The historian Ibn al-Athir lived during the last quarter of the twelfth and the first half of thirteenth century - turbulent period of Asia. The historian, receiving elementry education first at home and later in the neighbouring schools turned a wondering scholar of the then known disciplines at various centres of learning in Mosul, Baghdad, Damascus, Allepo and Basra. His gigantic work Tarikh al-Kamil is perhaps the product of sober days of his last ten years. An Incomplete History of Mosul are the lasting contribution to the Arab treasure of knowledge.
Nuh, Ibrahim, Ishaq, Ismail and Ayyub have been given a considerable space.22
The famous controversy among the Muslims and Christians whether Ibrahim
sacrified Ismail or Ishaq, has been reported in detail. Many traditions supporting
either view have been cited and it has been noted that the companions of the
Prophet were divided on this question too. The episode of the Prophet Yusuf, the
son of Yaqub, has got an interesting narrative. On the death of Yusuf, his body,
according ...
Based on original research, this book explores the fundamental relationship between research and practice in English language teaching. Teacher Research in Language Teaching uses empirical evidence taken from an international survey of over 1,700 teachers and educational managers, over a period of six years. It examines their views of research, whether they read ELT research, and whether they do their own research. The author goes on to explore the process which teachers go through in learning to do research, and the research cultures within teaching institutions. The book concludes with a review of the key findings to emerge from the research and a discussion of strategies through which language teacher research engagement can be promoted more productively.
Based on original research, this book explores the fundamental relationship between research and practice in English language teaching.
