practice sessions. We specialize in practical methodology and NOT theory. Sessions are enthusiastic‚ dynamic‚ energetic and filled with humour.” (CIE Website‚ 2007) These are the interest-arousing words of Harry Cotton found printed on the CIE website. Dr. Cotton is a pioneer in the field of advanced TESOL methodology and language acquisition. The techniques taught in the CIE TESOL course are based on his research into language acquisition methodology and represents the methods that are proven and
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Ray Bradbury’s “There will come Soft Rains” tells the story of a house who begins to stir and wake but not a traditional sense. The house lacks of human voices. The house is automated who tells the inhabitants the time of the day and their upcoming activities. The house voice is clearly for someone‚ but no one is present to listen. The house is the only house standing in the surrounding area. Even though nobody appears to be living in the house‚ the house’s automated voice still continues to do its
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1.7 Research Methodology 1.7.1 Research design Researchers‚ at least of the social persuasion‚ have long agreed that qualitative data can enhance quantitative data and also lead to a better understanding of the strengths of a given program (Plewis and Mason 2005).This thesis will therefore‚ employ both qualitative and quantitative methods to improve the validity of the research results (Alasuutari‚ 2010). Through mixed method research‚ which has developed to become a third major research approach
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Inc. Hittleman‚ D.R. & Simon‚ A.J. (2008). Interpreting educational research: An introduction for consumers of research (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Prentice-Hall/Merill. B. Electronic Sources Anonymous (2008). Research methodology. Retrieved from http://www.experiment-resources.com/research-methodology.html Baba‚ N.M. (2008). Meaning of educational research. In Introduction to Basic Research concepts. (Lecture 2). Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/7089906/Lecture-2-Meaning-of-Educational-Research
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Fundamentals of Research Methodology PSYCH540 February 25‚ 2011 Fundamentals of Research Methodology In the world individual are living today‚ information and‚ research are easy to gain through many sources. Just by a touch of a button individual can gain access to studies and investigate any given topic. Scientific method‚ on the other hand it is hard to study psychology. In this paper I am going to discuss science of psychology‚ also explain the scientific method‚ distinguish between
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http://www.euromonitor.com/Soft_Drinks_in_India Executive summary Soft Drinks Bounces Back After a somewhat subdued performance in 2006 due to a recurrence of the pesticides controversy‚ soft drinks sales bounced back strongly to record double-digit volume growth in 2007. With carbonates growth back on a positive upward curve alongside burgeoning sales of fruit/vegetable juice and bottles water‚ soft drinks showed impressive growth in 2007. Off-trade volumes grew slightly faster than on-trade
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sell Coke through interactive vending machines. Over the last three years‚ the soft-drinking giants have watched their earnings erode as they waged a price war in supermarkets. Vending machines have remained largely untouched by the discounting. Sales of soft drinks from vending machines have risen steadily over the last few years‚ though most sales still take place in supermarkets. Last year‚ about 11.9 percent of soft-drink sales worldwide were from vending machines. Vending machines require low
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sugar-sweetened soft drinks compared to other Australians (72 per cent versus 50 per cent) and consumed significantly larger amounts (249 ml versus 128 ml per day) (Food Standards Australia New Zealand 2003a). The 2004 SPANS survey of children in Years 6–10 in NSW found consumption of soft drinks to be lowest among students of Asian background and highest among boys of Southern European and Middle Eastern background (Booth et al. 2006). Gender Fewer girls than boys consume soft drink in Australia
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by Joseph Nye in his 2004 book‚ “Soft power”. This essay will delve into the effectiveness of Nye’s concept of “soft power” in 21st century international relations‚ highlighting the cases of its use in the process. According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ power is defined as “The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events.” However in international relations the concept of “power” has been split into three; hard power‚ soft power‚ and smart power. Before we
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Definition of Research Research in common parlance refers to a search for knowledge. Once can also define research as a scientific and systematic search for pertinent information on a specific topic. In fact‚ research is an art of scientific investigation. The Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English lays down the meaning of research as “a careful investigation or inquiry especially through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge.” Define Business Research Business research is the
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