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The Incorporation of Communicative Language Teaching into the Elaboration of Interactive Software for ESL/EFL Learning
Get PDFInvestigates the extent to which currently available ESL/EFL software programs develop language skills according to the principles of Communicative Teaching and an interactive approach to computer use for language learning. An ESL/EFL software evaluation instrument was developed, tested for its reliability and validity, and then used to evaluate fifteen software programs. Results indicated that only two programs incorporated more than seventy percent of the technological, pedagogical, and individualization features associated with the principles of Communicative Language Teaching and an interactive approach to computer use for language learning
Slashing the Complacent Eye: Luis Bunuel and the Cinema of the Surrealist Documentary
Get PDFContextualizes Spanish surrealist filmmaker, Luis Bunuel\u27s, 1933 surrealist documentary, Land without Bread, in its artistic, historical, and political foundations. Creates the first English language exploration of the term, surrealist documentary, that is equally contextualized between the politics and methods of the surrealists and the beginnings of the ethnographic film tradition
What\u27s News At Rhode Island College
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What\u27s News At Rhode Island College
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Cap and Gown Convocation Program, Spring 2006
Get PDFIncludes recipients, description and history of award, and Alma Mater sheet music.https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/cg_convocation_programs/1026/thumbnail.jp
Pleasant Up Close On Hope program marred by ballet, hip-hop clash
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The Tanzimat and the Problem of Political Authority in the Ottoman Empire: 1839-1876
Get PDFExamines reforms in the Ottoman Empire during the Tanzimat, 1839-1876, when the traditional system of government and politics was modified to reflect the challenges facing the Ottoman Empire from the expanding power and presence of European nations who were rapidly emerging as the most powerful nations in the world. Evaluates the different ideologies which emerged during the Tanzimat in terms of their content, which reflects a spectrum of influences ranging from the traditional Islamic framework of government and politics to that of 19th century Western assumptions and practices of government and politics. Delineates the degree to which these ideologies reflected a radical departure from traditional Ottoman practices and ideas of government and politics, as well as the degree to which they reflected European ideas and practices
Waking Life
Get PDFCollection of short fiction dealing with themes of isolation and self-discovery. Contents include: Waking Life, Rice and Peas, Weaving, and Collage
Association Between Fire Return Interval and Population Dynamics in Four California Populations of Tecate Cypress (Cupressus Forbesii)
Get PDFThe Tecate cypress (Cupressus forbesii) is a tree species associated with chaparral ecosystems in southern California and northern Baja California, Mexico. It is fire-adapted, its regeneration triggered by the opening of serotinous cones when adult trees are burned. Surveys made in the 1980s by others suggested that some Tecate cypress populations were declining, and some authors suggested that increased fire frequency in southern California was a major factor for this decline. We asked whether current population trends were still negative for Tecate cypress 20 years later, and whether population growth was associated with fire return interval length. Based on demographic, survival, and growth-rate data, we calculated the rate of population increase for the 4 known California populations of Tecate cypress (Coal Canyon-Sierra Peak in Orange County and Guatay Mountain, Otay Mountain, and Tecate Peak in San Diego County). The rate of population increase was positively associated with fire return interval length, which varied among populations. A 40-year or longer fire return interval corresponded to \u3e 1, suggesting the population trend is positive, while a fire return interval shorter than 40 years corresponded to \u3c 1, suggesting that populations burning more often than once every 40 years are declining