Foreign language learning and cultural awareness

Después de analizar brevemente el significado de cultura y la relación que existe entre la cultura y la lengua, consideramos la importancia de la adquisición de conocimientos culturales en el proceso de aprendizaje de una lengua extranjera. También contemplamos el papel del profesor en el desarrollo de una "conciencia cultural" en los estudiantes de lenguas extranjeras y concluimos proponiendo diversas maneras de enseñar la cultura

Social reconstruction of sexual assault by women victims: a comparison of therapeutic experiences

Journal ArticleIn this study, the conventionally accepted view of sexual violence against women as manifested by traditional therapy is contrasted with the feminist perspective represented by feminist therapy and feminist self-help groups for victims of sexual assault. The focus of the research is on the ways in which consumers of different therapies are taught socially to reconstruct their sexual assault experiences

Interaction in the foreign language classroom and in the forum from a learner's perspective

One of the main problems teachers face in the foreign language classroom is low student participation. Nowadays, with the advent of computer mediated communication (CMC), students have at their disposal another medium to communicate and participate in their language learning process. But what is their attitude towards this medium? Our study investigated the perception of preservice English language teachers of the interaction that occurs both in the classroom and in the forum. Two groups of students between the ages of 20 and 40 responded to a questionnaire designed ad hoc. The results obtained from the analysis of the data suggest that CMC acts as a complement to the language learning process.Uno de los principales problemas al que se enfrentan los profesores de una lengua extranjera es la escasa participación de los alumnos en el aula. Hoy en día, con la incorporación de la Comunicación Mediada por Ordenador (CMO), los estudiantes tienen a su disposición otro medio para comunicarse y participar en el proceso de aprendizaje de la lengua. ¿Pero cuál es su actitud hacia este medio? Nuestro estudio ha investigado la percepción de futuros maestros de inglés de la interacción que se da en la clase y en el foro. Dos grupos de estudiantes de edades comprendidas entre los 20 y los 40 años rellenaron un cuestionario diseñado ad hoc. Los resultados obtenidos de los análisis de los datos sugieren que la CMO actúa como un complemento para el proceso de aprendizaje de la lengua

Local governmental audit and accounting manual, as of March 1, 1991: a nonauthoritative practice aid

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Local governmental audit and accounting manual, as of March 1, 1991: a nonauthoritative practice aid;Notes to the illustrative combined financial statements;

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Local governmental audit and accounting manual, as of March 1, 1990 : a nonauthoritative practice aid

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A pilot study of the Mistletoe and Breast Cancer (MAB) trial:a protocol for a randomised double-blind controlled trial

BACKGROUND: A Cochrane review of mistletoe therapy concludes that there is some evidence that mistletoe extracts may offer benefits on measures of quality of life during chemotherapy for breast cancer, but these results need replication. Our aim is to add to this evidence base by initially testing the feasibility of a UK pilot placebo-controlled, double-blind randomised controlled trial of mistletoe therapy in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy. METHODS/DESIGN: A mixed phase pilot placebo-controlled, double-blind randomised controlled trial of mistletoe therapy in patients with breast cancer (EudraCT number: 2018-000279-34). There will be three arms (groups) in the trial: Iscador M, Iscador P, with physiological saline as the placebo. The aim is to recruit 45 adult patients with a new diagnosis of early or locally advanced breast cancer, up to 12 weeks following definitive breast surgery whose standard treatment plan includes chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy. They will be taught to administer the mistletoe and breast cancer (MAB) therapies subcutaneously. MAB therapy will continue throughout their standard chemotherapy and radiotherapy and 1 month beyond. The main outcome of the MAB study is the feasibility of conducting such a trial within the NHS in order to inform a future fully powered investigative trial. Feasibility will be measured through recruitment, retention and patient experience using clinical research forms, patient diaries, cancer-related questionnaires and qualitative interviews conducted with both patients and oncology staff. DISCUSSION: This trial is the first of its kind in the UK. Currently, mistletoe therapy is mostly available through private practice in the UK. Completion of this feasibility study will support applications for further funding for a fully powered randomised controlled trial which will measure effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this herbal therapy