This book Provides opportunities for individuals to try out new skills without cost to either the organization or the individual Provide training in areas that can only be developed by practice Obtain feedback from observers to aid personal development Enable participants to test their skills in a variety of real-life situations
In this exclusive online issue, Scientific American editor Mark Fischetti explains the inner workings of 20 commonly used technologies. Learn how noise-cancelling headphones silence unwanted background noise and how digital cameras overcome shaky hands. Discover how crude oil is refined and how cochlear implants enable hearing. You’ll also find out how radar guns spot speeders, how air traffic control systems minimize accidents in the sky, and how medical patches enable continuous drug delivery.
This book engages with English in globalization, re-examining and re-interpreting the contemporary contexts of its acquisition and use. The chapters contained in this book weave together four inter-related themes that define the role of English in the global context: the 'centrality of structure', 'relationships of interdependence', 'social constructions of difference' and 'reproduction of inequality'. These themes enable the authors to draw attention to the dynamics of the contemporary realities of the 'English-speaking' and 'English-using' nations...
This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of semantics in a simple, step-by-step fashion. Each unit includes short sections of explanation with examples, followed by stimulating practice exercises to complete in the book. Feedback and comment sections follow each exercise to enable students to monitor their progress. No previous background in semantics is assumed.
This book is a rich resource intended to support teachers and teachers in training with their teaching of mathematics in the early years. It comprises twenty activities which can be used as starting points. For each activity there are suggestions about how children might respond and guidance as to how the children may be further developed as learners. Support is also given to enable the teacher to embed the learning in a theoretical framework and make links with the National Curriculum.
