tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/subjects/humanities?page=21Open Textbook Library - Humanities Textbooks2020-02-17T02:45:47Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png8062020-02-17T02:45:47Z2024-01-22T14:52:11ZSpunti: Italiano elementare 1<img alt="Read more about Spunti: Italiano elementare 1" title="Spunti: Italiano elementare 1 cover image" class="cover " width="1821" height="2715" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTMwLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--10b70757e73a756ec2cfac43d4af302f73b21081/0000SpuntiIta.png" />Spunti: Italiano elementare 1 is a unique program for Italian language learning, authored by the Italian faculty of Muhlenberg College (Pennsylvania, USA). Spunti 1 provides fully elaborated course materials for first-semester Italian that college instructors can use and adapt, or students can use on their own. Spunti 1 consists of: 1) an online Pressbook with grammar explanations, cultural material, vocabulary, videos, and self-correcting interactive exercises; 2) printable packets of in-class activities; and 3) complete lesson plans for one semester. Users are free to use Spunti 1 in whole or in part, and are free to adapt it to their needs. Spunti: Italiano elementare 2 and Spunti: Italiano intermedio are the companion texts for second-, third- and fourth-semester Italian, and are still under development.8032020-01-17T20:56:49Z2024-01-22T14:52:17ZGrammatical theory: From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches<img alt="Read more about Grammatical theory: From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches" title="Grammatical theory: From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches cover image" class="cover " width="486" height="684" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzYyLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9d1cca1baffaf097d5be04c4864f6946a2a5809d/978-3-96110-202-0.png" />This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing (Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar/Government & Binding, Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Construction Grammar, Tree Adjoining Grammar). The key assumptions are explained and it is shown how the respective theory treats arguments and adjuncts, the active/passive alternation, local reorderings, verb placement, and fronting of constituents over long distances. The analyses are explained with German as the object language. The second part of the book compares these approaches with respect to their predictions regarding language acquisition and psycholinguistic plausibility. The nativism hypothesis, which assumes that humans posses genetically determined innate language-specific knowledge, is critically examined and alternative models of language acquisition are discussed. The second part then addresses controversial issues of current theory building such as the question of flat or binary branching structures being more appropriate, the question whether constructions should be treated on the phrasal or the lexical level, and the question whether abstract, non-visible entities should play a role in syntactic analyses. It is shown that the analyses suggested in the respective frameworks are often translatable into each other. The book closes with a chapter showing how properties common to all languages or to certain classes of languages can be captured.7972019-12-27T17:00:35Z2024-01-22T14:52:21ZIntroduction to Philosophy: Ethics<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics" title="Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="525" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzU2LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--15c59a537cdff7699ecafc9823dab71d94e5a941/978-1-989014-08-0.jpg" />We often make judgments about good and bad, right and wrong. Philosophical ethics is the critical examination of these and other concepts central to how we evaluate our own and each others’ behavior and choices. This text examines some of the main threads of discussion on these topics that have developed over the last couple of millenia, mostly within the Western cultural tradition. It considers basic questions about moral and ethical judgment: Is there such a thing as something that is really right or really wrong independent of time, place and perspective? What is the relationship between religion and ethics? How can we reconcile self-interest and ethics? Is it ever acceptable to harm one person in order to help others? What do recent discussions in evolutionary biology or have to say about human moral systems? What is the relation between gender and ethics? The authors invite you to participate in their exploration of these and many other questions in philosophical ethics.7962019-11-23T22:40:14Z2024-01-22T14:52:12ZWriting Unleashed: Content and Structure - 3.0<img alt="Read more about Writing Unleashed: Content and Structure - 3.0" title="Writing Unleashed: Content and Structure - 3.0 cover image" class="cover " width="613" height="777" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTU5MywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--710c3dbacbda3291991a605d7d23e95331209103/uNLEASHED.PNG" />Welcome to Writing Unleashed, designed for use as a textbook in first-year college composition programs, written as an extremely brief guide for students, jam-packed with teachers’ voices, students’ voices, and engineered for fun.7942019-11-17T17:26:23Z2024-03-04T14:18:53ZBad Ideas About Writing<img alt="Read more about Bad Ideas About Writing" title="Bad Ideas About Writing cover image" class="cover " width="576" height="864" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzUxLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--df5b0df79ff6418ffb094b9b3bec1701273ac9d4/978-0-9988820-0-0.png" />We intend this work to be less a bestiary of bad ideas about writing than an effort to name bad ideas and suggest better ones. Some of those bad ideas are quite old, such as the archetype of