Science is rightly a fundamental part of primary school education, but that doesn’t make it easy to teach - especially for teachers without a science background. This straight talking book from an experienced science writer and communicator looks at how to make the most of it and give primary school children a good grounding in the topic.
Getting Science sets out to engage the sense of wonder. The science in this book is not for the children, but for the adults who have to explain it. Starting with a whirlwind tour of the great milestones of modern science, Getting Science goes on to take each of the main curriculum topics and give it a new twist. It provides the information needed to understand the key topics better and be able to put them across with enthusiasm and energy.
This book will help teachers to get children excited by science, to understand science rather than just answer questions. Getting Science makes science fun, approachable and comprehensible to those who just don’t get it.
Are you having trouble determining your subjects from objects, or adverbs from adjectives? English Grammar offers a new approach to the teaching of traditional grammar, using the insights of modern linguistics and modern teaching methods. Clearly written for the absolute beginner, this workbook helps readers to understand grammatical concepts such as 'noun', 'auxiliary verb' and 'subject', encourages the reader to practice applying newly discovered concepts to ordinary texts, and teaches the user to analyze the grammatical role of almost every word in any English text. Whether you are just trying to brush up on your grammar knowledge or starting from scratch, this accessible workbook provides the basics you need.
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J. L. Austin famously distinguished between 'constative' utterances that convey information and 'performative' utterances that perform actions. In this groundbreaking new book, Douglas Robinson argues that Austin's distinction can be used to understand linguistic methodologies.
This award-winning book provides an analysis of the genetic/evolutionary, cultural/historical, and developmental aspects of prejudice and discrimination. It emphasizes how certain genetic/evolutionary mechanisms are utilized to both produce and prevent prejudice and discrimination from occurring or to modify these behaviors once established. The goals of the book are to help us understand the limitations of interventions and increase tolerance and acceptance of outsiders.
What is the most important English skill? What skill must you have to communicate well? Obviously, number 1 is Fluency, the ability to speak (and understand) quickly and easily without translation. Fluency means you can talk easily with native speakers - they easily understand you, and you easily understand them. Fluency is your most important goal, but you do not learn it in school or by studying grammar rules. Listening Is The Key
