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The ultimate goal of this paper is to provide a comparative analysis of dream of and dream about in the COCA and BNC. A major point to note is that in the COCA, dream of and dream about show the same pattern in three genres, whereas they do not show the same pattern in five genres. A further point to note is that in the COCA, dream of is the furthest type from dream about in the TV/movie genre, whereas dream of is the nearest type to dream about in the spoken genre. It is significant to note that in the BNC, dream of and dream about show the same pattern in three genres, whereas they show a different pattern in four genres. It is noteworthy that dream of is the furthest type from dream about in the fiction genre of the BNC, whereas dream of is the nearest type to dream about in the non-academic genre. The COCA clearly shows that dream of freedom is the most preferred by Americans, followed by dream of love, dream of home, and dream of life, in descending order. The COCA also shows that dream about competition is the most preferred by Americans, followed by dream about girls, and dream about flying, in that order. Additionally, it is interesting to note that only 14.28% of the total nouns belong to the collocations of both dream of and dream about. It is also interesting to point out that dream of being and dream about being are the most preferable ones for Americans. Finally, this paper argues that only 48.14% of the total gerunds belong to the collocations of both dream of and dream about.

The ultimate goal of this paper is to provide a detailed analysis of L2 learners’ acquisition of binding. It is worth noting that the L2 learners seem to support Chomsky’s binding theory and the coargunment-based binding, but they preferred Chomsky’s binding theory to the coargument-based binding theory. In the case of local binding, 75% of the L2 learners entertained Chomsky’s binding theory, whereas in the case of LD-binding, 60% of the L2 learners entertained the coargument-based binding theory. Chomsky’s binding Theory consists of local binding and LD-binding. These are accounted for by the c-command condition and the governing category. The coargument-based binding theory is accounted for by the assumption that binding principle A applies between the coarguments of a predicate. In this paper, we carried out two surveys with respect to the two hypotheses. A pretest was performed without providing information about the two hypotheses. A posttest was performed after providing the two hypotheses. After this, we considered the SD and t-value. This paper argues that our t-value (2.036) is larger than 1.96, which in turn suggests that this t-value shows a meaningful difference between the pretest and posttest. This paper also argues that local binding was first acquired by the Korean learners of English, followed by LD-binding, c-command (overlapping reference), and the TSC, in that order. A major point to note is that learning difficulty arose and errors resulting from negative transfer occurred since Korean and English are not identical. A further point to note is that the L2 learners acquired less marked structures before more marked ones.

We know from the research into Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008 that the root causes of the crisis were invariably viewed from the three perspectives, namely (a) increasing global imbalances (capital flows), (b) monetary policy that might have been too relaxed, and (c) poor supervision and regulation. However, what remains poorly understood is the interplay between financiers, bankers, and the institutional and structural context. This study examines the interactions between financiers, bankers, and the institutional and structural context and how they engendered financial crisis and the implication of GFC to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The literary study was deployed to answer these questions. The findings showed that, firstly, institutional pressures and specific profit opportunities had been conceived in the financial markets and then shaped the risky behaviour of the bankers. Secondly, structural pressures conceived in a ‘systemic risk’ in financial markets promoted the scale of the financial crisis, and thirdly, the COVID-19 pandemic is different from GFC, the pandemic crisis exerting a more radical and sudden effect. It has placed the real economy out of action immediately and wholly – evaporating supply and demand concurrently.

The COVID-19 outbreak, declared as a global health emergency, consequently led to lockdowns and community quarantines that have restricted people’s opportunity for physical activity. Evidence have shown that physical inactivity increases the risk of many communicable  diseases such as coronary heart disease and metabolic disorders (Booth et al., 2012). Moreover, a sedentary lifestyle induces worse, continuous, and progressive consequences to health. The World    Health Organization recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous- intensity physical activity per week, or a combination of both. Walking is one of the most   popular physical activities. The reasons why it appeals to the population is because it is accessible to all, requires little skill and has low risk of injury. Walking can be performed in various speeds, in groups or alone, and without the need for special equipment. This research explores the experiences of young adults on their walking exercise with the consideration of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation. It aims to determine and understand the challenges and perceived benefits of young adults in performing regular walking exercise. This research was an in-depth case study conducted in Tanza Cavite, Philippines, where a few residents practice regular walking exercises, among others. This study mainly focused on the experiences and perspectives of the participants towards walking exercise. Criterion sampling was used, and semi-structured interviews were employed for data collection. Individual experiences of the respondents were explained and analyzed to further understand the effects of regular walking exercise.