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Journal for Distinguished Language Studies
In addition to publishing books, we also publish the Journal for Distinguished Language Studies. The Journal is available by subscription ($19.95/year for individuals; $60/year for institutions). Volume 5 (2007, delayed) in press; Volume 6 (2008, delayed) in progress. Anticipated publication date for Volume 5 is February 2009 and for Volume 6 April 2009.Subscriptions for institutions are available by faxing a purchase order to 831-886-2486. Institutional questions and individuals, please contact us at orders@msipress.com.
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Books
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Libraries/bookstores may order through Ingram, Bowker, or by faxing us a purchase order at 831-886-2486. Non-USA institutions should contact us at orders@msipress.com. Credit and consignment options available to institutions and booksellers on a case-by-case basis.
Individuals may order books through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online booksellers, as well as through local bookstores (if not already carried there).
Libraries/bookstores may order through Ingram, Bowker, or by faxing us a purchase order at 831-886-2486. Non-USA institutions should contact us at orders@msipress.com. Credit and consignment options available to institutions and booksellers on a case-by-case basis.
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Al-Khanji, Rajai, Gerd Brendel, Vicki Hoskins, & Amal Jasser (in progress) |
Achieving Native-Like Second Language Proficiency: A Catalogue of Critical Factors: Volume 2: Writing | |
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Butler, Donna Bain & Yalun Zhou (in press) |
Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency VI: Proceedings of the 2008 Conference of the Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers. | |
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Butler, Donna Bain & Yalun Zhou $22.95 |
Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency IV: Proceedings of the Spring and Fall 2006 Conferences of the Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers. |
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Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers
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What Works: Helping Students Reach Native-Like Second-Language Competence The CDLC states that bringing students to high levels of foreign language proficiency in the United States can be done and shows how. |
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Cohen, Bella
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Diagnostic Assessment at the Superior/ Distinguished Threshold DA provides teachers of students working at high levels of language proficiency with tools for determining gaps in students' knowledge. |
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Dubinsky, Inna & Donna Bain Butler
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Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency III: Proceedings of the 2005 Conference of the Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers. |
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Dubinsky, Inna & Richard Robin $19.95 |
Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency II: Proceedings of the 2004 Conference of the Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers. | Order from: Amazon Barnes & Noble |
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Filatova, Ekaterina
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Understanding the People Around You: An Introduction to Socionics | |
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Henderson, Geri $15.95 |
Thoughts without a Title Short stories, poetry, and essays by students and faculty in Amman, Jordan, reflecting on experiences in the Middle East and elsewhere. |
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Imady, Elaine $19.95 |
Road to Damascus Road to Damascus describes the Middle Eastern journey of an American who meets and falls in love with a Syrian when they are both attending school in New York. Giving up her country and her religion to follow her husband back to Syria, Elaine Imady has made a life that has successfully bridged two cultures and two continents. Raising three bi-cultural, bilingual children, Elaine has important insights to offer to readers from either the West or the Middle East about how we can all not only get along with each other but learn to love each other. Her life is symbolic of the best of what can be when two cultures come together. |
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Imady, Omar (in progress) |
Damascus, The City of Christ A history and culturology of Damascus. |
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Imady, Omar $19.95 |
The Rise and Fall of Muslim Civil Society This book sheds light on the institutional roots of organizations that sanction the use of indiscriminate violence to advance political objectives. |
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Imady, Omar $14.95 |
When You’re Shoved from the Right, Look to the Left: Metaphors of Islamic Humanism Short Stories (fables) |
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Leaver, Betty Lou $19.95 |
Achieving Native-Like Second Language Proficiency: A Catalogue of Critical Factors: Volume 1: Speaking Based on a US government-sponsored study. |
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Leaver, Betty Lou $16.95 |
Individualized Study Plans for Very Advanced Students of Foreign Language A guide to reaching near-native levels of proficiency; sample learning plans are included. |
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Leaver, Betty Lou (in progress) |
Teaching the Whole Class, Sixth Edition Using differentiated instruction, TWC shows teachers how to succeed with all their students. |
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Betty Lou Leaver, Inna Dubinsky, & Melina Champine. (in press) |
Passport to the World Second Edition Written by leading foreign language educators and tested by foreign language students, this book helps students understand how languages are learned and provides them with strategies and concrete suggestions to improve their classroom, out-of-class, and study-abroad performance in a foreign language. Two students with opposing learning styles are followed through their specific learning problems and solutions. Chapters include learning styles, learning strategies, memory, grammar, test-taking, and study abroad. Examples include reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Study questions are included for teachers who wish to use the book as a supplement in the classroom to improve the speed and effectiveness of language learning regardless of textbook used. |
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Leaver, Betty Lou & Boris Shekhtman $16.95 |
Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency: Proceedings of the Spring and Fall 2003 Conferences of the Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers | Order from: Amazon Barnes & Noble |
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Mahlou, Elizabeth $19.95 |
Blest Atheist
As a young child, outraged by the hypocrisy she finds in a church that does nothing to alleviate the physical and sexual abuse she experiences on a regular basis, Beth delivers an accusatory youth sermon and gets her family expelled from the church. Having locked the door on God, Beth goes on to raise a family of seven children, learn 17 languages, and enjoy a career that takes her to NASA, Washington, and 24 countries. All the time, however, God keeps knocking at the door, protecting and blessing her, which she realizes only decades later. Ultimately, Beth finds God in a very simple yet most unusual way. A very human story, Blest Atheist encompasses the greatest literary themes of all time – alienation, redemption, and even the miraculous. The author’s life experiences, both tragic and tremendous, result in a spiritual journey containing significant ups and downs that ultimately yield great joy and humility.
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Sakr, Yasir (in progress) |
The Subversive Utopia Louis Kahn and the Question of the National Jewish Style in Jerusalem |
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Shekhtman, Boris $14.95 |
How to Improve Your Foreign Language Immediately Seven tools to lead students to better communication in a foreign language very quickly. |
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Shekhtman, Boris $16.95 |
Working with Advanced Foreign Language Students This book is chock-full of practical advice and sample classroom activities from a teacher with 20 years of experience. |
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Shekhtman, Boris & Dina Kupchanka $22.95 |
Communicative Focus: Teaching Foreign Language on the Basis of the Native Speaker’s Communicative Focus |
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Ustman S., Nelson Fernando (in progress) |
Doors to Eternity…Eternity is Here and Now A transpersonal psychology explanation of life; translation of Puertas a la Eternidad. |
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Ustman S., Nelson Fernando $14.95 |
Puertas a la Eternidad…La Eternidad es Aqui y Ahora The third edition of a popular book on transpersonal psychology, offering insights on how, with God’s help, to conquer life situations. |
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Wardat, Mahmud & Madeline Ehrman. (in progress) |
Teaching and Learning to Near-Native Levels of Language Proficiency V: Proceedings of the Spring and Fall 2007 Conferences of the Coalition of Distinguished Language Centers |
