Year: 2015
Visual Communication on Cross Cultural Folktale (Case Study: Indonesian and Korean Folktale)
Cultural become a reflection from a state or a country. The effort from a community to defend cultural with all its way, once through how the smallest environment in organization community as a family. Korean and Indonesian are Asian countries which have a lot of thing of difference and also commons ways at its culture. …
The Pre–predicativeness of “Power”: The Cyber Society versus the Autonomous Totarientality of the New Natural—E–nvironments
Initially defining the totariental (total+pole–less+disorienting), the Author argues: Positive law as a point of reference has been replaced by cyber-foundation of law. References to the-common are stronger than references to law. As a matter of facts, stability of non–codified acting is stressed. It is correct argumentation, while Western societies are considered. Although, stable acting is …
Globalism, Sustainable Future and Gandhian Philosophy: A Critique on Dominant Managerial Philosophy and Search for Egalitarian Alternative
This paper attempts to examine and critique globalism in terms of its de-humanizing and anti-civilizational dimensions. Capitalism during the twentieth century, with its innumerable managerial concepts and theories, promoted self-seeking and cost-benefit-oriented business organizations and enterprises. Consequently, the value structure of capitalism has led to degradation of nature, exploitation of human resources, erosion of moral …
The Great Global Acceleration of 1890-1914: Eça de Queirós, Imperialist Power and the Far East
This research analyzes the Far-Eastern scripture of the Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós (1845-1900), one of the controversial and acclaimed writers of Portugal (and Europe) in the nineteenth century, whose vast work Peter Gay applauded and Harold Bloom integrated into the Western canon. In our work, we detail his critique of industrial capitalism and the …
The Power of Rhetoric Figures as Foregrounding Elements in J. Steinbeck’s the Pearl
A writer’s style of narrating is worth analyzing, especially when this style of writing can serve as a powerful tool to convey the writer’s intention in writing the story as well as to attract the readers’ attention to keep on reading and to appreciate the story more. In this case, a writer can use certain …
A Survey of Vocabulary Learning Strategies of English for Business Communications (EBC) Students at NUIC
This survey tries to investigate the receptive vocabulary size levels and the vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) of ninety-three Bachelor of Arts in English for Business Communications students of Naresuan University International College (NUIC), Thailand. This study identifies the most and the least frequently used VLS of the participants as well as the differences of the …
Arabizi: Is Code-Switching a Threat to the Arabic Language
Classic Arabic is widely spoken all over the world and is the official language in 23 Arab countries. Moreover, Arabic is the language of Quran, which is practiced in Turkey, Iran, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Indonesia. The word Arabizi is a mixture of Arabic and English, in which Arabic words are written using English letters. Many …
The Wonder of the Power of Language in Alice in Wonderland
Power is a game played by everyone. Learning to confront the power game is important if we do not want to fall prey of it. Among all sources of power, language is one uniquely human. The language people use in communication is just like a game according to Ludwig Wittgenstein. People not only connect the …
European Narratives of the Insular Space : Poetics of the Social System after 1945
In European postmodern literature, the topos of the island becomes even more central than previously because of its way of narrating a micro-scale society and the reconstruction of its social system. From a historical perspective, isolation (semantically derived from the term ‘island’) and doubt represent characteristics of a European society radically transformed by the traumatic …
A Journey to the Contemporary Past: Edward Bond’s the Fool, Artist Responsibility in Light of Power of Capitalist Marketing and Neoliberalism
The concern of this study is how the text is interpreted within a theoretical and critical framework such as Cultural Materialism and to investigate the relationship between literature and history. Cultural Materialism is a model which argues that literary texts are part of a history that is still in the process of being written. In …
Optimistic Dogmatism and Pessimistic Empiricism
Edward Bellamy, a 19th-century American utopian socialist, held that a utopian vision can be achieved through both faith and science, the human cultivation of their garden. In his The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America, Wilfred McClay quite poignantly observed: A utopia is not only an imaginative projection of a radiant social ideal; it …
The Literary Figuration and the Constellation of Power in the Play “The Life of Edward II of England”
Believing in the necessary and close connection between aesthetics and politics runs like a golden thread through the whole work of the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. The paper would like to focus on the nexus of power and politics to which Brecht pays an attention in his play “The Life of Edward II of England”. …
The Power of Popular Culture in Salman Rushdie’s “The Ground Beneath Her Feet”
This paper discusses elements of popular culture found in Salman Rushdie’s “The Ground Beneath Her Feet” and bases its arguments on Fiske, Kundu and Herwitz’s ideas of globalization. Popular culture is driven by both consumerism and the people that makeup the fan base, who have gained the power to criticize the same society that has …
The Power of Fiction: The Nameless Book and the Birth of Literary Criticism in Japan
Mumyōzōshi (The Nameless Book, ca. 1200) is frequently cited as the first work of prose criticism in the Japanese literary tradition, in part due to the author’s sensitive treatment of several vernacular tales (monogatari) composed between the early tenth and late twelfth centuries. The author is generally assumed to be the poet known as Shunzei’s …
Thought and Image in Goncalo M. Tavares: A Contemporary Writing
The paper takes part of a project on Representation and Image, within the line of current research Literature, Theory and Literary Criticism. My goal is to investigate the image as the smallest unit of literary art, a special form of thinking. My question oscillates between pairs Text/Image, Real/Unreal, Poetry/Prose toward something I call the Body/Meaning …
Shakespearean Intertextuality in “The Rivals”
This paper explores Shakespearean intertextuality in The Rivals (1775), a comedy by the British playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In this play, we find characters parallel to those in plays such as The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado about Nothing, Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Nights Dream, etc. Through intertextual …
Thainess in Contemporary Performances on Thailand’s Got Talent
The talent competition on the television programme, Thailand’s Got Talent, illustrates that certain groups of competitors seek to build their performances’ identities by making use of “Thainess”. Although “Thainess” in the context of globalized society is based on cultural diversity, these performances merely select some prominent national features or well-recognized “Thai identity”, for example, the …
The News Literacy in Views of Thai News Consumers in Media Convergence Era
The objectives of this research were 1) to study the characteristics of the Thai news consumers having news literacy in media convergence era; 2) to study the factors affecting Thai news consumers’ news literacy; and 3) to synthesize the news literacy model from Thai news consumers’ points of view. The results showed that 1) the …
Participation in Social Media: Authoring Authority
This paper argues that while active participation within social media in the realms of political discourse, exemplified by platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. suggests possible emancipation from tyranny or oppression, there is a lack of critical awareness of the problematic nature of active participation in today’s age of social media. With the form …
Representations of Thailand in European Spy and Action Adventure Films of the 1960s
The James Bond spy thriller The Man with the Golden Gun (UK 1974) is among the most famous European films set in Thailand, using impressions of land- and cityscapes as �exotic� backdrops for the clash between the British super-spy Bond and his nemesis Scaramanga. Due to today�s iconic status of the Bond films of the …
Twisting Realism: The Representation of Power in the Portraits of Ottoman Sultans in the Early Photographic Era
The chronicles of history suggest that the period between the second half of the 18th throughout the end of the 19th century is a prolific era for scrapping off the Ottoman-Turkish state from its ages-old, tradition-led shield. In this period, starting from the reign of Selim III (1789), the rising diplomatic relations with European countries …
The Images of Vietnamese Women in Three Films by Tran Anh Hung
The Trưng sisters (c. 12 – AD 43), Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị , were Vietnamese women who rebelled against Chinese rule almost 2,000 years ago, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam. Highly revered in Vietnam, they led the first resistance movement against the occupying Chinese after 247 years of domination. Many temples …
The Power of Action and Silence in Joshua Oppenheimer’s the Act of Killing and the Look of Silence
Film as one powerful media to penetrate political and cultural barriers is evident in two Joshua Oppenheimer’s films on Indonesian 1996-7 genocide, The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014). This paper explores how the films evoke controversy and generate power to raise contemporary Indonesian society’s awareness regarding the historical trauma. Furthermore, …
The Social Dynamics of Pilgrimage in “Emak Ingin Naik Haji”
Faith of belief in any religion causes a strong desire or is referred to as determination. This phenomenon is stated in the movie “Emak Ingin Naik Naji” (“Emak Wants Pilgrimage”). This movie tells a story about an old woman called ‘Emak’ who is socially within the category of the poor but she has determination to …
The Power Dynamics of New Social Movements in Post Industrial Society: A Theoritical Analysis.
