Have you ever wondered what IQ is and how it is measured? Indeed, why is there such a premium placed on high IQ? This title intends to provide an account of this controversial psychological construct, discussing the history and the status of the research on intelligence and providing an overview of its development, measurement and use.

This text is a contribution to the theory of the language education curriculum. It explores key aspects of the current debate on language teaching and examines the important issues of the learning process, the central concepts of authenticity, motivation and language awareness.

Intercultural Communication provides a critical introduction to the dynamic arenas of communication across different cultural and social strata. Throughout this book, topics are revisited, extended, interwoven and deconstructed, with the reader's understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions.

Brings together different disciplinary perspectives and studies on learning to read with a view to extending and enriching debate, practice, research and policy on the development of reading.