... teachers’ beliefs and practices Finally, the data was gathered and analyzed to disclose the main findings and answer the research questions 1.6 Significance ofthe study In terms of theory, the author ... specialized subjects Hutchinson and Water's view of ESP points to the importance and roles of learners both in the design ofthe course and its implementation in the teaching and learning processes To ... ofthe content ofthe material (Dudley-Evans and St John, 1998:13) In the situation that the course focuses on the subject content or work the students are involved in, they may more master the...
... Interactive theorists appreciate the role of prior knowledge and prediction, and at the same time emphasize the importance of rapid and accurate processing ofthe actual words ofthe text According ... believed in the importance of teaching these strategies in the reading lesson but only two of them applied most ofthe strategies mentioned and four of them used one or two strategies Among these teachers, ... of form, the interaction between the reader andthe text rather than the graphic forms ofthe printed pages The readers proves his active role in the reading process by bringing to the interaction...
... tolerable 5, the role of learners: negotiators between the self, the learning process andthe object of learning (trying to make themselves understood and in understanding others within the classroom ... that, with the help of Excel 2000, the number ofthe same answers (as SD, D, N, A, & SA) was sorted and counted The researcher then found out the percentage of each items and drew the conclusion ... II ofthe questionnaire The higher the score, the more positive beliefs of teachers held about CLT From the table, we can see that most ofthe teachers think the use of group activities as the...
... conversation andthe message illustrated by the cartoon strip on the following page to convey to the reader the situation of mathematics teaching and learning in Malaysia in the 1960s andthe evolution of ... by the affluence of a section ofthe Chinese andthe continued poverty ofthe indigenous Malays This economic differentiation resulted in the Chinese being concentrated in the urban areas andthe ... problem is the dependency of learners on the authority ofthe teachers andthe textbook With the KBSR, the education authorities hoped to introduce a more humanitarian and egalitarian concept of learning...
... understand the concept of advertising andthe influence of advertising, she framed the concept in a context that she believed the children would understand She reminded the children ofthe slogan ... Look and Say Look and Say is the technique of students listening to the teacher and looking at the object or print, then repeating a word or sentence after the teacher Children either watch as the ... Look and Say ofthe reading textbook had been a part ofthe routine of each day since the first day of school While these three strategies have similarities, each relates to the principles of TESL-EJ...
... groups of a low intermediate level of listening proficiency andthe strategy use ofthe students across the universities The results of this study are expected to be beneficial for further research ... to the test context Before completing the questionnaire, the subjects were informed ofthe objectives of collecting the data, the detailed description ofthe questionnaire, plus instructions and ... tasks and help the learners overcome the difficulties they encounter The result of a study conducted by Graham, Santos and Vanderplank (2008) and Holden (2004) suggests that learners understand...
... interfering with the reaction between the endotoxins andthe LAL As a consequence, the suitability ofthe regents and materials used andthe product itself has to be established The endotoxin limit ... with 1% ofthe total volume ofthe product under validation as stated in European Pharmacopoeia (2.6.27) For the latter, 500 μl of whole blood and 100 μl ofthe BM-MNC were inoculated together with ... of micro-organisms is obtained after incubation in presence of blood andthe ATMP, the product possesses no antimicrobial activity under the conditions ofthe test, andthe sterility may be then...
... statethe following: I I I I The diagram shows the energy of an initial stateandthe two products that can result from it The energy ofthe less stable product is higher than the energy ofthe ... product The energy ofthe initial state is higher than the energy of either product The energy barrier for the formation ofthe less stable product is lower than the energy barrier for the formation ... Choice j is correct The meaning of this phrase can be found throughout the passage, but since the name ofthe passage is “How the Other Half Lives” and it is about the conditions ofthe poor, one can...
... derived from the white-naped jay, the horns and skulls of cattle or the domestic ram, andthe horns ofthe gray brocket compose examples ofthe second category of beliefs, and they are often left ... bites In these cases, a piece of leather is blessed by some local healer and then around the animals neck Also in this first category are the tail and leather ofthe crab-eating fox, the little ... turtle, spotted-paca, and whale) not belong to the local fauna ofthe semi-arid region of northeastern of Brazil, andthe products derived from them are therefore allochthonous zootherapeutics [66,67]...
