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Bringing together an international team of researchers, this volume explores practice in second language learning - activities which aim to develop skills in or knowledge of a second language. The book begins with two theoretical overviews of practice as applied to learning to speak in a second language and in cognitive accounts of second language acquisition. This theory underpins the volume, which is split into two main sections: receptive and productive practice. The studies look at practice in English, German and Spanish as a second language in various contexts including traditional classrooms, periods of study abroad and online language learning. The differing research designs used mean that the chapters contain clear implications for classroom pedagogy and further directions for research, teaching and learning in different contexts.

The main concepts and techniques of multi-agent oriented programming, which supports the multi-agent systems paradigm at the programming level.A multi-agent system is an organized ensemble of autonomo

In this book, Jeffrey R. Wilson shows how that connection was mediated by Shakespeare, and how a knowledge of the Shakespearean context enriches our understanding of the literary elements of Game of T

This book puts the passion and depth back into how teachers plan for learning in the primary classroom. Offering a unique perspective on what constitutes purposeful planning for learning, this book en

This book puts the passion and depth back into how teachers plan for learning in the primary classroom. Offering a unique perspective on what constitutes purposeful planning for learning, this book en

Informal Learning, Practitioner Inquiry and Occupational Education explores how practitioners in a variety of occupations perform their jobs and argues that working and learning are intricately connec

What if life is a game? Are you winning? Have you even decided what 'winning' is?Game design could be defined in many ways, but here the term is used to denote the practice of creating choices. Design

What if life is a game? Are you winning? Have you even decided what 'winning' is?Game design could be defined in many ways, but here the term is used to denote the practice of creating choices. Design

This book explores learning in the arts and highlights ways in which art and creativity can ignite learning in schools, informal learning spaces, and higher education. The focus is on learning in, wit

An introduction to the psychology of learning that summarizes and integrates findings from both functional psychology and cognitive psychology.learning.Learning unites all living creatures, from simpl

This book is a tribute to the Game of Thrones series that, has left us holding our breath on more than one occasion.

A laugh-out-loud mash-up party game for everyone, inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula.Dealt from a deck of 400 answer cards, complete modern musings such as, “The most attractive feature on a person is

Get crazy with The Wild Bunch! This discard game, based on Crazy Eights, will have you up to your ears in lions, monkeys, wombats and whales as you try to get rid of your cards before anyone else. The

This book introduces Raspberry Pi, using real world applications in computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning. It provides a detailed, step-by-step, approach to application development for

This book introduces Raspberry Pi, using real world applications in computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning. It provides a detailed, step-by-step, approach to application development for

If you loved American Horror Story 1984, you’ll die for this paperback original thriller mashup of Agatha Christie’s The A.B.C. Murders and Riverdale in which a game turns deadly with a killer who pic

A half-android, half-human girl is accused of murder in this tautly-paced YA thriller told through fragmented flashbacks and court testimony, set in a futuristic fantasy theme park.Welcome to the King

Make work FUN with lessons in engagement that game play can teach us ALLGamer and commentator Jamie Madigan's fresh and pertinent new book shows how business leaders can promote a culture of productiv

Advances in computer graphic technologies have inspired new efforts to understand the potential of multimedia instruction as a means of promoting human learning. In Multimedia Learning, Third Edition, Richard E. Mayer takes an evidence-based approach to improving education using well-designed multimedia instruction. He reviews 15 principles of multimedia instructional design that are based on more than 200 experimental research studies and grounded in a cognitive theory of how people learn from words and graphics. The result is the latest instalment of what Mayer calls the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, a theory introduced in previous editions of Multimedia Learning and in The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning, Second Edition. This edition provides an up-to-date and systematic summary of research studies on multimedia learning, supplemented with complementary evidence from around the globe. It is well-suited to graduate and undergraduate courses in psychology, educati

Advances in computer graphic technologies have inspired new efforts to understand the potential of multimedia instruction as a means of promoting human learning. In Multimedia Learning, Third Edition, Richard E. Mayer takes an evidence-based approach to improving education using well-designed multimedia instruction. He reviews 15 principles of multimedia instructional design that are based on more than 200 experimental research studies and grounded in a cognitive theory of how people learn from words and graphics. The result is the latest instalment of what Mayer calls the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning, a theory introduced in previous editions of Multimedia Learning and in The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning, Second Edition. This edition provides an up-to-date and systematic summary of research studies on multimedia learning, supplemented with complementary evidence from around the globe. It is well-suited to graduate and undergraduate courses in psychology, educati

This book will help readers understand fundamental and advanced statistical models and deep learning models for robust speaker recognition and domain adaptation. This useful toolkit enables readers to apply machine learning techniques to address practical issues, such as robustness under adverse acoustic environments and domain mismatch, when deploying speaker recognition systems. Presenting state-of-the-art machine learning techniques for speaker recognition and featuring a range of probabilistic models, learning algorithms, case studies, and new trends and directions for speaker recognition based on modern machine learning and deep learning, this is the perfect resource for graduates, researchers, practitioners and engineers in electrical engineering, computer science and applied mathematics.

