bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Uso de la Aplicación Móvil (WhatsApp) para Reducir la Ansiedad al Hablar en Inglés como Lengua Extranjera
Authors: Han Turgay , Keskin Fırat
Published: April 2018

Diferentes estudios experimentales han analizado el efecto del uso de aplicaciones móviles para mejorar las habilidades lingüísticas, pero son pocas las investigaciones acerca del impacto del uso de estas aplicaciones en las clases de conversación en inglés como lengua extranjera para reducir la ansiedad al hablar un idioma extranjero. Este estudio examina el efecto de usar WhatsApp en actividades con estudiantes de pregrado que en sus clases de conversación de inglés experimentan ansiedad cuando hablan en una lengua extranjera y sus sentimientos acerca de las actividades realizadas. 39 participantes de pregrado desarrollaron tareas de los cursos de conversación de inglés como lengua extranjera en WhatsApp durante cuatro semanas. Las FLCAS fueron aplicadas al inicio y al final del estudio. Las opiniones sobre las actividades desarrolladas en la aplicación móvil fueron analizadas a través de entrevistas personales. Los resultados mostraron que la experiencia del uso de WhatsApp afecta significativamente la adquisición de un idioma reduciendo la ansiedad al hablar inglés como lengua extranjera.
Programas de Inglés como Lengua Extranjera Basados en Fundamentos Económicos y Profesionales: Problemas y Soluciones
Authors: Fallas Escobar Christian , Ennser-Kananen Johanna , Bigelow Martha
Published: April 2018

En este artículo discutimos los discursos dominantes que utilizan razones económicas para justificar la enseñanza y el aprendizaje del inglés en Costa Rica, estableciendo paralelos entre fenómenos que ocurren actualmente en Japón, Corea, Canadá y Colombia. La propagación de estos discursos ha dado como resultado la mercantilización de la enseñanza y aprendizaje del inglésen Costa Rica, impactando así el diseño curricular de los programas para satisfacer propósitos e intereses económicos. La reflexión incluye un análisis de la publicidad a nivel nacional en torno al aprendizaje del inglés, de algunas iniciativas nacionales orientadas al mejoramiento de esta área, de un programa de inglés como lengua extranjera ofertado en una universidad pública en CostaRica, y de las opiniones de estudiantes de este programa. Se hace hincapié en cómo la construcción del inglés como medio para la movilidad social, riqueza y profesionalismo ha impactado los programas de inglés como lengua extranjera, causando que estos, en su mayoría, pasen por alto diversas motivaciones que losaprendices puedan tener para el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera, debido a la prioridad que se le da a los intereses materiales y económicos del sector productivo. Por último, este artículo aboga por la creación de espacios democráticos en los cuales tanto profesores como estudiantes puedan criticar deforma constructiva el impacto que los discursos dominantes antes mencionados tienen sobre los individuos y el currículo en inglés como lengua extranjera en general.
Las Realizaciones Fonéticas de la Letra  y  en el Acento del Inglés Nigeriano Estándar y sus Implicaciones para la Enseñanza y Aprendizaje del Inglés como Segunda Lengua
Authors: Steve Ekundayo Omowumi Bode
Published: April 2018

Este artículo examina las realizaciones fonéticas de la letra  y  en el acento del inglés nigeriano estándar como segunda lengua. Esta revisión se basa en el concepto de intraferencia. Los ejemplos fueron recopilados desde el 2005 al 2013 en una encuesta nacional a través de la aplicación de entrevistas,observación participativa, y el registro de discursos espontáneos. Se utilizó el método de análisis ecléctico: análisis textual cualitativo, descripción y presentación estadística de los datos. Los datos ordinales son presentados en tablas de frecuencia, porcentaje, gráficos y los textos lingüísticos son descritos,explicados y comparados con variantes de pronunciación recibida, RP. El estudio estableció que la población nigeriana educada reorganiza las variadas realizaciones de las letras  y  de acuerdo a la pronunciación recibida RP del inglés británico de manera indiscriminada para pronunciar palabras en las que aparecen palabras en la manera en que RP y otros acentos nativosde inglés podrían no ser pronunciados por ellos, de esa manera produciendo variantes fonológicas. Dado que las variantes provienen de la inconsciente redistribución subyacente de las realizaciones fonéticas de las letras y desde que se institucionalizaron en ENE, el artículo propone que pueden ser considerados como variaciones que caracterizan ESL y (ENEA).
The Implications of Orthographic Intraference for the Teaching and Description of ESL: The Educated Nigerian English Examples
Authors: Bode Ekundayo Omowumi Steve
Published: April 2018

