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  2. English for specific purposes - Wikipedia

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    As with any language taught for specific purposes, a given course of ESP will focus on one occupation or profession, such as Technical English, Scientific English, English for medical professionals, English for waiters, English for tourism, etc. [1] Despite the seemingly limited focus, a course of ESP can have a wide-ranging impact, as is the ...

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    to study again (as in preparing for an examination) (US: review), hence revision: to inspect, amend, correct, improve, esp. written material rider a person who rides a horse, bicycle or motorcycle [58] an addition or amendment to a document or law [58] [59] a condition or proviso [58] a person who travels on a train or bus (UK: passenger) ring (v.)

  4. Higher (Scottish) - Wikipedia

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    The revision process changed the curriculum content and the method of examination with the majority of Higher Grade courses changing to two terminal papers with a coursework element. Paper A was a short answer question paper and Paper B required longer, more in-depth answers.

  5. GCSE - Wikipedia

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    Under the letter grade scheme, foundation tier papers assess content at grades C to G, while higher tier papers assess content at grades A* to C. In foundation-tier papers, pupils can obtain a maximum grade of a C, while in a higher-tier paper they can achieve a minimum grade of a D. Higher-tier candidates who miss the D grade by a small margin ...

  6. Collaborative writing - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, Bill Tomlinson and colleagues provided the first extensive discussion of the experiential aspects of large-scale collaborative research by documenting the collaborative development process of an academic paper written by a collective of thirty authors; their work identifies key tools and techniques that would be necessary or useful to ...

  7. Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) - Wikipedia

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    [8] The literacy line graph in the four provinces. In the 1960s, the financial policies and economic programs introduced by President of Pakistan Ayub Khan greatly emphasized to importance of higher education in the country. [8] A significant proportion of the budget was actually spent to promote higher education efforts in the country. [8]

  8. Notebook - Wikipedia

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    The earliest form of notebook was the wax tablet, which was used as a reusable and portable writing surface in classical antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages. [1]As paper became more readily available in European countries from the 11th century onwards, wax tablets gradually fell out of use, although they remained relatively common in England, which did not possess a commercially ...

  9. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...