The 60th anniversary Reith Lectures take China as their subject, and are given by the eminent historian Professor Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University. A Reith Lecture is a lecture in a series of annual radio lectures given by leading figures of the day, commissioned by the BBC and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. They were begun in 1948, in honour of the first Director-General of the BBC, John Reith.
What is a presentation? • It is the process of presenting the content of a topic to an audience consisting of one or more persons. • It utilizes some visual aid. • It is generally a PowerPoint file containing all the slides for a given speech.
Making use of examples from around the world, the book considers the rise of linguistic nationalism, and the ways in which the assumption of a strong language-identity link has led to attempts to fortify and protect languages. Considerable attention is also given to the real-life mechanics of language maintenance and shift, and the psychological evidence bearing on language attitudes and behaviour.
Called away suddenly to a secret meeting in New Zealand, British spy Ian Munro senses that he is being followed. Who's following him? And why is the coded information he is given so secret that others are prepared to kill for it? Can Munro escape and crack the code?
Aim High is a six-level English language course. The development of Aim High was informed by research in schools - observing lessons and talking to teachers and students.The information we gathered has given us valuable insights into what students and teachers want from a coursebook, and these became the guiding principles for Aim High.