Since 2011 we have been witnessing different kinds of New Social Movements. The Jasmine Revolution and Arab Spring in the Arab world, the Occupy movement in the developed world and India Against Corruption in my country, India. These and before them like the Civil Rights Movements in Germany, anti-globalisation movement in US, antiwar protests in …
Death in the City: Cemeteries of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey
With the advent of modernity, death is excluded from the routines of everyday life. Instead of individual graves which had been included in dwellings and cemeteries located in the vicinity of religious structures in the pre-modern period, mass cemeteries of modern cities are displaced to the margins of urban life. The mobilization of modern administrative …
Sustainable Development in the Ovop Movement: Human Resource Development in Community Organizations in Japan
This study is concerned with sustainable development in the OVOP movement in Japan. The findings of the OVOP movement are compared and contrasted according to sustainable development approach. To support this aim, this study uses qualitative method of data collection which is in-depth semi-structured interviews. This method offers insight and help to explore unexpected phenomena …
The Power and the Empowerment of Man: A Study of Human Nature in J.J. Rousseau’s Political Thought
J.J. Rousseau is known for his ardent critique of the Enlightenment. Following the First Discourse, in which he gives an analysis of how society had become corrupted by man’s own doing, i.e. art and science, Rousseau offers a genealogy of human society in the Second Discourse. According to Rousseau, man in the age of reason …
The Power of the Image : Photographs in the University of the Philippines Baguio Cordillera Archives
Photographs played a major role, sometimes more than the written text, in American colonial efforts in the Philippines at the turn and well into the early years of the 20th century. Dean C. Worcester, an American zoologist, who was later appointed Secretary of the Interior of the 2nd Philippine Commission, collected over 16,000 still photographs …
Social Capital Ellaboration in the Archaeological Heritage Conservation Center – Indonesia : Preserving Cultural Identity
Archaeological Heritage Conservation Center (abbreviated BP3) is a technical implementation unit of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia that located in the region. In East Java, this institution has a library and the museum. Management concerns and practices of BP3 is carrying out the preservation of cultural identity through cultural communication of information …
A Revolution of E-Learning Tools & Its Impact on Higher Education with Special Reference to E-Learning Courses: A Study
Abstract: 21st Century is the leading edge of electronic expansion worldwide. It comprises IT, ICT, BT and nano-technology. In this day and age, ICT (Information communication Technology) is considered as an eccentric technology stretched across whole life invariably. The ICT revolution has changed the learning process of childhood up to the real world. The role …
Computer-Assisted Memory Retention
Students need to memorize a large amount of information for studies and examinations. But the majority of them are frustrated because they encounter problems for memory: It is easier to forget than to remember. It is believed that items can be stored in two ways: short-term and long-term memory in the brain. Items in short …
From a Traditional Library to a New Digital Library: HKSKH Ming Hua Theological College Library Case Sharing
With the rapid development of technologies such as high-speed Internet and Web 2.0 applications, the greater availability of digital libraries and electronic databases, and the common use of computer facilities and software, students are no longer limited to using printed materials. Accordingly, it is becoming increasingly necessary for students to acquire skills and knowledge in …
Website Labels Construction Based on Thesaurus Concepts
Website labels are the identifiers used to represent chunks of website contents after organizing information. The design of website labels provides visual and cognitive cues that bring the efficient retrieving channels between users and website contents. Website labels will affect whether users can acquire the required information efficiently and intuitively. This study attempts to apply …
Interaction between Study and Social Agenda: A Case Study Analyzing the Publications Academic Newsletter of a Chinese Civilian Research Institute
Public opinion is very crucial to influence policy maker’s decision. Although the civilian research institutes that are consistent with the western definition of think tank and focus on social issues are always discriminated by the Chinese government, they still strive to persuade public to support their ideas by various knowledge products. This article selects a …
University Students’ Awareness towards Online Access Tools: A Case Study of the University of Tsukuba
This study sought to identify students’ awareness and accessibility of the information access tools (OPAC and a MetaFind tool named, Tulips) provided by the University of Tsukuba Library. In addition, it attempted to identify whether students faced specific difficulties and challenges while using these online access tools for searching the library collection. A total number …
What Makes Them Flip the Pages? An Information Literacy Skills Assessment of the DLSU Integrated School Grade 9 Students
In the LIS literature, emphasis was and always been on the importance of information literacy as a life-long skill that does not only contribute to academic excellence but also in the performance of simple everyday tasks. In this paper, the former contention is to be highlighted. To borrow Varlejs and Stecs (2014) thoughts – information …
Factors Influencing the Decisions of Non-Medical Professionals in Barangay Tugatog, Malabon in Choosing the Most Appropriate Health Information
“Laughter is the best medicine” already became a household phrase, oftentimes used as a joke when someone doesn’t want to take medication. Health Information in the Philippine setting is very complex. It is a combination of early traditional and modern scientific practices. Libraries play critical roles in the e-health era. They are tasked to help …
Creating a Library Powerhouse
Within the context of 21st century learning and teaching, libraries have been obliged to reassess their resource base and augment their professional support services. The previously established power of the library as a space that guides and develops student knowledge is being challenged and some library professionals feel they may be entering into a �professional …
A Citation Analysis of the Philippine Journal of Nutrition, 2001-2011
Journals are effective tools in publicizing updated information, and reflect interactions of information on a certain field of knowledge. This study used citation analysis to identify the current knowledge trends found in the Philippine Journal of Nutrition during the period of 2001-2011. Citation analysis is a practical basis for an effective collection development of libraries. …
The Country and City in Mia Couto and Bernardo Elis Short Tales
Abstract: This article compares aesthetically the short tales written by the brazilian Bernardo Elis and Mozambican Mia Couto based on archaic and modern social-historical factors but also utilizing Country and City allegorical logic. It is considered is this research the Brazilian “sertão” as it is also considered the deep Africa, both of which are not …
Portrayal of New African Women in Post Colonial Nigeria in the Plays of Osonye Tess Onwueme
Osonye Tess Onwueme is the only Nigerian dramatist who presents the concept of ‘New African Women’ in renewed light where her women characters are confident, educated, and rebellious. Her characters strongly believe in the ideology of ‘womanism’, a product of African traditional perspective. Further it helps to understand the cause and effect of socio-political and …
Transportation, Mobility, And Horror: Conan Doyle’s Tales of Mystery and the Supernatural
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote many tales of mystery and the supernatural from 1890s to 1910s, years saw the advancement of powerful modern science and technology, especially inventions of transportation means or machines that accelerate mobility power in late-Victorian and Edwardian society. In some of these stories, Doyle exhibited a new perception of space and …
Searching for Home: A Reader Response of Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies”
Jhumpa Lahiri was able to share with the world her first book, a collection of nine stories, Interpreter of Maladies, published in 1999. Growing up in America as well as her Indian heritage make her a genuinely interpreter of themes such as, cultural multiplicity, memory of homeland, the search for identity and the sense of …
A Psychedelic Sagaciousness into Victor’s Life: Khushwant Singh’s Burial at Sea
