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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Meaningful communication"”.
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Toward meaningful communication: engineering semantics with the geometry of conceptual spaces
… brought about by the fundamental limits of communication imposed by Claude Shannon's information theory. Modern communication systems are able to operate with a rate close to the theoretical channel capacity, meaning we must increase this capacity in order to transmit additional data. This …
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Music therapy: A bridge to communication for familial caregivers of persons with dementia
… persons with dementia often struggle to sustain meaningful communication and reciprocal emotional connection due to the deterioration in functional memory and the resulting diminishment of social-interactive abilities in their loved one. The very personhood of the care recipient is also often …
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AN APPLICATION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING (CLT) APPROACH FOR ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) LEARNERS IN THE ARAB CONTEXT
… some initiatives to enhance the Arab EFL communication skills, represented by introducing the CLT approach to language teaching methods and to new EFL textbooks. Yet, these contributions have not been fruitful enough to the EFL education in the Arab world. The related literature revealed …
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Lured by the Mythic: Pursuit of the Primordial in Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King and Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano
… proposing instead a "return" to (that is, a meaningful communication with) premodern mythic ubiquity--a venture that aids each novel's protagonist in his quest for authentic selfhood.
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The effects of hearing on the development and expression of the self
… himself and others with the sounds that make meaningful communication possible. The major aim of the present study was to determine the impact of the inability to hear on the development and the expression of the self concept in twenty hearing and twenty non hearing adolescents in Virginia. An …
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Learner-generated focus on lexical form during task-based interaction
… have argued that focus on form in the context of meaningful communication may facilitate second language (L2) learning (Long, 1991; Long & Robinson, 1998). Empirical studies have found that focus on form through implicit negative feedback has a favorable effect on learners' L2 development (Doughty …
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Building information : means and methods of communication in design and construction
… is often predicated on the efficacy of communication between the designer and the contractor. I present three models of communication: a linear transmissive model similar to that of Shannon and Weaver, a "speech-circuit" model based on that of Saussure, and a semiotic-constructionist …
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Building parents’ leadership capacity for engagement in the New Orleans education reform landscape
… that parents engage in regular, two-way, meaningful communication with school staff regarding academics and other school activities. While there is an expectation that parents will engage with school staff as equal partners in their child’s education, very few training programs exist to …
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StoryScape : fun technology for supporting learning, language and social engagement through story craft
… persons and 1-in-42 boys. Challenges related to communication form a core characteristic of the ASD condition. Literature suggests the single most important prognostic indicator for young children diagnosed with ASD is communication ability. Yet, engaging children diagnosed with ASD in …
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School, community, home : usuing architecture and urban design in creating an integrated learning environment
… reform efforts are directed toward establishing meaningful communication between these diverse, and often adversarial, components of a child's education. Programmatic initiatives alone, however, will not be enough. While successful as social programs, these strategies fail to address the …
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A Narrative Analysis Using Multiple Case Studies of Nursing Graduates Who Overcame Academic Adversity
… behaviors of caring and compassion was most meaningful. Care, concern, knowing, presence, and empathy were the foundation for meaningful communication. Graduates wanted to be treated fairly but not differently from other students. When there were academic issues, they appreciated practical …
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An activity theory based investigation of communication and connection between family, students, and school
Communication and connection between families, students, and school is a topic that receives wide attention in the research literature. This is justified because close alignment between home and school can have numerous benefits for students, such as providing them with support for their academic …
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Science into action: the challenge of effective knowledge exchange in freshwater biodiversity management
… and use of conservation knowledge and that meaningful communication between stakeholders can potentially overcome it. This thesis hypothesised that ineffective knowledge exchange between conservation stakeholders may contribute to freshwater biodiversity declines. To address this, the …
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Die opvoeding van die mishandelde kind
… Protector of children's rights. Few experienced meaningful relations with adults or a positive perspective on the future. Pertaining to their relationship to God! a god, very few expressed this relationship as a priority. Based on the accumulated findings of the research the following …
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Universal semantic communication
Is meaningful communication possible between two intelligent parties who share no common language or background? We propose that this problem can be rigorously addressed by explicitly focusing on the goals of the communication. We propose a theoretical framework in which we can address when and to …