References: Alptekin‚ C. (1996). Target-language Culture in EFL materials. In T. Hedge‚ & N. Whitney (Eds.)‚ Power‚ pedagogy and practice (pp. 53-61). Oxford: Oxford University Press Alptekin‚ C. (2002). Towards intercultural communicative competence. ELT Journal‚ 56(1)‚ 57-64 Bennett‚ M. J. (1993). How not to be a fluent fool: Understanding the cultural dimension
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In this case‚ upward and lateral influences are used as preferent power tactics by influence direction. Firstly‚ rasional persuasion is presenting logical arguments and factual evidence to demonstrate that a request is reasonable. For example‚ An employee informs to her superior about her performance and achievement as a reason for her to get a promotion in job. Secondly‚ consultation is increasing the target’s motivation and support by involving him or her in deciding how the plan or change will
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Case Analysis for Ford Motor Company Group 3 Elina Cordon Sanya Ith Karen Palmer Aydely Santiago-Taiman Table of Contents Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………...1 I. Executive Summary……………………………………………………………..2 II. Introduction……………………………………………………………………...3 III. Issues………………………………………………………………………….....4 IV. External Audit…………………………………………………………………...4 Opportunities…………………………………………………………....4 Threats…………………………………………………………………..5 V. Internal Audit…………………………………………………………………….6 Strengths………………………………………………………………
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The legitimacy crisis that occurred within the police in the 1960s was a result of the injustice that minorities experienced at the hands of the police. Often times beaten and brutalized by the police‚ African Americans started demanding equal rights and wanted discrimination based on color to stop. Protests and marches were organized to bring attention to the mistreatment they were receiving. White police would show up to try to contain and monitor these protests that often ended in riots. Protests
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Paper downloaded from www.wcaanet.org/events/webinar as part of the EASA / ABA / AAA / CASCA webinar 2013 Political Economies of Language: Power‚ Epistemology and the Representation of Research by Alexandra Jaffe Both sets of questions raised in this virtual seminar make the important point that the political economy involved in how we conduct‚ and then represent our ethnographic practice has both linguistic and epistemological dimensions. With this in mind‚ I take a critical look at linguistic
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ideals that lie at the heart of our strength and unity as a great and as aa free people”. Nixon and Gerald Ford both share the same views on this and other things. But they also have many differences. Nixon and Ford are alike but different by‚ wanting to keep the main focus on America and its people‚ only one has the power to act‚ and both have hopes for the country and each other. Both Nixon and Ford share the same thoughts throughout their presidencies. They both want to focus on the United States at
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Ford Family Gets More Control Ford Motor Co.’s $10 billion recapitalization plan to increase shareholder value does little to increase the value of the company‚ but does cement the Ford family’s power base‚ according to critics of the plan. TIAA-CREF‚ a New York City financial services firm‚ owns 8.4 million shares of Ford stock‚ and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers)‚ which has 6.5 million shares‚ have already said they will vote against the plan. Ford has about 1
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concern. Politics & Power: • Any discussion of politics revolves around power some even say politics is the struggle power. What is Power? ➢ It is being able physically‚ intellectually‚ or both to achieve what one wants. ➢ The ability to cause others to do what one desires thru threats; sanctions or coercions Power: • Structuralist view of power: relationship between two or more actors. winner or loser: strong or weak‚ rich or poor. • Functionalist View of Power: ability to get things
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[Title] Reading the article Happy" by Pharrell Williams: Why This Song Has Grabbed The Nation by Eamon Ford we can see his interest in a phenomenon he presents to us‚ analyzing and feeding information to us. A part that stands out in the beginning of this is his justification of writhing this article‚ "the crowd at the World Indoor Bowls Championship in Great Yarmouth clapping and grooving along" his writing from that sentence displays that it’s a song many people enjoy and from many age groups
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Organizational Behavior Power & Politics Professor Dr. AAhad M. Osman-Gani‚ MBA‚ MA‚ PhD (USA) Director‚ Graduate School of Management Power Power refers to a capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B‚ so that B acts in accordance with A’s wishes. Power may exist but not be used. Probably the most important aspect of power is that it is a function of dependency. A person can have power over you only if he or she controls something you desire. 13-2 Power and Dependence Person
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