This paper examines orthographic intraference and its implications for teaching and describing English as a second language (ESL). Orthographic intraference is used here to denote instances of single word spelling, acronyms, mix up of homophones, homonyms and compound word spelling arising not from interference but from orthographic rules and features of the English language. The paper is based on the concept of intraference and examples were gathered from Nigerian English, the educated variety, from 2005 to 2013 with questionnaires and recording of spontaneous speeches and from secondary sources. The study established that orthographic intraference cases are widespread and common in Educated Nigerian English. Consequently, the paper proposes that teachers of ESL identify, teach and drill learners on them to make learners internalize the generally accepted standard forms.
Transformation: A Model for Restructuring the Preparation of English Teachers in Ecuador
Authors: Serrano M. Elisabeth , Vizcaíno Cristina G. , Cazco Daniel , Kuhlman Natalie A.
Published: April 2018

As English has become the language of business, the economy and social media around the world, it is more and more necessary to start teaching English in schools. Countries such as Ecuador have seen the immediate need to review how they prepare teachers of English to meet this new demand. This article shares a reflection on the process of moving from an autonomous university preparation program to a unified approach based on international standards for teachers of English in Ecuador. This transformation is discussed from four perspectives: the US Embassy in Quito that organized the effort; the facilitator who guided the process; the universities that train English teachers and whose programs were to be revised; and the language institutes that provide intensive English instruction to all university students. These last two points of view are provided by two academics that have been part of the group that collaborated in the creation of the proposal. The end result is a new curriculum based on international EFL/ESL teacher standards and, most importantly, created through collaboration among different entities that had not previously worked together.
Teachers and Students’ Stereotypes about the Teaching and Learning of English
Authors: Roberto Flórez Eliana Edith , Arias Rodriguez Gladis Leonor
Published: April 2018

This article is the result of a research study that examined teachers and undergraduate students’ stereotypes about English teaching and learning processes at a private university in Tunja, Colombia. The research was carried out with six English teachers and twenty undergraduate students from first and second semesters. The instruments used to collect data were semi-structured interviews and questionnaires from both teachers and students. A grounded theory method was used to analyze the gathered information. Findings demonstrate that language teachers created stereotypes about students’ academic work, behavior, and attitudes due to their experiences with them as their teachers, and particularly according to students’ academic majors. Students also evidence stereotypes about the teaching and learning of English, according to their experiences in English class.
Exploring English Language Teaching in an Ecuadorian Urban Secondary Institution
Authors: Burgin Ximena , Daniel Mayra C
Published: April 2018

This article presents a case study focused on the pedagogy of nine English language teachers’ pedagogy in Ecuador. The significance of this study is its potential to inform practitioners, teacher educators, and policymakers in countries where teachers need to be prepared to teach in multilingual settings, such as Ecuador. Data analyses of nine observations of practicing teachers seems to suggest the curriculum used to prepare English teachers does not fully meet the educational needs of teachers or students. Observations of secondary level English teachers were conducted using the Classroom Observation Checklist (2010). This instrument is useful to analyze teachers’ delivery of content, lesson organization, classroom interactions, verbal and non-verbal communication in the classroom, and integration of media during instruction. One major theme emerged from data analyses; English language teaching appears to follow teaching as a foreign language paradigm. The validation of the results of this exploratory study through the participation of a larger sample size of classroom teachers would be important to provide a more robust conclusion regarding teaching diverse student populations.
EFL Learners’ Development of Voice In Academic Writing: Lexical bundles, Boosters/Hedges and Stance-taking Strategies
Authors: Christian Fallas Escobar Christian , Chaves Fernández Lindsay
Published: April 2018

