Lang Policy (2009) 8:117–137 DOI 10.1007/s10993-009-9124-0 ORIGINAL PAPER Assumptions behind Singapore’s language-in-education policy: implications for language planning and second language acquisition L. Quentin Dixon Received: 30 September 2007 / Accepted: 14 January 2009 / Published online: 27 February 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009 Abstract Singapore’s officially bilingual education policy‚ in which the majority of children are schooled through a non-native medium
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Reading in a Foreign Language ISSN 1539-0578 October 2010‚ Volume 22‚ No. 2 pp. 242–262 Repeated-reading-based instructional strategy and vocabulary acquisition: A case study of a heritage speaker of Chinese ZhaoHong Han and Cheng-ling Alice Chen Teachers College‚ Columbia University United States Abstract Repeated reading‚ a procedure involving repetition of the same text‚ has received copious attention from first language reading research providing highly converging evidence of its potency
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Study of Mergers and Acquisitions within the EU Aviation Sector: A Case study of British Airways and Iberia. Key words: Mergers and Acquisitions‚ Aviation Sector‚ EU‚ Network Carriers‚ Strategies. Aims of Research: The Aim of this research is to address the following issues: 1) What are the main motives for engaging in Merger and Acquisition activity for Aviation Market? Did they reach their goals? 2) What are the consequences of Airlines Company’s merger and acquisition? How did
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Target Corporation: Report on Long-term Financing Policy and Capital Structure with an Acquisition Analysis Introduction This report will be based on the Target Corporation‚ and will consist of two sections: 1) long-term financing policy and capital structure‚ and 2) an acquisition analysis. The first section will include: Target’s most recent long-term financing decision; an analysis of the economic‚ business‚ and competitive background in which the financing occurred; Target’s book value and
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toward and evaluate the motivations behind the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880 to 1914 During the late 1800’s‚ Europe was looking for a way to improve themselves as a whole. With growing population and a steady decline in available work‚ something new had to be done. Countries looked towards Africa to serve as new colonies for the Europeans in order to better their own countries. During the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880 to 1914 Europe’s
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Title Brand Image Attitude and Perceptions towards a Brand during the Course of an Acquisition in the clothing industry in the UK Brand is a powerful tool to attract more consumers to buy particular products. In a developed country like UK‚ clothing industry is one of the major industries that substantially contribute to the economy. As consumer’s decision making plays a big role in any market‚ it is vital to study how consumers make their choices when purchasing clothes to evaluate the impact
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Executive Summary HSBC - North America stands proudly as one of the leading financial services companies in the United States and work with the common goal of meeting the needs of more than 68 million customers. In the United States HSBC operates as HSBC Bank USA‚ N.A. and HSBC Finance Corporation. HSBC Bank USA‚ N.A. has more than 460 bank branches throughout the United States‚ with approximately 380 in New York State as well as branches in Connecticut‚ Washington D.C.‚ Florida‚ New Jersey‚ Maryland
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Critically evaluate Gardner and Lambert’s theory of instrumental and integrative motivation as a key influencing factor in Second Language Acquisition During the process of studying second language‚ Gardner and Lambert’s theory about instrumental and integrative motivation has a significant impact on different learners. As Falk (2000; cited in Norris-Holt‚ 2001) states that if learners aim to develop relationship with foreign friends or comprehend lyrics in popular song‚ which means that these
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Why do most mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fail to create value for the acquirer ’s shareholders? What are the main reasons in your opinion? Identify the difference between a good company and a good investment Most of publicly traded companies’ mergers destroy value for buy-side shareholders and at the same time sellers are compensated with premiums1. The same opinion is stated in one of the most quoted book about valuation and creating value: most of M&A deals don’t create value for buyers2
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Prompt: DBQ Analyze attitudes toward and evaluate the motivations behind the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880 to 1914. Prior to the European takeover of colonies in Africa‚ Europe had been going through the Industrial Revolution. While European nations had been focusing on building up themselves to become stronger‚ they began sending missionaries and explorers such as Stanley and Livingston deep into central Africa. European nations soon discovered that there were
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