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Polish Adolescents’ Perceptions of English and Their Desire to Learn It
2016
In the process of foreign language learning the way in which students perceive the language may have a strong facilitative impact on their language acquisition process, especially when this perception is positive (Despagne, 2010). Unfortunately, it has not yet been clearly established whether the relationship between perceptions and foreign language achievement can be explained by the moderating power of the student’s desire to learn the foreign language. For the purpose of this paper it is hypothesized that the learner’s perception of the foreign language is strongly related to the desire to learn it, leading to higher achievement in cases of positive perception. In order to corroborate th…
Vocabulary knowledge and vocabulary testing : the pupils' vocabulary knowledge after two years' study of English in a Finnish comprehensive school
1999
A framework for explaining distant foreign market entry by small and new ventures
2009
Paper presented at the 36th Academy of International Business (UK and Ireland chapter) Conference (AIB-UKI), Glasgow, UK, April 2-4.2009. peerReviewed
The Effects of Individual Values on Online Shopping Spending
2019
Although individual values have been found as important antecedents of human behaviour, their effects on online shopping behaviour remain poorly understood. In this study, we aim to address this gap in prior research by examining the effects of individual values on both total online shopping spending and the specific types of online shopping spending in terms of orders made (1) with traditional computers versus mobile devices, (2) from businesses versus other consumers, and (3) from domestic versus foreign online stores. The examination is based on the data from 565 Finnish online shoppers, which was collected via an online survey between February 2019 and March 2019 and is analysed by usin…
Social capital in the international operations of family SMEs
2012
PurposeThe aim of this study is to discuss how social capital is developed in the internationalization process of small and medium‐sized family enterprises (family SMEs).Design/methodology/approachThis paper reports findings from an in‐depth multiple case study with four Finnish manufacturing family SMEs. The data were analyzed through the perspectives of structural holes, network closure, and the interplay between these two mechanisms.FindingsThe material in the paper demonstrated that family entrepreneurs had a large number of structural holes when launching international operations, but also after several years of running international operations. Instead of trying to span structural hol…
Diplomātijas loma Uzbekistānas valsts tēla popularizēšanā starptautiskajā arēnā
2021
Ekonomiskā diplomātija tiek uztverta un pretstatīta kā sava veida iejaukšanās brīvajā tirdzniecībā pasaulē globalizācijas apstākļos, turklāt tā tiek īstenota lielākajā daļā attīstīto valstu kā neatņemama ārpolitikas sastāvdaļa, kuras aizstāv brīvo tirgus principus. Darbā tiek analizētas izmaiņas Uzbekistānas ekonomiskajā diplomātijā pēc prezidenta Šavkata Mirzijojeva ievēlēšanas, kā arī tās ietekmi uz valsts tēlu starptautiskajā arēnā. Bakalaura darba rezultāti norāda, ka Uzbekistānai īsā laikā ir izdevies ieņemt izdevīgu diplomātisko stāvokli, pateicoties jaunai un drosmīgai valsts politikas maiņai. Bakalaura darbs sastāv no 3 nodaļām. 1.nodaļā ir izklāstītas galvenās definīcijas un koncep…
Before appeasement : Stresa Conference and the failure of the common security in Europe as reported by the Manchester Guardian and Neuer Vorwärts in …
2021
The research of my thesis has been focused on the 1935 diplomatic conference at Stresa, in Northern Italy and observe how this meeting between the representatives of the United Kingdom, France and Italy shaped the diplomatic relations in interwar Europe. The goal of this meeting was to formulate a common policy against Germany in reaction to the founding of the German air force. This action, which reneged on the 1919 treaty of Versailles caused great worry in Europe. The aim of my research has been to examine developments that rose from this and examine what measures the tripartite powers adopted in opposition to the German aims of territorial expansion and confrontation with the neighbouri…
Task-integrated pair-reading : a study of functional literacy in a foreign language
1997
Lingua dei Segni Italiana e Linguaggio Verbale nell'interazione tra genitori sordi e figli udenti
1997
Striving for mutual understanding : native English speakers' views on speech modifications in intercultural encounters
2016
”Foreigner talk” -nimistä ilmiötä on aikaisemmin tutkittu melko laajaltikin eri näkökulmien kautta. Suurin osa tutkimuksesta on tehty 1980-luvulla, jonka jälkeen termin käyttö näyttää hiljalleen vähentyneen. ”Foreigner talk” tarkoittaa muokattua kieltä, jonka tarkoitus on tehdä puheesta ymmärrettävämpää henkilölle, jonka kompetenssi kohdekielessä ei ole toisen puhujan kanssa syystä tai toisesta samalla tasolla: kyseessä voivat olla esimerkiksi kieltä äidinkielenään puhuva henkilö ja kieltä vieraana kielenä puhuva henkilö. Aivan viime aikoina ilmiö näyttää nouseen taas suosioon tutkimuskohteena etenkin osana työympäristöä, jossa kansainväliset kohtaamiset ovat monelle arkipäivää. Siitä huoli…