Drawing on theories and methods from various disciplines, this book explores the question which has been frustrating language teachers: why do so many students remain reticent and anxious in language class?
Studies the work of Byron, Shelley and De Quincey and other Romantic writers in relation to Britain's imperial designs on the 'Orient'.
Idleness was also a concern for writers of the day, as writing became a money-earning profession. Jordan examines the lives and works of two writers especially obsessed with idleness, Samuel Johnson and William Cowper.
Anxious to Please presents seven powerful practices designed to bring about: resilient self-esteem; a happier and calmer emotional life; a reality-based optimism for the future; fulfilling sex; and satisfying relationships.
Only a minority of people with social anxiety disorder receive help, but this guideline demonstrates that effective treatments exist and it aims to increase identification and assessment so that people can access interventions to help them ...
In upholding Meyer's conviction for wrongfully teaching a foreign language, the Nebraska Supreme Court emphasized not language but safety and citizenship: The salutary purpose of the statute is clear. The Legislature had seen the ...
This collection of essays analyzes the sources of the anti-bilingual movement, its changing directions, and its impact on education policy.
In the spirit of his New York Times bestseller Love Poems for Married People and Love Poems for People with Children, as well as his wildly popular New Yorker pieces, Thurber Prize-winner John Kenney presents a hilarious new collection of ...
This book's analysis of gender illuminates the ways in which colonialism permeated not only the public sphere of politics and trade, but also the seemingly private realms of domesticity and sentiment.
En route by boat, Alu meets the cast of characters whose doings and histories comprise this segment of the novel: Zindi; Karthamma and her newborn baby, Boss; Kulfi; chunni; the Professor; and Rakesh. In Al-ghazira, all these migrants ...