2012

This article, reflecting a sociocultural perspective and connections to current research, presents a discussion about the importance of engaging Latino children in literature circle discussions using culturally appropriate, meaningful, and relevant childrenʼs literature in classrooms in the United States. In…

http://dx.doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v8i22Open Journal Systems (OJS) del Public Knowledge Project (Canadá) es, junto a ScholarOne™ de la todo poderosa Thompson Reuters (Estados Unidos), una plataforma de administración y gestión de artículos científicos, diseñada para optimizar el tiempo empleado en las tareas inherentes…

In this paper, I would like to share my experience as a kidwatcher in a private school in Bogotá, Colombia while designing and implementing a variety of literacy activities to promote writing in English in an EFL context for second…

This study aims to describe the pedagogical practices that take place at the Language Institute of a university based on the observation of classes, questionnaires and interviews of teachers and students. In order to achieve the purpose of the project,…

This is a report on a finished research project that explores the cultural perceptions of children through tasks based on films in an English after-school program. This qualitative case study was carried out at a private school in Bogotá and…

This paper is based on the analysis of the nature of the first language influence on the written production of an Italian learner of English as a foreign language. The goal of the present exploratory study is to examine how…

The issue in which I am interested is the assessment of nurse knowledge, skills and competence, and ways in which formative assessment can promote more effective learning. In this critical review of the relevant literature I consider some of the…

A total of 297 bacterial strains were isolated from five Antarctic sponge species and tested by agarose gel electrophoresis for the presence of plasmid molecules. At least one kind of plasmid was carried by 69 isolates (about 23%). The disc…

El calamar gigante, Dosiducus gigas, es una especie de gran importancia para la región noroeste de México, sobre todo por su abundancia y la pesquería que sostiene. Sin embargo, a pesar de ser una pesquería rentable, existe la problemática de…