CMC in Language Learning and Teaching Chen Y. H. (2005‚ March). Computer mediated communication: The use of CMC to develop EFL learners’ communicative competence. Asian EFL Journal‚ 7 (1). Retrieve November 09‚ 2007 from http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/march_05_yhc.php Chen’s purpose in this article is to suggest the integration of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) into EFL learning in order to promote learners’ linguistic and pragmatic competence. She first bring out the failure of
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* [1900:] Maxwelton‚ the estate of a family of rank‚ is beautifully situated on the banks of the valley of the Cairn‚ in Dumfriesshire; and there is the scene of the song. Sir Robert Laurie‚ the first Baronet of the Maxwelton family - so created in 1685 - by his second wife‚ Jean‚ a daughter of Riddell of Minto‚ had three sons and four daughters‚ of whom Annie‚ the youngest‚ was much celebrated for her beauty. She made a conquest of William Douglas of Fingland‚ a cadet of the Queensberry family
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Abstract The present article reviews contemporary literature on the related factors and interventions for adolescent girls with eating disorders. The incidence of eating disorders continues to rise amongst adolescent girls yet an effective intervention still fails to exist. Contemporary research links the sociocultural‚ biological‚ and physiological factors that put adolescent girls at such a high risk for the development of eating disorders. However‚ a gap in the literature remains in terms of what
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of Career Development in Improving Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Development Robert C. Merchant‚ Jr. Abstract Today’s employees are more career conscious then ever. They are demanding more in terms of personal growth and development. Organizations that fail to allow employees to meet their individual needs will be losing valued employees. This paper will examine the role and importance of Career Development Programs in developing and retaining employees. A Career Development Program seeks
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B. Age Some researches highlighted that demographic variables have certain influences on the purchase decision (Puelles et al.‚ 1997; Burton et al.‚ 1998; and Ronjan‚ 2003). Like in the studies made by Javier‚ Cataluna‚ Navarro-Garcia‚ Phau (1999)‚ Rui Huang‚ Jeffrey‚ Villas Boas‚ (2006)‚ Rani (2009)‚ Ioan (2009) and Jones (2010)‚ shows that one demographic variable that greatly influence repurchasing decisions is age. Researchers cluster the respondents by age in order to know what ages in the
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“The business of fashion is just not about pretty clothes and petite models; rather‚ it’s a multi-dimensional industry involving contribution to the bigger picture” (Usama Hamayun‚ 2012). “Before blogging‚ fashion editors of mainstream newspaper supplements and fashion magazines were the last word on designer collections‚ but now bloggers and tweeters comment of fashion shows as they happen often posting photos of collections right from the runway‚ making them accessible to a much wider audience
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and shows how Mohan got involved in the affairs of the village and how later it brings a change of heart and makes him come back and settle down in India. The movie is a slice of life but holds a lot of message for training and development. The movie argues for: do-it-yourself ‘Development’‚ take ‘Responsibility’ and about individual empowerment. It has multiple messages not just for NRIs to return home and work towards making difference‚ but also of how one determined person can transform a community
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Tutorial PHP Tutorial PHP is a powerful server-side scripting language for creating dynamic and interactive websites. PHP is the widely-used‚ free‚ and efficient alternative to competitors such as Microsoft ’s ASP. PHP is perfectly suited for Web development and can be embedded directly into the HTML code. The PHP syntax is very similar to Perl and C. PHP is often used together with Apache (web server) on various operating systems. It also supports ISAPI and can be used with Microsoft ’s IIS on Windows
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Critical Thinking: A Literature Review Research Report Emily R. Lai June 2011 CRITICAL THINKING 1 About Pearson Pearson‚ the global leader in education and education technology‚ provides innovative print and digital education materials for pre-K through college‚ student information systems and learning management systems‚ teacher licensure testing‚ teacher professional development‚ career certification programs‚ and testing and assessment products that set the standard for the industry. Pearson’s
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in terms of diversity. Upper management is predominately white male‚ while the worker population is predominately female. This is added to with the diversity in race among the workers. This divide could potentially be problematic for the company. Literature on the subject of diversity in the workplace and how it can be handled‚ revealed statistics on diversity and suggestions for how to handle it. The growth in diversity is continually on the rise. Today‚ one in four people in this country belong
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