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The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunit... more The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)
Papers by Stephen Bax
This article examines the role of genre in English language syllabus design, with reference to a ... more This article examines the role of genre in English language syllabus design, with reference to a project in Bahrain secondary schools. It attempts to show how, through a carefully devised and conducted qualitative study in ethnographic mode, a syllabus was developed which placed genre at its centre. It also attempts to illuminate how issues relating to the sequencing and choice of genre can be determined ecologically, and how a focus on genres in this way could usefully impact on other central areas of pedagogy including the teaching of skills, and assessment.
the study investigated the cognitive validity of the GEPT High-Intermediate and Advanced Reading ... more the study investigated the cognitive validity of the GEPT High-Intermediate and Advanced Reading Tests using eye tracking technology and stimulated recall procedures. The study provides empirical evidence for the cognitive validity of the GEPT High-Intermediate and Advanced Reading Tests.
The intriguing 15 th century Voynich manuscript has often been called "the most mysterious manusc... more The intriguing 15 th century Voynich manuscript has often been called "the most mysterious manuscript in the world". Filled with beguiling images of plants, stars, and strange designs and people, the manuscript has perplexed readers for centuries. We know nothing about its purpose, origin, or authorship. It has been called by the New York Times the 'white whale of the code-breaking world' (Markoff 2011, np). Until now, not a single word of the manuscript has been convincingly interpreted or decoded. This paper offers a proposed partial decoding of the Voynich script. It adopts a 'bottom-up' approach, following the method employed successfully to decode Egyptian hieroglyphs and Cretan Linear B script in the past. Through analysis of a number of illustrations in the manuscript, including one constellation (Taurus) and seven plants, then drawing on European and Middle Eastern mediaeval manuscripts and contemporary nomenclature, the paper proposes the identification of a set of proper names in the Voynich text, giving a total of ten words made up of fourteen of the Voynich symbols and clusters. The resulting scheme is set out in Appendix 1 (page 56) of the paper. The aim of the paper is to attempt to lay the groundwork for an eventual full decoding and complete decipherment of this fascinating document.
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching 1(2), 1-15, April-June 2011
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form ... more All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without ...
ELT journal, Jan 1, 2003
EJ669765 - Bringing Context and Methodology Together.
Issues in modern foreign languages teaching, Jan 1, 2000
Journal of Education for Teaching, Jan 1, 2002
ABSTRACT The cascade model has been widely used as a means of reducing costs and maximizing bene ... more ABSTRACT The cascade model has been widely used as a means of reducing costs and maximizing bene ts in large-scale teacher training. This article focuses on the rst step in the cascade process, training the trainers, and argues that we need to integrate more social and ...
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunit... more The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)
This article examines the role of genre in English language syllabus design, with reference to a ... more This article examines the role of genre in English language syllabus design, with reference to a project in Bahrain secondary schools. It attempts to show how, through a carefully devised and conducted qualitative study in ethnographic mode, a syllabus was developed which placed genre at its centre. It also attempts to illuminate how issues relating to the sequencing and choice of genre can be determined ecologically, and how a focus on genres in this way could usefully impact on other central areas of pedagogy including the teaching of skills, and assessment.
the study investigated the cognitive validity of the GEPT High-Intermediate and Advanced Reading ... more the study investigated the cognitive validity of the GEPT High-Intermediate and Advanced Reading Tests using eye tracking technology and stimulated recall procedures. The study provides empirical evidence for the cognitive validity of the GEPT High-Intermediate and Advanced Reading Tests.
The intriguing 15 th century Voynich manuscript has often been called "the most mysterious manusc... more The intriguing 15 th century Voynich manuscript has often been called "the most mysterious manuscript in the world". Filled with beguiling images of plants, stars, and strange designs and people, the manuscript has perplexed readers for centuries. We know nothing about its purpose, origin, or authorship. It has been called by the New York Times the 'white whale of the code-breaking world' (Markoff 2011, np). Until now, not a single word of the manuscript has been convincingly interpreted or decoded. This paper offers a proposed partial decoding of the Voynich script. It adopts a 'bottom-up' approach, following the method employed successfully to decode Egyptian hieroglyphs and Cretan Linear B script in the past. Through analysis of a number of illustrations in the manuscript, including one constellation (Taurus) and seven plants, then drawing on European and Middle Eastern mediaeval manuscripts and contemporary nomenclature, the paper proposes the identification of a set of proper names in the Voynich text, giving a total of ten words made up of fourteen of the Voynich symbols and clusters. The resulting scheme is set out in Appendix 1 (page 56) of the paper. The aim of the paper is to attempt to lay the groundwork for an eventual full decoding and complete decipherment of this fascinating document.
International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching 1(2), 1-15, April-June 2011
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form ... more All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without ...
ELT journal, Jan 1, 2003
EJ669765 - Bringing Context and Methodology Together.
Issues in modern foreign languages teaching, Jan 1, 2000
Journal of Education for Teaching, Jan 1, 2002
ABSTRACT The cascade model has been widely used as a means of reducing costs and maximizing bene ... more ABSTRACT The cascade model has been widely used as a means of reducing costs and maximizing bene ts in large-scale teacher training. This article focuses on the rst step in the cascade process, training the trainers, and argues that we need to integrate more social and ...
International Journal of Educational Development, Jan 1, 2006
Language, Culture and Curriculum, Jan 1, 1994
Abstract This article addresses the use of English to teach 'content' subjects ... more Abstract This article addresses the use of English to teach 'content' subjects across the curriculum, and the ways in which English language teachers operate in such circumstances. In particular, it examines how South African teachers, working in situations ...