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  • The Shrink and the Sage

    A Guide to Living

    Based on their Financial Times Weekend column, philosopher Julian Baggini and his psychotherapist partner Antonia Macaro offer intriguing answers to life's questions. Can infidelity be good for you? What does it mean to stay true to yourself? Must we fulfil our potential? Self-help with a distinctly cerebral edge, the shrink and the sage - aka Julian Baggini and Antonia Macaro - have been ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • More Than Happiness

    Buddhist and Stoic Wisdom for a Sceptical Age

    'This groundbreaking study provides a much-needed philosophical framework for those practising mindfulness as well as a call to recover the pragmatic and therapeutic dimensions of philosophy.' - Stephen Batchelor, author of After Buddhism and Secular BuddhismModern readers tend to think of Buddhism as spending time alone meditating, searching for serenity. Stoicism calls to mind repressing our ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Language Issues in English Medium Instruction

    Theoretical Orientations and Cases from Disciplinary Practitioners

    Series series Routledge Focus on English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education
    Tsui and Macaro's volume addresses a central issue in English Medium Instruction (EMI) and draws on research and practice from both content teachers and language specialists.It covers a range of academic disciplines and contains contributions by internationally recognized researchers and practitioners in EMI, as well as covering both the theoretical orientations and pedagogical practices of EMI. ... Read more

    $75.99 CAD

  • Debates in Second Language Education

    Edited by Ernesto Macaro, Robert Woore ...
    Series series Debates in Subject Teaching
    Debates in Second Language Education provides an up-to-date account of the key debates and areas of controversy in the field of second language learning and teaching. Adopting a broad and comparative perspective and emphasising the importance of considering a variety of learning contexts, it encourages students and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in learning ... Read more

    $68.99 CAD

  • Debates in Modern Languages Education

    Series series Debates in Subject Teaching
    Debates in Modern Languages Education offers a comprehensive introduction and synthesis of the major themes and research evidence in language learning and teaching today, providing an up-to-date, authoritative review of traditional and contemporary issues in language teaching.With chapters by leading experts in the field, thematic sections explore and consider:the importance of a wide range of ... Read more

    $86.99 CAD

  • Life: A User’s Manual

    Philosophy for (Almost) Any Eventuality

    How should I live?What is my purpose?Can I find happiness?Ever felt as though life would be simpler if it came with an instruction manual? There are no easy answers to the big questions. And life does not follow a straight path from A to B.Since the beginning of time, people have asked questions about how they should live and, from Ancient Greece to Japan, philosophers have attempted to solve ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Navigating English Medium Instruction

    A Student Handbook

    This skills-oriented handbook for English Medium Instruction (EMI) learners provides students with a toolbox of strategies and approaches to maximise their performance in their courses.EMI learners are students who are studying an academic subject, other than English itself, through the medium of English. Through a series of carefully designed exercises and awareness-raising tasks showcased in ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    More Than Happiness

    Buddhist and Stoic Wisdom for a Sceptical Age

    Narrated by Jilly Bond ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 28 min

    How can we achieve more than happiness?In More than Happiness, Antonia Macaro delves into both philosophies, focusing on the elements that fit with our sceptical age, and those which have the potential to make the biggest impact on how we live. From accepting that some things are beyond our control, to monitoring our emotions for unhealthy reactions, to shedding attachment to material things, ... Read more

    $18.43 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Language Learner Strategies

    Series series Oxford Applied Linguistics
    Provides a unique and timely re-examination of key issues such as strategies in context, strategy instruction, and strategy research methods by numerous experts in the field. Offers an invaluable overview of what is known from empirical research about listening, reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary, and grammar strategies. Proposes a clear and focused research agenda for the next decades. ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • English Medium Instruction

    Series series Oxford Applied Linguistics
    Ernesto Macaro brings together a wealth of research on the rapidly expanding phenomenon of English Medium Instruction. Against a backdrop of theory, policy documents, and examples of practice, he weaves together research in both secondary and tertiary education, with a particular focus on the key stakeholders involved in EMI: the teachers and the students. Whilst acknowledging that the momentum of ... Read more

    $79.99 CAD

  • Improving Foreign Language Teaching

    Towards a research-based curriculum and pedagogy

    Improving Foreign Language Teaching provides teachers and teacher trainers with a research-based structure for the effective teaching and assessment of second languages. As well as outlining a model for teacher development, the book identifies and exemplifies eight key principles for effective language learning, which can be used to guide curriculum design and decisions about classroom pedagogy. ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Life: A User’s Manual

    Philosophy for (Almost) Any Eventuality

    Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 41 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.How should I live?What is my purpose?Can I find happiness?Ever felt as though life would be simpler if it came with an instruction manual? There are no easy answers to the big questions. And life does not follow a straight path from A to B.Since the beginning of time, people have asked questions about how they should live and, from Ancient Greece to Japan, phi... ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD