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Metaphors of English as a foreign language

Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 2017
This study aims at investigating the conceptual metaphors of students on English as a foreign language. Participants are students of English (n=80) at Amasya University preparatory classes. Students’ metaphors are collected via metaphor elicitation sheets with the prompt “English is like ...
Melike Bas, Betul Bal Gezegin
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Socioeconomic status, parenting factors and academic achievement among Chinese adolescents aged 12–13: How do they relate?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Extensive research has shown that students from higher socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds generally outperform their lower SES peers. Nevertheless, some low SES students succeed, albeit it ‘against the odds.’ Coleman's (1988) theory of social capital in the family suggests that financial capital, human capital and social capital all affect
Fang Xu, Steve Strand
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Digital Technologies for Transparent and Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Resource Orchestration‐Based View in the Textile Industry

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Implementing digital technologies is touted as the next big step for the firms aiming to improve sustainability in their supply chains. These technologies are often credited with the potential to improve transparency and achieve sustainability.
Amna Farrukh, Aqeel Ahmed, Sadaat Yawar
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English as a foreign language in kindergarten

, 2023
U današnje vrijeme obilježeno globalizacijom, učenje stranih jezika posebno je naglašeno, a početna se dob konstantno smanjuje. Glavni je cilj ovoga rada prikazati rezultate kvalitativnog istraživanja usmjerenog na usvajanje engleskoga kao stranoga jezika (EFL) u dječjem vrtiću s kurikulumom u prirodi i programom ranoga usvajanja engleskoga kao ...
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Teaching English as a Foreign Language

, 2018
This comprehensive introduction presents the fundamental topics and issues of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) in 14 chapters. Integrating both profound theoretical and creative practical considerations, the central principles and competence domains of modern foreign language teaching are discussed. Starting with the main classroom agents (
Surkamp, Carola, Viebrock, Britta
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Bridging Global Green HRM and Local Behavior: The Supervisory Role in MNE Subsidiaries

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multinational enterprises (MNEs) increasingly deploy global Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) practices to drive environmental sustainability across geographically dispersed subsidiaries. However, translating these standardized practices into local employee green behavior presents significant implementation challenges, particularly in ...
Jeeyoon Jeong, DuckJung Shin, Wanyun Tai
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Preference and Order in First and Second Language Referential Strategies [PDF]

, 1991
Kellerman, Ammerlaan, Bongaerts, and Poulisse (1986) examined referential strategies used by Dutch speakers of English as a second language in a shapedescription task. Kellerman, et al.
Russell, George
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TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

, 2023
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is a complex and multifaceted task that requires a solid understanding of linguistic and pedagogical theories, as well as a sensitivity to cultural and individual differences. In recent years, there has been a growing demand for innovative and effective teaching methodologies that can engage and motivate ...
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Eco‐Innovation, Economic Complexity, and Sustainability: A Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study systematizes the literature on eco‐innovation and economic complexity, aiming to understand how the sophistication of productive structures shapes countries' capacity to develop environmentally responsible innovations, and how eco‐innovation may, in turn, influence productive sophistication.
Gregory Matheus Pereira de Moraes, Diogo Ferraz   +1 more
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TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO FOREIGNERS

Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2014
Teaching English as a foreign language requires very different approaches if we consider the recipients of the didactic process. Concerning the practical aspects of the primary task of a language instructor, namely teaching, skills of all sorts are required in order to be able to use best methods and most appropriate resources and up to date materials ...
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