This critical history covers 70 years of two major UCLES / Cambridge ESOL international exams: the First Certificate in English (FCE) and the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE). The story begins wi
This book clarifies the concept of impact and related terms, such as washback, evaluation, monitoring and validation, and focuses on the impact of language tests and language programmes on a range of
Whereas other textbooks mix a clinical approach with large amounts of the basic science of gastroenterology, this book concentrates on providing practicing gastroenterologists with 100% clinically foc
This book presents a detailed sociolinguistic study of the traditionally Catalan-speaking areas of Southern France, and sheds new light on language attitudes, phonetic variation, language ideologies a
'Better than Pele' - Diego Maradona 'One of the greatest footballers ever.' - Sir Alex Ferguson Pele, Best and Maradona everyone has heard of, but to the true football cognoscenti Alfredo Di Stefano
"Better than Pele". (Diego Maradona). "One of the greatest footballers ever." (Sir Alex Ferguson). Pele, Best and Maradona everyone has heard of, but to the true football cognoscenti Alfredo Di Stefan
This book is a centenary volume to mark 100 years of Cambridge English exams. The volume chronicles the history of Cambridge ESOL, from the first administration of The Certificate of Proficiency of En
A fully illustrated guide to therapeutic herbs and their uses instructs readers on how to prepare safe, potentially beneficial herbal remedies at home.
In June 2010, Africa will host the World Cup, the most significant global sporting spectacle ever to take place on the continent. South Africa's successful bid was in many ways unsurprising: soccer th
“The Book of Funnels is one of the strangest and most beautiful first books of poetry I have read in a long time.”—John AshberyChristian Hawkey constructs a visionary world rich with fantastic imagery
Papers from a May 2012 conference are presented here in sections on 3D geometry, tasks and emotions, image manipulation, enhancing performance, real world modeling, 3D manipulation, and motion and ren
Combining ten years worth of images, this book looks at moments where the distinction between the normal and the abnormal collapseswhere things cannot be enclosed into containers of either subjective
Minimising the most severe risks of climate change means ending societal dependence on fossil fuels, and radically improving the efficiency with which we use all energy sources. Such deliberate transf
Minimising the most severe risks of climate change means ending societal dependence on fossil fuels, and radically improving the efficiency with which we use all energy sources. Such deliberate transf
The public making of music in our society happens more often in the context of chapels, churches and cathedrals than anywhere else. The command to sing and make music to God makes music an essential p
The last ten years have seen an increase in travel to tropical countries and, as a consequence, infections such as malaria and schistosomiasis are more common. It is therefore essential that physician
“I now no longer use the better words.” Ilse Aichinger (1921–2016) was one of the most important writers of postwar Austrian and German literature. Born in 1921 to a Jewish mother, s
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program Development: A Guide for the Heart Team is the first text to provide a comprehensive, practical, clinical guide for program development and organization
This book introduces the theoretical and empirical bases for the definition of language learning level in functional 'Can Do' terms for the English Profile Programme, setting out the ambitions of the
This volume introduces a new concept, 'criterial features', for the learning, teaching and testing of English as a second language. The work is based on research conducted within the English Profile P
