Títulos em Educação e Aprendizagem

We are living in the era of the self, in an era of malleable truth and widespread personal and political delusion. In these nine interlinked essays, Jia Tolentino, the New Yorker’s brightest young talent, explores her own coming of age in this warped and confusing landscape.

Is conversational German turning a little too tricky for you? Do you have no idea how to order a meal or book a room at a hotel? If your answer to any of the previous questions was yes, then this book is for you! If there’s even been something tougher than learning the grammar rules of a new language, it’s finding the way to speak with other people in that tongue. Any student knows this - we can try our best at practicing, but you always want to avoid making embarrassing mistakes or not getting your message through correctly.

Quieres aprender a pronunciar inglés pero hay demasiados libros para escoger. No sabes cuál libro es el correcto para ti, y no sabes que libro puede darte los resultados que deseas. Ahora, presta atención a esto: Mi nombre es Ken Xiao. Yo no hablaba inglés cuando me mudé a los Estados Unidos a los 17 años, ¡pero escucha mi inglés ahora! ¡El audio de este libro es mi voz!

O aprendizado de idiomas é algo que nós fazemos naturalmente no início, com nossa língua nativa, porém se torna um mistério quando nos aproximamos do aprendizado de uma segunda língua. Na minha opinião, isso não deveria ser um mistério de forma alguma. Nós aprendemos nossa primeira língua tão natural e impecavelmente, então deveria ser mais fácil aprender uma segunda. Mas, por causa da abordagem que nós recebemos, a maioria das pessoas nunca se torna fluente em uma segunda língua.

Vamos pô-lo a falar Japonês num instante! O sistema de aprendizagem de Japonês baseado no áudio paralelo do Lingo Jump facilita a aprendizagem do Japonês enquanto descontrai. Quer esteja a relaxar ou de saída, as nossas lições áudio são simples, claras e divertidas e ajudam-no a aprender através da imitação dos falantes. Mergulhe no Japonês com confiança - estamos aqui para pô-lo a falar com frases que vai aprender facilmente através do áudio paralelo.

Juni ist 24 Jahre alt und hat schon viele Jobs ausprobiert. Auch die neue Arbeit als Rezeptionistin in einem Hotel macht ihr keinen Spaß. Die Uniform ist hässlich, die Chefin hat keinen Humor und außerdem sind die Gäste verrückt. Aber dann bekommt Juni einen seltsamen Brief, ohne Briefmarke und nur mit den Buchstaben GV als Absender. Noch seltsamer ist: Der Brief ist nicht für sie, sondern für eine Victoria Posch. Juni bringt ihn wieder zur Post, aber am nächsten Tag ist der Brief wieder da.

Adapted from the stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.... Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective of them all. He sits in his room, and smokes his pipe. He listens, and watches, and thinks. He listens to the steps coming up the stairs; he watches the door opening – and he knows what question the stranger will ask.

In these three of his best stories, Holmes has three visitors to the famous flat in Baker Street – visitors who bring their troubles to the only man in the world who can help them.

Be more effective on the job! Communicate like a native speaker of English! American English speakers use many phrases and expressions on the job. If you don’t know these expressions, you’re left out of the conversation. You’re out of it...and nothing makes you feel so much like a foreigner. Speak Business English Like an American will help you speak Business English like an American - quickly and confidently. You’ll hear the idioms & expressions used in everyday speech in American workplaces.

John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier book, Dumbing Us Down, introduced the now-famous expression of the title into the common vernacular. Weapons of Mass Instruction adds another chilling metaphor to the brief against conventional schooling.

Jim Collins' thoroughly researched look at corporate success, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't, offers practical, well-researched advice on how truly great companies differentiate themselves from the merely good. This SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis offers supplementary material to Good to Great to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 20 minutes!

Professional narrations of all dialogs and exercises! Available also: solutions for all exercises!

Are you relatively new to learning Norwegian or need to brush-up on your language skills? Do you wish to not only talk like a native, but also understand them clearly? Welcome to Polyglot Planet. We provide you with the right tools, energy and motivation for you to understand and speak Norwegian confidently.

Since the 19th century, people have claimed that the prosperity enjoyed by the First World was the result of its devotion to unconstrained economic freedoms. In his 2003 book Kicking Away the Ladder, South Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang claims this was not the case and that, in fact, First World economic success was due to exactly the kinds of state intervention that traditional economic thinking consistently opposes today.

In his Introduction, Abraham Kaplan places Dewey's philosophy of art within the context of his pragmatism. Kaplan demonstrates in Dewey's esthetic theory his traditional "movement from a dualism to a monism" and discusses whether Dewey's viewpoint is that of the artist, the respondent, or the critic.

Don't miss the boat! Carry more clout! Come out on top! Jump-start your career with Speak Better Business English. Wouldn't it be fun to blow your competitors out of the water? You can...with your new secret weapon: better business English. Americans don't speak the kind of English you'll find in textbooks or hear in most classrooms. They speak business lingo - an arsenal of expressions and idioms that cover marketing, finance, accounting, HR issues, strategy, and other business topics.

Real German people don’t speak like your textbook…so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! Try the StoryLearning method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn authentic spoken German in the process.

Você já pensou em desistir de algo importante na sua vida? Nós somos aquilo que decidimos ser! O segredo está em decidir no tempo de preparação para não desistir durante a batalha. Precisamos decidir no dia de sol para não desistir no dia da tempestade.Quero encorajar você a não desistir do que é importante e valioso em sua vida, seja sua saúde, seus sonhos, seu cônjuge, seus filhos, seus amigos, seu trabalho, seu negócio e até mesmo não desistir de Deus.

Os labirintos de uma história essencial para a compreensão dos avanços e mazelas do nosso futebol. José Hawilla, o maior empresário do marketing esportivo do Brasil, dono de uma fortuna estimada em R$ 1,6 bilhão, foi preso em 2013, em Miami, por agentes do FBI. Era o início de uma saga surpreendente: para escapar de uma condenação judicial quase certa, o brasileiro decidiu tornar-se um delator e, mais do que isso, um espião a serviço do governo norte-americano. A conversão de corruptor em delator seria a segunda grande metamorfose na vida de J. Hawilla.

This book, narrated in easy French, is recommended for French learners with a basic understanding of French at a pre-intermediate level and above. The book is divided into two sections: Section one has the story narrated completely in French and includes vocabulary and grammar exercises. Section two contains the complete translation in English and answers to all the exercises so that listeners can check their comprehension.

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. Short Stories in Dutch for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress.