Applied Linguistics and the Identification of Real-World Problems: An Exploration into Needs Analysis Aaron Roach November 27‚ 2012 Introduction: Brumfit (1995) defines applied linguistics as “the theoretical and empirical investigation of real-world problems in which language is a central issue” (Brumfit‚ 1995‚ p. 27). This view of applied linguistics is demonstrated in Rebeca Jasso-Aguilar’s ‘A case study of Waikiki hotel maids’ (2005). In her enquiry‚ Jasso-Aguilar
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Google‚ along with many other companies‚ are working on self-driving cars. These cars are currently in a testing phase and not ready for release to the general public. Google claims these cars will do numerous things such as making the roads safer and decreasing the space needed for parking. However‚ as there always are when a new technology such as this is released‚ many people are expressing their doubts. Are these cars truly safe? Or will they increase the danger on the roads? People have a right
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Personal Theory Paper Evie Kuhn Liberty University Abstract This paper is the development of my personal theory on Christian Counseling. I use many scriptural references to support my beliefs and stress the importance of gaining wisdom and knowledge from the bible. It incorporates all of the presentations‚ readings‚ and critiques I did at Liberty University’s Theology and Spirituality in counseling course. I talk about how I integrate Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality into my Christian
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Personal Planning Paper Time Analysis Conducting a time analysis was a pretty eye opening experience for me. I analyzed my time from Saturday 6/15 through Friday 6/21. As a family man‚ the fact that I spend a great deal of my time‚ over half‚ during the course of a week working and sleeping is somewhat unsettling (see Figure 1 – Weekly Time Analysis). I spend an average of 55 hours per week working‚ a minimum of 11 hours each day‚ 5 days a week. I slept approximately 5-6 hours per night
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Haley Paulson Personal Narrative Paper It was a beautiful day in Plymouth‚ Minnesota. The smell of summer was in the air and the grass was greener than ever. The birds were chirping and the trees were swaying in the sweet summer breeze. The sunshine is streaming through the cloudless skies... and Anna is smacked down by an offender! The offender‚ the meanest and biggest girl on the Plymouth soccer team definitely knows how to play dirty and get away with it. I call her Four‚ which was her number
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advisory and road condition monitoring. To enable such services‚ the smartphones’ GPS‚ accelerometer and gyro sensors have been widely used. On the contrary‚ smartphone cameras‚ despite being very powerful sensors‚ have largely been neglected. In this paper‚ we introduce a collaborative sensing platform that exploits To demonstrate the potential of this platform‚ we propose several services that it can support‚ and prototype SignalGuru‚ a novel service that leverages windshield-mounted smartphones and
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practice to make a difference in the lives of others. This class marks the beginning of my path to a hopefully long and influential career in the field of social work. This course has presented opportunities and challenges to raise a level of awareness of self that I did not realize I possessed. I have and will continue to use this discernment to relate and understand others. Prior to this semester‚ I did not fully grasp how each of these exercises‚ experiences‚ and interactions would correlate and influence
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Theological Explorations Test 3 Essay Theologians undertake the act of faith seeking understanding to understand things all around them. This is because theology itself is one big mystery‚ an infinite reality that does not come with a clear-cut solution. The more someone uncovers regarding theology it becomes more mysterious‚ unlike a problem where typically the end is when an answer is found. Anselm had the initial idea for “faith seeking understanding” back in the 11th century. This is a phrase
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Personal Growth Paper Pt. 2 At the beginning of the semester I would have never thought that I would learn as much has I have about the different diversity groups we have in this country. There are many things we talked about this semester that I have never even heard of before. Coming to the end of this semester I can say that I have learned so much and have a completely new understanding of prejudice on the different diversity groups we have in the US. When we first started the semester we
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Self-evaluation journal Writing Skills/ APA format During the past two and half years at University of South Alabama‚ I took several writing courses. When I first started the Master program‚ I was very afraid because I always had a weakness of writing papers. I can honestly since starting the program and having understanding professors that gave perfect feedback‚ I am a little more confident in writing papers. Even though at times it still hard for me to gather information to write a paper.
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