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ROAD project: Robotics for assisted diving
2014
The activities associated to underwater diving are of great importance in many areas. In the second half of the last century, diving technologies have greatly progressed, but diving is still characterized by significant risks, especially for professional divers who works at high depth, and limited practicability. The use of robotic systems and automatic procedures would allow, as in other situations where safety is of concern (for example, in case of hazardous works or in relation to hostile environments), a reliable monitoring and assessment of the physiological conditions of human operators during their activities. Moving from currently available technologies in underwater robotics, the R…
Presentation of Intercultural Competence in English Language Textbooks : The Case of a Private Language School in Iran
2016
As the objective of learning a foreign language is now defined in terms of intercultural competence, all aspects of an English as a foreign language (EFL) program are expected to be geared towards cultivating interculturality. The issue is specifically significant in the Iranian context, because of the indeterminate status of English language in the country, and also the growing need of intercultural competence for Iranians. The present study investigated to what extent the learning tasks in textbooks for adult courses in a private language institute aimed at increasing learners’ intercultural competence, and what dimensions of intercultural competence they addressed. The methodology center…
Faces in the looking glass: EFL and CLIL-students as English speakers
2008
Tämän laadullisen proseminaari-tutkielman tarkoituksena oli tutkia ja vertailla lukion kolmasluokkalaisten, englantia vieraana kielenä opiskelevien (EFL) sekä vieraskielistä opetusta (CLIL) saavien opiskelijoiden, kokemuksia ja näkemyksiä itsestään englannin kielen puhujina. Tutkimukseen osallistui kaksi EFL-opiskelijaa ja kaksi CLIL-opiskelijaa, joita kutakin haastateltiin avoimien, opiskelijoiden käsityksiä kartoittavien kysymysten avulla. Haastattelut toteutettiin suomen kielellä ja nauhoitettiin analyysia varten. Analyysi- ja käsittelyosuudessa tarkasteltiin vastauksissa esille nousseita teemoja, joita olivat yleiskäsitys omasta suullisesta englannin kielen taidosta, kyky ilmaista itseä…
The Influence of Ambiguity Tolerance on Willingness to Communicate in L2
2018
The main purpose of this chapter is to find empirical evidence for the role of ambiguity tolerance (AT) in shaping one’s L2 willingness to communicate levels in the context of the English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) classroom, in the Polish educational context. As the pyramid model of L2 WTC proposes (Maclntyre et al„ 1998), AT’s basis is constituted by the most distal and enduring influences of personality. For this reason, ambiguity tolerance, conceived of as a personality variable (Fumham and Marks, 2013), can have a significant impact on L2 WTC. The complexity of interrelated mechanisms embedded in the foreign language learning context induce ambivalent feelings of being simultaneously …
Medical English in Italian University Courses in Sports Sciences: Some Issues in Focus
2014
Over the last few decades, the increasingly rapid progress of medical science and technology, together with the growing importance of English as the language of international communication, has made the study of medical English a crucial segment in the curriculum of medical undergraduates. In Italy, medical topics are studied not only in medical degree courses but also in those of sports sciences. This paper focuses attention on some medical English-related issues in sports sciences degree courses in Italian universities. More precisely, the work is divided into four main parts. The first part raises the terminological question concerning the denomination of the discipline “lingua inglese”/…
Angļu valodas skolotāju pieredzes apkopojums kompetences balstīta mācību procesā nodrošināšanai Eiropas valstīs
2021
Pētījuma aktualitāte izriet no Eiropas Savienības izglītības politikas plānošanas dokumentiem un izvirzītajām prioritātēm, lai uzlabotu skolēnu sniegumu, kā arī, lai apkopotu angļu valodas skolotāju pieredzi, jo visbiežāk tieši valodu skolotāji tiek izvirzīti kā labās prakses piemēri kompetencēs balstīta mācību procesa īstenošanā. Maģistra darba mērķis ir pētīt angļu valodas skolotāju pieredzi kompetencēs balstīta mācību procesa īstenošanā Eiropas Savienības valstīs ar augstiem, vidējiem un zemiem sasniegumiem OECD PISA 2018.gada pētījumā. Balstoties uz teorētiskās literatūras analīzi, maģistra darbā autore analizē kompetenču pieejas jēdzienu un kompetences jēdziena vēsturisko attīstību, kā…
Competence areas of health science teachers - A systematic review of quantitative studies.
2018
Abstract Background In the face of rapid digitalisation and ever-higher educational requirements for healthcare professionals, it is important that health science teachers possess the relevant core competences. The education of health science teachers varies internationally and there is no consensus about the minimum qualifications and experience they require. Objective The aim of this systematic review was to describe the health science teachers' competences and the factors related to it. Design Systematic review of original quantitative studies. Data sources Four databases were selected from which to retrieve original studies: Cinahl (Ebsco), PubMed, Medic, Eri (ProQuest). Review Methods …
The Social Entrepreneur as a Promoter of Social Advancement
2015
Abstract The purpose of the study is to clarify the concepts of social entrepreneur and to identify Latvia's social entrepreneurs in the context of entrepreneurship based on a review of scientific literature, a survey of social entrepreneurs and expert interviews. On the basis of an analysis of the scientific literature, a theoretical framework of entrepreneurial competences is created which forms the basis for the practical solution of the research problem. The survey method and the interview method was used for learning about a social entrepreneur's personal qualities and skills, main motives and opportunities to create social enterprises and to develop entrepreneurship, as well as to lea…
Entrepreneurs’ interpersonal communication competence in networking
2020
Modern international business calls for competencies that enable entrepreneurs to be creative, innovative, effective and capable of networking. Competencies in forming and developing networks are particularly valuable for organizations and companies in countries with small economies, such as Finland, that are dependent on export and profitable international business. The aim of this research is to build understanding of what kind of interpersonal communication competence (ICC) entrepreneurs need in networking.
 Since the classic work of Granovetter (1982) and others (see e.g. Håkansson, 1982; Håkansson & Snehota, 2000), network theory and network analysis have become popular when t…
From The Lisbon Strategy To Europe 2020
2015
Abstract The idea of a Western Europe economic recovery occurs after World War II. First as a common market, and later, after enlargement towards Central and Eastern Europe as the single internal market. Due to the new challenges with which the global economy was faced, the longterm and short-term European economy needs a coherent growth economic strategy; the success of this strategy depends on joint action. Expanding the European economy is a continuous and irreversible process, yet it advances too slowly. The Lisbon strategy is a commitment to revive the European economy in all sectors. At 5 years after implementation of this strategy it was found that the results are insufficient, so me…