This document defines culture and its components. Culture consists of shared attitudes, beliefs, values, symbols, practices and social organizations transmitted between generations. It is broken down into ideological, technological and sociological subsystems. Culture emerges from individual habits and customs and grows into complex systems of interrelated traits that define cultural regions and realms on a global scale.
Over 55 World Bank FMIS projects from 1984-2010 were analyzed. Less than 1/3 were completed on budget, with the main factor for failure being inadequate capacity/training of project teams. The most important success factor was found to be a focus on capacity building and training. Guatemala was identified as having the highest blended project evaluation ratings of the case studies reviewed.
The document discusses a 5 step process but provides no details on the actual steps or content of the process. It references 5 paragraphs but leaves the information in each paragraph undefined. In short, the document outlines a high-level structure with 5 parts but does not explain or elaborate on what each part entails.
The document discusses the real estate market in the Denver metro area. Key points:
- Inventory levels are very low, with only 1.5 months of supply for detached homes and 0.9 months for attached homes.
- Market activity remains strong even in fall, with 66.7% of listings resulting in sales in October.
- Sellers are advised not to wait until spring to list, as interest rates will likely be higher, new construction will add competition, and demand remains high with limited inventory.
The market continues to show strength compared to past years, with inventory constraints keeping seller's market conditions in place.
Authenticity in a Global Context: Learning, Working and Communicating with L2...Richard Pinner
This presentation outlines an in-service training workshop for high-school teachers of English as a Foreign Language, accredited by the Japanese ministry of education. The workshop focused on the use of authentic materials to motivate students and attempted to gauge the participants’ existing ideas about authenticity in language teaching and examine how these fit with the way English is currently employed for international communication in the global context. I proposed during the workshop that authenticity be reconceptualised as a continuum, incorporating contextual and social dimensions. Participants were then asked to reflect on their concept of authenticity before and after the workshop to examine the impact of the proposed continuum. Data were collected from participants in the form of a written reaction to the workshop and questionnaire, as well as teacher/researchers’ observations and journal entries.
Most of the data are qualitative, and the study design was based on exploratory practice, so data came from pedagogic sources from the workshop. The research attempted to involve all the participants in a way that encouraged them to reflect on their own practice. Although at times I present data in a way which quantifies the responses, the majority of data analysis was done in an interpretive way, coding the data as I went through it and then re-coding it as the bigger picture emerged. I used NVivo analysis software to create nodes and run word frequency queries as I worked through the data, which helped in selecting the major themes for the responses.
From a total of 33 participants, 23 (almost 70 per cent) had culturally embedded definitions of authenticity, with 18 participants (over 50 per cent) specifically making reference to native speakers. Participants commented that the workshop had helped them to expand their ideas about authenticity, which for many was a motivating or empowering experience.
This document provides instructions for using a clicker response system called Sentio to participate in a class about simple and compound interest. It tells the user to turn on their clicker, join the Ball class, and provides their student ID number to log in. It also includes several pages prompting the user to answer questions, but does not include any questions.
This document discusses combinations and how to calculate them. It explains that a combination is an arrangement of objects from a group that considers order irrelevant. The document also provides the fundamental counting principle formula for combinations - nCr = n!/(r!(n-r)!) - and works through several examples of using the formula to calculate the number of possible combinations in different scenarios.
This document defines culture and its components. Culture consists of shared attitudes, beliefs, values, symbols, practices and social organizations transmitted between generations. It is broken down into ideological, technological and sociological subsystems. Culture emerges from individual habits and customs and grows into complex systems of interrelated traits that define cultural regions and realms on a global scale.
Over 55 World Bank FMIS projects from 1984-2010 were analyzed. Less than 1/3 were completed on budget, with the main factor for failure being inadequate capacity/training of project teams. The most important success factor was found to be a focus on capacity building and training. Guatemala was identified as having the highest blended project evaluation ratings of the case studies reviewed.
The document discusses a 5 step process but provides no details on the actual steps or content of the process. It references 5 paragraphs but leaves the information in each paragraph undefined. In short, the document outlines a high-level structure with 5 parts but does not explain or elaborate on what each part entails.
The document discusses the real estate market in the Denver metro area. Key points:
- Inventory levels are very low, with only 1.5 months of supply for detached homes and 0.9 months for attached homes.
- Market activity remains strong even in fall, with 66.7% of listings resulting in sales in October.
- Sellers are advised not to wait until spring to list, as interest rates will likely be higher, new construction will add competition, and demand remains high with limited inventory.
The market continues to show strength compared to past years, with inventory constraints keeping seller's market conditions in place.
Authenticity in a Global Context: Learning, Working and Communicating with L2...Richard Pinner
This presentation outlines an in-service training workshop for high-school teachers of English as a Foreign Language, accredited by the Japanese ministry of education. The workshop focused on the use of authentic materials to motivate students and attempted to gauge the participants’ existing ideas about authenticity in language teaching and examine how these fit with the way English is currently employed for international communication in the global context. I proposed during the workshop that authenticity be reconceptualised as a continuum, incorporating contextual and social dimensions. Participants were then asked to reflect on their concept of authenticity before and after the workshop to examine the impact of the proposed continuum. Data were collected from participants in the form of a written reaction to the workshop and questionnaire, as well as teacher/researchers’ observations and journal entries.
Most of the data are qualitative, and the study design was based on exploratory practice, so data came from pedagogic sources from the workshop. The research attempted to involve all the participants in a way that encouraged them to reflect on their own practice. Although at times I present data in a way which quantifies the responses, the majority of data analysis was done in an interpretive way, coding the data as I went through it and then re-coding it as the bigger picture emerged. I used NVivo analysis software to create nodes and run word frequency queries as I worked through the data, which helped in selecting the major themes for the responses.
From a total of 33 participants, 23 (almost 70 per cent) had culturally embedded definitions of authenticity, with 18 participants (over 50 per cent) specifically making reference to native speakers. Participants commented that the workshop had helped them to expand their ideas about authenticity, which for many was a motivating or empowering experience.
This document provides instructions for using a clicker response system called Sentio to participate in a class about simple and compound interest. It tells the user to turn on their clicker, join the Ball class, and provides their student ID number to log in. It also includes several pages prompting the user to answer questions, but does not include any questions.
This document discusses combinations and how to calculate them. It explains that a combination is an arrangement of objects from a group that considers order irrelevant. The document also provides the fundamental counting principle formula for combinations - nCr = n!/(r!(n-r)!) - and works through several examples of using the formula to calculate the number of possible combinations in different scenarios.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document discusses the slope of linear functions. The slope of a linear function represents the steepness and direction of a line on a graph. It is calculated by finding the rise over the run between any two points on the line. Calculating the slope allows you to write an equation to represent the linear function.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The 2014 St. Mary Senior Boys' Basketball Tournament schedule is provided, listing the matchups and start times for each game on February 7th and 8th. Overtime periods will be decided by the first team to score 5 points. The top team will wear light colors unless otherwise arranged.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document discusses the slope of linear functions. The slope of a linear function represents the steepness and direction of a line on a graph. It is calculated by finding the rise over the run between any two points on the line. Calculating the slope allows you to write an equation to represent the linear function.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The 2014 St. Mary Senior Boys' Basketball Tournament schedule is provided, listing the matchups and start times for each game on February 7th and 8th. Overtime periods will be decided by the first team to score 5 points. The top team will wear light colors unless otherwise arranged.