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Modelling and assessing vocabulary knowledge
No full textThis book is published in The Cambridge Applied Linguistics Series, one of the world leading series in Applied Linguistics. It is based on contributions of leading researchers at a BAAL/ CUP seminar on vocabulary knowledge and testing held at UWE, Bristol in 2004. Daller brought together contributions from internationally renowned researchers in this field and took the initiative to publish this volume with CUP. The book contains 13 chapters of which two are based on the "learner language project" of UWE. More than 20% of the book is written by Daller as first author. He is first editor of the book as a whole, first author of the editor's introduction (31 pages) and first author of two chapters written together with emerging researchers at UWE; Chapter 8 (Daller and Xue): Lexical richness and the oral proficiency of Chinese EFL students (15 pages) and Chapter 13 (Daller and Phelan): What is in a teacher's mind? The relation between teacher ratings of EFL essays and different aspects of lexical richness (11 pages). As a whole the papers in this book throw valuable light on the issues in measuring vocabulary learning in a second or foreign language and illustrate ways in which vocabulary tests seek to capture the complex and multi-dimensional nature of lexical knowledge (Michael Long and Jack Richards: "Series Editor's Preface to the book")
The novella \"Michael Kohlhaas\", written by the German author Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811)
No full textEsta dissertação, cujo enfoque central é a novela \"Michael Kohlhaas\", do escritor alemão Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811), procura identificar o mecanismo que permite à prosa do autor trafegar pelos mais diferentes espaços e assuntos sem, aparentemente, esfacelar-se. No primeiro capítulo, apresenta-se um breve panorama da crítica kleistiana, identificando-lhe alguns percalços. No segundo, analisam-se com mais atenção os mecanismos formais utilizados pelo narrador para compor o texto com que acompanha a trajetória do protagonista. No terceiro, analisam-se os móveis da ação de Kohlhaas. Ao final da dissertação, conclui-se que a novela traça um perfil da subjetividade moderna, revelando-lhe o caráter alienado.This dissertation, whose main object is the novella \"Michael Kohlhaas\", written by the German author Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811), tries to identify the mechanism which allows the writer\'s prose to inhabit the most diversified spaces and to present the most diversified subjects without apparently falling to pieces. The first chapter presents a short overview of the Kleistian literary criticism pointing to some of its problems. The second one analises the formal mechanisms used by the narrator to build the text with which he will present the path opened by the main character of the novella. The third one will analise the motives of Kohlhaas\' actions. At its final part, this paper concludes that this Kleistian novella presents the profile of the modern subjectivity revealing its alienation
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Knowledge and use of the lexicon in French as a second language
No full textThis special issue of JFLS focuses on what learners know about French words, on
how they use that knowledge and on how it can be investigated and assessed.
In many ways, it is a sequel to the special issue on the Acquisition of French
as a Second Language edited by Myles and Towell that appeared in JFLS in 2004.
While articles on the L2 acquisition of the French lexicon have appeared in a variety of journals, including JFLS, this special issue (SI) is the first volume which specifically focuses on lexical knowledge and use among learners of French as a second language. The issue is timely, because of the growing importance of vocabulary in the SLA research agenda, but also because research into vocabulary acquisition appears at the top of a list of areas in which teachers of Modern Foreign Languages are most interested
A balance sheet of life.
No full textThe memoirs were written 1998 in London. The author describes the Rothenberg family's history going back to the late 18th century. Helmut Rothenberg's great-grandfather Emil Rothenberg was born 1853 in Goettingen. His mother died three years later, and Emil was brought up with relatives. In 1879 Emil Rothenberg married Fanny Karpf, whose ancestors came from southern Germany. Emil and Fanny lived in Nuernberg and had seven children. Their oldest son Isaak, the author's father, was born in 1880. He became a senior manager at the brass works of Aron Hirsch & Son in Halberstadt. In 1914 Isaak Rothenberg married Dora Moses, who came from a large orthodox family. Isaak and Dora Rothenberg had two sons; Helmut, born in 1915, was the oldest. His brother Karl-Heinz was born in 1917. In 1920 the family moved to Frankfurt, where Isaak Rothenberg joined a manufacturing business. Memories of the Rhineland occupation by French troops and the time of inflation after World War I. Helmut attended "Musterschule", a school based on Johann Pestalozzi's principles of education. School trip to London in 1930. Private piano lessons and growing interest in music. Rising Nazism. Helmut Rothenberg graduated in 1933, shortly after Hitler had become chancellor of Germany. A few months later he left Frankfurt for England. He stayed with friends of his father in Cheshunt, where he started to work as a chartered accountant. Helmut's brother Heinz (Henry) joined him in 1934, as the condition in his school in Frankfurt had become intolerable. Summer vocations with their parents in Suffolk. In 1939 Isaak and Dora Rothenberg were able to emigrate to England - shortly before the outbreak of war with Germany. Henry joined the Pioneer Corps in 1939, while Helmut worked for the War Office. The family moved to London in 1940. Recollection of air raids and situation as enemy aliens.Helmut Rothenberg started his own business in 1945, and shortly thereafter he married his fiancée Annema Hannes. In 1946 their son John Daniel was born. Description of his professional accomplishments. Memories of colleagues and friends. Their second son Robert Michael was born in 1950.Helmut Rothenberg was born in 1915 in Halberstadt, Germany. He emigrated to England in March 1933, where he started work as a chartered accountant. His brother Henry joined him in 1934. Their parents Isaak and Dora Rothenberg managed to emigrate to England shortly before the outbreak of war with Germany in 1939. In 1945 Helmut married Annema Hannes, a former medical student and Jewish émigré from Breslau. They had three children together and two children from Annema's previous marriage.Synopsis in fileChildhoodIn 1959 Judith Kay was born. Their children and grandchildren live in London, Israel and New York
Salt Intrusion Around the World Under Influence of Climate Change
No full textWe investigate the changes in surface water salinity intrusion lengths for estuaries around the world under influence of climate change. To do this, we make use of information from global data sets on present river geometry and present and predicted future river discharges, mean sea levels and tidal ranges, which we combine with various models for salt intrusion lengths. The used predictions are based on the RCP8.5 climate scenario and we use 2050 as time horizon, with the 10-percentile lowest discharge as representative value used as input in the intrusion length calculations. The salt intrusion models are two parametric descriptions and a semi-analytical model. With this, we calculate absolute and relative changes in salt intrusion length for a selection of estuaries around the world, to eventually scale up the analysis and develop a global map of changes in salt intrusion around the world under influence of climate change. The results so far indicate that many estuaries may be expected to experience a relative increase of salt intrusion length of over 10%. We also investigate which of the changing forcings most strongly affects the intrusion lengths and what type of estuary is most sensitive to changes. For most systems, the changes in river discharge characteristics are the most influential change, exceeding the influence of sea level rise. This study highlights the importance of studying the effect of climate change on estuarine salt intrusion in more detail, both in global analyses as in system specific detailed studies.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Environmental Fluid MechanicsMathematical PhysicsCoastal Engineerin
Germany's Agenda for the 90's.
