Includes pictures, notes and an extensive section on Oscar Wilde's life and works. Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits, and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait, rather than on Dorian's own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, rea...

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...

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.

When David meets the sensual Giovanni in a bohemian bar, he is swept into a passionate love affair. But his girlfriend's return to Paris destroys everything. Unable to admit to the truth, David pretends the liaison never happened - while Giovanni's life descends into tragedy. This book introduces love's fascinating possibilities and extremities.

No single country has had a larger impact on the past century than America; and most experts agree that the role of English as a world language is due in part to the world's largest economy and third largest country, the United States. But the America of today is also a coutnry of contradictions. It is a country born out of peace and progress, but also out of violence and revolt. Aspects of the USA offers students of English and EFL teachers a broad introduction to the United States, includin...

The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the world's bestselling advanced level dictionary for learners of English. Now in its 10th edition, the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, or OALD, is your complete guide to learning English vocabulary with definitions that learners can understand, example sentences showing language in use, and the new Oxford 3000 (TM) and Oxford 5000 (TM) word lists providing core vocabulary that every student needs to learn. OALD is more than a dictionary.

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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.

Vreemde talen kunnen een belangrijke bijdrage leveren aan persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling, en ze komen van pas bij internationale samenwerking. Wie meerdere talen beheerst, heeft ruimere communicatiemogelijkheden en is beter in staat om taal te doorzien en om zich in te leven in andere culturen. Maar hoe help je iemand om taalvaardig en taal- en intercultureel bewust te worden? Wat voor ondersteuning, oefening en kennis is daarvoor nodig? Het Handboek vreemdetalendidactiek maakt (t...

A stunning edition of this modern classic of World War One, featuring an introduction by the author and insightful testimonies from soldiers.

Dit boek helpt studenten in zorg en welzijn om communicatieve basisvaardigheden zó aan te leren dat die een solide basis vormen voor de ontwikkeling van specifieke beroepsvaardigheden. Ook leren ze om die communicatieve vaardigheden in verschillende hulpverleningssituaties toe te passen. Daarbij heeft het boek aandacht voor aan te leren technieken, én voor de echtheid van iemands optreden. Effectief communiceren vereist immers ook kennis over je eigen kwaliteiten.

Elementaire sociale vaardi...