Brain Briefs: Answers to the Most (and Least) Pressing Questions about Your Mind
Why do we love kitten videos so much? Does time speed up as we get older? Should we play brain games? Can we make ourselves happy? Art Markman and Bob Duke, hosts of the popular Austin-based KUT radio show and podcast Two Guys on Your Head, are here to answer all your questions about how the brain works and why we behave the way we do. Featuring the latest empirical findings, this is science served up in fun and revelatory bite-size bits, along with a complete set of references for further study.
Amazing discoveries and experiences await you in every issue of National Geographic magazine. The latest news in science, exploration, and culture will open your eyes to the world’s many wonders. Experience the same high-quality articles and breathtaking photography contained in the print edition, along with interactive capabilities such as audio, and videos, enhanced navigation and faster browsing.
Amazing discoveries and experiences await you in every issue of National Geographic magazine. The latest news in science, exploration, and culture will open your eyes to the world’s many wonders. Experience the same high-quality articles and breathtaking photography contained in the print edition, along with interactive capabilities such as audio, and videos, enhanced navigation and faster browsing.
Set Sail! takes students to the fascinating world of interactive learning! The DVD-ROMs, based on the course material for the pupil´s book, contain complete interactive modules along with animeted stories, songs and games which encompass all language skills in the most entertaining and constructive manner.
Using Literature for Children and Adolescents for Intermediate Language Acquisition
This article suggests that literature written for children and adolescents is appropriate for use with intermediate-level students of English as a second or foreign language of all ages (including adults). Following a description of this literature, three instructional applications are reviewed: extensive free reading based on language acquisition theory, close reading while attending to form and function using stylistic analyses along with a language awareness perspective, and reading a story to develop essential cultural understanding of the target language...
