Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, grade: 1,0, Martin Luther University (Anglistik), course: Anglistik und ihre Didaktik/Sprachlehr- und -lernforschung: An Introduction, 11 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Language Learning Strategies Foreign languages are so often spoken and learned that for many people they can be seen as a part of everyday life. How, however, it should be learned, acquired and taught is widely discussed. This paper orientates on one aspect of language learning and teaching processes: What are language learning strategies and how can they contribute to a better learning? First the term "strategy" is explained etymologically and from a general point of view. In a second part the author gives a hypothesis of what he understands by it. Following important terms as operations, processes and strategies, and their relationship to each other are explained. A short discussion will consider whether learning strategies are to be placed into the neurophysiological or into the psychical system. Further, important features of strategies in language learning are analyzed. After considering different dimensions of strategies, Oxford's model of learning strategies is presented. The question of consciousness respectively subconsciousness or unconsciousness is raised and problem-orientation as a basic feature of strategies is explored. The paper further suggests a discussion about strategies' efficiency on an individual level. Third, the author presents notions of how strategies can be taught / included in the teaching process. Different kinds of instruction methods will be offered and critically discussed. These include separate vs. integrated instruction and direct vs. embedded instruction. After pointing out empiric results concerning the success of strategy teaching, two practical proposals of strategy instruction will be given - one for a cognitive and the other one for

A collection of 100 vegetarian recipes for the home cook that celebrates the communal spirit of cooking from the kitchen of internationally renowned artist Olafur Eliasson - who gathers his studio together every day for lunch to fuel the creative process. Beyond inspiration for shared meals, this book offers a glimpse into the work of his studio kitchen and its many visitors over the years. This is a wonderful book to sit with, page through, and be inspired by. It is also a book that chronicles the very real culinary experiences that take place in Olafur's studio on a daily basis. It is full of approachable recipes to make delicious, local, and seasonal food - whether for yourself, your family, a school, or even a ninety-person studio. Olafur implores us all do so, helping us to come back to our senses. Alice Waters.

In the light of the globalization, (post-)modernization, social fragmentation, and economization of many of today’s living contexts, local knowledge is receiving increasing attention in various sciences. Commonly, local knowledge indicates a counterpart to both rational forms of an explicit knowledge of facts and knowledge of universal validity. Local knowledge attempts to appreciate a more comprehensive view of people’s skills, capabilities, experience, and sophistication. On the other hand, the reference to ‘local’ implies an idea of bounded applicability of knowledge in a specific environment. Beyond this scope of application, local knowledge can be acknowledged either as instrumental in order to achieve specific goals or as an intrinsic value in order to deal with social relations, solidarity, common values and norms accordingly. Social and spatial settings are influential for everybody’s quality of life, personal identity, and political commitment – and local knowledge is the essential foundation in turning these settings into a vivid arena. This volume is a result of a two-day conference held in November 2013 in Salzburg, Austria, dedicated to bringing together researchers from different scientific disciplines, including sociology, philosophy, social geography, economics, history, interpersonal communication studies, cultural studies, and theology, in order to draw distinct trains of thought about local knowledge in a transdisciplinary fashion: the phenomenon, its epistemic and philosophical reflection, its methodological comprehension, and its practical application.

The term ‘infrastructure’ commonly refers to the partly naturally given, partly manmade constitutive conditions that affect, enable, and ensure our everyday lives. This concept is generally used in an economic sense and highlights the material and institutional facilities of our environment that can be summed up as the tangible means which our societies are based upon. Consequently, talking about ‘intangible infrastructures’ may appear to be a somewhat unusual concept. The term ‘intangible’ includes areas of our lives that are not (or are not primarily) represented physically; it points to invisible realms of the human existence, both intellectually or knowledge-based; to cultural and even ethical matters, and to the social adhesives and cultural techniques that civilizations are being built on. As ‘intangible infrastructures’, we regard them as fundamental for our well-being and for a good quality of life. This volume is a result of a two-day conference held in December 2012 in Salzburg, Austria, which brought together researchers and practitioners from manifold scientific backgrounds, including sociology, philosophy, social geography, economics, urban studies, political science, history, communication sciences and public communication. The text draws a map of current discourse on intangible infrastructures, and provides strategies of strengthening intangible infrastructures.

Evolution findet nicht nur im Tier- und Pflanzenreich statt, auch der Mensch entwickelt sich, sein Bewusstsein evolviert. Dies konnte der Kulturphilosoph Jean Gebser in den 1950er-Jahren anschaulich belegen. Allerdings bezogen sich seine Ausführungen auf die Menschheit als Ganzes, die Bedeutung für das Individuum blieb unbeachtet. Hier nun setzt Andreas Koch an: Infolge einer Sinnkrise gab der Unternehmensberater seinem Leben eine radikale Wendung. Er beschäftigte sich zehn Jahre intensiv mit dem Thema Bewusstseinsstrukturen, vor allem dem aktuellen Wandel von der mentalen zur integralen Struktur sowie dem Wirkpotenzial der Selbstevolution: Wir, die heutigen Menschen, sollten uns gewollt neu ausrichten und mit Blick auf eine zukunftsfähige Gesellschaft weiterentwickeln, um im neuen, integralen Weltbild heimisch werden zu können. Der Autor liefert hierzu das Wertegerüst, mit dessen Hilfe sich jeder selbst verwirklichen, ja ermächtigen kann – und dies zugleich zum Wohle unserer Erde.