A unique insight into British life and culture. Contains eight factual reports, introduced by a presenter: An introduction to Britain, Schools, Food, Home, Sport, Festivals, Pop, and London - the reports combine factual information with some semi-dramatized scenes. As a supplement to any beginner to pre-intermediate course for lower secondary students, as cultural background material. Level: Beginner to Pre-Intermediate
One of the most significant and yet largely overlooked factors influencing performance and workplace problem solving in many large organizations is that of national culture. Managers, and the organizations for which they work, need to be able to understand the influence of cultural values and beliefs on performance in order to identify appropriate solutions; strategies appropriate in one part of the world may be ineffective or even counter-productive in another.
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Educational Research
The research student population of higher educational institutions continues to expand to include people from an ever-widening range of cultural and educational backgrounds. However, many research methods courses are still directed at the traditional student population. This book examines aspects of postgraduate research from a cross-cultural perspective, analysing the dilemmas faced by international students when defining a research question, choosing research methods, collecting data, deciding which language to use and writing their theses
The four coursebooks in the Open to Life series have been developed according to the Common European Framework for Languages and are appropriate for early adolescents. The series covers the CEF Levels: A1, A1+, A2, B1.
The four coursebooks have incorporated the latest technologies, such as cam-to-cam and blogs. There is a wide range of themes incorporating different lifestyles, cultural diversity, human values with respect to the self and others, critical thinking and a global view.
Figurative language, such as verbal irony, metaphor, hyperbole, idioms, and other forms is an increasingly important subfield within the empirical study of language comprehension and use. Figurative Language Comprehension: Social and Cultural Influences is an edited scholarly book that ties together recent research concerning the social and cultural influences on figurative language cognition. These influences include gender, cultural differences, economic status, and inter-group effects, among others.
