The document discusses philosophical thoughts from the Age of Enlightenment in 18th century France. It compares the unequal societal orders of the time to concepts of equality and discusses separating governmental powers to prevent tyranny. Philosophers would meet to critique absolute royal power and argue that principles of justice, tolerance and liberty should apply to all.
This document discusses ongoing copyright issues in Japan's medical industry. It provides statistics on the number of physicians, dentists, hospitals, and medical schools in Japan. It also outlines recent amendments to Japan's copyright law regarding photocopies for government uses and submissions for patent examination and pharmaceutical administration. The document discusses how publishers, document suppliers, libraries, and pharmaceutical and other industry users interact regarding document deliveries. Finally, it presents publishers' positions that reasonable library photocopying for non-commercial academic use could be considered fair use, but commercial uses should not be permitted under fair use or Article 31 of Japan's copyright law.
This document discusses how to move from a data-driven approach to an information-driven approach when analyzing website analytics. It explains that information provides context while raw data lacks meaning. It warns about data overload and encourages focusing on what matters most to the business. The document provides examples of generic metrics that can be deceiving and advocates using business-specific metrics. It also discusses optimizing content and the user experience to improve metrics like articles read and recommendations.
BMJ Group decided to outsource the typesetting of its specialist journals to reduce costs and improve efficiency. An efficiency review found typesetting costs were high and turnaround times erratic. BMJ conducted an outsourcing review, selecting The Charlesworth Group in the UK to outsource journal typesetting while keeping the BMJ and Clinical Evidence in-house. The implementation involved transitioning over 4 months to the new system while maintaining quality. The outsourcing achieved the goals of reduced costs and improved processes while allowing BMJ to focus on its core business.
This document discusses taxonomies, folksonomies, and metadata services at MIT Libraries. It provides examples of controlled vocabularies and taxonomies developed for clients. It also discusses the differences between taxonomies and ontologies, and some Semantic Web projects using ontologies. Additionally, it outlines MIT Libraries' efforts to incorporate user tagging and folksonomies through tools like The Virtual Browsery and Facebook apps. Finally, it discusses lessons learned about using taxonomies and folksonomies to improve findability of information resources.
Publishers and libraries need to adapt to ubiquitous discovery of content on the internet. Discovery is now at the individual article or book chapter level rather than through licensed databases or publisher/library websites. This represents a major market shift from selling expensive products to a few customers to a commodity market with inexpensive products sold to many customers. Publishers and libraries must enable discovery of their content through search engines and APIs, support direct linking, and focus on individual articles/chapters rather than their own brands to remain relevant in this new environment.
The presentation discusses the Japan Science and Technology Agency's (JST) efforts to promote science and technology in Japan through various activities and databases. Specifically, it focuses on JST's bibliographic database, which contains over 20 million academic documents and 4 million full-text links. The database provides abstracts, indexes, and links to full-text content. Usage surveys found that researchers prefer Japanese journals but institutions prefer foreign journals. JST works to expand and improve coverage of both Japanese and foreign publications.
This document outlines strategies for 90% target language use and culturally responsive teaching in world language classrooms. It discusses building relationships through authentic communication and setting the tone for target language use from day one. Culturally responsive teaching focuses on relationships, rigor defined as proficiency, relevance through meaningful themes and essential questions, and creating real and authentic experiences. The document provides examples for how to implement these strategies in the classroom.
The document discusses philosophical thoughts from the Age of Enlightenment in 18th century France. It compares the unequal societal orders of the time to concepts of equality and discusses separating governmental powers to prevent tyranny. Philosophers would meet to critique absolute royal power and argue that principles of justice, tolerance and liberty should apply to all.
This document discusses ongoing copyright issues in Japan's medical industry. It provides statistics on the number of physicians, dentists, hospitals, and medical schools in Japan. It also outlines recent amendments to Japan's copyright law regarding photocopies for government uses and submissions for patent examination and pharmaceutical administration. The document discusses how publishers, document suppliers, libraries, and pharmaceutical and other industry users interact regarding document deliveries. Finally, it presents publishers' positions that reasonable library photocopying for non-commercial academic use could be considered fair use, but commercial uses should not be permitted under fair use or Article 31 of Japan's copyright law.
This document discusses how to move from a data-driven approach to an information-driven approach when analyzing website analytics. It explains that information provides context while raw data lacks meaning. It warns about data overload and encourages focusing on what matters most to the business. The document provides examples of generic metrics that can be deceiving and advocates using business-specific metrics. It also discusses optimizing content and the user experience to improve metrics like articles read and recommendations.
BMJ Group decided to outsource the typesetting of its specialist journals to reduce costs and improve efficiency. An efficiency review found typesetting costs were high and turnaround times erratic. BMJ conducted an outsourcing review, selecting The Charlesworth Group in the UK to outsource journal typesetting while keeping the BMJ and Clinical Evidence in-house. The implementation involved transitioning over 4 months to the new system while maintaining quality. The outsourcing achieved the goals of reduced costs and improved processes while allowing BMJ to focus on its core business.
This document discusses taxonomies, folksonomies, and metadata services at MIT Libraries. It provides examples of controlled vocabularies and taxonomies developed for clients. It also discusses the differences between taxonomies and ontologies, and some Semantic Web projects using ontologies. Additionally, it outlines MIT Libraries' efforts to incorporate user tagging and folksonomies through tools like The Virtual Browsery and Facebook apps. Finally, it discusses lessons learned about using taxonomies and folksonomies to improve findability of information resources.
Publishers and libraries need to adapt to ubiquitous discovery of content on the internet. Discovery is now at the individual article or book chapter level rather than through licensed databases or publisher/library websites. This represents a major market shift from selling expensive products to a few customers to a commodity market with inexpensive products sold to many customers. Publishers and libraries must enable discovery of their content through search engines and APIs, support direct linking, and focus on individual articles/chapters rather than their own brands to remain relevant in this new environment.
The presentation discusses the Japan Science and Technology Agency's (JST) efforts to promote science and technology in Japan through various activities and databases. Specifically, it focuses on JST's bibliographic database, which contains over 20 million academic documents and 4 million full-text links. The database provides abstracts, indexes, and links to full-text content. Usage surveys found that researchers prefer Japanese journals but institutions prefer foreign journals. JST works to expand and improve coverage of both Japanese and foreign publications.
This document outlines strategies for 90% target language use and culturally responsive teaching in world language classrooms. It discusses building relationships through authentic communication and setting the tone for target language use from day one. Culturally responsive teaching focuses on relationships, rigor defined as proficiency, relevance through meaningful themes and essential questions, and creating real and authentic experiences. The document provides examples for how to implement these strategies in the classroom.
This document discusses using folktales to teach language and culture. It proposes exploring how to create thematic units centered around folktales that teach language concepts while reinforcing cultural understanding. The presenter aims to provide strategies for novice teachers and learners to stay in the target language. Neuroscience research is discussed showing how stories activate more areas of the brain than plain facts alone. Various forms of assessment centered around folktales are proposed, including illustrating stories, acting out tales, discussing characters, and writing original legends.
This document discusses how words are comprised of sounds and contain meanings, as well as optional and required semantic and grammatical information. Words also relate to other words through co-location patterns.
Classroom management in a foreign language classroom is challenging but important for maximizing instruction time. Effective classroom management requires being proactive rather than reactive through establishing clear expectations, using a commanding teacher persona, seizing control on the first day of class, having a decisive yet compassionate voice, and building relationships with students. It also relies on developing a shared sense of responsibility, inviting student voice, and leveraging motivators like cultural imitation, goal setting, and grades to convince students to meet behavioral expectations.
The document discusses strategies for designing instruction to improve students' interpersonal communication skills for interacting with native speakers in real-time. It defines the interpersonal mode as spoken or signed interactions that involve negotiating meaning, asking clarifying questions, sharing information and opinions, and expressing reactions and feelings. It then provides examples of communication situations that utilize interpersonal skills and presents strategies for practicing the interpersonal mode, including various seating configurations, sentence starters, reaction words, and impromptu conversation scaffolds.
Studying rigorous language courses provides several benefits. It improves cognitive skills like flexible thinking and intercultural understanding. Proficiency in additional languages can open up career opportunities in fields like teaching, social work, customer service, healthcare, the military and more that require strong language abilities.
This document discusses improving language teaching methods by focusing on essential communication skills rather than excessive grammar and vocabulary. It recommends simplifying unit planning around key questions and purposes for interpersonal speaking, interpretive listening and reading, and presentational writing. The most effective factors for fluency are comprehensible input from authentic texts, interaction with native speakers, and intrinsic motivation rather than discrete grammar instruction. Sample unit essential questions, conversation goals, writing prompts, and input texts are provided as examples.
The document discusses strategies for helping students understand target languages without relying on English translations. It presents examples of using visuals and animations, designing scaffolded conversation experiences, implementing micro-practice and short-practice sessions, using body language and checking for understanding, empowering student-led construction of meaning, teaching clarification strategies, and using instruction time for scaffolded expression practice. Teachers are also encouraged to display high-frequency expressions and use communication breakdowns to identify needed vocabulary.
The document discusses strategies for increasing target language use in the classroom, including aiming for 90% or more instruction in the target language, changing student beliefs about their ability to understand and speak the language, planning opportunities for target language use, and holding all students accountable for using the target language. It also mentions collaborating with students and assessing target language use over time.
This document outlines Paris Granville's best first day of teaching ever. It includes an introduction where she introduces herself in the target language of French. The rest of the document provides tips for teaching such as greeting students in the target language, using the target language for 90% of class time, engaging students in group discussions, and not being afraid of challenges when using the target language.
1. Ways to make up the minutes 5 minutes per rulefollowed Start time during passing period – don’twalk in the classroom if youneed to speak English. 20 bonus minutes for going the entire class period. (for all classes) Speak English – lose 10 points
11. Sur l’île de Bora Bora Les Aventures de la Princesse Tiare
12. Les aventures de la Princesse Tiare Voici la princesse Taire. Elle est née1 sur l’île de Bora Bora, en Polynésie Française. Ce matin, elle est partie2 de sa maison au lever du soleil.
13. Les aventures de la Princesse Tiare Quand elle est arrivée3 chez son ami, Tieva, ils sont partis4 à l’aventure sur l’île.
14. Les aventures de la Princesse Tiare D’abord ils sont passés5 par le lagon, où ils sont restés6 dans l’eau avec les raies.
15. Les aventures de la Princesse Tiare À midi ils sont retournés7 au village. Ils sont entrés8 au restaurant, La Villa Mahana. L’après-midi, Ils sont montés9 sur le mont Otemanu. Tiare est tombée10, mais Tieva lui a pris la main pour la sauver.
16. Les aventures de la Princesse Tiare Ils sont descendus11 encore. Quand ils sont sortis12 en village, tous les gens sont venus13 entendre comment Tiare est presque morte14. Tieva est devenu15 le prince de Bora Bora.
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