1. Why does English have a large vocabulary compared to other languages? Please give reasons to support your argument. (1) its extensive廣泛contacts with other languages. (2) the large numbers of people all over the world use it. (3) the increasingly many purposes for which is used. 2. Do you agree that “what a word means today is what it meant in the past?” Please explain what etymology詞源學can help with today’s meaning of a word. I don’t agree because language would change gradually as the
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Blink Have you ever had to make a split second decision? Have you ever mad an impulse judgment without knowing all the facts? You probably have; its human nature. Whether its reading body language‚ processing facial expressions‚ or even having someone rub you the wrong way‚ your gut feeling or intuition about situations can be described in a different manner. In the book “Blink” By Malcolm Gladwell‚ Gladwell describes his theory on thin slicing‚ how it works and how we can utilize this unconscious
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approaches to teaching English as a second language. Historical approaches included are sink or swim and ESL Pull-out while grammar-based approaches includes grammar-translation‚ audiolingualism and situational language teaching. Also included is the definition of important terms like approach‚ method‚ strategy‚ and technique. II. WHAT CAN YOU GAIN FROM THE LECTURE? After the lecture and class discussion‚ you are expected to be able to: a. Differentiate approach‚ method‚ strategy‚ and technique;
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TABLE OF CONTENT Background 3 I. Current Situation 3 Current Performance 3 Strategic Posture 3 1. Mission 3 2. Objectives 3 3. Strategies 3 4. Policies 3 II. Corporate Governance 3 Board of Directors 3 Top Management 4 Shareholders 4 III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) 4 Societal Environment (P.E.S.T Factors) 4 1. Political - Legal Factors 4 2. Economic Factors 4 3. Socio-cultural Factors 4 4. Technological Factors 4 Task Environment (Industry) 4 Porter’s Approach
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a promise. Unilateral Contract One party makes a promise that the other party can only except by doing something Express Contract Parties intend to contract and agree on explicit terms. Implied Contract Parties do not formally agree‚ but words and conduct indicate intention to create a contract. Executory Contract When one or more parties has not fulfilled its obligations. Executed Contract When all parties have fulfilled their obligations. Valid Contract Is one that satisfies all
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abulary Reading Strategies Vocabulary is very essential to the reading process as it is one of five core components that is essential to successfully teach children how to read. The other four core components include phonemic awareness‚ phonics and word study‚ fluency and comprehension (United States National Reading Panel‚ 2000). According to Rupley‚ Logan & Nicholas‚ 1998/99 in their book “Vocabulary instruction in a balanced reading program” stated that vocabulary knowledge is virtually vital
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Vocabulary words and knowledge are critical in reading comprehension and vitally important that new and young readers develop a large ‘word bank’ and effective vocabulary learning strategies. That being said‚ we will have an emphasis on vocabulary words in our classroom this year. There are several effective vocabulary learning strategies that we will be using in the classroom‚ I encourage you to employ these strategies at home assisting in the reading comprehension and vocabulary development
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Chapter 19 Comprehensive Problem 83 Identify significant tax and non tax issues of concerns that may differ across entity types. Limited Partnership: Tax issues and concerns: Partners will pay taxes on profits they receive from their investments. Tax liability is determined by tax basis base on original investments. In this case Dawn is 30%‚ Linda is 30% and Mike is 40%. Partners need to pay taxes on income whether they receive this income or reinvested back into the business. General or active
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contempt. In these chapters Gladwell observes and explains how much you can find out about a person‚and relationships by watching clips to viewing a room to labeling a marriage. Gladwell gets to experience how marriage can turn from better to worse. Blink introduces us to the power of thin-slicing by doing experiments. Take the Love Lab where physiologist John Gottman has been thin-slicing the way
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MUN Vocabulary 1-Abstain. During a vote on a substantive matter‚ delegates may abstain rather than vote yes or no. This generally signals that a state does not support the resolution being voted on‚ but does not oppose it enough to vote no. 2-Adjourn. All UN or Model UN sessions end with a vote to adjourn. This means that the debate is suspended until the next meeting. This can be a short time (e.g.‚ overnight) or a long time (until next year’s conference). 3-Agenda. The order in which the issues
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