Unit 1 Research Assignment 1: Exploring Programming Languages Computers don't do anything without someone telling them what to do, much like the average teenager. To make the computer do something useful, you must give it instructions in either of the following two ways: * Write a program that tells a computer what to do, step by step, much as you write out a recipe. * Buy a program that someone else has already written that tells the computer what to do. Ultimately, to get a computer
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Introduction: The study aims at analyzing influence of different learning style in acquisition of upper intermediate Bangladeshi EFL learners. A two-phase interview was conducted in which Phase One included a self-created general questionnaire that was used to identify learner's profile, learning history and linguistic background. Phase Two consists of focused questions which are prepared by emphasizing on learning style, learning process, learning aid, learning environment and emotional state which
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Introduction The focus of the present thesis is the passive voice, perceived from a semantico-syntactic point of view. My primary aim is to explore the use and functions of the passive voice in English, examining the reasons which motivate an author to prefer the passive form to the active one. Secondary interest is devoted to the function and the use of the passive voice in Czech. As research material I have chosen the short stories by the American writer O. Henry and their Czech translations
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Data Collection Project Topics Students in Sociolinguistics I are expected to choose from among these topics listed below. Why? Because it is difficult, as a beginning researcher who may never have conducted fieldwork before, to design a good project that will yield meaningful results and anticipate known pitfalls in one short academic quarter. (It’s much more important to design a good study than to conduct a novel study. So, it is fine to simply do one of these projects.) See
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Why was Socrates regarded as a man of virtue? Why was Socrates regarded as a man of virtue? Socrates: Man of Virtue (470-399 B.C.E.) Socrates proposed the theory of value in which there are two sorts of good: virtue and happiness. Both are unconditional goods. But happiness is a "self-generated" good in that it "derives its value strictly from its inherent properties;" whereas virtue is an "other-generated" good in that it derives its value from happiness, precisely from its conduciveness to
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YULE – THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE S U M M A R Y ( C HA P TE R S F O R I S L 1 ) CHAPTER 1 – THE ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE The divine source: Bible: Adam gave names to the things Hindu: wife of the creator of the universe created the language Several experiments to find the “original” language: Psammetichus: two babies grew up only for the company of goats children have uttered “bekos” – (Phrygian word for “bread”) could be the sound of the goats “be” (Greek suffix “-kos”) King James the Fourth:
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London Metropolitan business school | People Management Challenges and Choices | Assessment one The Briefing Paper | | Navinder Bains 1101 | Submitted in week 8 | | Contents 1. Abstract 3 2. Background 3 3. Findings 3 4. Evaluation 5 5. References 6 6. Appendices 7 1. Abstract The purpose of this briefing paper is to take me through the process of preparing to write an academic paper. The aim is to devise a plan of how I intend to approach the second
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The English Language in Singapore and Malaysia Vincent B. Y. Ooi (ed.) TIMES ACADEMIC PRESS First published 2001 by Times Academic Press An imprint of Times Media Private Limited (A member of the Times Publishing Group) Times Centre, I New Industrial Road Singapore 536196 tel: (65) 284 8844 fax: (65) 285 4871 email: te@tpl.com.sg Online Book Store: http://www.timesone.com.sg/te Contributors Introduction Vincent B Y Ooi 1. The Voices of English-knowing Bilinguals and the Emergence of New Epicentres
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Does Bilingualism improve brain functioning? Although it is believed by many that it is impossible for children to master two different languages simultaneously, children who are bilingual are more effective learners because the children can benefit from bilingualism in their cognitive development and help to progress their mental health. This paper will examine Jean Paget’s and Lev Vygotsky’s Theories of Cognitive Development, and B.F. Skinner’s and Noam Chomsky’s Language Development
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Syllabus vs Syllabi “Syllabi” is the plural form of the word “syllabus.” The dictionary meaning of “syllabus” is: A summary or outline of the main points of focus of a lecture, course of study, or text. In law it means a short statement that is presented for any adjudicated case which contains a summary of all the points involved. “Syllabi” is the plural of the word “syllabus.” This article will discuss the word in context regarding the syllabus of an educational course. “Syllabus” is the summary
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