No full textDraft of a speech at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American Jewish Committee, outlining the moral and material responsibilities of the new, united Germany to play a peaceful role in the world, to preserve and open the archives of the former GDR, and to participate constructively in efforts to reach peace in the Middle East.The author Michael Mertes (born 1953 in Bonn, Germany) was a German chief officer and political advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl from 1987, when Mertes became the chancellor’s chief speechwriter. After the fall of the Berlin Wall Mertes co-authored the „Ten Point Program for German and European Unity”
Characterization of Gatun Lake's Hydrodynamic Behaviour and Water Quality
No full textGatun Lake, located in the Panama Canal Watershed (PCW), is the main source of freshwater for the Canal's operations and it provides drinking water for nearly 600,000 people, which represents roughly 15% of the country's population. Since its creation at the beginning of the 20th century, Gatun Lake has slowly been transitioning from a swamp environment to a more saline-governed ecosystem. However, since the completion of the Canal's expansion project and inauguration of the Neo-Panamax locks in 2016, salinity in the lake has been increasing at a faster pace. The progressive salinization of this water body is not only a concern from the perspective of drinking water supply and human health, but for the lake's biodiversity as well. In order to understand the magnitude of this issue, evaluate the impact of climate change and design effective mitigation and management strategies, robust modelling tools are required. Nevertheless, these tools often require high volumes of high-quality data that are not always readily available. This paper illustrates the characterization of Gatun Lake's hydrodynamic behaviour and water quality condition using a numerical model built with Delft3D and publicly available open data, which includes bathymetry from GEBCO and hydrodynamic data from ACP's AQUARIUS web portal. Although further refinement of the model is still required, overall, it was demonstrated that reasonably good results can be obtained through a model built using publicly available open data.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Water Resource
Rabbi Leo Baeck (1873-1956) Postcard from Berlin to Helmut Bradt in Zurich
No full textPostcard with handwriting in green on both front and back. “Postkarte” in maroon printed on front with a stamp of the same color in the top right corner. A circular back stamp that read “Berlin” is above a circular pink stamp are on the right side of the page.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
Rabbi Baeck, author of The Essence of Judaism, was an important spokesperson for the Jewish community after the Nazi rise to power in 1933 in his role as president of the Jewish umbrella organization Reichsvertretung. When the latter was summarily disbanded by the Nazis and replaced with the Reichsvereinigung, Rabbi Baeck remained president. On January 27, 1943, two months after this postcard was written, Rabbi Baeck was deported toTheresienstadt. Here he held a prominent place as honorary head of the Judenrat, which afforded him privileges unattainable by other inmates; yet he continued to serve the ghetto community, and refused to abandon it, opportunities to emigrate to the U.S. notwithstanding. While Rabbi Baek survived Theresienstadt, three sisters perished. When it was finally liberated, Rabbi Baek continued to attend to the sick and dying.
Postcard sent to Helmut Bradt, a young, highly regarded professor of atomic physics from Berlin who was able to leave Germany and thus escape the Holocaust, with the help of Albert Einstein.https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/2450/thumbnail.jp
Introduction: Special issue on knowledge and use of the lexicon in French as a second language
No full textThis is the first volume which exclusively focuses on vocabulary acquisition of L2 learners of French. All other volumes on the L2 acquisition of French have so far ignored this dimension. The issue is timely, because of the growing importance of vocabulary in the SLA research agenda, but also because research into vocabulary acquisition appears at the top of a list of areas in which teachers of Modern Foreign Languages are most interested (Macaro, 2003: 6).While it is difficult to assess the importance of all six articles for our understanding of lexical dimensions of language proficiency, it is clear that a key aspect of this volume is a methodological one: the tools and measures used in this study – many of which were developed by members of the M4 Applied Linguistics Network –make it possible to carry out valid and reliable analyses of learner’s knowledge across a range of national and educational contexts. The research community will also no doubt find it helpful to see how all tools and measures are evaluated in the different studies
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