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Court case sparks warning for commercial tenants
Monday 5th September 2016
A landmark High Court ruling decided by Leeds District Registry could have significant consequences for commercial property tenants when looking to exercise their option to break a lease.
In a decision which could impact commercial tenants across the region, the NHS has been ordered to pay rent for the remainder of a lease at premises it has not occupied since 2013, because the court ruled that partitions installed by the tenant had prevented vacant possession.
The open plan office was originally let on a ten year lease in 2008 with an option to terminate half way through, providing that they gave six months' notice and vacant possession of the premises to the landlord.
When some items were left behind, including partitions which had not been in place at the start of the lease, the landlord claimed that they were removable possessions, as opposed to fixtures – notably because they were only 'slightly attached' by screws to the ceiling and floor and were not 'fixed' to the premises. The NHS argued that the partitions were tenant fixtures which they had a right, but not an obligation, to remove – and that if the landlord had wanted them to be taken down, they should have requested so.
The Court was however persuaded that a series of small offices was not what prospective tenants wanted and it found that the presence of the partitions did prevent vacant possession – meaning that the NHS is liable to pay rent for the remainder of the original lease up to September 2018.
Samantha Bell, a commercial litigation solicitor at Gordons, said: "Tenants have always been held to strict compliance with options to break leases, however this case – although only a first instance decision – arguably takes the law on vacant possession much further and gives the landlord even more ammunition to frustrate the tenant's attempts to break a lease.
"It is fair to say the decision was harsh on the NHS and it may be that the case will be overturned if the tenant appeals, or be considered only to apply on the specific facts of this case. In the meantime, it will be very worrying for tenants that have recently exercised or are planning to exercise a right to break a lease.
"Until the law here is reviewed again, the best approach for tenants is to take specialist advice and be prepared to strip out. If a tenant fails to comply with a condition of vacant possession on an option to break, they will be liable for the remaining term of the lease."


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Open Journal of Modern Linguistics
Vol.06 No.05(2016), Article ID:71461,19 pages
Communication Strategies, Attitude, and Oral Output of EFL Learners: A Study of Relations
Mina Rastegar, Samira Sadat Mirzadi Gohari
Department of Foreign Languages, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
Copyright © 2016 by author and Scientific Research Publishing Inc.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0).
Received: February 6, 2016; Accepted: October 21, 2016; Published: October 25, 2016
The present study aimed at investigating the relationship among EFL learners' speaking strategies use, attitude, and English language oral output. The data was collected from 150 EFL language institute students regarding the relationship among their speaking strategies use, attitude, and English language oral output. To this end, three instruments of the Oral Communication Strategy Questionnaire (Nakatani, 2006) , Attitude Scale (Rastegar, 2003) , and Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET), placement tool for language proficiency, were used. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between different subscales of communication strategies use and attitude of the intermediate Iranian EFL learners. Moreover, relationship between communication strategy use of EFL learners and their English language oral output was statistically significant. As a major conclusion, the importance of speaking strategy training in learner education with a regard to the learners' attitude towards language learning and their oral language output should not be ignored.
Communication Strategies (CSs), Attitude, Oral Language Output
1. Introduction
Today, everybody needs to be able to communicate efficiently in English. As suggested by Canale and Swain (1980) and Canale (1983) , this ability requires communicative competence which includes grammatical, sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competences. Among all, the one which holds the decisive role is recognized as strategic competence. According to Dörnyei and Thurrell (1991) , the underdevelopment of strategic competence causes the lack of fluency and conversation skills about which many learners often complain. Strategic competence can be observed through the use of such Communication Strategies (CSs) as paraphrase, literal translation, language switch, gestures, and appealing for assistance through which the interlocutors can reach their goal of communication. Generally speaking, CSs have been defined as learners' efforts to maintain the conversation when facing difficulties (Corder, 1983; Dörnyei & Scott, 1997) ; and/or to enhance the effectiveness of the conversation (Littlemore, 2003) .
Attitudes are seen paramount in language growth or decay, restoration or destruction. They are internal states that affect what the learners are likely to do. The internal state is some degree of positive/negative or favorable/unfavorable reaction towards an object. Some learners may have negative attitude towards the second language and learn it in order to prevail over people in the community. Some may have positive attitude which strengthens the motivation, and some others might even generate neutral feelings. Baker (1992, p. 10) defines attitude as "a hypothetical construct used to explain the direction and persistence of human behavior". Attitudes towards language may have been developed by learners' experiences. It could refer to attitudes towards language learning as well as towards the members of a particular speech community. Fasold (1984) claimed that attitudes towards a language are often mirrored in the attitudes towards the members of that speech community. Brown (2000) uses the term "attitudes" to refer to the set of beliefs that the learner holds towards both members of the target language group and his own culture. Most of the previous studies (e.g., Ellis, 1985; Gardner, 1985; Gardner & Lambert, 1972 ) conducted yet show that the learners with both positive and negative attitudes towards learning English might use CSs in different ways. Surely, the degree of success in acquiring a second or a foreign language is to a large extent determined by learners' individual differences in terms of their attitudes. This has remained as an established fact in applied linguistic research (Baker, 2001; Gardner, 2001; Gass & Selinker, 2001) . In spite of undeniably psychological phenomena, these differences cannot be explained on purely mental grounds.
Based on the differences in learners' attitudes towards learning English as a Foreign Language and the various use of CSs, their oral language output may differ among them. In the following sections, a general overview of these three factors and their relationship with each other are presented.
2. Literature Review
2.1. Communication Strategies
Using communication strategies in the foreign language classroom has been studied in such countries as the United States, Great Britain, and China since the 1980's and more recently in some Arab countries (Rababah, 2003; 2005) . Since the notion of communication strategy was first introduced by Selinker (1972) , several definitions of communication strategies have been proposed; however, he did not deal with communication strategies in detail. Tarone, Cohen and Dumas (1976) defined communication strategy as systematic attempt by the learner to express or decode meaning in the target language, in situations where the appropriate systematic target language rules have not been formed. Tarone (1980) stated that communication strategies are considered to be an interactional phenomenon; a mutual attempt of two interlocutors to agree on a meaning in situations where requisite meaning structures are not shared.
Communication strategies comprise a subset of language learning strategies, focusing on approaches for conveying meaningful information that is new to the recipient (Cohen, 1996) . Second language speakers get help from communication strategies in order to handle communication breakdowns and to communicate more effectively (Dörnyei, 1995; Dörnyei & Scott, 1997) . There are two perspectives regarding the classifications of communication strategies; interactional and psycholinguistic views. In interactional view, "CSs are regarded not only as problem-solving phenomena to compensate for communication disruptions, but also as devices with pragmatic discourse functions for message enhancement" (Nakatani & Gho, 2007: p. 208) . The psycholinguistic view examines "learners' problem-solving behaviors arising from gaps in their lexical knowledge" (Nakatani & Gho, 2007: p. 208) .
