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This book presents a succinct summary of various theories of motivation and an overview of some sixty years of empirical research into the role of motivation in second language acquisition, from the social psychological approach of the pioneering work of the Canadian school (Robert Gardner, Richard Clément, Peter MacIntyre and others) to the more recent investigations conducted by such scholars as Zoltán Dörnyei, Kata Csizér and Ema Ushioda. T...

This book proffers a thesis that the 'problem' of difficult classroom behaviour is not necessarily the problem, but rather a manifestation of an underlying one. In this regard it focuses on a fundamental question: What is the nature of the underlying problem? The author discusses epistemological and methodological issues relating to matters associated with the genre of 'research with young people' and pupil voice, including innovative qualitat...

This book will present some aspects of the design of power transformers and reactors. It forms a second edition of the first book which only dealt with power transformers, it is in two parts, part-2 covers the extra subject of reactors, however the details of electromagnetic and electric theory as described in part-1, still apply. It has been written at a level which should suit all students studying power engineering. It will also supplement ...

Dorothy Byrne Head of News and Current Affairs Channel Four Hugo De Burgh Professor & Director China Media Centre University of Westminster Bob Calver Birmingham City University Duncan Campbell Former Crime Correspondent, The Guardian Damian Paul Carney, Principal Lecturer Portsmouth University Bernard Clark Inventor Watchdog BBC, Hard News Channel Four Tor Clark De Montfort University Paul Connew, Former Editor Sunday Mirror Peter Cole Profes...

Papers Orwell, Poland and Polish Exiles in Paris and London - by Krystyna Wieszczek George Orwell's Conrad - by Douglas Kerr Orwell and the Anarchists - by David Goodway Only Donkeys Survive Tyranny and Dictatorship: Was Benjamin George Orwell's Alter Ego in Animal Farm? - by Tim Crook 'The End was Contained in the Beginning': Orwell's Kyauktada and Oceania - by Firas A. J. Al-Jubouri 'The Lesser Evil': Orwell and America - by John Newsinger A...

Demolition work came to a temporary and abrupt standstill on the Henderson's old house with the gruesome discovery of a woman's body in one of the derelict outhouses. Local interest soon began to wane when it transpired the body had been there for almost thirty years and not more recently, to a time when most people could relate, but in a matter of days this was to change, as a succession of unexplained deaths occurred, each of them having som...

To penetrate the complex domain of African Spirituality is a task that demands personal contact with the living votaries of the traditional religion.It needs extra patience, commitment and an open mind to listen and understand the deep and immense spiritual powers that guide and direct African thought and action. The most important channel to use is to explore the African myths, which the Africans use enormously to express their philosophical,...

Africa, which used to host one of the Cradles of Ancient Civilizations of the world, has for long remained behind in areas of socio-economics and development. Her underdevelopment is a by-product of many factors. The author does not gloss over the exploitation and persistent destruction of the continent by Slave Trade, 'uncharitable' missionary enterprise and rivalry, colonisation and currently neo-colonialism. He goes further to project a con...

Experimental Statistics using Minitab exploits the availability of the statistical computer package Minitab to explain advanced statistical concepts related to the design and analysis of experiments in an intuitive and easily comprehended manner. This is achieved with a minimum of mathematical knowledge using the data generating and analysing features of Minitab. Detailed instructions for the use of Minitab are given throughout making the book...

This book considers the experiences of eighteenth-century women, in the Metropolitan area, as both the victims and perpetrators of a variety of crimes, and as participants, in different forms, in the era's criminal justice system. In doing so, it makes extensive use of primary as well as secondary sources. The book is written so as to be readily accessible to the general reader as well as to academics, and eschews the more arcane language that...

The main theme of the book is to relate ideas of quantum fluctuations (expressed via Fisher information for example, or diffusion processes, or fractal structures, or particle creation and annihilation, or whatever) in terms of the so called quantum potential (which arises most conspicuously in deBroglie-Bohm theories).

Einstein was Right! Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity are the two main theories of physics that describe the universe in which we live. Attempts at combining them have been made since the 1920's with no success. Albert Einstein spent much of his later years searching for the key to unification. He never fully accepted quantum theory and maintained it was incomplete. Quantum theory has supplied answers to questions involving basic partic...

Wars are now mediated in unprecedented ways and through a variety of communicative forms. Correspondingly, there is an increasing awareness among those involved in war of the need to gauge and manage what is communicated. Communicating War: Media, Memory and Military contextualises these developments by locating the emergence of recent wars and terrorist activity in a wider frame of global socio-political change, highlighting the social, polit...

This book examines the Christian thinking expressed in monastic gardens in the mediaeval period and specific types of monastic garden and the plants contained therein. It follows with an account of known gardens and what became of them. The book concludes with reflections on the lessons that modern times can take from the monks. Francis Beswick is a semi-retired schoolteacher and is a writer on Religious Studies. He has passionate interests in...

2007-2008 was the annus horribilis for the British media. All terrestrial broadcasters were found to have cheated their audiences through a variety of scams: Premium Rate Calling, fake competitions with results changed to suit the producers - and more. As a result, public trust in the media dipped. Beyond Trust examines this crucial 'trust' issue with lively, opinionated and controversial contributions from a wide variety of experienced and di...

Carolina in 2001 went through intensive Six Sigma training in the US with the Six Sigma Academy and delivered several improving projects for American Express saving more than $300, 000 plus each. In 2002 she achieved her Master Black Belt Certification.She was also certified by The Society of NLP(tm)as a NLP Master Practitioner and NLP Train the Trainer, by training with Dr Richard Bandler in 2004. Carolina has facilitated and delivered numero...

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is increasingly recognised by mental health experts as the treatment of choice for a range of health problems, including depression and anxiety disorders. But exactly what is CBT? What is the evidence for its effectiveness? And how can a doctor, social worker, counsellor or nurse use CBT with patients? Throughout this book, Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Chris Hamilton, an established primary care speci...

Elissa Bradley journeys through Wonderland grappling with theoretical issues and drawing on prior research in this engaging analysis.She examines the perspective that through the nonsense of the Alice books Lewis Carroll mirrors and mocks nineteenth century norms and values. Take a peek Through the Looking Glass as Elissa discovers the truth behind the melancholy music that is the White Knight's song, experiences confusion over the Mad Hatter'...

Egbe History and Culture This book explains the origin of Egbe, a Yoruba town in Nigeria and suggests that there were people who settled at the site as far back as 3, 000 BC. It identifies the Founder, Kelae, and explains the eleven original settlements in the town as well as its relationships with the environs. Common beliefs and practices are discussed including initiation into womanhood, rituals, age grouping system and so on. The history o...

Hooray! Professor Lucy Green's classic text is now available, in its second edition, to a new generation. The first edition contributed to the development of a new field, the sociology of music education. But the argument is of wider interest, and has been useful to me in better understanding the mechanics of the professional life as applicable to the working player." Robert Fripp, King Crimson RESPONSES TO THE FIRST EDITION OF MUSIC ON DEAF E...