Public Disclosure Authorized WPS5394 Policy Research Working Paper 5394 Public Disclosure Authorized The Economic Consequences of “Brain Drain” of the Best and Brightest Microeconomic Evidence from Five Countries John Gibson David McKenzie Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized The World Bank Development Research Group Finance and Private Sector Development Team August 2010 Policy Research Working Paper 5394 Abstract Brain drain has long been a common
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TECHNICAL ENGLISH AND GENERAL ENGLISH Introduction English today has become more than the Lingua Franca of the masses. It has become the lifeline. The call of the hour is for the academia to well-equip itself with the most competent language skills. Only then can suitable help be extended to the beneficiaries‚ the students. My paper will focus on the nature of General and Technical English today. It will also attempt to show how Technical English and General English can be made more student-centric
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1. TEN GREAT LOW-COST TEACHING TOOLS Educational material created by Prof. Alejandra Masís Artavia‚ 2011. 2. INTRODUCTION This presentation’s aim is to provide teachers with ten low-cost teaching tools. Moreover‚ it seeks to explain the importance of using these tools and how they can be used in several ways‚ as Kevin McCaughey states in his article. 3. Tool 1: Scissors (and scratch paper)Importance of using scissors: they transform a single piece of scratch paper into 10‚ 20‚ and even 50 paper
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Susan Tkatch California State University‚ San Bernardino Abstract Special education teachers in today’s workplace are experiencing stress and burnout more than ever. Teacher burnout is one of the major causes special education teachers leave the profession or find employment in other education fields. This article suggests that special education teachers experience more teacher burnout compared to general education teachers within the first five years
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Throughout American history‚ there has been a steady decline in voter turnout. Not only has this been "humiliating" for the United States‚ low voter turnout has been and always will be a threat to American Democracy. The concept of democracy is dependent on citizens actively participating in elections and voting to select representatives for public office. The government cannot be representative of the people‚ unless the people elect its representatives. Voter turnout is a major indicator of how
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1 Cardiovascular Disorders Case Study 1 Heart Failure Diffi culty: Beginning Setting: Emergency department‚ hospital Index Words: heart failure (HF)‚ cardiomyopathy‚ volume overload‚ quality of life Scenario M.G.‚ a “frequent fl ier‚” is admitted to the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF). She was discharged from the hospital 10 days ago and comes in today stating‚ “I just had to come to the hospital today because I can’t catch my breath and my legs are as big
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What are stylistic devices? In literature and writing‚ a figure of speech (also called stylistic device or rhetorical device) is the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary meaning‚ idea‚ or feeling. Sometimes a word diverges from its normal meaning‚ or a phrase has a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it. Examples are metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification. Stylistic devices often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. Alliteration
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Department of State‚ The United States Embassy Ottawa & Fulbright Canada PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Youth Ambassadors Program with Canada is a three week exchange designed for Canadians to go to the U.S.A. Conducted in the English language‚ the program brings together high school students and adult mentors from Canada to promote mutual understanding‚ increase leadership skills‚ and prepare youth to make a difference in their communities. Program themes include: civic education‚ community service‚ youth
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GRADE 12 GRAAD 12 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P3 NOVEMBER 2010 MEMORANDUM MARKS: 100 This memorandum consists of 9 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over English First Additional Language/P3 2 NSC – Memorandum DBE/November 2010 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION This memorandum must be used together with the attached English FAL assessment rubrics for SECTIONS A‚ B and C. SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTION 1 Instructions to Markers: • • • • Candidates are
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Learning Outcomes: By the end of this chapter students should be able to: i. define workplace communication ii. differentiate the different channels of communication iii. synthesize information from different sources What is professional communication? Communication is a “process of exchanging ideas‚ opinions and as a means for individuals and organisations to share meaning with one another” (Koneru‚ 2008)
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