For the past three decades, there have been a large number of studies conducted to examine the various aspects of CSs. Tarone (1980) defined CSs as "tools used in negotiation of meaning where both interlocutors are attempting to agree as to a communicative goal and a shared enterprise in which both the speaker and the hearer are involved rather than being only the responsibility of the speaker" (p. 424). Faerch and Kasper (1983a, p. 36) defined CSs in terms of "the individual's mental responses to a problem rather than as a joint response by two people, which means that CSs deal with language production problems that occur at the planning stage". Also, Dörnyei (1995) extended the definition of CSs believing that insufficient processing time is a big communication problem for L2 speakers and suggesting stalling strategies that help the speakers gain time to think and to keep the channel of communication open. To analyze learners' use of CS in both perspectives, Dörnyei (1995) proposed taxonomies consisting of the following major categories; Avoidance or Reduction Strategies, Achievement or Compensatory Strategies, and Stalling or Time-gaining Strategies.
Nakatani (2006) , having the awareness of the deficiency in the field, developed Oral Communication Strategy Inventory (OCSI) on Japanese learners designed considering the communication problems encountered by the people learning EFL. Nakatani (2006) classified speaking strategies as social-affective, fluency-oriented, negotiation for meaning, accuracy-oriented, massage reduction and alteration, nonverbal strategies while speaking, massage abandonment, and attempt to think in English strategies. The OCSI (Nakatani, 2006) has been used to investigate CS use through several studies focusing on the differences in CS use between high and low proficiency groups, which found that high proficiency learners were more likely to use social-affective strategies (Nakatani, 2006; Chuanchaisit & Prapphal, 2009) , fluency-oriented strategies (Nakatani, 2006; Chuanchaisit & Prapphal, 2009) , negotiation for meaning whilst speaking strategies (Nakatani, 2006) and accuracy-oriented strategies. Additionally, studies suggested that low proficiency learners were more likely to use message abandonment strategies (Wannaruk, 2003; Nakatani, 2006) or topic avoidance strategies (Mei & Nathalang, 2010) . In general, the results of such studies indicated that high proficiency learners were more likely to make effective use of achievement strategies to enhance communication; whereas, low proficiency learners were more likely to use reduction strategies.
With regard to language proficiency, Paribakht (1985) studied the relationship between strategic competence and language proficiency which suggested a directionality of transition in the learners' use of CS towards that of the native speakers, and that advanced learners were in the mid-position between native speakers and low proficient learners. Poulisse and Schils (1989) examined the effects of proficiency and task-related factors on the compensatory strategies used by Dutch learners of English. The results of their study revealed that the most advanced students used fewer compensatory strategies than did the least proficient ones. The subjects predominantly used analytic strategies in a picture naming/description task; however, they frequently adopted holistic strategies and transferred strategies in a story retell task and an oral interview. Rost and Ross' (1991) study also showed that the use of certain strategies was correlated with L2 proficiency. They claimed that proficiency is the weightiest predictor of strategy use. Besides, Zhang (2005) conducted a study on the use of CSs in dyad talks and the function of proficiency level in strategy selection by Taiwanese elementary school EFL learners. The results of this study showed that the four most frequently employed strategies were language switch, mime, appeal for assistance, and approximation. The more proficient learners were inclined to use L2-based strategies while the less proficient ones employed more L1-based strategies.
In terms of task type, Yarmohammadi and Seif (1992) found that Iranian EFL learners' preference for the use of achievement strategies had no significant relation to the task type; even though, the nature of the task might influence the type and proportion of some individual strategies used.
Moreover, Derwing and Rossiter (2002) investigated the perceptions of 100 adult ESL learners regarding their pronunciation difficulties and their strategies use facing with communication breakdown. They found that the most commonly used strategies were paraphrasing, self-repetition, writing/spelling, and volume adjustment when the participants had not been understood.
Using CS categories based on Tarone's (1981) and Faerch and Kasper's (1983b) taxonomies, the study by Prapobratanakul and Kangkun (2011) investigated the CS use of young Thai students. They found paralinguistic strategies (such as gestures or facial expressions) to be most frequently used (45%) followed by intralinguistic strategies such as circumlocution and approximation (26%).
Nakatani, Makki, and Bradley's (2012) study investigated the use of CSs in open-ended conversation tasks. The results showed that the frequency of CSs was relatively low. Indeed, no significant difference was found between the three groups vis-a-vis the total number of CSs used; however, it was found that elementary-level students frequently used the strategies which impeded the flow of their communication. On the other hand, advanced students mostly employed strategies to maintain the flow of interaction. Nevertheless, no group could adequately use self-solving strategies such as circumlocution and approximation for target language vocabularies. The results also indicated that while a small number of students could use CSs for conversation tasks, it was necessary to introduce explicit meta-cognitive strategy training to raise awareness of CS use in order to further expand target language development.
The results of another study done by Yarahmadzehi and Safarzade Samani (2014) identifying the CSs used by Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners in oral communication revealed that the most frequently used strategies by the learners were use of fillers and hesitation devices, code switching, appeal for help, and self-repetition and the least frequently used strategies were word coinage, foreignizing, and comprehension check.
Additionally, the study done by Patil and Karekatti (2015) investigated the communication strategies used by engineering students in selected oral communicative situations. The analysis of the use of CSs showed that the subjects used more CSs in the task of interview than in public speech and presentation, and the most often used strategies in all the tasks were use of fillers, repetition, and restructuring. Moreover, the investigation on the relationship of critical thinking and oral communication strategy use among 71 Iranian students majoring English Translation and Literature conducted by Hosseini, Sarfallah, and Bakhshipour (2015) revealed that there was a significant relationship between the participants' critical thinking and their oral communication strategy, and also, the strategies for coping with speaking problems acted as the best predictor of learners' critical thinking.
2.2. Attitude
Primarily related to actual classroom learning situations, attitude is a very decisive and eminent contributing factor in the second/foreign language learning process. Attitudes are based upon experiences and closely related to our beliefs. Thus, the researchers believe that effective language teaching strategies can encourage students to hold more positive attitudes towards the learning process in general and learning EFL in particular. Some researchers (e.g., Stern, 1983: pp. 376-377 ) distinguish between the three types of attitudes in L2 situation; "(a) Attitudes towards the community and people who speak the L2 (group specific attitudes), (b) Attitudes towards learning the language concerned, and (c) Attitudes towards languages and language learning in general". These attitudes may be influenced by the type of the learner's personality; for example, being as "ethnocentric" or "authoritarian" or affected by the particular social environment/ milieu within which the language learning process occurs. They can be found in monolingual versus bilingual contexts (Ellis, 1985) .
