Focusing on the response to second language student writing, this book synthesizes and critically analyzes existing research to explore its implications for teaching practices. It delves into effective strategies for written and oral teacher commentary, error correction methods, and the role of peer response in the learning process. Aimed at composition researchers, it offers valuable insights for enhancing instructional approaches in language education.
'Fascinating ... This monumental work completes the authorised picture of a century of British intelligence' BEN MACINTYRE, THE TIMES '[A] revelatory look at the world of GCHQ ... There is much in the book that illuminates' Mark Urban, Sunday Times You know about MI5. You know about MI6.Now uncover the mystery behind Britain's most secretive intelligence agency, in the first ever authorised history of GCHQ. For a hundred years, GCHQ - Government Communications Headquarters - has been at the forefront of innovation in national security and British secret statecraft. Famed for its codebreaking achievements during the Second World War, and essential to the Allied victory, GCHQ also held a critical role in both the Falklands Conflict and Cold War. Today, amidst the growing threats of terrorism and online crime, GCHQ continues to be the UK's leading intelligence, security and cyber agency, and a powerful tool of the British state. Based on unprecedented access to classified archives, Behind the Enigma is the first book to authoritatively tell the entire history of this most unique and enigmatic of organisations - and peer into its future at the heart of the nation's security.
The book offers a critical analysis of research regarding error and feedback in second-language acquisition, focusing on both oral and written forms. It explores the effects of error correction on second-language writing, synthesizing various studies to provide insights into effective teaching practices. By examining these interconnected areas, the work aims to enhance understanding of how feedback influences language learning and writing proficiency.
Menstruation is a topic which is both everyday and sensitive. From Leviticus to Pliny, to twentieth-century debates around 'menotoxin', to advertising and 'having the painters in', Victoria Newton's book offers a lively and innovative exploration of the social and cultural dimensions of menstruation. Through in-depth interviews with men and women, the book explores the many different ways in which this sensitive topic is spoken about in British culture. Looking specifically at euphemism, jokes, popular knowledge, everyday experience and folklore, the book provides original insights into the different discourses acting on the menstruating body and encourages debate about how these help to shape our everyday attitudes towards menstruation.