Reading And Comprehension

product of six-months of research, comprising the last phase of my studies for an MSc degree in computer science at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The research was carried out in cooperation by the Vrije Universiteit and Cap Gemini Ernst and Young Nederland B.V., where I was employed during the research. Two people have supervised the research: Prof. dr. Daan Rijsenbrij Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Daltonlaan 300 Postbus 2575 3500 GN Utrecht daan.rijsenbrij@cgey.com…

emergente (MORAES, 1997; GARCIA, 2003). Palavras-chave: educação a distância; formação de professores; auto-ecoorganização; metafunções da linguagem. Abstract This study is on the interface between Applied Linguistics and Education, more specifically Distance Education, and has as its main goal offering contributions to teacher development, specially to those who wish to work in digital learning environments. To do so, it investigates the experience of four teachers in the…

emergente (MORAES, 1997; GARCIA, 2003). Palavras-chave: educação a distância; formação de professores; auto-ecoorganização; metafunções da linguagem. Abstract This study is on the interface between Applied Linguistics and Education, more specifically Distance Education, and has as its main goal offering contributions to teacher development, specially to those who wish to work in digital learning environments. To do so, it investigates the experience of four teachers in the context…

quando uma pessoa utiliza a linguagem. Esse é o principal argumento, e talvez o mais contundente, de Chomsky em sua crítica à teoria comportamentalista desenvolvida por Skinner (discutida de forma detalhada no Capítulo 1 deste volume). Na obra Language and Mind (1968), Chomsky situa os estudos da linguagem humana no campo da cognição, posicionando-se contra tal corrente teórica afirmando que a linguagem humana é diferente de tudo o que se pode ensinar por condicionamento. Nesse sentido,…

process of native language acquisition, and jokes are part of the charm that belongs to any language. Learning to understand jokes in a new language is both a cause, and a consequence, of language proficiency (Cook 2000). The most obvious benefit of understanding jokes is that it can help students feel more comfortable in their new language. A shared moment of humor lowers the affective filter, that invisible barrier that makes learners feel awkward and uncomfortable. A low…

assuntos económicos3. As aulas práticas da disciplina devem envolver um clima de creatividade que está ausente das aulas teóricas4. 1 Robin Bartlett e Susan Feiner, "Balancing the Economics Curriculum: Content, Method and Pedagogy", The American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 82(2), May, 1992, pp. 559-64; p. 560. 2 Ob. cit., p. 562. 3 "What Do Undergraduates Need to Know About Trade ?", The American Economic Review, 4 A lógica da descoberta científica, com a…

had one of the most rich economy and precious culture of that region. The 20 century has brought the economic decaying and the spatial and cultural discredit, being known as a “Forgotten city”. The National Institute of Art and History Heritage (IPHAN) has restored many buildings, as the Trapiche Quarter, which was a ruin and nowadays is located the Federal University of Sergipe, receiving more than 800 visitants daily in the historic area. Cultural, economic and spatial modifications…

Even as a university working paper, the manuscript quickly circulated internationally. Its analytic framework, in particular, attracted attention. It appeared in books such as Harris & Moran’s Managing Cultural Differences (Houston: Gulf, 1987) and Gauthey et al.’s Leaders sans frontières (Paris: McGraw-Hill, 1988). Though never published in its entirety, the paper influenced thinking, particularly in North America, about cultural dimensions of negotiation. * This manuscript was…

ABSTRACT Suehiro, A. C. B. (2008). Phonological and Perceptual Processes and Reading and Writing Learning: Instruments of Assessment. Doctoral Thesis, Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Psicologia, Universidade São Francisco, Itatiba, 240 p. This study aimed to search for as well as convergent and discriminant evidences of validity criterion among tests, witches assess reading comprehension, writing learning, perceptual and motor development and phonological awareness. To…

pós-colonial, enfatizam-se as críticas presentes nos te... This work relates to the post–colonial studies in general and, particularly, the analysis of Terra Sonâmbula, A Varanda do Frangipani and O Último Voo do Flamingo by Mia Couto. As the three narratives go through the recent history of Mozambique, we focus the periods before and after the Independence, pointing out the search for the autochthon and identity in conflict with the globalization era. Concerning the post–colonial…