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  Today's book excerpt comes from  Working with Advanced Foreign Language Students  by Boris Shekhtman . Some Characteristics of Advanced Language Learners  SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ADVANCED STUDENTS   Student-Language Relations So, what does having an advanced student mean to a teacher? It means, of course, that the student already speaks the foreign language with finesse, that the student already knows the host country pretty well, along with its history and culture, that he or she has seen quite a few foreign language teachers before now. (Typically, the advanced student has studied, if not mastered, several foreign languages [Belcher and Connor, 2001; Leaver and Atwell, 2002] and has already developed his or her own ideas about how to learn a foreign language [Ehrman, 2002; Leaver and Shekhtman, 2002].)  Language Learning Motivation and Goals  The advanced student is extremely motivated; rarely do such students study a language simply, so t...

Today's Publisher's Pride is  Mental Health Mayday,  by Gregg Bagdade, which reached #159 on Amazon's bestseller list for psychology education and training and #169 for safety and first aid. AWARD Literary Titan gold award Read more posts about the Gregg and his book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC?  We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a factory. Do you have a future with us? Turned away by other publishers because you are a first-time author and/or do not have a strong platform yet? If you have a strong manuscript, San Juan Books, our hybrid publishing division, may be able to help. Check out information on  how to submit...

  I noticed a new brown spot on my face near my eye. It looked like an aging thing since, well, I am aging and into the years that are considered "getting on in years." Nothing -- and everything -- seemed unusual about it. It just did not seem right or feel right -- and it itched a bit. I don't know if that is because it annoyed me prompting me to scratch it perhaps too often. So, I checked with the dermatologist. "Nothing to worry about," she said but decided to take a biopsy, anyway. She did a slice and a puncture. Now, doctors do not like to work on me the first time (once they know me, no problem) because I am allergic to local painkiller so everything has to be done the grin-and-bear-it way. "Well," the doc said upon learning that, "This will be uncomfortable." She was right, but I held very still and remained very quiet -- did not want her to slip near my eye because of some noise I might make.  The doc sent the tissue off to a lab and ...

    Today's book excerpt comes from  Women, We're Only Old Once  by Bertha Cooper. PART ONE   NAVIGATING INSTEAD OF DENYING THE AGING PROCESS   Women in America arrive at the door to old age that opens to a confusing environment of attitudes, biases, services, and products intended to stave off this inevitable phase of life. Buying into the narrative of anti-aging risks denial of our very selves. Part One begins the conversation around our first awareness of our aging world with optimistic and pragmatic vision.   Awards Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards/Phoenix Award for Best New Voice in Health and Fitness Winner, Best Indie Book Award Winner, Independent Press Award Winner, Pinnacle Book Achievement Award For more posts about Bertha and her book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow  MSI Press  on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with...

  What is a  book jewel ? A sometimes-overlooked book with remarkable insight and potential significance. Each month, we share near-daily, or as often as possible, reviews of the monthly book jewel - short, succinct reviews that can be read in 1-2 minutes with links to the reviewer by reviewers whose words are worthy of being heard and whose opinions are worthy of being considered. Sometimes a couple of minutes contains more impressive thought than ten times that many. We will let you decide that. This month's book jewel is  Of God, Rattlesnakes, and Okra  by J. Bennett Easterling.  Description: A heaping slice of old-fashioned Southern storytelling, this book gives readers a taste of genuine American life that will keep them coming back for more. Join the journey as a preacher's kid survives his father's stern discipline, rattlesnakes, and harvesting okra. The deep-fried characters are unforgettable, and the furry and feathered folks will steal the heart of ani...