Badanie podejścia do uczenia się języka trzeciego oraz jego kultury w polskim gimnazjum

It is believed that attitudes to languages and culture tend to affect achievement in foreign language learning (Baker, 1997). Thus, this factor may be seen as crucial when it comes to the discrepancies in attainment in different languages learnt by the same students. Therefore, it seems vital to investigate variation in attitudes towards both learning L2 together with the approach to the L2 culture and the corresponding issues with respect to L3. Nevertheless, the general attitude towards learning languages needs to be taken into account as well. This article discusses the attitudes towards learning two pairs of languages, specifically: English as L2 and German as L3 and German as L2 and English as L3. A group of lower high school learners from Poland took part in the study and the data was gathered by means of questionnaires, which included both closed and open-ended questions. The study is based on and inspired by a similar survey by Simsek et al. (2007). The main objective of the present paper is to shed light on the well-known problem that students who are reasonably successful in learning L2 have a problem with studying L3 (Hufeisen & Neuner, 2004).Istnieje przekonanie, że postawa wobec języka i kultury ma wpływ na osiągnięcia w nauce języka obcego (Baker, 1997). Dlatego też ten czynnik może być postrzegany jako kluczowy podczas porównywania różnic w osiągnięciach tych samych uczniów jeśli chodzi o naukę innych języków. W związku z tym, istotnym wydaje się być badanie podejścia uczniów do uczenia się języka drugiego (J2) oraz ich podejścia do kultury związanej z tym językiem, a także badanie korespondujących aspektów w języku trzecim (J3). Co więcej, pod uwagę należy brać również ogólne nastawienie uczniów do nauki języków obcych. Poniższy artykuł przedstawia badanie dotyczące podejścia do uczenia się dwóch par języków, tj. angielskiego jako J2 i niemieckiego jako J3, oraz niemieckiego jako J2 i angielskiego jako J3. Grupą badawczą jest grupa polskich gimnazjalistów, a dane zostały zebrane za pomocą kwestionariuszy zawierających zarówno pytania zamknięte, jak i otwarte. Badanie opiera się w dużej mierze na kwestionariuszu, którego użyli Simsek et al. (2007) badając podejście do nauki języka niemieckiego w Turcji. Głównym celem poniższego artykułu jest próba wyjaśnienia dobrze znanego problemu polegającego na tym, że często uczniowie, którzy odnoszą względny sukces w nauce J2 mają problemy w nauce J3 (Hufeisen & Neuner, 2004)

Dictionary skills in advanced learners’ coursebooks — Materials survey

Nowadays, almost 65 years after the publication of the first advanced learner’s dictionary, this particular consultation source is considered “a useful addition to any [language] course” (Sharma & Barret, 2007: 52). However, as it was remarked by Leany (2007: 1), the ability to successfully utilize advanced learner’s dictionaries requires a considerable amount of practice on the part of students. Thus, dictionary skills appear to constitute one of the key aspects of EFL education. Therefore, the aim of this article is to identify key dictionary skills and describe how they are promoted in advanced learner’s coursebooks. Following the set of guidelines described in Leany (2007) and Welker (2010), the authors developed criteria that were used to assess the dictionary-oriented contents of selected teaching materials. It is hoped that this article highlights the advantages and exposes the shortcomings of dictionary-oriented materials and activities included in EFL coursebooks

Review of Second language socialization and learner agency: Adoptive family talk; Author: Lyn Wright Fogle; Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 2012; ISBN: 9781847697851; Pages: 203

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The use of language learning strategies in a second and third language: The case of foreign language majors

Although multilingualism has become a fact of life in the last few decades, this phenomenon has largely failed to find a reflection in research on language learning strategies. Even when scholars have addressed this issue, it has mostly been done with the purpose of proving the advantage of multilingualism over bilingualism, and scant attention has been given to how the nature, utility or status of a particular additional language can impact the frequency and patterns of strategy use. The present paper seeks to partially fill this gap by investigating the employment of strategies by 107 Polish university students majoring in English and, at the same time, being required to reach a high level of proficiency in another additional language. The data were collected by means of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (Oxford, 1990) and interviews conducted with selected participants. A combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis demonstrated that strategy use in the second language was higher than in the third language, both overall and with respect to specific groups of strategies, mostly traditional and memory strategies were deployed, and the outcomes could be attributed to the proficiency level in both languages and varied motivation to master these languages