Khushwant Singh, one of India’s most read and well-known writers in Contemporary Indian Literature, has written about the societal, political and individual’s faults and lacunae, which create interest into significant appraisal of his novel Burial at Sea with the intention of ascertaining individual’s survival as well as the struggle for independence and the after effects …
Consumerism and Possibility of an Authentic Self in Murakami Haruki’s Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Jean Baudrillard, in The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures, defines consumption not as “… individual function of interest across a corpus of objects … but the immediately social function of exchange, of communication, of distribution of values across a corpus of signs” (78). Therefore, “… social function and social organization far surpass individuals and impose …
Bibliotherapy in the Malaysian Public Libraries: A Conceptual Framework
The formation of an information society is for the development of society and it is a ticket to face the challenge especially in social, cultural and economic. While information literacy is a prerequisite to role in the formation of knowledge society and it is an element of a basic human needs of lifelong learning. Key …
Eve and Her Beings: A Chopin-Brainard Simulation
This study investigates the characteristics of Eve reinvented in Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard’s “Magdalena” and Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening” through the signification of three elements: language, characterization, and theme. Supporting the assumption are the literary theories of mimesis , formalism and feminism. The method utilized in this study is discourse analysis. Findings 1. Both novels portray the …
A Critical Study of John Donne’s Allegorical Poetry with the Concepts of Yin and Xiu in Wenxindiaolong
Widely hailed as one of the greatest achievements in Chinese literary criticism, Liu Xie’s Wenxindiaolong has benefited generations of writers and critics afterwards, and today it has been the very object of study in ‘Dragonology’ and related subjects. Although its ideas have been investigated and elucidated to a great extent, its application, particularly in the …
Fantasy Versus Authenticity in Doris Lessing’s the Fifth Child
Doris Lessing, the Nobel Laureate, one of the most prominent British novelists, and adorned with many achievements, focuses on identity as a major issue, though here both the protagonists (Harriet and David) fail to build their own identity. The aim of this paper is to show the importance of dreams or fantasies in our practical …
“‘Knock it Out of Them'”: The Matter and Meaning of Stone
Novalis’ HENRY VON OFTERDINGEN (1802), Ludwig Tieck’s “The Runenberg” (1804), and E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Mines at Falun” (1819) are three linked German Romantic tales that speak of stone as object and sign. Their three protagonists Henry, Christian, and Elis, wayfarers all, study “the power of rocks”*, entreat us to “ask the stones, you will be …
Anthology of the Life and Works of Ilokano Women of Nueva Vizcaya
The study aims to introduce the foremost Ilokano women writers of Nueva Vizcaya who are not known in Philippine literature . The study recognizes the significant role of women writers in the region as contributors in the development of national literature. It also intends to analyze the corpus of their short stories written in the …
Realism in William Ernest Henley’s Poems
This study investigates the formalistic elements and the mimetic signification of reality in William Ernest Henley�s ten selected poems using the qualitative- descriptive discourse content analysis. An in-depth analysis is conducted on the poetic elements and life�s realities extracted through the persona- addressee transaction identified. After a thorough analysis, it is found out that Henley�s …
Using Literature for Emotional Literacy Education: A Review and Proposal for Hong Kong Universities
Daniel Goleman��s 1995 book Emotional Intelligence has been credited for bringing the importance of emotional intelligence (and emotional literacy, which refers to different qualities although they are often used interchangeably) to the attention of international layman readers. Although the exact abilities and aptitudes included in emotional intelligence (or literacy) vary with different scholars, it ��may …
Rendezvous and Interaction between Singapore Malaya and Vietnam in the 19th Century – A Discussion Based on the Works by Vietnamese Ambassadors
Due to the increasing need of materials, trading, and labors during the industrial revolution in the 19th century, westerners started to relocate to the east. The recurrence of colonialism hence began the mergence and conflict of both western and eastern culture in the eastern land especially in the Southeast Asian (SEA) region. This article focuses …
Traditional Art, Interactive Technology, Gamifying Cloud: Cross-Cultural Hybrid Puppetry New Experience
Puppetry is the key project intangible cultural heritage in Taiwan, which has developed into the most drama performances featuring arts and culture, modern life has become an integral part of the entertainment . In the past few years , with the significantly improved computing capabilities , emerging digital tools ( such as tablets , smart …
Goodnight & Night – A Fictitious Commodity of Conceptual Art
《Goodnight&night》is an art creation using FLOSS., combining open source with space exhibition. The core of 《Goodnight&night》is an explosive cell phone cover, made using open source and 3D printing. We create this fictitious commodity to construct of this behavior conceptual art. The concept of《Goodnight&night》originates from the prevalence and rapid development of mobile internet and handheld devices, …
A Study of Cross-Cultural Values on the Policy Implementation of Foreign English Teachers in Primary Schools
The objective of this paper is to investigate the cultural differences between Chinese English teachers and foreign English teachers by employing Hofstede’s Dimensions of National Cultures and then propose current policy implementation of foreign English teachers in Taiwan primary schools. In this study, Lu’s Nation Culture Values is used as the survey tool. Depth interviews …
The Development and Promotion of High School Energy Technology Curriculum
Recent discussions about energy shortage and sustainable energy have made energy education more important and play a pivotal role in frontier technology. Thus, relative courses on how to effectively produce, use, and research energies should duly start from early stage of fundamental education. This research has great achievement by implementing the concept of ��Smart Grid��, …
Comparing Mathematics Textbooks from Taiwan and Indonesia in Exponents and Logarithms
Textbooks provide three critical features for teachers: the sequence of the material presented, suggested content to be taught, and a list of activities and instructional ideas for engaging students. For students, textbooks can be the primary vehicles of knowledge acquisition, often replacing teacher discussion and input as the primary source of information in the upper …
An Analytic of Smuggling Conduct in Royal Writing of Ngo-Pa
This research was conducted to study the meaning of the sign in the writing after the author defined the concept of selfness and otherness to its characters. It was studied via signs of being Ngo-Pa. It is found that to be barbarians in the royal writing of Ngo-Pa was floating and amplified from being only …
Contemporary Chinese Theatre and Rebellion against Tradition: Influence of Culture Changes in Little Theaters
The traditional Chinese Theater is distinguished by a cultural privacy that distinguishes it from other theaters. By the beginning of twentieth century we can detect a lot of radical changes by which the Chinese society either on the cultural and economic level which led to the appearance of new theater trend parallel to the heritage …
Combining Digital Games with Art History to Create an Interdisciplinary Learning Experience for Students
This paper presents an interdisciplinary to develop content-aware application which combines game with art. The employment of content-oriented game enhances the gamification of learning in culture education. The gamified form of the application is used as a backbone to support and provide a strong stimulation to engage users. However, developing content-aware game is a demanding …
(Re)imagining and (Re)negotiating the Taiwanese Sense of Self: “The Taipei Experience” in the Post Taiwan New Cinema
Since the Emergence of the Post Taiwan New Cinema, advocates of the Taiwanese New Cinema’s recuperation of “The Taiwanese Experience” has criticized the postmodernized Taipei cityscape in those PTNC films as a crisis in reestablishing a sense of Taiwanese identity. From a postcolonial standpoint, the contemplation on the PTNC’s cinematic engagement with the debates on …
Use of Technology in English Language Teaching: Is it Helping Students and Teachers?
