A critical look at the Communicative Approach (1) Michael Swan This (the first of two articles) examines some of the more theoretical ideas underlying the ‘Communicative Approach‘. These include the belief that we should teach ‘use’ as well as ‘meaning; and some attitudes regarding the teaching of ‘skills’ and ‘strategies’. A second article will deal with more pedagogical aspects of the approach‚ especially the idea of a ‘semantic syllabus’ and the question of ‘authenticity’ in materials and methodology
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What are the elements of a learning organization? Peter Senge was the author responsible for introducing the concept of the learning organization‚ as he issued his book at 1990 “The Fifth Discipline”. He stated that a learning organization is where individuals expand their knowledge and learn new experiences in order to reach to their desired results. (The Key Elements of a Successful Learning Organisations‚ 2013) Therefore‚ he ended up with stating five elements of a learning organization and those
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Auditing 300 Semester 1‚ 2012 Assessment one: Individual report Ethical issues in auditing Executive Summary This report provides an analysis of dealing with professional and ethical issues when offering auditing services. It gives a brief decision-making process model by first identifying the key issues and relevant standards involved in the case and then combining theories with reality and giving a short conclusion and some recommendations at the end. 1.0 Introduction Ethical
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AUDITING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR INVOLVES LOOKING AT THINGS OR ACTIVITIES WITH A BIRD EYE VIEW. OMONIYI‚ WAHAB SHINA INTRODUCTION Auditing in the public Sector is an independent examination of ‚ and an expression of an opinion on the financial statements of governments by a duly appointed person(s) in accordance with all relevant statutory obligation. In other words‚ auditing does not concentrate on fraud detection alone‚ but rather‚ to look at the financial and non-financial activities of an
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CHAPTER 1 AUDITING AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING PROFESSION – INTEGRITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTING |LEARNING CHECK | 1. SEVERAL COMMON ATTRIBUTES OF ACTIVITIES DEFINED AS AUDITING ARE (A) SYSTEMATIC PROCESS‚ (B) OBJECTIVELY OBTAINING AND EVALUATING EVIDENCE‚ (C) ASSERTIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC ACTIONS AND EVENTS‚ (D) DEGREE OF CORRESPONDENCE‚ (E) ESTABLISHED CRITERIA‚ (F) COMMUNICATING THE RESULTS‚ AND (G) INTERESTED USERS. 2. A financial statement audit involves obtaining
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- care and then discusses critical medical anthropology (CMA)‚ one approach proposed within medical anthropology to take account of the fact that health and illness are not simply biomedical events‚ but are impacted upon by the social‚ political‚ economic and environmental contexts within which people are located. Following this approach‚ the notion of social capital is discussed to understand
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Goodstart Learning is a nationwide known organisation which is run by non-profit organisations‚ such as‚ Mission Australia‚ Social Ventures Australia and the Benevolent Society. Goodstart Learning would be a significant threat/competitor to any new establishing child care centre‚ these reasons being that it is nationally known‚ parents and families know what is expected as a whole with this organisation and the learning standards. If a family was to move states‚ New
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Essay Question 1 Given what you know about Australia’s welfare approach‚ would you say it is closer to Sweden’s or America’s or different altogether? Give reasons or evidence to support your answer. Australia’s first approach to welfare was in 1901. Sweden’s designed its own welfare system around the great depression period. America’s welfare policy started in the 1935. In order for welfare to exist‚ the host government needs money and to obtain such‚ the government taxes its residents‚ non-residents
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HES4811 Integrated Environmental Management Systems and Auditing ASSIGNMENT 03: Environmental Auditing Assignment Number: 337106 Contents List of Tables Table 1: Compliance Audits vs. Management Audits 7 List of Figures Figure 1. Clariant Global Chemical Company’s environmental goals for 2020. 12 3.0 Introduction Environmental auditing’s purpose‚ its three main categories‚ and the key steps involved in running an environmental audit are discussed
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Outline and evaluate the behavioural approach to abnormality. (12 marks) The behavioural approach suggests that all behaviour is learnt. This includes abnormal behaviours. Behaviours can be learned through classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning or modelling. Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning‚ where learning results from the association of stimuli with reflex responses. Classical conditioning can be used to explain the development of many abnormal behaviours‚ including phobias
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