Beowulf & Other Stories was first conceived in the belief that the study of Old English - and its close cousins, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman - can be a genuine delight, covering a period as replete with wonder, creativity and magic as any other in literature.

Most of what is written about Africa is framed in terms that have been out of date for years. Too often, it is seen as heading for either disaster or salvation; the realities are more subtle, more complicated than this binary opposition suggests. The continent has over the last century experienced the fastest population growth in the entire history of our planet.

This brings pressures environmental and human, but it also changes the logic of Africa's economics. It suggests reasons for hope. T...

Now in its fourth edition 'Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement' has established itself as the leading textbook for the study of movement by occupational therapists. The book provides students with a sound understanding of the way in which bones, joints, muscles and nerves allow the body to perform movement during daily activities. Early chapters provide a foundation for the study of movement, with the complexity of detail increasing as the book progresses.

Functional anatomy i...

In November 2008, John Hattie's ground-breaking book Visible Learning synthesised the results of more than fifteen years research involving millions of students and represented the biggest ever collection of evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Visible Learning for Teachers takes the next step and brings those ground breaking concepts to a completely new audience. Written for students, pre-service and in-service teachers, it explains how to apply th...

Für die praktische Unterrichtsarbeit mit Film im Allgemeinen und Literaturverfilmungen im Besonderen haben sich die theoretischen Grundlagen des Bandes Filmanalyse im Unterricht - Zur Theorie und Praxis von Literaturverfilmungen, Best.-Nr. 022264 in den letzten Jahren als äußerst nützlich erwiesen.

Die Filmanalyse im Unterricht II knüpft daran an, kann jedoch auch ohne vorherige Lektüre des Grundlagenbandes verwendet werden. Hilfreich ist hierfür das aus dem ersten Band übernommene Gl...

Epocheneinführungen, Texte, Arbeitsanregungen, bibliographische Hinweise

Die Geschichte der deutschen Literatur in Beispielen ist eine nach Epochen gegliederte didaktisierte Materialsammlung exemplarischer literarischer Texte mit einer grundlegenden Epocheneinführung zu Beginn eines jeden Kapitels.

Alle drei Grundformen der Dichtung werden gleichermaßen berücksichtigt und solche literarischen Texte in den Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung gerückt, die nicht nur für die Epoche, sondern auch fÃ...