Electronic devices can be bought cheaply, and nowadays everybody is using all sorts of these devices. Many new apps, devices and softwares have come in the markets which are serving really educational purpose. The present study focuses on the use of technology in ELT. It tells about the use and misuse of technology and gives …
Diminished Power: The Fall of Wonder Woman
One of the most recognized characters that has become a part of the pantheon of pop-culture is Wonder Woman. Ever since she debuted in 1941, Wonder Woman has been established as one of the most familiar feminist icons today. However, one of the issues that this paper contends is that this her categorization as a …
Between Fiction and Documentary: The “Documentary-ness” of Still Life (Jia Zhangke, 2006)
Concerning Jia Zhangke’s pursuit of an ingenuous cinematic language, Jia’s particular documentary-inflected realism, most evident in his use of nonprofessional actors as an instrument for the interweaving of documentary and staged footage, ambitiously joins the discourse of documentary film with his parallel projects—the documentary film, Dong (2006), and the fiction film, Still Life (2006). Triggered …
Power Shift: Reinterpreting the G.E. Morrison Collection
The Dr George E. Morrison Collection of diaries, manuscripts and photographs – held by the State Library of New South Wales (Australia) – provides a unique suite of insights into the power of communication, between East and West, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. George Morrison, sometimes referred to as Morrison of Peking, …
The Goal of Teaching Literature: Global Citizenship beyond Narrow Boarders?
This paper aims to shed light on some important issues related to teaching literature in the global context. It seeks to find out new ways of applying the research to the teaching and learning of literature. Literature has been used for literacy for many, aesthetic pleasure for some and inspiration for some. Similarly the purpose …
The Language of Legends: Indigenous Instructional Materials
Legends are fully formed narratives that are considered recapitulations of past experiences, showcasing the identity of a people. With this concept, this research gathered, translated and analyzed said indigenous materials to uncover the identity of the people to whom the legends belong. It attempted to analyze the legends of Sorsogon City and their variants. Specifically …
The Relationship between Willingness to Communicate and Language Learning Anxiety among Iranian College Students
General language communication has attracted researchers’ attention for over fifty years (McCroskey, 1992). Therefore, teachers try to improve learners’ communication abilities as far as possible, but on the contrary, although learners are given the opportunity to speak up in classroom or elsewhere some prefer to avoid speaking. Since one of the reasons of language difficulty …
Two Decades of ICT Masterplans: A Comparison
Since information and communication technologies (ICT) first came into popular use in the early 1990s, educational jurisdictions have been actively endeavouring to make meaningful use of ICT for teaching and learning. Quite often, these efforts were expressed in system-wide plans that aimed to enhance education. This presentation will share some observations on the similarities and …
Learning Experiences of Libyan Master’s Students at a UK University
This paper examines learning experiences of Libyan students studying master’s courses in different disciplines at a UK University. The study forms a case study because Libyan students as a case represent a group of people seeking higher educational experiences, but coming from a country that is civil war and ongoing conflict. The paper uses community …
Early Childhood English Language Acquisition of Hausa Children Living in Rural Communities of Kano State Nigeria
This paper examine the problem with early childhood English language acquisition of hausa children living in rural communities in Kano state in that most of the children who grow up in rural communities do not know and cannot speak English Language despite the fact that it`s a medium of communication in their schools. Yet the …
An Evaluation of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Computer Based Test Effectiveness in Post Secondary Schools in Nigeria
Computer Based Test (CBT) is defined as a test or assessment administered with the use of computer and ICT devices. CBT has become widespread in recent years in developed countries. For more than a decade CBT has been called the “new frontier of testing” (Thompson et al., 2002). CBT among other benefits enhances fair and …
Cross Cultural Communication
With the imperatives of globalization, it has become inevitable that people of diverse cultures, backgrounds & linguistic orientations will meet and interact with each other at some juncture whether it is an educational institution, trading or companies having diverse work force participating in global economy. Where different perspectives cross ways, it becomes essential for thoughts …
ICT-Integrated Formative Assessments: A Literature Review for K-12
Assessment is an important part of teaching and learning as it informs about learners’ learning. Summative assessment has been dominant for many years and have been used mainly for categorizing or certification. Using assessments to inform teachers about their teaching and learners about their learning have gained much attention in recent years as more focus …
Pragmatic (Im)Politeness and Group Gender Composition in Face-To-Face and Virtual Communication: Tunisian Undergraduate Students as a Case Study
Although the literature on group gender composition in the classroom derives from a variety of research disciplines, including sociolinguistics and educational psychology, little attention has been paid to approaching this contextual factor pragmatically. This study, therefore, uses Brown and Levinson’s (1987) and Culpeper’s (1996) pragmatic theories of (im)politeness in investigating the impact of different group …
The Impact of Social Media for Students’ Motivation in Learning Medical Terminologies
Learning medical terminology is not easy and it needs the students to be well-motivated. Social media such as Twitter, Blackboard and Instagram are the most feasible techniques towards enhancing EFL medical students’ motivation through collaboration. This study aims at investigating the impact of social media on the students’ motivation learning medical terminologies. This research aims …
Krashen’s Monitor Model Theory: A Critical Perspective
Krashen’s Monitor Model Theory is grounded on his view of language acquisition. Apart from being a seminal work in the field of Second Language Acquisition, the theory has addressed various issues relating first language acquisition. Krashen expounds his theory with five central hypotheses that respectively deal with what distinguishes language acquisition from language learning, what …
