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The Importance of Raising Teachers' and Students' Awareness of Pragmatics in German Second Language Writing: A Study of the Effect of Grammatical and Lexical Errors Compared to Pragma-Linguistic Infelicities
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Luijkx, Antoinette; Gerritsen, Marinel; van Mulken, Margot – Language Awareness, 2022
One of the new scales in the CEFR Companion Volume is online interaction. The new descriptors cover goal-oriented online transactions, including written correspondence and the use of formulaic language. In Dutch business schools, students learn German for special purposes at B1/2 level: they are expected to master German in a professional context…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, German
Adults, Computers and Problem Solving: "What's the Problem?" OECD Skills Studies
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Chung, Ji Eun; Elliott, Stuart – OECD Publishing, 2015
The "OECD Skills Studies" series aims to provide a strategic approach to skills policies. It presents OECD internationally comparable indicators and policy analysis covering issues such as: quality of education and curricula; transitions from school to work; vocational education and training (VET); employment and unemployment; innovative…
Descriptors: Adults, Problem Solving, Computer Literacy, Computer Use
Assessment of Healthcare Faculty Interest in Internet-Based International Education Collaboration and Exchange: A Pilot Study
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Having, Karen M.; Davis, Joan M.; Lautar, Charla J.; Woodward, Belle – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2010
The education and training of students to become culturally competent and globally aware is a priority in higher education. Faculty hold the keys to international experience for students by offering an international curricular focus, coursework, and enrichment projects. Utilization of the Internet as a portal for international collaboration holds…
Descriptors: International Education, Cooperation, Internet, Financial Support
Expertise: Myth or Reality of a Cross-National Definition?
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Germain, Marie-Line; Ruiz, Carlos Enrique – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer a comparison of how human expertise is perceived by human resource development (HRD) scholars across several Western European countries and in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative, exploratory approach using electronic mail was used for this study. In total, 36 leading HRD scholars from…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Ethnography, Interviews, Cultural Differences