Ideas & Issues is a five-level course that is ideal for learners in need of motivation for discussion-based language learning from the threshold/pre-intermediate level to advanced level. Ideas & Issues addresses hard-hitting topics designed to elicit opinions from all sides of the argument. The 20 units provide: ● Four skills work to enliven the pre-intermediate class ● Dynamic revision for a fresh look at basic language ● Topics based on authentic situations which students can identify with ● Extra learning-to-learn unit to help students develop their own language
The introduction of the Foundation Stage for children age three to becoming six has had a profound impact on policy and practice in early education in the UK. The choice of the word 'foundation' to describe this first stage of learning has emphasized the importance of children's earliest experiences in underpinning all their subsequent attitudes and achievements. In this innovative and challenging book, Julie Fisher has brought together some of the country's leading early years specialists to explore how educators can establish firm foundations for young children's learning.
Ideal for anyone interested in learning about the nervous system, this helpful “road map” of the brain explains various brain structures and pinpoints their locations and particular functions. Each chapter offers background information about a specific neuroscience topic, including the senses, sleep and dreaming, memory and learning, sidedness, and biological rhythms. The engaging experiments, games, and demonstrations help guide readers to an understanding of these concepts. The activities suggested meet national science education standards.
In this book the author builds a comprehensive framework for the assessment of young language learners in both foreign language and second language learning situations. She begins by considering why we need a special book on young learner assessment, and describes the nature of young learner language learning. The assessment approach is task-based and is centred around tasks and techniques suitable for young learners, with particular emphasis on classroom assessment. Oral language assessment, and reading and writing assessment are addressed in separate chapters.
The Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level - An ICMI Study
This book arose from the ICMI Study into the teaching and learning of mathematics at university level that began with a conference in Singapore in 1998. The book looks at tertiary mathematics and its teaching from a number of aspects including practice, research, mathematics and other disciplines, technology, assessment, and teacher education.
