Two main currents are clearly discernible in the Islamization of Knowledge literature regarding social science scholarship and its potential for use as a possible source of knowledge in the Islamization scheme. On the one hand, we have those who would…

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INFORMATION LOCATION AND INTERACTIVITY ARE TWO ATTRIBUTES OF DESKTOP VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT (DVE) DESIGN THAT CAN BE EXPLOITED TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF LEARNERS TO ACQUIRE INFORMATION AND SKILLS THAT TRANSFER TO REAL WORLD. THE TERM €œINFORMATION LOCATION"" REFERS TO THE…

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This article analyzes Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, using a combination of both disability studies theory and ecocriticism.  The author argues that the novel’s main character, Christopher Boone, presents a social model…

Abstract: I describe a recent touch tour I took at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and suggest that since sighted visitors do not enjoy the opportunity to touch works of art, museums should collect the observations of…

IN THIS DISSERTATION THE GEONTOMET METHODOLOGY IS PRESENTED. IT IS ORIENTED TO FORMALIZE THE GEOGRAPHIC DOMAIN CONCEPTUALIZATION ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADÍSTICA, GEOGRAFÍA E INFORMÁTICA (INEGI). THE MAIN GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SEMANTIC DESCRIPTIONS, WHICH…

This paper explores individual difference factors in relation with usage of optional CF in a written and task-based tutorial CALL environment for English grammar practice that contained gaming features. Previous research in CALL has highlighted the importance of prior knowledge…

This study utilized a PEW media consumption survey to gauge specific links between socioeconomic status, online news use, traditional news use, and knowledge of public affairs. The analysis examined whether technological change could add to knowledge differences between social segments.…

I had never been to a language technology conference in France before, but when I saw the 2005 ad for the “Use of New Technologies in Foreign Language Teaching,” know as UNTELE for short, I thought this conference looked too…