Het doel van dit onderzoek is om er achter te komen of er ook een verband is tussen het persoonlijkheidstype, zelfbeeld en sociale positie in de klas van de leerlingen van Groep Fvan X in Y. Om dit doel te bereiken wordt er theorie bestudeerd over deze onderwerpen. En er worden enquêtes afgenomen …

Een korte samenvatting van de vorderingen van de plannen voor de waterstofwijk Hoogeveen

Het had gekund. Als 5G daadwerkelijk corona had verspreid dan waren we in gevaar op de Zernikecampus. Vooral EnTranCe en Building, de buren van het 5G fieldlab, zouden zwaar geraakt zijn. Maar het is natuurlijk niet waar. Dat weten wij, want wij onderscheiden feiten van fabels, we lachen om complottheorieën …

Het manusje-van-alles die teksten controleert, de agenda bewaakt, de website bijhoudt, socialemediakanalen moet monitoren: dat is jarenlang het leven van de gemiddelde communicatieprofessional. Logisch dat deze vaak met de handen in het haar zit, want hoe kan ik een rol spelen in de energietransitie? …

This paper identifies some common and specific pitfalls in the development of sign language technologies targeted at deaf communities, with a specific focus on signing avatars. It makes the call to urgently interrogate some of the ideologies behind those technologies, including issues of ethical and …

Even learners with good language ability do not automatically engage in interactional encounters in the foreign language. Affective factors, such as speakers’ willingness to communicate (WTC), self-confidence and enjoyment of oral interaction play an important role in this (e.g. Dewaele & MacIntyre, …

Interaction in the target language (TL) is essential to foreign language development (Swain, 1985, Long, 1981). Meaningful tasks are thought to evoke interaction between learners (e.g. Pica, Kanagy & Falodun, 2009). However, even in a task-based curriculum for German, Dutch secondary school learners …

The technological change during the last years changed the way of working in many industries. The use of online marketing became more important because many people can be reached effectively, independent of the place and time of destination. Sweden is a developed and forward-looking country where 96% …

Many healthcare professionals experience difficulties in discussing sexual health with their patients. The aim of this review was to synthesize results of studies on communication practices in interactions about sexual health in medical settings, to offer healthcare professionals suggestions on how to …

In this paper, we examine the process of designing robot-performed iconic hand gestures in the context of a long-term study into second language tutoring with children of approximately 5 years old. We explore four factors that may relate to their efficacy in supporting second language tutoring: the age …