to-read, russia, ussr 4.32 1952 Stalingrad
author: Vasily Grossman
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1952
rating: 0
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]]> The Age of Faith 711024 1200 Will Durant 0671012002 Traveller 0 to-read 4.31 1950 The Age of Faith
author: Will Durant
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.31
book published: 1950
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[William Faulkner: The Sound and the Fury'. Literature Insights.]]> 16902453 107 Michael Cotsell 1282040464 Traveller 0 0.0 2008 William Faulkner: The Sound and the Fury'. Literature Insights.
author: Michael Cotsell
name: Traveller
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> Blindsight (Firefall, #1) 48484 Two months since the stars fell...

Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched around the Earth like a luminous fist, screaming to the heavens as the atmosphere burned them to ash. Two months since that moment of brief, bright surveillance by agents unknown.

Two months of silence while a world holds its breath.

Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune’s orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever’s out there isn’t talking to us. It’s talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route.

So who do you send to force introductions on an intelligence with motives unknown, maybe unknowable? Who do you send to meet the alien when the alien doesn’t want to meet?

You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees X-rays and tastes ultrasound, so compromised by grafts and splices he no longer feels his own flesh. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won’t be needed, and a fainter hope she’ll do any good if she is needed. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called “vampire,� recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist � an informational topologist with half his mind gone � as an interface between here and there, a conduit through which the Dead Center might hope to understand the Bleeding Edge.

You send them all to the edge of interstellar space, praying you can trust such freaks and retrofits with the fate of a world. You fear they may be more alien than the thing they’ve been sent to find.

But you’d give anything for that to be true, if you only knew what was waiting for them…]]> 384 Peter Watts 0765312182 Traveller 0 look-for, sf 4.01 2006 Blindsight (Firefall, #1)
author: Peter Watts
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> For Esmé—with Love & Squalor 52266607 26 J.D. Salinger Traveller 4 short-fiction
The reason for my remark about the potential damage that the knowledge of psychology that was available and prevalent at the time, could do, relates to the part of the story that deals with a man who [spoilers removed]

It took a long time for PTSD to be recognized as something that most people sustain from experiencing trauma - people who sustained it in the past tended to be ridiculed as being "sissies" or cowards, and of course, labeling these people as such just made matters worse for them, and made it harder for them to recover from the trauma.

[spoilers removed]
]]> 4.13 1953 For Esmé—with Love & Squalor
author: J.D. Salinger
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1953
rating: 4
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date added: 2024/08/07
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The story gives a glimpse into how savagely "off the mark" much of psychology was in the first half of the twentieth century, not that it is a precise science now - the attempted delineation and categorization of a thing as subtle, varied and complex as the human psyche is doomed to fail at least a bit, in the end.

The reason for my remark about the potential damage that the knowledge of psychology that was available and prevalent at the time, could do, relates to the part of the story that deals with a man who [spoilers removed]

It took a long time for PTSD to be recognized as something that most people sustain from experiencing trauma - people who sustained it in the past tended to be ridiculed as being "sissies" or cowards, and of course, labeling these people as such just made matters worse for them, and made it harder for them to recover from the trauma.

[spoilers removed]

]]> <![CDATA[Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1]]> 325785 Capital, one of Marx's major and most influential works, was the product of thirty years close study of the capitalist mode of production in England, the most advanced industrial society of his day. This new translation of Volume One, the only volume to be completed and edited by Marx himself, avoids some of the mistakes that have marred earlier versions and seeks to do justice to the literary qualities of the work. The introduction is by Ernest Mandel, author of Late Capitalism, one of the only comprehensive attempts to develop the theoretical legacy of Capital.]]> 1152 Karl Marx 0140445684 Traveller 0 to-read, marxism, ecpol 4.28 1867 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1
author: Karl Marx
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1867
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Death in Venice and Other Tales]]> 53064 384 Thomas Mann 0141181737 Traveller 0 to-read 3.92 1911 Death in Venice and Other Tales
author: Thomas Mann
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1911
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales]]> 93276 272 Thomas Malory 0195019059 Traveller 4 arthurian, folklore-mythology 4.12 1860 King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales
author: Thomas Malory
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1860
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology]]> 25797817 912 Brian Kolb 1319031862 Traveller 4 cognitive, physiology
Aaaanyway, I'm reviewing the cutting edge 2021 edition of this, the eighth edition. This is one of those books which can't decide if it's a serious textbook or a coffee-table book, and tries to double as both - they probably make more money that way. Besides for the irritating way that the case studies are presented (it feels like one of those self-help books) it is a nice book to read if you've ever been stumped by all the controversies in neuroscience going on in the last 150 years or so, because it includes all the latest neuro-imaging and echoing and what-have-you techniques that endeavor to track what the brain is really doing while it's working, so it does manage to clear things up more decisively than researchers and theorists have been able to do in the previous century.

It's an easy and informative read, quite comprehensive, but don't expect it to become too technical; even though there is a lot of detail, the book is clearly pitched at beginners in the field. I'm on the fence between giving it 3 and half and 4 stars.

Fascinating tidbit from the book:
"Phenotypic Plasticity : These two mice are clones—genetically identical—yet express widely differing phenotypes because their mothers were fed diets with different supplements when pregnant, leading to different body structures, in part as a result of their own eating behaviors."

BOOM! That really exploded my brain into comprehending how probabilistic in nature genetics are and how much the expression of genetic material does depend on factors in the individual’s environment, in other words, to which large extent both nature and nurture influence one another in a complex interplay in creating different outcomes.]]> 4.20 1980 Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology
author: Brian Kolb
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1980
rating: 4
read at: 2022/09/20
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: cognitive, physiology
review:
Ugh, what the heck has the huge lady done to the GR interface now? Things are just getting worse by the day. Oh, for a few billion $, and I'd buy GR back. Oh well, will have to suck it up, I guess.

Aaaanyway, I'm reviewing the cutting edge 2021 edition of this, the eighth edition. This is one of those books which can't decide if it's a serious textbook or a coffee-table book, and tries to double as both - they probably make more money that way. Besides for the irritating way that the case studies are presented (it feels like one of those self-help books) it is a nice book to read if you've ever been stumped by all the controversies in neuroscience going on in the last 150 years or so, because it includes all the latest neuro-imaging and echoing and what-have-you techniques that endeavor to track what the brain is really doing while it's working, so it does manage to clear things up more decisively than researchers and theorists have been able to do in the previous century.

It's an easy and informative read, quite comprehensive, but don't expect it to become too technical; even though there is a lot of detail, the book is clearly pitched at beginners in the field. I'm on the fence between giving it 3 and half and 4 stars.

