Bøger af Ken Decker

The material in Ready to Launch (R2L) is structured as a workbook. By completing the worksheets, throughout the text, you learn what you need to know to make better decisions as you (or your child) transition from high school through college. Written by award winning experts in college, career and financial planning, R2L shows you how to plan and save thousands of dollars. Whether a high school student, college graduate contemplating graduate studies, or parent, this workbook provides valuable insight. The workbook is divided into six major sections each with its own goal: Calculate Your Desired Standard of Living; Research Careers, Future Wages and Education Required; Calculate the Total Cost of College; Understanding FAFSA; The Big Picture - Paying for College; Five Funding Concepts to Remember. 1. Calculate Your Desired Standard of Living - R2L introduces you to four standards of living - poverty, minimum wage, a bottom line standard of living and a desired standard of living. In this lesson you gain understanding and become realistic about the standard of living you want and need in the future. 2. Research Careers, Future Wages and Education Required - In this lesson you look for careers that embrace your interests, while providing you with a sufficient income to achieve your desired standard of living. 3. Calculate the Total Cost of College - In this lesson you estimate the cost of a post-secondary education (PSE). Whether a certificate, license, two-year, four-year or graduate level degree, PSE requires a significant investment of time and money. What return on investment can you expect? How much will PSE cost and how much will you be earning when you complete your studies? Knowing the amount of the investment will help you in making financial and career decisions. This workbook could save you and your parents as loan co-signers, more than $100,000 in student loans. 4. Understanding FAFSA - If you want to use OPM - Other People's Money - to pay for college, you must understand FAFSA. This unit will teach you the rules for obtaining more than $25,000 for college and if you are a student receiving free or reduced lunch, how to get a free ride to college. 5. The Big Picture - Once you know the cost of college, the next step is to identify resources to pay for college. You already know if you can qualify for PELL Grants and perhaps work study. Here is where you consider scholarships, the financial value of Advanced Placement courses and dual credit classes, working while attending school, and various types of college loans. 6. Five Funding Concepts to Remember - This unit contains ideas you should always apply and an exercise designed to test your knowledge and understanding. If you can correctly answer all of the questions, pat yourself on the back and think about how much real life knowledge you have gained.

Understanding Language Choices is an introductory textbook for anyone studying the motivations behind language use choices. It provides an introduction into the numerous factors, both internal and external, influencing such choices in a speech community: language attitudes, language learning, identity, the mobility of the community, and much more. The book also provides a foundation for the study of linguistic variation within a speech community, as well as an introduction to methods of data collection when studying the outcomes of language use choices. An important aspect of this book is its emphasis on a participatory approach to language choice research that empowers the speech community. The final chapter discusses lifestyle concerns that researchers may encounter when conducting field studies in developing nations.Written with the beginner in mind, this textbook includes numerous examples and case studies from around the world to illustrate the realities of sociolinguistic field research. A companion website keeps users of the book up to date with descriptions of the most current research methodologies.Ken Decker received his M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1992. He brings to this book over 25 years'' experience in field research in the sociology of language and language development. He has conducted sociolinguistic surveys in more than 35 languages in Asia and the Americas and served as consultant on surveys in Africa, Australia, Europe, and the Pacific. Ken is particularly interested in the role of language research in strategic language development.John Grummitt received his M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Leicester in 2002, drawing on his decade''s experience as an academic writing tutor and trainer of teachers in ESL programs in Japan and South Korea. His more recent survey work in Papua New Guinea has given him a perspective supplementary to Decker''s on sociolinguistic fieldwork and language development.