language teaching, can not only serve to check the achievements of language teaching, but also can produce the washback effect. This thesis introduces the interrelationship between the two important aspects concerning language learning and the characteristics of oral English test in recent years, trying to analyze the washback effect of oral English test on English teaching and to provide for some constructive suggestions in order to promote the oral English teaching. Keywords: Oral English testing
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SERVICES: A COMPARISON OF STUDENT AND NON-STUDENT SAMPLES * Siohong Tih,1 Sean Ennis2 and June M. L. Poon3 Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia 2 Marketing Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RQ, United Kingdom e-mail: 1sh@ukm.my 1,3 ABSTRACT This study examined the adequacy of using undergraduate student samples in research on online consumer attitudes by comparing the attitudes of students (n = 161) towards online
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group of friends in High School and I never wanted to leave them and coming to college was kind of a foreign concept to me. Being in a new place and not knowing anyone seemed scary. This leads me to the current co-culture I feel a part of. There are at least ten friends from back home that also attend UW-Oshkosh. I consider this my little co-culture because we all spend time together and share similar characteristics. I share hometown values with these people, the experiences that we have shared
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say without any doubt that my writing has improved compared to what it was my first day of college. There were so many aspects of this class that positively influenced me as a writer. To name just a few: the discussion board, the assigned readings, and you as the instructor. The discussion board made me more open to criticism, it taught me that in order to become a good writer you must first learn to be a good communicator. You have to be able to communicate your ideas with others and listen to the
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Friendship, a natural presence which society interacts with frequently throughout the day. What “defines” a friend can vary in different answers if given to high school students, from a person who has already graduated college; one of course is more experienced than the other, while the other still is gaining more knowledge . The characteristics of a friend can vary from being honest, respectful, understanding, and to sometimes...being full of life. Aristotle, a greek philosopher claims that there are three
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STEREOTYPES 1. Introduction People are living within societies in which having different cultural background. Cross-cultural literacy is difficult to undertake due to the stumbling block such as generalization that people make and stereotypes that people have. Stereotyping is the way to use the fixed images of people belonging to a group, which have a tendency to categorize people based on a group they belong to rather than processing the information individually. Generalization usually comes
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process of entering and verifying data of student to register on aparticular school. Different interrelated processes build up enrollment procedures calledEnrollment System (ES). ES are used particularly in recording and retrieving studentsinformation. Tracking students information is also one feature of ES, in which the schoolcan trace the standing of a student. Verifying payments was also added to update or browsestudents billings.Enrollment System is a good example of a computer generated process
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Tourism Students of College of the Holy Spirit. It initially determines the demographic profile of the respondents. Problem 1: What is the demographic profile of the respondents. Age Number of Respondents (f) Percentage (%) 16 – 17 7 14% 18 – 19 24 48% 20 – 21 12 24% 22 – 23 5 10% 24 – 25 2 4% Total 50 100 Table 1 Frequency Distribution of the Tourism Students According to Age Table 1 shows the frequency distribution of tourism students according to their age. Most of the students belonged
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at home parent, medical insurance, vacations, and savings for retirement along with savings for college tuition. In today's society, the American dream is unobtainable because a stay at home parent is rare, bills are a struggle to pay for, vacations are rarely taken, most are not able to save for retirement because of debt, and many college students have to work while in school to pay off their college tuition. The American dream is in fact alive, but out of reach for the average American. In the
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including the expansion of higher, further, adult, and continuing education.(Wikipedia) The sociology of education also provides all students with a rewarding educational experience; the focus should be on integration of the social, intellectual, and emotional components of learning by linking home and school experiences and incorporating a curriculum that addresses students' diversity and different learning styles. Functions of Education in Society include. Assimilation and transmission of culture/traditions:
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