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Styles, Strategies & Tasks: Are They Related?, Urarat Parnrod, Pornapit Darasawang, Wareesiri Singhasiri Jan 2014

Styles, Strategies & Tasks: Are They Related?, Urarat Parnrod, Pornapit Darasawang, Wareesiri Singhasiri

PASAA

This qualitative study aims at investigating the relationship among cognitive styles, learning strategies and task. In order to determine the dominant cognitive styles of the subjects, questionnaires designed by Kolb (2005) were distributed to 778 engineering students. From the data analysis, it was found that two cognitive styles - 'diverger' and 'assimilator' are the dominant styles. This paper, therefore, focuses on two cases - one is a diverger and the other is an assimilator. The data show how engineering students from different dominant styles dealt with different subtasks, namely, note-taking, writing a story, and oral presentation under a 'Story Telling …


Investigating The Impact Of Personality Factors On The Perceived Communication Mobility Of Non-Native English Speaking Thai Professionals In International Companies, Olga A. Marina, Krich Rajprasit Jan 2014

Investigating The Impact Of Personality Factors On The Perceived Communication Mobility Of Non-Native English Speaking Thai Professionals In International Companies, Olga A. Marina, Krich Rajprasit

PASAA

Communication mobility has been suggested as an element of the complex construct of professional communicative competence, with a shared core of English in the oral mode, for professional international communication. This study aims (1) to investigate the possible correlation between the perceived level of communication mobility, and the influence of the personality factors of non-native English speaking Thai professionals in international companies, and (2) to identify the conditions in which this desirable quality may be developed. The researchers are interested in gauging the level of communication mobility, as well as looking for the possible relationships between its development and the …


A Study Of English Acknowledgements Written By Efl Thai Learners, Kandaporn Jaroenkitboworn Jan 2014

A Study Of English Acknowledgements Written By Efl Thai Learners, Kandaporn Jaroenkitboworn

PASAA

This research investigates English acknowledgements in dissertations written by Thai PhD students, particularly the generic structure and linguistic patterns of gratitude expressions used in the acknowledgements. Following the line of the move analysis in acknowledgements of Hyland (2004), this article analyzed 70 acknowledgements accompanying PhD dissertations in the area of English language study. The study result shows that the generic structure comprises 3 moves: thanking, announcing, and signing-off. The first move is obligatory whereas the other two are optional. Various gratitude expressions are used in response to different assistance forms. Also, the study result reveals the aspects of politeness, social …


Enlivening Efl Discussion Classrooms With A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Tanisaya Jiriyasin Jan 2014

Enlivening Efl Discussion Classrooms With A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Tanisaya Jiriyasin

PASAA

This is a semester-long experimental study aimed at investigating the effects of a PBL (Problem-based Learning) approach on the English oral language performances of English major students in one of the private universities in Bangkok. For the purpose of the study, a systematic PBL model for English language classrooms was implemented. Furthermore, the subjects' opinions towards learning with the PBL approach were also explored through the use of questionnaires and interviews. The findings showed that the mean scores of the posttest were significantly higher than those of the pretest. Their English oral performances were more fluent and accurate. Moreover, they …


An Investigation Of The Use Of Listening Strategies And Listening Performance Of Proficiency And Non-Proficiency Language Learners, Chatraporn Piamsai Jan 2014

An Investigation Of The Use Of Listening Strategies And Listening Performance Of Proficiency And Non-Proficiency Language Learners, Chatraporn Piamsai

PASAA

This study was an attempt to investigate how proficient and non-proficient learners used listening strategies to complete a listening task. 65 third-year Chulalongkorn University Commerce and Accountancy students participated in the first stage of the quantitative data collection. 18 students were randomly selected from the group for more indepth data. The instruments included the strategy questionnaire adapted from Oxford's (1990) and listening tasks. Descriptive statistics, the independent t-test and the think-aloud technique were used to analyze the data. The findings showed a significant difference between the two groups' report of their use of the strategies in certain areas. Also, they …


Idea Sharing: Assessment In A Cooperative Learning Class, Siti Mina Tamah Jan 2014

Idea Sharing: Assessment In A Cooperative Learning Class, Siti Mina Tamah

PASAA

In Indonesia, it is common to see current classroom practices that incorporate the cooperative learning paradigm. In fact, there is a tendency to regard negatively a classroom without the label of 'cooperative learning' in which students are put into small groups. The current instructional practices then often make use of group work to encourage students to learn from one another in which they help and seek assistance from their fellow students besides from their teacher.