Fascinating tidbit from the book:
"Phenotypic Plasticity : These two mice are clones—genetically identical—yet express widely differing phenotypes because their mothers were fed diets with different supplements when pregnant, leading to different body structures, in part as a result of their own eating behaviors."

BOOM! That really exploded my brain into comprehending how probabilistic in nature genetics are and how much the expression of genetic material does depend on factors in the individual’s environment, in other words, to which large extent both nature and nurture influence one another in a complex interplay in creating different outcomes.
]]> <![CDATA[Bulfinch's Mythology - The Age of Fable]]> 6430565 350 Thomas Bullfinch Traveller 3 folklore-mythology 4.08 1855 Bulfinch's Mythology - The Age of Fable
author: Thomas Bullfinch
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1855
rating: 3
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]]> Myths of Greece and Rome 729265
The timeless stories of the gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome are charged with passion and romance, magic and murder. Each one is brought to life beautifully in this lavishly illustrated edition of Thomas Bulfinch’s â€The Age of Fableâ€� compiled by Bryan Holme. The narrative is clear and captivating, while the illustrations demonstrate the profound effect the myths had on the great artists of the West, via paintings and sculptures by masters from Botticelli to Picasso.]]> 308 Thomas Bulfinch 0140056432 Traveller 3 folklore-mythology 4.00 1855 Myths of Greece and Rome
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name: Traveller
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1855
rating: 3
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]]> The Complete Fairy Tales 163716
A true classic of wonder for all ages.]]> 144 Oscar Wilde 1934169579 Traveller 5 fantasy 4.35 1888 The Complete Fairy Tales
author: Oscar Wilde
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.35
book published: 1888
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[J. M. Coetzee and Ethics: Philosophical Perspectives on Literature]]> 8425214
Anton Leist and Peter Singer have assembled an outstanding group of contributors who probe deeply into Coetzee's extensive and extraordinary corpus. They explore his approach to ethical theory and philosophy and pay particular attention to his representation of the human-animal relationship. They also confront Coetzee's depiction of the elementary conditions of life, the origins of morality, the recognition of value in others, the sexual dynamics between men and women, the normality of suppression, and the possibility of equality in postcolonial society. With its wide-ranging consideration of philosophical issues, especially in relation to fiction, this volume stands alone in its extraordinary exchange of ethical and literary inquiry.]]> 408 Anton Leist 0231148410 Traveller 0 4.50 2010 J. M. Coetzee and Ethics: Philosophical Perspectives on Literature
author: Anton Leist
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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shelves: to-read, africa, culturalstudies, environment, ethics, philosophy
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]]> Collected Poems 27774515 496 Marie Ponsot 1101947675 Traveller 0 to-read, poetry 3.80 Collected Poems
author: Marie Ponsot
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction]]> 429983 250 Ursula K. Le Guin 0060168358 Traveller 0 4.25 1979 The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
author: Ursula K. Le Guin
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.25
book published: 1979
rating: 0
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]]> Deep Water 427281 Deep Water, set in the quiet, small town of Little Wesley, Patricia Highsmith has created a vicious and suspenseful tale of love gone sour. Vic and Melinda Van Allen's loveless marriage is held together only by a precarious arrangement whereby, in order to avoid the messiness of divorce, Melinda is allowed to take any number of lovers as long as she does not desert her family. Eventually, Vic can no longer suppress his jealousy and tries to win back his wife by asserting himself through a tall tale of murder � one that soon comes true. In this complex portrayal of a dangerous psychosis emerging in the most unlikely of places, Highsmith examines the chilling reality behind the idyllic facade of American suburban life.]]> 271 Patricia Highsmith 0393324559 Traveller 0 to-read, dark 3.64 1957 Deep Water
author: Patricia Highsmith
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.64
book published: 1957
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[My Work is Not Yet Done: Three Tales of Corporate Horror]]> 219599
Destined to be a cult classic, this tale of corporate horror and demonic retribution will strike a chord with anyone who has ever been disgruntled at work.

Also contains the stories "I Have A Special Plan For This World" and "The Nightmare Network".]]> 200 Thomas Ligotti 0965943372 Traveller 0 to-read, horror 3.89 2002 My Work is Not Yet Done: Three Tales of Corporate Horror
author: Thomas Ligotti
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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shelves: to-read, horror
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]]> The Baudelaire Fractal 45010931
Part memoir, part magical realism, part hilarious trash-talking take on contemporary art and the poet's life, The Baudelaire Fractal is the long-awaited debut novel by the incomparable Lisa Robertson.]]> 208 Lisa Robertson 1552453901 Traveller 0 to-read, fiction, metafiction 3.96 2020 The Baudelaire Fractal
author: Lisa Robertson
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> The Price of Salt 52258 The Price of Salt tells the riveting story of Therese Belivet, a stage designer trapped in a department store day job, whose routine is forever shattered by an erotic epiphany - the appearance of Carol Aird, a customer who comes in to buy her daughter a Christmas toy. Therese begins to stalk the alluring suburban housewife, who is trapped in a marriage as stultifying as Therese's job. They fall in love and set out across the United States, pursued by a private investigator who eventually blackmails Carol in a choice between her daughter and her lover.]]> 262 Claire Morgan 0393325997 Traveller 0 to-read, fiction, dark 4.03 1952 The Price of Salt
author: Claire Morgan
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1952
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East]]> 52142 1111 Robert Fisk 1400075173 Traveller 0 to-read, middle-east 4.41 2005 The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East
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name: Traveller
average rating: 4.41
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]]> The Tremor of Forgery 391890 249 Patricia Highsmith 0871132583 Traveller 0 to-read, fiction 3.75 1969 The Tremor of Forgery
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name: Traveller
average rating: 3.75
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Middle East: A Political History from 395 to the Present]]> 134096287
In this new history of the Middle East, Jean-Pierre Filiu looks beyond religion and focuses his attention on the processes by which powers and their areas of domination were established over time. His starting point is 395 AD, the year when the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves: at that point, the Middle East emerged as a specific entity, freed from external domination, and a Christianity of the East asserted itself, turned towards Byzantium rather than towards Rome. From this point on, Filiu follows a strictly Middle Eastern dynamics, tracing the rise and fall of powers linked to the three principal poles of Egypt, Syria and Iraq and recounting the procession of empires, invasions and assertions of imperialist ambition that have characterized the region since then. The book closes in 2022, when the men and women of the Middle East are still struggling for the right to define their destiny by telling their stories in their own voices.