Language attitude which differs in intensity or strength is an important concept as it plays a key role in language learning and teaching. Giving a broad definition of the concept "attitude", Wenden (1991) claimed that it contains three components; cognitive, affective, and behavioral. A cognitive component is made up of the beliefs, ideas, or opinions about the object of the attitude. The affective one refers to the feelings and emotions that one has towards an object, "likes" or "dislikes", "with" or "against". And finally, the behavioral component refers to one's behavioral intentions towards the object.
Since 1959 onwards, the progressive works by Gardner and Lambert have been dependable proofs that attitude has a great bearing on language learning. Since then, a plethora of research has been conducted in the study of attitudes in second/foreign language learning (e.g., Gardner, 1985, 2000, 2001; Gardner & Lambert, 1959, 1972; Gardner, Smythe, & Clément, 1979 ). Gardner and Lambert (1972, p. 3) whose major area of their investigation was done on attitude and its subsequent relation to L2 performance stated that "his (the learner) motivation to learn is thought to be determined by his attitudes towards the other group in particular and by his orientation towards the learning task itself".
Hsin and Clyde (1998) found that students could have either fear or unpleasant feelings about their past English learning experiences and also that students of different majors had different perspectives about English learning. Rani (2000) noted that students' attitudes towards learning might be developed through suggesting projects which give students experience in problem solving, and by proposing problems that require the collection of evidence for forming conclusions. Al-Quyadi (2000) inspected Sana'a University English majors' attitudes towards learning English and the results showed that the students had positive attitudes towards the English language and the use of English in the Yemeni social and educational contexts.
Most researchers agree that "a positive attitude towards a second language and its community helps second language learning" (De Bot, Lowie, & Verspoor, 2005: p. 72) . Nevertheless, Karahan's (2007) study indicated that most of Turkish EFL students could not attain the desired level of proficiency in English. Although the students were frequently exposed to English in a school environment, they, especially female students, had mildly positive attitudes, but interestingly, they did not reveal high-level orientation towards learning the language. In contrast, most of the Iranian studies; for example, Vaezi (2008) indicated that Iranian students had positive attitudes towards learning English.
Furthermore, Momani (2009) investigated Jordan's secondary stage students' attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language and their achievements in reading comprehension, and the findings showed that the respondents had neutral positive attitudes towards learning English, and that there was a strong correlation between the students' attitudes towards learning English and their performance in reading comprehension.
Chalak and Kassaian (2010) conducted another study with 108 English translation major students of Iran. The findings of their investigation on the students' motivational orientation and their attitude towards learning English showed that these EFL learners tended to learn English for both instrumental and integrative reasons, and that their attitude towards the target language was generally highly positive in nature.
Latif et al. (2011) directed a massive research with 757 learners nationwide to assess how several factors like motivation, attitude, anxiety, and instrumental orientation played role in influencing learners' performance in English language course in Open University Malaysia. Their study showed that the above factors were correlated with learners' performance, and that while personal motivation played an insignificant impact, attitude played a positive impact on performance in the English course conducted in there.
Al Mamun et al. (2012) conducted a questionnaire survey with 79 randomly selected non-major English undergraduate students of Bangladesh to gauge their attitude towards EFL. The research findings indicated that the learners had got a positive attitude towards English language, and that their motivational orientation was instrumental in nature. Moreover, Yang (2012) conducted a short study with 20 University Malaya Master students to gauge their attitudes and motivation in L2 and to find out what makes some people acquire and learn English better than others. The findings revealed that learners who were highly and positively involved in their English proficiency had positive attitudes and highly motivated towards learning English. However, Ahmed, Yossatorn and Yossiri (2012) investigated the students' attitudes towards activities used in an EFL classroom in one Thai university and found that more than half of the participants regarded their teacher's use of activities to determine their success in language learning, but less than half of them showed dissatisfaction with the EFL teacher using humor about their cultures as the part of his teaching. Further, Ibnian (2012) examined the effect of using the group work technique to develop the attitudes of non-English major students at the World Islamic Sciences and Education University (WISE) towards learning EFL. The results revealed the significant positive effect of using the group work technique on developing the attitudes of students towards leaning EFL. Another study conducted by Bobkina and Fernandez (2012) investigated the motivational patterns and attitudes towards the use of English in social and educational contexts of 72 EFL engineering students in Madrid. They found that the predominant motivation among Spanish engineering students was extrinsic in nature and most of the students had positive attitudes towards the social values and educational status of English, and that they had positive orientation towards the English language.
Alkaff (2013) conducted a study to explore the attitudes and perceptions of Foundation Year (FY) students towards learning English in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The study showed that most of the students had a positive attitude towards learning English, and that they tried to improve their English knowledge and use. Another study by Tahaineh and Daana (2013) investigated the motivation orientations of the Jordanian EFL female undergraduates and their attitudes towards learning the target language and its community. The findings showed the subjects' greater support of instrumental reasons for learning English language, including utilitarian and academic reasons. However, regarding the integrative reasons, the results provided evidence that learning English as a part of the culture of its people had the least impact in students' English language motivation; whereas, their attitudes towards the target language community and its members were generally found to be highly positive. Additionally, Tahaineh and Danna (2013) mentioned that attitudes play an eminent role in determining one's behavior, as the attitude has an impetus which stimulates the behavior and directs it in a particular direction, and that attitudes are thus indirectly related to L2 achievement; therefore, improving the positive attitude of the students towards a particular academic subject may increase their desire to learn the subject.
Goktepe (2014) examined 90 first-year business studies undergraduates at a Turkish university and their attitude and motivation towards learning EFL, and the results showed that these learners learned English mostly for instrumental reasons, and that integrative motivation was dominant motivational orientation for the learners in some degree.
Al Samadani and Ibnian's (2015) study aimed to explore the attitudes of Umm Al-Qura University students towards learning EFL and the relationship between the students' attitudes and their grade point average (GPA). The results of their study showed that the students had overall positive attitudes towards learning EFL, and that students with high GPAs had the highest positive attitudes towards learning English. Further, Ahmed's (2015) study analyzed the result of a survey on 238 undergraduate EFL students in Malaysia, focusing on students' attitude towards English learning and causes that might have hindered their learning. The results of the qualitative analysis showed that the attitude towards English language learning and using the language in various domains of usage was extremely positive, but that most of the students had negative feelings or fear regarding classroom instructions in their learning experience. Also, students of different fields varied in attitudes towards English language learning in terms of domains of usage and focus of learning skills, which showed that a single curriculum or teaching methodology was not adequate.
