This study explored relationships between five EFL teachers\"\" identities and their teaching practices in Taiwan. A qualitative case study examined the complexities and paradoxes associated with these teachers\"\" professional, social, political, and cultural identities and their representation of these in classes....

South Kyungsang Korean is spoken in the southeastern part of Korea. This book presents the phonetic realization of tonal contrasts, based on F0 (fundamental frequency) production and perception experiments....

Despite being spoken by many people around the world, Southern Chinese dialects have low prestige and have not been extensively studied. This book explores Southern Chinese kinship terms, which are address terms to show respect and be polite....

The research question in this book is: How can an institutional perspective complement a functional perspective to understand the process underlying collective action in a mature eco-system? Rather than functionalist\"s viewpoint, this study adopts the perspective of organisational institutionalism....

Digital imaging and the Internet evolution have revolutionized photography as well as user behaviors in storing and sharing images. This thesis originated from the question: “Will the changes make PCR much more applicable?...

If your child has Tourette Syndrome (TS), or any other chronic motor or vocal tic disorder, you know how important it is to get the best treatment available. Behavior therapy, as described in this workbook, is a treatment for tic disorders that is scientifically proven to help sufferers of TS manage their symptoms....

If you suffer from Tourette Syndrome (TS), or any other chronic motor or vocal tic disorder, you know how difficult it can be to manage your symptoms. You may be taking medication or working with a medical doctor to control your tics....

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a chronic, neurobehavioral disorder of childhood that has traditionally been treated with medication. Although available, many mental health professionals are not familiar with an effective behavioral therapy for tic disorders....

Book DescriptionThis book explores the strategies that chaebols--Korean business groups--have pursued by examining their structures and assessing their performance. It highlights the strengths of chaebols that enable their fast growth, as well as the weaknesses that waylaid them when the 1999 Asian crisis occurred....

Sony vs. Samsung is business history at its best! It explores the divergent fortunes of these two electronics giants in the last decade and identifies the true reasons behind Sony\'s decline and Samsung\'s rise. Contrary to popular belief, Chang shows that success (or failure) does not simply arise from different strategies....

This book contends that accessing and browsing information and communication are multidimensional and consequential aspects of the information users entire experience and of general human behavior....

Information systems with an abundance of graphics data are growing rapidly due to advances in data storage technology, the development of multimedia communications across networks, and the fact that parallel computers are leading to faster image processing systems....

This is an excellent, up-to-date and easy-to-use text on data structures and algorithms that is intended for undergraduates in computer science and information science....

The book covers the recent new advances in software engineering and knowledge engineering. It is intended as a supplement to the two-volume handbook of software engineering and knowledge engineering. The editor and authors are well-known international experts in their respective fields of expertise....