A rich view of lexical competence Peter J. Robinson In this article I begin by examining some features of the negotiation of meaning between learners and teachers‚ where the goal of the interaction is to convey the meaning of a technical word from the teacher to a learner. I suggest that this examination leads us to distinguish between the declarative knowledge ‘that’ words have particular meanings‚ and the procedures we typically employ for realizing or ‘achieving’ this declarative knowledge. These
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HIV in America: Is the epidemic getting worse or better? A Review of the facts When the first case of HIV cases hit the United States in 1985 (Kellerman‚ 2006) the gay community had been hit hard by a disease it was just beginning to understand. Thousands of individuals had been infected with HIV‚ and many Americans believed the affliction to be wholly a “gay disease.” But as the years wore on it became apparent that anyone could be infected‚ and slowly this preconceived notion melted away as
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Lecture 10: Product Team Cialis: Getting Ready to Market (case 12) 1-) The most relevant dimensions along which to segment the patient market for the Erectile Dysfuction (ED) treatment are demographic‚ psychographic and behavioral dimensions. With demographic segmentation‚ we divide the market into groups on the basis of variables such as age‚ family size‚ family life cycle‚ gender‚ income‚ occupation‚ education‚ religion‚ race‚ generation‚ nationality and social class. The prevalence of
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Today‚ the callfor saving our earth has been emphasized in the worldwide. In this case‚ many environmentalists claim that rich nations should bear more responsibilities for the environmental unbalance than poorer nations. In this essay‚ I would like to look at some of the reasons why advanced countries should be responsible for the damage they have done to our earth. First of all‚ developed countries have their historical responsibility and obligation to pay more for the worsening environment
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In the article Stop Coddling The Super-Rich Warren Buffett discusses how the rich need to pay more in taxes instead of being let off easy by congress. Buffett is an extremely rich‚ and very successful investor who is known for donating much of his income to charities. He makes a point that his kids will not be coddled‚ and argues that the super rich are. Warren Buffett’s credibility‚ and knowledge make’s his argument strong‚ and effective. Warren Buffett is vey persuasive as well as credible since
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Science Study Notes Getting Your Act Together Cell Theory Cells are the basic structural and functional units of life. In multicellular organisms different cells perform different functions. Different types of cells work together so that the organism functions as a co-ordinated whole Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms A multicellular organism is made up of many cells A unicellular organism only has one cell Plant Cell Animal Cell Basic Requirements
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I M F S T A F F D I S C U S S I O N N O T E April 2013 Rethinking Macro Policy II: Getting Granular Olivier Blanchard‚ Giovanni Dell’Ariccia‚ Paolo Mauro SDN/13/03 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Research Department Rethinking Macro Policy II: Getting Granular1 Prepared by Olivier Blanchard‚ Giovanni Dell’Ariccia‚ Paolo Mauro April 15‚ 2013 DISCLAIMER: This Staff Discussion Note represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily represent IMF views or IMF policy. The views expressed herein
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College Athletes Getting Paid: Considerate or Materialistic? Now‚ more than ever‚ we live in an era of entitlement. College students are fully aware of the time and effort they must put forth should they choose to participate in a sport. The rules and regulations are clearly stated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)‚ and receiving compensation for their contributions are clearly not stated. Paying college athletes has been an ongoing debate since the early 1900’s. In 1905‚
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Discursive Essay - Footballers Do Not Deserve The High Salaries They Command Many people think that footballers are paid too much money for doing too little effort. However‚ this can be argued because they are people who have dedicated their entire life to this sport and therefore they should be rewarded. This leads us to the question: Do footballers deserve high salaries? Firstly‚ some famous footballers are paid huge amounts of money such as Cristiano Ronaldo who are paid millions of euros every
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family and religion interfere? I will focus in this essay on Michel Foucault‚ Adrienne Rich and Catherine Mackinnon who all indicate that sexuality is socially constructed but argue on the source of construction. While Foucault believes that sexuality is historically constructed by genderless power‚ knowledge and discourse; Mackinnon assumes that sexuality constitutes gender and is a social construct of male power; Rich‚ instead‚ claims that there is no innate desire toward the opposite sex but rather
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