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FREN 1010
Melissa Panek · Brooklyn College
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Compact Anthology of World Literature
Laura Getty & Kyounghye Kwon · University of North Georgia
A world literature class may be the first place that some students have encountered European works, let alone non-Western texts. The emphasis in this anthology, therefore, is on non-Western and European works, with only the British authors who were the most influential to European and non-Western authors (such as Shakespeare, whose works have influenced authors around the world to the present day).
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Western Civilization 3e: A Concise History II
Christopher A Brooks · Portland Community College
Volume II addresses the early Middle Ages to the French Revolution in 1789 CE. This text covers topics including the High Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the European conquest of the Americas, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment.
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Português para principiantes
Severino J. Albuquerque, Mary H. Schil, & Claude E. Leroy · UW-Madison
Português para principiantes is a time-tested text which can be used in conjunction with a variety of approaches to the teaching of beginning Portuguese. This media-rich text is designed to provide learners with a solid grammatical basis for using Brazilian Portuguese as well as regular opportunities to practice and improve their ability to read, speak, and understand the Portuguese language as it is used in contemporary Brazil.
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It’s All Greek to Me!
Charity Davenport · University of Tennessee
Using Authentic Readings to Improve Knowledge of the English Language and Western Culture. “It’s All Greek to Me!” has everything—entertaining stories, academic articles in a variety of disciplines, vocabulary crossover in literary and academic readings, connections to local, American, and Western culture, and plenty of chances for critical thinking for advanced students of English as a Second Language (ESL). All readings are authentic with minimal adaptation from a variety of sources.
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A History of Women in the United States
Rene Miller Paredes · Lemoore College
This textbook focuses on women and their stories during the various time periods of United States history, including examples of the experiences of women and their point of view from their own writings whenever possible. Emphasis early on will be placed on English women and the laws of England, because while there are women from all over the world in the colonies, the area that became the United States was controlled by Great Britain, and their laws impacted all women in their colonies.
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Reading and Writing for Learning
Fran Bozarth · Portland Community College
This text aims to improve reading through work on vocabulary development, motor skills, comprehension and some reading rate improvement. Instruction includes sentence structure, paragraph and essay development, and written expression. Students can expect to increase working vocabulary and improve skills in basic communications.
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The Psychology of Gender
Alexis Bridley, Kristy McRaney, and Lee Daffin · Washington State University
The Psychology of Gender textbook studies issues related to the psychology of gender across 13 modules. Our discussion begins by explaining what gender is in relation to sex, moves to how the construct is studied, and then applies the lenses of social, developmental, cognitive, physiological, health, clinical, and industrial/organizational psychology as well as education and human sexuality.
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PHI-104: Critical Thinking
Rising Scholar Program · Lake Tahoe Community College
This course examines the methods and principles used for distinguishing cogent reasoning from faulty reasoning. Topics include deductive and inductive reasoning, common fallacies, language, and impediments to cogent reasoning. Emphasis will be on developing abilities to analyze, construct, and evaluate arguments that are relevant to everyday life experiences. Please return to the Lake Tahoe Community College Rising Scholar Program if found.
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Western Art from 18th to Mid-20th Century
Katherine Taylor · Whatcom Community College
Historical developments in Western art from 18th century to the mid-20th century. Focus on European and American art.
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LIBR 318: Library Research and Information Literacy
Shelly Buchanan-Cello · Sacramento City College
This text provides students with the information literacy skills necessary to conduct research. Students will learn about the research process, including developing search strategies, finding relevant sources, and critically evaluating information. The skills acquired in this course are applicable to academic research, on-the-job research, and lifelong learning.
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Basic Reading and Writing (Lumen)
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
Basic Reading and Writing builds a solid foundation around core aspects of the writing process: critical reading; methodical writing; research and documentation; practical grammar and punctuation. An optional module introduces core principles for college success that help students understand and develop good habits to improve their performance in this and other college courses.
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Korean Through Folktales
KyungAh Yoon · Portland State University
Korean Through Folktales is designed to accompany 1st-year, 2nd-year, and 3rd-year Korean courses. However, any Korean teacher can use this book to supplement his/her course materials at elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels The text consists of four chapters and each centers on a famous Korean folktale. The lessons and values that famous folktales teach are embedded and permeated in various aspects of the Koran culture.
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4.2: The Writing Process for Literary Essays
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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Modern World History: New Perspectives
Open Education Resource Initative · LibreTexts
This is a collaborative project involving many authors who look at the history of the modern world through the lens of anti-racism, equity, and social justice. We offer some suggestions for a better way forward for teaching, writing, and thinking about our collective human past. This book represents a start of a complex process of reckoning that history as a discipline must undergo.
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Spanish 101 (NWTC)
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College · Spanish 101 (NWTC)
Learners begin an introduction to the five key components of language study (listening/understanding, speaking, reading, writing, and culture). Task-based instruction emphasizes pronunciation, grammar essentials, basic conversation, and cultural aspects of the people who speak Spanish in the US and around the world. Language skills are reinforced through required individual lab practice.
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Intermediate Reading and Writing
Rebecca Al Haider · Reedley College
Intermediate-level reading/writing textbook uses themes from the novel Uprising. Includes pre-reading, comprehension questions, graphic organizers, and writing prompts. Level: 2 below TLEE
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5.9: Wilde, Oscar "The Nightingale and the Rose" (1888)
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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ENG 103: Critical Reasoning - Writing the Research Paper
Rising Scholars Program · Lake Tahoe Community College
This book was compiled specifically for Lake Tahoe Community College's Rising Scholars Program. This course is designed to develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills. The course will focus on the development of logical reasoning and analytical and argumentative writing skills. The course will conclude with the writing of a substantial revised research paper. Please return to the program if found.
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Beginning Japanese for Professionals II
Emiko Konomi · Portland State University
This textbook is designed for beginning learners who want to learn basic Japanese for the purpose of living and working in Japan. Unlike textbooks written primarily for students, whose content largely centers on student life, this book focuses more on social and professional life beyond school.