Essential Mandarin Chinese Grammar is a systematic overview of Mandarin grammar, oriented toward self-study, English-speaking students.

Essential Chinese Grammar is a systematic overview of Chinese grammar, oriented toward self-study, English-speaking students.

Through explanations of common mistakes learners make, useful example sentences and exercises with an answer key, this book provides a detailed introduction to the unique grammar structures of the Chinese language.

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A focused look into the business and management practices across Asia, from an author team located across three Asian-Pacific countries and experience of leading organisations spanning over more than two decades.

De eerste periode van je loopbaan als docent is pittig. Je herkent het vast…, dat het lesgeven altijd beter kan, dat er meer uit te halen is. Waar ligt het nou precies aan dat het de ene dag een stuk beter gaat dan de andere? Hebben collega’s dat ook? Je wilt er graag aan werken, maar waar te beginnen?

Wat biedt Bliksemstart VO/MBO?

Bliksemstart biedt een stapsgewijze aanpak met concreet uitgewerkte actiestappen waarmee je in korte tijd beter en met meer plezier gaat lesgeven.

Hoe werkt het?

Je vult voor jezelf de starttest in. Hiermee scan je in één oogopslag waar je staat. Meteen wordt zichtbaar aan welke ontwikkelpunten je als eerste moet werken. Je hebt je eigen ‘instapmoment’, afhankelijk van waar je staat in je ontwikkeling als docent. De volgorde van deze starttest is bepaald op basis van onderzoek binnen de Uncommon schools in Amerika, de bakermat van Teach Like a Champi...

It includes a map of Kent in the early nineteenth century, and appendices on Dickens's original ending and his working notes, giving readers an illuminating glimpse into the mind of a great novelist at work.Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and sc...

Marketing Research by Malhotra, Nunan and Birks is the leading marketing research text, focused on the key challenges facing marketing research in a European context.This comprehensive, authoritative and applied text offers you a clear explanation and discussion of concepts, a wealth of European and international case material showing how researchers apply concepts and techniques and integrates with online resources for students and an instructors' manual including key discussion points. It s...

Understand and apply the essential concepts and techniques of strategy Fundamentals of Strategy, 5th Edition, by Whittington, Regner, Angwin, Johnson and Scholes is a concise and easy-to-follow overview of the fundamental issues and techniques of strategy from the author team of the market-leading Exploring Strategy. This book has been updated to include coverage of the Covid-19 crisis, and provides insights and examples from a broad range of international organisations. Each chapter is compl...

Like children themselves, development is dynamic. In the chronologically organized Child and Adolescent Development: Lives in Context, award-winning author Tara L. Kuther frames development research in real-life contexts, including gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and more. Kuther presents highly relatable examples, vivid cross-cultural stories, and Lives in Context video case studies of real individuals, consistently prompting students to reflect on chapter content with What...

This book prepares today's readers to successfully navigate our increasingly global community, introducing communication skills and concepts that will enable readers to interact successfully with different cultures and ethnic groups. Jandt offers unique insights into intercultural communication, at home and abroad, through an emphasis on history, culture, and popular media.

This beautifully written and thoroughly modern core textbook provides a strong bridge between entrepreneurship theory and practice and looks at the entire life cycle of a business, including the often neglected area of business closure. Underpinned by strong academic rigour, the text takes a critical approach, yet is also highly accessible and readable, explaining complex concepts clearly and succinctly. Research-led yet practice oriented, it examines the latest evidence-based thinking in the...

In this smart and accessible book, Greg Ashman explores how you can harness the potential of these often misunderstood and misapplied teaching methods to achieve positive learning outcomes for the students you teach.