It has been observed that Igbo L 2 curriculum not promoting the major objective assigned to it, namely, inculcate in learners communicative competence language. This study investigated effectiveness of approach on oral ability at upper Basic level. The quasi-experimental research design involving non-randomized experimental design. Two questions and one null hypothesis guided study. sample for ...

Due to the increasing changes in the working practices of organizations brought about by web technology, developers now face not only the new technological challenges, but also the communicative challenges involved in a multidisciplinary development team. Complex communication process involve human-computer interaction, human-human interaction mediated by computers, and human-human interaction ...

Department of Computer Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, 27695 [email protected] 919.513.3038 In this paper, we set out a basic approach to the modeling of narrative in interactive virtual worlds. This approach adopts a bipartite model taken from narrative theory, in which narrative is composed of story and discourse. In our approach, story elements – plot and character – ar...

Department of Computer Science North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, 27695 [email protected] 919.513.3038 In this paper, we set out a basic approach to the modeling of narrative in interactive virtual worlds. This approach adopts a bipartite model taken from narrative theory, in which narrative is composed of story and discourse. In our approach, story elements – plot and character – ar...

the teaching pack “sadal-hayat” (echo of life) is 13 educational books written by a number of iranian authors under the supervision of dr. masood fekri and printed the first time by iran language institute in tehran in 1385. st. / 2006 as well as books, software and other supplementary files by the same institute namely: “nadal-hayat” and “shathal-hayat” and “shahid wa taallam” and “majmoa qesa...

this paper highlights the folk perception of impoliteness among ghanaians in view of watts’ (2003) notion of first order impoliteness. the study showed that impoliteness is not just an opposite of politeness, but the manifestation of non-cooperation, disapproval, and mutual antipathy through certain communicative behaviours that signal disrespect. these communicative behaviours include ‘interru...

While there are a wide variety of studies about communicative action theory of Habermas, there is the need for building of indicators and variables for quantitative methods of assessing this concept in a particular case study. Especially as the development of communicative action theory has created new perspectives in urban planning, it is necessary to assess and promote this concept in cities ...

Mobile technologies such as smartphones and tablets have been rapidly adopted worldwide. Mobile media are now the primary online connection for most individuals. Despite this rapid rise, theories of how mobile media relate to communication patterns and outcomes remain scarce. An affordances approach promises a high-level framework for researching how technologies such as mobile media are integr...

The present study was undertaken to examine the communicative problems faced by non-aphasic patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), with particular attention to the com plex interactions between the psychological processes taking place in the minds of patients and the social transactions involved in the communicative act. Some theoretical background is provided. Five examples are given, ill...

In this paper, we set out a basic approach to the modeling of narrative in interactive virtual worlds. This approach adopts a bipartite model taken from narrative theory, in which narrative is composed of story and discourse. In our approach, story elements – plot and character – are defined in terms of plans that drive the dynamics of a virtual environment. Discourse elements – the narrative’s...