John McDowell's "minimal empiricism" is one of the most influential and widely discussed doctrines in contemporary philosophy. Richard Gaskin subjects it to careful examination and criticism, arguing that it has unacceptable consequences, and in particular that it mistakenly rules out
something we all know to be the case: that infants and non-human animals experience a world. Gaskin traces the errors in McDowell's empiricism to their source, and presents his own, still more minimal, version of empiricism, suggesting that a correct philosophy of language requires us to recognize a sense in which the world we experience speaks its own language.
The starting point for this collection is a chapter by Dick Allwright on the language learning and teaching classroom experience entitled Six Promising Directions in Applied Linguistics.
The other distinguished contributors respond to this discussion with
their own interpretations and from their own experience. The collection
problematizes prescription,
efficiency, and technical solutions as orientations to classroom
language learning. Complexity and idiosyncrasy, on the other hand, are
recognized as central concepts in a move towards centralizing teachers'
and learners' own understanding of "classroom life", in the contexts of
language learning, adult literacy education and language teacher
education.
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This book focuses on utilizing the learner's professional knowledge and experience. Teaching strategies that are relevant to the business student's special needs are presented. This book is for teachers, trainers, and course organizers in the field of Business English or considering a move into it. It gives background to the business learner's world and strategies for approaching the training task, focusing on the learner's professional knowledge and experience.
Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
These stories will deepen your Christian faith by helping you practice Christian values in your daily life: at home, at work and in the community. This collection will open your heart to the experience and expression of more love in your life and will remind you that you are never alone or without hope, no matter how challenging and painful your circumstances may be.
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