Education and Modern Languages Universiti Utara Malaysia Corresponding author: sarimah@uum.edu.my 1 ABSTRACT Purpose – This paper is part of a larger study which explored postgraduate students talk around academic texts via Facebook (FB). Our exploration is largely guided by the idea of reading as a social practice. In this paper‚ we specifically focus on the students’ reflections of their online experience of talking around academic texts. Method – The qualitative data used in this paper
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7597 Management 311 - Knowledge Management Short Paper I Tacit Knowledge What is Knowledge? “Knowledge is information that changes something or somebody — either by becoming grounds for actions‚ or by making an individual (or an institution) capable of different or more effective action.” — Peter F. Drucker in The New Realities. There are several types of knowledge‚ but this paper is going to specifically discuss Tacit Knowledge. Tacit knowledge is basically personal knowledge. It is defined as the
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up the concepts of personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Personal knowledge depends on the experiences of a particular individual because everyone is living life differently. On the other hand‚ shared knowledge is the product of more than one individual as it binds different ideas together. Shared knowledge is pretty much a collection of personal knowledge. For example‚ my personal knowledge is that Taylor Swift is the best singer of all time‚ but a shared knowledge would be Taylor Swift is a singer
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Learning new vocabulary is easy. Remembering new vocabulary is much more difficult. This is what my students tell me all the time. Experts who study memory say that we need to hear or see or use a new word at least 50 times before we can actually "own" the word ourselves. So here’s some tips to help you remember the new English words that you learn: Tip #1 Write your new words on sticky notes and put them in prominent places in your house or office - next to the bathroom mirror‚ on the refrigerator
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE WORKER – “THE EPITOME OF SUCCESS” DIVYA MISHRA PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET‚ HAMMOND‚ INDIANA Abstract James Madison said that “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives”. Knowledge is power according to Sir Francis Bacon. It is the most important resource for the organizations to grow. The knowledge resides in the heads of knowledge workers. Knowledgeable workers
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* Knowledge Retention Strategies in Industries * A brief introduction Knowledge management is the systematic process of finding‚ selecting‚ organizing‚ distilling and presenting information. Tacit knowledge is the knowledge we each carry in our heads about how to do things‚ who to call and the lessons learned through experience. Making it explicit is recording in some media that allows another person to use it. The media can be a complex computer database or a piece of paper tacked
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The way of teaching vocabulary Student of bachelor:Z.I.Suvonova (TIRE) Scientific manager:I.I.Ismatullayeva‚ ass. (TIRE) Vocabulary knowledge is significantly related to reading comprehension‚ decoding‚ spelling‚ and school achievement. Luckily for language teachers and language learners‚ not all English words need to be learned. We do not have time to teach all the words‚ nor do we have time to look at many more than a few words in each class. The ultimate aim‚ of course‚ is
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Language Studies‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 2‚ pp. 257-264‚ February 2012 © 2012 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/tpls.2.2.257-264 Vocabulary Recollection through Games Luu Trong Tuan National University of Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam Email: luutrongtuan@vnn.vn Abstract—This research sought to examine whether games influence young learners’ vocabulary recollection in Way Ahead classes at Ngoi Nha Thong Thai Elementary School (The House of Wisdom Elementary School)‚ Vietnam. Two classes
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The Effects of Pictures on Learning Vocabulary Hossein Maskani Hakim Sabzevari University Abstract This research explored the effects of pictures on learning new vocabularies. Learning vocabulary is one of the most important components of any languages and we attempted to represent a way to learn new words more effectively and easily. This study compared the learning words through pictures and paired with translated equivalents. Our experiment on learning and recalling English words shows that there
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Epistemology – The Study of Knowledge Jeff Castro PHI 200 Dr. Akins February 4‚ 2013 Epistemology – The Study of Knowledge The study of knowledge has always been the journey toward truth and understanding. Epistemology deals with the creation and distribution of knowledge in certain areas of inquiry. Humans should be free to gain‚ study and question knowledge and claims without repercussions in any social‚ cultural or religious setting. As we move forward in our understanding of life
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