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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"Language barrier."”.
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The impact of the language barrier on the management of multinational companies : a case study and survey, based exploration of the impact of the language barrier on the strategies, policies and systems by which multinational companies manage their subsidaries
… begins with a conceptual model of the way that language diversity affects the strategies, organisation and subsidiary control policies of multinational companies. The model is based solely on the researcher'’ personal experience of working in a variety of international management roles, but in …
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Use of modular web developments to ease the language barrier of Hypertext Processing and Structured Query Language by Jarrell Dwayne Johnson.
… (PHP) Hypertext Processing and Structured Query Language (SQL) in order to improve web-integrated capabilities of events planning, user account management, mass electronic mailing systems, and form and survey creation. Prerequisites to using the modules are reduced to only needing a pre …
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Barriers to Lanuage Acquistion in School-Age Mexican American Children
… American child in the public school is the language barrier. This paper explores the background of this language issue and looks at the causes of failure of Mexican American children in school.</p>
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Perceived Factors that Affect the Performance of Refugee Students in Central Virginia
… students—approximately 2,900 of them as English language learners. The researcher used purposeful sampling to select participants for focus groups. Each focus group—a group of refugee parents who had children in various levels, groups of teachers of refugee students separated by level (elementary …
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Tarpkultūrinė komunikacija slaugoje /
… Results. 90 percent of nurses stated that the language barrier is the biggest issue of intercultural communication in nursing. Total result of the Cultural Sensitivity Scale was 79.51±114. Results of the Cultural Competence Assessment scale was 4.476±14. No statistically significant …
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A Study of the Performance of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students in High School Mathematics on Conceptual Understanding, Procedural Fluency, and Mathematical Reasoning Tasks
… of mathematics becomes more complicated. Many barriers to learning present themselves as deaf students work their way through school and as they go through school, the performance gap between hearing and deaf students begins to grow. This thesis discusses the language barrier as one possible …
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Overcoming language barriers using an information video on spinal anesthesia for cesarean section: implementation and impact on maternal anxiety
… caesarean section, narrated in a patient's first language, reduces anxiety, increases satisfaction, and improves doctor-patient communication if there is a language barrier. In South Africa most doctors speak English, and patients Xhosa, with educational and cultural disparities existing in many …
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Providing Culturally Appropriate Services to Immigrant Children and Families Involved with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services
… care programs. The research identified the language barrier as the major obstacle preventing immigrant children and families from receiving culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
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Strategies to Increase Parental Involvement Among English Language Learners Throughout Elementary School
English language learners have a difficult time becoming a part of the school community while learning the English language. The overarching question of this capstone is how we can increase parent involvement among English Language Learning parents. As educators, we can do our part to ensure that …
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A Qualitative Study of the Social Emotional Needs of Newly Arrived Immigrant Secondary Students in One Texas High School
… findings revealed themes in the areas of: The Language Barrier, Social-Emotional Alienation / Isolation, Needing Peer Assistance, Friendships, and Family. Students expressed a strong need for language support, which would assist in academics and social realms. </p>
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The Effect of Training Design, Work Environment, and Cultural Factors of the Transfer of Training for Korean HRD Professionals
… for the learning and training transfer was the language barrier for most of the trainees. Other work environment and cultural factors affecting the training transfer were also found.
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An investigation of the experiences and meaning of xenophobia at the University of Zululand by international students
… The themes that emerged were inclusive of the language barrier, discrimination, aggression, negative attitude and abuse. Based on the findings of this study, and the evidence from literature the meaning of xenophobia given by non-national students entail a attitude, dislike, fear, difference, …
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Recursos da informação e os cursos de mestrado da área biomédica na Universidade Federal Fluminense
… uses thegreater number of refernce titles. Language barrier exists. Interlibrary loan was stimulated and its dissemination and evalution, as well as the dissemination of MEDLINE were suggested. To study and research, respondents considered the necessity of an exclusive palece into the …
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THE IMPACT OF LABOUR MARKET POLICIES ON INTEGRATION OF RECENT MOVERS IN ITALY
… integration challenges due to factors such as language barrier, cultural set up of the host country, socio-political opinions and limited knowledge of the host country’s geographical set up. In Italy for instance, migrant labourers doubled up comparing the population in the 1990s and today. …
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"She was my voice": Lived Experiences of Refugee Women of Reproductive Age With Interpreters During Resettlement in New Zealand
… Women refugees are less likely to speak the language of their host country, often facing a language barrier as they enter a new environment in which they cannot communicate. As such, they rely on interpreters to help them access healthcare and other essential services. Although interpreters …
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Ethics in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Reviews and Reflections
… categories: informed consent, health literacy, language barrier, and implicit bias. Parental consent is generally required for pediatric care, but there are exceptions encountered in the PED. Although children typically cannot provide consent, soliciting assent respects their autonomy and …
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Investigating the adequacy of support for bilingual learners in further education
… The project also identifies ways of overcoming language barriers that prevents bilingual learners from achieving their educational goals. The project adopts a case study research methodology with some element of action research methodology as the work involves collaborations with tutors, support …
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General Education Teacher Challenges with Teaching English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: A Qualitative Study of 3rd-5th Grade Elementary General Education and ESOL Teachers’ Perceptions
… EL Documents, Lack of Teacher Preparation, Language Barrier and Teaching Reading and Writing. The findings from the study provided insight into the daily struggles of teaching ELs. The knowledge gained from this study is beneficial to teachers, teacher leaders, school and district leaders …
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Yugoslavian immigrant women learning English
… the new society is dependent upon removal of the language barrier and thus learning the English language. My question for this study are as follows: 1) are there cultural or environmental barriers which may inhibit the ability of immigrant women to learn and use English, and 2) are there role …
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The State of Patient Education in the Emergency Department of a Western Canadian Urban Hospital: A Case Study
… the process of patient education such as language barrier, time constraints, and lack of educational materials and equipment in the emergency department. In addition, this research sought suggestions from the healthcare professionals and patients to improve the process of patient …
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