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English for Specific or Academic Purposes at An - Najah Univ. with Reference to Electronic Learning Farouq M. Khalil 1 English for Specific or Academic

Sun, 2016-07-31 12:08 — Farouq Mohammad Said Khalil

Journal Title, Volume, Page:

English for Specific Purposes World, ISSN 1682 - 3257, www.esp - world.info, Issue No.50 , v.17, 2016

Year of Publication:

2016

Link:

http://www.esp-world.info/Articles_50/Farouq_Khalil.pdf

Authors:

Farouq M. Khalil

Language Center, Faculty of Humanities, An-Najah National University, Palestine

Current Affiliation:

Language Center, Faculty of Humanities, An-Najah National University, Palestine

[email protected]

Preferred Abstract (Original):

Abstract:

we aim to look at the teaching of English to various technical and scientific fields of study and the related insights brought about from such language applications with the methodology based on teacher's class observations, students' exams and a short questionnaire all of which have resulted in a paper including
1)introduction (background of students, literature review, experience of West Bank universities with ESP or EAP);
2) the present situation;
3) innovative applications with reference to E-learning,and
4) conclusions and suggestedchanges.

Building Antifragility in Service Organisations: Going Beyond Resilience

Thu, 2015-01-22 13:47 — Ayham A.M. Jaaron

Journal Title, Volume, Page:

International Journal of Services and Operations Management 11/2014; 19(4):491-513. DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2014.065671

Year of Publication:

2014

Link:

http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=65671

Authors:

Ayham A.M. Jaaron

Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, Nablus. Palestine

Current Affiliation:

Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, Nablus. Palestine

[email protected]

Chris J. Backhouse

Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK

Preferred Abstract (Original):

To maintain organisational growth in a turbulent environment, organisations must build highly effective learning systems to innovate and develop from threats and stressors. This has been termed by Taleb (2012) as 'antifragility'. This paper explores the benefits of applying a systems approach to service delivery design in order to build an 'antifragile' organisation that can learn from disruptions. Two exploratory case studies were conducted in the UK insurance sector using in-depth interviews supported by documented evidence. The findings of the case studies analysis suggest that systems approach expressed as the Vanguard method (Seddon, 2003) is likely to enhance organisational 'antifragility' by promoting a multilevel driver for learning from stressors. These levels being: 1) the macro level of clarity on the system due to the continuous analysis of customer demands received; 2) the meso level of organic structure of work place where effective learning-centred teams are built; 3) the micro level of employees' engagement with work and readiness to learn. This paper represents an early effort to explore the dynamics of how organisations can go beyond resilience by discovering how to develop the capacity to learn from stressors in order to flourish.