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Content is king: Malaysian industry experts point of view on local content for mobile phones

Ariffin Shamsul Arrieya, Dyson Laurel Evelyn, McKenzie Darlene Hoskins,

Article Published 2012 2083 hits Available

English language teachers perceptions and practices in the teaching of thinking: a case study

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Teaching of thinking skills has increasingly gained attention from educators in general in the last few decades. It is now seen as a vital component which needs to be incorporated into the teaching of school subjects with the aim of producing citizens who are able to conduct complex thinking process on their own to solve problems and make good decisions. This attempt to teach thinking skills at the school level obviously brings implications on educational planning and implementation at all level to accommodate this change. Preparing teachers to teach thinking skills is an important aspect to be dealt with. This case study which investigated ESL teachers’ perceptions and practices on the teaching of thinking utilized a survey research design. The findings of the study indicated that English Language teachers valued the teaching of thinking skills and had a high sense of efficacy in teaching thinking skills to their students. The study has shown that teachers’ practice of teaching th.....

Thesis Published 2007 2257 hits Available

The birth of the glorious Ming books, knowledge production and the formation of dynastic consciousness in the record of heroes and martyrs

Liu, Chiung-yun Evelyn

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By examining the intertwined relationship between Chen Jian’s (1497-1567) Huang Ming tongji ????(Comprehensive Annals of Imperial Ming) and the anonymous historical novel Yinglie zhuan ???(The Record of Heroes and Martyrs), this paper demonstrates that these two works together play a significant role in disseminating knowledge about the founding of the Ming dynasty from mid-sixteenth century onward. It first inspects how these two works and their later editions borrow from each other. Then, by paying special attention to the book forms of The Record of Heroes and Martyrs, including the illustrations, table formats, and special marks that serve as reading aids for the reader, this paper analyzes how these special designs might have helped the reader grasp historical information and envision the past of the dynasty in a way hard to achieve before the proliferation of books. While previous studies tend to downplay these historical novels for their Confucian didacticism and lack of artis.....

Article Published 2020 1251 hits Available

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