The Function of “Turkish Language” Courses Taught in Universities in Mother Tongue Teaching in Turkey
In Turkey, in order for the individual to use his mother tongue correctly and efficiently, courses such as “Turkish, Turkish Language and Literature, Language and Expression” are taught throughout school life. This process of learning the mother tongue continues with the course named “Turkish Language” in universities and it is given to all students in …
Student Perceptions of Using Blended Learning in Secondary Science
Australian school student participation in senior science subjects has declined over the past 20 years. A recent report from the Australian Government, Office of the Chief Scientist, highlighted the pedagogical approach of Australian science teachers as an area of concern. Several researchers have suggested the pedagogical approach of blended learning improved student engagement. This study …
Team-Based Learning to Enhance Thai Undergraduate Learners’ Achievement Motivation in English Report Writing Course
The Team-based Learning (TBL) is accepted as the innovative small group pedagogy that emphasized on students deep learning. Additionally, TBL encourages learner’s motivation higher than traditional didactics and also is appropriate to the needs of class size expansion. Therefore, this class room action research aims at determining TBL implementation enhance to learners’ achievement motive in …
The Power of Informality in the Con-Textual Design of English-for-Specific-Purposes Scripted Role Plays
The study aims to analyze the theoretical underpinning of the design technique of formal-informal contextual alternation in scripted role-plays for teaching and learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and the practical effects it bears upon the communicative skills of ESP learners at levels above B1 (CEFR) as compared to a traditional predominantly-formal contextual design. The …
Pecha Kucha: How to Improve Students’ Presentation Skills
Giving a presentation can often be one of the more challenging tasks asked of our students and even the most confident of speakers can sometimes give a presentation which lacks clarity and focus. Add to this the additional challenge of presenting in a language other than their mother tongue and some students may well begin …
Trends and Patterns in Social Media Usage Among Pre-Service Teachers
Social media allow users to connect each other and share multimedia information instantaneously that transcend across geographical lines, cultural boundaries and differential time zones. Recent Pew study suggests that 73 percent of teens in the US use social media and the number is growing. Among social media sites, Facebook in particular has been expanding its …
Canonical Explorations of ‘Tel’ Environments for Computer Programming
This paper applies a novel technique of canonical gradient analysis, pioneered in ecological sciences, to explore student performance and behaviours (such as of communication and collaboration) while undertaking formative and summative tasks in technology enhanced learning (TEL) environments for computer programming. The emphasis of research is on discovering patterns, trends, tacit communications and technology interactions …
The Impact of Mobile Learning Environment on EFL Students’ Learning of English Idioms through Concept Cartoons
Today, the most important form of communication among teenagers is carried out through mobile devices. These mobile technologies enable users to “re-interpret their everyday life contexts as potential resources for learning”. Mobile technologies have also various pedagogical practices and issues, which are conceptualised as mobile learning (m-learning). Definitions of m-learning have focused on access, mobility …
Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by High Vocabulary Knowledge Students Studying in the 3rd Year English for International Communication Students
The purpose of this study was to investigate the vocabulary learning strategies used by high vocabulary knowledge students in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Songkhla. The subjects of this research were 72 third-year students studying in English for International Communication Program in the academic year 2013. The subjects were …
Social Responsibility and Language Teaching: The Triple Bottom Line in EAP
Sustainability is a key aim of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly in areas such as environmental management, livelihood options, and socio-economic development; however, many Southeast Asian students lack a clear understanding of the meaning of sustainability. Even students who do understand sustainability may be unable to discuss this topic in English, the …
Intertwining Language with Perception: A Case of Internalizing a Globalized Language
Globalization is viewed from different angles, with three universally accepted theories used to explain it. All the theories can be summed up as saying that globalization is the form of institutionalizationinvolving the universalization of particularism (Roland Robertson:1992:102). English language is viewed as the vehicle that propels this institutionalization. We all live in this globalized world …
Negotiating the Syllabus: Autonomy and the Teaching of Literature in French Lycées
Although multiple benefits of teaching literature in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom have been cited in contemporary academic discourse, including gaining cultural awareness, enhancing creative abilities and developing critical skills in a second language, there has been a dearth of empirical work on what resources teachers actually use in their courses. Studying …
English as a Second Language at Kindergarten: Importance of Non-Verbal Language and Use of TPR to Elicit Communication
As more and more experts urge to adopt second language education from early childhood, an increasing number of kindergartens all over the world have included activities in L2 or bilingual programmes in their curriculum. This paper is based on eight years observation and practice at St. Anna Institute of Rome as English teacher at kindergarten …
Content and Language Integrated Learning: In Search of a Coherent Conceptual Framework
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has gained widespread acknowledgement in numerous education systems not only in Europe but also in other continents since its outset in the 1990s in Europe. However, despite its extensive reputation, CLIL has not yet attained a fully developed educational model. This study highlights the need for a coherent theoretical …
What Precludes Community of Practice from Functioning?
