... tests ofthe same format In test 3, there was a large gaps of 12 points inthe number of correct answer for the words wood, exciting and building, the definitions of which contained some other ... from the teaching and learning that were happening inthe classroom, or in other words, they isolated themselves from the rest ofthe class Obviously, this made the class not as interesting and ... a number of experts inthe field of second language acquisition, there are increasing contradicting views about whether to use the mother tongue ofthe students (L1) inthe foreign language (L2)...
... two languages students' level of proficiency inthe native languageand their knowledge ofthe second language, the dialect ofthe native language spoken by the students (i.e., whether it is standard ... Objectives ofthe survey: The questions inthe survey questionnaire were divided into three main areas of study, including: the causes of disruptive behaviours, the reactions of discipline andthe codes ... to best motivate them in their study Interrelationship between discipline and motivation inthelanguage classroom: The understanding ofthe interrelationship between discipline and motivation...
... 34 of speaking, writing, listening and reading Speaking and writing involve language production and are therefore often referred to as productive skills Listening and reading, on the other hand, ... big indicator of involvement as well If I tell what I think is a fascinating story and my listener says 'How interesting', starting at a low pitch and dropping their voice on the 'int' of 'interesting' ... ofthe rules allows them to produce an infinite number of sentences Andof course they have lexical knowledge too - they know words inthelanguageand how they operate and change Knowing a language...
... at the top ofthe page / of + N 24 at the end ofthe road at the corner ofthe street inthe corner ofthe room at the front / at the back of a building, hall, group of people Inthe front / the ... (Manchester) in (the ocean) on (the beach) in (the desert) in (the mountains) at (the post office) on (MK Street) on / at (the corner) in (the street) on (the island) in (the west) at (the top of) on (the ... mirror IN / ON the island: We caught some fish, and then landed on one ofthe islands She was born in Phu Quoc Island IN / ON the wall I keep the photo of my grandparents on the wall in my living...
... another task Attentive listening The listener focuses attention and shows interest in what is being said He or she takes note ofthe specifics and how they relate to the main points made by the ... assigned to them Problem solving is based on the principle of information gap The success of relaying and carrying out instructions depends on correct giving and interpreting of instructions ... other sounds, but remaining prepared to filter them in again as and when necessary Getting the gist of a talk Enjoying the music played over the radio without understanding the words Performing...
... sounds inthe second language than they inthe first For example, the /b/ inEnglish can be pronounced as either a /v/ or /b/ in Spanish, andthe “i” inEnglish as inthe word “it” is pronounced in ... because of their developing English oral proficiency, and report on best practices in supporting Englishlanguage development inthe context of literacy instruction for these students Of primary interest ... answering correctly on the word meaning posttest Higher levels ofEnglish proficiency were associated with more learning of vocabulary In discussing the findings, the authors note the importance of...
... question is meaningful only in terms ofthe incrementing of consumer appeal ofthe product, and it would be difficult to answer without research in that very area From the point of view of an MT research ... the nouns occurring inthe first half ofthe corpus but not inthe second (and therefore not tabulated) were listed and each was classified intuitively as a member of one ofthe five article-pattern ... experience in this kind of coding operation The rules take the form of simple questions, answerable with either "YES" or "NO" Coding indications depend upon these answers Can the noun, inthe singular,...
... is not ofthe form eP ′ then deleting e in G′ does not reduce the set of Hamilton cycles we are interested in So it suffices to listthe Hamilton cycles ofthe graph G′′ obtained by deleting every ... the form eP By enumerating all Hamilton cycles of G′ and ignoring those which not contain every edge ofthe form eP we obtain a listof all the electronic journal of combinatorics 18 (2011), #P132 ... eP connecting the (degree-3) neighbor of v1 with the (degree-3) neighbor of vk Note that the Hamilton cycles of G correspond to the Hamilton cycles of G′ containing every edge ofthe form eP...
... improvements in care and ever increasing capacity for continuing improvement Improving evaluation and understanding ofthe implementation and outcomes of such changes are essential to sustaining ongoing ... than the other Six Sigma studies in terms of external validity In spite of this strength, they still both share many ofthe same limitations and concerns, as noted above Inthe case ofthe hand ... reduction in falls The study is generalizable to other hospitals given the use of a large number of hospitals of varying size and location, andthe use of easily replicable treatments and outcomes Finally,...
... improvements in care and ever increasing capacity for continuing improvement Improving evaluation and understanding ofthe implementation and outcomes of such changes are essential to sustaining ongoing ... than the other Six Sigma studies in terms of external validity In spite of this strength, they still both share many ofthe same limitations and concerns, as noted above Inthe case ofthe hand ... reduction in falls The study is generalizable to other hospitals given the use of a large number of hospitals of varying size and location, andthe use of easily replicable treatments and outcomes Finally,...
... evident inandof themselves with minimal positioning on the part ofthe authors The demonstrable increase inthe use of adjectives with the potential to bias the reader may indicate that the interpretation ... examined in tandem with the changing role ofthe impact factor in assessing the merits of a body of work andthe "impact" this has had on the scientific community Briefly, the impact factor of ... the writing and submission of articles, the mounting impact ofthe impact factor andthe pressures currently facing authors seeking publication The Rising Impact ofthe Impact Factor Changing attitudes...
... cells and eosinophils also synthesize interleukin-5, indicating that autocrine production of interleukin-5 may contribute to the chronicity of inflammation [41,42] The interleukin-5 receptor is in ... of asthma Interleukin-5 in human asthma Atopic asthmatic persons have increased expression of Th2-type cytokine (interleukin-2, interleukin-3, interleukin-4, interleukin-5, and GM-CSF) mRNA in ... the interleukin-5-induced hyperreactivity was abated by blocking the activity of interleukin-1, and interleukin-1β mRNA and protein levels are increased by interleukin-5 Interleukin-5 may contribute...
... Right hand Figure Comparisons oftheusesof left and right hands ofthe two Presidents The listings oftheusesof left and right hands ofthe two presidents inthe above figure could give us the ... events ofthe US Presidents - The differences intheusesof dominant and non-dominant hands ofthe US presidents in relation with their valances to the good or bad things The findings in this ... describing the good things with positive valances, andthe non-dominant hands in describing the bad things with negative valances Inthe this study, the author made summary ofthe main findings of...
... movement of promoting the use ofthe mother tongue inthelanguage classroom Professionals in second language acquisition have become increasingly aware ofthe roles ofthe mother tongue inthe EFL ... part and parcel of everyday language use for the majority ofthe world population These scholars have agreed that since the mother tongue and target language co–exist inthe learners‟ mind, inthe ... ofthe findings Part C is the conclusion ofthe study In this part, some recommendations on the use of mother tongue in EFL classroom, the limitation ofthe study and some suggestions on further...
... their classmates, their arms and hands may seem larger than life when they are standing in front of a roomful of people Some of them put their hands inthe pocket, others tie their hands behind ... to the slides instead of listening to the presenters causing lack of interaction between presenter and audience in a presentation Also in Table we can see the aims at indicating another angle of ... receiving feedbacks in order to share meanings in terms of speakers and vice versa, receiving messages and sending feedbacks in terms of listeners It is the act of presenting or state of being...