Exploring British Culture with Audio CD

Exploring British Culture with Audio CD
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9780521186421
ISBN-13 : 0521186420
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Exploring British Culture with Audio CD by : Jo Smith

A multi-level, photocopiable resource book about life in the UK. Exploring British Culture is a resource book of ready-to-teach lessons about life in the UK. It covers 18 key topic areas including History and Politics, Health and Housing, Work and Education, Leisure, the Media and Culture. Each topic area has 3 lessons - for Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced learners. The lessons can be adapted according to class needs and each lesson has suggestions for lesson extension activities and further study. The accompanying Audio CD features recordings of a variety of authentic accents from around the UK.

Exploring British Culture

Exploring British Culture
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 3125345561
ISBN-13 : 9783125345560
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Exploring British Culture by : Jo Smith

World Englishes Hardback with Audio CD

World Englishes Hardback with Audio CD
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 0521851475
ISBN-13 : 9780521851473
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis World Englishes Hardback with Audio CD by : Andy Kirkpatrick

The model of English that should be used in classrooms has long been a subject of debate. This book (with an accompanying audio CD) describes selected varieties of World Englishes, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a particular variety from the point of view of both teachers and learners. It aims to examine and re-evaluate concepts such as 'standard', 'variety', 'native speaker' and 'non-native speaker', and to validate the role played by multilingual and multicultural English language teachers, arguing that context and learner needs should determine the variety to be taught.

International Negotiations Student's Book with Audio CDs (2)

International Negotiations Student's Book with Audio CDs (2)
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 113
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ISBN-10 : 9780521149921
ISBN-13 : 0521149924
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis International Negotiations Student's Book with Audio CDs (2) by : Mark Powell

International Negotiations is an exciting new short course (15-20 hours) for Business English learners who want to excel at negotiating. Drawing on inspirational advice from leading experts in negotiation, International Negotiations takes students through the entire negotiation process, from preparing to negotiate to closing the deal. The ten modules give learners the essential language, skills and techniques needed for successful negotiations and cover topics such as relationship-building, questioning techniques, decoding body language, bargaining and the powers of persuasion. Challenging role-plays and skill-building games further develop key negotiation and language skills, while the Key and Commentary provide valuable insights into all aspects of negotiating, including the importance of understanding cultural differences when negotiating.

Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture

Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9781134700257
ISBN-13 : 1134700253
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture by : Alison Donnell

The Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture is the first comprehensive reference book to provide multidisciplinary coverage of the field of black cultural production in Britain. The publication is of particular value because despite attracting growing academic interest in recent years, this field is still often subject to critical and institutional neglect. For the purpose of the Companion, the term 'black' is used to signify African, Caribbean and South Asian ethnicities, while at the same time addressing the debates concerning notions of black Britishness and cultural identity. This single volume Companion covers seven intersecting areas of black British cultural production since 1970: writing, music, visual and plastic arts, performance works, film and cinema, fashion and design, and intellectual life. With entries on distinguished practitioners, key intellectuals, seminal organizations and concepts, as well as popular cultural forms and local activities, the Companion is packed with information and suggestions for further reading, as well as offering a wide lens on the events and issues that have shaped the cultural interactions and productions of black Britain over the last thirty years. With a range of specialist advisors and contributors, this work promises to be an invaluable sourcebook for students, researchers and academics interested in exploring the diverse, complex and exciting field of black cultural forms in postcolonial Britain.

The Primary English Encyclopedia

The Primary English Encyclopedia
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 534
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ISBN-10 : 9780415589529
ISBN-13 : 0415589525
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis The Primary English Encyclopedia by : Margaret Mallett

"This newly updated, user friendly encyclopedia explains concepts, aims and current requirements in all aspects of the primary English curriculum and is an invaluable reference for all training and practising teachers. Now in its fourth edition, entries have been updated to take account of new research and thinking and now reflect the requirements of the new Primary National Curriculum and particularly The Communication, Language and Literacy Development element. The approach is critical but constructive and supportive of the reflective practitioner in developing sound subject knowledge and good classroom practice. The encyclopedia includes: - over 600 entries, including new entries on English in the Early Years, bilingualism, SEN, the use of the internet, synthetic phonics and many more - short definitions of key concepts - succinct explanations of current UK requirements - extended entries on major topics such as speaking and listening, reading, writing, drama, poetry, bilingualism and children's literature - input on new literacies and new kinds of texts for children - discussion of current issues and some input on the history of English teaching in the primary years - gender and literacy - important references for each topic, advice on further reading and accounts of recent research findings - a Who's Who of Primary English and lists of essential texts, updated for this new edition. This encyclopedia will be ideal for student teachers on BA and PGCE courses preparing for work in primary schools and primary school teachers"--