This paper presents a qualitative case study about the early experiences of newly graduated teachers of English in post-conflict Libya. The research question is what are the newly graduated teachers’ perceptions of their experiences during their first year of teaching in post- conflict Libya? The methods employed were: semi-structured interviews, observations and documents. English Language …
A Comparision between School Life Activities and GPAs under a New Educational E-portfolio System in University
To clarify relationship between GPA (Grade Point Average) and usual school life activities, we have developed a new educational e-portfolio system environment including not only conventional education data but also school life data in our university in Japan. School life data means non-lectures activities such as job hunting, club activities, home study, hobby, and part …
A Proposed Model of Teacher Researcher’s Network to Create Instructional Innovation for Raising Students’ Learning Achievement in Science and Mathematics
The main objective of this article is to develop a model of teacher researcher’s network to create instructional innovation for raising students’ learning achievement in science and mathematics at the secondary education level. The research followed the research and development methodology as the followings; phase 1: preparing the collaborative strategies for supporting the teacher researcher’s …
Dialogue, Problematization, Political Commitment and Community Participation as the Main Elements of Integrated Pedagogical Actions of Rural Family Houses
The intent of this paper is discuss the integrated teaching experience in a rural family house maintained by an organization of rural workers in the Brazilian Amazonia, Province of Gurupá, state of Pará, Which promotes the Integrated Technical Education into basic education focused on high school. This essay is based on the Gramscian Concept of …
The Imperativeness of Female Education in Some Selected Rural Communities of Kano State, Nigeria
Women function in various capacity ranging from family to professional roles.Their activities are of immense importance in national development.This paper is a modest attempt at examining the neglect of women in rural communities of Kano state,Nigeria.It is however evident that rural women in Kano state are educationally disadvantage,backward and the challenging facing them are multifarious …
Using Peerwise to Improve Engagement and Learning
This paper assesses the experiences of Bournemouth University in using the on-line multiple choice question (MCQ) tool, Peerwise, in student learning and engagement. MCQs are excellent for testing knowledge, providing reassurance or identifying development needs. The creation of MCQs reinforces learning by tasking students to generate challenging questions. By engaging students using gamification in these …
Process-Genre Approach to Teaching Writing University Foundation Course Students in Pakistan
This paper is written as a result of the real importance of teaching and learning English writing trough process-genre approach in the context of Pakistan. Writing is undoubtedly an important component of learning English as a second language and should be given more concentration in ESL classes in order to; organize learners to deal with …
Training on Demand in the Context of the Ongoing Training of Teachers: An Original Design in an Inclusive School Setting
This research studies the specifications of the practices related to the conception of training on demand in the field of continuous training of teachers. Training on demand, has the particularity of adapting itself to the problems of professionals. The analysis of the demand faces the inherent complexity of the different contexts as well as the …
The Development of Local History Curriculum Based on Place-Based Education Approach for Primary School Students
The main objective of this paper is to describe the process of developing the local history curriculum based on place-based education approach for primary school students in the area of upper Chao Phraya river community, Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand. The sub-objectives aimed to 1) study the local history contents and locally-related contexts for defining the …
Integrated Curriculum and Pedagogy
An integrated curriculum offers a way of designing and structuring a school curriculum organised in terms of topics and themes, rather than a more traditional subject-based approach. It has been attempted in many systems, periodically attracting educationists and curriculum planners around the world and becoming a trend in curriculum and educational knowledge restructuring. Its protagonists, …
Integrating Research unto Undergraduate Curriculum: A Vehicle for Developing Skills and Competencies for the Twenty-First Century
According to one recent study, pedagogical initiatives in many institutes of higher education are still largely drawn from faculty intuition and their experiences as students and teachers. The same report calls for future enhancements, particularly those related to the learning environment, to be grounded in learning theory. One promising area for enhancing student engagement in …
Fidelity and Efficacy of Implementing Universal Basic Education in Kwara State, Nigeria
This study examined the fidelity of implementation and efficacy of Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in Kwara State. It investigated the gap between policy formulation and implementation in the programme. The belief by various stakeholders in education that the huge investments made in the UBE programme had not been correspondingly compensated for by improved efficiency …
Industry Profile of Sponsoring Agencies of Language Practicum Trainees
This study forms phase 3 of a research project titled. “Language Practicum 2013 and Beyond” which explores academe-industry partnership, a concept relevant to today’s educational reforms. Language Practicum (LP) is adopted to refer to the On-the-Job Training (OJT) for AB English students of Bicol University, Philippines. Specifically, the research profiles the sponsoring organizations that accommodated …
Job Performance of Bicol University Language Practicum Trainees 2013
The main objective of this research is to evaluate the first batch of Language Practicum (LP) trainees among the AB English majors of Bicol University College of Arts and Letters, from the point of view of sponsoring organizations. It consists of the second part of a research project titled “The AB English Language Practicum 2013 …
Psychological Empowerment of Students Using Cross-Pollination Class Projects
Over the course of the past two semesters, experiential cross-pollination projects were incorporated into the classroom in a small (1100 students) private university’s Marketing Education program as a means of empowering the learner to develop cross-functional skills. This report highlights the second cycle of cross-pollination projects (Fall 2014), which involved traditional discipline-related classes [Marketing and …
Health and Physical Education (HPE): Local and Global Communities of Practice
This paper shares a university health and wellbeing community initiative. The project (2011-2014) ‘Best Start: A community collaborative approach to lifelong health and wellness’, adopts a strengths-based approach to education. What began as a partnership seed between a university and nearby schools, quickly grew to involve Australian Registered Training Organisations (RTO), the local health industry …
CEFR-J Based Survey for Japanese University Students
This study attempts to empirically examine self-ratings of Can-Do statements of the CEFR-J (Tono, 2012), which was modified from the CEFR (Council of Europe, 2001). The study mainly focuses on the relationship between the English proficiency test (STEP) scores and self-ratings and reliability of self-ratings between five skill categories. Three hundred eighty-nine freshmen at one …
Trends and Issues in Technology Education Research in Taiwan: A Co-Word Analysis of 1994-2013 Graduate Theses
In Taiwan, the “Technology Education (TE)” for graders 1-12 is comprised of courses “Living Technology (LT)” and “Information Technology (IT).” With its ever-changing feature, TE needs on-going research to support its decisions and actions. The education-related academic programs in universities regularly concern about the development of primary and secondary education. To identify the evolution directions …
Important Considerations in the Pedagogy of Teaching and Learning in Contemporary Education Setting
Teaching and learning are core reasons why educational institutions are established in the world over. It is important to note, however, that the quality of what is being taught and learnt hinged heavily on the approaches used in teaching-learning situation. This is a technology age and as such requires a dramatic technological revolution through a …
Determinants of Quality in Higher Education Institutions in Morocco
Education has entered a new era in which quality is considered a vital factor in the competition among economies since the observed delta quality of products or services is hugely determined by the manner the engineers, businesspersons, executives, managers, and educators think and decide about quality. Similarly, higher education in today’s competitive world is driven …
Exploring the Concept of Inuit School Leadership in Nunavut, Canada
Throughout the past 50 years, characteristics associated with competent educational leaders have changed. In the 1960s–1970s, educational leaders embodied autocratic styles of management. By the turn of the century, accountability, technology, and data-based decision-making were influencing the culture of schools (Hargreaves & Fink, 2006), and educational leaders began to call upon the skills of staff …
Resilient School Practice: Actions to Address Contextual Situations of Vulnerability
Resilience has been defined as the human capacity to overcome adversity and build on it, adapt, recover and access a meaningful and productive life. Schools as social communities, also generate the capacity to adapt to adverse events and contexts, through resilient practices. Thus, the goal of this research was to identify the actions that schools …
Economies of Scale of Worker’s Continuing Professional Development in Selected Universities in South-South Nigeria
The return to scale constitutes a significant investment index in the determination of the quantum of resources that is deployed in investment decision on worker’s continuing professional development. Such investment decision is always predicted on the expected outcomes to the individual, institution and the society in context. Several investments in the development of human capacity …
Effect of Inclusive Education Awareness Programme on Preservice Teachers
In India, the concept of inclusive education schools is gaining importance to provide equal opportunities for education for all. Aims of schools in India has is to include students with special needs in the regular classrooms. However, biggest challenge they face is lack of awareness among teachers about inclusive education.Educationists across India have felt the …
What Feedback for Teachers? A Pilot for the Teacher as a Reflective Practitioner
“Teachers need feedback”, said Bill Gates in a famous TED talk speaking about the technique of using videorecording in the classroom. In fact, the use of video is a powerful tool to analyze behaviours and to reflect on implicit teaching routines in a sort of “self-mirroring” activity, as described by Shön in the reflective practitioner …
Learning Strategies Cultivating Contemplative Mind in Thai Teacher Education
The purposes of the study were to study the methods and the techniques used to raise student’ inner changes and the positive outer results of those changes. The new consciousness leading to ‘Professional Qualified Teacher’, the identity of Naresuan Teacher Education was accordingly expected to be found in the study. The author employed Contemplative Pedagogy …
Who Am I? Omani English Language Teachers Professional Identities
This presentation will shed some light on the concept of teacher professional identity and the impact of educational policies on the development of this identity from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The initial findings of the research conducted on Omani English language teachers professional identities will be discussed and revealed. This presentation will draw on …
The Language Practicum Learning Experience of AB English 2013
The research is a quasi-evaluation of Language Practicum (LP) 2012-2013, the on-the-job (OJT) component of the AB English Program of Bicol University. Largely, the intention is to use the findings to propose policy recommendations and guidelines for the improved conduct of the LP, now on its third year of implementation. The research looked into the …
Meta-Analysis of the Relation between Study Time and Academic Achievement
Two different hypotheses regarding the relation between study time and academic achievement have been proposed. The first hypothesis posits that study time has a noticeable effect on academic achievement because student knowledge increases with time spent practicing and reviewing class material. The second hypothesis states that the positive effect of study time on academic achievement …
Can Machine Translation Be as Effective as a Human Translation? A Cross Linguistic Analysis of Machine Translation Ambiguity between English, French and Armenian.
