In Cognition and Tool Use, anthropologists Janet and Charles Keller provide an account of human accomplishment based on ethnographic study. Blacksmithing, the transformation of glowing iron into artistic and utilitarian products, is the activity they chose to develop a study of situated learning. This domain, permeated by visual imagery and physical virtuosity rather than verbal logic, appears antithetical to the usual realms of cognitive study. For this reason, it provides a new entrée to human thought and an empirical test for an anthropology of knowledge. How does a mind in practice approach a stable, 'sedimented' body of knowledge and create something truly original? What does human tool use say about human thought? What does someone need to know to successfully produce a material artifact and how do they learn it? In addressing these questions, the authors offer an interdisciplinary perspective on the principled creativity of human behaviour.

A reading skills book at the intermediate level providing insight into how to read academic text effectively. Making Connections Intermediate is a reading skills and strategies book that prepares students for college-level reading. The book has six high-interest thematic units, each with multiple readings. The readings are written in an accessible academic discourse style, providing ideal practice for intermediate-level students who will eventually need to access authentic academic text.

The University of Cambridge Anthologies of Poetry and Stories. Songs of Ourselves is an accessible one-volume introduction to the astonishing range of forms, styles and content of verse written in the English language over more than four centuries, containing work by more than 100 poets from all parts of the English-speaking world.

This second edition of How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper will help both first-time writers and more experienced authors, in all biological and medical disciplines, to present their results effectively. Whilst retaining the easy-to-read and well-structured approach of the previous edition, it has been broadened to include comprehensive advice on writing compilation theses for doctoral degrees, and a detailed description of preparing case reports. Illustrations, particularly graphs, are discussed in detail, with poor examples redrawn for comparison. The reader is offered advice on how to present the paper, where and how to submit the manuscript, and finally, how to correct the proofs. Examples of both good and bad writing, selected from actual journal articles, illustrate the author's advice — which has been developed through his extensive teaching experience — in this accessible and informative guide.

Writing Well is a guide to expressive creative writing and effective professional prose. The author, a poet, writer, editor and teacher, explains the techniques required for stylish and readable writing. Everyone who wants to improve their writing can benefit from this book, which describes how to: identify topics that inspire you to write; get into the habit of writing regularly; develop ideas; construct effective arguments; choose words for maximum effect; use grammar correctly; structure sentences and paragraphs appropriately; write with integrity. The book is enriched by examples from great modern writers, and includes a variety of exercises and suggestions for writing activities. Mark Tredinnick practises what he preaches, making his book highly enjoyable as well as technically instructive.

This is the most extensively annotated edition of Macbeth currently available, offering a thorough reconsideration of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. A full and accessible updated introduction studies the immediate theatrical and political contexts of Macbeth's composition, especially the Gunpowder Plot and the contemporary account of an early performance at the Globe. It treats such issues as whether the Witches compel Macbeth to murder; whether Lady Macbeth is herself in some sense a witch; whether Banquo is Macbeth's accomplice in crime; and what criticism is levelled against Macduff. Several possible new sources are suggested, and the presence of Thomas Middleton's writing in the play is proposed. An extensive, well-illustrated account of the play in performance examines several cinematic versions, such as those by Kurosawa and Roman Polanski, and a brand new introductory section on recent performances and adaptations brings the edition completely up-to-date.

The Teacher's Grammar of English is a comprehensive resource text designed to help ESL/EFL teachers understand and teach American English grammar. The Teacher's Grammar of English is a comprehensive resource text designed to help ESL/EFL teachers and teachers-in-training understand and teach American English grammar. In addition to complete, up-to-date coverage on form, meaning, and usage, each chapter includes practical suggestions for teaching, as well as a unique section that analyzes common errors made by learners from different first-language backgrounds, based on current research in second-language acquisition. Review exercises throughout each chapter make the book an ideal text for a course on English grammar. An answer key is included. A chapter of past and present instructional practices provides an overview of the debate surrounding the teaching of grammar.

Cambridge English Skills is a four level skills series for adults and young adult learners. Learners can develop the skills they need to read English confidently wherever they are — at home, at work, travelling, studying or just in social situations with English-speaking friends. This edition comes without answers.

Cambridge English Skills is a four-level skills series for adults and young adult learners. Learners can develop the skills they need to use English confidently wherever they are — at home, at work, travelling, studying or just in social situations with English-speaking friends. This edition comes without answers.

