Blogger snubs critics with second poem by News Straits, Times

“…JOHOR BARU: A United Stated-based blogger who raised much ire here with his poem denigrating the state capital as a sin city, has written a second "ode" to the city.…”
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Banning import of second hand vehicle accessories by China, Press

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The relationship between first and second language composition writing by Ahangari, Saeideh

“…This paper explores the ways in which the transfer of assumptions from L1 writing can sometimes help the process of writing in L2. In learning a second language writing skill,learners have two primary sources to construct a second language system: knowledge and skills from the first language and input from the second language. …”
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The impact of international legal framework - The recognition of second medical use by Shanmugaiah, Kamini, Zainol, Zinatul Ashiqin

“…This paper analyses the impact of international legal framework on the pharmaceutical patent and second medical use.The provisions under the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(“TRIPS”) Agreement generally focuses on the pharmaceutical patent in relation to the access to medicines and not specifically addressing issues on the medical innovation involving first and second medical use.Although Doha Declaration on the “TRIPS” Agreement and Public Health equally recognizes on the importance of medical innovation, the issue on medical innovation is not further analysed in relation to the second medical use. …”
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Using second life platform into an EFL education: benefits and challenges by Hassan, Riad F., Dzakiria, Hisham, M Idrus, Rozhan

Maximizing technology in teaching and learning of English as a second language by Dzakiria, Hisham

Motivation to Read in a Second Language: A Review of Literature by Jahan Khan, Tahir, Murad Sani, Azlina, Shaikh-Abdullah, Sarimah

“…Reading motivation is a well-researched topic in relation to first language literacy development due to its influence on both reading processes and outcomes. In second language reading, the role of motivation has not been as thoroughly explored. …”
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Second language anxiety among universiti utara Malaysia students. by Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima, Wan Chek, Noor Allam, Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Mahreez, Jupri, Rohaiza, Yusoff, Nooraini

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Incidental learning of second language vocabulary through reading for pleasure by Muthiah, Puvenesvary, Rao, Ravantharanathe

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Exploration of instrumental and integrative motivation for reading English as a second language among second year pre-university students of Government MAO College, Lahore (Pakistan) by Jahan Khan, Tahir, Murad Sani, Azlina, Shaik Abdullah, Sarimah

“…This study was conducted among 40 male second year pre-university students of Government MAO College, Lahore (Pakistan) to investigate the levels of instrumental and integrative motivation for reading English as a Second Language (ESL). …”
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The issues of second layer charging fee in Wakalah Takaful model practices by Isa, Mohamad Yazid, Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Khilmy, Mohamed Naim, Asmadi, Wahab, Muhammad Zarunnaim

“…This paper aims to examine the issues of second layer of charging fee in the wakalah takaful models practices in Malaysia.Hence, to make sure all the objectives are answered progressively, qualitative research methodology is advocated.The main data were collected from the interview session among scholars and expertise in takaful field. …”
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Vocabulary Flashcard in Learning English as Second Language for non-native Learners by Wazir, Hussein Ahmed Salem Ba, Othman, Azliza, Mohd Yusoff, Yusrita

“…Hence, this study reviews the effectiveness of related vocabulary flashcards as a tool in helping non-native learners in learning English as a second language.…”
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Effectiveness of a gamification application in learning mandarin as a second language by Mun, Pei Ng, Alias, Norlidah, Dewitt, Dorothy

“…Purpose - Gamification is an effective method to boost students’ academic achievement and engagement in second language learning. This study aimed to test the effectiveness of the gamification application, Class Dojo, among Year 4 pupils who are learning Mandarin as a Second Language (MSL). …”
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Numerical solution of second order boundary value problem using rational method by Teh, Yuan Ying

“…In this article, we have investigated the solvability of several existing fourth order rational methods to second order boundary value problem by replacing it with a coupled of first order initial value problems. …”

Examining the potential integration of second life platform into Iraqi language education programme by Hassan, Riad F., Dzakiria, Hisham, Abdulraheem, Maky H., M Idrus, Rozhan

“…As one of the development technologies, the Second Life (SL) platform as virtual world offers English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners with unique opportunity of learning authentic language with native speakers and other learners of English in virtual environment.This paper aims at reviewing the research about SL platform as an educational tool to provide a focus and description of its key features and capabilities and how these features might be used in an online synchronous simulated environment to support the learning of EFL in Iraq.There exist the problem of unsatisfactory achievement and the lack of opportunity to practice in English as well as the limited support of enhancing oral communication skills and an interactive learning environment. …”
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A synthetic review of second life platform integration into EFL classroom in Iraq by Hassan, Riad F., Dzakiria, Hisham, M Idrus, Rozhan

Using ‘second life’ to develop EFL students’ language learning: opportunities and challenges by Hassan, Riad F., Dzakiria, Hisham, M Idrus, Rozhan

“…This paper offers a broad vision of potential benefits and challenges associated with using Second Life as educational tool develop students’ language learning.It provides a definition of Second Life as well as demonstrates the affordances that Second Life offers for language learning.…”

Of a Village Bomoh and the Lottery: content schemata influence on second language reading by Mohd Radzi, Amizura Hanadi, Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima

“…This paper discusses a study on the aspects of content schemata in second language reading, focusing on two contemporary short stories, i.e. …”

The relationships between types of motivation and second language acquisitions among science students by Zakaria, Zakhwan Aunie Al- Haffizz, Hashim, Jamalludin Helmi

“…Several researchers (for example, Tsutsui and Fujiwara, 2015; Golten, Genc, 2016) noted that there is a relationship between the positive attitude and motivation with the creativity in the learning process which lead to the cultivating the independent learning.The present paper will report the first part out of two of the study; i.e., the influence of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in learning English as Second Language (ESL).The objectives of the present study are twofolds: (i) to determine the type of motivations (either extrinsic or intrinsic) and (ii) to identify the relationship between those motivation and Second Language acquisition among science students.Using a Purposive Sampling method, 70 returned (out of 80) questionnaires were analyzed from one of the Private Higher Education Institution in Malaysia.The results showed that the respondents are intrinsically motivated to learn ESL and the Cohen d” statistic (p< 0.05) which means that there is a high relationship between intrinsic motivation with the ESL acquisition ability.As for future research, bigger samples size (in term of the number of respondents as well as the areas of studies) should be used in order to ensure the results are applicable and can be generalize to a larger population.…”
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Equal order block methods for solving second order ordinary differential equations by Adeyeye, Oluwaseun, Omar, Zurni

“…The resulting block methods are employed to solve the second order ordinary differential equations. The accuracy of the block methods is investigated with respect to their absolute error. …”
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