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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"English-speaking countries"”.
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A survey of employee unionism in the United States Government with comparisons with employee unionism in the central governments of selected english speaking countries
The purpose of this study is to review employee unionism and employee-management relations as they exist in the Federal public service of the United States. Attention is given to the historical development of employee organizations with the record of the Government as an employer as a background. …
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Analyzing Communication Performance: A Comparison of Native-English Speakers and Non-Native English Speakers
… was to research how well native and non-native English speakers proficiently communicated using learned Air Traffic Control (ATC) phraseology, and how well they communicated using plain phraseology. The participants in this study were <a …
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A study of foreign language training in Lancashire companies
… when sixty per cent of British exports go to non-English speaking countries is an appropriate time to consider perceptions about foreign languages and their use in Lancashire companies The research was carried out by sending postal questionnaires to both personnel managers and export managers in …
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Changing Practices in a Developing Country: The Issues of Teaching English in Libyan Higher Education
… study investigates the challenges of teaching English in Libyan Higher Education as the country prepares its young people for living and working in a global environment where the English language is predominant. The investigation finds that there is recognition of the importance of English, but …
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Wage structures and employment outcomes in New Zealand, and their relationship to technological change
… a trend which was especially marked in the English-speaking countries including New Zealand. Various explanations have been advanced, but internationally the most favoured theory is skill-biased technological change, driven by the new information and communication technologies. This thesis …
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Enhancing International Students’ English Proficiency and Cultural Competence in Academic Settings: A Handbook for Teachers
… The majority of these students come from non-English speaking countries with totally different language and cultural backgrounds. Although most of these international students have experienced studying English in their own countries, they may encounter the lack of communicative competence in …
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The Computer Integration Into the Efl Instruction in Indonesia: An Analysis of Two University Instructors in Integrating Computer Technology Into Elf Instruction to Encourage Students' Language Learning Engagement
… technology has been popular for teaching English as a foreign language in non-English speaking countries. This case study explored the way language instructors designed and implemented computer-based instruction so that students are engaged in English language learning. This study explored …
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Adjusting pedagogy to optimise negotiability and interactivity in lessons using the interactive whiteboard an action research study in a primary school
… in primary school classrooms in developed English speaking countries and have more recently been deployed in developing countries such as South Africa. The Western Cape Province in South Africa has rolled out a province-wide IWB programme over the last decade, despite limited local research …
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Andrew Sarris and the Politique des Auteurs (1962-1974): An Assessment and an Analysis
… Briefly, the “auteur theory” (as it is known in English speaking countries.) contends that aesthetically important films are the product of an auteur--an equivalent term to author in a work of literature or composer as<strong> </strong>opposed to conductor in a musical composition--and that that …
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A study on the effect of fulfilling hegemonic masculine norms on men's health across regions
… Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and English speaking countries (United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Great Britain).The masculine constructs used are derived from Mahalik’s (2005) Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory and include risk-taking, dominance, disdain for …
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The use of the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method as a method of valuation within the South African property industry: A critical review
… is a fairly new method and research in other English speaking countries indicated a trend towards the use of the DCF method in preference to the Capitalization method despite an initial hesitance due to the perceived complexity of the method. The aim of this study was therefore to form an …
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Transnationalization of Professional Identities: A Study of Five Vietnamese TESOL Educators
… study in MA and PhD programs at universities in English-speaking countries in order to engage with "key global achievements and international approaches," and through this engagement, transform their professional practices and return to Vietnam to assist their home institutions in "adopting" …
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Essays on the economic effects of human capital investments
… skills. We find a significant positive effect of English-language skills on wages among individuals from the 1990 Census who immigrated to the U.S. as children. We control for non-language effects of age at arrival with immigrants from English-speaking countries. Our estimated effect of …
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Exploring justice in professional mediation : a systemic intervention in Colombia
… ingrained in the mediation literature of the English speaking countries of the western world - in particular, that disputants are primarily concerned with their own private interests, and that mediation should therefore be considered successful if these interests are satisfied. In the …
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Long-Term Western Residents in Japan: Hidden Barriers to Acculturation
… involved interviewing 12 expatriates from English-speaking countries who have been in Japan for at least 10 years. Their acculturation experiences were analyzed, with a particular focus on finding hidden barriers to acculturation. The study concludes that numerous barriers to acculturation …
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International Degree and Post-Diploma Mobility in Information Science
… become a buzzword to stir up migration policy. English speaking countries are highly attractive to scholars in information science, both because English is the lingua franca for information science and because these research environments are often wealthier.
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Hedging in the multidisciplinary postgraduate theses of students in a Ghanaian University
… in writing in Ghana and in other non-native English speaking countries.
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THE ROLE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE LIFE OF AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ABROAD AND ICELAND
The review aims to examine the use of English as a primary medium of instruction for international students studying in Iceland. The literature review focuses on what can be considered academic achievements, psychological well-being and cultural integration at the tertiary level. Furthermore, the …
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La flessibilizzazione del mercato del lavoro italiano, conseguenze economiche ed occupazionali per le giovani coorti
… Flexible and unequal labor markets in the English-speaking countries are opposed to the continental-European ones, where wage differentiation is limited but deregulation has been «at the margins». Notwithstanding the theoretical debate, there is still relatively little empirical …
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Teaching and learning German language and culture in higher education in Britain:problems, challenges and didactical implications. A case study
… example of the developments in German Studies in English-speaking countries. Subsequently, the present study explores learning experiences of a group of thirty-five first year students. It focuses on their previous experiences in learning German, exposure to the target language, motivation, …
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