Start having fun while improving your grammar with this witty and informative card game for language lovers—based on the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English.Whats’ wrong with this sentence?If t

針對普通高校和職業院校面向應用型人才培養模式的轉型，本書重新設計了教學內容體系，注重與實際開發的銜接，基礎知識點的實例注重"小而簡”，綜合實例注重"實而精”。Android編程主要涉及的技術包括UI、數據獲取、數據呈現、數據上傳、驗證碼、圖片選取、視頻播放、GPS定位、在線版本更新等。掌握這些技術可以實現大部分社交類、新聞類、購物/服務類、點餐類、點評類、教學類、音視頻播放類移動應用程序的主要功能

Crazy about Wii, Nintendo, X-Box and PlayStation? Meet the inventor whose work made them all possible: Ralph Baer, creator of the first home video-game system! Today, the video-game industry keeps gro

Collect the greatest masterpieces of all time with the high-stakes game party game for art lovers that gives new meaning to the term "art dealer."Build the most valuable art collection by trading and

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Outdoor Learning is packed with inspiring ideas to generate enthusiasm and engage pupils in learning through positive outdoor experiences. These can then be used as a s

♛ 全台第一本屬於自己的 Android TDD！！！♛ APP 程式總是改壞？------ ☑ 用單元測試驗證正確性，再也不怕改錯！ APP 需求經常變更？------ ☑ TDD：紅燈、綠燈、重構，三步驟法則！ APP 人工作業耗時？------ ☑ 測試、部署自動化一次搞定！ 內容簡介 本書內容改編自第 11 屆 iT 邦幫忙鐵人賽，Mobile Development 組佳作網路系列文章─

本書特色◎ Flutter是Google開發的開源行動應用軟體開發套件◎ 跨平台支援Android、iOS、Windows、Mac、Linux、Google Fuchsia◎ Flutter的主要組成：Dart平台、Flutter引擎、基礎庫，客製化設計風格的組件◎ Flutter框架包含兩套符合特定設計語言的組件◎ Material Design的組件實現的是同名的Google設計語言◎ Cup

本書特色◎ TensorFlow開發者之一的傾力著作，最佳工程實作 ◎ 全面、深入、實例多，一本掌握Google 深度學習框架◎ TensorFlow行動端開發及端到端應用開發的實戰寶典內容簡介本書重點◎ 用電腦玩AI不稀奇，在行動裝置上執行才夠力◎ 最新行動端的AI架構，包括NNAPI、CoreML◎ 在Android、 iOS及樹莓派上開發視覺及語音AI應用程式◎ 使用TensorFlow S

Online learning is ubiquitous for millions of students worldwide, yet our understanding of student experiences in online learning settings is limited. The geographic distance that separates faculty fr

Being an educator involves continual reflection on practice to improve student learning and engagement. Learning to Research and Researching to Learn is an essential introduction to developing research skills and conducting practitioner research in the field of education. Learning to Research and Researching to Learn covers all aspects of educational research, from how to conduct and engage with research, to how to collect, organise and analyse data. Using real-world examples and practitioner findings, the text encourages student and practitioner engagement through discussion questions and case studies relevant to educators in early childhood, primary and secondary contexts. Written by authors with extensive experience as both teachers and researchers, Learning to Research and Researching to Learn is an invaluable resource for educators in all stages of their professional careers.

Implementing evidence-based and innovative teaching practices can feel like juggling: If you have standards-based learning in one hand and social-emotional learning in the other, what do you do with c

Around the world, children embark on learning to read in their home language or writing system. But does their specific language, and how it is written, make a difference to how they learn? How is learning to read English similar to or different from learning in other languages? Is reading alphabetic writing a different challenge from reading syllabic or logographic writing? Learning to Read across Languages and Writing Systems examines these questions across seventeen languages representing the world's different major writing systems. Each chapter highlights the key features of a specific language, exploring research on learning to read, spell, and comprehend it, and on implications for education. The editors' introduction describes the global spread of reading and provides a theoretical framework, including operating principles for learning to read. The editors' final chapter draws conclusions about cross-linguistic universal trends, and the challenges posed by specific languages and

Transfer learning deals with how systems can quickly adapt themselves to new situations, tasks and environments. It gives machine learning systems the ability to leverage auxiliary data and models to help solve target problems when there is only a small amount of data available. This makes such systems more reliable and robust, keeping the machine learning model faced with unforeseeable changes from deviating too much from expected performance. At an enterprise level, transfer learning allows knowledge to be reused so experience gained once can be repeatedly applied to the real world. For example, a pre-trained model that takes account of user privacy can be downloaded and adapted at the edge of a computer network. This self-contained, comprehensive reference text describes the standard algorithms and demonstrates how these are used in different transfer learning paradigms. It offers a solid grounding for newcomers as well as new insights for seasoned researchers and developers.

Blended learning offers educators the opportunity to reimagine teaching and learning. It allows teachers to partner with their students to assess, track, and reflect on learning. This partnership give

Specifically designed for linguists, this book provides an introduction to programming using Python for those with little to no experience of coding. Python is one of the most popular and widely-used programming languages as it's also available for free and runs on any operating system. All examples in the text involve language data and can be adapted or used directly for language research. The text focuses on key language-related issues: searching, text manipulation, text encoding and internet data, providing an excellent resource for language research. More experienced users of Python will also benefit from the advanced chapters on graphical user interfaces and functional programming.

Specifically designed for linguists, this book provides an introduction to programming using Python for those with little to no experience of coding. Python is one of the most popular and widely-used programming languages as it's also available for free and runs on any operating system. All examples in the text involve language data and can be adapted or used directly for language research. The text focuses on key language-related issues: searching, text manipulation, text encoding and internet data, providing an excellent resource for language research. More experienced users of Python will also benefit from the advanced chapters on graphical user interfaces and functional programming.

An illustrated book of true sports stories about baseball for middle grade readers by award-winning author Derrick Barnes, Who Got Game?: Baseball collects the coolest and most surprising tales about

A dual-purpose story book and chess set for young children . ‘Chess on earth’ is all about teaching chess in a fun, approachable way. In order to impress on children the basics of the game, this boo

The Numbers Game is a thoughtful story about three generations of women, by the world's favorite storyteller, Danielle Steel.Eileen Jackson is forty. Her marriage is on the rocks, and her self-esteem