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Most studies on why second language learners have difficulties acquiring English have focussed on sociolinguistic problems with the use of extraneous factors like environment, educational level, social background, occupation, etc. as yardsticks. But, only a few works have examined the language itself with a view to discovering whether the language has compounded the problem due to its unique characteristics and peculiar nature. In this paper, efforts are made to explore the English language...
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Most studies on why second language learners have difficulties acquiring English have focussed on sociolinguistic problems with the use of extraneous factors like environment, educational level, social background, occupation, etc. as yardsticks. But, only a few works have examined the language itself with a view to discovering whether the language has compounded the problem due to its unique characteristics and peculiar nature. In this paper, efforts are made to explore the English language...
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To investigate the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and anemia in nursery and primary school children and correlate parasite density with haemoglobin levels.Cross sectional study.Samples were collected from children attending the Saint Theresa's bilingual school and the Government Primary school, Buea, South West Province, Cameroon.297 nursery and primary school children two to 11 years old selected based on parental consent. MAIN OUTOME MEASURES: Relationship between...
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districts of Kenya, where the drought's effects were most severe. The first chapter describes the severity and impact of the drought, introduces some of the response activities that were implemented, and underscores the livestock sector's importance to Kenya's economy. The second chapter describes in more detail the range of livestock-related interventions that were implemented, and discusses their broader socio-economic impact. In chapter three, the costs and benefits of the various...
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This study aimed to investigate the efficiency of lecturing and discussion methods in the teaching of Arabic syntax to Arabic majors in the faculties of Arts and Education at the Islamic University in Gaza. The reseachers used, for this purpose, a multiple choice achievement test. The sample of the study comprised 80 women and men students. they were divided into two groups, each consisting of 40 students. They were tuaght by lecturing and discussion methods. The study had three null...
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Investigates the Praxis II, the standardized teacher examination required for teacher certification in Georgia. Considers why African American teacher candidates were less successful than their white colleagues in passing this exit exam for teacher licensure. Concludes that assessment must account for the cultural realities that teacher candidates bring to teacher testing.
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The transition from apartheid to democracy has occurred in the context of the hegemony of neoliberal economic thinking and the practical implementation of structural adjustment programmes with their implication of what are supposed to be short-term austerity budgets. At the structural level of the hardware of the post-apartheid dispensation, the impact of the global economic realities has been immediate, sharp and brutal. The statistics are eloquent proof of this. Their significance in the...
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Editor's welcome. Acknowledgements. Foreword (E.W. Gordon). Introduction (W.R. Allen et al.). Elementary and Secondary School Experiences. Who will socialize African American students in contemporary public schools? (D.S. Pollard). African American female students: their stories about academic achievement (L.M. Pickens). Zero tolerance policies and African American students (R.D. Henderson, R.R. Verdugo). College Experiences. Another shade of brown: the integration of white students into...
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Increasing globalisation of higher education and the consequent extension of "competition" beyond regional and national boundaries will make it inevitable for South African higher education institutions to look at practice in other countries to inform their decisions. In order to understand the potential impact of international benchmarking on South African institutions, it is important to explore the future role of benchmarking on the international level. In this regard, examples of...
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espanolLa percepcion de los estudiantes acerca de los servicios de apoyo en la Universidad de Ambrosi Alli de Nigeria se recogio a traves de un cuestionario elaborado a tal efecto, aplicado a 500 estudiantes. La mayoria de los encuestados reconocieron que la presencia de los servicios de apoyo era altamente inadecuada. El estudio recomienda, por tanto la mejora de los servicios de apoyo para que los estudiantes puedan beneficiarse de forma holistica de la orientacion universitaria. Antes de...