G: Contrastive linguistics & Education (274)
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Academic Sojourners, Acculturation and Interpersonal Communication: Path Analysis
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 12 Communication is viewed as the major underlying process as well as an outcome of the acculturation process. Intercultural communication takes place when individuals influenced by different cultural communities negotiate shared meanings in interaction. This article concludes with an assessment of communication variables contributing to acculturation among sojourners. Three casual factors:...
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Authors M. Shajedul ArifeenRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 47 to 53
The Importance of Teaching Cultural Awareness in Design Education: Evidence from Interior Design
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 12 This article presents findings from a higher education interior design course at a U.S. university. For the course, titled the “Heritage Studio,†a series of projects were developed aimed at developing selfawareness, empathy and cultural awareness in the students. Research and documentation of individual students’ family histories provided th...
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Authors Amy Roehl, Shweta Reddy-Linga, Jane Kucko, Laura PrestwoodRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 39 to 45
Reassuring Students that Intensive Strategies, Authentic Instruction and Self-Assessment Lead to Authentic Learning
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 12 The Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary (PASSEL) offers worldwide access to animations and content lessons. Application lessons were added to show how key concepts are used in occupations. Such lessons cannot be effective if students make superficial or no use of them. What assurance can we offer that their time and effort will pay off? University students in a first-year Plant Sciences cou...
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Authors Carol A. Speth, Donald J. LeeRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 25 to 30
Investigation and Analysis on Library Service Quality -A Case Study in Tianjin Polytechnic University
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 12 Since the development of the information technology, there have been great changes in the functions and the nature of university library. This paper takes Tianjin Polytechnic University as a case study and attempts to make an investigation and analysis on the service quality of library by questionnaire. Based on SPSS 16.0 statistical analysis, this study revealed the status quo of reader...
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Authors Qiyun ZhangRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 31 to 37
Importance of Sylvia Plath to American Literature History
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 12 Sylvia Plath has been assumed as one which was significant due to her position as a female poet (6). However the growing feminist trend in the 1970s enabled a number of critics to look deeper into her work and identify the contribution made by Plath to American literature. There were several critics who presented positive criticism about Plath including the work by Aird "Sylvia Plath: Th...
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Authors Dr. Norah Hadi AlsaeedRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 65 to 66
Information and Communication Technology and Persons with Special Needs in Calabar Municipality in Cross River State, Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 12 The main purpose of this study is to determine Information and Communication Technology and persons with special needs in Calabar Municipality in Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, three hypotheses were formulated. Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of one hundred and fifty persons with disabilities was randomly selected for the stud...
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Authors Nanjwan, Josephine Dasel, David, Bassey EnyaRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 19 to 24
Implementation of Open University Programmes in Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 12 This study investigated the implementation of Open University Programmes in Nigeria. The researchers generated 4 research questions and 4 null hypotheses guiding the study. A questionnaire was the major instrument used for data collection. 1,424 undergraduate and postgraduate students representing 40% of the total population of study selected using stratified random sampling technique. T...
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Authors Prof.P.O.M. Nnabuo, Dr. Worlu, Paul N., Dr. (Mrs) OnyidoRead Journal Click Here
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On the Decolonisation of African Languages
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 12 The present paper argues – against all odds – that advocating the rehabilitation of national languages (NL) in ―ex-colonized countries‖, as the case may be with Ngugy‘s call in his now famous book Decolonising of the Mind: the Politics of Languages in African Literature (1981) is a slight of hand as it ove...
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Authors Mohamed DellalRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 5 to 17
Community of Ownership of Learning
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 11 New model of teaching and learning was introduced in our school to meet the needs of our students who seek greater autonomy, connectivity as well as opportunities for socio-experiential learning. The Connected Learning Pedagogy (CLP) was designed to mine the learning potential of the new social and digital media domain to create a community of ownership of learning, promoting collaborati...
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Authors Karen Lim Kim Eng, Fong Kok Wah, Shek Kwai Teng, Soh Guan Kiong, Dr Lim See YewRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 61 to 66
A Comparison of Global Knowledge and Abilities between Pre-service Teachers and in-Service Teachers in Taiwan
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 11 The purpose of this study is to compare global knowledge and abilities between pre-service teachers and in-service teachers in Taiwan. To collect data, a questionnaire, containing 40 items within four categories, was developed and distributed to 537 samples. The results indicated that pre-service teachers had more global knowledge than did in-service teachers, in global correlation syste...
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Authors Dr. Su-Ching LinRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 51 to 59
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Learning Style Preferences of EFL Learners at Higher Secondary Level in Bangladesh
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 11 If the classroom teaching-learning practices are based on the learning style preferences of the learners of EFL/ESL, the language learning can take place effectively. However, in this regard learners’ learning style preferences have to match with teachers’ perceptions about the tasks and activities to be done in the classroom. In Bangladesh the classroom...
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Authors Mohammad Emdadul HudaRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 43 to 50
The Relevance of French Language to Journalism Education in Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 11 The relevance of French language in the field of journalism Education in Nigeria is yet to be established. This situation cannot be totally divorced from the language policy in Nigeria and the past colonial experience of the country where English was placed at vantage position compared to French language in all spheres of life in Nigeria. However, researchers and experts in the field of ...
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Authors Maxwell. O AraromiRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 37 to 42
Differential Psycho-Social Factors as Predictors of Female Academics’ Career Growth and Leadership Positions in Universities in South-West Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 11 Recent studies affirm that academic women are a minority, have slow career growth compared to their male colleagues and almost invisible in leadership positions, therefore excluded from power structure. These have been attributed to culture, socialisation, conditioning and self-perception of the women themselves. However, differential psycho-social factors predicting female academicsâ...
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Authors Adepeju Olaide, OTIRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 23 to 35
Maintaining the Medium of Instruction Policy in Malaysia: The Case for Bahasa Malaysia
Published In: GJHSS Part: G: Contrastive linguistics & Education Volume: 13 Issue: 11 This study examines the development and the implementation of the Malay medium of instruction policy in the Malaysian educational system and the relation of this policy to Fishman’s model and a multilingual society. The study uses interviews with persons directly involved in the process of education in Malaysia and examines a number of scholarly publications and other pr...
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Authors Alis PutehRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 15 to 27