3. Aim of the Study
Having reviewed a number of studies related to the purpose of the current study, the researchers of this current study observed that regarding the use of oral communication strategies, most of the previous studies have been conducted to investigate the various aspects of communication strategies and their relationship with language proficiency, task types, pronunciation difficulties, and critical thinking; however, their correlation with learners' attitudes towards learning EFL with a consideration of their English oral language output has rarely been under examination yet. Hence, to compensate for this gap specially in EFL context, which is in fact the novelty of the present research project, the study aimed at exploring the relationship among the three variables; speaking strategies use, attitude, and English language oral output of EFL learners. To do this, the three major research questions were formulated to seek the above-mentioned relationships. The research questions of the study posed are as follows:
(1) Is there any statistically significant relationship between speaking strategy use of the intermediate Iranian EFL learners and their attitude towards EFL learning?
(2) Is there any statistically significant relationship between speaking strategy use of the intermediate Iranian EFL learners and their English language oral output?
(3) Is there any statistically significant relationship between the intermediate Iranian EFL learners' attitude towards EFL learning and their English language oral output?
4. Methodology
4.1. Participants
A homogeneous sample of 150 female EFL learners, aged 13 - 18, enrolled in a private language institute in Kerman province, where one of the researchers had taught English for six years, was investigated using their oral output scores obtained on the Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET). All of the participants were school students who had been studying Touchstone English language textbook series for about six terms. Each term consisted of twenty one-and-a-half-hour sessions.
4.2. Instrumentation
To obtain the required data for the present study, the following instruments were used:
1. Oral Communication Strategy Inventory (OCSI) designed by Nakatani (2006) .
2. Attitude scale adapted by Rastegar (2003) .
3. Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET), placement tool for language proficiency.
Oral communication strategy questionnaire which was mainly based on the Oral Communication Strategy Inventory (OCSI) designed by Nakatani (2006) was administered. The questionnaire consists of 32 items of 8 categories for coping with speaking problems on a five-point scale, ranging from "never" to "always". According to Nakatani (2006) , the reliability of 32 items was. 86 with acceptable internal consistency. The participants were asked to circle the response which indicated how often they used the strategy described.
Moreover, the twenty-item attitude scale adapted by Rastegar (2003) which is in Likert scale format, meant to assess the attitude of the participants, regarding a number of attitude objects in relation to learning English as a Foreign Language was applied. The scores range was from 20 to 100. Obtaining high scores implies more favor and positive attitude towards L2 learning. Eight items (3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, and 19) are reversely scored. The reliability indexes of the scale estimated by the author are favorably high--alpha = 0.80 and r = 0.85 (as cited in Rastegar, 2003 ). So, the attitude scale is a reliable measure for assessing the attitude of the EFL learners. The participants were required to indicate the degree of their agreement with each of the statements using the five-point scale; Strongly Agree, Agree, No Opinion, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree.
To shape homogeneous participants, the first task that participants were asked to carry out was a PET. This test is the main placement tool for all the intermediate learners. PET measures the English language proficiency of applicants. It generally addresses four language skills; Reading test, Writing test, Listening test, and Speaking test. Each part included authentic and real-world materials.
4.3. Data Collection Procedure
The study took place at Parsian English language institute, which is located in Bardsir; a small city near Kerman. It was important to document the homogeneity of the participants in terms of their language proficiency before the initiation of the study. Therefore, the PET was administered for the sake of homogenizing the subjects prior to the treatment at the beginning of the study. To select the target participants, the speaking section of the PET, which was very crucial in the future performances of the participants, was considered whose validation was already ensured using the whole PET as a valid criterion. The students were aware that this task was a part of the research experiment, but not aware of the research questions.
The participants were asked to perform the four parts of the Speaking section individually. In part I, the Speaking test consisted of a general conversation, asking each candidate questions about the personal details, daily life, likes and dislikes, etc. In part II, the researcher described a situation and the participant was required to explain which pictures on the page were appropriate for that situation. In part III, the researcher asked each participant to describe a photo of people and finally in the last part, the researcher wanted the participant to talk about the things she enjoyed doing and the different times of the year she liked doing them. Each part of the Speaking test took 3 minutes to get completed.
After the administration of the PET, the two questionnaires were applied. The participants were informed that the study was designed to obtain empirical information about the strategies they adopted for the EFL speaking task and also about their attitude towards the EFL learning.
5. Data Analysis and Results of the Study
In the present study, a quantitative method in data analysis was used. There were three parts in the data analysis of this study; the PET and the two questionnaires. The score obtained on the speaking section of the PET was considered as the learners' score of their oral language output. For the scoring of the questionnaires, the scale range for each item was 1 - 5. Statistics of correlation test between the use of learners' speaking strategies and their attitudes towards language learning were done. Regression analysis to predict learners' PET scores through the speaking strategies as well as regression coefficients of the learners' speaking strategies with their PET scores were carried out. Statistics of correlation test between learners' attitudes towards language learning and their PET scores was conducted, too. The analyses are organized around relevant research questions. The results are presented in the following section.
5.1. Analysis of RQ 1
To answer RQ1 "Is there any statistically significant relationship between speaking strategy use of the intermediate Iranian EFL learners and their attitude towards EFL learning?" Pearson Correlation was run utilizing SPSS, the results of which are presented in Table 1. The correlations of the subscales of the learners' speaking strategies use and their attitude are present Table 1.
As can be seen in Table 1, the correlation coefficient between learners' attitudes towards language learning with social-affective strategies is (r = 0.253, p = 0.077), the correlation coefficient between the attitudes of learners towards language learning with the fluency-oriented strategies (r = 0.433, p = 0.002), the correlation coefficient between learners' attitudes towards language learning with strategies of negotiation for meaning while speaking (r = 0.384, p = 0.006), the correlation coefficient between learners'
Table 1. The learners' speaking strategies use and their attitudes.
*Correlation is significant at the 0.5 level (2 tailed).
attitudes towards language learning and accuracy-oriented strategies (r = 0.388, p = 0.005), the correlation coefficient between learners' attitudes towards language learning with message reduction and alteration strategies (r = −0.198, p = 0.168), the correlation coefficient between learners' attitude towards language learning and nonverbal strategies while speaking (r = −0.396, p = 0.004), the correlation coefficient between learners "attitudes towards language learning with message abandonment strategies (r = −0.519, p = 0.001), the correlation coefficient between learners" attitudes towards language learning and attempt to think in English strategies (r = 0.18, p = 0.212).