the inspired genius author, the five-paragraph essay, or the abuse of adjunct writing teachers. Others are much newer, such as computerized essay scoring or gamification. Some ideas, such as the supposed demise of literacy brought on by texting, are newer bad ideas but are really instances of older bad ideas about literacy always being in a cycle of decline. Yet the same core questions such as what is good writing, what makes a good writer, how should writing be assessed, and the like persist across contexts, technologies, and eras. The project has its genesis in frustration, but what emerges is hope: hope for leaving aside bad ideas and thinking about writing in more productive, inclusive, and useful ways.7912019-11-09T16:49:31Z2023-08-31T14:10:14ZResponsible Innovation: Ethics, Safety and Technology<img alt="Read more about Responsible Innovation: Ethics, Safety and Technology" title="Responsible Innovation: Ethics, Safety and Technology cover image" class="cover " width="300" height="370" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzUwLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--02a919f4167821018872f0e3a416e99bd8d56c4d/978-94-6366-202-4.jpg" />This textbook is based on the MOOC Responsible Innovation offered by the TU Delft. It provides a framework to reflect on the ethics and risks of new technologies. How can we make sure that innovations do justice to social and ethical values? How can we minimize (unknown)risks?The book explains: The concept and importance of responsible innovation for society Key ethical concepts and considerations to analyse the risks of new technologies Different types of innovation (e.g. radical, niche, incremental, frugal) Roadmap for Responsible Innovation by Industry The concept of Value Sensitive Design (VSD) It includes a link to all the web lectures as well as case studies ranging from care robots and nuclear energy to Artificial Intelligence and self-driving vehicles.7902019-11-09T16:43:05Z2024-01-22T14:52:05ZTout un Monde: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Intermediate French<img alt="Read more about Tout un Monde: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Intermediate French" title="Tout un Monde: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Intermediate French cover image" class="cover " width="614" height="793" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzQ5LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--a606ff133ce3b550729024b0a92a9f55b9f41cf7/0000ToutunMon.png" />This book is intended for use with intermediate level college French classes. Its multidisciplinary approach introduces students to topics and vocabulary associated with fields such as medicine, advertising, travel, business, agriculture, and relationships.7792019-10-12T16:52:18Z2024-01-22T14:52:05ZLibro Libre: Beginning Spanish<img alt="Read more about Libro Libre: Beginning Spanish" title="Libro Libre: Beginning Spanish cover image" class="cover " width="767" height="988" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzM4LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--5807e49f445411502d52bbb92f4918b51b046073/0000LibLibSpa.png" />One of the most important things we can do to hold ourselves accountable for our learning is to engage in goal setting and metacognition—a fancy term for thinking about the way we think and learn. The goals we set should be specific and achievable. Something like “Speak Spanish” is too broad, we need to focus on the steps we need to take to get there and the signs that we will see as proof of our progress.7782019-10-05T15:33:17Z2024-02-12T14:12:10ZThe American Yawp Vol. II: Since 1877<img alt="Read more about The American Yawp Vol. II: Since 1877" title="The American Yawp Vol. II: Since 1877 cover image" class="cover " width="420" height="600" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Mzc1NywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--022c519f05eafa89fb7dcafbcd908cd179b21043/yawp-2.jpeg" />In an increasingly digital world in which pedagogical trends are de-emphasizing rote learning and professors are increasingly turning toward active-learning exercises, scholars are fleeing traditional textbooks. Yet for those that still yearn for the safe tether of a synthetic text, as either narrative backbone or occasional reference material, The American Yawp offers a free and online, collaboratively built, open American history textbook designed for college-level history courses. Unchecked by profit motives or business models, and free from for-profit educational organizations, The American Yawp is by scholars, for scholars. All contributors—experienced college-level instructors—volunteer their expertise to help democratize the American past for twenty-first century classrooms.7772019-10-05T15:09:43Z2024-02-12T14:12:09ZThe American Yawp Vol. I: To 1877<img alt="Read more about The American Yawp Vol. I: To 1877" title="The American Yawp Vol. I: To 1877 cover image" class="cover " width="420" height="600" data-controller="cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6Mzc1OCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--12632c81e1fefaf6270d7fcf55e19d080156e621/yawp-1.jpeg" />In an increasingly digital world in which pedagogical trends are de-emphasizing rote learning and professors are increasingly turning toward active-learning exercises, scholars are fleeing traditional textbooks. Yet for those that still yearn for the safe tether of a synthetic text, as either narrative backbone or occasional reference material, The American Yawp offers a free and online, collaboratively built, open American history textbook designed for college-level history courses. Unchecked by profit motives or business models, and free from for-profit educational organizations, The American Yawp is by scholars, for scholars. All contributors—experienced college-level instructors—volunteer their expertise to help democratize the American past for twenty-first century classrooms.
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