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Employees' English language proficiency and visitors' perception of services received at Beijing Art Zone 798 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study concerns the perception of proficiency in English as a foreign language among employees in the Beijing 798 art zone plus visitors’ perception of services received and staff professionalism.
Selke, Raimond
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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teachers as lifelong learners or the Craft, the Art and the Magic of professional development (Implementing a Pedagogical Portfolio - a Case Study) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The present article focuses on the lessons learned from using the NBU Pedagogical Portfolio (Dimitrova and Tashevska, 2004) for the purposes of quality assurance in the specific context of foreign language pre-service teacher education and in-service ...
Dimitrova-Gjuzeleva, Svetlana
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Foreign Language Learning in Older Adults Modifies Resting‐State Functional Connectivity Between the Subcortical Structures and the Cortex

open access: yesAGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Foreign language learning in older adults reorganizes thalamic and caudate connectivity, in a process topographically overlapping with the expression of receptors and genes related to neuroplasticity. ABSTRACT Objectives Neuroimaging studies suggest that Foreign Language Learning (FLL) influences resting‐state functional connectivity (rs‐FC) within the
Giovanna Bubbico   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Authentic Materials in Extensive Reading Class at Stain Ponorogo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
It is widely believed that English Foreign Language (EFL) learners need to develop their language proficiency by getting so much input. Moreover, students need to be familiarized with the real English us­age where real forms of communication and cultural
Kirana, D. P. (Dhinuk)
core   +1 more source

Disentangling the relationships between denomination of origin regulatory councils activities and Spanish wineries' export performance

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract World markets for quality differentiated agri‐food products are highly competitive, presenting significant challenges for firms aiming to compete effectively. Government agencies and business organizations often implement various export promotion policies to address these challenges.
Nicolás Depetris‐Chauvin   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Визначення концепції викладання професійної іноземної мови [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
В статті розглядається зміст базової концепції викладання іноземної мови за фахом. Базуючись на визначеннях і тезах, пропонуються підходи до чіткого уявлення, що ж розуміється під професійною мовою.
Grebenuk, V., Гребенюк, В. О.
core  

Task-based language assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
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Deygers, Bart, Van Gorp, Koen
core   +2 more sources

How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Students’ Attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course

open access: yesInternational Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2016
The aim of the study was to determine students’ attitudes towards Vocational Foreign Language Course and if the their attitudes display significant differences in terms of gender, age, department, the place they live, passing marks, the type of high ...
Selda Özer, Ercan Yılmaz
doaj  

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