Given the above information, therefore, at this level, the correlation between learners' attitudes towards language learning and Social-Affective Strategies, Fluency-oriented strategies, Negotiation for meaning while speaking Strategies, and Accuracy-oriented strategies, are positive and statistically significant.
However, as can be seen in Table 1, the results indicate that the learners' attitudes towards language learning does not have a significant correlation with Social-affective strategies, Message reduction and alteration strategies, and Attempt to think in English strategies.
On the other hand, as can be seen in Table 1 there is negative and statistically significant correlation between learners' attitudes towards learning language with, Nonverbal strategies while speaking, and Message abandonment strategies. The relationships of these variables are reverse and other variables relationships are straight (Table 1).
5.2. Analysis of RQ 2
To answer RQ 2 "Is there any statistically significant relationship between speaking strategy use of the intermediate Iranian EFL learners and their English language oral output?" Regression ANOVA to predict learners' PET scores through the speaking strategies and Multivariate Correlation and Rate of Determination Coefficient was run utilizing SPSS, the results of which are presented in Tables 2-4.
Given that the p-value calculated from the test (0.049) is less than the significance level of 0.05, (H0) will be rejected at this level; and therefore, the linear regression model
Table 2. Regression ANOVA to predict learners' PET scores.
Table 3. Multivariate correlation and rate of determination coefficient.
Table 4. Regression coefficients of the learners' speaking strategies with their PET scores.
aDependent Variable: PET scores.
is significant which means that there is a significant linear relationship between the components of learners' speaking strategies (social-affective, fluency-oriented, negotiation for meaning while speaking, accuracy-oriented, message reduction and alteration, nonverbal, message abandonment, and attempt to think in English strategies) and their PET scores. Multiple correlation coefficient is r = 0.546, which represents the amount of relationship between learners' speaking strategies and their PET scores and this relationship is significant because the significance level equals to 0.049 and is smaller than the α = 0/05 level. Since the R2adj amount (the adjusted R2) equals to 161/0, thus all the entered variables in this model 0.161 can determine the variance of the learners' PET scores (Table 2 & Table 3).
As the above table shows, only significance level of message abandonment variable is smaller than 0.05 and the other variables are significantly higher than 0.05; thus, only the regression coefficient of learners' message abandonment strategy with their PET scores is significant. Message abandonment regression coefficient (β = −0.971) indicates that each change unit in message abandonment (−0.971) is equivalent to change unit (increase) in the learners' PET scores (0.252).
5.3. Analysis of RQ 3
To answer RQ 3 "Is there any statistically significant relationship between the intermediate Iranian EFL learners' attitude towards EFL learning and their English language oral output?" Pearson Correlation was run utilizing SPSS, the results of which are presented in Table 5.
Data analysis through the Pearson test showed that the correlation coefficient between the two variables of learners' attitudes towards language learning and their PET scores was equal to 0.441 with the significance of 0.001 that is smaller than the significance level of α = 0/05; therefore, at this level the it can be stated that there exists a significant relationship between learners' attitudes towards language learning and their PET scores (Table 5).
6. Discussion
This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship among EFL learners' speaking strategies use, attitude, and English language oral output. The findings of the study are discussed with a consideration of the available works of other researchers in the area.
Regarding the first research question, the results revealed that the tendency of learning English among the students was high indicating that they are eager to learn English as a foreign language. In this part, the most score belonged to the Attempt to Think in English Strategies showing that instead of thinking in mother tongue, it is better to think and imagine in English and then try to put the imaginations in the form of speech; this is one of the best ways to improve speaking which leads to the learners' success in English speaking classes. There are three strategies that gain negative score which the researcher guesses that the students prefer other strategies over them. This result is in line with Ellis' (1985) work which emphasized the prominence of the class environment as a social situation in which the positive attitude towards the use of the most efficient speaking strategies can be fostered. Furthermore, the results of the
Table 5. Statistics of correlation test between learners' attitude and their PET scores.
current study are specially in line with those revealed through the previous studies (e.g., Gardner & Lambert, 1972; Al-Quyadi, 2000; De Bot, Lowie, & Verspoor, 2005; Bobkina & Fernandez, 2012; Tahaineh & Daana, 2013) which resulted in the emphasis on the prominent impact of positive attitude on motivation towards language learning because the students recognize the importance of English learning in their education resulting in their willingness towards learning this language. Hence, based on a lot of studies conducted on this area, the researchers have mostly agreed on the idea that positive attitude facilitates learning process. However, this general result is in contrast with Karahan's (2007) study which indicated that there was no significant impact on the students' attitudes towards English learning.
With regard to the relationship between the use of speaking strategies and the learners' PET scores, data analysis of the current study showed the learners' success in gaining high scores of English exams such as PET. With regards to the results of Nakatani's (2006) study which showed that high proficiency learners were more likely to use social-affective strategies, fluency-oriented strategies, and negotiation for meaning whilst speaking strategies; in contrast, low proficiency learners were more likely to use message abandonment strategies, and with a consideration of the findings by Poulisse and Schils (1989) who stated that the most advanced students used fewer compensatory strategies than did the least proficient ones, by Prapobratanakul and Kangkun (2011) who found paralinguistic strategies (such as gestures or facial expressions) to be most frequently used ones, and by Nakatani, Makki, and Bradley (2012) who found that elementary-level students frequently used the strategies which impededthe flow of their communication, but advanced students mostlyemployed strategies to maintain the flow of interaction, the researcher can conclude that learners are enthusiastic about using the most useful speaking strategies to learn language as the best which results in their best oral output. This result is somehow in contrast with Derwing and Rossiter's (2002) investigation on the perceptions of adult ESL learners in regards with their pronunciation difficulties and the use of strategies while facing with communication breakdown which revealed that the most commonly used strategies were paraphrasing, self-repetition, writing/spelling, and volume adjustment when the participants had not been understood.
The answer to the third research question revealed that the learners' attitudes towards language learning and their PET scores are positively correlated. It means that most of the learners gain high scores on the PET or at least they pass the exam, so we understand that Iranian students have a positive attitude towards learning English and are a lot eager to pass English exams to get certifications and to be successful in their oral performances which is in line with the findings revealed through the investigations conducted by (e.g., Alkaff, 2013; Al Mamun et al., 2012; Al Samadani & Ibnian, 2015; Chalak & Kassaian, 2010; Latif et al., 2011; Momani, 2009; Vaezi, 2008) .