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in children with malignancies – a single-center retrospective study

BackgroundPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) diagnosis relies on clinical and radiological characteristics. Clinical manifestations include focal neurologic deficits, hemiparesis, seizures with symptoms of intracranial hypertension, headache, nausea, vomiting, and visual field disturbances. The majority of patients have typical changes in magnetic resonance imaging. The epidemiology and outcomes of PRES in the pediatric cancer population have not been well described. Most of the available data are from retrospective analyses.ObjectiveThe aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological presentation as well as the outcome of PRES in children treated for cancers in a single center.MethodsWe analyzed data from 1,053 patients diagnosed with malignancies in a single center over 15 years to determine the incidence of PRES.Results19/1053 (1.8%) patients developed PRES. The diagnosis was accompanied by a range of clinical symptoms including hypertension, seizures, altered mental status, and headaches. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in all patients, and 14/19 (73.7%) exhibited typical findings consistent with PRES. Four patients (21.0%) required treatment in the Intensive Care Unit.ConclusionPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare but significant complication in children with cancer.There is a clear need to establish clinical criteria for PRES to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with PRES, particularly in the pediatric oncological population.Further studies are needed to identify the risk factors for recurrent PRES, particularly in pediatric cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment

Anodization of silicon in an oxygen plasma

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Advanced repository of learning resources

Głównym celem projektu realizowanego w ramach pracy licencjackiej jest rozbudowanie istniejącego repozytorium materiałów dydaktycznych. Wzbogacono je o funkcjonalności pozwalające szybko, bezpiecznie i wygodnie z niego korzystać. Na podstawie informacji uzyskanych od użytkowników ustalono zakres prac. Bazując na dokumentacjach technologii, które były już używane, stworzono dodawanie nowych plików oraz interfejs użytkownika. Używając dokumentacji i porównań bibliotek, wybrano i użyto te, które umożliwiły realizację postawionych celów. Szczegółowo omówione zostały problemy dotyczące zarządzania systemem, persystencji oraz pielęgnacji danych, zbierania metadanych plików oraz tworzenia interfejsu użytkownika.The main purpose of the project carried out as part of the Bachelor's thesis was to improve the existing repository of learning resources. It has been enriched with features allowing us to use it quickly, safely, and comfortably. The scope of the project was determined based on information obtained from users.Based on the technical documentation the addition of new files and a user interface were created. Using the documentation and comparisons of libraries, those that enabled the achievement of the objectives were selected and used. Obstacles related to system management, persistence, file metadata, and user interface were discussed in detail

Researching language learning strategies in the second and third language

Although language learning strategies are a well-researched topic, there are still some aspects which need further investigation and one of these is the application of strategic devices in the second and third language. The following article seeks to compare how learners of two foreign languages use strategies and shows both differences and similarities between the application of strategic devices by presenting the results of a research project in which a questionnaire and an interview were used as the research tools. Strategies were found to be used more often when learning the L2 than during the process of learning the L3. Dissimilarities were observed in the specific types of strategies used, especially in the case of metacognitive strategies, while similarities were noted in the use of affective strategies

Distributed system architecture based on the recipes application

Głównym celem pracy jest zaprojektowanie architektury systemu informatycznego oraz jego komponentów, implementowanych w technologii Swift. W celu wyciągnięcia wniosków i zbadaniu działania tej architektury, pracę rozszerzono o implementację systemu informatycznego, na przykładzie aplikacji z przepisami na koktajle. Zaprojektowano komunikację między głównymi komponentami systemu. Wybrano najlepsze technologie do realizacji zadań. Stworzono i przedstawiono architekturę komponentów systemu w oparciu o podejście modularne oraz Clean Architecture. Przedstawiono wady oraz zalety dokonanych wyborów.The project's primary goal is to design the IT system architecture and its components implemented in Swift. A cocktail recipes mobile app was added to the scope to draw conclusions and gather the pros and cons of this architecture. To achieve that, communication between the system's main components was created. Analysis of the best technologies for such implementation was made. The architecture of the system components was designed and presented based on a modular approach and Clean Architecture. The advantages and disadvantages of the choices made were presented