Statement/Research Question: Machine Translation (MT) still remains a tough challenge for both linguists and programmers. In spite of all the promises and hopes, it failed to meet the satisfactory standards. Actually, translation itself is a tough process, even for human beings. Can MT be compared with Human Translation? The paper discusses the difference between MT …
The Reflections of Mental Processes in Language: Verbs of Perception
The verbs which notify the work, action, event and state are important words in the languages. These verbs meet the physical movements as well as non-physical movements. Examples of physical movements can be given as run, walk and jump etc.; think, understand and know etc. are examples for non-physical movements. The non-physical movements are known …
A Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis of the Highest-Frequency Vocabulary in Advanced and Native English
Corpus linguistics has vastly developed and been addressed in order to mirror the frequencies of naturally occurring lexical items not only in English, but also in many other languages. Learner corpora represent the written interlanguage performance of L2 or foreign language users coming from different mother tongue backgrounds. International Corpus of Learner English (ICLE) is …
Teaching-Learning Experience in Second Language in Sri Lankan Schools
This paper is to evaluate the impact of the teachers’ experience on second language in teaching and learning of second language activities which are implemented by the Education for Social Cohesion (ESC) Program of the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Provincial Ministry of Education. The aim of the program is …
Blended Learning for the Softer Side of Computing
Computing students tend to like ‘2+2=4’ types of modules, where the topics are clear and logical and have a definite right answer. They like structured materials and this ties in well with their programming skills. However, most computing students will end up interacting with non-computing personnel in the workplace and this can sometimes be a …
Open Access Courses in an E-Learning Process: Lessons from a Pilot Case Study
Learning, in terms of academic or scholar education, used to be a privilege for few. Nowadays, with the use of new technologies and under the changing demographics in education, even higher academic knowledge can be acquired from people leaving in the most remote places at their convenience. In this paper we exemplify how Open Courses …
The Role of Informant-Context Knowledge in Interpreting Hybrid Texts: A Pragmatic Study
Interpretation of any text depends on the interpreter’s context knowledge, cultural background, memory skills and language skills. Interpretation is one of the most complicated human cognitive activities. The interpreter’s knowledge of the subject (or lack of it) can affect the whole interpretation process, i.e., the process, the transferring process and the reproduction process. The influence …
The Problems of Ironic Speech Acts Interpretation
The problems of irony interpretation and decoding in the light of speech acts theory provides a general idea of scientific developments in research of irony as a joint category of form, meaning and context. Currently there is a great interest in irony as a pragmatic category with the main aim to understand its functions and …
The Role of Belief in Language Teacher Education
The role of teacher education is of crucial importance and has been challenged over the years. The change of teacher role since the time of grammar translation up to the time of eclectic method is a proof of importance of teacher role. Therefore, efforts have always been taken, to formulate teachers role and to guide …
Learner Autonomy: How Teacher Trainers Understand and Apply It?
In last decades, being autonomous language learners has been the spotlight of researchers and accepted as crucial and worth to think carefully and precisely about its application in teacher training institutions. As a consequence, the Ministry of Education in Turkey always emphasises the learner autonomy in their language curriculums and official documents related to language …
E-Learning for Distance Students: A Case Study from a UK Masters Programme
The MSc Intelligent Systems (IS) and the MSc Intelligent Systems and Robotics (ISR) programmes at De Montfort University are Masters level courses that are delivered both on-site and by distance learning. The courses have been running successfully on-site for 10 years and are now in the 7th year with a distance learning mode. Delivering material …
A Proposed Framework to Support Adaptivity in Virtual Learning Environments
The revolution of the Internet and technology has dramatically changed the educational system in many countries. Learning Management Systems (LMSs) are becoming crucial and widely used in many educational institutions for the adoption of blended and distance learning. However, the “one-size-fit-all” approach is the basis of most of these systems where the differences and preferences …
Russian-like Discourse in English Essays
The paper presents the results of a research revealing typical manifestations of English discourse incompetence by Russian natives and is a further development of the ‘Russian English’ issue investigated by the author. The work focuses on institutional business English discourse produced by Russian students of tourism orally and in writing. The research reveals the most …
Moodling English Presentation Skills: A Constructivist Instructional Design for Thai Adult Learners in Distance Education
Beyond traditional undergraduates, Thai adult learners from diverse backgrounds in higher education lack a firm foundation in spoken English. The prevalent mode of distance learning limits the opportunities for utilizing life experience and fostering presentation skills in English to the fullest possible extent, when compared to a campus classroom. The Moodle platform has created a …
Evaluating Teachers’ Digital Literacy
The rise in technological innovations and the educational benefits associated with them has resulted in an increased use of technology in education. The appropriacy and efficiency of the use of that technology, however, is not always guaranteed. Although there is an assumption among many educators that integrating technology into teaching and learning will be automatically …
University Students’ User Expectations Concerning E-Textbook Features
E-textbooks are becoming more and more part of the teaching and learning process also in higher education. However, the use and acceptance of e-textbooks lag far behind expectations. The purpose of this study is to investigate how university students evaluate the importance of specific features and applications within e-textbooks for their learning process. The participants …
Adjustment of Feedback on Postgraduate Writing to Optimize Uptake
The importance of written feedback on L2 student writing is widely accepted. What seems to be unclear is which form of feedback proves to be most effective. In tertiary education settings where the medium of instruction is English, instructors of academic writing are also challenged with making decisions in prioritizing between genre-specific and L2-specific feedback. …
Studies on Global and Partial Processing for Chinese Children with Dictation Difficulties
Dictation difficulty refers to people who possess normal reading ability but poor dictation ability. Orthographic representation deficit of Chinese children with dictation difficulties might stem from backward in global processing, preferential effect in partial process or deficit in paired associative learning. However, there is a vacancy in this research field. Therefore, the current study aimed …
The Quilombola School and the Confrontation of Prejudice: A Management Experience in a Riverine-Quilombola Community
The discussions developed in this article are part of an experiment on the management of a quilombola school located in a community remaining in the city of Abaetetuba, State of Para. Since this is a school that is located in a territory that attends quilombolas students and others who are not remaining quilombolas some situations …
De-Institutionalization in Lithuania as the Result of Social Education
