Content-Based Second Language Instruction: What is it? Origins and Definitions • Although it is most often associated with the genesis of language immersion education in Canada in 1965‚ content-based instruction is hardly a new phenomenon. We know that "until the rise of nationalism‚ few languages other than those of the great empires‚ religions‚ and civilizations were considered competent or worthy to carry the content of a formal curriculum" (Swain & Johnson‚ 1997‚ p. 1). • CBI is ".
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“Set up as a top-secret biological and chemical weapons facility during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War Two‚ Unit 731 has been referred to as the Asian Auschwitz. Through the practice of lethal human experimentation‚ the unit is thought to have been responsible for the death of up to 200‚000 civilians and military personnel – the vast majority Chinese and Korean nationals‚ but also South East Asians‚ Pacific Islanders and Allied POWs. In the sprawling six kilometer-square complex in the
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DATA BASE SYSTEM Introduction Data is a virtual organizational resource which is an important input in an information system. This data resource is traditionally called the data base. It is from this data base that data is processed and converted into information to satisfy information needs of the organization. Nowadays we find that the internal and external information resources available to organizations are increasing at a rapid rate‚ due to which data bases are becoming larger and
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“The Pedestrian” is set in a future where a man can be arrested for taking an evening stroll. The story is Ray Bradbury’s warning of what the future might hold for us‚ living in a world inundated by technology. America in 2054 is a conformist hell‚ where only those who conform survive (Amis 68). The inhabitants are dead‚ lifeless‚ living only to work and watch TV. Through descriptive imagery that evokes spellbinding power‚ ruthlessness‚ and death‚ Bradbury denounces technology as dangerous and
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Comprehensively analyse how the operation of TWO INTERACTING processes have helped shape the Tongariro Volcanic Centre. The Tongariro volcanic centre (TVC) has been shaped by the interaction of several natural processes. Some processes originate beneath the surface of the earth and have resulted in the building up of volcanic landscapes. However‚ climate processes operate on the surface‚ wearing down and shaping landforms. Volcanism is a process that operates beneath the earth’s surface. It
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Customer is at the centre of everything we do in an organisation. Discuss this statement and how an organisation can benefit from listening to the “voice of the customer”. Introduction Can a business exist without customers who buy the products? Is there a star product with no customers buying it? The only way for a product to become “the star product” is by having many people buying it. Thus the customer becomes the lynch pin of everything we do in organisations. Consequently‚ today’s competitive
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THE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEM IN URBAN AREAS J. ARCHER1 and K. VOGEL2 1 CTR‚ Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan‚ Stockholm‚ Sweden; 2 VTI‚ Linköping‚ Sweden E-mail: jeffery.archer@infra.kth.se; katja.vogel@vti.se As the number of people who reside and work in urban areas increases‚ so‚ too‚ do the needs and demands placed on the infrastructure. This has led to severe congestion in many European cities‚ a situation which affects not only the environment in terms of pollution‚ but most notably levels
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NT1210/Introduction to Networking Instructor: Ms. Ybarro Chapter 7 pages 361 thru 365 By Cecilia M. Lopez Chapter 7 Review Activities/Even Questions 2. Which of the following are services that telcos have offered as WAN services over the years? (Choose two answers.) a. Switched analog circuits b. Dedicated digital circuits c. Partition switching d. Telekinetic-division multiplexing 4. An enterprise network has many routers that connect to both a LAN as well as the WAN
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vision and mission we will focus on six key areas: * Help all Australians to achieve a healthy weight * Help all Australians to identify and understand the warning signs of a heart attack * Inform and educate women about their risk of cardiovascular disease and the steps they can take to prevent it * Help all Australians to have improved access to prevention and treatment * Increase our commitment to supporting
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Artventure Children’s Creative Art and Party Centre Case # 17 Eileen and Tina have completed one year of operation and are wondering if they are on the right track for years to come. They are worried about increased operating expenditures‚ and increased competition. They are offering programs for young kids ages 8 months to 12 years old. For those parents who can afford to take their children to these programs and have the time for the younger children. They have programs offered for different
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