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Intercultural awareness and intercultural communication through English: an investigation of Thai English language users in higher education [PDF]

, 2009
Over the previous few decades there has been an increased emphasis on the cultural aspects of English language teaching. However, in settings where English is used as a global lingua franca the cultural associations of the language are complex and the ...
Baker, William
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OLGA GRUSHIN`S LANGUAGE: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON LOCAL CULTURE

The Humanities And Social Studies In The Far East, 2021
The writings of the Russian English-speaking author Olga Grushin have long been studied by Russian and international linguists and literary scholars, and revealed the way the Russian translingual writer builds her English-language text, what techniques she uses to convey features of her native culture. Olga Grushin positions herself as a Russian author,
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Biomimetic Microfractals Based Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A leaf‐skeleton‐based microfractal architecture is integrated with guided CuNW networks and biomimetic triboelectric polymer layers, enabling breathable, flexible, and material‐efficient triboelectric nanogenerators. The resulting system combines enhanced charge generation and charge transport, offering potential for next‐generation self‐powered ...
Amit Barua, Mislav Matić, Ana‐Marija Pitner, Rituporn Gogoi, Aman Kumar, Mirko Poljak, Anastasia Koivikko, Vipul Sharma   +7 more
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HOF‐Stabilized Apple EV Nanocargo in an NIR‐Responsive Hydrogel Enables On‐Demand Therapeutic Modulation for Transdermal Deep‐Joint Osteoarthritis Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
An NIR‐responsive transdermal hydrogel integrating apple EV nanocargo, berberine, piperine, HOFs, and graphene oxide enables localized osteoarthritis modulation. The platform supports enhanced transdermal delivery together with mild hyperthermia‐associated and redox‐related responses, leading to reduced inflammation and oxidative stress, improved ...
Yu‐Wen Tseng, Pei‐Wei Weng, Hsien‐Tsung Lu, Jiunn‐Horng Kang, Lekha Rethi, Lekshmi Rethi, Yan‐Ting Chen, Hieu Trung Nguyen, Yao‐Tung Tsai, Andrew E.‐Y. Chuang   +9 more
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Mandar Culture-Based English Education

ELT Worldwide: Journal of English Language Teaching, 2017
The purpose of this article is to describe a model of English language learning based on Mandar culture. Descriptive method was used in this study, the aim of it to describe a contextual learning model so the students are able to speak English and still ...
Rafiqa Rafiqa, Ahmad Munawir
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Cellular Responses to Mechanical Cues Across Scales: From Fundamental Insights to Translational Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how cellular behavior is regulated by mechanical cues transmitted through soft biomaterials, from single‐cell mechanosensing to tissue‐level adaptation. It highlights why physiological relevance, rather than model complexity alone, is critical for translational mechanobiology and introduces a scoring framework linking material ...
Mathias Polz, Manuel P. Kainz, Niklas Haider, Theresa Rienmüller, Kerstin Lenk, Rupert Kargl, Michele Terzano, Gerhard Sommer, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Julia Fuchs   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gaelic Learners in the Primary School (GLPS) in Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Perth & Kinross and Stirling : Evaluation Report [PDF]

, 2003
For many years individual primary school teachers have no doubt sought to provide their pupils with a brief initial introduction to Gaelic language and culture.
Johnstone, Richard, McKinstry, Robert, , Scottish Executive Education Department (Funder), Doughty, H., Scottish Executive Education Department (Funder), Doughty, Hannah   +5 more
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Information Transmission Strategies for Self‐Organized Robotic Aggregation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this review, we discuss how information transmission influences the neighbor‐based self‐organized aggregation of swarm robots. We focus specifically on local interactions regarding information transfer and categorize previous studies based on the functions of the information exchanged.
Shu Leng, Zihan Li, Yifeng Shao, Jinhao Liu, Li Yu, Shuguang Li   +5 more
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The effects of the local culture and the target language integration on students’ reading and writing skills in an EFL context [PDF]

, 2016
This study investigates whether integrating the local culture of learners into learning English as a foreign language has a positive impact on the language development of learners pertaining to reading and writing skills.
Harman, Feyza, Görgülü, Emrah
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The Design of Local Culture-based Indonesian Language Teaching Materials

Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2019
This research and development aims to test the validity and effectiveness of Indonesian Language Teaching Materials Based on Local Culture of Luwu, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This research and development is at level two; the researchers only conducted validity testing and effectiveness testing of existing teaching materials. Both types of testing were
Kartini Kartini, Achmad Tolla, Jasruddin Jasruddin, Juanda Juanda   +3 more
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