7. Conclusions
Based on the results of the present examination, the language learners attempt to foster the viewpoint that thinking and speaking in English would help improve their oral communication skill. Therefore, the language teachers must provide the learners with the efficient and useful oral simulated real-life tasks and practices interwoven with strategy training within the EFL context in order to encourage them to think in English prior to making conversations rather than think in their mother tongue which leads to some communication breakdowns influenced by the significant differences between the two languages. The English language learners, aged 13 - 18, are so willing to communicate with their teacher and the peers using the speaking strategies taught in the classroom to develop their oral language output; thus, the EFL teachers must assist them in developing the speaking strategies by getting them exposed to as many best and helpful strategies as possible.
Among all the affective factors, attitude seems to be seen as the most indispensable concept in social psychology. It plays a crucial role in determining one's behavior since it has an impetus act which stimulates the behavior and directs it in a particular direction. It has a somewhat indirect relation to the language achievement. Improving the positive attitude of the students towards a particular academic subject may increase their desire to learn it and an ability to apply what they have been taught. This study also implicates that the high scores obtained on the PET are the indicative of the learners' high positive attitude towards learning English. According to Ellis (1985) , the EFL teachers should foster a high positive attitude in the learners by paying a lot of attention to the way the learners find their way throughout learning the language and should provide the lively and dynamic class environments where can help students learn the language as best through the creation of a positive attitude towards the language being learnt and towards the environments in which it can be learnt. From what have been said, being aware of the importance of students' attitudes might help EFL curriculum and instruction designers to invent language teaching programs that generate the positive attitudes which lead to having more successful EFL learners (Gardner & Lambert, 1972) . Additionally, it can assist material writers in inventing and instructors in picking up tasks that tackle students' attitudes (Midraj, O'Neill, & Sellami, 2008) .
However, in Iran, where English is instructed as a foreign language, it is required for the learners to gain language competence as well as strategic competence to achieve autonomous language learning and language oral skills. Therefore, the importance of speaking strategy training in learner education with a regard to the learners' attitude towards language learning and their oral language output should not be ignored.
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Rastegar, M., & Gohari, S. S. M. (2016). Communication Strategies, Attitude, and Oral Output of EFL Learners: A Study of Relations. Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, 6, 401-419. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojml.2016.65036
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Launched online, the 2020 Tiggo 7 adopts a brand-new design language penned by former Tata designer Ajay Parameswaran. Upfront, it's characterized by the new "Sunshine Galaxy" grille; at the side, a floating roof; and at the back, ray-pattern LED taillights. At each corner are available 19-inch wheels.
Inside, Chery Auto promises a higher level of quality in the all-new Tiggo 7. It adopts soft-touch plastics and double-stitched leather, while careful consideration was done in regards to its interior materials and appointments. Available features include a large 1.1-square-meter panoramic sunroof and Qi wireless charging.
Unsurprisingly, it hops on the "intelligent climate control" with an N95-grade anti-bacterial filtering system, negative ion sterilization, and even a remote active interior self-cleaning system. Considering all this, Chery calls the all-new Tiggo 7 an "anti-epidemic SUV."
Powering the 2020 Tiggo 7 is either a 1.5- or 1.6-liter engine, both turbocharged. Chery says the 1.5-liter unit has a thermal efficiency of 37.1 percent—comparable to that of luxury brands while still developing 156 horsepower and 230 Nm of torque. This is mated to a 9-speed CVT transmission. Meanwhile, for variants using the 1.6-liter, it's a third-generation ACTECO direct injected turbocharged engine making 197 horsepower and 290 Nm of torque. In this case, it's mated to a 7-speed wet-type dual clutch automatic. In either case, the shifter has now migrated to an electronic system.
The second-generation Tiggo 7 also makes huge leaps in terms of driver assistive technology. Chery says it comes with 19 driver assist features giving it Level 2 autonomous driving capability. These include full-speed adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, blind spot detection, autonomous emergency braking, and door opening blind spot collision.
For now, the Tiggo 7 is available only in its home market of China, where it will be sold alongside the current Tiggo 7 for the time being. With the increase in specs and technology, prices have gone up as much as 20 percent for the 2020 model.
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Dehradun, Jan 28 (PTI) With all parties having announced their candidates for the February 14 Uttarakhand election, former cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat has emerged as the most prominent face to have been left out of the poll fray.
It is for the first time in the two-decade old electoral history of Uttarakhand that Rawat — the veteran of many a poll battle is not contesting.
The Kotdwar MLA, who was recently expelled from the BJP for allegedly insisting on a ticket for both himself and his daughter-in-law, had rejoined the Congress on January 22. Despite returning to the Congress fold, he could not get a ticket for himself while his reinduction too was not smooth.
However, the four-time MLA's daughter-in-law and former Femina Miss India contestant Anukriti Gusain did get a Congress ticket from Lansdowne.
Harak Singh Rawat has been saying that he is not keen to contest, but would do so if asked by the party.
There was speculation about the Congress fielding him from Chaubattakhal constituency against BJP heavyweight and sitting MLA from the seat Satpal Maharaj but things appear to have not fallen into place eventually.
Harak Singh Rawat was a candidate in all the four elections held in the state since its creation in November 2000 and emerged victorious in all of them. He won from Lansdowne in 2002 and 2007. He won from Rudraprayag in 2012 and from Kotdwar in 2017.
Meanwhile, Harak Singh Rawat is likely to throw all his might and political clout into the battle to ensure the victory of his daughter-in-law from Lansdowne.
Another prominent leader missing from the poll fray this time is former chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat who opted out saying he did not want to contest so he could focus on working for the BJP's second consecutive victory in the polls.
Made chief minister after the party got a huge mandate of 57 out of a total of 70 seats in the state in 2017, Trivendra Singh Rawat was removed rather unceremoniously in March last year just a few days ahead of completing four years in office. PTI ALM RHL
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Emma is a highly experienced reservoir geologist, specialising in reservoir quality evaluation and prediction by integration of petrography, diagenetic modelling, geochemistry and pore system analysis, with sedimentological, petrophysical and special core analysis data.
