1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780134403321

Titolo

Safe on Mars [[electronic resource] ] : precursor measurements necessary to support human operations on the Martian surface / / Committee on Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Surface of Mars, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002

ISBN

0-309-16959-3

1-280-18378-0

9786610183784

0-309-50200-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (63 p.)

Collana

Compass series

Disciplina

919.9/2304

Soggetti

Mars surface samples

Mars surface samples - Contamination

Planetary quarantine

Mars (Planet) Exploration

Mars (Planet) Equipment and supplies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Preface; Contents; Tables, Figure, and Boxes; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 The Mars Program in Context; 3 Physical Environmental Hazards; 4 Chemical Environmental Hazards; 5 Potential Hazards of the Biological Environment; Appendix A Statement of Task; Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779051503321

Autore

Taguchi Naoko <1967->

Titolo

Context, individual differences and pragmatic competence [[electronic resource] /] / Naoko Taguchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2012

ISBN

1-84769-611-2

1-280-12090-8

9786613524768

1-84769-610-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Second language acquisition ; ; [62]

Disciplina

428.0071/052

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching - Japan

Pragmatics

Communicative competence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Context, Individual Differences and Pragmatic Development: An Introduction -- 2. Longitudinal Studies in Interlanguage Pragmatics -- 3. Theoretical Framework, Research Questions and Methodology of the Study -- 4. Patterns and Rate of Pragmatic Development -- 5. Individual Differences in Pragmatic Development -- 6. Summary and Conclusion -- Appendix A: Language Contact Profile (LCP) -- Appendix B: Descriptive Statistics of LCP Results -- Appendix C: Pragmatic Listening Test (PLT) Items -- Appendix D: Pragmatic Speaking Test (PST) Situational Scenarios -- Appendix E: Evaluation of Speech Acts: Grammar Rating Scale -- Appendix F: Evaluation of Speech Acts: Appropriateness Rating Scale -- Appendix G: Grammar Test for Target Pragmalinguistic Features -- Appendix H: Coding Frameworks for Speech Act Expressions -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Pragmatic competence plays a key role in the era of globalization where communication across cultural boundaries is an everyday phenomenon. The ability to use language in a socially appropriate manner is critical, as lack of it may lead to cross-cultural miscommunication or cultural



stereotyping. This book describes second language learners’ development of pragmatic competence. It proposes an original theoretical framework combining a pragmatics and psycholinguistics approach, and uses a variety of research instruments, both quantitative and qualitative, to describe pragmatic development over one year. Situated in a bilingual university in Japan, the study reveals patterns of change across different pragmatic abilities among Japanese learners of English. The book offers implications for SLA theories, the teaching and assessment of pragmatic competence, and intercultural communication.