... article describes the findings ofthe first Page of 14 stage - the qualitative research which fed intothe design ofthe questionnaire and contingent valuation The focus ofthe study in Vietnam ... support and advice of Tomas Lievens and Tim Martineau in developing the research, the contributions of all research participants, and the constructive comments ofthe reviewers The findings, interpretations, ... retention of doctors in rural areas This section presents the findings ofthe interviews, following the themes laid out in Table Motivation to join the profession Medicine is a high-ranking profession...
... Following each ofthe sessions the audio-recordings were professionally transcribed; they were subsequently checked for quality by a member oftheresearch team QSR NVivo qualitative analysis software ... participants (9 out of 30) liked the idea of using cartoons or animations, reporting them as ‘neutral’ presenters The participants didn’t like the idea of professional actors (’they get paid to ... downloading them How professional should the video messages be? Most participants (19 out of 30) agreed that the level of professionalism doesn’t have to be the highest achievable level; however they...
... time (Brown, 2000) Although the use of mother tongue was banned by the supporters ofthe Direct Method at the end ofthe nineteenth century, the positive role ofthe mother tongue has recurrently ... list at the end ofthe book with the part of speech, but there is no definition given The same 21 course book was used with the experimental group but with the addition of translation of difficult ... when the teacher overheard two students whispering to each other, both of them seemed unsure about their understanding the language but neither of them dared to ask the teacher You ask the teacher,...
... time (Brown, 2000) Although the use of mother tongue was banned by the supporters ofthe Direct Method at the end ofthe nineteenth century, the positive role ofthe mother tongue has recurrently ... been drawn based on the findings ofthe first experiment, the second one was conducted for the purpose of further strengthening those findings In the second experiment, though, the two different ... that the researcher is endeavoring to discover Aims ofthe study The issue this paper examined in more detail is in what ways the use of students’ L1 in the classroom hinders or facilitates their...
... element ofthe vector usually represents a word (or a group of words) ofthe document collection, i.e the size ofthe vector is defined by the number of words (or groups of words) ofthe complete ... from the number of clusters is the silhouette coefficient SC(P) (cf [KR90]) The main idea ofthe coefficient is to find out the location of a document in the space with respect to the cluster ofthe ... the document This may be described by the conditional distribution p(t1 , , tni |L(di )) ofthe ni words given the class Then the Bayesian formula yields the probability of a class given the...
... University of Industry” is submitted in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Master of Arts is the result of my own work, except where otherwise acknowledge and that this minor thesis ... improve the situation of teaching and learning speaking English to the year non-major English students would be made The thesis consists of three main parts: the introduction, the development, and the ... the conclusion The introduction - gives rationale for the study and sets up the aims, scopes and methods ofthe study The develoment - which is considered as the main part ofthe study, includes...
... can come from the sounds ofthe slogans when customers read them aloud If the combination ofthe words can make rhythms as they rhyme with one another or they contain the phenomenon of alliteration, ... procedures The descriptive approach helps to investigate intothe frequency ofthe occurrence of some linguistic phenomena among the slogans of some world-famous airlines The purpose of this type of ... Airlines Use of comparison Admen have to abide by the code of commercial practice and stick to the rules of advertising They should not advertise their product at the expense of others So they resort...
... agency ofthe Department of Agriculture The first is the threat of fire and fuel This year, forest fires have burned more than three million hectares of land That is almost two times as much as the ... starts to accelerate in the second half of this century, as many scientists expect, the area of warm air will be much larger during the summer than it is now The impact on the jet stream will be ... SATISFACTION Over the years, the development of different theories of management and different approached to organization has affected the way we view motivation In the 19th century, the writer Federick...
... overview ofthe study in which the rationale for the research, theresearch problem, the purposes, theresearch questions, the scope ofthe study, theresearch method, the significance ofthe study, ... terms of: (1) The height ofthe bulk ofthe tongue in the mouth (2) The front/back position ofthe tongue in the mouth (3) The degree of lip-rounding (4) The length of vowels (Roach, 1998: 13-14) ... have the habit of pronounce a new-formed word according to the pronunciation ofthe root one For example, they tend to pronounce the sounds of Exhibition like the sound of Exhibit With the help of...
... pass me the salt, please? As we can see from the examples above, interrogative operators are placed at the beginning ofthe questions, accompanied by a rising intonation at the end ofthe questions ... confirmation, we can reverse the position ofthe tag to the beginning ofthe question (Thiêm, 2004) The tags can be put at the beginning or function as a new sentence to indicate the speaker’s emphasis ... nhỉ, hả, nhé, ư, chứ, sao, nha, vậy, … (Thiêm, 2004) We often find them at the end ofthe questions These modal particles functions as the intonation for ending a question E.g.: Bây bắt đầu nhé?...
... on 20g of brown rice with dichloromethane as solvent and collidine as internal standard Duration of extraction was 30 minutes from apparition ofthe first drop of water in the bottom ofthe condensed ... Quantification of 2-AP in pandan leaf: Fig System ofthe SPME extraction 732 Content of - AP in pandan leaf extracted by SDE was calculated as follows: Research on the Change of 2-AP and Other Volatile ... identified clearly at the Rt 9.678 minute 2-AP Fig SPME/GC-FID chromatograph of OM 6162 exposed the peak 2-AP at the Rt 9.678 minute 734 Research on the Change of 2-AP and Other Volatile Compounds...
... Introduction presents the rationale, theresearch questions, the method of study, theresearch procedure, the scope ofthe study, the significance ofthe study and the design ofthe study Part 2: ... drawn on the board Teacher checked the words by showing at the symbols and the students read the words without looking at the letters or the translation ofthe teacher At the end ofthe stage, ... on the side ofthe informants, so the researcher can not guarantee the reliability ofthe information collected What is more, the area ofthe study is only restricted to classroom writing in the...
... 3: The experimental groups opinion about the effects of brainstorming Chart 4: The experimental group view on the use of brainstorming Table 8: The reasons of approval ofthe application of brainstorming ... in the thesis The study ends with the REFFERENCES which lists all the materials and sources of information used in this research, and the APPENDIX in which the samples of questionnaires of ... fluency The use of authentic text, the purpose of linguistic communication and the learners inherent motivation to learn, teaching writing was affected by the teaching of other skills in the 1980s The...
... to sit at the fronts rows themselves were more confident than the others sitting at the back and at the corners ofthe classroom The more chances the students at the front rows and the strong ... question 5, the teachers said that they not pay a lot of attention to the position ofthe students They usually call the students who sit near them (usually the ones sit at the front rows or the ones ... in the form of a friendly talk with the teachers and then all the class Some ofthe information collected from the interviews with the teachers and the students was combined with that from the...
... because they feel less “exposed” if they are speaking their mother tongue These problems face the teachers and students in mastering the art of speaking Basing on this view, theresearch is therefore ... contribute their ideas • They focus on the message and the students concentrate on “what” they are saying rather than “how” they are saying it • The students work independently ofthe teacher • The ... the content of what they are saying rather than on a particular language form They should use variety of language and the teacher will not intervene to stop the activities; and the material the...
... semester ofthe second year and most ofthe examiners are the same Generally, the basis for the test is virtually the same The students’ marks on this test will be used in the data analysis oftheresearch ... proficiency June 2005 Students take the final test ofthe second semester The test keeps the same format and criteria as the previous tests they had in the two semesters ofthe first year and the ... Thus, the first and foremost objective ofthe study is for the sake ofthe students Besides, the study is expected to serve as a source of reference for teachers of English on the teaching of speaking...