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Petrographical and reservoir quality experience includes
- Jurassic Coal Measures, Surat Basin, Queensland, Australia
- Shallow marine boreholes (various locations off French Coast)
- Cook Formation, Jordbaer Field
- Miqrat, Barik and Amin, Khazzan Makarem Fields, Oman
- Mirador and Barco Formations of the Cupiagua Field, Colombia
- Pereriv and Balakhany Formations, Gunashli-Chirag-Azeri and Shah Deniz Fields, South Caspian Sea
- Ivishak Formation of the Prudhoe Bay Field, Alaska
- Parfenofsky Formation of the Kovyktinskoye Field, Eastern Siberia
- Burgan and Zubair Formations of the Raudhatain and Sabiriyah Fields, Kuwait
- Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian and Carboniferous intervals of Algeria and Tunisia
- Oligocene intervals of Angola
- Cladhan Sandstone, Cladhan Field
- Scapa Sandstone, Highlander Field
- Miocene sandstones, offshore Vietnam
- Middle Jurassic intervals, Danish North Sea
- Rotliegend and Carboniferous intervals of many Fields from the Southern Gas Basin, including Anglia, York, Carrack, Ravenspurn and Beryl
- Forties Formation, CNS
- Palaeocene intervals of the Bittern Field
- Palaeocene and Eocene intervals of many West of Shetland Fields and Prospects, including Foinaven, Schiehallion and the Faeroes Basin
- Devonian and Cretaceous intervals, Clair Field
- Triassic of the Tern Field
- Corrib Field, Slyn Trough, Republic of Ireland.
- Zechstein of the Forth Approaches
- Andrew Formation, Andrew Field
- Mesozoic sequences from the Highlander, Claymore, Scapa and Piper regions.
- Brae sequence of the 16/12A area
- Palaeocene interval of the Mungo Field
- Brent Group, Penguin Field
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- Lower Cretaceous of the Victory Field, West of Shetlands
- Ivishak Formation of the Prudhoe Bay Field, Alaska
- Jurassic strata of the Bruce Field, North Sea
- Parfenofsky Formation of the Kovyktinskoye Field, Eastern Siberia
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There's a photo of me trapped somewhere in an album in parents' basement that was taken on my first day of school ever.
I had just turned 4 about a month earlier. I've got a bowl haircut (classy), and I'm wearing a hilarious jumper. I hold a completely empty book bag, and I'm standing in front of a giant oak tree in my yard. The only other notable element about my appearance is the look of pure excitement on my face. I had been asking my mom when I would get to go to school like my three older siblings since I was old enough to talk.
And today was the day!
I don't remember anything about my first day of preschool. I probably colored something. Maybe I played in a sandbox of some sort? There was definitely a girl named Jacqueline. I vaguely remember the room having a jungle gym inside it. At any rate, what I do remember is this – when I got home that afternoon I was pissed off. I hated school, and I was never going back.
My mother was dumbfounded. How was it, that after begging to go to school literally my entire life, I was prepared to quit the entire institution after just a few hours in a classroom? Did someone bully me? Had I been sent to some awful, dangerous place where they locked me in a closet all day (unlikely, yes, but so was the idea that I would hate school)? My mom sat me down, put her arm around me, and asked what happened. Why didn't I have a good day?
I looked her square in the eye and told her the horrifying truth, "They didn't teach me how to read."
You see, I love stories. I always have. I love reading them, watching them, telling them – it doesn't matter. Any way I can consume a good story, I will. Humanity is cool, I dig it, and I want to hear about it all the time. It's why my TiVo is pretty much always maxed out and books are spilling off my shelves with heaps (heaps, I say!) piled all over my bedroom floor.
It's why I acted in my first play when I was 7, and it's why I tried to quit school after they didn't help me get a handle on reading on my first day. If those good-for-nothing pre-K teachers couldn't get me closer to the stories, why bother keeping them around?
The Business of Stories
At Don't Panic Management, we do a lot of writing.
We write blogs, we write newsletters, we write emails, we write social media posts. You could say content keeps us in business (other things that keep us in business: helping people organize their work life; general bad assery). That being said, Don't Panic is not in the business of publishing or the business of social media – we're in the business of relationship building. Everyone is.
A business can't thrive without trust, loyalty, and connection among its employees, its customers, and its industry. And how do we build those relationships? Since the very beginning of human interaction, we have built relationships through storytelling.
A good story breathes life into your company. You aren't a building. You aren't a website. You aren't a product. You are a collection of people working together to create something. Tell stories in your blogs, tell stories on your website, social media, and media kit. Tell stories in your annual reports. Share who you are and you will share your value with your customers.
Meanwhile, Back in 1992
That night, my mom taught me how to recognize a few very basic words in an effort to keep me from dropping out of school before I was even old enough to count my age on two hands. I walked away knowing how to pick out "a," "and," "of," and "the" on a page. Immediately, I picked up a book and feverishly pointed out all the words I could "read."
The next day I returned to school excited and proud to show off my new skills (and presumably to throw them in the face of the clearly inept teaching staff). I had arrived. I felt like a whole person. I was part of the elite group of people: the big kids, the grown-ups, the storytellers.
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Commercial banks operating in Bosnia attracted deposits worth KM 12.55bn (EUR 6.41bn) as at end-March, up by 2.1% y/y, central bank data showed. This represented a 3.1pps deceleration of the expansion rate over the month. We note that the reported annual rise of the savings is already the 14th in a row, while previously the indicator had negative values for 12 consecutive months. It should be mentioned that the moderation of the deposits growth in the month could be explained partially by the high basis in March 2010, when a tranche from the stand-by agreement with the IMF was transferred to the government accounts. The government deposits fell by 15.2% y/y in March 2011, as compared to the 3.9% annual fall a month earlier, even if the actual m/m decline was only 1.9%. Meanwhile, both the corporate and the retail sectors contributed to the deposits growth moderation. The former registered 3.3% y/y drop against 3.4% y/y rise in end-February, while the latter booked 0.5pps deceleration over the month to a 12.3% y/y hike. In monthly terms, the stock of attracted deposits in the banking systems rose by 0.1% in March, compared to a 0.2% m/m growth in the previous month. The deposits in the banking system rose by 0.2% ytd. |
The European Commissions director general for enlargement Stefano Sannino has invited the leaders of Bosnias seven main political parties for consultations in Brussels on March 22 in an attempt ... more
Growth of consumer prices in Bosnias Serb Republic eased to 0.9% y/y in February from 1.5% y/y in January, as the annual decline of clothing and footwear prices widened, the entitys statistics ... more
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Below are the four Salesforce courses in Hawaii that teach in-demand skills and help people get high-paying Salesforce jobs or expand their own businesses by using Salesforce the right way.
The Best Salesforce Training Courses Offered by Cloud Pacific
Cloud Pacific is a Salesforce partner and consulting company based in Hawaii. It has a team of certified professionals who offer Salesforce services as well as training. There are four Salesforce courses available at Cloud pacific.
Salesforce Implementation Strategy
This course is designed to help IT executives and directors understand the basics of Salesforce including its implementation method, as well as different strategies of implementation. You can get yourself enrolled in this course to learn Salesforce implementation skills either for your own organization or for a Salesforce implementation related job.
