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Rekayasa, 2014 This activity was conducted in order to explain the importance and purpose and benefits of the preparation of teaching materials based on the enrichment of the Arabic language and character education curriculum in 2013, describes the steps the ...
Zukhaira Zukhaira +1 more
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Exploring Acoustic Overlap in Second Language Vowel Productions
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the alignment of vowel categories between second language (L2) learners and first language (L1) speakers of the target language, as well as potential overlaps between adjacent vowels in terms of formant frequencies and duration.
Georgios P. Georgiou, Elena Savva
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is well‐known that adults vary to an important extent with regard to L2 learning outcomes. One apparent reason is the degree of exposure to the target language. Furthermore, it has been suggested that adult learning is more affected by social and psychological variables than in younger learners.
Marco Bril +2 more
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The Languaging of Research: Ecological Perspectives on Researcher Praxis
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reports a qualitative study that explored researcher thinking and practice (i.e., praxis) regarding the language dimension of doing research (i.e., researching multilingually). The study drew on a large interdisciplinary research project which explicitly foregrounded language considerations and problematised the languaging of ...
Susan Dawson, Richard Fay, Jane Andrews
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A Conversation With David Bellhouse
International Statistical Review, EarlyView.Summary David Richard Bellhouse was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 19 July 1948. He studied actuarial mathematics and statistics at the University of Manitoba (BA, 1970; MA, 1972) and completed his PhD at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in 1975. After being an Assistant Professor for 1 year at his alma mater, he joined the University of Western ...
Christian Genest
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Independence or Development?: An Overview of TurkeyÃs Foreign Language Education Policies [PDF]
Many countries have long had two sorts of interests; on the one hand, they have had to remain independent via protecting and promoting their official languages as a powerful symbol of their identities, and on the other hand, they have had to enable ...
Hulya Bartu
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The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus
International Statistical Review, EarlyView.Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
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Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate the effect of ethnic diversity on occupational choices, particularly in care‐oriented occupations which are scarce in many high‐income countries. We use administrative data of all students in Switzerland to study two diversity dimensions: ethnic fractionalization and ethnic polarization.
Damiano Pregaldini +2 more
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International Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.Abstract Alongside their continuing growth in the popularity, both practice research in creative disciplines and arts‐based methods in research in the social sciences have histories now spanning several decades. In doctoral education, art and design education research sits within and across two distinct fields – the art and design doctorate and the ...
Sian Vaughan
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Saudi Women's Experiences of Sexual and Relational Changes During the Menopause Transition
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives This study aims to understand Saudi women's experiences of sexual and relational changes during the menopause transition. Design A qualitative, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study. Methods Sixteen Saudi women aged 45–57 who had experienced natural menopause transition were purposively selected and interviewed using semi ...
Samar Alotaibi +2 more
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