In Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-Pop, Michael Bourdaghs discusses the aesthetic, cultural, and geopolitical implications of a range of musical styles that were popular in post-war Japan. Rockabilly first gained a wide audience in Japan in the late 50s due in large part to the popularity of Elvis Presley and Gene [...]
The Interview
In a self-directed course, you can start and stop whenever you like, progressing entirely at your own pace and going back as many times as you want to review the material. This module will teach you what you need to know about being a better interviewer and allow you to put those lessons into practice [...]
IELTS test in Israel, Romania and India – February 2012 (General Training)
The IELTS exams in Israel, Romania and India were the same, according to our friends Y, V and D. Here are the questions they collectively remembered: Listening test Section 1. A woman was booking a moving and packing service over the phone. Questions: filling in blanks, phone number, dates and other details. Section 2. Bushfires [...]
3.8 million UK children without a book
A new study by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) has discovered that some 3.8 million children in the UK do not own their own book.This number is increasing too. Seven years ago just one in ten children did not own their own book while now this number stands at one in three.Expressing their concern at [...]