Month: August 2019
Space as a Sign System’: Exploring Lexical Semantics in Relation to Cultural Geography – A Case Study of Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight’
The research paper attempts to examine as to how the idea of ‘space’ when regarded as a literary construct, may …
A Survey of the Problems, Wants, and Abilities of Writing Skill of Secretaries
English language becomes an obvious key tool for success in international businesses. Secretaries play a crucial role to manage company …
An Experiment of Innovation Education in a Japanese University
A knowledge-based society is urging universities to change education. There are three factors to consider for this change: student-centered learning, …
The Need for Academic Writing Support for Undergraduates in an English Medium Tertiary Institution in Malaysia
The status of English as a global language seems to be reinforced as there is a growing trend of Asian …
The ‘Culture Hero’ in Literary Anthropology: A Gynocentric Perspective on the Narrative Cosmology Constructed in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Earthsea Cycle
Given the compass of literary anthropology, the formulaic predilection for a male ‘culture hero’, charging at or circumventing obstacles while …
An Assessment on the Level of Research Competencies of Grade 12-Senior High School Students in a Parochial School
Research is one of the important academic endeavors included in the new K-12 curriculum for the senior high school. Possessing …
Utilizing U.S. TESOL Undergraduate Internship Students to Improve Japanese College Students’ English Skills and the TESOL Students’ Teaching Skills
The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how utilizing U.S. TESOL undergraduate internship students can help improve Japanese college …
Synchronic and Diachronic Exploration in Faith-based History Teaching
Historicity is a fundamental element in the effort to mediate tensions between Christian Liberal Arts critical thinking, interdisciplinary, and holistic …
Fake News: Origins, Consequences for Students, Scholars and Teachers, and Recommended Solutions
Sir Tim Berners-Lee stated in 2017 that "misinformation, or fake news, which is surprising, shocking, or designed to appeal to …
No-Level Brick Japanese Language Education: Understanding Learning as Participation in Practice Through a Communities of Practice Perspective
Drawing upon No-Level Brick (NoLBrick) Japanese Language Education (JLE) project at an Italian university, this study explores how a group …
Innovations in Hospitality and Tourism Education in Vietnam: A Hypothetical Framework
In Vietnam, the number of international tourists is increasing and their needs become more diverse. However, workers in the hospitality …
Teaching Experiences, Pedagogies, Practices and Praxes in Subject of Applied Geo-information System Technology
This paper is presented as an important point for teaching experiences from 2012 to 2019 based on pedagogies and praxes …
Knowledge Creation of Adaptive Learning on the Blockchain System – Collaborative Cloud Educational System
The major difference of the networked society from the conventional analog society is its potential of increasing the continuity of …
Annexation of Co-curricular Activities: Experiencing and Assessing Grammar Competence in EFL Context
Over the past few years the annexation of co-curricular activities (CCAs) in experiencing learning and assessing grammar competence have increasingly …
Matriarchs Matter: Family Influences to Scientific Thinking of Women of Color in the Community College
In the University of California system, community college transfer students comprise of 48% of graduates with STEM bachelor’s degrees (Community …
No-Level Brick Foreign Language Education: Definition of the Field and Explanation of the Purposes – Japanese Language Classroom as Case Study
Today, we frequently observe social discriminations. These are tightly connected to stereotypes and intolerance toward others’ values differing to ours. …
No-Level Brick Japanese Language Education: Expectations Toward Language Teaching
This study explores dynamic relationships between students and student-facilitators, aiming to explore how student expectations influence their relationship and thus …
A Microlongitudinal Assessment of Subjective Age and Mental Health During Rehabilitation following Acute Medical Conditions
Objectives: Recent works have focused on how older adults view their own aging process, and the effect of these views …
Comparative Compulsory Schooling Policy: The Cases of India and Ecuador
Compulsory schooling laws have been at the center for countries that, as part of the MDGs, committed to ensuring access …
Prospects for Nuclear Energy Policy in Australia
During the May 2019 national election campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied his Liberal-National Party (LNP) government had any intention …
Analysis of Visuals in Political Science Textbooks to Identify its Role in Encouraging Higher Order Thinking in Students
Visuals, including photographs, sketches, and schematic diagrams, are a valuable aspect of textbooks. Visuals in the textbook attract attention and …
Reflection on the Curricular Reform with an Emphasis on Preschool Education in the Czech Republic