This is one of the simple Salesforce courses that have a one-day course duration. It has no prerequisites. If you like short courses, then this might be the right course for you.
Apex for Salesforce Admins
This course focuses on coding and computer programming. By learning Salesforce languages, and programming, you will be able to design different business apps, code triggers, and many other elements that people find difficult.
During this course, you will use Salesforce resources and tools that are used greatly among developers. It will give you hands-on experience, and certainly allow you to get the most out of Salesforce. This Salesforce course has a three to four days' time duration. The requirements of this course are Salesforce Certified Administrator and Salesforce Certified App Builder.
Pardot Administrator Training
Pardot is a valuable platform offered by Salesforce. It is a software as a service (SaaS) tool that offers services like email automation, lead management, and targeted email campaigns. By using this tool, you can increase your sales and revenue.
Pardot Administrator training is designed to help Salesforce admins and marketing experts learn and use Pardot. The duration of this course varies from one to five days. It does not have any requirements.
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Lightning Web Components (LWC) are a framework method used to build lightning components on Salesforce. They utilize HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with modern web frameworks.
The Lightning Web Components course is for Salesforce developers who want to learn more programming techniques and increase their skills. It will teach you how to build business applications by using the Lightning Web Components framework. This course lasts around four to five days. Salesforce Certified Administrator, Salesforce Certified App Builder, and Salesforce Certified Platform Dev 1 are its three prerequisites.
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There have been several major advances in the beauty industry in recent years, but one staple in the world of beauty, microneedling, has been around for generations. What exactly is microneedling, and who could benefit from rf microneedling packages? Learn more about this process, and how it can help the look and health of your skin below.
What Is Microneedling?
Microneedling is the process of using several sterilized needles to produce tiny wounds on your skin, which increases the amount of elastin and collagen in your skin. The presence of collagen and elastin heals your skin and makes it look plumper, bouncier, and overall younger.
Microneedling can help with a wide variety of skin issues, and it tends to be several times cheaper and gentler than similar therapies, like laser treatments or acid peels.
Who Can Benefit from Microneedling?
This procedure has provided benefits to those suffering from acne, dark spots (hyperpigmentation), scars, sun damage, wrinkles, hair loss (alopecia), and even stretch marks. One or two sessions aren't typically enough to provide the benefits you seek, though most people begin to see results after four to six sessions. This is why microneedling packages are so popular, as they allow you to get a reduced rate for multiple bookings at once.
What Happens at a Microneedling Appointment?
The microneedling process begins with the application of numbing cream to prevent the patient or client from feeling the needles
The microneedling professional will then use a rolling tool or pen-shaped device with small needles on your skin. This may generate small pinprick sensations and a bit of bleeding, but most people can barely feel it as the professional works. Some professionals finish by applying a healing serum or cream on your face to jump-start the recovery process.
Where Should I Go for Microneedling Services?
Dermatologists, as well as certified aestheticians, can do the microneedling services. If you see these services being offered by someone who is not a doctor, be sure to research the person's background to make sure they have proper experience and credentials.
It's also best to avoid purchasing at-home microneedling devices, as these are difficult to truly sanitize between each session, potentially putting you at risk of infection.
Microneedling is a gentle and effective way to give yourself the skin you have always wanted, but it can go completely wrong if done by someone that lacks the proper credentials and knowledge.


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Summers are approaching and taking care of newborn is going to be a challenge for parents. Though, in summers, you don't have to think much about clothes, diet, and cold/flu like weather infections, but summer involves other worries, especially those related to sunbathing and dehydration. In this article, I will sharing a few summer safety tips for newborns.
Let me start with the summer safety tips for newborns.
1Clothing And Temperature
Both indoors and outdoors, you are supposed to dress newborns appropriately according to temperature of the environment. As per experts, the best indoor temperature is 20-22 degrees Celsius. In case, the temperature is higher, you need to dress your newborn accordingly.
When you go out for a walk, dress your baby in large, light clothing, preferably made of natural fibers such as cotton that absorbs sweat better than synthetic materials.
ALSO READ – Tips To Keep Your Baby Safe – Indoor And Outdoor Safety of Kids
2Air Conditioning
You need to very careful with the use of air conditioning. Ideally, the air conditioner should be in a room other than that of the baby. In case, if it is not possible, then make sure that the air flow is not directed towards the baby's bed.
Nowadays, many companies offering air conditioners with special filters to prevent impurities. As far as temperature is concerned, the best temperature is 20-22 degrees Celsius.
Babies are different, when it is about sweating. Even if you do not see sweating, the baby can still lose important fluids from the body. Look for signs like a congested face, hot to touch skin, rapid breathing, or agitation. These all are signs of dehydration.
If your baby is under 6 months and on breastfeed, then you don't need to worry about hydrating him because breast milk will keep him hydrated.
However, if your baby is formula fed, then you need to give him a good amount of (boiled and cooled) water. During summers, you baby need at least 50% more fluids than his normal intake (at least 60 ml / 500 g / day).
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4Skin Protection
In summers, due to excessive sweating, you may see (red) rashes around neck, skin, knees or elbows of your baby. To avoid these, dress your baby in cotton clothes and ask your doctor for skin-ointments. Do not apply anything on the affected areas without pediatrician's approval.
At the bathroom, it is best to pay special attention to the neck, fold and baby's overall hygiene. Constantly clean the baby's hands, especially if he touches the face or insert them into the mouth.
The most dangerous outdoors during summer are between 10 am and 2 pm. You must avoid going out during these hours. In case, you have to, never miss carrying an umbrella.
5Quality Rest
In summers, especially, on very hot days, you will notice that the baby is having hard time sleeping. You need to make sure that he is having a quality sleep and to do so, you must ensure proper ventilation.
Avoid visiting crowded areas (with your baby) in summers as this may increase the chances of contacting with an infection. Avoid direct exposure to sun / high temperatures, especially when it is dry.
Use mosquito nets to protect your baby from insect bites and you can also use insect repellents (after pediatrician's approval).
The new Chicco 3 months + protection against mosquitoes and other insects, is known for its exceptional qualities in preventing insect bites.
Finally, you need to keep this in mind that maintaining normal temperature in your baby's room is not an easy thing to do. The best you can do is, maintaining the body temperature. The baby's hands and feet tend to be always cooler than the rest of the body. Hence, they are not accurate indicators of its temperature, but the back of the head. So, check the baby's neck to see if it's hot or cold enough, or you can use a thermometer to avoid any doubt.
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