ISSN 1798-4769 Journal of Language Teaching and Research‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 5‚ pp. 977-988‚ September 2011 © 2011 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/jltr.2.5.977-988 A Study of Factors Affecting EFL Learners ’ English Listening Comprehension and the Strategies for Improvement Abbas Pourhossein Gilakjani School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Malaysia Email: abbas.pouhossein@yahoo.com Mohammad Reza Ahmadi School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains
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A STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES OF MOTHERS IN THE PHILIPPINES Santos‚ Samuel Edelson Pingol‚ Aaron Paul Villanueva‚ Lovely Ann Bermas‚ Mhelrick Andrew Brecia‚ Froyland Miguel Faustino‚ Donald Bulacan State University BSECE 2A Introduction Every day‚ as many as 4‚000 infants and young children die worldwide because they are not breastfed. According to UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)‚ it is because their mothers are not empowered with adequate knowledge about
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Factors Affecting Alcohol Abuse and Addiction among Teens in the US Name University Course Tutor Date Factors Affecting Alcohol abuse and addiction Among Teens in the US Alcohol abuse and addiction has become a very rampant phenomenon among the youths in the US especially in the recent past. Many youthful individuals in the US consume alcohol‚ this being despite the fact that the minimum legal age of drinking age has been set at 21 (Shaffer‚ LaPlante‚ & Nelson‚ 2012). Alcohol abuse
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Factors affecting the choice of course of young graduates of secondary level INTRODUCTION Career choice is a complex decision for since it determines the kind of profession that they intend to pursue in life. As student try to make career choice while in secondary school‚ they face problem matching their career choices with their abilities and school performance. However‚ studies indicate that most students enter into careers that are totally different from ones they choose while in secondary
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St. Thomas More Academy‚ Inc. High School Department Molino III‚ Bacoor City‚ Cavite Factors Affecting Academic Failure Among High School Students of St. Thomas More Academy 2012-2013 Zarah Abigail L. Hernando Christian Dale C. Martagon John Bon Oliver V. Reyes Majella Marie S.D Miguel John Rene S.G Masuba Liezel Ann D. Deslate Jason Paolo D. Dumon Crisbie G. Villondo IV - St. Rita of Cascia Chapter I The problem and its background Introduction Education makes a man perfect. Everyone
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CONTENT Introduction Basic of wage survey‚ Compensation & Benefits Reason behind wage survey Different Factors of Industrial Environment 1. External Environment 2. Internal Environment Compatible market Analysis Method Survey Methodology 1. Primary Data 2. Secondary Data 3. Type of Sampling 4. No. Of Respondents Analysis of the collected Data Conclusion Recommendation & Suggestion Limitation of the study and future scope Introduction Salary Surveys are tools used
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in United States can be applied to the construction industry in Thailand‚ so as to improve the procedure used by Thai contractor. Salama et al. (2009) conducted a questionnaire survey in Dubai high-rise Building projects. They identified 23 factors for time & cost variation. Out of which‚ design changes‚ slow progress with respect to the schedule‚ fast track projects‚ the requirement are not well defined and explained for the design and scarcity of specialized subcontractor are the most common
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consumer behaviour to branded coffee shops. The findings concluded that most respondents visit coffee shops with friends‚ with locally branded coffee shops the preferred choice. Consumer motivations to branded coffee shops are most influenced by three factors: past experience/ familiarity; convenience of location/travel; and friends and family. With friendly staff‚ high quality of coffee and food‚ good atmosphere and good reputation the most important aspects for branded coffee shops. Recent exposure of
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Wage dispute‚ anxieties and tensions caused by world war 11‚ recent migrants and new kind of cultural contracts‚ new expectations‚ unemployment‚ rising prices‚ and falling wage and growing black consciousness the West Indian influence and racial tension. These are the factors that contribute to the unrest of the 1930s and 1940s. The West Indian influence caused a questioning of the social system in the Bahamas. At the early part of the 20th century hundreds of West Idian were brought in the Bahamas
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What is the Elasticity of Demand? * Price elasticity of demand describes how much a change in price will affect the level of demand for a certain product or service. If a certain good or service has high price elasticity‚ demand will tend to fall quickly if the price of the good or service increases and demand will increase quickly if the price of the good or service falls. On the other hand‚ for goods and services with low price elasticity‚ an increase in price will cause a relatively small
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