Since 1990, preschool education in the Czech Republic has undergone significant qualitative changes. The main focus has been on personality-oriented …
Disciplinary Training and Professional Practices Effects on Soft Skills Development
At present, the development of soft skills or transversal skills has become a relevant issue for higher education institutions. The …
A New Self-adaptive Separate Grammar Test for L2 Online Young Learners
Grammar, a core component of the language system, is usually tested through writing and speaking in major language tests for …
A Language Proficiency Test that Works
Either out of inadequate technology or for the sake of convenience, most language proficiency tests tend to oversimplify students’ diverse …
A Study of the Mutual Phonetic Resemblance between Japanese and Chinese: Quantification of the Difficulty of Phonetic Cross-comprehension
This study investigated mutual phonetic resemblances of Chinese ideograms in both Japanese and Chinese by analyzing a database of 1078 …
Integrating Reflections on Scriptural Text in Language Classes: The Southern Philippines and Bangkok Experience
Scriptural Text Integration employed in some Catholic educational institutions throughout the world has become the core pedagogy that promises relevant …
Design of English Conversation Edutainment Game for Japanese University Students
Japan is a country where most of its people cannot communicate in English despite having English education in schools until …
Design of an Interactive Tangible Sensory Toy for Autistic Children to Improve Their Learning Ability
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are highly prevalent and the number of children diagnosed with it is increasing alarmingly every year. …
Initial Invention of Therapy Table for Autism to Avoid the Table Being Pushed or Flipped by Autistic Children
In individual therapy for autism, a problem occurs in which autistic children often push the therapy table. Further, in children …
Artificial Intelligence Models to Support Curriculum Development
This research provides tools to support curriculum development for skills education. Specifically, we apply artificial intelligence neural networks and multiple …
A Review of Foreign Language Education Policy Researches in China Through Bibliometric Analysis of CSSCI: History, Content and Trend
This research investigates the structure and dynamics of foreign language policy and planning research in China over the last twenty …
Maloya: Performing Reunionese Identity
Maloya is a vernacular style of dance and music, born in the former French colony of La Réunion at the …
Developing Teachers into Teacher Leaders Through PDS
Teacher preparation necessitates extensive collaboration to develop effective, caring, and knowledgeable professionals. Positive collaboration between Professional Development School (PDS) liaisons, …
Design of a Digital Application to Aid Hindi Alphabet Recognition/Formation for Children With Learning Disability
Dyslexia is the most common learning disability that majorly affects language development and reading. In India, dyslexic children despite being …
Development of a Questionnaire System with a Response Analyzer
It has been increasing that the number of universities which try to give a bidirectional lecture by improving the content …
A Causal Model of Student Teachers’ Ambition for Becoming Teachers
Student teachers’ ambition for becoming teachers is crucially vital in effectively making the decision to be in the teaching profession. …
A Prototype System for Practicing English Speaking
In this study, we developed a prototype system that helps students practice speaking English. When students speak English, they may …
The Effectiveness of Character Education in Special Education Curricula for Students with Mental Retardation at Special School in West Java
The addition of character education in the 2013 special school curriculum or commonly called the K-13 curriculum, has a significant …
REFLECT: Engaging and Empowering Critical Thinking Through Creative Process Journals
Disruption is not only changing the landscape of businesses and the workforce but also pushing learning and teaching approaches to …
Empowering Students through Tutor’s Feedback in Online Learning
Online learning students may encounter adjustment difficulties particularly in the early semesters. Students with lack of computer literacy and related …
Encouraging Independence and Interdependence in Assessment: Moving Towards Assessment for Learning in Heritage Language Classrooms in Singapore
Assessment for learning (AfL) can be viewed as a set of practices that enhance student learning. AfL is applicable in …
Impression of Japanese Universities’ Specialized Courses Among Chinese Overseas Students: The Outcome of a PAC Analysis
This paper aims at revealing the impressions of Japanese universities’ specialized courses among Chinese overseas students and showing some viewpoints …
Foreign Language Effect and Moral Decision Making
Would you sacrifice one person to save a group of five people? This kind of moral dilemma juxtaposes deontological ethics …
Sino-Japanese Infrastructure Rivalry in ASEAN: Dynamics and Impact
Sino-Japanese competition is a crucial structural force for the stability of Southeast Asia and East Asia in general and infrastructure …
