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Perception and intuition are our basic sources of knowledge. They are also capacities we deliberately improve in ways that draw on our knowledge. Elijah Chudnoff explores how this happens, developing an account of the epistemology of expert perception and expert intuition, and a rationalist view of the role of intuition in philosophy.

Law and Love in Ovid challenges the view that legal language in poetry is a sign of frivolity and argues that it signals a radical return to the roots of law's creation.

Donald Freeman examines how core ideas and practices in educating second language teachers relate to and differ from teacher education in other content areas. He weaves together research in general and second language teacher education with accounts of experience and practice to examine how background knowledge is defined in language teaching. Throughout, Freeman demonstrates how understanding the processes of teacher learning, knowing, thinking, and reflecting are 'the same things done differently' in second language teacher education. Educating Second Language Teachers reconsiders pre- and in-service teacher education, and proposes a detailed, comprehensive design theory for teacher education. "e;A masterful account of the landscape of second language teacher education and the development of its theoretical assumptions and practices. It offers a unique and original conceptualization of the field and will be an invaluable resource for teachers, teacher educators and researchers."e; Jack C. Richards, University of Sydney and University of AucklandAdditional online resources are available atwww.oup.com/elt/teacher/eslt Donald Freeman is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Michigan. Oxford Applied Linguistics Series Advisers: Anne Burns and Diane Larsen-Freeman

This book explores key areas of educational and social psychology and considers their relevance to language learning and teaching, using activities and questions for reflection. The topics discussed in the book include: learners' and teachers' beliefs about how a language should be learned and taught learning and working in groups relationships with others the role of the self in teaching and learning motivation to start and persist with tasks the role of emotions in learning. The authors provide useful insights for the understanding of language learning and discuss the important implications for language teaching pedagogy. Extra resources are available on the website:www.oup.com/elt/teacher/exploringpsychology Marion Williams was formerly Reader in Applied Linguistics at the University of Exeter and is a past president of IATEFL. Sarah Mercer is Professor of Foreign Language Teaching at the University of Graz, Austria. Stephen Ryan is Professor in the School of Economics at Senshu University, Tokyo.

Focus on Reading aims to help teachers develop a deep understanding of the multiple skills and factors involved in second language reading development for second or foreign language learners aged 5-18. It equips teachers with practical skills for the effective teaching and assessment of second language reading to students with different learning needs. The book features key research studies on reading comprehension, considers examples from real classroom practice, and provides activities to help teachers relate the content and objectives to their own teaching context. Additional online resources at www.oup.com/elt/teacher/for Esther Geva is Full Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Gloria Ramrez is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Human, Social, and Educational Development at Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia.

The second edition of An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis offers an easy-to-understand treatment of nonlinear finite element analysis, which includes element development from mathematical models and numerical evaluation of the underlying physics. Additional explanations, examples, and problems have been added to all chapters.

This book offers an account of agency which explains the control agents have over their behaviour, the nature of intentional action, the nature of skill, and the role that knowledge plays in extending the reach of an agent's action and skill.

This is the first commentary in any language on three of the books of ancient Greek astrological poetry ascribed to the Egyptian priest Manetho. The volume includes a Greek text with English translation and an apparatus with parallel material to enable comparison with related works.

At the heart of this book are the stories, in their own words, of ordinary people who fell into need and required the help of the local state in the early nineteenth century. We read their hopes, fears, detailed experiences of illness, and aspects of material conditions across a spectrum from nakedness and starvation to homelessness and eviction.

This is the first critical edition of the most important political text by William of Ockham, a significant and influential fourteenth century British philosopher.

This is the first complete English translation of Hasdai Crescas's Light of the Lord, a seminal work of medieval Jewish philosophy. Crescas challenges the Aristotelian underpinnings of medieval thought, introduces alternative physical and metaphysical theories, and presents service to the God of love and benefaction as the goal for humankind.

This book systematically maps and assesses business lobbying in the European Union, drawing from political science and business studies.

This book argues that we must look beyond the traditional criteria of compliance and effectiveness to judge the performance of Africa's international courts. It demonstrates how these courts are important venues for activists and opposition parties to wage political, social, environmental, and legal struggles on the international stage.

The only official books for police officers preparing for the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination containing the syllabus on which the examinations are based. Endorsed by the College of Policing, these are the most effective revision books for exam candidates.

This authoritative collection brings together the latest thinking on women's leadership in early Christianity. Featuring contributors from key thinkers in the fields of Christian history, it considers the evidence for ways in which women exercised leadership in churches from the 1st to the 9th centuries CE.

Ireland is home to one of the world's great literary and artistic traditions. This book reads Irish literature and art in context of the island's coastal and maritime cultures, setting a diverse range of writing and visual art in a fluid panorama of liquid associations that connect Irish literature to an archipelago of other times and places.

Dress, Adornment, and the Body in the Hebrew Bible is the first monograph to treat dress and adornment in biblical literature in the English language, moving beyond a description of these aspects of ancient life to encompass notions of interpersonal relationships and personhood.

Focusing on the content that will benefit business and management students, and featuring a wealth of global examples from real businesses, the authors enable students to unpick and analyze financial statements with confidence.

Echt is a brand new course for 11-14 German written specifically to give students the skills and knowledge to excel. It's packed with fresh, inspiring content written by a dynamic author team with topics that help immerse students in German-speaking cultures.

This is a book about a contemporary transformation in democratic politics: the rise of a new political field, techno-populism.

This book examines contemporary public administration and its historical roots, and how those traditions continue to influence administrative behaviour.

With research breakthroughs and case histories the authors reveal how intellectual and physical play is the ultimate engine of transforming education - the key to giving our children the well-being, happiness, and skills they need to thrive in the 21st century.

According to Thomas Aquinas, contemplation is the central goal of our life. This study considers the philosophical foundations of the contemplative act; the nature of the active and contemplative lives in light of Aquinas's Dominican calling; the role of faith in contemplation; and contemplation and the beatific vision.

Provides the first concise, authoritative resource that clearly presents emerging methods together and demonstrates how they can be applied to data using statistical methodology, whilst putting the decades-old pursuit of analyzing habitat into historical context.

This volume brings together leading scholars of comparative constitutional law to reflect on current challenges to liberal constitutionalism and democratic governance, as inspired by the work of Professor Wojciech Sadurski.

A volume by leading economists and philosophers that explores the contributions that virtue ethics can make to economics. Provides historical and modern insights in both economics and philosophy and offers suggestions for incorporating the ethics of virtue into economics to make it more applicable to moral dilemmas in the world outside the models.

Concentrate Q&A Employment Law guides you through how to structure a successful answer to a legal problem. Whether you are preparing for a seminar, completing assessed work, or revising for an exam, this guide shows you how to break down each question, take your learning further, and score extra marks.

Books 57 and 58 of Cassius Dio's Roman History comprise one of the most important accounts of the reign of the emperor Tiberius (AD 14-37) to have survived from antiquity. This volume provides a new translation and commentary on these books alongside a general introduction offering an overview of Cassius Dio's approach to history.

Volume 111 of the Proceedings of the British Academy contains 12 British Academy lectures and 17 obituaries of Fellows of the British Academy.

Volume 82 of the proceedings of the British Academy contains 12 lectures and ten obituaries of Fellows.