Radio Lingua Network News: 26 September 2008
Happy European Day of Languages to all our listeners! By way of joining in this international celebration of languages and language-learning we're delighted to introduce eight new podcasts today. We're adding Catalan, Danish, French, Japanese, Mandarin and Romanian to our One Minute Languages series; we're introducing our first podcast for English learners - Write Back Soon will help learners master Phrasal Verbs; and we're finally announcing the long-awaited sequel to Coffee Break Spanish: it's
1.1 Introduction To cover some of the concept of attention (we have only a unit, and there are whole books on the subject) I shall follow an approximately historical sequence, showing how generations of psychologists have tackled the issues and gradually refined and developed their theories. You will discover that initially there seemed to them to be only one role for attention, but that gradually it has been implicated in an ever-widening range of mental processes. As we work through the subject, two basic i
Telling Tommies' tales The National Archives UK posted a photo: Description: Roll of honour for staff members at the Great Western Railway office in Paddington, London, who went to war.
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MAS.962 The Nature of Constructionist Learning (MIT)
This course examines the philosophical and theoretical foundations of constructionism as a paradigm for formulating and evaluating new theories for learning and approaches to education. One of the goals of this course is to help new learning researchers situate their work within the constructionist framework through readings and projects that will focus on the rich interplay between the process of knowledge construction and the development and co-evolution of ideas, learners, tools, and contexts
Lesson 03 - One Minute Luxembourgish
In lesson 03 of One Minute Luxembourgish you will learn to say that you can speak a little Luxembourgish. Remember - even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Languages at our website - http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. One Minute Luxembourgish is brought to you by the Radio Lingua Network and is ©Copyright 2008.Author(s):
5.2 Becker's ‘employer taste’ model The most prominent neoclassical explanation of discrimination is based on the work of Gary Becker and develops the idea that some workers, employers or customers do not want to work with or come into contact with members of other racial groups or with women (Becker, 1971). No explanation is given as to why this prejudice exists, rather it is simply assumed that there is a ‘taste’ or preference against people from disadvantaged groups and that this taste can be treated in exactly the same
6.2.2 Threats and vulnerabilities A hacker who threatens your organisation's information assets is taking advantage of vulnerabilities in the media and systems which handle them. Vulnerabilities and threats clearly go hand-in-hand: each threat is directed at a vulnerability. The relationship between information assets, threats, vulnerabilities and existing defences is illustrated in Author(s):
1 LETS: A community development You will shortly be listening to a sequence of audio clips, which focus on the use of LETS as a community development tool. Should LETS come ‘from above’ or ‘from the grassroots’? Principles of self-help and co-operation work well in neighbourhoods and communities where there are resources and supportive networks. However, even in strongly cohesive communities, some people may find it difficult to join in, for reasons of disability, age or marginal status. In communities that ar
After Your Death [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Sam Scheffler | Imagine you discovered that shortly after your death an asteroid would destroy the world. How would that affect how you lived your life? Would you bother to come to this session with renowned philosophy professor Sam Scheffler? We think you should. Samuel Scheffler is University Professor and Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University. Edward Stourton is one of BBC Radio 4's leading presenters of news and documentaries.
A Verb in English Grammar
A verb is a word that shows an action or describes a state of being. A verb is one of the most important parts of the sentence but it can also be one of the trickest. This video moves rapidly, but does give students some idea of what verbs are about and how they change form according to the nouns. A few examples include: Dave runs. I run. She runs. We run. They run. There are not enough examples in the video to be of use unless shown a few times. (01:15)
5 Rhyme If a poem rhymes, then considering how the rhyme works is always important. Rhyme schemes can be simple or highly intricate and complex; it will always be worth considering why a particular rhyme pattern was chosen and trying to assess its effects. 2.3.1 Patients and therapeutic responsibility Based on your own experience, and using the evidence you have read about and heard, answer the following questions. 1.7.1 Try some yourself The diagram below shows an oatmeal cake marked into 12 equal portions. I want to give my sister a third of the cake. Where could I cut the cake, and what would be left over? 4.2 Exercises from video Here are some questions that were explored in the video. You may want to provide your thoughts and considerations before looking at the comments. 4.1 En esta actividad deberá distinguir la información implícita de la explícita. Utilizando esta estrategia podrá prestar atención a la información que se da por sobrentendida y mejorar su capacidad de comp Charles Darwin-David Attenborough-BBC Documentary, Part 2 {Suresh 929} Nice sentences Lesson 03 - One Minute Romanian 7.2 Drafting reports As you may remember from Activity 3, the three general principles of a report (whether it is of a social sciences investigation or a scientific experiment) are: Why was it done? How was it done? What does it mean? You will need to make some decisions, not on Raising Venture Capital Chapter 3
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In this BBC documentary, David Attenborough discusses Darwin and his theory of evolution and is suitable for high school students. Run time 09:28.
{Suresh 929} Nice sentences अच्छे वाक्य ( Acchey vaaky) वह कहने लगा |( Vah kahney laga.) He began to speak. हम उसे अपनी करनी का फल चखायेंगे | (Ham usey […]
In lesson 3 of One Minute Romanian you will learn to say that you can speak a little Romanian. Remember - even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Romanian at our website - http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. One Minute Romanian is brought to you by the Radio Lingua Network and is ©Copyright 2008.Author(s):
Christian Hernandez, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at White Star Capital,explains the dynamics between venture capitalists, shareholders and clients.
