El sendero torcido al español [The Twisted Path to Spanish]: The Development of Bilingual Teachers’ Spanish-Language Proficiency John A. Sutterby‚ Javier Ayala‚ and Sandra Murillo University of Texas at Brownsville Abstract This paper describes the development of Spanish-language proficiency in bilingual preservice teachers at a university on the Texas–Mexico border. A survey with open-ended questions was administered to preservice teachers in bilingual and English as a Second Language certification
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Nevada but each one has limited hotel space (1116 rooms’ total) and depends heavily on 1-15 traffic. The Railroad Pass is considered a local casino and is dependent on Henderson residents as its market. Tunica Mississippi property was opened in 1994 on 24 acres of land. In 1997‚ operating income declined by more than 50% due to the increase in competition and lack of hotel rooms. Since it didn’t have enough rooms‚ Circus decided to add 1‚200 rooms which cost $119.8 million. Opportunities Improve
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C. and Stopford‚ J. M. (1992). Rguvenating the Mature Business: The Competitive Challenge. Baden-Fuller‚ C. and Stopford‚ J. M. (1994). ’Creating corporate entrepreneurship ’. Strategic Management Journal‚ 1 5‚ 7‚ 521-36. Barney‚ J. (1986). ’Strategic factor markets: expectations‚ luck‚ and business strategy ’. Management Science‚ 3 2‚ 10‚ 1231-41. Barney‚ J. B. (1994). ’Bringing managers back in: a resource-based analysis of the role of managers in creating and sustaining competitive advantages
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The Geography of New Zealand By Clayton Brown Kirkpatrick Period 7 February 25‚ 1996 The well-known country of New Zealand is a small‚ resourceful nation located 1‚000 miles off Australia ’s south east coast. New Zealand has an impressive economy that continues to grow‚ a physical landscape that attracts people from around the globe‚ and although small‚ New Zealand is a respected nation for its advanced civilization and stable government. The geography of this prestigious nation can be
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table and decide to climb up an the big table and when you reply “how did you get up there?” their responds is laughing and clapping their hands. There is a relationship between task performance and arousal; it is called Yerkes-Dodson Law (teigen‚ 1994; Yerkes& Dodson‚ 1908). It prefers to the difficulty level of the task‚ easy task demand a high- moderate of arousal and a difficult task demand low level of arousal. To maintain these level of arousal‚ the person will need to find ways in reducing
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pitchers in the minds of most. In California‚ if you are familiar with the legal system‚ “three strikes‚ you’re out” will likely give you a vision of thousands of inmates dressed in orange‚ sleeping on bunk beds inside overcrowded gyms. In November 1994‚ California legislators and voters made a major change to the California sentencing laws with Proposition 184. This proposition better known as the “3 Strikes Law” has long been a controversial topic in California. It has spurred debates as to whether
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Midori Gotō Midori Gotō is a Japanese American violinist born on October 25‚ 1971 in Osaka‚ Japan. Her mother‚ Setsu Gotō found out about Midori’s love for music at the age of two when Midori was singing a piece by Bach that she had heard few days ago. She had started taking piano lessons first but quit within three months. Then on her third birthday‚ her grandmother gave her a 1/16 size violin‚ then her mother decided to teach her the violin. Midori gave her first public performance at the age
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TOPIC: ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES REGARDING ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE INDEX CHAPTER PAGE NO. ABSTRACT 2 1. INTRODUCTION 3-6 2.1. INTRODUCTION 3 2.2. Purpose of the Study 5 2.3. Background of the Organization 5 2.4. Research Objectives 5 2.5. Research Questions 6 2.6. Significance Of The Study 6 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 7-19 3.7. Review of Previous and Current Studies 7
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analysis of real‚ complex situations (Christensen and Hansen‚ 1987). However‚ a l t h o u g h c a s e s t u d i e s c a n a l s o b e u s e d a s a re s e a r c h m e t h o d o l o g y ( E a s t o n ‚ 1994a; Parkhe‚ 1993; Tsoukas‚ 1989; Yin‚ 1993‚ 1994)‚ no jour nal of research case studies or case study methods exists and the most common social science and evaluation rese arch methods textbooks “hardly mention case studies” (Yin‚ 1993‚ p. xi). Indeed‚ one survey of PhD dissertations in six fields
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What is the difference between socialism and communism? Socialism and communism are alike in that both are systems of production for use based on public ownership of the means of production and centralized planning. Socialism grows directly out of capitalism; it is the first form of the new society. Communism is a further development or "higher stage" of socialism. From each according to his ability‚ to each according to his deeds (socialism). From each according to his ability‚ to each according
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