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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Private supplementary education is burgeoning worldwide, and over 25% of English children have received private tutoring. The neoliberalisation of education and parents' responsibilisation for children's attainment have driven market growth, but not all can afford to participate.
Sarah L. Holloway +2 more
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Bilingualism: Theoretical perspectives of language diversity
South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 1992 Bilingualism and second language acquisition are discussed with reference to different theoretical perspectives. An integrated definition of bilingualism is provided and concepts underlying second language acquisition are presented.
Carlin L. Stobbart
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The impact of bilingualism on executive functions and working memory in young adults
bioRxiv, 2018 A bilingual advantage in a form of a better performance of bilinguals in tasks tapping into executive function abilities has been reported repeatedly in the literature. However, recent research defends that this advantage does not stem from bilingualism,
Eneko Antón +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Environmental literacy and global citizenship education (GCE) are necessary to the development of a fairer, more peaceful and more sustainable world, but teachers frequently lack practical examples of their implementation in the classroom.
Claire Lee +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study theorizes and empirically examines the relationship between multinational enterprises' (MNEs) entrepreneurial orientation (EO), environmental dynamism (ED), and their pursuit of disruptive sustainability in emerging markets. It also explores the moderating effects of host‐market governmental pressures and liabilities of foreignness (
Shufeng Xiao, Taewoo Roh, Byung Il Park
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EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages, 2015 The book reviewed here may serve as an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate students of linguistics, as well as graduates and scholars in the field and related disciplines. It comprises five chapters that explore, through three Spanish bilingual
Maria I. Fionda
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International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018 In the United States nearly one third of children under five live in homes where a non-English language is spoken. However, many of these language-minority (LM) children shift towards English monolingualism after beginning school in early childhood ...
Sarah Surrain
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An interpreter advantage in executive functions? A systematic review [PDF]
, 2020 The aim of this systematic literature review was to answer the question of which executive function is most affected by interpreter training and experience.
Hollebeke, Illy +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and customer brand equity (CBE) on brand commitment (BCO) towards a leading international food company, employing a cross‐cultural comparison between Spain and France. By addressing a key gap in the literature concerning the interactions between these constructs in the
Sofía Blanco‐Moreno +3 more
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Elite Vs. Folk Bilingualism: The Mismatch between Theories and Educational and Social Conditions
HOW, 2010 This article aims at contributing to the ongoing discussion about how bilingualism is understood in the current National Bilingualism Plan (PNB for its initials in Spanish).
Carmen Helena Guerrero
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