ACCEPTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAMES: A CASE STUDY IN A MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY Roslina Ibrahim 1‚Azizah Jaafar2‚ Khalili Khalil3 1 Advanced Informatics School (AIS)‚ Universiti Teknologi Malaysia‚ Jalan Semarak‚ 54100‚ Kuala Lumpur 2 Faculty of Information Science and Technology‚ Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia‚ Bangi‚ Selangor 3 International Islamic University‚ Gombak‚ Selangor Malaysia 1 lina@ic.utm.my‚ 2aj@ftsm.ukm.my‚ 3khalili@iium.edu.my ABSTRACT Educational computer games (ECG) are regarded
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The Role of Textbooks in a Language Program Jack C. Richards Textbooks are a key component in most language programs. In some situations they serve as the basis for much of the language input learners receive and the language practice that occurs in the classroom. They may provide the basis for the content of the lessons‚ the balance of skills taught and the kinds of language practice the students take part in. In other situations‚ the textbook may serve primarily to supplement the teacher’s
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The Notebook‚ by Nicholas Sparks is a touching story about true love but affected by a horrible disease. This story begins when Noah and Allie are in a nursing home‚ eighty years into their life. Noah goes back in time to tell the story of him and Allie‚ and how they came to be together. Their major conflict is when Noah and Allie grow older and diseases start to appear. The main conflict‚ in present time‚ is that the old lady‚ Allie has a disease called Alzheimer’s‚ in which she cannot remember
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ignores the things juvenile delinquents went through growing up or what they had to experience in order to get by in life. People need to realize that there is always a story behind a child’s action or behavior. The boys like the ones from True Notebooks end up in the juvenile detention center because they lack a positive role model in their lives. Every child wants to be someone in life but in order for them to be successful they need the support from their family. How could teenagers achieve
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The Notebook By Nicholas Sparks "I am nothing special‚ of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I’ve led a common life... but I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul‚ and to me‚ this has always been enough. -Noah Calhoun When we were assinged to do a book critique‚ I knew right away I was going to do a Nicholas Sparks novel. I have read all of his books‚ cried many tears and felt many emotions as I pictured the people falling in love‚ people doing heroic events
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LANG 202 – Textbook evaluation activity Choose a beginning or intermediate language textbook for your target language. I recommend that you use the book you taught from in the fall or the one you are using this quarter‚ but you are not required to use one of those. Name of textbook: Deutsch: Na klar! Level 102 1. First look for the presence of the target culture in the textbook... a. Does the textbook present mostly “Culture” or mostly “culture” or a good balance of both
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University of Latvia Faculty of Humanities Department of English Studies Textbook Analysis 3rd year‚ group B student Kristaps Briedis Riga 2013 Introduction The “Focus on Advanced English C.A.E.” is written by Sue O’Connell and first published in Pearson Education Limited at the Edinburgh Gate‚ Harlow in year 1999‚ and the edition at hand is the thirteenth impression printed in 2006. The textbook is oriented for students preparing for the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English examination
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Verbal communication gains a large part of its meaningfulness from non-verbal cues (Knapp‚ Hall‚ Horgon‚5). These non-verbal cues are prominent throughout the film The Notebook‚ between Allie and Noah’s stages of love. These concepts include their facial expressions toward each other ‚ eye gestures and the interpersonal distance. Non-Verbal cues are an essential part of everyday life that help us to communicate effectively between one another. Non-verbal communication refers to communication effected
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The Notebook An elderly man man with a well used notebook in his hands. A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn’t understand or enjoy‚ until he starts to read to her. The Notebook is a heartbreaking story which describes the power of love like no other. A story that you’ll remember forever. Set in North Carolina in 1946‚ it follows the story of Noah Calhoun. A rural Southerner returned home from World War II. Noah‚ thirty-one years old‚ is restoring an old house to its former glory
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THE IMPORTANCE OF A COMPUTER FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Technology has become more advanced and played a major role in our daily lives. Today‚ an invention such as the computer appears in almost every home and has become an essential tool in the school system. A computer is necessary for college students for three reasons: taking notes‚ doing research‚ typing and submitting assignments. First of all‚ a computer is necessary for students for taking notes in class. Not every student has good handwriting
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