This magisterial and up-to-date history of the Middle East will be essential reading for students and scholars of history and politics and for anyone interested in history of one of the most important and contested regions of the modern world.]]> 382 Jean-Pierre Filiu 1509556001 Traveller 0 look-for, middle-east 3.67 2021 The Middle East: A Political History from 395 to the Present
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]]> <![CDATA[Thinking as Communicating: Human Development, the Growth of Discourses, and Mathematizing (Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives)]]> 4869035 352 Anna Sfard 0521867371 Traveller 0 4.29 2008 Thinking as Communicating: Human Development, the Growth of Discourses, and Mathematizing (Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives)
author: Anna Sfard
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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shelves: partly-read, cognitive, linguistics
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]]> <![CDATA[Developing Online Language Teaching: Research-Based Pedagogies and Reflective Practices (New Language Learning and Teaching Environments)]]> 23310626 218 Regine Hampel 1137412259 Traveller 3 call, linguistics 3.00 2015 Developing Online Language Teaching: Research-Based Pedagogies and Reflective Practices (New Language Learning and Teaching Environments)
author: Regine Hampel
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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shelves: call, linguistics
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]]> <![CDATA[Online Communication in Language Learning and Teaching (Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics)]]> 3036482 276 M. Lamy 0230001262 Traveller 3 call, linguistics 3.00 2007 Online Communication in Language Learning and Teaching (Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics)
author: M. Lamy
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Foreign Language Learning with Digital Technology (Education and Digital Technology)]]> 11857778
The contributors of this well-edited collection examine foreign language learning primarily from a user perspective and explore these underlying questions:

How does digital technology support existing foreign language learning needs and processes?

What new learning experiences does it entail for the learner?

The book situates new insights into the value of digital technology for foreign language learning within the context of evidence from prior research and of educational policy-making and examines key pedagogical uses of digital technology in relation to effective foreign language learning by pupils. It provides an in-depth description of the use of a range of digital media and combines practical ideas for teaching and learning with critical analysis of evidence drawing on an analysis of technology-focused language learning across different sectors and in different anglophone contexts.]]> 224 Michael Evans 1441104410 Traveller 3 call, linguistics 4.33 2009 Foreign Language Learning with Digital Technology (Education and Digital Technology)
author: Michael Evans
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Gameful Second and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice (New Language Learning and Teaching Environments)]]> 70614489 330 Jonathon Reinhardt 3030047288 Traveller 3 3.50 Gameful Second and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice (New Language Learning and Teaching Environments)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology (Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics)]]> 26532605 596 Fiona Farr 0415837871 Traveller 3 4.20 2016 The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology (Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics)
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name: Traveller
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Digital Games and Language Learning: Theory, Development and Implementation (Advances in Digital Language Learning and Teaching)]]> 54680053
The book firstly lays the theoretical foundations and outlines various rationales for using digital games, incorporating contemporary theories of second language acquisition. It also explores the development and impact of digital games designed specifically for language learning, giving due consideration to design principles, pedagogical requirements and student health. Chapters then draw on case studies from Europe and Japan to analyse in-game interaction, attitudes and participation in both institutional and out-of-classroom settings.

Seamlessly combining theory with practical application, this book outlines recent developments in the field and the direction of future research, and is a valuable resource for instructors, researchers and practitioners who are designing games or looking to use them in their classrooms.]]> 300 Mark Peterson 1350133000 Traveller 3 linguistics, call 1 (Intro) Digital games and language learning:ĚýThe state of play Mark Peterson, Michael Tomas and Kasumi Yamazaki

PartĚý1 Theory and research

2 A critical review of research on gamifcation and second language acquisition Silvia Benini and Michael Tomas 9

3 Second language development in the context of massively multiplayer online games:ĚýTheoretical perspectives Nasser Jabbari 47

4 Not all MMOGs are created equal:ĚýA design-informed approach to the study of L2 learning in multiplayer online games Jonathon Reinhardt 69

5 Human linguistics as a framework for analysing simulation-gaming Douglas W.ĚýColeman 89

PartĚý2 Development and implementation of digital games in computer-assisted language learning

6 Playing with digital game pedagogies Alex Bacalja and Kate Euphemia Clark 113

7 The use of avatars in digital role-playing games (RPGs) in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) Charly Harbord, Euan Dempster and Darshana Jayemanne 137

8 Reinforcing international studentsâ€� language skills for disaster preparedness:ĚýA case study of gamifcation that utilizes augmented reality technology Kazuhiro Yonemoto 163

9 The relationship between extramural digital gameplay and twenty-frst-century skills in the language classroom Daniel J.ĚýMills
and Benjamin Tanyawatpokin 193

10 Gaming as a gateway to L2 English learning:ĚýA case study of a young L1 Swedish boy Liss Kerstin Sylven 213

PartĚý3 Towards the future of game-based language learning

11 Issues in the current state of teaching languages with games Benjamin Tanyawatpokin and James York 239

12 Is game-based language teaching â€vaporwareâ€�? Jonathan deHaan 257

Some research papers on the subject, (not included in this book, but might be of interest):

Aarseth, E. 2012. A narrative theory of games. FDG '12: Proceedings of the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games. Pages 129�133

Benedetta et al. 2023. The use of Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) in teachers� training: a scoping review . Frontiers in Education, Vol. 8. URL=
ISSN=2504-284X DOI=

Bytheway, J. 2014. In-Game Culture Affects Learners� Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 4(4), 1-13, Oct.-Dec. 2014 IGI Global.

Benini, S. and Tomas, M. 2021. A critical review of research on gamifcation and second language acquisition. In: (Eds) Peterson, M., Yamazaki, K., and Thomas, M. Digital Games and Language Learning Theory, Development and Implementation. London, New York, Dublin: Bloomsbury Academic.

Caponetto,I., Earp, J., and Ott.M. 2014. Gamification and Education: a Literature Review. European Conference on Games Based Learning (Vol. 1, p. 50). Academic Conferences International Limited.

Chen, H.H., Yang, T. C. 2013. The impact of adventure video games on foreign language learning and the perceptions of learners. Interactive Learning Environments, 21(2), 129�141. doi:

Cummins, J. 2008. BICS and CALP: Empirical and theoretical status of the distinction . In: (Eds) In: Street, B. & Hornberger, N. H. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Language and Education, 2nd Edition, Volume 2: Literacy. (pp. 71-83). New York: Springer Science + Business Media LLC.

de Sousa Borges, S. et al. 2014. A Systematic Mapping on Gamification Applied to Education. SAC '14: Proceedings of the 29th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing. Pages 216 � 222
DOI:


Dörner et al. 2016. Serious Games Foundations, Concepts and Practice. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Grabe, M., and Dosmann, M. (1988). The potential of adventure games for the development of reading and study skills. Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 15(2), 72�77.

Hamari, Koivisto and Sarsa, 2014. Gamification of education and learning: A review of empirical literature. CEUR Workshop Proceedings vol 2186. CEUR-WS. ISSN:1613-0073.
.

