ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND LAW‚ DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH INVESTIGATING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE OF EFL STUDENTS: THE CASE OF ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL IN ADAMA By KORIE SHANKULIE Advisor: HAILELEUL ZELEKE (PHD) JUNE 2012 INVESTIGATING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE OF EFL STUDENTS: THE CASE OF St. JOSEPH SCHOOL IN ADAMA By Korie Shankulie A Thesis Submitted to
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PESTEL ANALYSIS Political * The public spending on infrastructure is expected to decrease in many developed countries. Major part of this spending will be directed to the civil infrastructure due to the increasing concerns about sustainability. Investments in power station replacements‚ wind farms‚ waste management assets and other green initiatives will increase (The Economist 2010; Balfour Beatty‚ 2012). * Since governments in the emerging countries‚ especially in India‚ China and Brazil
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Music may be defined romantically as `the food of love ’ (Shakespeare) or more prosaically as `sound with particular characteristics ’ (Wikipedia)‚ but it is undeniably a `vibrant artform ’ (Arts Council England) and one which touches more people‚ in more ways‚ than any other art form. In commercial terms‚ music certainly generates a higher market value than the other arts‚ although a comprehensive market size for music in all its manifestations is impossible to calculate. Key Note has put a value
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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS REPORT THE AUSTRALIAN WINE INDUSTRY ‘The Boutique Producer’ by 4 students (anonymous) Executive Summary This report provides an overview of the Australian Wine Industry using Porter’s Five Forces industry analysis framework and seeks to provide recommendations based on the impact of the forces for a start up boutique producer. Through the use of Porters framework and the application of economic theory‚ the report will provide detailed insight into the
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The OIL INDUSTRY includes the global processes of exploration‚ extraction‚ refining‚ transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines)‚ and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products‚ including pharmaceuticals‚ solvents‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ and plastics. The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream‚ midstream and downstream. Midstream operations
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The Motorcycle Industry Definition Motorcycles fall into the category called Recreational Vehicle‚ Motorcycle and Boat Retail Industry. These are companies that retail recreational vehicles‚ boats‚ motorcycles‚ jet skis‚ and/or related accessories. In Hoover’s classification‚ based on the North American Industry Classifications System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system‚ motorcycles fall under a smaller subcategory called Motorcycle‚ ATV‚ and Personal
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and lived much of my life in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a home for multiple ethnic groups of people with different languages and dilex. I come from Amhara and Tigre Tribes who are known to be living in the northern part of Ethiopia. The weather in ethiopia is very nice‚ the temperature usually is about 70 degrees. The bright yellow sun would be shining in the clear blue sky ten moth out of the year‚ followed up with two month of rain. For majority of the people life in Ethiopia is a struggle and at times
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Industry Clustering using the Value Chain Approach Transforming Relationships to Increase Competitiveness and Focus on End Markets Undersecretary Merly M. Cruz DTI-Regional Operations Dev’t Group 12 March 2012 OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION I Introduction (Concept‚ Legal Basis) II Value Chain as a Tool III Industrial Governance Framework IV National Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project (NICCEP) V Sample Application (Coco Coir & Peat) Industry Clusters are groups of competing
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Paint Industry in India The Indian paint industry is valued at Rs 26‚000 crore by to AC Nielsen with 70 per cent of it being decorative paints and the remaining 30 per cent being industrial. The per capita paint consumption has been estimated to be 2.57 kgs. The size of the industry is 3.1 million tonnes with decorative paints being 2.4 million tonnes and industrial paints being 0.7 million tonnes in volume terms. The Indian paint industry is growing at a double digit rate for several years now
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the chain saw industry and why? The five forces that that are important for an industry and companies involved are a) Competition b) Buyers c) Substitutes d) Suppliers and e) Compliments. The Chainsaw industry is segmented by customer bases namely professionals‚ farmer and casual users. These customer segments are differentiated by the cubic-inch displacements. Pro users require 4.5 or greater‚ farmers require 2.7 – 4.5 inches and casual users require about 2.7 inches. The industry is also segment
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