Place-based instruction in archives: our pedagogical roots

Our Place in Nature

One of the deepest assumptions of Judaism and its offspring, Christianity, is that there is an important difference between human persons and everything else that exists in Creation. We alone are made in God’s image. We alone are the stewards of the earth. It is said in Genesis that we have “dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the ...

the comparative impact of prompts and recasts in processing instruction versus meaningful output-based instruction on efl learners’ writing accuracy

the purpose of the present study was to see which one of the two instruction-processing instruction (pi) and meaningful output based instruction (mobi) accompanied with prompt and recast- is more effective on efl learners’ writing accuracy. in order to homogenize the participants in term of language proficiency a preliminary english test (pet) was administrated between 74 intermediate students ...

Remembering Our Roots

Revisiting our roots.

Let me begin by thanking you for this opportunity to reflect upon the development of the Association for Academic Surgery. Looking back over my career and the various initiatives that I have had the good fortune to be associated with, I must say that I feel a particular sense of pride and satisfaction related to my involvement with this organization. I am deeply grateful to you for your invitat...

Back To Our Roots

IFLA is, as those of us involved in its organization for 52 weeks a year know only two well, is much more than a conference. Nevertheless it is our flagship event. This year the 68th IFLA conference was held in Glasgow, in order to celebrate, in the land of its birth, its 75th anniversary. Everyone concerned with the planning of this conference was determined that it would be a memorable occasi...