In EFL composition courses, teaching and learning normally orbit around norms of unity, coherence, support, and sentence skills that L2 learners are expected to comply with, at the expense of opportunities to develop voice. Against this backdrop, we resolved to examine the extent to which students’ exposure to and practice with lexical bundles, boosters/hedges and stance-taking strategies allows them to build a stronger discoursal and authorial voice as future academic writers. Evaluation of the students’ works revealed their level of success in this endeavor and analysis of student surveys unveiled the tensions and struggles they faced along the way. At the end of this paper, we advocate for academic writing courses to be transformed into spaces where students not only come to terms with the basic norms they have to conform to, but also build a discoursal and authorial voice as L2 writers.
PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR MATERI GERAK BENDA DENGAN PENILAIAN UNJUK KERJA MELALUI PENGGUNAAN ALAT PERAGA BOLA PIMPONG DAN PAPAN PELUNCUR PADA SISWA KELAS III SD I NGEMPLAK SEMESTER II TAHUN PELAJARAN 2013/2014
Authors: Lestari Puji
Published: April 2018

Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan guru dalam Penilaian unjuk kerja melalui penggunaan alat peraga. Subyek penelitian adalah 22 siswa Sd 1 Ngemplak tahun 2013/2014.Pelaksanaan tindakan melalui dua siklus. Teknik analisis secara deskripsi kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan guru menyusun RPP Penilaian Unjuk Kerja dengan hasil ketuntasan pada siklus I yaitu 63,6 % dan pada siklus  II mengalami kenaikan ketuntasan yaitu 90,9 % Disarankan melakukan peningkatan hasil belajar melalui penilaian unjuk kerja untuk meningkatkan kemampuan guru
Zrównoważony rozwój gospodarczy regionów UE wspierany przez dynamicznie modelowany systemy logistyczno-transportowy
Authors: Stawiarska Ewa
Published: April 2018

Celem opracowania jest wskazanie rozwiązań dla dedykowanego systemu logistyczno- transportowego usprawniającego przewóz towarów w branży motoryzacyjnej. Innowacyjne rozwiązania leżą w gestii władz regionu, potrzebę ich wdrożenie można zawrzeć w Strategii Rozwoju Transportu Województwa rozważając ich zgodność z Koncepcją Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Kraju i Krajową Strategią Rozwoju Regionalnego. Podjęcie dedykowanych (wiodącej branży regionu) przedsięwzięć infrastrukturalnych i organizacyjnych, może przyczynić się do rozwoju gospodarczego regionu, ale to zależne będzie od możliwości organizacyjnych oraz pozyskania odpowiednich funduszy. Warto na początek zbadać czy w opinii regionalnych przedsiębiorców proponowane rozwiązania są pożądane. W artykule pokazano wyniki takich badań, potwierdzając hipotezę, że przedsiębiorcy wiodącej w regionie Śląska branży motoryzacyjnej oczekują dedykowanych rozwiązań w regionalnej sieci logistyczno-transportowej.
Zaburzenia finansowe a restrukturyzacja finansowa przedsiębiorstw - determinanty i skutki
Authors: Porada-Rochoń Małgorzata
Published: April 2018

Cel. Funkcjonowanie przedsiębiorstw w zmiennym otoczeniu, nacechowanym niepewnością, występowaniem ryzyka i zróżnicowanych zagrożeń potęguje występowanie zaburzeń finansowych zarówno na poziomie makro – jak i mkroekonomicznym. Celem artykułu jest identyfikacja determinant wpływających w największym stopniu na występowanie zaburzeń finansowych w przedsiębiorstwach jak również analiza i ocena narzędzi i działań najbardziej skutecznych w ramach niwelowania skutków zaburzeń finansowych, w ramach restrukturyzacji finansowej.