Perceived Organizational Justice, Job Attitudes and Turnover Intention Among Hospital Healthcare Workers
This study was intended to investigate organizational justice perceptions, job attitudes, and turnover intentions among healthcare workers in hospitals located …
The Invisible Character; A Perspective Into the Significance of Set Design in Film, Theater and Television
The importance of set design is easily comprehended by looking at the history of performing arts and its progress; but …
Internet and Public Sphere in ‘Pondok Pesantren’: Reclaiming the Future of Religious Education in Indonesia
Historically, the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School (Pondok Pesantren) has played a pivotal role in building a sense of identity among …
Using Mobile Games to Enhance English Vocabulary Knowledge: A Case Study of Thai Employees in an International Workplace
Vocabulary knowledge is significantly important for English language communication. However, research studies have reported that English as a foreign language …
The Use of Local Genius in Strengthening Student Character
Strengthening Character Education is an education program in school whose chief goal is to reinforce student character through the harmonization …
The Roles of Islam Students in Preserving the Indonesian Value of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity)
Students’ organizations play very important roles in delivering the knowledge, the impression, and the spirit of Indonesian nationalism under the …
How to Create Educational Children’s TV Programs: A Strategic Practice for Survival in the Digital Age
Since the past to the present, the television is one type of mass communication that plays a significant role in …
QORI Learning Model to Foster Learning Autonomy
The awareness of rural communities in the province of West Java, Indonesia to further their education to a higher level …
Implementation of Input Methods with Natural Language for Pictogramming
This paper proposes the extension of input method of “Pictogramming”. We have been developing content creation environment using human pictogram, …
Authentic Learning in Dynamic Globalization Context: Experiential Learning Through Students Business Projects
This study aims to explore the experiential learning of students in a business management class at bachelor degree level, for …
Communication Process and Strategy to Create Participation for Thai Early Childhood Oral Hygiene Development Campaign Among Healthy Teeth Network Schools, Thailand
The objectives of this research are to study the communication process to create participation for Thai early childhood oral hygiene …
Pictogramming Workshop (Learning Programming Concepts with Pictogram Contents Creation)
We have been developing content creation environment using human pictogram, called “Pictogramming.” This application can be accessed freely (web site …
Fostering Sustainability Through Renewable Energy Resource Development: The Law and Policy in Nigeria
Renewable energy sources (RES) exploitation and utilization is the hallmark of sustainable development in any country around the globe. The …
An Analysis of the Possibility to Achieve the Specified Indonesian Renewable Energy Development Target
Is it possible to achieve the specified Indonesian renewable energy development target?
An analysis of constraints and recommendations for accelerating …
Customer Relationship Management in an Educational Institution in the Philippines
Customer Relationship Management is the process of carefully managing detailed information about individual customers and all customer “touch points” to …
The Associations Between the Perception of Helpfulness of Teacher Induction Programs and Anticipated First-year Teacher Retention in China
The purpose of the study was to: (a) determine to what extent the formalized teacher induction programs (TIPs) are perceived …
Thai Gay Men’s Behaviors in Choosing to Use VDO Game Character Gender
It was found in the previous study on attitudes of Thai men choosing to use VDO game female characters that, …
Machine Learning to Guide STEM Learning: Relative Importance of Social vs Technical Competencies for STEM Students from Underrepresented Groups
Students interested in STEM professions are often unsure about exactly will be required of them upon graduation. Academic planning is …
Professional Development for Teaching Online and Hybrid Courses in Higher Education
All institutions want their faculty to have confidence going into a classroom to teach their subject, whether face to face …
Massive Open Online Classes (MOOCs) are Not Dead: An Overview of Geographic and Degree Trends in MOOCs
In 2012, the New York Times proclaimed it was the year of the MOOC. By 2015, most academics in higher …
Psychological Safety in Teams: Essentials to Developing High Performance and Continual Learning Teams
This study aims to study and improve workplace performance and team learning by improving team Psychological Safety through a proprietary …
Effective Strategies for Teaching Higher Education Faculty How to Teach Online
In higher education, institutions want their faculty to have confidence going into a classroom to teach their subject, whether face …