... ofthe results, andthe likelihood ofthe Page of publication bias Based on the different initial probabilities of CMA andthe estimated accuracy of each test being evaluated, we calculated the ... the quality of available evidence, we used the categories described by GRADE [4] andthe QUADAS tool [18] relating to the risk of bias, directness ofthe evidence, consistency and precision of ... reference standard were interpreted without knowledge ofthe results ofthe other test, but it is very likely that those interpreting results of one test knew the results ofthe other; all except...
... in the design ofthe study andthe interpretation ofthe results All authors participated in revising the manuscript, and read and approved the final manuscript 19 20 Competing interests The ... RB conceived ofthe study, drafted parts ofthe original draft and supervised all aspects JC conducted the statistical analysis and drafted sections ofthe manuscript RB, AM, RO’C, and KMC participated ... medications and SLT in the four countries at each wave Use of NRT declined after wave in Canada, the UK, and Australia and after wave in the US Use of any SSMs increased up to wave (2006) but then may...
... static as was the case in the majority of cases, the role of active therapy, psychosocial variables or whether change had occurred in the delivery ofthe passive therapies was discussed and or recommended ... to the WorkCover Authority of NSW Authors' contributions HP: Conceived the design ofthe study and drafted and edited the manuscript KD: Participated in the design ofthe study, conducted the ... approaches, lack of understanding ofthe definition of reasonably necessary care under the workers' compensation system in NSW and a lack of recognition ofthe need to cease treatment once the pre-injury...
... nature of beliefs, and then I conduct a brief literature review ofthe LLBs of students and teachers 2.1 The nature of beliefs 2.1.1 Beliefs and knowledge The main confusion with the concept of beliefs ... showed that the students were capable of considering retrospectively the following five dimensions of their language learning: the language, their proficiency in the language, the outcome of their ... situation in the light of their beliefs about the learning and teaching of what they consider second language learning consists of; the result of this interpretation is what the teacher plans for and...
... Goodman (2005) has remarked that The Vietnamese view ofthe world and how it worked, of family and society andthe roles of its members, andof concepts of duty and virtue, all bore a heavy resemblance ... Littlewood and Professor Alan Maley for helping me with required references I also thank all the professors ofthe Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (University of Waikato) for their friendliness and ... Buddhists, but they adopt the hierarchical principle of Confucianism as the moral and social code of conduct Then, their view ofthe natural world is resting on Taoism whose basic principle is the avoidance...
... Understand the main ideas and details of Understand the main ideas and details of Understand the main ideas and details of texts of 190-230 words on the topics texts of 240-270 words on the topics ... with the new curriculum andthe textbooks, one ofthe eight ‘new’ developments as compared to the old curriculum and textbooks is the use of task-based pedagogy: The fourth new development ofthe ... contributes to the academic understanding ofthe relationship between teachers’ beliefs and practices in light of two theories: Sociocultural Theory (Vygotsky, 1978, 1987) andthe Theory of Planned...
... care and some reasons are offered as to why this may be Discussion of these reasons provides the basis for the aims of this programme of research The significance ofthe study is outlined andthe ... students, and significance ofthe study Chapter presents the findings of a comprehensive review ofthe literature on constructs of spirituality and understanding the contributing factors relating to the ... used Based on the discussion of findings ofthe review, the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry to achieve the objectives ofthe present study is pursued The chapter concludes...
... competency and their confidence in the use of English, and cultural dynamics Thailand suffers from the huge impact ofthe national university entrance examinations, the teachers and students’ lack of ... understanding ofthe target language and feel more comfortable to use the mother tongue instead of English (Sutabutr, 1986 cited in Coleman, 1996), while others claim that the use of mother tongue ... in the lessons relating the other skills 314 xii SUMMARY This study is an exploration ofthe actual practices, the consequences of teaching and learning behaviours, andthe implementation of...