The Use of Lexical Cohesion Elements in the Writing of ESL Learners

This study investigated the use of lexical elements of cohesion in the essay writing of students of English as a Second Language. Two hundred essays of final year students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka were collated and analyzed by the researchers in order to identify the lexical elements used to achieve cohesion in writing. The result showed that students used three lexical elements as postulated by Gutwinski in varying degrees in their writings. These include: repetition, synonyms, and lexical sets (collocations). Students tended to use more of repetitions and made minimal use of synonyms and lexical sets to achieve cohesion in writing. This has led to poorly written essays by students. It also implies that lexical cohesion elements should be taught in schools to enable students use them appropriately in writing

The Commonwealth Games as an Example of Bringing States Closer Through Sport

The aim of the article is to investigate the issue of positive sports diplomacy directed at bringing countries closer and deepening cooperation between them. Generally, sports diplomacy is a broader term and may include various ways of utilizing sport, both negative and positive, even for the sake of nation-branding. Positive sports diplomacy most commonly refers to bringing hostile states closer together, but it may also be used to deepen political alliances or foster friendship and cooperation between states that are not mutually hostile. The research focuses on the latter form of positive sports diplomacy. The investigation is a case study concerning the Commonwealth Games, a sports event that is held once every four years and gathers countries and territories that used to belong to the former British Empire. The research therefore aims to determine whether this event, the second largest multisport event in the world, is significant from political and diplomatic perspectives. A second research question concerns whether the Commonwealth Games should be seen as an attempt by Great Britain to maintain influence in its former colonies. The research attempts to test the hypothesis that the Commonwealth Games are an important contributor to sustaining ties between states of the former British Empire.The research has been financed by the National Science Centre of Poland, project number 2015/19/D/HS5/00513

Vision: December 2011

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.V_VisionDEC.pdf: 100 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Bach Fesital, Sunday, December 3 - Tuesday, December 5, 2000

This is the concert program of the Bach Festival performance on Sunday - Tuesday, December 3 - 5 , 2000 at 7:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028; Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 1029; Bradenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1029; Sonata No. 1 in G minor; Partita No. 1 in B minor; Sonata No. 2 in A minor; Partita No. 2 in D minor; Partita No. 3 in E major; Sonata No. 3 in C major; Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010; Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; and Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund