Understanding Language Varieties: Cultural and Social Influences
Item 6. The Cultural Varieties and Records, Classes, and Types
For communication to occur successfully, the speakers of a language must know the common code of that language and use it properly.
In practice, we can see a number of factors (geographical, cultural, or situational) that contribute to the diversity seen in the use of a language. These factors are:
- Location: The particularities in the use of a language result in different dialects. Example: Castilian (Murcia, Extremadura, Andalusia, and
Understanding Integration and Inclusion in Education: Principles and Practices
Understanding Integration and Inclusion in Education
The integration process starts with basic principles, aiming to provide each student with an educational environment that is as unrestricted as possible. This involves three core principles:
Individualization
This principle emphasizes individualized teaching methods, adapting instruction to each student’s unique characteristics to achieve successful integration within the school environment.
School Sectorization
This refers to providing necessary support
Read MoreOvercoming Fear: Douglas’s Journey to Conquer Water
Why Was Douglas Determined to Overcome His Fear of Water?
The near-drowning experience left a lasting impact on Douglas, marring his enjoyment of water sports like fishing, canoeing, boating, and swimming. Determined to live without this fear, he resolved to overcome it at any cost.
Why Did His Mother Warn Him Against the River Yakima?
His mother warned Douglas about the River Yakima because it was treacherous, with several drowning incidents having occurred there. She didn’t want her children near
Read MoreUnderstanding Economic Interdependence, IMF, and Global Security
Economic Interdependence and Globalization
Economic Interdependence: A consequence of specialization or the division of labor. Participants in an economic system must be part of a trading network to obtain products they cannot efficiently produce themselves. One by-product of economic interdependence is globalization, where each nation and its economy are dependent on other nations for products and goods. For example, the United States today depends on China to provide it with many goods.
Key International
Read MoreUnderstanding the Learning Approach in Psychology
The Learning Approach in Psychology
The learning approach proposes that behavior is acquired through learning experiences. This perspective considers mental processes and genetics as relatively unimportant in determining our behavior. Instead, the focus is on observable behaviors, viewing the investigation of mental processes and unconscious forces as unscientific and untestable.
The early 20th century saw a rejection of unscientific methods and a shift towards a more scientific study of human behavior.
Read MoreUnderstanding Electronics: Components, Current, and More
Understanding Electronics: Components and Principles
Electronics is the science and technology that deals with the study of electrons and their applications in the processing and transmission of information.
Early Electronic Components: Vacuum Valves
Thermionic vacuum valves are considered the first electronic component. New findings were encouraging, leading to the development of radio, television, radar, and control systems. This culminated in the construction of the first computer (called ENIAC)
Read MoreCharacters and Settings in a Chilean Novel
Characters and Settings
Santiago, born in Chile in 1924, came from a family of doctors and lawyers. He interrupted his studies to work for a year as a pastor in Magellan and then returned to finish his studies at the University of Chile and Princeton. He was a professor of English literature at the Catholic University of Chile, editor of the journal Ercilla for four years, and for two years a teacher at the Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa. He has twice received a Guggenheim Fellowship
Read MoreMath Formulas: Percentages, Interest, Algebra, Geometry & Statistics
Percentages
% of whole amount: part of whole / whole amount
% increase or decrease: (New / original x 100) – 100
Find % of amount: A x % / 100
% profit/loss amount: profit or loss / cost price x 100
GST Example
(GST = Amount / 11)
The total amount already includes the GST. The GST is 10% of the total excluding GST.
If we divide the total excluding GST into 10 equal amounts then:
- one of these amounts is equal to the GST and
- 11 of these amounts gives us the total including GST
Amount / 11
Simple and Compound
Read MoreVisual Communication: Models, Color Psychology, and Semiotics
Communication Models
Aristotle: Speaker → Message → Listener
Lasswell: Communication + Message + Medium + Audience = Impact
Shannon & Weaver: Information Source → Transmitter → Channel (Noise) → Receiver → Destination
Schramm’s: Encoder/Interpreter/Decoder → Message → D/I/E → Message…
Berlo’s: Source → (E) Message → Channel → (D) Receiver
Proposed: Sender; /\ Life Experience; Message; Noise; X Life Experience; Receiver, Amplified, Accepted; Rejected
Theoretical Foundation:
Read MoreCloud Computing: Storage, Architecture, and Migration
Data Storage Comparison
| DAS | NAS | SAN |
|---|---|---|
| Storage directly connected to a single server | Centralized storage accessible over a network | High-performance, block-level storage network |
| Directly attached via SATA, SAS, USB, or Thunderbolt | Connected via Ethernet (TCP/IP) | Connected via Fibre Channel (FC) or iSCSI |
| Uses file system of the host (NTFS, HFS+, ext4, etc.) | Uses file-based protocols (NFS, SMB, CIFS) | Uses block-level protocols (iSCSI, Fibre Channel) |
| Limited by server expansion slots | Easily expandable by adding more |