A proportion of foster children of all children under the age of 18 in 2012 amounted to 1.9 per cent in Lithuania and was one of the largest in Europe. Research and statistical indicators show that the process of De-institutionalization Lithuania is very sluggish. The presentation seeks to estimate possibilities to foster children deprived of …
The Impact of National Preschool-Grade 12 Educational Reforms on the Preparation of the Future Educator Workforce in the USA
The USA has been facing several new reform initiatives in education that directly impact the instruction and assessment of elementary and secondary students (P-12). There have not been so many changes at once in recent history. Some are calling this the “perfect storm” in education or an “educational tsunami.” Emerging from the recent “Race to …
A Comparative Study of Non-Traditional Student Teachers’ Social Representations in Brazil, Sweden and Germany
It is common to hear that teachers play an extremely important role in society. This statement motivated this doctoral research, whose theme was defined after extensive literature review. There is a lack of educational comparative and international studies that deal with the perception of (future) teachers about what being a teacher is like. In particular, …
Transition of Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders from Primary to Post-Primary School: A Framework for Success
Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have specific difficulties which impact on the transition between primary and post-primary school (Steady and Roberts, 2013). As an increasing number of students with ASD are now accessing mainstream education due to Irish Government policy on inclusion (NCSE, 2013), this has led to increased challenges for schools in providing …
IEPs and the Web: Maximizing Student Potential
Transitioning into tertiary studies in a foreign language presents a host of challenges and opportunities, even more so when the transition is from one educational culture and set of tools to another. Technology offers many tools with which to approach this situation, and each tool offers distinct utilities. This poster will present a case study …
Milieu Disparity between Author and Reader Generates Complexity: ESP & ELT as a Case Study
The aim of this paper is to have a deep insight for the necessities of Islamic linguistic skills in terms of moral modifications and cultural relevancies for the improvement of ELT materials. The paper highlights the required assessments for the current need of English language for Muslims on all dimensions of ELT problems. This is …
Hybrid Teaching Approach: A Strategy for Enhancing Mastery of Knowledge and Practical Skills in Students of Vocational and Technical Education
This study was aimed at investigating an effective strategy that will enhance mastery of knowledge and practical skills in teaching and learning. The study was carried out at Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State Nigeria. The sample population were drawn from three hundred level undergraduate students of Technology Education (TE) and Vocational education …
Integrated Skills: Grammar and Home Reading in a Legal English Class
Grammar is traditionally taught as a separate block within the course of English. The result often is that the students successfully cope with grammatical drills and tests, but fail to use this perfectly drilled knowledge in speaking and writing activities, especially when discussing their professional topics and thus focusing on the content, rather than on …
Design Critique: Teaching Design Students to Be Effective Communicators Using Open Broadcaster Software
Peer review is vital to the growth and performance of the student and design critique and jury is a staple in basic and advanced studios since their teaching and learning process are different and more complicated than theory courses. Evaluation and grading systems in art, design and architecture studio-based courses are more difficult than other …
The Relevance of History in an Impoverished Society: Analysis of a Discipline Going into Extinction in Nigeria Since 1960
The discipline of History is as old as modern educational curriculum. In the old Greek State of Athens, it was seen as a noble discipline meant for members of the Royal families and Nobles. This discipline was also adopted in Europe in the renaissance era where people were taught their roots. For this reason, seasoned …
The Relevance of Classroom Audits and Student Feedback on Teacher’s Effectiveness
Measuring of performance for lecturers has become a popular activity / event not only in the Botswana academic environment but in many parts of the world (Wingfield, 2011:5). The classroom learning will be determined by the performance of the lecturer. Being charged with responsibilities as a Team Leader the researcher is interested in getting feedbacks …
An Emergent Model of the Current State of Leadership Preparation and Development of New Headteachers for Primary Schools in Mexico
Preparation and development of school leaders is a priority in high achieving educational systems since evidence from research has repeatedly demonstrated the positive effects of effective leadership. This study presents the findings of a research carried out aiming to explore the preparedness for the role of newly appointed school heads in Mexican primary schools. Semi-structured …
Patriotism and the Teaching/Learning of History in Nigeria’s Basic Education Schools: An Assessment of NCCE Minimum Standards
Patriotism and civic responsibilities of the average Nigerian has been a major subject of discourse in contemporary study of citizenship and apathy to the Nigerian Nationhood. Nigerian’s lack of patriotism has been largely blamed on the functionality of government which has been described as selfish and self-centered. The people view the government as a group …
Teaching through Inquiry: A Case-Based Approach
Case study method has been used rather widely in Universities across the world. The literature has also reported widely on the merit of using case study approach (Dunne and Brooks, 2994; Kerber, 2001; Kruntsz&Hessler, 1998 and Lundeberg, 1993). Through the use of real data, and providing real life examples to contextualize textbook concepts, case method …
Eliminating the Educational Structural Defects Constraining Effective Guidance and Counselling Services Delivery in Secondary Schools in Edo State, Nigeria
The purpose of this study was to determine the educational structural defects constraining the effective guidance and counselling services delivery in Secondary Schools in Edo State of Nigeria. In the conduct of this study, four research questions were generated to guide the study as follows: (i) Is there an enabling environment, working materials and tools …
A Critical Analysis of Student’s Self-Assessment and Teacher’s Assessment
The focus of this study was to compare scores students and their peer awarded to their work in technical drawing with score awarded by the teacher. The essence is to raise the level of confidence with which students accept their teacher’s assessment of their work. Students were given a drawing exercise in technical drawing during …
A Study of Students’ Orientation in the Virtual Classroom
One of the most important features determining successful adjustment and learning in the virtual classroom (VCR) is an individual’s ability to quickly, independently, and flexibly orient oneself in the new learning environment. It means grasping an idea of information-technological resources as well as the course organization with its academic, administrative, technical, and communicational requirements. In …
Effects of Multimedia Instruction on Retention and Achievement of Basic Machining Skills in Mechanical Craft Practice
The emergence of ICT has change the global status of education. Multimedia instruction which offers alternative to traditional paradigm of learning has made learning more meaningful, accessible and interactive within and outside the classroom. However, Nigeria has not fully embraced the use of multimedia instruction in teaching and learning. Therefore, the study aimed at investigating …
Phonological Processes in Mising Language: A Privilege Theoretic Account
Phonological processes gives an identity to a language. Phonological processes of an endangered language is more important to keep the language alive in future. Language is such a property which can be lost in future if less practiced and this is the condition of this particular language, Mising, which is spoken in the North-east region …