Lecture 1 How languages are learned? 1. Popular views about language learning. 2. How children learn their first language: a) the behaviorist position; b) the annalist position; c) the “critical” period hypothesis; d) the interactionist position. Every few years new foreign language teaching methods arrive on the scene. New textbooks appear far more frequently. New methods and textbooks may reflect current developments in linguistic/applied linguistic theory or recent pedagogical
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September 2013 Most startups that raise money do it more than once. A typical trajectory might be (1) to get started with a few tens of thousands from something like Y Combinator or individual angels‚ then (2) raise a few hundred thousand to a few million to build the company‚ and then (3) once the company is clearly succeeding‚ raise one or more later rounds to accelerate growth. Reality can be messier. Some companies raise money twice in phase 2. Others skip phase 1 and go straight to phase
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How to write a report‚ essay‚ or thesis at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies HOW TO WRITE A REPORT‚ ESSAY‚ OR THESIS AT THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS STUDIES Requirements and guidelines for structure‚ layout‚ attachments‚ binding‚ referencing‚ and the issue of plagiarism JOHN ROSE Professor The Institute Of Transport and Logistics Studies The University of Sydney AND PETER STOPHER‚ Professor The Institute Of Transport and Logistics Studies The University
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For Faculty W & C Courses Request an Event Contact Us For Consultants Log In Print version Rhetorical Analysis Rhetoric is the study of how writers and speakers use words to influence an audience. A rhetorical analysis is an essay that breaks a work of non-fiction into parts and then explains how the parts work together to create a certain effect—whether to persuade‚ entertain or inform. You can also conduct a rhetorical analysis of a primarily visual argument such
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HOW TO READ A BOOK Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren One reader is better than another in proportion as he is capable of a greater range of activity in reading and exerts more effort. He is better if he demands more of himself and of the text before him. If you remember what an author says‚ you have learned something from reading him. If what he says is true‚ you have even learned something about the world. But whether it is a fact about the book or a fact about the world that you have learned
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Maria Trinidad P. Mahusay Seminar Class T/Th (5:30-7:00) A.B. English – 3 Understanding the Non-Verbal Cues of Communication: ”How to be an Effective Speaker” Summary Communication is a two-way process to communicate but apparently‚ non-verbal communication is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless (mostly visual) cues between people. It is the most secretive and genius type of communication process when a message is a private type
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dining out and eating at home as well. With just a minute reduction of less than 25% in serving sizes‚ the results will be weight loss. (2) Are parties off-limits? Absolutely not! It all comes with planning ahead and making good choices while there. How to get slim is a process of plans. There will always be better choices in food and beverages‚ i.e. water. It might be a good idea to snack before leaving home to take the edge off the appetite. (3) What are you drinking? It is wise to evaluate your
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style of writing. E.E. Cummings‚ a modernist writer‚ saw poetry in this way; his poem “anyone lives in a pretty how town” shows how he believes poetry is the skeleton of our lives and that it brings about new perspective into people’s lives. Cummings was born in 1894 and died in 1962‚ and throughout his writing career he created more than 2‚900 poems. In the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” themes such as a move away from reality‚ alienation and disconnectedness‚ and realistic details are used
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#1 Choosing a career is simple Actually‚ choosing a career is an involved process and you should give it the time it deserves. Career planning is a multi-step process that involves learning enough about yourself and the occupations which you are considering in order to make an informed decision. More: Choosing a Career: The Career Planning Process #2 A career counselor can tell me what occupation to pick A career counselor‚ or any other career development professional‚ can ’t tell you what career
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If I could chose to live in any culture it would be Ancient Egypt. I have always been interested by the Ancient Egyptians and their ability to make pyramids. I find it really interesting how they were able to build pyramids of that size and style‚ especially so early on in human history. It is also interesting how they were able to make the pyramids in such a short amount of time. While it took about twenty years for the Great Pyramid of Giza to be built‚ it often took only ten years for the majority
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