stand design’ are two related but distinct processes. The activity of design necessitates making decisions, comparing alternative routes to take to decide on one, and thinking in abstract terms for conceptualizing; thus, it is synthetic. On the other hand, the activity of understanding design is similar to reading, necessitates deciphering the thought process of the designer, making abstraction...

The use of different literary texts in language learning and teaching was undertaken many research articles, reviews, dissertations. Several studies have indicated the effectiveness literature learning. One used to teach a foreign or second is graded readers which are simplified versions original texts. This qualitative case study intends investigate tertiary EFL learners’ attitudes towards Par...

Research shows a positive relationship between self-directed learning (SDL) andreading comprehension. The present quasi-experimental study attempted to expandthe scope of SDL by investigating its effect on the components of readingcomprehension. Sixty high school students took the reading comprehension part ofPET as the pretest and the posttest. Over 16 weeks, the experimental group,consisting ...

If you asked a contemporary metaphysician to list her foundational, unanalyzed notions, she might say: possibility, object and part. Or perhaps: grounding, bundle and point. If you asked Spinoza, conception and causation would be at the top of his list. He uses these notions to state many of his most important doctrines, including necessitarianism and substance monism, as well as to define seve...

Today Emmanuel Levinas’s philosophy enjoys unprecedented popularity. During the recent (2006) centennial celebrations, a staggering thirty-two conferences were held in thirteen countries over fi ve continents honoring Levinas’s work. But Levinas’s infl uence extends far beyond the academy. His ethics of the face, the contours of which were shaped by both his Jewish heritage and his early traini...

abstract reading is a cognitive activity involving skills, strategies, attentional resources, knowledge resources and their integration. the reader’s role is to decode the written symbols to allow for the recovery of information from long-term memory to construct a plausible interpretation of the writer’s message. various number of reading models have been proposed by researchers among which so...

UNLABELLED There is a growing interest concerning ethical questions. This ethical need is the more important in the field of dementia. Indeed, the ethical concerns related to this field are highly specific, which leaves some of our questions without pertinent answers. METHODS After three years of experience, it is a good time to assess the Alzheimer ethico-clinic workshop created by a French ...

“Dissecting Bioethics,” edited by Tuija Takala and Matti Häyry, welcomes contributions on the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of bioethics. The section is dedicated to the idea that words defined by bioethicists and others should not be allowed to imprison people’s actual concerns, emotions, and thoughts. Papers that expose the many meanings of a concept, describe the different readings o...

Dental Press J Orthod. 2017 Sept-Oct;22(5):18-21 18 How to cite: O’Brien K, Lopes KB, Miguel JAM, Sandler J, Kim KB. An interview with Kevin O’Brien. Dental Press J Orthod. 2017 Sept-Oct;22(5):18-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.22.5.018-021.int Submitted: June 05, 2017 Revised and accepted: July 22, 2017 I was delighted to receive the invitation to coordinate this interview with Kevi...