Teaching World Languages for Specific Purposes provides learner-centered strategies, models, and resources for the development of WLSP curricula, inviting scholars, educators, and professionals of all areas of world language specialization to create new opportunities for their students.
A microcosm of the history of American slavery in a collection of the most important primary and secondary readings on slavery at Georgetown University and among the Maryland Jesuits
An Introductory Course for Heritage Learners of Russian
Rodnaya rech' with website, an introductory textbook for heritage learners, addresses the unique needs of students who have at least intermediate-level listening and speaking skills on the ACTFL scale but who have underdeveloped or nonexistent literacy skills. With an emphasis on conceptual understanding of vocabulary and grammar, Rodnaya rech' ......
America's Entangling Alliances challenges the belief that the US resists international alliances. By documenting thirty-four alliances-including defense pacts, military coalitions, and security partnerships-Davidson finds that the US demand for allies is best explained by the evolution of US power.
Daly uses the lens of virtue and vice to reimagine a Catholic ethics that can scrutinize the social forces that both affect our moral character and contribute to human well-being or suffering, creating an ethical framework for responding virtuously to the problems caused by global social systems.
Muslim and Christian scholars examine scripture texts and theological reflections from both traditions, showing that the oneness of God is taken as axiomatic in both, and that affirming God's unity has raised complex theological questions for both. The two faiths are not identical, but what divides them is not the number of gods they believe in.
This book presents a collection of fascinating stories about the DC jazz scene throughout its history, including a portrait of the cultural hotbed of Seventh and U Streets, the role of jazz in desegregating the city, a portrait of Duke Ellington's time in DC, notable women in DC jazz, and the contributions of UDC and Howard University to the ......
Intelligence agencies provide information to national security and foreign policy decision makers, yet spying also poses dilemmas for liberty, privacy, human rights, and diplomacy. Principled Spying explores how to strike a balance between conducting necessary intelligence activities and protecting democratic values through a new ethics framework.