Ineffective and Unsustainable Programs That Do Good: An Example of How to Transition These to Be Effective and Sustainable
The University of Virginia (UVA) started the African Scholarship Cohort (ASC) program in 2015. This program was with a third-party …
Attitude, Perceptions and Development of edTPA as an Assessment Process Among ECE Senior Cohort Students
edTPA serves as a teacher performance assistance and support system that measures new teachers’ readiness to teach young children. Even …
Content Analysis of the Forum Theater Play Melanie on HIV/AIDS Stigma
The study aimed to determine how the forum theater play Melanie portrayed HIV/AIDS stigma, specifically: 1) count occurrences of HIV/AIDS …
Psychological Adaptation and Psychological Risks of Workers of the Offshore Ice-resistant Oil and Gas Platform in the Caspian Sea
The study was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in framework of the …
Professional Deformations of Police Officers of Various Departments
The reported study was funded by RFBR according to the research project № 19-013-00517. Since the activities of the internal …
Albrecht Dürer’s Large Passion: Art, History, and Theology
This presentation analyzes a series of woodcuts collectively entitled the Large Passion (of Christ), which the German Renaissance artist Albrecht …
Management and Multiculturalism in Romanian Universities: A Case Study at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa” Iasi
The paper aims to highlight the role of university management and multicultural education in an irreversibly interconnected world. The research …
Technology Acceptance Model for Pre-Service Teachers of Region I
The study determined the profile of College of Teacher Education Faculty and Pre-service Teachers; Adequacy and extent of ICT – …
The Significance of Media in Literary Theory: Shaping the Future of Literary Criticism of Electronic Literature
Media plays an important role in literary studies. Nevertheless, the media has been neglected since the emergence of literary theories …
Quantifying Risk of Natural Disaster Using Typhoon Damage Cases in Commercial Buildings
Damages caused by natural disasters are increasing worldwide, and damages are increasing accordingly. Therefore, a number of international public organizations …
Supporting Teacher Education with Video-based Noticing: A Technological Innovation
In light of developments and emphasis in technology-enhanced teaching and learning in recent years, connected, yet often overlooked, is the …
Exploring Motivations and Challenges of Ex-convicts, and the Roles of ALS in their Reintegration in the Mainstream Society
Studies on ex-prisoner’s reintegration are mostly seen in the context of psychological, criminological, and sociological perspectives. Limited attention was given …
The Quality of Legal Education in Nigeria: A Case for Professional Ethics and ICT Courses in Law Degree Curriculum
There has been raging debate on the quality of legal education in Nigeria. Scholars have opined that the challenges are …
Universities and their Engagements with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Initiatives: An Environmental Scan
The ongoing rise of digitally immersive technologies is hard to ignore. According to a recent study by the Global Virtual …
Developing an Informal Tandem Learning Scheme for Young Researchers and Academics
The constant change in technologies and organizations today require higher education institutions to adapt just as quickly to the new …
Depressive Symptoms, Self-harm, and Suicide Among Filipino University Students: Preliminary Findings From the Diwa Mental Health Survey
University students are navigating through a transitional period that comes with cognitive, affective, and behavioral risk factors associated with mental …
Internship Abroad Program: The Lived Experiences of Education Students in a State University
Quality learning is indispensable for meeting people’s basic needs, and vital in nurturing the conditions for global peace and sustainable …
Empirical Analysis of Chinese Environmental Citizenship: Citizens’ Awareness of Environmental Issues and Environmental Protection Activities
China has experienced rapid economic growth over the last thirty years. However, owing to such rapid growth, China is facing …
From the Classroom to the Community and Back: The Development of a Community-based Research Model for Contemporary Higher Education
Community-based research is a collaborative research approach to address a community-identified need that can also be used as a pedagogical …
China’s Path to World-Class Universities
While efforts to build world-class universities have grown around the world in recent years, nowhere has this been more evident …
Animals are Friends, Not Food: the Turning Point to go Vegan
The proportion of individuals desiring to follow a vegan diet has increased in recent years. There was an increased interest …
Enhancing Teachers’ Personality and Social Competence: MBTI Approach
This research aims to identify primary school teachers’ personality profile in Jakarta using Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and design trainings to …
Hidden Treasures: A Meaningful 3D Experience
This paper presents an experiment of pedagogy through active work in the classroom. It aims at giving students the opportunity …