Hung H.-T., Yang J.C., Hwang G.-J., Chu H.-C. and Wang C.-C. 2018. A scoping review of research on digital game-based language learning, Computers & Education , doi:0.1016/j.compedu.2018.07.001.

Manesis, D. (2020). Digital Games in Primary Education. IntechOpen. doi:

Metuarau, Tuakana (2017). A History of Video Games. Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Thesis.

Pilgrim, J. and Martinez, E.E. 2013. Defining Literacy in the 21st Century: A Guide to Terminology and Skills Texas Journal of Literacy Education, v1 n1 p60-69 2013.

Spring, D. 2015. Gaming history: computer and video games as historical scholarship, Rethinking History, 19:2, 207-221, DOI:

Sundqvist, P. and Wikström, P. 2015. Out-of-school digital gameplay and in-school L2 English vocabulary outcomes. System , 51, 65-76.]]> 3.00 Digital Games and Language Learning: Theory, Development and Implementation (Advances in Digital Language Learning and Teaching)
author: Mark Peterson
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.00
book published:
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2024/07/29
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review:
CONTENTS:
1 (Intro) Digital games and language learning:ĚýThe state of play Mark Peterson, Michael Tomas and Kasumi Yamazaki

PartĚý1 Theory and research

2 A critical review of research on gamifcation and second language acquisition Silvia Benini and Michael Tomas 9

3 Second language development in the context of massively multiplayer online games:ĚýTheoretical perspectives Nasser Jabbari 47

4 Not all MMOGs are created equal:ĚýA design-informed approach to the study of L2 learning in multiplayer online games Jonathon Reinhardt 69

5 Human linguistics as a framework for analysing simulation-gaming Douglas W.ĚýColeman 89

PartĚý2 Development and implementation of digital games in computer-assisted language learning

6 Playing with digital game pedagogies Alex Bacalja and Kate Euphemia Clark 113

7 The use of avatars in digital role-playing games (RPGs) in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) Charly Harbord, Euan Dempster and Darshana Jayemanne 137

8 Reinforcing international studentsâ€� language skills for disaster preparedness:ĚýA case study of gamifcation that utilizes augmented reality technology Kazuhiro Yonemoto 163

9 The relationship between extramural digital gameplay and twenty-frst-century skills in the language classroom Daniel J.ĚýMills
and Benjamin Tanyawatpokin 193

10 Gaming as a gateway to L2 English learning:ĚýA case study of a young L1 Swedish boy Liss Kerstin Sylven 213

PartĚý3 Towards the future of game-based language learning

11 Issues in the current state of teaching languages with games Benjamin Tanyawatpokin and James York 239

12 Is game-based language teaching â€vaporwareâ€�? Jonathan deHaan 257

Some research papers on the subject, (not included in this book, but might be of interest):

Aarseth, E. 2012. A narrative theory of games. FDG '12: Proceedings of the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games. Pages 129�133

Benedetta et al. 2023. The use of Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) in teachers� training: a scoping review . Frontiers in Education, Vol. 8. URL=
ISSN=2504-284X DOI=

Bytheway, J. 2014. In-Game Culture Affects Learners� Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 4(4), 1-13, Oct.-Dec. 2014 IGI Global.

Benini, S. and Tomas, M. 2021. A critical review of research on gamifcation and second language acquisition. In: (Eds) Peterson, M., Yamazaki, K., and Thomas, M. Digital Games and Language Learning Theory, Development and Implementation. London, New York, Dublin: Bloomsbury Academic.

Caponetto,I., Earp, J., and Ott.M. 2014. Gamification and Education: a Literature Review. European Conference on Games Based Learning (Vol. 1, p. 50). Academic Conferences International Limited.

Chen, H.H., Yang, T. C. 2013. The impact of adventure video games on foreign language learning and the perceptions of learners. Interactive Learning Environments, 21(2), 129�141. doi:

Cummins, J. 2008. BICS and CALP: Empirical and theoretical status of the distinction . In: (Eds) In: Street, B. & Hornberger, N. H. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Language and Education, 2nd Edition, Volume 2: Literacy. (pp. 71-83). New York: Springer Science + Business Media LLC.

de Sousa Borges, S. et al. 2014. A Systematic Mapping on Gamification Applied to Education. SAC '14: Proceedings of the 29th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing. Pages 216 � 222
DOI:


Dörner et al. 2016. Serious Games Foundations, Concepts and Practice. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Grabe, M., and Dosmann, M. (1988). The potential of adventure games for the development of reading and study skills. Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 15(2), 72�77.

Hamari, Koivisto and Sarsa, 2014. Gamification of education and learning: A review of empirical literature. CEUR Workshop Proceedings vol 2186. CEUR-WS. ISSN:1613-0073.
.

Hung H.-T., Yang J.C., Hwang G.-J., Chu H.-C. and Wang C.-C. 2018. A scoping review of research on digital game-based language learning, Computers & Education , doi:0.1016/j.compedu.2018.07.001.

Manesis, D. (2020). Digital Games in Primary Education. IntechOpen. doi:

Metuarau, Tuakana (2017). A History of Video Games. Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Thesis.

Pilgrim, J. and Martinez, E.E. 2013. Defining Literacy in the 21st Century: A Guide to Terminology and Skills Texas Journal of Literacy Education, v1 n1 p60-69 2013.

Spring, D. 2015. Gaming history: computer and video games as historical scholarship, Rethinking History, 19:2, 207-221, DOI:

Sundqvist, P. and Wikström, P. 2015. Out-of-school digital gameplay and in-school L2 English vocabulary outcomes. System , 51, 65-76.
]]> <![CDATA[Language at Play: Digital Games in Second and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (Theory and Practice in Second Language Classroom Instruction)]]> 19915670 176 Julie Sykes 0205956297 Traveller 0 look-for, call, linguistics 3.67 2012 Language at Play: Digital Games in Second and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (Theory and Practice in Second Language Classroom Instruction)
author: Julie Sykes
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.67
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Digital Games in Language Learning and Teaching (New Language Learning and Teaching Environments)]]> 13539303 251 Hayo Reinders 1137005254 Traveller 3 academia, call, linguistics
1 Contextualizing Digital Game-Based Language Learning:
Transformational Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual?
Michael Thomas

2 Conceptualizing Digital Game-Mediated L2 Learning and
Pedagogy: Game-Enhanced and Game-Based Research and
Practice
Jonathon Reinhardt and Julie M. Sykes

3 Behaviorism, Constructivism, and Communities of
Practice: How Pedagogic Theories Help Us Understand
Game-Based Language Learning
Michael Filsecker and Judith BĂĽndgens-Kosten

4 Language Learner Interaction in a Massively Multiplayer
Online Role-Playing Game
Mark Peterson
Part II From Practice to Theory

