The Practice of Reason: Leibniz and his Controversies
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) dedicated much of his life to some of the most central debates of his time. For him, our chance of progress towards the happiness of mankind lies in the capacity to recognize the value of the different perspectives through which humans approach the world.
Ezra Pound as Literary Critic contributes to the current debate surrounding the modernist movement by examining in detail the methods by which Pound came to dominate the discourse of modernism.
The Economist July 28 2007 The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America. Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.
Foreign-Language Learning with Digital Technology,: critical and central issue for this series is to explore the ways in which digital technologies can be said to enhance teaching and learning. In this second book in the series, we investigate this question with a particular focus on the role of technologies in bringing about frameworks for innovation; and from a range of perspectives, which explore classroom approaches for a wide range of language learners.
Lessons from Good Language Learners (Cambridge Language Teaching Library)
Although many teachers and texts give a strong nod in the direction of learner-centered learning, changing the paradigm and providing the neces sary knowledge and skills for teachers has proven to be quite daunting. Perhaps the task is larger and more complex than many of us realized 30 years ago This volume attempts to take Rubin’s initiative further by investigating a wide range of variables, any one of which has the potential to affect how students learn, and which, in combination, present an extremely complex picture.