Open and Distance Non-formal Education in Developing Countries

Open and Distance Non-formal Education in Developing Countries
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 181
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ISBN-10 : 9789811067419
ISBN-13 : 9811067414
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Open and Distance Non-formal Education in Developing Countries by : Colin Latchem

This book is the first comprehensive account of developments in open and distance non-formal education in developing countries for over more than 20 years. It includes many instructive and inspiring examples of how international agencies such as UNESCO, FAO, WHO, UNICEF, USAID and the Commonwealth of Learning and national providers are using radio, TV, online and mobile learning, telecentres and other means to achieve the Education for All, Millennium Development and Sustainable Development Goals. It describes the educational needs of the world’s most disadvantaged, vulnerable and least formally educated children, youth and adult populations, including the disabled, refugees and prisoners. It also reports on the successes, outcomes, constraints and shortcomings of using open and distance methods and technology to deliver literacy and numeracy programmes, equivalency, ‘second chance’ or alternative schooling, life skills and rural community development programmes and income generation and vocational training outside the framework of the formal education system. It concludes with suggestions for the extension and improvement of such lifelong learning. Designed to encourage further research and development in these capacity-building practices outside the established formal system, this is a must-read for all policy-makers, managers, educators, students and researchers interested in non-formal education for individuals, families and communities in the developing world.

Museum Media

Museum Media
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 659
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ISBN-10 : 9781119796640
ISBN-13 : 1119796644
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Museum Media by : Michelle Henning

MUSEUM MEDIA Edited by Michelle Henning Museum Media explores the contemporary uses of diverse media in museum contexts and discusses how technology is reinventing the museum. It considers how technological changes—from photography and television through to digital mobile media—have given rise to new habits, forms of attention and behaviors. It explores how research methods can be used to understand people's relationships with media technologies and display techniques in museum contexts, as well as the new opportunities media offer for museums to engage with their visitors. Entries written by leading experts examine the transformation of history and memory by new media, the ways in which exhibitions mediate visitor experience, how designers and curators can establish new kinds of relationships with visitors, the expansion of the museum beyond its walls and its insertion into a wider commercial and corporate landscape. Focusing on formal, theoretical and technical aspects of exhibition practice, this in-depth volume explores questions of temporality, attachment to objects, atmospheric and immersive exhibition design, the reinvention of the exhibition medium, and much more.

Earth, Cosmos and Culture

Earth, Cosmos and Culture
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 311
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ISBN-10 : 9780429631634
ISBN-13 : 0429631634
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Earth, Cosmos and Culture by : Oliver Tristan Dunnett

This book traces the development of diverse British cultures of outer space, utilizing key geographical concepts such as landscape, place, and national identity. It examines the early visionary ideas of writers H. G. Wells and Olaf Stapledon, the ambitious British space programme of the 1960s, and narrations of British cultural identity that accompanied the space missions of Helen Sharman, Beagle 2 and Tim Peake. The exploration of British cultures of outer space throughout the book helps understand the emergence of the British Interplanetary Society. It also explains its significance in pre-war and post-war periods through an analysis of the roles of influential figures such as Arthur C. Clarke and Patrick Moore. The chapters explore utopian and dystopian representations of space exploration, examine the mysterious phenomenon of UFO culture, and consider plans for humanity’s imagined future across interstellar space. Throughout the book geography is advocated as a home for critical studies of outer space, illuminating its significance in terms of the reciprocal relationships between exploration and the sublime, science and the imagination, Earth and cosmos. As an emergent field of research in the social sciences, this book makes an excellent contribution to the study of the outer space in Britain and abroad developing a distinctive kind of outer spatial geography with major implications for future teaching and research.