5 Digital Gameplay for Autonomous Foreign Language
Learning: Gamers� and Language Teachers� Perspectives
Alice Chik

6 Game-Based Practice in a Reading Strategy Tutoring
System: Showdown in iSTART-ME
G. Tanner Jackson, Kyle B. Dempsey and Danielle
S. McNamara

7 Sprites and Rules: What ERPs and Procedural Memory Can
Tell Us about Video Games and Language Learning
Robert V. Reichle

8 Talk to Me! Games and Students� Willingness to
Communicate
Hayo Reinders and Sorada Wattana

9 World of VocCraft: Computer Games and Swedish
Learners� L2 English Vocabulary
Pia Sundqvist and Liss Kerstin Sylvén

10 Collocation Games from a Language Corpus
Shaoqun Wu, Margaret Franken and Ian H. Witten]]> 3.33 2012 Digital Games in Language Learning and Teaching (New Language Learning and Teaching Environments)
author: Hayo Reinders
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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date added: 2024/07/29
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Part I From Theory to Practice

1 Contextualizing Digital Game-Based Language Learning:
Transformational Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual?
Michael Thomas

2 Conceptualizing Digital Game-Mediated L2 Learning and
Pedagogy: Game-Enhanced and Game-Based Research and
Practice
Jonathon Reinhardt and Julie M. Sykes

3 Behaviorism, Constructivism, and Communities of
Practice: How Pedagogic Theories Help Us Understand
Game-Based Language Learning
Michael Filsecker and Judith BĂĽndgens-Kosten

4 Language Learner Interaction in a Massively Multiplayer
Online Role-Playing Game
Mark Peterson
Part II From Practice to Theory

5 Digital Gameplay for Autonomous Foreign Language
Learning: Gamers� and Language Teachers� Perspectives
Alice Chik

6 Game-Based Practice in a Reading Strategy Tutoring
System: Showdown in iSTART-ME
G. Tanner Jackson, Kyle B. Dempsey and Danielle
S. McNamara

7 Sprites and Rules: What ERPs and Procedural Memory Can
Tell Us about Video Games and Language Learning
Robert V. Reichle

8 Talk to Me! Games and Students� Willingness to
Communicate
Hayo Reinders and Sorada Wattana

9 World of VocCraft: Computer Games and Swedish
Learners� L2 English Vocabulary
Pia Sundqvist and Liss Kerstin Sylvén

10 Collocation Games from a Language Corpus
Shaoqun Wu, Margaret Franken and Ian H. Witten
]]> <![CDATA[Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use]]> 749711 112 Stephen D. Krashen 0325005540 Traveller 3 4.04 2003 Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use
author: Stephen D. Krashen
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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shelves: linguistics, literacy, three-and-a-half-stars
review:
Giving this 3 and a half stars, because although Krashen's theories brought a lot to the literacy acquisition table, he never seemed willing to review his theories in light of later research that revealed that Krashen's "comprehensive input" as explained in his "Monitor" hypotheses isn't enough. There has to be at least some explicit vocabulary learning, especially in the very early and initial phase of language learning, or else there is no foundation for scaffolding to take place.
]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research]]> 749709 216 Stephen D. Krashen 1591581699 Traveller 3 linguistics, literacy 4.16 1993 The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research
author: Stephen D. Krashen
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1993
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Vocabulary Acquisition: Implications for Reading Comprehension]]> 1590533 301 Richard K. Wagner 1593853386 Traveller 3 linguistics, literacy 3.67 2006 Vocabulary Acquisition: Implications for Reading Comprehension
author: Richard K. Wagner
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension]]> 3677584 Ěý
New to This Edition
*A decade's worth of significant research advances are reflected in 10 entirely new chapters.
*Revised throughout to incorporate new studies and timely topics: the expanding role of technology, changing school populations, the Common Core standards, international research, and more.
*Chapters on graphic, scientific, and multiple digital texts.Ěý
*Chapters on fluency, professional learning, and literacy coaching.
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]]> <![CDATA[Fluency in Reading: Synchronization of Processes]]> 837042
Part I explains fluency in reading from both traditional and modern perspectives. Fluency has historically been viewed as the outcome of other reading-related factors and has often been seen as a convenient measure of reading skills. This book, however, argues that fluency has a strong impact on other aspects of reading and plays a central role in the entire reading process.

Part II deals with the determinants of reading fluency. Chief among these is the speed of information processing in the brain. Using both behavioral and electrophysiological evidence, the book systematically examines the features of processing speed in the various brain systems involved in visual-orthographic, auditory-phonological, and semantic and shows how speed of processing affects fluency in reading.

Part III deals with the complex issues of cross-modal integration and specifically with the need for effective synchronization of the brain processes involved in reading. It puts forward the Synchronization Hypothesis and discusses the role of the Asynchrony Phenomenon as a major factor in dyslexia. Finally, it summarizes research on manipulating reading rate by means of the Acceleration method, providing evidence for a possible intervention aimed at reducing Asynchrony.

Key features of this outstanding new book
* Expanded View of Fluency. Reading fluency is seen as both a dependent and an independent Variable. Currently available books focus on reading rate solely as the outcome of other factors whereas this volume stresses that it is both an outcome and a cause.

* Information Processing Focus. Fluency itself is determined to a large extent by a more general factor, namely, speed of processing in the brain. The book presents wide-ranging evidence for individual differences in speed of processing across many subpopulations.

* Brain Synchronization Focus. The book posits a new theory arguing that effective reading requires synchronization of the different brain visual orthographic, auditory-phonological, and semantic.

* Research-Based Interventions. Interventions to enhance fluency and, thereby, reading skills in general are presented in detail.

* Author Expertise. Zvia Breznitz is Head of the Department of Learning Disabilities and Director of the Laboratory for Neurocognitive Research at Haifa University in Israel, where she has been researching this topic for over a decade.

