Universities are inundated with detailed applicant and enrolment data from a variety of sources.
However, for these data to be useful there is a need to convert them into strategic knowledge
and information for decision-making processes. This study…
The purpose of this field report is to demonstrate some effective strategies to teach
English communication to the intermediate- to advanced-level university students. The
report is based on my English communication class (at Rikkyo University in…
In response to the limited vocabulary size of its undergraduates, an independent vocabulary
learning platform, VLearn was designed and launched in a university in Hong Kong. As an…
Social science research suggests that using a red pen for essay marking evokes a
negative student response. Beyond the choice of marking color, ELL students are
often overwhelmed by the assorted scribbles, circles and slashes that teachers apply…
Prominent cultural studies scholars, beginning as early as the Frankfurt School and continuing
through to today, have routinely identified the mystery novel as a worthy cultural product
because it serves to valorize scientism by illustrating the…
The literary responses to Fukushima disaster appeared in the last few years
highlighted the similarities with Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing
experiences as long as both tragedies were caused by an arguable usage of nuclear
power. What is…
Prominent cultural studies scholars, beginning as early as the Frankfurt School and continuing
through to today, have routinely identified the mystery novel as a worthy cultural product
because it serves to valorize scientism by illustrating the…
Novices find it difficult to learn programming. In order to write a program, they have
to learn the basic concepts of programming along with the syntax and semantics of a
programming language. One of the important tasks in programming is debugging.…
Children struggle with life today. Being children in the 21
century is both taxing and
exciting and yet trying to cope with all of the technology and media that surrounds
them. How do we as adults provide good models? Mindfulness, exercise, focus…