Author: Tomoko Matsuda
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: biocatalysis, directions, future
Number of Pages: 364
Published: 2007-08-09
List price: $244.00
ISBN-10: 0444530592
ISBN-13: 9780444530592

In Future Directions in Biocatalysis the important topics within biocatalysis and enzymatic catalysis for organic synthesis are described for both experts and non-experts. This books focuses particularly on reactions under development at present and on future advances in the field. Consisting of four sections, this book examines enzymatic reactions under unusual conditions, unique biocatalytic reactions, synthesis of valuable compounds using biocatalysis and the latest molecular biology methods for biocatalysis. Each chapter deals with a specific theme and includes a summary of each area as we

Author: Takeshi Matsuda
Publisher: Stanford University Pre
Keywords: cold, dependency, war, international, project, history, permanent, japan, perils, power, cultural, policy, postwar, soft
Number of Pages: 394
Published: 2007-07-23
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0804700400
ISBN-13: 9780804700405

This book examines the cultural aspects of U.S.-Japan relations during the postwar Occupation and the early years of the Cold War and analyzes their effect on the adoption of democratic values by the Japanese. Matsuda finds that the results were mixed: Japan is an electoral democracy but intellectually remains elitist and submissive—in part because of U.S. efforts to reinforce the domestic importance of intellectual elites. The author is especially concerned with the development of American Studies in Japan, and U.S. efforts to foster it. Soft Power and Its Perils brings forward a great deal

Authors:Tony Silva, Paul Kei Matsuda,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: landmark, essays, series, esl, writing
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2000-12-01
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 1880393182
ISBN-13: 9781880393185

In recent years, the number of nonnative speakers of English in colleges and universities in North America has increased dramatically. As a result, more and more writing teachers have found themselves working with these English as a Second Language (ESL) students in writing classes that are designed primarily with monolingual, native-English-speaking students in mind. Since the majority of institutions require these students to enroll in writing courses at all levels, it is becoming increasingly important for all writing teachers to be aware of the presence and special linguistic and cultural

Authors:Paul Kei Matsuda, Tony Silva,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: process, knowledge, construction, perspectives, research, language, writing, second
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2005-01-24
List price: $42.95
ISBN-10: 0805850465
ISBN-13: 9780805850468

In this original volume, eighteen researchers from different parts of the world reflect on their own research projects, providing insights into key methodological issues in research on second language writing. By offering a glimpse into the process of constructing and negotiating knowledge in the field--the messy space of situated practices of inquiry--it helps to demystify the research process, which can appear in published studies and in introductory methodology guides to be neater and more orderly than it actually is.Taking a broad conception of research as inquiry that emphasizes the situa

Authors:Tony Silva, Paul Kei Matsuda,
Publisher: Parlor Press
Keywords: writing, language, second, theory, practicing
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2010-01-06
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 1602351384
ISBN-13: 9781602351387

Theory has been used widely in the field of second language writing. Second language writing specialists-teachers, researchers, and administrators-have yet to have an open and sustained conversation about what theory is, how it works, and, more important, how to practice theory. PRACTICING THEORY IN SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING features fourteen essays by distinguished scholars in second language writing who explore various aspects of theoretical work that goes on in the field. The key issues addressed in PRACTICING THEORY IN SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING include the nature of theory in second lang

Authors:Tony Silva, Paul Kei Matsuda,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: writing, language, second
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2001
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0805835164
ISBN-13: 9780805835168

On Second Language Writing brings together internationally recognized scholars in a collection of original articles that, collectively, delineate and explore central issues with regard to theory, research, instruction, assessment, politics, articulation with other disciplines, and standards. In recent years, there has been a dramatic growth of interest in second-language writing and writing instruction in many parts of the world. Although an increasing number of researchers and teachers in both second-language studies and composition studies have come to identify themselves as specialists in s

Authors:Paul Kei Matsuda, Michelle Cox, Jay Jordan, Christina
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin’s
Keywords: critical, sourcebook, classroom, composition, language, writing, second
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2006-03-03
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0312444737
ISBN-13: 9780312444730

Second-Language Writing addresses key issues for instructors working with multilingual writers in first-year composition. Framed with insightful introductory material, this soucebook provides both theoretical context and practical resources for designing courses, negotiating differences among students, and responding to and assessing second-language writing.