First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies is now recognised as a classic, one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern novels. This edition, which includes an introduction and notes by Ian Gregor and Mark Kinkead-Weekes, meets the demand for its use in schools and its prescription by numerous examining boards. In compiling the notes they have borne in mind the needs of younger readers not only in this country but overseas.

De taalvaardigheid van de leerlingen speelt een cruciale rol in het onderwijs. Leraren die aandacht hebben voor de rol van taal in hun vak, kunnen hun leerlingen met praktische middelen toegang geven tot dat vak én voorbereiden op de hoge taaleisen die de maatschappij aan hen stelt. Ook in hun toekomst is het immers essentieel dat leerlingen op niveau kunnen redeneren en formuleren, in hun vak en daarbuiten.

Een taalgerichte vakdidactiek helpt leraren om hun onderwijs op hoog niveau te blijv...

In de adolescentie stellen jongeren vragen als ‘Wie ben ik?’, ‘Wat kan ik?’ en ‘Wat wil ik?’ Door de vele invloeden waar jongeren vandaag de dag mee te maken krijgen, zijn het vinden van de antwoorden op deze vragen en daarmee het actief vormgeven van een eigen identiteit van groot belang. Om adolescenten hierin te kunnen begeleiden, is het nodig dat professionals die met hen werken goed inzicht hebben in dit proces.

Identiteitsontwikkeling en leerlingbegeleiding beschrijft de ont...

The second Oxford edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. The nature and authority of the early documents are re-examined, and the canon and chronological order of composition freshly established. Spelling and punctuation are modernized, and there is a brief introduction to each work, as well as an illuminating and informative General Introduction.

Included here for the firsttime is the play The Reign ...

Movie tie-in edition of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller.

Now a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox, starring Amandla Stenberg

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Read the book that inspired the movie! Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she wa...

In welke werelden bewegen jongeren zich? Waar hechten zij waarde aan? Wat betekenen sociale media voor hen en hoe maken zij er gebruik van? Leefwerelden van jongeren gaat over het dagelijkse leven van jongeren: thuis, op school, met hun vrienden en als grootgebruikers van media en digitale cultuur. Het boek is geschreven vanuit het perspectief van jongeren, zichtbaar gemaakt via voorbeelden en illustraties uit (inter)nationaal wetenschappelijk onderzoek, berichtgeving in de (sociale) media e...

Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent ...

I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control.

She finds herself spiralling into serious depression as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take her aspirations seriously. The Bell Jar, Sylv...

Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now thirty-one, Never Let Me Go dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life.

Objective Proficiency Second edition provides official preparation for the revised 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency exam, also known as Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). A variety of challenging, lively topics provide thorough training in exam skills and high-level language development. Each unit contains three double-page lessons ensuring flexibility, even pacing and progress.

Interactive software, downloadable from a URL in the Student's Book, provides activities for practice ...