This book is appropriate for researchers and advanced students in reading, dyslexia, learning disabilities, cognitive psychology, and neuropsychology.]]> 326 Zvia Breznitz 080584144X Traveller 3 4.00 2005 Fluency in Reading: Synchronization of Processes
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]]> <![CDATA[Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading]]> 17805121 Reading processes and literacy practices studied through cognitive, sociocultural, critical, transactional, and poststructural theorizing
A framework for understanding and critiquing a comprehensive body of research literature spanning over five decades
Connections among a wide range of literacy theories and their as­sociated models
A jump-off point for generating new research studies and models that inform instructional decision making
The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research. Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. Some of the many areas we publish in -Comprehension
-Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers
-Early Literacy
-Adolescent Literacy
-Assessment
-Literacy Coaching
-Research And Policy]]> 1317 Donna E. Alvermann 0872077101 Traveller 3 4.00 2013 Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading
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]]> <![CDATA[Beyond Decoding: The Behavioral and Biological Foundations of Reading Comprehension]]> 7453472 301 Richard K. Wagner 1606233106 Traveller 3 4.00 2009 Beyond Decoding: The Behavioral and Biological Foundations of Reading Comprehension
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]]> <![CDATA[Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read]]> 1268935 388 Frank Smith 080584712X Traveller 3 3.56 1971 Understanding Reading: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read
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]]> <![CDATA[Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)]]> 12921703 484 William Grabe 0521509866 Traveller 3 3.95 2008 Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)
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]]> <![CDATA[Theory and Practice of Writing (Applied Linguistics and Language Study)]]> 1232757 504 William Grabe 0582553830 Traveller 3 4.40 1996 Theory and Practice of Writing (Applied Linguistics and Language Study)
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]]> <![CDATA[Teaching and Researching Reading (Applied Linguistics in Action)]]> 1629385 William Grabe 0582369959 Traveller 3 3.82 2001 Teaching and Researching Reading (Applied Linguistics in Action)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross-Linguistic Semantics (Studies in Language Companion Series)]]> 5994790 376 Cliff Goddard 9027205698 Traveller 0 4.50 2008 Cross-Linguistic Semantics (Studies in Language Companion Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross-Linguistic Variation and Efficiency]]> 18499486 efficiency approach to variation has far-reaching theoretical consequences relevant to many current issues in the language sciences. These include the notion of ease of processing and how to measure it, the role of processing in language change, the nature of language universals and their explanation, the theory of complexity, the relative strength of competing and cooperating principles, and the proper definition of fundamental grammatical notions such as 'dependency'. The book also offers a new typology of VO and OV languages and their correlating properties seen from this perspective, and a new typology of the noun phrase and of argument structure.]]> 292 John A. Hawkins 0199664994 Traveller 3 academia, linguistics 4.00 2014 Cross-Linguistic Variation and Efficiency
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross-Linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning]]> 14915305 152 Hakan Ringbom 1853599360 Traveller 4 academia, linguistics 4.67 2006 Cross-Linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Code-switching (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)]]> 4425587 438 Barbara E. Bullock 0521875919 Traveller 3 academia, linguistics 4.33 2009 The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Code-switching (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)
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]]> <![CDATA[Basic Statistics for Social Research (Research Methods for the Social Sciences Book 38)]]> 20226799 A core statistics text that emphasizes logical inquiry, not math

Basic Statistics for Social Research teaches core general statistical concepts and methods that all social science majors must master to understand (and do) social research. Its use of mathematics and theory are deliberately limited, as the authors focus on the use of concepts and tools of statistics in the analysis of social science data, rather than on the mathematical and computational aspects. Research questions and applications are taken from a wide variety of subfields in sociology, and each chapter is organized around one or more general ideas that are explained at its beginning and then applied in increasing detail in the body of the text.

Each chapter contains instructive features to aid students in understanding and mastering the various statistical approaches presented in the book, including:

Learning objectives Check quizzes after many sections and an answer key at the end of the chapter Summary Key terms End-of-chapter exercises SPSS exercises (in select chapters)

Ancillary materials for both the student and the instructor are available and include a test bank for instructors and downloadable video tutorials for students.

]]> 563 Robert A. Hanneman Traveller 3 2.00 2012 Basic Statistics for Social Research (Research Methods for the Social Sciences Book 38)
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]]> <![CDATA[Basic Statistics: An Introduction with R]]> 14366498
This concise

With clear explanations of statistical processes and step-by-step commands in R, Basic Statistics will appeal to students and professionals across the social and behavioral sciences.]]> 344 Tenko Raykov 1442218460 Traveller 3 3.00 2012 Basic Statistics: An Introduction with R
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]]> <![CDATA[Statistical Methods in Social Science Research]]> 96580051 163 S P Mukherjee 9811347395 Traveller 3 3.00 Statistical Methods in Social Science Research
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]]> <![CDATA[Essentials of Research Methods: A Guide to Social Science Research]]> 1994173 256 Janet M. Ruane 0631230491 Traveller 3 2.60 2004 Essentials of Research Methods: A Guide to Social Science Research
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]]> <![CDATA[Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences (4th Edition)]]> 4550859 624 Alan Agresti 0205646417 Traveller 3 3.33 1986 Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences (4th Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[Positioning Theory in Applied Linguistics: Research Design and Applications]]> 55095837 278 Hayriye Kayı-Aydar 3319973371 Traveller 3 3.00 Positioning Theory in Applied Linguistics: Research Design and Applications
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]]> <![CDATA[New Trends and Methodologies in Applied English Language Research: Diachronic, Diatopic and Contrastive Studies]]> 17813536 This volume approaches the analysis of variation in English from diachronic, diatopic, and contrastive/comparative perspectives. The individual case studies, all closely interrelated, are organized into three parts or sections. Part I ("Diachronic Studies") applies a variationist methodology to the analysis of developments in the use of the courtesy marker "please," adverbs in "-ly," the "s-" genitive and a number of phrasal combinations with the verb "get." It also examines Early Modern English regional dialect vocabulary. Part II ("Diatopic Studies") is concerned with the analysis of several morphological and phonological features in different varieties of English, namely Standard English, Modern Scottish English, Galwegian English, and Black South-African English. Part III ("Contrastive Studies") contains four chapters dealing with the contrastive analysis of a number of morphosyntactic features, such as the use of modifiers of adjectives by advanced learners of English, the acquisition and use of aspect by advanced EFL learners with different mother-tongue backgrounds, a comparison of the tempo-aspectual categories of English and Italian, and some of the problems encountered by researchers when compiling and analysing learner corpora of spoken language.]]> 359 Carlos Prado-Alonso 1299410316 Traveller 3 3.00 2010 New Trends and Methodologies in Applied English Language Research: Diachronic, Diatopic and Contrastive Studies
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]]> <![CDATA[Second Language Research: Methodology and Design]]> 262341 424 Alison Mackey 0805842497 Traveller 3 3.79 Second Language Research: Methodology and Design
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]]> <![CDATA[Textbook of Research Ethics: Theory and Practice]]> 9429077 278 Sana Loue 0306468395 Traveller 3 academia, ethics, research 3.00 2000 Textbook of Research Ethics: Theory and Practice
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]]> <![CDATA[The Routledge Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics by A. Mehdi Riazi (2016-01-21)]]> 143415518 0 A Mehdi Riazi Traveller 3 3.00 The Routledge Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics by A. Mehdi Riazi (2016-01-21)
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I have the 2020 version. Will add it to GR when I have time.
]]> <![CDATA[Researching with Integrity: The Ethics of Academic Enquiry]]> 20005452


Based on the notion of â€virtueâ€� ethics, this book proposes an alternative approach to research, which focuses not only on ethical rules and protocol to avoid unethical research, but encourages academic, professional and character development and allows for the exercise of personal judgement.

