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• Speaking the global language - Education | The Star Online

  Rajaendram and Khor (2015) quoted an open letter from "a group of prominent Malaysian" that embraced integrative motivation for developing English proficiency: "'[I]f we aspire to be more proficient in the language, we are only trying to be better citizens of the world'" (¶4). What a breathe of fresh air among all the integrative motives that articles like this one often highlight! Rajaendram, Rebecca, & Khor, Ann-Marie. (2015, August 9). Speaking the global language. The Star Online, Education section. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Education/2015/08/09/Speaking-the-global-language/

  tags: countries education English English speaking populations international Malaysia

• Writing an Effective Abstract for Journal Submission | Rene Tetzner | LinkedIn

  "An academic or scientific abstract should briefly and comprehensively summarise the contents of the paper it precedes. It should not contain information that is not present in the article and it should report, not evaluate, what can be found in the paper" (Abstract, ¶1, 2015.07.11).

  tags: abstracts academic writing publication

• Raising proficiency in English pivotal to next gen's future | theSundaily

  "Education Ministry secretary general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad said the future generations need to be equal or better in their English proficiency to compete in the rapidly changing globalised world" (Achariam, 2015). Achariam, Timothy. (2015, August 6). Raising proficiency in English pivotal to next gen's future. The Sun Daily [Kuala Lumpur]. Retrieved from http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1512360

  tags: countries education English English speaking populations international Malaysia

• 25 maps that explain the English language - Vox

  "25 maps and charts that explain how English got started and evolved into the differently accented languages spoken today" (deck, 2015.08.09)

  tags: Englishes history language linguistics maps world Englishes

• eLearning Course Evaluation: The Ultimate Guide For eLearning Professionals - eLearning Industry

  In this 2015.04.17 post, Pappas covered "why eLearning course evaluation is important, when to do it and, most importantly, how."

  tags: course evaluation courses cost data collection elearning evaluation feedback interaction language objectives online seat time visual impact

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