This study examines the ideological content of six internationally-used ELT textbooks, three British and three American. Applying the theory and procedures of critical discourse analysis (CDA), three aspects of the conversations in the textbooks, i.e. content, relations, and positions were examined. Results suggest that in terms of content, British textbooks tend to entertain the students while...

BACKGROUND Nearly one in three Americans are financially burdened by their medical expenses. To mitigate financial distress, experts recommend routine physician-patient cost conversations. However, the content and incidence of these conversations are unclear, and rigorous definitions are lacking. We sought to develop a novel set of cost conversation definitions, and determine the impact of defi...

This article contributes to the current discussion on social entrepreneurship by analyzing its complexity and obstacles definition. Social could be an interesting starting point for new academic research. However, studies in this field are still restricted fragmented due inherent characteristics of entrepreneurship. Providing a clear definition important concept is vital order advance area rese...

This paper introduces a restricted form of the axiom rule in calculi of Partial Inductive Definitions (PID). The paper argues that in calculi of PIDs the distinction between atomic and non-atomic formulae is not as clear as in traditional sequent calculi. Therefore the common restriction of the axiom rule to the atomic case is not adequate for this type of calculi. A novel proviso for the axiom...

Rewriting is a computational paradigm that specifies the actions, but not the control. We introduce a hierarchical structure representing, at a high level of abstraction, a form of control. Its application solves a specific problem arising in the design and implementation of inherently sequential, lazy, functional programming languages based on rewriting. For example, we show how to extend the ...