MAlAY LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES OF VARIOUS ETHNIC STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM ZAMRI MAHAMOD d-zam@ukm.my WAN HAZENAH WAN ISMAIL wanhazenah@yahoo.com ABSTRACT This study was designed to examine language learning strategies (LLS) of students from various ethnic groups in Malaysia for learning the Malay language out of the classroom (OC) based on their performance‚ demographic factors and the four language skills. Data was collected using a self-report questionnaire. The
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Fombrum‚ & Tichy‚ 1981; Wright‚ 1998). Strategy has always been considered a critical success factor in all areas of human activity. This has been a dominant viewpoint in theory and practice‚ not only in business enterprises but also in areas such as military action and diplomacy‚ politics and government‚ personal development and career. In all these areas‚ it is widely recognized that "strategy matters". The argument of course holds for a good strategy‚ appropriate for given conditions‚ which
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Discuss and critically evaluate the most commonly cited characteristics found in successful entrepreneur? There has been extensive research conducted on the characteristics that successful entrepreneurs possess. These attributes vary widely across literature‚ however there are common key traits that are required to achieve any form of success. Frederick et al (2013) suggest entrepreneurs are risk takers‚ optimistic‚ have sound judgement and an ability to manage. While a review of literature
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The Contingency Approach: Y. Y^ -a . . ’ ^ 1 i^-^ .g ^ ‚ The Contingency Its l^oundations and Relevance A poc p r ah to Theory Building and Research in Marketing by Valarie A. Zeithaml Duke University‚ Durham‚ North Carolina‚ P. "Rajan" Varadarajan Texas A&M University‚ and Carl P. Zeithaml University of North Carolina‚ Chapel Hill Introduction During the 1960s‚ management theory and research began to adopt a new orientation‚ one that embodied a remarkably simple concept
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THE INSIDER/OUTSIDE DEBATE IN RELIGION One of the major debate in religious studies is the believers/observers or insiders/outsiders position. The debate is about how the individual position themselves in the study. Often the discussion is put into term of “emic” and “etic”. The outsider’s approach is to produce a completely informative description or productions of sound‚ behavior‚ beliefs. This is the emic or phonemic approach. The insider’s approach is the observer being involved in the activities
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Gladys Moore Week 2 Assignment Public Policy Formation and Implementation-PA582 March 10‚ 2011 In the last two weeks the Dooly County School System is faced with uncertainty in planning for the 2011-2012 school year‚ along with other systems in the state of Georgia. The issue involves one of the latest proposals by Governor Nathan Deal of cutting Georgia Pre-K and Hope Scholarship programs. Governor Deal has proposed these major changes because both programs are paid for with proceeds from
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Consider the three items procured from a single overseas vendor (page 4 of the case). In this analysis you may ignore variability. a. Evaluate the cost of switching to local suppliers‚ i.e. assume that each item is managed independently and ordered from local suppliers. Compute the EOQ and the corresponding total annual cost of the three items. b. Now evaluate the cost of using overseas supplier and placing joint orders for the three items. What is the corresponding total annual cost? Is the EOQ
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Critically evaluate the claim that general cognitive ability (i.e.‚ intelligence) is shaped by environmental factors. The claim that general cognitive ability is shaped by the environment is supported by various psychologists who believe our interactions with our surroundings enable us to develop certain cognitive abilities including intelligence. These abilities can often be influenced by our family environment‚ the type of education in which we receive and various other environmental interactions
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Good for your workers Training has many benefits for your staff They acquire new skills‚ increasing their contribution to the business and building their self-esteem The training they do can take them into other positions within the organisation – positions with better prospects and/or better pay They’re upskilled to do new and different tasks‚ which keeps them motivated and fresh Because they’re being trained on your time‚ they see that you value them enough to invest in them. A good company
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Critically evaluate the role of leaders and managers contributes to employee motivation and engagement within organisations Introduction As Anderson says (2010)‚ organizational success not only requires project managers not only handle projects‚ but also lead employees. Managers and leaders must possess knowledge‚ skills‚ tools‚ and experiences therefore employees will to follow them. For organization‚ to gain and sustain employees can not only create value and high levels of performance‚ but also
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