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Language is the Key offers an examination of the widely recognized system of official language training for adult immigrants to Canada-the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) and their French equivalent, Niveaux de competence linguistique canadiens (NCLC).

This edited volume examines language issues within the active offer of health and social services in francophone and anglophone minority communities. Action based, it will help shape the leaders of tomorrow.

Whatplace did Jews occupy in the editorials of Quebec's daily Le Devoir in the first half of the 20th century?Historian Pierre Anctil takes a deep dive in the highly respected newspaper's editorialspublished between 1910 and 1947.

Featuring dozens of contributions written by criminalized men and women currently incarcerated in Correctional Service Canada (CSC) institutions. The writings document the counterproductive changes to federal imprisonment made by the previous federal government.

Contributors explore how educating oneself behind bars, particularly through peer and independent learning, has liberatory and transformative potential.

Contributors address a range of themes including prisoner interactions, gender and patriarchal domination in women's prisons, as well as health care and mental health behind bars.

A challenging look at the state of sexual assault law, legal practice and activism in Canada.

Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot's travel diary of his 1887 trip to Morocco, which presents his personal reflections on the "Orient" and its inhabitants.

A compendium to the Acute Critical Events Simulation (ACES) Program. It presents the specifics of acute resuscitation in the context of crisis resource management and teaches readers life-saving resuscitation skills in a way that allows them to use their medical training effectively.

Examines the relations and interrelations among theoretical and practical analyses of human rights. This volume argues that the language of rights and corresponding legal and political instruments have an important place in contemporary social political philosophy.

From the time of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, people of British origin have shared the area of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, traditionally called Acadia, with Eastern Canada's Algonkian-speaking peoples, the Mi'kmaq. This historical analysis of colonial Acadia from the perspective of symbolic and mythic existence will be useful to those interested in Canadian history, native Canadian history, religion in Canada, and history of religion.

A philosophical examination of technology's influence. It explores the relationship between technology and free will. Rejecting the notion of technology as a neutral addition to our lives, it also examines the type and degree of our society's technological dependence.

In the early hours of April 22, 1914, American President Woodrow Wilson sent Marines to seize the port of Veracruz in an attempt to alter the course of the Mexican Revolution. This book reconstructs what happened at Niagara Falls, examining its historical significance for Canada's relationship with the Americas.

Focuses on the challenging areas of discrimination and inequality in China, including discrimination faced by HIV/AIDS afflicted individuals, rural populations, migrant workers, women, people with disabilities, and ethnic minorities.

Looking at a variety of topics including film, politics, and contemporary art, this volume explores the impact of electricity on knowledge, social practices, media, community life, and subjective experience.

Yoko Tawada's Portrait of a Tongue is a meditation on language and equivalence between German, Japanese, and English. Wright's experimental approach to the translation draws attention to the presence of the translator and her role in mediating Tawada's original reflection on language for an English-speaking audience.

Doctoral students present and reflect on the work of their philosophical mentors.

Northrop Frye remains one of Canada's most influential intellectuals. This book explores the development of his extraordinary intellectual range and the implications of his imaginative syntheses.

Presents an analysis of the emergence of simultaneous interpretation a the Nuremburg Trail and the individuals who made the process possible. This work provides an overview of the specific linguistic needs of the trial, and examines the recruiting of interpreters and the technical support available to them.

Tells the early history of the Halifax Naval Yard. From the building of the yard and its expansion, to the people involved in the enterprise, to the nuts and bolts of buying the masts and paying the bills, this title includes illustrations and copious appendices, including a biographical directory.