ethnographic study conducted in two classrooms in Norway, grade nine (14-year-olds) in lower secondary school and the first year (16-year-olds) of upper secondary school, attention is drawn to how classroom culture is constituted through relationships between students. Through processes of power, dominance, hegemony and marginalisation, classroom culture forms the conditions for a learning environment, and has different opportunities, dilemmas and costs for the students. As classroom culture is negotiated in…
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format as described in lecture and text. Sample outline included below. Why we are doing this: This is a bridge from narrative to informative speaking where we use the entire speech preparation process but without the need for external research. In narrative speeches we simply relate a personal incident in the natural order of events as they occurred. We now move to another form of personal expression (complaining!) that is just as natural as storytelling, but requires a bit more analysis and preparation…
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be attributed to difficulties in executing and monitoring many of the cognitive processes considered central to effective writing (Graham & Harris, 1989). These students are frequently less knowledgeable about how to develop and organize ideas, control and regulate the writing process, and monitor the quality of the text produced (Englert, Raphael, Fear & Anderson, 1988). A study by Graham, Schwartz & MacArthur (1991) showed normally achieving students were more knowledgeable than students with…
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Comparison of Research Designs Capella University Comparison of Research Designs Template The following seven tables are part of a template that will guide you through the comparison of research designs assignment. The tables include: • Descriptions of basic research designs. • Types of basic research designs. • Main characteristics. • Followed steps. • Appropriate usage. • Purpose statement and sample questions.…
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prosperous life, in the new land, Dominicans face high unemployment levels and an alarming state of poverty. Paradoxically, while the needs of Dominicans continue to be unmet in the new society, the social policies and the conditions that push them out of their country remain in effect.’’ (Hernandez, 2004)As explained by Dr.Hernandez, many Dominicans came to United States to improve their economic status however by not having high educational skills or technical skills they are unable compete for…
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1924 and 1948 as well as across national borders and cultures. Levy’s novel, written more than fifty years after the first Windrush arrival, creates a common narrative of nation and identity in order to understand the experiences of Black people in Britain. Small Island—structured around four competing voices whose claims of textual, personal and historical truth must be acknowledged—refuses to establish a singular articulation of the experience of migration and empire. In this essay, I focus on…
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As the energy swells into a full-scale rebellion, the disarray amounts into oblique, frenzied movements, with the boys charging in all directions, in and out of the frame. Here, Vigo transcends the boundary between order and turmoil, mirroring the transition from bureaucratic institutions to complete anarchy. The scene climaxes with a slow-motion flurry of pillow feathers as boys march like soldiers through…
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weakness (e.g., lack of alternative treatments in comparative studies) and focus on extraneous issues (e.g., critiques of typical research methods, research on the attitudes of student teachers, research on the physical layout of technology-rich classrooms). Seventy of the final set appeared in professional journals, while 33 were doctoral dissertations. The report itself is presented in four sections: 1. the effects of technology on students' achievement, 2. the effects of technology on student…
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students can sharpen their basic writing and critical thinking skills. In this “learn by doing” course, students will develop their ability to write clear, effective, and grammatically correct prose for a variety of purposes--- academic, work, or personal. Using and adapting the writing process as a tool to develop any type writing assignment or task will also be a priority. An introduction to library and other types of research as well as utilization of MLA standards will also be covered.…
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the participants are assigned different roles, where those roles identify with those in the situation where participants will find themselves when they undertake their work in the field. The play gives the training participants opportunities to act out various roles chosen to represent actual roles that would be in the field situation” (Bartle 2004). In the context of intercultural communication, role playing games allow for the training of intercultural awareness and communication competence by…
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