*Other members of the Scienti c Committee: Alegre EJ, Clopés A, Garrido P, Isla D, Lamas MJ, Martín M, Martín-Algarra S, Massuti B, Piulats JM 1 Facultad de Terapia Ocupacional, Logopedia y Enfermería de Talavera de la Reina. Toledo. Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. 2 Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de Toledo. Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. 3 Facultad de Economía y Empre...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the uptake peer vs. instructor feedback provided on written essays by undergraduates in a writing course at public university Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach This was classroom intervention exploratory with 16 pairs students attending class over period 14 weeks. Findings Analysis and indicated that incorporated high rate (85.21%) revisin...

this study explored the effects of 2 different types of strategies—translatedwriting vs. reading to write—in the writings of some of iranian efl learners inesfahan payamenoor university. the results showed no significant differences inthe students’ writings (in the 2 experimental groups and 1 control group) for thepretest topic. with respect to the posttest, the results, however, indicated that...

Quantity plays an important role in the analysis of a wide variety of phonological and morphological phenomena in many languages including the analysis of word stress, tone, compensatory lengthening, shortening processes, minimal word requirements, templatic restrictions and allomorphy selection. These phenomena frequently distinguish between syllables that are short (or light) from those that ...

量(Quantities)は、あらゆる場面で用いられ、我々が世界を理解するために重要な一部で ある。エンジンの馬力、サイズ、走行距離、自動車の価格など、様々な量について私たち は会話を行っている。 この論文では、それらの表現を生成する、認知的な量および法則の象徴的表現(symbolic representations)を提案する。言語学と心理学の分野から証拠を集めた結果、その表象は 2 種類に分けることが出来ると主張する。 ・Dimensional representations 「大きい」や「小さい」など、量の変化を意味するもの ・Structural representations 「沸点」や「貧困線」など、質の変化を意味するもの そこで、パイロット実験を行った結果、Dimensional な区別に関して、人々に共通する 特徴が存在することが示唆された。 また最後に、我々は計算モ...

he Journal of Postgraduate Medicine (JPGM) celebrated 50 years of its existence by organizing JPGM GoldCon, an international conference on medical writing, editing and pub lishing at the Seth GS Medical College from 23-26 September 2004. JPGM was the first indexed journal published by any medical college in India. Fittingly this first international conference in India was devoted to medical wri...

A book of 140 pages on Nasal Polypus would seem to be the ne plus ultra of specialised medical writing. But this book treats of nasal polypus with neuralgia, hay-fever, and asthma in relation to ethmoiditis, and, as far as we can see, with pretty nearly every ill the flesh is heir to. As the author says in reference to nasal polypus, "it would appear difficult to limit the extent or variety of ...

Mirror writing is a striking behaviour that is common in children and can reemerge in adults following brain damage. Skilled deliberate mirror writing has also been reported, but only anecdotally. We provide the first quantitative study of skilled deliberate mirror writing. K.B. can write forward or backward, vertically upright or inverted, with the hands acting alone or simultaneously. K.B. is...