Sentences with phrase «by language differences»

After a flurry of Internet searching and email exchanges, hampered by language differences, arrangements were made for Tuzik to be shipped to the U.S. and taken in by Pets With Disabilities, a non-profit group in Prince Frederick, Maryland.

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The need to continually provide work for my virtual assistant, along with the obstacles formed by the language barrier and cultural differences between us, ended up creating more work for me.
The only difference between hispanic churches and that of white and african americans is that hispanics are only segregated by language not color.
Our sex is gifted to us by God at conception; our pronouns are given to us by virtue of the relationship between sexual difference and language; and our forename is chosen.
As though by magic, the difference between Gender and sex serves a purpose: in confronting us with what we are not — homogenised states of mind — the ideology named Gender points us back towards the nature of sexual identity, sexual difference, language, and knowledge itself.
The world is still characterized by an enormous range of differences in language, culture, economic patterns religious practices, values, wealth, educational levels, and so on and on.
Communicating was not an issue as he used sign language by the age of 6 months and spoke at an early age, so I believe the difference was due to innate tendencies.
However, Klein's bill does have differences from what Cuomo initially proposed, including additional language that would allow oversight of procurements for state affiliated non-profits so there would be oversight of money spent by SUNY and CUNY research foundations.
«Staff and prisoners still speak a moral language of making a difference but there is a general shift in the Prison Service towards a security - and - efficiency driven management style that risks stifling professional enthusiasm by its process and performance - oriented culture.»
WHEREAS, the State of New York is best positioned to: (1) understand the ramifications of operating an Exchange within New York's commercial insurance market; (2) consider the unique regional and economic needs of the State's individual and small business health insurance markets; (3) account for the diversity of its population, with its ethnic, cultural and language differences; and (4) decide what benefits will be provided to enrollees in the Exchange, which health plans can participate in the Exchange, what rules should apply to the marketing of products by health plans, and how to operate the Small Business Health Option Program («SHOP») for small businesses;
But pretty soon he is detailing its failings: we are overconfident in our mind - reading abilities; we use our own mind as a template for others, yet confabulate wildly to make sense of ourselves; by stereotyping people we overemphasise differences; we are woefully poor at reading body language; and we constantly misapply our mind - reading talents, dehumanising others while imbuing inanimate objects with human traits.
By 12 months old children can no longer tell monkey faces apart, and they can only recognize phonetic differences in their native language.
Rachael Allbritten, an expert in sociolinguistics, can pick up on class or regional differences by tuning into the way people use language.
There was little overall correlation, meaning that most of these language differences are unlikely to be affected by genetics.
The transcripts were analyzed by computer using automated natural language processing methods to determine differences in speech between those who developed psychosis and those who did not.
But then the question appeared in my head — how to date a Ukrainian woman and avoid having troubles caused by culture and language difference.
This usually takes some time but if it is done by professionals, as it should be, you won't even notice that difference between cultures and languages.
This will allow avoiding any kind of misunderstanding and confuses caused by cultural, national and language differences while dating Kharkiv mail order brides.
There's a road map to saving ourselves in Happy Feet and it has something to do with revelling in difference rather than being repelled by it — of rolling ourselves up in alien culture so that a common language is rooted out.
The «Investigation Trilogy» features male protagonists, who are not suffering from mental breakdowns (their female counterparts in the «Apartment Trilogy» as Carole in Repulsion, Rosemary in Rosemary's Baby and Trelkovsky in The Tenant may or may not be experiencing), although these men still are afflicted by perceptual inhibitions — an inability to understand what they are dealing with (Gittes in Chinatown), difficulty with language and cultural differences (Walker in Frantic) as well as literal barriers to clear perception, for example the glasses worn by Corso in The Ninth Gate.
When divided by language skill the biggest difference was seen in writing skills, where the students in the blended program obtained an average of three points more than the students in the standard program.
I guess the most important finding for us was that there were differences between boys and girls in language and literacy and these seemed to be clearly predicted by the differences between boys and girls in their behaviour.
Produced by the British Council and supported by HSBC, the «Year of the Sheep» education pack introduces pupils to the differences and similarities between the lives of people in China and the UK while aiming to help children learn more about Chinese language and culture.
By simply adjusting your language and commenting on effort rather than intelligence, you can make a dramatic difference.
Christensen is aware of the strong class differences among children as reflected in school achievement, but he is convinced by research that shows that a great part of intellectual ability is determined by the experience of the first 36 months of life, particularly the amount and kind of language directed to children.
