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261	Ideology in the discourse of Montreal-based private language schools' websites / Ideology of private language schools Abrile, Juan. January 2006 (has links) The Canadian language training sector is a booming industry for those interested in capitalizing on the worldwide demand for English, such as private language schools. Thus, this study analyzed the websites of two Montreal-based private language schools to elucidate how these schools use discursive and visual resources to advance their ideology. Defined as a form of social practice (Fairclough, 1992; Pare, 2002), ideology is the way in which the schools are acting discursively in order to serve their for-profit interests. Specifically, the study investigated how both schools manage the tension between their claims to educational legitimacy and their business concerns. The study used analytical strategies from Fairclough's (1992, 2003) Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Kress and van Leuuven's (2006) visual grammar. Findings revealed that the schools further their ideology by positioning and legitimating themselves as educational institutions, and commercializing non-educational services (e.g., sightseeing tours) promoted as having second language (L2) developmental value. Web sites.
262	Procedural or non-procedural that is the question / Wu, Kelvin K. January 2006 (has links) Thesis (M.S.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Computer Science, Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.
263	Joining "networks of power" : participation of graduate, nonnative English speaking students in academic networks. Nincic, Vera, January 2005 (has links) Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2005.
264	Emphasizing the user in the usability study : investigating activity theory and website navigation / Trost, Heidi M. January 2008 (has links) Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2008. / Typescript. Accompanying CD-R contains PDF version of the thesis. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 29-31).
265	Campus portals a framework for development accommodating end-users' online activities / Fuangvut, Tharitpong. January 2005 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references: leaf 281-310.
266	A new model for the marginal distribution of HTTP request rate Judge, John Thomas. January 2004 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2004. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references: leaf 106-117.
267	Symbols of e-commerce trust: do third-party seals of approval increase reported trust toward an e-commerce website? / Dunn, Peter Greg, January 1900 (has links) Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-64). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.
268	Assessing the occurrence and value of interactive features on admissions web sites : what students and admissions professionals say is most important / Robert, Katherine. January 2009 (has links) Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2009. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-56).
269	Web accessibility study of U.S. based hospitality websites Xiong, Lina. January 2008 (has links) Thesis (M.S.)--University of Delaware, 2008. / Principal faculty advisor: Cihan Cobanoglu, Dept. of Hotel, Restaurant, & Institutional Management. Includes bibliographical references.
270	Inside out : mapping media : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology [at the] University of Canterbury / Barclay, Belinda J. M. January 2007 (has links) Thesis (M. A.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-157). Also available via the World Wide Web.

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