What is a person? This fundamental question is a perennial concern of philosophers and theologians. But, Christian Smith here argues, it also lies at the center of the social scientist’s quest to interpret and explain social life. In this ambitious book, Smith presents a new model for social theory that does justice to the best of our humanistic visions of people, life, and society.

Teaching Teenagers: Model Activity Sequences for Humanistic Language Learning

This book shows how teachers can motivate teenage language learners, encourage them to communicate in a real way and teach humanistically while following a predetermined school syllabus. It gives 9 sequences of activities which provide an account of the authors' experience of addressing these problems and the techniques which they used.

Blockbuster is a modular four-level English course for learners of English at Beginner to Intermediate level. It follows the principles of the Common European Framework of Reference and develops all four skills through a variety of communicative tasks. It is designed to promote active, holistic and humanistic learning.

Audio reuploaded/ Student's Book and Workbook & Grammar Book added

Teaching English - Humanistic approaches an empirical view

As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, we (The British Council) are re-launching a selection of those publications online. Many of the messages and ideas are just as relevant today as they were when first published. We believe they are also useful historical sources through which colleagues can see how our profession has developed over the years.