Themes considered

Increased competitiveness between academics and concentration of funding in fewer universities

Increasingly bureaucratic approval of processes focused on the treatment of human and animals in research

Meeting the expectations of research sponsors

â€Tabooâ€� research topics and methods

Exposing findings to the scrutiny of peers, taking credit for the work of others and self-citation

Bullying of junior researchers and plagiarism

Power and influence of institutional, discipline-based and professional organisations



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Illustrated throughout with short narratives detailing ethical issues and dilemmas from international academic researchers representing different disciplines, research cultures and national contexts, this books proposes a an alternative approach to research which provides all research professionals with the intellectual tools they need to cope with complex research.]]> 207 Bruce MacFarlane Traveller 3 academia, ethics, research 4.00 2008 Researching with Integrity: The Ethics of Academic Enquiry
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]]> <![CDATA[Research Ethics for Social Scientists]]> 5311937 208 Mark Israel 1412903904 Traveller 3 academia, ethics, research 3.33 2006 Research Ethics for Social Scientists
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]]> <![CDATA[Practices of Ethics: An Empirical Approach to Ethics in Social Sciences Research]]> 18442281 215 Isabella Paoletti 1443847453 Traveller 3 research, academia, ethics 3.00 2013 Practices of Ethics: An Empirical Approach to Ethics in Social Sciences Research
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]]> <![CDATA[The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics]]> 48508437
Key concepts and constructs in research methodology, such as sampling strategies and mixed methods research;
Research designs such as experimental research, case study research, and action research;
Data collection methods, from questionnaires and interviews to think-aloud protocols and data elicitation tasks;
Data analysis methods, such as use of R, inferential statistical analysis, and qualitative content analysis;
Current considerations in applied linguistics research, such as a need for transparency and greater incorporation of multilingualism in research;
Recent innovations in research methods related to multimodality, eye-tracking, and advances in quantitative methods.
The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics is key reading for both experienced and novice researchers in Applied Linguistics as well as anyone undertaking study in this area.]]> 570 Jim McKinley 113850114X Traveller 3 academia, linguistics 3.50 2019 The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
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]]> <![CDATA[An A–Z of Applied Linguistics Research Methods]]> 25993674 224 Luke Plonsky Shawn Loewen 1137403217 Traveller 3 academia, linguistics 3.00 2015 An A–Z of Applied Linguistics Research Methods
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]]> EFL Classroom Code-Switching 30765170 201 Eda Ustunel 1137558431 Traveller 3 academia, linguistics 3.00 EFL Classroom Code-Switching
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]]> <![CDATA[The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics (Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics)]]> 11215259
The five sections of the volume encompass a wide range of topics from a variety of perspectives:



applied linguistics in action language learning, language education language, culture and identity perspectives on language in use descriptions of language for applied linguistics.

The forty-seven chapters connect knowledge about language to decision-making in the real world. The volume as a whole highlights the role of applied linguistics, which is to make insights drawn from language study relevant to such decision-making.

The chapters are written by specialists from around the world. Each one provides an overview of the history of the topic, the main current issues and possible future trajectory. Where appropriate, authors discuss the impact and use of new technology in the area. Suggestions for further reading are provided with every chapter. The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics is an essential purchase for postgraduate students of applied linguistics.

Editorial board: Ronald Carter, Guy Cook, Diane Larsen-Freeman and Amy Tsui.]]> 752 James Simpson 0415490677 Traveller 3 academia, linguistics 3.59 2010 The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics (Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms]]> 1444211 Edward Quinn 0816043949 Traveller 3 academia, culturalstudies 3.50 1999 A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms
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]]> <![CDATA[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Resource (Research Methods in Linguistics)]]> 23245491
* qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods
* research techniques and approaches
* ethical considerations
* sample studies
* a glossary of key terms
* resources for students

As well as covering a range of methodological issues, it looks at numerous areas in depth, including language learning strategies, motivation, teacher beliefs, language and identity, pragmatics, vocabulary, and grammar. Comprehensive and accessible, this is the essential guide to research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students in applied linguistics and language studies.]]> 608 Brian Paltridge 147252456X Traveller 3 academia, linguistics 4.33 2015 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Resource (Research Methods in Linguistics)
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]]> <![CDATA[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (Oxford Applied Linguistics)]]> 2079697 336 Zoltán Dörnyei 0194422585 Traveller 4 academia, linguistics 3.91 2007 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (Oxford Applied Linguistics)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics: A Handbook for Language Teaching]]> 2113911 400 Keith Johnson 0631214828 Traveller 3 linguistics 3.00 1998 The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics: A Handbook for Language Teaching
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]]> <![CDATA[Serious Games: Foundations, Concepts and Practice]]> 30162514 437 Ralf Dörner 3319406116 Traveller 3 call, linguistics, academia 3.67 Serious Games: Foundations, Concepts and Practice
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]]> <![CDATA[Encyclopedia of Language and Education (10 volume set)]]> 362356 4426 0387328750 Traveller 4 4.50 2007 Encyclopedia of Language and Education (10 volume set)
author: Kendall A. King Angela (EDT) Creese Nancy H. Hornberger
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average rating: 4.50
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]]> <![CDATA[Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches 5th edition [Paperback]]]> 119951934 This bestselling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research design. For all three approaches, John W. Creswell and new co author J. David Creswell include a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions; key elements of the research process; a review of the literature; an assessment of the use of theory in research applications, and reflections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry.

New to this Edition

Updated discussion on designing a proposal for a research project and on the steps in designing a research study. Additional content on epistemological and ontological positioning in relation to the research question and chosen methodology and method. Additional updates on the transformative worldview. Expanded coverage on specific approaches such as case studies, participatory action research, and visual methods. Additional information about social media, online qualitative methods, and mentoring and reflexivity in qualitative methods. Incorporation of action research and program evaluation in mixed methods and coverage of the latest advances in the mixed methods field Additional coverage on qualitative and quantitative data analysis software in the respective methods chapters. Additional information about causality and its relationship to statistics in quantitative methods. Incorporation of writing discussion sections into each of the three methodologies. Current references and additional readings are included in this new edition. ]]> 323 John Creswell Traveller 3 academia, linguistics 3.50 Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches 5th edition [Paperback]
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]]> <![CDATA[Fog: A Novel (Northwestern World Classics)]]> 36252601 Fog is a fresh new translation of the Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno’s Niebla, first published in 1914. An early example of modernism’s challenge to the conventions of nineteenth-century realist fiction, Fog shocked critics but delighted readers with its formal experimentation and existential themes. This revolutionary novel anticipates the work of Sartre, Borges, Pirandello, Nabokov, Calvino, and Vonnegut.

