... The Importance of Eye Contact inthe Classroom Teachers often complain about discipline, about lack of attention, about the use of L2 inthe classroom and many other problems, many of which ... largely inthe context of providing clues to the nature ofthe learner rather than in terms of a teaching tool. We have recently had the pleasure of observing English language classes at the Izmir ... both the teacher and the learner, yet much classroom time is spent with eyes firmly fixed on the book, the board, the floor, the window, or roaming randomly around theteaching and learning...
... [11]. Theytrained a group of intensivists with 2 hours of didactic teaching and 4 hours of practical teaching, and provided arange of pre-recorded examinations for the intensivists tostudy in their ... andcolleagues in their 2008 study did not show an increased risk of nosocomial pneumonia in medical intensive care patientsreceiving proton-pump inhibitors [8]. Given these findings, the prescription of ... evidence on the benefit of chlorhexidine mouthwashes in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonias. Acid-suppressing drugs increase the incidence of hospital-acquiredpneumonias in non-intensive...
... Strategies, the concept of “face” is the central part of their theory. A set of five strategies to minimize risk of losing face is suggested by these two authors. The choice ofthestrategies ... obstruction of their interlocutor's freedom of action. It can cause damage to either the speaker or the hearer, and makes the one of the interlocutors submit their will to the other. Freedom of ... performing an act by saying something such as persuading, convincing, scaring, enlightening, inspiring, or otherwise getting someone to do or realize something. E.g: Would you open the door? The...
... text and construct meaning on the basis of their own experience. These three approaches to teaching literature differ in terms of their focus on the text: firstly, the text is seen as a cultural ... Integrated Approach to Teaching Literature inthe EFL Classroom Christine SavvidouThis article considers the reasons why teachers often regard literature as inappropriate to the language classroom. ... classroom. These views reflect the historic separation between the study of language and the study of literature, which has led to the limited role of literature inthe language classroom. However, the...
... speakers, remind them that in today's global society, the chances are that they will find themselves conversing, doing business, or otherwise interacting in English with other non-native ... Funã One ofthe best aspects of multi-lingual classrooms is that the widely varying cultural, linguistic and personal backgrounds ofthe students provide a constant source of interesting conversational ... Let the Students do the Workã At the beginning or end of class or after a comprehension exercise, have students ask each other questions about the material covered. That will get them used...
... ofteaching aids to make class room activities interesting and interactive. Teaching aids are important inthe teaching- learning process. In Vietnam, the importance of using teaching aids in ... investigate the reality of using teaching aids, kinds ofteaching aids and how to use these aids effectively inteaching English. It explores the benefits and the difficulties of using teaching aids in ... Teaching and Learning English with the Support of TAs4.4.1. Teachers’ Difficulties of Using TAs in Supporting English Teaching The use of TAs has brought teachers a lot of benefits in teaching...
... elements ofthe teaching- learning process are inextricably linked with each other. The goal of teaching- learning process is achievement ofthe students after the end oftheteaching process, the ... forms ofteaching have to ensure the characteristics ofteaching activities inthe academic credit, they are: 1) teaching via interaction between teaching and learning; 2) teaching based on the ... performance intheteaching force. Students. They would be the most benefited by this study since they are the center ofthe teaching- learning process in education institutions. Since teaching activities...
... when others continue to lose this battle. E-Business Today the Internet is used for a wide variety of purposes including email, surfing the World Wide Web, chatting in chat rooms, doing research ... particularly important for the emerging e-banking industry as this industry must be able to support the efficacy of their products and services in achieving relationship marketing strategic objectives ... Acknowledgments iv List of Tables viii List of Figures x CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to the Problem 1 Background ofthe Study 4 Statement ofthe Problem 12 Purpose ofthe Study 13 Rationale/Significance...
... confirm the hypothesis of the development of postural strategiesin children as a more mature selection and re-weighting of proprioceptive inputs to postural control in absence of visual input.BackgroundPostural ... rhythm Scoring 0–3.Rhythm Index-little tapping on thumb (right)Index-little tapping on thumb (left)Tandem walking the self chosen rhythm is kept during task independently of misses of repetitions.Scoring ... re-weight-ing of proprioceptive inputs to postural control: a majorrole of this kind of afferents could result in an increase of the high frequency contributions to postural sway [39],and thus in...
... the decline in the integrity of many postural regulating systems [14-16], butits effect on the sensory inputs recalibration processremains to be determined. One question of interest iswhether ... stability depends on the characteristics ofthe visual environment, and ofthe sup-port surface, including the size ofthe base of support, itsrigidity or compliance [12,13]. Within physiological ... vestibularrehabilitation [21]. Thus, the aim ofthe present study wasto determine the effects of aging and repeated exposureson the capability ofthe CNS to select pertinent sensoryinformation and resolve...
... products outlining the synthesis of find-ings in al lied health profession-specific reviews. Bysynthesizing the evidence across the disciplines, in otherwords, reflecting an interprofessional ... through the inclusion of all study designs.Following the analysis ofthe evidence within eachprofession, the evidence across the professions will besynthesized to reflect the interprofessional ... understanding ofstrategies to put researchfindings into practice within nursing and medicine, we have limited knowledge of KT strategiesin allied healthprofessions. Given the interprofessional...
... Performance - pass/fail criteria86% ofthe individuals inthe Tutorial + Practice Exer-cise training i ntervention arm passed the online trainingwith the practice PG.Training satisfaction and self-efficacy ... hat there is a ceiling effect on performancemeasures and other outcomes.Exploring these conclusions further, a significant com-ponent inthe revision ofthe AGREE II was the rework-ing ofthe ... 5.65(1.23)0.16 The training exercise has increased my understanding ofthe content ofthe AGREE II 6.45 (0.83) 6.40 (1.00) 6.25(0.79)0.77 The training exercise has increased my confidence to assess the...
... during the same study period from an internalmedicine outpatient clinic. The inclusion ofthe compari-son group, which had no changes, strengthens the conclu-sion the intervention was the ... than the other Six Sigma studies in terms of external validity. In spite of this strength, they still bothshare many ofthe same limitations and concerns, asnoted above. Inthe case ofthe hand ... improvements in care andever increasing capacity for continuing improvement.Improving evaluation and understanding ofthe imple-mentation and outcomes of such changes are essential tosustaining ongoing...
... during the same study period from an internalmedicine outpatient clinic. The inclusion ofthe compari-son group, which had no changes, strengthens the conclu-sion the intervention was the ... than the other Six Sigma studies in terms of external validity. In spite of this strength, they still bothshare many ofthe same limitations and concerns, asnoted above. Inthe case ofthe hand ... innovative institu-tions with a history and expectation of research, therebyappearing to be natural settings for these typesof investi-gations. Evaluation of these and other transformativestrategies...