... part the preserve ofthe few (elites). The choice of which language or dialect to use to teach (medium of instruction) reflects the interests of those elite. In countries in which one ofthe languages ... out. In an education system where English dominates the majority of learners get little benefit from schooling, either in terms of acquiring the necessary language proficiency or in terms of ... program in which second and even third languages are added to the learners’ repertoire of language systems whilst sustaining the primary language through the schooling process instead of subtractive...
... Most ofwhat you earn doesn't go into your pocket. In fact, the money you get from your employer is skimmed off your paycheck in many ways. Whatare you left with? Only a fraction ofwhat ... you have what it takes to make this dream a reality, or will the disadvantages of being your own boss threaten to swallow up that business of yours? Think of all the advantages of being self-employed ... currently getting the business inthe door and holding you accountable for the work that needs to bedone.Your bank account and other financial resources may not be compatible with being your own...
... definitions offered in Chapter 1containing within their political borders many nations, whether these be Catalan,Basque, Galician in Spain, or anyofthe many indigenous nations in LatinAmerica. The ... shared his ideas write of the role oflanguagein this concept of Spain inthe same vein that Herder saw the link with language and national identity. They were writing of course at the 36 THE ... with the case ofthe Latinos inthe US.1Throughout I shall seek to answer a series of interconnecting questionsregarding the political role oflanguagein society. These range from:ã How is language...
... obtained in the spring of 2008, and the evaluation was completed bysummer 2010.Results ofthe evaluation and discussion of the findings The findings summarised in this article represent the mainoutcomes ... andso are not limited to mental health. Taking both of the se points into consider ation, the findings will be dis-cussed now in terms ofthe main f eatures ofthe model(Figure 1) relating to ... (4) The versatility and scope ofthe project 36% (4) The value and strength of original idea 36% (4) The strength ofthe intellectual input into the project 27% (3)Processes for embedding and link...
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... arguments. Finally, the validity ofthe argumentsboth for and against anonymity are considered, and the implications of changes inthe practice of secrecy for donor insemination are outlined.Elina ... should a feminist obstetrician go in impos-ing treatment on women inthe name of their own best interest, and/or that of the fetus? Bewley is willing to recognize the interests ofthe fetus to ... should be the Wrst category in this book, one ofthe aims of whichis to bring together clinicians and feminist theorists. The clinician who herself most embodies this synthesis is perhaps the English...
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... schooling are amajor determinant of differences in wages and income, even holdingmany other things constant.8 Also, rational behavior on the part of employers would lead to the allocation ofthe ... functions for inputs as=+=+where x4 is the logarithm ofthe ith input per unit of output, P, is the logarithm ofthe "real" price ofthe jth input, mi's arethe respective ... estimatedrate of return, or by weights derived from income-by-education data.'At the simplest level, the issue ofthe quality of labor is the issue of the measurement of labor input in constant...
... urgently in MT, be- cause ofthe great bulk ofthe material to be stored, but the mathematical problems it pre- sents arethe same as in other fields, except where, as inthe use of thesaurus ... is the indeterminacy which arises from the mapping of a continuous territory onto a chart with a finite resolving power; it is not the result of an intrinsically indeterminate use of a discrete ... finite value only within a restricted region. If we deal in 'areas of mean- ing' instead ofin point-like 'right' and 'wrong' meanings, there are indeed definite...