Idea Sharing: Introducing English As An International Language (Eil) To Pre-Service Teachers In A World English Course, Flora Debora Floris Jan 2014

Idea Sharing: Introducing English As An International Language (Eil) To Pre-Service Teachers In A World English Course, Flora Debora Floris

PASAA

Today, English is truly regarded as an international language. It is the lingua franca in various international situations; it is also the most widely-learned and spoken second or foreign language in many countries. In recent years, the number of second and foreign language speakers has far exceeded the number of first language speakers of English. In fact, in 2008, the number of speakers of English reached a third of the world's population (Crystal, 2008).


Reaching The World’S 500 Largest Cities: A Demographic And Statistical Analysis, Rick Mcedward, D. J. B. Trim Jan 2014

Reaching The World’S 500 Largest Cities: A Demographic And Statistical Analysis, Rick Mcedward, D. J. B. Trim

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

No abstract provided.


กิจกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม Jan 2014

กิจกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


Changes In Predicted Muscle Coordination With Subject-Specific Muscle Parameters For Individuals After Stroke, Brian A. Knarr, Darcy S. Reiman, Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, Jill S. Higginson Jan 2014

Changes In Predicted Muscle Coordination With Subject-Specific Muscle Parameters For Individuals After Stroke, Brian A. Knarr, Darcy S. Reiman, Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, Jill S. Higginson

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Muscle weakness is commonly seen in individuals after stroke, characterized by lower forces during a maximal volitional contraction. Accurate quantification of muscle weakness is paramount when evaluating individual performance and response to after stroke rehabilitation. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of subject-specific muscle force and activation deficits on predicted muscle coordination when using musculoskeletal models for individuals after stroke. Maximum force generating ability and central activation ratio of the paretic plantar flexors, dorsiflexors, and quadriceps muscle groups were obtained using burst superimposition for four individuals after stroke with a range of walking speeds. Two models …


Imsa 2014 Profile, Office Of College And Academic Counseling Jan 2014

Imsa 2014 Profile, Office Of College And Academic Counseling

IMSA Profile

The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy ® (IMSA) develops creative, ethical leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois, IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students (grades 10-12) in its advanced, residential college preparatory program, and it serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs that foster imagination and inquiry. IMSA also advances education through research, groundbreaking ventures and strategic partnerships. (www.imsa.edu) IMSA employs 56 full-time teaching faculty members, all of whom have advanced degrees, with 44% holding doctorate degrees. In addition, …


Apple Vs. Android: Global Software Patentatbility And The Mobile Os Wars, Matthew Lammertse Jan 2014

Apple Vs. Android: Global Software Patentatbility And The Mobile Os Wars, Matthew Lammertse

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


An Institutional Alchemy: India's Two Parliaments In Comparative Context, Shubhankar Dam Jan 2014

An Institutional Alchemy: India's Two Parliaments In Comparative Context, Shubhankar Dam

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Taking A Bit Out Of Crime: Bitcoin And Cross-Border Tax Evasion, Thomas Slattery Jan 2014

Taking A Bit Out Of Crime: Bitcoin And Cross-Border Tax Evasion, Thomas Slattery

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Greece's Not-So-Warm Welcome To Unaccompanied Minors: Reforming Eu Law To Prevent The Illegal Treatment Of Migrant Children In Greece, Victoria Galante Jan 2014

