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    style of parenting has gained the attention of many parents in Asian countries. This authoritative style of parenting began in the Asian country of China. The whole idea of Confucian parenting is based on Confucianism‚ which is a culture based on proverbs and teachings of their leader‚ Confucius. Traditional Chinese and Confucius culture emphasizes strong interdependent relationship between parents and children. The traditional belief [of Confucian parenting] is that if parents assist children with

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    Shahira: Oh my goodness‚ I only managed to get 40 marks in my English test. How can I improve my English? It’s very difficult‚ especially those tenses that make me very confused. Syafiqah : I agree with you. I also got low marks in my English test. Please help us‚ Fang Qing and Ravitra. Fang Qing : Actually‚ learning English is not as difficult as you think. Don’t be disappointed. I’ll help you since you need my assistance right now. You’ve got to commit

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    My grammar was not perfect in the first place and I find it difficult to find the right vocabulary to use. I would blame it on my lack of reading. Other than me‚ the rest of my friends are also facing the same problem in learning English. A proverb goes ‘if there is a will‚ there would be a way ‘. There are many ways to improve one’s English. We have tried several ways on improving our English. One of it to write or communicate. Try to find discussion forums from the web about things that you

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    linguistic‚ like collocations and idioms‚ whereas other factors may be extra-linguistic like the pragmatic equivalence. Having in mind all the above mentioned‚ Macedonian translators are facing with situations where they

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    Back in 1424 Leonardo Bruni stated that ‘’…the words mean one thing‚ the sense is another ’’ (Robinson‚ 2002 : 58) but he has not been the first one who argued that the literal translation rarely worked. In fact‚ the dichotomy between word-for-word and sense-for-sense translation has existed for milleniums. Cicero and Horace were the first theorists who made a difference between the two approaches back in the first century BC and nowadays the widest spread one is the sense-for-sense translation

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    the diversity of their structural types. It is known that the verb is endowed with the richest grammatical categories in the system of the parts of speech. The same grammatical features pass from the verb to verbal idioms. Becoming a component of an idiom‚ the verb endows its idiom with its grammatical and functional characteristic features. The classification system of phraseological units suggested by Professor A.V. Koonin is the latest outstanding achievement in the Russian theory of phraseology

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    “Ethnocentrism is the view that one particular ethnic group is somehow superior to all others. The word ethnocentrism derives from the Greek word ethnos‚ meaning “nation” or “people‚” and the English word center. A common idiom for ethnocentrism is “tunnel vision.” In this context‚ ethnocentrism is the view that a particular ethnic group’s system of beliefs and values is morally superior to all others”

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    Ethnoaesthetics: Beauty and the Shona Proverb by Kudzai Matereke Lecturer‚ Great Zimbabwe University; Ph.D. Candidate‚ University of New South Wales‚ Australia kudzaimatereke@yahoo.co.uk & Jacob Mapara Lecturer‚ Great Zimbabwe University; Ph.D. Candidate‚ University of South Africa jacomapara@yahoo.co.uk Abstract This paper seeks to examine how the Shona traditional society conceptualised beauty; drawing from the meaning and content of the Shona proverb‚ suggesting that traditional society

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    Education in Malaysia is an on-going effort towards further developing the potential of individuals in a holistic and integrated manner‚ so as to generate individuals who are intellectually‚ spiritually‚ emotionally and physically balanced and harmonious‚ based on the belief and devotion to God. An effort is designed to yield Malaysian citizens who are knowledgeable and competent‚ who possess high moral standards‚ and who are responsible and capable of achieving a high level of personal well-being

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    IPEM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL & COLLEGE‚ ALLAHABAD CLASS – I HOLIDAY HOME WORK 2013 English Language English Literature Mathematics Science Moral Science Art/Craft Hindi Computer General Knowledge Learn all the work done in class work copy and book. Learn all the work done in class work copy. - Reading of Ls – Lunch Time - Learn the difficult words from the Ch. Lunch Time and Poem – Silly Willy - Learn Poem – Silly Willy Complete the exercises in the book. - Pg No. 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 14‚ 15‚ 24‚ 25‚ 26

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