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will be achieved through our high quality research that can influence policy makers, excellent teaching, through the knowledge and values our graduates take into the workforce, through our continued consulting with business and the outstanding experiences offered to everyone who connects with the School. We see education and research as key factors in enabling New Zealand to be a sustainable nation and sustainability as central to the future of business. Waikato Management School’s Research Programme
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METHODS OF TEACHING LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS LEDU 341/ SEED 541 SPRING 2015 ------------------------------------------------- PROFESSOR/CLASS INFORMATION Jenna Canillas Stein M.A. Course: LEDU 341/ SEED 541 Methods for Teaching Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students Term: Spring 2015 Credit Hours/Units: 3 hours Class Time: Location: Section 01 – Thur. 4:30 -7:15 PM (Multiple Subject) ROOD 57 Section 02 – Thur. 7:20 - 9:50 PM (Single Subject)
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its revelation and authority. The major focus of the paper is biblical authority, but a short statement concerning revelation-inspiration-illumination introduces the subject, and other biblical testimony on the nature of revelation is subsumed under the discussion of biblical authority. The paper also includes a brief historical treatment of the Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment understandings of biblical revelation/authority and an analysis and critique of their basic presuppositions in light
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Courses 45 Credits Departmental Requirement 24 Credits Minor 15 Credits Total variable requirement for Graduation 124-125 Credits Foundation Courses Communication Skills ENG 101 ENG 102 ENG 105* ENG 106 ENG 202 Listening and Speaking Skills English Reading Skills Business English Advanced English Skills Introduction to English Literature 40-41 Credits 9 3 3 3 3 3 * Prerequisite ENG 101 & 102 Note: students not exempted from ENG 101 and ENG 102 will have to take ENG 101
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