Metoda. Badanie przeprowadzono w kwietniu 2015 roku na probie 100 małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw w województwie zachodniopomorskim. Zgromadzony materiał badawczy to mikrodane przekrojowe pochodzące z wywiadów ankietowych. Baza danych ankietowych zawiera 100 obserwacji. Dobór próby: losowy. Zastosowano m.in. analizę głównych składowych. Dokonano także przeglądu i analizy literatury przede wszystkim tzw. related work.

Wnioski. Istnieje duże zróżnicowanie w ocenie determinant wpływających na występowaniem zaburzeń finansowych w badanych przedsiębiorstwach. Biorąc pod uwagę średnią ważoną, do czynników w największym stopniu wpływających na wystąpienie zaburzeń finansowych w przedsiębiorstwie respondenci zaliczyli zmienność cen (dostępność), uwarunkowania polityczne oraz sytuację ekonomiczną w kraju, a zatem czynniki, na które bezpośrednio przedsiębiorstwo nie ma wpływu. Badani respondenci jako najskuteczniejsze podjęte działania w ramach restrukturyzacji finansowej wskazali ograniczanie wydatków inwestycyjnych poprzez zaniechanie inwestycji oraz renegocjowanie warunków umów Oba działania wpisują się w ogólnie pojmowany program redukcji kosztów i mają charakter stabilizujący.
Zastosowanie informacji zwrotnej jako narzędzia motywacji pracowników na przykładzie banków
Authors: Leśniak Renata
Published: April 2018

Cel: Koncentracja współczesnych banków na wynikach sprzedażowych i efektywności działania sprawia, iż istotne stają się umiejętności menadżerów, związane z motywowaniem podwładnych. Jednym z elementów, mogących pozytywnie wpływać na poziom motywacji pracownika jest, odpowiednio stosowana, informacja zwrotna na temat jego pracy.

Metoda: Publikacja przedstawia wyniki wywiadu, którego uczestnikami byli menadżerowie zatrudnieni w kilku polskich bankach. Każdemu z nich zadane zostały te same, zebrane w kwestionariuszu ankietowym, pytania. Najważniejszym celem badania było ustalenie, jak szefowie korzystają z narzędzia, jakim jest feedback, jak dobrze – teoretycznie i praktycznie – są do tego procesu przygotowani, jak oceniają przydatność tegoż instrumentu. Poruszana problematyka wypływa z upowszechnianego w bankach zwyczaju regularnych ocen pracowniczych oraz systematycznego monitorowania wyników pracy podwładnych.

Wyniki: Okazuje się, że regularnemu stosowaniu informacji zwrotnej przeszkadza szereg różnych obowiązków menadżerskich, niska i mało usystematyzowana znajomość jej technik, a także narosłe wokół feedbacku uprzedzenia. Pomimo to, narzędzie jest oceniane jako przydatne w motywowaniu, szczególnie, jeśli menadżer stosuje je często, regularnie i w sposób indywidualnie dobrany do danego pracownika.
Prometheus’den Halife’ye… Doğu ve Batı’nın İnsan Tasavvurları
Authors: Hacımüftüoğlu Esra
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışma, Doğu/Şark ve Batı/Garp Medeniyetinin insan
tasavvurlarından yola çıkarak bir değerlendirme yapmayı amaçlamaktadır. Batı
medeniyetinin kökenleri Antik Yunan’da olduğundan dolayı, Yunan mitolojisinin
insanın yaratılışı ile ilgili verdiği bilgiler, Prometheus efsanesi bağlamında
ele alınmıştır. Prometheus, yaygın olarak bilinen ve günümüzde sanattan spora
pek çok alanda canlılığını gösteren bir mittir. Doğu’nun insan tasavvuru bağlamında
ise, Kur’an’ın ilk insana dair vermiş olduğu bilgiler değerlendirilmiştir.
Dolayısıyla çalışma, her iki medeniyetin insanın dünyadaki varlığını
anlamlandırma sürecinden başlayarak ilerlemiştir. İlk insanla ilgili bilgiler,
kadın konusunda da özel olarak durmayı gerektirdiği için Pandora ve Havva hakkında
değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Medeniyetler arası çatışma teorilerine girmeden
yürütülen bu çalışma, her iki medeniyetinin insan tasavvurlarından kaynaklanan
farklılıklara değinmiştir. Sonuçta Batı’nın insana yüklediği misyon
Prometheusçu bir tavırken, Doğu’nun insanı her şeyden önce kul ve halifedir.
Patient Attitudes about Patient Portal Functions
Authors: Sequeira Tamara
Published: April 2018

