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The teaching/learning/use of English plays a key role in the geopolitical South. It is important to consider how players in different contexts are impacted by English since globalization and one of its agent, internationalization of higher education, have more positive impacts on the "North" than in the "South" mainly due to a linguistic bias which favors English-speaking countries and those which, despite speaking other native languages, adopted English as the language of instruction. So as to see how these forces are interpreted in the geopolitical South this book offers a glimpse of how English is taught, learned, used and seen in different contexts in Latin America and in the global "South".
The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this rapidly developing field of study. Including 47 state-of-the art chapters from leading international scholars, the handbook covers key concepts, regional spread, linguistic features and communication processes, domains and functions, ELF in academia, ELF and pedagogy and future trends. This handbook is key reading for all those engaged in the study and research of English as a lingua franca and world/global Englishes more broadly, within English language, applied linguistics, and education.
The seventh in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it, 'Doing Business' presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe--and over time. Regulations affecting 10 stages of a business's life are measured: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. Data in 'Doing Business 2010' are current as of June 1, 2009. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where and why.
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Um livro que mostra para as novas gerações o lugar de Leonel Brizola na política brasileira. Revivendo grandes momentos da história de Brizola, conseguimos entender o quanto foi fundamental a sua dedicação ao Brasil. Autor de pérolas como "estou pensando em criar um vergonhódromo para políticos sem vergonha" ou "Sou como uma planta no deserto, basta uma única gota de orvalho para me alimentar", Brizola foi o único político que conseguiu se eleger governador em dois estados: Rio Grande do Sul e Rio de Janeiro. Resistiu à ditadura militar e teve uma imprescindível participação no processo de redemocratização do país. Criou o PDT e se dedicou durante cerca de 50 anos a luta p...
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