Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

This edited volume provides innovative insights into how critical language pedagogy and taboo topics can inform and transform the teaching and learning of foreign languages. The book investigates the potential as well as the challenges involved in dealing with taboo topics in the foreign language classroom. These are traditionally often subsumed under the acronym PARSNIP (politics, alcohol, religion, narcotics, isms, and pork) to critically examine how challenging topics such as disability, racism, conspiracy theories and taboo language can be integrated into conceptual teaching frameworks and teaching practice. It draws on examples from literacy texts and pop culture such as young adult novels, music videos, or rap songs and investigates their potential for developing critical literacies. The book considers foreign language teaching outside of English teaching contexts and sets the groundwork for addressing the integration of taboo topics in foreign language education theory, research and practice. Filling an important gap in educational research, the book will be of great interest to researchers, academics and students of foreign language education, critical pedagogy and applied linguistics. It will also be useful reading for teacher trainers and educators of foreign language education.

Gender diversity and the fact that gender is subject to perpetual renegotiations have become part of teachers' and students' lives. This volume tackles this issue by showing particularly innovative ways of teaching gender in the EFL classroom. Thus, the contributions include a broad variety of gender realities, such as trans* and cisgender, a cornucopia of texts and other media, a variety of literary genres, graphic novels, films and TV shows. The authors also illustrate cutting-edge approaches to teaching both literature and gender in the contemporary student-centered EFL classroom with different age groups.

This the first extensive study of the graphic narratives of Alison Bechdel, one of the most renowned and influential cartoonists and graphic novelists of our time. Over the last few decades, a wealth of publications on the growing medium of graphic fiction has become available. The contribution of this volume to this body of work is to explore Bechdel's oeuvre from her earlier cartoons to her contemporary full-length graphic memoirs, particularly chronicling her formative years. Employing a number of case studies from Bechdel's work, this publication shows how Bechdel plays with the medium-specific characteristics of graphic narratives in order to trace back the complex relationship with her parents and the development of her own gender identities.

This book is an essential resource for researchers in the field of applied linguistics as well as practising teachers and teacher trainees in secondary and higher education. It explores collaboration in the foreign language classroom through the use of new media. Combining theoretical, empirical and practical insights into this intricate area of research, the contributions take different approaches across a wide range of international contexts.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Motivation The other day I was waiting at the station for my train. Next to me a young lady was nonchalantly leaning against the wall. Suddenly, she took a cigarette pack out of her handbag, pulled out the last cigarette, put it between her lips, crushed the empty pack, threw it on the ground and hedonistically lit the cigarette. I thought to myself, "What a behavior? ." The nearest trashcan was just five meters away. So I bent down, took the crushed pack and gave it back to her, saying that she had lost it. She looked at me in a rather deranged way, but she said nothing and of waste to the trashcan. brought the piece Often people are not aware of the waste they produce. They get rid of it and that's it. As soon as the charming lady dropped the cigarette pack, the problem was solved for her. The pack was on the ground and it suddenly no longer belonged to her. It is taken for granted that somebody else will do the cleaning up. There is a saying that nature does not produce waste. For long as humans obtained the goods they needed from the ground where they lived, the waste that was produced could be handled by nature. This has drastically changed due to urbanization and waste produced by human activities has become a severe burden.

Diplomatisch ist nur die Verpackung: Aussenpolitik ist in den letzten Jahren schneller, lauter, vielschichtiger und zugleich buerokratischer geworden. Dennoch: Ein Beruf mit Zukunft; wir brauchen offene Koepfe, keine Missionare.Trotz neuer Themen bleibt die Sicherung von Frieden und Wohlstand die Koenigsdisziplin. Asiatische und andere Aufsteiger des Suedens werden fuer uns wichtige Partner bei der Gestaltung der internationalen Ordnung des 21. Jahrhunderts sein. Wir sollten uns nicht nur um die Problemzonen der Welt, sondern auch um unsere fernen Freunde kuemmern. Vor allem nach der Corona Pandemie gilt: wenn wir uns nicht anstrengen, werden wir als Deutsche und Europaeer abgehaengt werden; wirtschaftlich und politisch. "Die Zeitreise des ehemaligen Botschafters Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch, der ein enger Mitarbeiter von mir im Bundeskanzleramt war, bietet fachkundige und unterhaltsame Einblicke in den Alltag und den Wandel der Diplomatie. Dieses Buch macht zudem deutlich, dass die sogenannten Tigerstaaten wie Vietnam und andere Aufsteiger des Sudens fur uns Europaer wichtige Partner bei der Gestaltung der internationalen Ordnung des 21. Jahrhunderts sein werden." (Bundeskanzler a.D. Gerhard Schroeder)

In der religionssoziologischen Forschung dominieren die Mikroebene der religioesen Individuen und die Makroebene der religioesen Felder bzw. Systeme. Demgegenuber kommt die Mesoebene der religioesen Sozialformen sowohl empirisch als auch konzeptionell oftmals zu kurz. Empirisch werden Sozialformen in ihrem Wandel nur selten untersucht; konzeptionell scheint keiner der gangigen soziologischen Begriffe von hinreichender Passgenauigkeit zu sein. Auch und gerade die Analyse der Mesoebene von Religion verspricht jedoch nicht nur fruchtbare Ansatze zur Beschreibung des Wandels religioeser Sozialformen, sondern zeigt, wie religionssoziologische Forschung religioese Organisation, Netzwerke, Gemeinschaft und Markt gewinnbringend untersuchen kann. In diesem Band werden daher vier Schwerpunkte vorgestellt und miteinander verbunden, die die Mesoebene von Religion in den Blick nehmen.