This title charts the connections between the language of journalism in England and its social impact on audiences from the seventeenth century to the present day. This book charts the connections between the language of journalism in England and its social impact on audiences and social and political debates from the first emergence of periodical publications in the seventeenth century to the present day. It extends work done on the language of the media to include an historical perspective, adding to wider contemporary debates about the social impact of the media.
Teenagers are bright, energetic and upbeat. They live in an exciting world where they are constantly exposed to sounds and visual imagery, surrounded by technology which they use with ease. At the same time teenagers' lives can be complicated as they face difficult life changes and complex moral issues for the first time. Upbeat aims to stimulate students' interest through exciting teen topics and problem-solving activities, addressing more serious social themes. By engaging teens both emotionally and intellectually, this new secondary course offers students a positive and stimulating learning experience.
Age 9 and up 65 Classroom-Tested Activities and Projects This unique resource includes fun, classroom-tested activities that will capture the interest of any child. Students can make yarn maps, participate in "Cookie Geography", and create a "Hall of History". Also includes creative ideas for timelines, recipes, songs, and much more.
A comprehensive book supported by extensive research studies and data, Bjorklund's text presents the broadest coverage of topics in cognitive development. Unlike other books, Bjorklund shows readers how developmental function can help explain individual differences in cognition by covering both the typical pattern of change in thinking observed over time and the individual differences in children's thinking in infancy and childhood. A major theme of this book is the continuous transaction between the embodied child embedded in a social world: although a child is born prepared to make some sense of the world, his or her mind is also shaped by forces in the physical and social environment.
The Students' Multi-ROM is a self-access resource for each student to use on a computer either at home or in school. It is an amusing and motivating way to practise language and may be especially useful for those students with learning differences. It contains 12 units to practise the material in the corresponding 12 Students' Book units. In each unit, there are exercises covering Grammar, Vocabulary and Use your English. Each unit finishes with two Review exercises, revising the key grammar and vocabulary content of the unit. The Students' Multi-ROM also contains video extracts, with accompanying exercises, and the audio material for the Language Builder.
