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How do people become informed about risk and why is this important? This book draws upon three case studies to interrogate risk's informational thread, including how people map and orient themselves to risk information as well as how these activities...

This book guides you through the complexities of difference and diversity in counselling and psychotherapy practice. It introduces contemporary thinking on the construction of difference, social justice and social identity and applies the theories to...

Robinson and Sun's book goes in search of the neglected metaphorics of translation in pornography using poststructuralist rethinkings and reframings of porn (and masturbation) from Jacques Derrida to Judith Butler.In his 1684 "Essay on Translated Verse,"...

Originally published in 1948, The Clue to the Brontes was written in part as response to a previous biography of Charlotte Bronte by Mrs Gaskell. The author argues that Gaskell's biography gets it all wrong. Harrison draws connections between Patrick...

Students love math games and puzzles, but how much are they really learning from the experience? Too often, math games are thought of as just a fun activity or enrichment opportunity. Well Played, Grades 3-5: Building Mathematical Thinking Through Number...

Writing Comedy for Television (1983) is a practical, step-by-step manual about how and what to write. It contains many examples from the scripts of various sitcoms and sketch shows. It demonstrates how to construct a storyline for a series, how to lay...

Teaching Information Seeking redefines how we approach research and information literacy in today's information-rich world, inviting teachers to re-imagine teaching research.The book combines insights from fields such as library and information sciences,...

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of young children's language learning in pre-primary and primary education. It collates research to date on language development and pedagogy among children learning a language in addition to their home...

Connecting with students on a personal level is a very important aspect of teaching, but how can we ensure students are just as connected to what they're learning? Is Your Lesson for You or Your Students? answers this question by providing a...

Shakespeare in Tongues interrogates the popular conflation of "the language of Shakespeare" with English by examining the role Shakespeare's works have played in overlapping histories of colonialism, slavery, and migration that continue to shape the...

Employing a critical and analytical method, this volume takes an innovative approach to existing anthologies of medieval texts, proposing a comprehensive methodology for examining and understanding the historical and cultural construction of the image of...

Covering a range of concepts and taking a broad perspective of what inclusion entails, this book offers an overview of current research, policy, and practice in diversity and inclusion in the early years. With case studies and activities designed to...

Goal setting is an integral part of life. But when and how do we teach this important skill to students? And how can we do so in ways that are engaging, rewarding, and nestled into our other priorities in the writing classroom?In Goal Setting in the...

Your #1 resource for carrying out educational research as part of postgraduate study. High-quality educational research requires careful consideration of every aspect of the process. This all-encompassing textbook written by leading international...

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of young children's language learning in pre-primary and primary education. It collates research to date on language development and pedagogy among children learning a language in addition to their home...

The Award in Education and Training is an introductory teaching qualification for anyone who is currently teaching, or who would like to find out what it's like to teach. This core, comprehensive textbook: *is easy to read for anyone new to...

The national curriculum provides an outline of core knowledge around which teachers can develop exciting and stimulating lessons to promote the development of pupils' knowledge, understanding and skills as part of the wider school curriculum. The...

Trainee and beginning primary school teachers must learn how to support children to overcome or reduce barriers to learning. They need to build confidence in their use of teaching approaches that support Good Teaching for SEND, Good Teaching for All. ...

Developing Professional Expertise in Translation and Interpreting covers what professional expertise means for translators and interpreters in the fast-changing, globalised world and how it can be achieved in practice.The book offers tactics and...

Have you wondered how to prepare all your kids with a solid phonological awareness base but found your advanced learners bored and your struggling learners lost? Well, in this long awaited, second edition of Interventions for All: Phonological Awareness,...

The Augustan Age (1962) examines the writing of the time, and the critical theory that supported it. By focusing on a few writers of paramount interest, the book looks at what men of letters such as Dryden, Swift, Pope and a few others have to say, set...

This book introduces key underlying principles for teaching First Nations languages and language learners in schools across a range of contexts. It takes a comprehensive approach covering traditional languages, new languages and English.At a critical...

Writing Sin in the German Lands, 1050-1215 is about how sin and atonement function as an impetus for textual production and formal, linguistic, and intellectual creativity. It focuses on the late eleventh and twelfth centuries, a time in which various...

This book presents a pragmatic perspective on the development of intercultural communicative competence and intercultural understanding by language learners in the foreign language classroom and in study abroad contexts. Using data from role-play...

First published in 1962, Music in Schools discusses all aspects of the teaching of singing in schools. The most effective methods of laying the foundations of musicianship are fully dealt with and ways are considered in which movements, speech, and...

In order for decolonisation to avoid becoming yet another orthodoxy, this book argues that it is necessary to recognise the neoliberal ideologies and imperatives that drive so much work in universities in both the Global Norths and Global Souths, and to...

Materials for Learning (1981) examines the ability of books and broadcasts to change lives. The combination of print, radio, television and group meetings - distance teaching - can transform education in developing countries. Effective distance teaching...

This seminal handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the research on world language education and how that research can transform into effective and daily instructional practices for K-16 language teachers.With contributions from leading scholars...

The Poetry of the Invisible (1937) presents the English poets from the author's own Eastern standpoint. It is an adventure into the invisible world of inner sight or sound as he finds it portrayed in Shelley, Keats, Browning, Bridges and other poets from...

Rethinking Language Education in the Age of Generative AI bridges the gap between theory, research, and practice in AI and language education. Through conceptual pieces, empirical studies, and practical applications, this book provides critical insights...

This book is the first to explore the development of sociolinguistic competence among adult second language (L2) learners in Austria, considering both productive and interpretive skills. Combining results from a cross-sectional and longitudinal...

In order for decolonisation to avoid becoming yet another orthodoxy, this book argues that it is necessary to recognise the neoliberal ideologies and imperatives that drive so much work in universities in both the Global Norths and Global Souths, and to...

Although the Bronte story had been told many times, originally published in 1959, Ada Harrison and Derek Stanford wrote the first book to be devoted entirely to the life and work of Anne. The youngest of the three famous sisters, Anne was too often...

First published in 1987, The New Eighteenth Century (now with a new preface by Felicity Nussbaum and Laura Brown) examines eighteenth century English literature's resistance to the application of new theoretical approaches and presents new work by...

Traces contemporary and later reception of Joan of Arc, examining how cultural beliefs and conventions have shaped her story. Joan of Arc stands out as one of the most recognized historical figures of medieval Europe. Learned writings as well as...

What comes before phonics? The teaching of phonics is strongly embedded in early literacy teaching in schools and early years settings. It has been shown to be an important part of becoming literate. There is, however, significant concern about the...

This book honors the impactful work of Terrence G. Wiley on advancing social justice in the areas of language diversity and language policy. It brings together a group of experienced scholars to provide an overview of research and progress in three...

Originally published in English in 1991 and now reissued with a new Preface by Jack Zipes, this book presents and examines the work of two little-known writers, Oskar Panizza and Mynona (Salomo Friedlaender). In Panizza's chilling story, The Operated Jew...

This book presents a pragmatic perspective on the development of intercultural communicative competence and intercultural understanding by language learners in the foreign language classroom and in study abroad contexts. Using data from role-play...

In Purposeful Education for Africa, originally published in 1964, K. A. Busia writes cogently and perceptively about a philosophy of education for the huge diverse complex called Africa. With his knowledge of both Africa and the West, this combination of...