This book celebrates the diversity of universities but recognises the challenges faced by new students. It offers research, case studies, and practical advice from international experts on student transition, retention, and the first-year experience.
To remain viable amidst intense change, universities must adapt. This book presents an alternative approach: a whole-of-institution learning and teaching framework connected to strategic goals, based on five principles and a seven-year study.
Studies in Linguistic Variation and Change
This collection of studies focuses on the rapid changes from Old to Middle English. With contributions from various fields and theoretical standpoints, it is essential for scholars and students of historical linguistics and the medieval history of English.
Decolonization and the Other
Histories of the British West Indies focus on decolonization from the top down, ignoring the impact on local populations. This book explores local perspectives by using West Indian literature to supplement the historical record and understand these events.
This book explores new developments in science and technology education. It examines the impact of updated pedagogical practices, elaborates on future challenges, and points to new research directions, bridging the gap between research and practice.
Turn research into practice. This guide shows how to integrate linguistics, translation, literature, and cultural studies into the language classroom with innovative strategies for teaching English, Spanish, French, and German.
This book explores Jesuit Father François Annat, Royal Confessor to Louis XIV. His career was defined by the Jansenist controversy, a fierce internal struggle within the French Church that pitted him against his celebrated foe: the writer Blaise Pascal.
Becoming an Academy School in the UK
This book tells the story of Manchester Academy, a major success of the City Academies policy. It explores how the original vision was realised in a challenging community and provides compelling proof that a learner’s identity does not have to be their destiny.
Reinterpreting Indian Ocean Worlds
Exploring themes of ‘Intermixing,’ ‘The World of Trade’ and ‘Colonial Paths,’ these new studies reflect current research on the Indian Ocean world. This collection pays tribute to Kirti N. Chaudhuri, one of the most outstanding historians in the field.
The Skill Approach in Education
This book is a guide to teaching essential skills for a changing world. It covers language, science, math, psycho-social, and visual arts skills, explaining how to prepare and implement activities to help students succeed in school and beyond.
This sourcebook focuses on 21st-century instruction and supervision to improve student achievement in urban contexts. It prepares pre-service and in-service teachers with current practices in S.T.E.M., Sciences, ESL, ELA, transmedia, and afterschool programs.
This book discusses cross-curricularity in language teaching from pre-school to university. It explores integrating media, art, and culture into language classes, offering practical solutions grounded in theory for teachers and scholars.
A discussion on the changing nature of South Africa’s higher education sector, covering challenges like low enrollment and high dropout rates that rob the country of economic potential. A welcome addition for policy-makers and scholars.
Education in a Society uncertain of its Values
This title investigates the ends to which education should be directed today to cope with the ever-changing values of society, and the ever-present threats of economic crisis and terrorism.
The Imagination in Education
This collection of essays centres on the theory and practice of imagination in education. The 13 essays present distinct yet converging points of view, exploring the breadth and richness of the field.
Speech Act Theory and Communication
This study investigates the pragmatic value and meaning-creation strategies of second-language students at the University of Venda. The analyses demonstrate the multi-dimensional thought processes involved and the nature of linguistic interaction.
This monograph offers a thorough discussion of the relevance of incorporating robotics into the 21st century classroom. It explores essential topics including outcome-based education, robotics technology, its use in education, and its theoretical underpinnings, among others.
Bringing together 17 papers, this edited volume addresses recent thinking and research on Classroom-based Language Assessment within the fields of language testing, assessment and general education.
This book reports on a large-scale study using integrated reading-into-writing tasks to improve academic reading. It offers practical insights into reading processes, making it essential for applied linguists, EAP instructors, and language assessors.
This volume brings together the best papers from the International Conference on Education, Reflection and Development. Scholars discuss topics relevant for teacher training and didactic research in the context of globalization, of interest to anyone in education.