Greece's Not-So-Warm Welcome To Unaccompanied Minors: Reforming Eu Law To Prevent The Illegal Treatment Of Migrant Children In Greece, Victoria Galante

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Adopting The Stateless, Jay Milbrandt Jan 2014

Adopting The Stateless, Jay Milbrandt

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Genetically Modified Crops: Why Cultivation Matters, Hilary Weiss Jan 2014

Genetically Modified Crops: Why Cultivation Matters, Hilary Weiss

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Flemming Rose's Rejection Of The American Free Speech Canon And The Poverty Of Comparative Constitutional Theory, Robert A. Kahn Jan 2014

Flemming Rose's Rejection Of The American Free Speech Canon And The Poverty Of Comparative Constitutional Theory, Robert A. Kahn

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Protecting India's Slum Dwellers: Rajiv Awas Yojana's Slum-Free Cities Program And The Seventy-Fourth Constitutional Amendment Act, Leslie Wellington Jan 2014

Protecting India's Slum Dwellers: Rajiv Awas Yojana's Slum-Free Cities Program And The Seventy-Fourth Constitutional Amendment Act, Leslie Wellington

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Faster Resolutions In Tariff Classification Litigation: Using Patent Law As A Model, Lawrence Friedman Jan 2014

Faster Resolutions In Tariff Classification Litigation: Using Patent Law As A Model, Lawrence Friedman

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Limits Of Procedural Choice Of Law, S.I. Strong Jan 2014

Limits Of Procedural Choice Of Law, S.I. Strong

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


"Two Households, Both Alike In Dignity": The International Feud Between Admiralty And Bankruptcy, Alfred J. Falzone Iii Jan 2014

"Two Households, Both Alike In Dignity": The International Feud Between Admiralty And Bankruptcy, Alfred J. Falzone Iii

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


E-Waste & The Regulatory Commons: A Proposal For The Decentralization Of International Environmental Regulation, Jing Jin Jan 2014

E-Waste & The Regulatory Commons: A Proposal For The Decentralization Of International Environmental Regulation, Jing Jin

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Harmonization Through The Draft Hague Principles On Choice Of Law In International Contracts, Marta Pertegas, Brooke Adele Marshall Jan 2014

Harmonization Through The Draft Hague Principles On Choice Of Law In International Contracts, Marta Pertegas, Brooke Adele Marshall

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Party Autonomy In International Contracts And The Multiple Ways Of Slicing The Apple, Symeon Symeonides Jan 2014

Party Autonomy In International Contracts And The Multiple Ways Of Slicing The Apple, Symeon Symeonides

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


All Bark And No Bite: How Attorney Fee Shifting Can Solve China's Poor Enforcement Of Employment Regulations, Christopher Coyne Jan 2014

All Bark And No Bite: How Attorney Fee Shifting Can Solve China's Poor Enforcement Of Employment Regulations, Christopher Coyne

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Civilian Social Media Activists In The Arab Spring And Beyond: Can They Ever Lose Their Civilian Protections?, David Heitner Jan 2014

Civilian Social Media Activists In The Arab Spring And Beyond: Can They Ever Lose Their Civilian Protections?, David Heitner

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Hague Principles And The Choice Of Non-State "Rules Of Law" To Govern An International Commercial Contract, Genevieve Saumier Jan 2014

The Hague Principles And The Choice Of Non-State "Rules Of Law" To Govern An International Commercial Contract, Genevieve Saumier

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Humanitarian Intervention Post-Syria: Legitimate Or Legal?, Milena Sterio Jan 2014

Humanitarian Intervention Post-Syria: Legitimate Or Legal?, Milena Sterio

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Globalization On Bangladesh's Ready-Made Garment Industry: The High Cost Of Cheap Clothing, Alexandra Rose Caleca Jan 2014

The Effects Of Globalization On Bangladesh's Ready-Made Garment Industry: The High Cost Of Cheap Clothing, Alexandra Rose Caleca

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.