Inspired by a ground-breaking article by Joan Rubin in 1975 in which she set out to identify the strategies used by successful language learners, this edited collection re-examines the same topic in the light of current thinking and research, considers the implications for language teaching and learning, and looks at some of the questions which are still unresolved.

This new edition of a highly successful pronunciation text covers all of the speech sounds of North American English, as well as spelling, intonation, and stress. Pronunciation Pairs offers a variety of exercises and activities, from very controlled minimal pair and listening discrimination tasks to dialogs, games, puzzles, and guided conversations. The Pronunciation Pairs, Second Edition, Teacher's Manual includes detailed teaching notes and answer keys for each unit of the Student's Book. It also includes a diagnostic test and information on common areas of difficulty.

This volume, through a detailed treatment of the cognitive processes that support reading, explains how reading really works. It offers a thorough overview of important and current research, including first language research, which is not often found in second language acquisition (SLA) publications. This book is a true example of applied linguistics; it makes well-defined linkages between theory and practice, discussing the implications and applications of second language reading theories on instructional practices. It is a valuable resource and reference for action researchers, curriculum designers, teachers, administrators, and those interested in exploring theoretical issues grounded in instructional contexts.

A four-level skills series for adults and young adults. Learners can develop the skills they need to read English confidently wherever they are — at home, at work, travelling, studying or just in social situations with English-speaking friends. This edition comes without answers.

A four-level skills series for adults and young adults. Learners can develop the skills they need to read English confidently wherever they are — at home, at work, travelling, studying or just in social situations with English-speaking friends. This edition comes with answers.

Written to complement the second edition of best-selling textbook Introductory Econometrics for Finance, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the use of the Regression Analysis of Time Series (RATS) software for modelling in finance and beyond. It provides numerous worked examples with carefully annotated code and detailed explanations of the outputs, giving readers the knowledge and confidence to use the software for their own research and to interpret their own results. A wide variety of important modelling approaches are covered, including such topics as time-series analysis and forecasting, volatility modelling, limited dependent variable and panel methods, switching models and simulations methods. The book is supported by an accompanying website containing freely downloadable data and RATS instructions.

A four-level skills series for adults and young adults. Learners can develop the skills they need to read English confidently wherever they are — at home, at work, travelling, studying or just in social situations with English-speaking friends. This edition comes without answers.

A four-level skills series for adults and young adults. Learners can develop the skills they need to write English confidently wherever they are — at home, at work, travelling, studying or just in social situations with English-speaking friends. This edition comes without answers.

A four-level skills series for adults and young adults. Learners can develop the skills they need to write English confidently wherever they are — at home, at work, travelling, studying or just in social situations with English-speaking friends. This edition comes without answers.

This introduction to general equilibrium modelling takes an integrated approach to the analysis of macroeconomics and finance. It provides students, practitioners, and policymakers with an easily accessible set of tools that can be used to analyze a wide range of economic phenomena. Key features: Provides a consistent framework for understanding dynamic economic models; Introduces key concepts in finance in a discrete time setting; Develops simple recursive approach for analyzing a variety of problems in a dynamic, stochastic environment; Sequentially builds up the analysis of consumption, production, and investment models to study their implications for allocations and asset prices; Reviews business cycle analysis and the business cycle implications of monetary and international models; Covers latest research on asset pricing in overlapping generations models and on models with borrowing constraints and transaction costs; Includes end-of-chapter exercises allowing readers to monitor their understanding of each topic.

This book focuses on the asymptotic behaviour of the probabilities of large deviations of the trajectories of random walks with 'heavy-tailed' (in particular, regularly varying, sub and semiexponential) jump distributions. Large deviation probabilities are of great interest in numerous applied areas, typical examples being ruin probabilities in risk theory, error probabilities in mathematical statistics, and buffer-overflow probabilities in queueing theory. The classical large deviation theory, developed for distributions decaying exponentially fast (or even faster) at infinity, mostly uses analytical methods. If the fast decay condition fails, which is the case in many important applied problems, then direct probabilistic methods usually prove to be efficient. This monograph presents a unified and systematic exposition of the large deviation theory for heavy-tailed random walks. Most of the results presented in the book are appearing in a monograph for the first time. Many of them were obtained by the authors.