... suggest that the choice is either to invest in language skills or in otherforms of education. In fact, one ofthe key findings in this paper is that knowledgeofthe foreignlanguage, English, as ... English very well.There are a number of interesting findings when we add knowledgeofEnglish to the equation. First,we find a large effect ofEnglishknowledge on earnings. Knowing English well ... existing results inthe literature. Our first innovation inthe paper is toinclude English language knowledgeinthe regression. As with Hebrew, we begin by includingdummy variables for knowing...
... ofthe mind’s contemplation,moves one toward a confrontation with the divine. Geometry inthe sacred space of the temple, theater, or (in the writing of Plato) the architectural product of the cosmos ... conception ofthe canons of itsmethods of production.Nonetheless, inthe face of each of these pitfalls and several others, the biggestchallenge of interpretation may be the challenge to interpret. ... conceive of buildings in terms of parti, or the geometrical underpinnings thatinform one’s composition as a whole and the interrelationships of its parts. This2᪉ The Art of Building inthe Classical...
... on specific information in the text. The students have to use information inthe text to fill inthe provided blanks by inserting a single word or a group of words.Filling inthe blank is ... First there is basically visual task, that of deciphering the marks on the page, the brain receiving signals, from the eyes. Secondly, there is cognitive task, that of interpreting the visual information, ... 2) there still exist both strong and weak points inthe process of teaching reading comprehension texts, especially in the while- reading stage. In terms of strong points, the condition of...
... important role inthe development of Mechanical Engineering. The thesis studies theEnglish – Vietnamese translation of terms inthe materials for Mechanical Engineering. First, the thesis collects ... for the English terms. The thesis aims to draw out common translation strategies which can be applied inthe English- Vietnamese translation of terms in materials for mechanical engineering. ... Hopefully, the result ofthe study would be useful in technical translation especially translation in mechanical engineering, dictionaries editing, English language teaching as well as for the standardization...
... that the tinmines were on the mainland of Cornwall, andPytheas would describe the process:They extract the tin from its bed by a cun-ning process. The bed is of rock, but con-tains earthy interstices, ... Mount)indisputable proof of human presence in the Americas. These people are referred to asPaleo-Indians (“ancient Indians”) and areassumed to be the direct ancestors of most of the Indians ofthe ... other trees, plenti-ful inthe Lebanon range that backed the coastal cities ofthe Phoenicians, wouldremain one of their major exports.As early as 1200 B.C., with the decline of the Minoans...
... That which we are inthe habit of referring to as the "strengthening ofthe Will" is in reality the training of the mind to recognize and absorb the Power Within. The Will is strong ... get into the habit of thinking thoughts of an opposite character, and we will soon be echoing the low order of thought emanating from the minds ofthe thousands thinking along the same lines. ... and the power is inexhaustible. Your Will does not need training - but your Mind does. The mind is the instrument and the supply of Will Power is proportionate to the fineness ofthe instrument...
... that compensate for the decline inthe ability ofthe brain to grasp and remember new material. They can organize their learning by setting times for reading or practice. They can build on skills ... reasons. The donors may want to control the supply of commodities such as oil, water, or Telecommuting: will it change the world? Telecommuting will have major effects inthe worlds of work ... or diplomatic reasons. They want to maintain a relationship of dependency with the recipient, or simply to influence the government and direction ofthe country. A further reason why many countries...
... found in the thesis.4. Inthe standardization of Vietnamese mechanical engineering terminology, it istime to give standards on the terminology. Inthe process of carrying out the study, the author ... dictionaries. 3. InEnglish language teaching, the teacher can apply the translation strategiesderived from the thesis in teaching English for mechanical engineering. In some caseswhere there is no ... consisting of prepositions (such as of, in, with) The number of terms structured with noun + of + noun is quite great in mechanicalengineering vocabulary. Translating these English terms into...
... are: the murder of Wilson Pinheiro and Francisco “Chico” Mendes in the Amazon rain forest, the massacre of Father Nery Lito Saturand several others inthe Philippines, and the public hanging of ... toxicwaste dumping, natural resource exploitation, and the conse-quent degradation ofthe means of subsistence of indigenouspeople. The roles ofthe state and MNCs in suppressing the rights of communal ... wastes dumping. There is aneed to develop a mechanism to enforce the EIA and SIA of the activities of multinational oil companies operating in the interiors of Third World countries. The “polluter...
... objects and their normal uses.lf a non-normal reading of (1) is intended (e.g., the wine bein 0 poured into the bottle) then (l") John opened the bottle and poured the wine into it is ... have the same situation in John took the bottle out ofthe refrioerator and poured the w-Tne. The inference here is dependent on knowing something about wine bottles and their normal uses; knowledge ... that of Schank. Knowledge about objects, their normal uses, and the kinds of actions they are normally involved in is necessary for interjretation of sentences dealing with objects. In sentence...
... the dominant power, the language of this powerwas used increasingly in situations of prestige and influence, such as the Court, the Church, in legal documents, and inthe administration ofthe ... where the use of Spanish is largely on the decline and even likely to become extinctaltogether. The use of Spanish in Latin America, and particularly inthe US, is,on the other hand, on the increase ... definitions offered in Chapter 1containing within their political borders many nations, whether these be Catalan,Basque, Galician in Spain, or any ofthe many indigenous nations in LatinAmerica.The...
... entering into the ambit of Sanskrit culture. Whether these new-comers, the çakas (Indo-Scythians) in particular, initiated these processes12 introduction The Language ofthe Gods in theWorldof ... down the alphabet) offerslittle inthe way of a convincing account ofthe nature ofthe “premodern,”at least inthe case of South Asia. The actual modernity of a number of phe-nomena included ... necessary, in the first place. We understand less ofthe history of culture in South Asia the less we understand of these dominant conceptions, including the es-sentialization of literature and the...