scholarly journals Text-based Student Questioning in EFL Settings: Long-term Strategy Implementation in Reciprocal Reading Tasks and Its Perception

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-57
Author(s):  
Anna Kiszczak ◽  
Halina Chodkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Reading Literacy ◽  
English Studies ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Student Questioning

It is common knowledge for contemporary teachers at all educational levels that reading literacy and learning attainment require adopting a strategic approach. This article reports the results of the classroom-based study in which a group of English Studies students were guided over a span of time in implementing text-based questions as a component of reciprocal reading tasks. The primary goal of the study was to trace changes appearing in the quality in the use of student-generated questioning in one-term reciprocal reading training and in delayed sessions, nine months later. Some changes were identified in the students’ actual performance by assessing the quality of the questions the students asked throughout the training and delayed sessions. Also, the students’ perceptions regarding the instruction routines they participated in, were elicited by means of two interviews. The article puts forward some important insights from the study for organizing efficient classroom instruction in support of EFL students’ reading and learning achievement.

Karratha infrastructure strategy: supporting Woodside's residential workforce and the Karratha community

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 468
Author(s):  
Tina Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Regional Area ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
High Level ◽  
Education Culture ◽  
Demand For Health ◽  
Community Infrastructure

This extended abstract discusses Woodside’s Karratha Infrastructure Strategy (KIS) as a measure to attract and retain the residential workforce in Karratha and to support the wider community. A high-level overview of Woodside’s workforce model to support its operations on the Burrup Peninsula is also provided. Attracting and retaining a substantial residential workforce in a regional area such as Karratha poses challenges (remoteness of the community, high demand for health and education services, and ageing community infrastructure) to its development and and residential workforce critical to Woodside’s operations. As a response, Woodside is delivering its KIS, which focuses on working with key local stakeholders to scope and deliver community infrastructure projects in areas of identified need, including health, education, culture, and recreation. These targeted investments that align with business needs and the external environment contribute to helping Woodside’s residential workforce, lifting the quality of services and infrastructure available, and improving the long-term sustainability of Karratha and its surrounding communities. The presentation details key elements of KIS, including the strategic approach to project selection and development, successes to date, and lessons learnt. It is relevant to a range of industry stakeholders interested in contributing to a community’s sustainable development and understanding and managing the challenges of supporting a residential workforce in a regional area.

Thinking Beyond Language: Intervention for Severe Aphasia

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Simmons-Mackie
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Language Intervention ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Environmental Support ◽  
Total Communication ◽  
Communication Partners

Abstract Purpose: This article addresses several intervention approaches that aim to improve life for individuals with severe aphasia. Because severe aphasia significantly compromises language, often for the long term, recommended approaches focus on additional domains that affect quality of life. Treatments are discussed that involve increasing participation in personally relevant life situations, enhancing environmental support for communication and participation, and improving communicative confidence. Methods: Interventions that have been suggested in the aphasia literature as particularly appropriate for people with severe aphasia include training in total communication, training of communication partners, and activity specific training. Conclusion: Several intervention approaches can be implemented to enhance life with severe aphasia.

Communication Disordered: Program Implementation in Long-Term Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
George Barnes ◽  
Joseph Salemi
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Change Policy

The organizational structure of long-term care (LTC) facilities often removes the rehab department from the interdisciplinary work culture, inhibiting the speech-language pathologist's (SLP's) communication with the facility administration and limiting the SLP's influence when implementing clinical programs. The SLP then is unable to change policy or monitor the actions of the care staff. When the SLP asks staff members to follow protocols not yet accepted by facility policy, staff may be unable to respond due to confusing or conflicting protocol. The SLP needs to involve members of the facility administration in the policy-making process in order to create successful clinical programs. The SLP must overcome communication barriers by understanding the needs of the administration to explain how staff compliance with clinical goals improves quality of care, regulatory compliance, and patient-family satisfaction, and has the potential to enhance revenue for the facility. By taking this approach, the SLP has a greater opportunity to increase safety, independence, and quality of life for patients who otherwise may not receive access to the appropriate services.

Long term follow-up in quality of life after mitral valve surgery

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Kammerer ◽  
M Höhn ◽  
AH Kiessling ◽  
S Becker ◽  
FU Sack
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Mitral Valve Surgery ◽  
Valve Surgery ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

Long-term Outcome after Vegetative State due to Near-Drowning and Quality of Life of the Families

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Kluger ◽  
A Kirsch ◽  
M Hessenauer ◽  
M Granel ◽  
A Müller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Vegetative State ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Near Drowning

Long-Term Quality of Life Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (S 02) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Thom ◽  
M. Carlson ◽  
J. Jacob ◽  
C. Driscoll ◽  
B. Neff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Stereotactic Radiosurgery ◽  
Vestibular Schwannoma
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