Significant levels of the burnout syndrome were encountered in a study of 304 elementaryschool professionals, teaching students at the 8 to 12 year level, in Mexico City, Mexico.A questionnaire containing demographic, employment, and productivity data wasanalyzed and correlated in the…

Se analiza un conjunte de fenómenos “anómalos” para la teoría de la conducta, come el autnmeldeamientn, el autnmantenimiento, la conducta adjuntiva y el referzamientn no contingente. Se hace incapié en la necesidad de considerar las características físicas del medio experimental,…

This study analyzed how basic level students comprehend short descriptive texts and rewrite their texts through the use of graphic organizers (GOs). The research was built upon the qualitative research paradigm with the inclusion of descriptive and introspective approaches.The study…

AbstractA detailed analysis is provided here of the concept, perceptions and attitudes towards native and non-native English speaking teachers. The notion that the ideal language educator is a native speaker is explained and questioned, and examples of the unfair treatment…

This issue is an especially exciting one for me as editor of Bellaterra. We have now been publishing this journal for more than twelve months and in this volume, new features that are the fruit of our experience from this…

Reading comprehension in a content area needs to be seen from both the content and language perspectives. This paper examines the use of intensive reading, a strategy taken from the language teaching field, to help students improve their reading comprehension…

AbstractThe implementation of foreign languages in primary schools in Europe and Latin America since the 1980’s motivated some administrative and academic decisions in the teacher development of both in-service and pre-service primary school teachers. In this article, first, the most…

SummaryReview of the book entitled Cultural-Historical Perspectives on Teacher Education and Development: Learning Teaching, 2010, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York (Edited by Viv Ellis, Anne Edwards, and Peter Smagorinsky). The review first discusses the importance that…

El número de trabajadores agrícolas temporales a Michigan, coloca a ese estado en el cuarto lugar en la Unión Americana, con aproximadamente 45 mil trabajadores por año, la mayoría de ellos hispánicos provenientes de México (datos del 2006).
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En este trabajo se presenta el análisis de los errores de un método de detección de elipsis de sujeto en español, con el fin de mejorar el sistema en el futuro. El sistema que se evalúa utiliza aprendizaje automático y…