Bøker av Adrian Beard

This accessible textbook is unique in offering students hands-on, practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of sport. It combines activities with texts, accompanied by commentaries and further activity suggestions.

This book offers targeted support to meet the demands of the 2015 AQA A Level English Literature B specification. Offering new material, and flagging AS specification requirements, it builds the skills students will be assessed on. From a highly experienced and trusted author team, this book aims to help all students achieve their potential.

The idea of studying texts "in context" has become a new emphasis in literary studies. This book explores the idea of contexts and the way they affect texts, concentrating upon: the writer's context; the reader's context; the text's context; the language context; and the meaning context.

This accessible textbook in the Intertext series is unique in offering student's practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of politics. It can be used individually or with the series core textbook.

Built around the assessment objectives for AS and A2 level English, offering explanations, examples, exercises, summaries, a glossary of key terms and suggested answers.

'Language Change' examines the way external factors have influenced and are influencing language change, focusing on how changing social contexts are reflected in language use.