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The novel’s central character, Augusto, is a pampered, aimless young man who falls in love with Eugenia, a woman he randomly spots on the street. Augusto’s absurd infatuation offers an irresistible target for the philosophical ruminations of Unamuno’s characters, including Eugenia’s guardian aunt and “theoretical anarchist� uncle, Augusto’s comical servants, and his best friend, Victor, an aspiring writer who introduces him to a new, groundbreaking type of fiction. In a desperate moment, Augusto consults his creator about his fate, arguing with Unamuno about what it means to be “real.� Even Augusto’s dog, Orfeo, offers his canine point of view, reflecting on the meaning of life and delivering his master’s funeral oration.



Fog is a comedy, a tragic love story, a work of metafiction, and a novel of ideas. After more than a century, Unamuno’s classic novel still moves us, makes us laugh, and invites us to question our assumptions about literature, relationships, and mortality.

Ěý]]> 190 Miguel de Unamuno 081013537X Traveller 0 to-read, spain 4.19 1914 Fog: A Novel (Northwestern World Classics)
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]]> <![CDATA[Digital Games in Language Learning: Case Studies and Applications (New Directions in Computer Assisted Language Learning)]]> 60411346
As the use of digital games in foreign language education continues to expand, there is a need for publications that provide a window into recent innovations in this increasingly influential area of language education. This volume is wide ranging in scope incorporating both theory and practice and includes contributions from authorities in the field. Areas covered include research reviews and a range of case studies conducted in a variety of international contexts.

This volume represents an essential guide to developments in this field and will have wide appeal to students, language educators, game and instructional designers.]]> 184 Mark Peterson 1000626709 Traveller 0 to-read, linguistics 3.50 Digital Games in Language Learning: Case Studies and Applications (New Directions in Computer Assisted Language Learning)
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]]> <![CDATA[Philosophy's Future: The Problem of Philosophical Progress]]> 34890932 272 Russell Blackford 1119210089 Traveller 0 to-read, philosophy 4.33 Philosophy's Future: The Problem of Philosophical Progress
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]]> When She Woke: A Novel 12456147
In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a path of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she once held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes faith.]]> 353 Hillary Jordan 1616201185 Traveller 0 to-read 3.69 2011 When She Woke: A Novel
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]]> Le Grand Meaulnes 794779 206 Alain-Fournier 0140182829 Traveller 0 to-read, français, fiction 3.78 1913 Le Grand Meaulnes
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average rating: 3.78
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]]> Rain 18794066
Harrowing and triumphant, “Rain� is indispensable reading, a foundational work for the tradition of short story writing, and one of W. Somerset Maugham’s greatest tales.]]> 62 W. Somerset Maugham 1482554283 Traveller 5 short-fiction
This is the best of his short stories that I have read so far. Unmarred by the complicated niggles of many of his other 'travel' stories, this story has a purity of form that simply elevates it to a classic.]]> 4.06 1921 Rain
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average rating: 4.06
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To give credit where its due, W. Somerset Maugham is exceedingly good at exposing human foibles and hypocrisy. Here it is the ugliness of misplaced and excessive missionary zeal and the leanings toward cruelty and violence that often accompanies forms of fanaticism, that come under fire.

This is the best of his short stories that I have read so far. Unmarred by the complicated niggles of many of his other 'travel' stories, this story has a purity of form that simply elevates it to a classic.
]]> <![CDATA[The Alphabet Effect: The Impact of the Phonetic Alphabet on the Development of Western Civilization]]> 7416814 320 Robert K. Logan 0688063896 Traveller 0 to-read, linguistics 3.33 1986 The Alphabet Effect: The Impact of the Phonetic Alphabet on the Development of Western Civilization
author: Robert K. Logan
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.33
book published: 1986
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of Imperial China, #6)]]> 6935951 368 William T. Rowe 0674036123 Traveller 0 to-read, china, history 4.07 2009 China's Last Empire: The Great Qing (History of Imperial China, #6)
author: William T. Rowe
name: Traveller
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/07/02
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]]> <![CDATA[Making China Modern: From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping]]> 43190501 A panoramic survey of China’s rise and resilience through war and rebellion, disease and famine, that rewrites China’s history for a new generation.

It is tempting to attribute China’s recent ascendance to changes in political leadership and economic policy. Making China Modern teaches otherwise. Moving beyond the standard framework of Cold War competition and national resurgence, Klaus Mühlhahn situates twenty-first-century China in the nation’s long history of creative adaptation.

In the mid-eighteenth century, when the Qing Empire reached the height of its power, China dominated a third of the world’s population and managed its largest economy. But as the Opium Wars threatened the nation’s sovereignty from without and the Taiping Rebellion ripped apart its social fabric from within, China found itself verging on free fall. A network of family relations, economic interdependence, institutional innovation, and structures of governance allowed citizens to regain their footing in a convulsing world. In China’s drive to reclaim regional centrality, its leaders looked outward as well as inward, at industrial developments and international markets offering new ways to thrive.

This dynamic legacy of overcoming adversity and weakness is apparent today in China’s triumphs—but also in its most worrisome trends. Telling a story of crisis and recovery, Making China Modern explores the versatility and resourcefulness that matters most to China’s survival, and to its future possibilities.]]> 721 Klaus Mühlhahn 0674916085 Traveller 0 to-read, china, history 4.17 Making China Modern: From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping
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name: Traveller
average rating: 4.17
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]]> On Chesil Beach 815309
It is July 1962. Florence is a talented musician who dreams of a career on the concert stage and of the perfect life she will create with Edward, an earnest young history student at University College of London, who unexpectedly wooed and won her heart. Newly married that morning, both virgins, Edward and Florence arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their worries about the wedding night to come. Edward, eager for rapture, frets over Florence’s response to his advances and nurses a private fear of failure, while Florence’s anxieties run deeper: she is overcome by sheer disgust at the idea of physical contact, but dreads disappointing her husband when they finally lie down together in the honeymoon suite.

Ian McEwan has caught with understanding and compassion the innocence of Edward and Florence at a time when marriage was presumed to be the outward sign of maturity and independence. On Chesil Beach is another masterwork from McEwan—a story of lives transformed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken.]]> 166 Ian McEwan 0224081187 Traveller 5 review-pending 3.61 2007 On Chesil Beach
author: Ian McEwan
name: Traveller
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2022/01/23
date added: 2024/07/01
shelves: review-pending
review:
I read this is one sitting as if it was a thriller. It cuts to the quick exposing everything that is wrong with the British and "stiff upper lip" culture.
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