Howard - Jones, Professor of Neuroscience and Education at the University of Bristol's Graduate School of Education in the UK, says differences in language and terminology used by neuroscientists and educators has led to the perpetuation of common neuromyths.
2 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of synthesis (writing a summary of differences) Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources use modern and 19th century non fiction texts on prisons and tattoos to guide students in responding to the synthesis task on the new specification language paper.
They are challenged however by geographically dispersed production sites: The distance makes it hard to monitor acceptance and results of training, and often involves language differences.
Teachers are also urged to emphasise the language of fractions by asking students to write in words expressions such as: 1/2 x 1/2 (one half of a half; a quarter), and 1/3 — 1/6 (the difference between one third and one sixth; one sixth).
For Science and the Arts to be engaged with fully by all in a community, disenfranchisement of learners through differences in gender, language, religious / ethnic background, social economic status or disability need to be acknowledged and supported.
Reimers noted that he sees an opportunity to develop students» global competencies by creating a positive disposition toward cultural differences; an ability to speak, understand, and think in languages outside of the country in which they are born; and a deep knowledge and understanding of world history, geography, and global dimensions such as health, climate, and economics.
Research indicates that a gap in language, gesturing, and other developmental markers begins to open by age 2, Ferguson says — even though there are virtually no racial or social class differences in the mental abilities of infants before age 1.
These early differences have longlasting ramifications as research shows that the SES gap in second, third, and fourth grade reading and mathematics skills, can be explained by the oral language abilities children bring with them to kindergarten (Durham et.
While LEP was used by NCES as the indicator of students» language skills, other information in the NAEP data suggests that sector differences in language background are not that extreme.
These differences in instructional practices reported by Michigan and California teachers are consistent with the emphasis given to dissimilar aspects of the language arts reform policies in the two states.
Before these standards were completed, however, the contract was terminated by the U.S. DOE for lack of satisfactory progress, reflecting differences in perceptions about what constitutes appropriate standards in English language arts.
Educators will get the research - based guidance they'll need to organize their classrooms, routines, and lesson plans through differentiated instruction to meet instructional needs of students with learning differences, and their peers will improve every aspect of students» literacy, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, by providing both oral and written language instruction.
By taking into account cultural differences, locale and language — you can create a global learning system which is equally effective across all cultures and countries, and still provides the online training that you require for your organization.
The coalition believes the Board took a positive step by approving an increased level of ambition in new long - term goals and interim benchmarks, especially for students who have traditionally had less opportunity to excel — children of color, those whose families have less income, English language learners and students who are challenged by learning differences.
The population of adolescent ELLs is diverse, and their educational needs are affected by differences in immigration status, quality of educational background, native language, cultural distance from U.S. culture, future plans, and economic status.
Smart decisions by education policymakers and a few changes in classroom practices can make a difference for English language learners.
The variety of languages spoken by the nearly 5.1 million English language learners in U.S. schools is not the only difference among them.
The difference with edTPA is that it is externally evaluated by the Pearson Corporation and it uses a language for analyzing teaching that matches nothing teacher education or professional development has ever widely used before, creating barriers for communication with cooperating teachers and school administrators.
In 1995, research by Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley revealed how differences in early language experience fuel the achievement gap in our nation's schools.
What a difference a night (full of lots of stiff drinks, one suspects) makes: The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and new draft language on the use of VAM, apparently brokered during the wee morning hours, has been signed off by panelists — including the unions.
Research has previously shown that differences in cultural and social capital can have repercussions in areas as diverse as use of language by the time children enter school, preferential access to grammar and faith schools, the type of characteristics parents value when choosing schools, the kind of studies children undertake and their access to more prestigious universities, or even the adoption of cultural practices linked to substantial cognitive gains like reading for pleasure.
Ethnology is a section of anthropology that analyzes the differences between religion, language, technologies and other social structures of people as categorized by race, nationality or ethnicity.
Random House, which publishes 13 of the books in physical format, was outraged at the development and promptly issued a statement announcing that it would not enter any new English - language business agreements with the Wylie Agency — home to 700 authors and estates — until the situation was resolved... A joint statement issued [two days ago] by the publisher and the Wylie Agency said the two parties had «resolved [their] differences», and that the 13 «disputed» Random House titles... were being removed from Odyssey Editions and taken off sale.
Market figures related to digital publishing are in full growth; in European marketplace, made rich by differences of culture and language, new solutions are raising at national level that offer a new perspective for alliances between the various operators of the book value chain and IT providers.
I'll admit that I'm a bit spoiled by my Kindle Voyage, but the flush screen really does make a world of difference when it comes to design language.
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