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  • How to Present at a Language Teacher’s Conference

    by Adam Simpson ...
    In many ways my first conference presentation marked a significant transition point in my career. Albeit a small step, I had made the jump from being teacher to being a contributing professional who was concerned about the advancement of English language teaching. For the first time I felt that I might be doing something that few others had done and therefore my travails might make for a suitable ... Read more

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  • Investigating the Emotional and Physical Aspects of the Language Classroom

    by Adam Simpson ...
    What exactly do we mean by classroom management? The way I see it, we have to split this particular subject right down the middle: we have the emotional side (the people) and we have the physical side (arranging furniture, placement of the whiteboard, seating plans, etc.).The various theories I'll be introducing and discussing over the course of several chapters in the first half of this book ... Read more

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  • Death in Riyadh: A cautionary tale for expat language teachers in the Middle East

    by Adam Simpson ...
    March is hot in Saudi Arabia. Temperatures might not reach the barmy heights of mid-summer, when thermometers can on occasion tip 50 degrees Celsius, but averages for this month are still around 35˚C. Wherever you are in the world, extreme heat and alcohol binges are never a good mix, but they can prove to be deadly in the peculiar world of Middle East English language teaching, as was the case in ... Read more

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  • Using Games in the Language Classroom

    by Adam Simpson ...
    The justification for using games in the classroom has been well demonstrated as benefiting students in a variety of ways. These benefits range from cognitive aspects of language learning to more co-operative group dynamics. The benefits are as follows:Affective:- games lower the affective filter- they encourage creative and spontaneous use of language- they also promote communicative competence- ... Read more

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  • Energy, Governance and Security in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma)

    A Critical Approach to Environmental Politics in the South

    by Adam Simpson ...
    Series series Transforming Environmental Politics and Policy
    Across the world states are seeking out new and secure supplies of energy but this search is manifesting itself most visibly in Asia where rapid industrialisation in states such as China and India is fomenting a frantic scramble for energy resources. Due to entrenched societal inequities and widespread authoritarian governance, however, the pursuit of national energy security through transnational ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Don't Panic

    Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    by Neil Gaiman, David K. Dickson, M.J. Simpson, Guy Adams ...
    The #1 New York Times–bestselling author's "hilarious . . . idiosyncratic . . . delightful" and definitive companion to a global phenomenon ( Publishers Weekly).Douglas Adams's "six-part trilogy," The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy grew from a blip of a notion into an ever-expanding multimedia universe that amassed an unprecedented cult of followers and became an international sensation. As a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Good Guy Greg Guide to Motivating Language Learners

    by Adam Simpson ...
    Why isn't he coming to class? Why does she come to class and not do anything? Why is he so confident of passing when he's done so little work? Why does she think she'll fail when she's working so hard? Why do they spend so much time talking about IELTS when this is a TOEFL preparation course? Does he even want to be in this room? It feels like she's deliberately trying to fail this course… why ... Read more

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  • Weapons and Warfare

    From Ancient and Medieval Times to the 21st Century [2 volumes]

    Edited by Spencer C. Tucker ...
    This work covers major weapons throughout human history, beginning with clubs and maces; through crossbows, swords, and gunpowder; up to the hypersonic railgun, lasers, and robotic weapons under development today.Weapons and Warfare is designed to provide students with a comprehensive and highly informative overview of weapons and their impact on the course of human history. In addition to ... Read more

    $172.99 USD

  • Causation in Criminal Law

    A Research Companion

    Edited by Alan Reed, Michael Bohlander, Bethany Simpson, Verity Adams ...
    Series series Substantive Issues in Criminal Law
    This collection presents a leading contribution in the substantive arena relating to causation in criminal law. Extant law reveals significant problems in adoption of consistent approaches to doctrinal and theoretical underpinnings of legal causation and culpability thresholds. This has been exemplified by a plethora of recent jurisprudential authorities revealing varying degrees of confusion and ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • PARSNIPS in ELT: Stepping out of the comfort zone (Vol. 1)

    by Phil Wade, Katherine Bilsborough, Cecilia Lemos, Mike Smith, Adam Simpson, David Petrie, Noreen Lam ...
    Step out of your ELT comfort zone by trying some PARSNIP lessons.This ebook has 7 lesson plans for ELT teachers that cover Politics, Alcohol, Religion, Sex, Narcotics, Isms and Pork in an engaging and enjoyable style.Written by Mike JC Smith, Cecilia Lemos, David Petrie, Adam Simpson, Katherine Bilsborough, Noreen Lam, Phil Wade and cover designed by www.bilsboroughdesigns.com . ... Read more

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  • Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar

    Edited by Adam Simpson, Nicholas Farrelly, Ian Holliday ...
    After decades of mismanagement and direct military rule, Myanmar’s contested transition to a more democratic government has rapidly shifted the outlook in this significant Southeast Asian nation. Since 2011, the removal of Western sanctions and new foreign investments have resulted in high rates of economic growth and an expanding middle class, albeit from a very low base. In a result unthinkable ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Parsnips in ELT: Stepping out of the Comfort Zone (Vol. 2)

    by Adam Simpson, T. Veigga, Noreen Lam, David Petrie, Phil Wade, Mike Smith, Rob ...
    If you've already downloaded volume 1 of our series Parsnips in ELT, then you'll already have an idea of what this book is about. The PARSNIP is, as many of you will know, a reference to all those topics that are commonly left out of the standard ELT coursebook: Politics, Alcohol, Religion, Sex, Narcotics, -Isms, Pork. Written by, Rob Howard, Noreen Lam, David Petrie, Adam Simpson, Mike Smith, T. ... Read more

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