As part the U.S. government’s ongoing efforts to improve health care quality, the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) offers financial incentives to eligible health care providers (EP) who adopt, implement, improve, and demonstrate meaningful use of EHR. Beginning 2014, the Stage 2 Meaningful Use core objectives included the ability of patients to use online patient portals to view, download and transmit their health information. As a result, many EP offer a patient portal and encourage sign up, yet not all patients have done so. How patients perceive the patient portal, whether positively or negatively, may affect their adoption and use of the portal. A survey collected attitudes and beliefs about the patient portal from adult, female, primary care patients (n=257). The beliefs of patients who signed up, along with those who had not, were considered within the framework of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to identify methods to increase patient use of the portal. The TPB correctly predicted portal sign up behavior in attitude (p<0.05) and intention (p<0.05) subscales. Overall, patients viewed portal characteristics as useful, but patients who had signed up identified them as significantly (p<0.01) more useful, and also, were found to have significantly (p<0.05) more education than those who did not sign up. Few methods to increase patient sign up were identified apart from targeted education to promote the portal’s usability and utility. More research is needed to identify potential methods health care providers can use to increase portal use in primary care patient populations. Implications for advanced public health nurse practice, training, policy, and research were identified and recommendations given.
The opportunities and challenges for employability-related support in STEM degrees
Authors: O'Leary Simon
Published: April 2018

This research explores the opportunities and challenges for incorporating employability-related support into STEM (Sciences; Technology; Engineering; Mathematics) degree programmes, based in part on recent research (O’Leary, 2016a) outlining that significant variations in employability-related support exist across the STEM disciplines. These issues were highlighted at a recent conference on STEM pedagogy (O’Leary, 2016b) and this paper explores them in more depth. While O’Leary (2016a) finds that Engineering and Sciences are performing relatively well on employability-support matters, in comparison with Social Sciences and Humanities, there is still room for improvement across STEM programmes. The research suggest that students’ employability can be enhanced through a combination of the content of the curriculum and the development of key student capabilities and characteristics. To achieve this, it is necessary to address several issues; the development of academic staff, the use of external speakers, the provision of business and management expertise, cross-disciplinary approaches and the integration of professional services into the curriculum. In addition, the most effective gains from a cross-Faculty viewpoint may exist in what may seem unlikely liaisons; for effective employability-related support, the Sciences and Humanities think along the same lines; while Social Sciences & Engineering think along another line. Therefore, improvements to the provision of such support may be better achieved by such non-traditional cross-Faculty partnerships. An approach based on the “3E’s” is suggested: Enhanced Learning & Teaching; Employer-engagement; and Embedding into the Curriculum.
Understanding how students manage their employability
Authors: Divan Aysha , McBurney Stephanie
Published: April 2018

In this study we explored the process by which students manage their employability, the skills and attributes gained by students as a consequence of undertaking a particular activity and how their experiences influence how they subsequently manage their employability. Quantitative and qualitative data were collated from five separate groups of students. Each student cohort had completed one of the following activities: a credit-weighted optional professional development module (PDM), an industrial placement year (IPY) or a study year abroad (SYA).  The fourth student cohort was in the final stages of completing an integrated Master’s degree (MBiol). The final student group was the control group who had undertaken none of these four activities and were in the final stages of their three-year undergraduate degree. On the whole, students who have undertaken an activity were very positive about their experience. We found that students had very clear reasons for engaging in a particular activity and, in many cases, related to enhancing their employment prospects.  Those engaged in any activity report more focused career plans (in the case of the MBiol, IPY and SYA groups) and, in the case of the PDM group, high levels of self-awareness and understanding of employer requirements. We found students in the control group to be the most uncertain of their future career plans.  The reasons for not engaging in the employability initiatives described here and lack of career planning amongst the control group require further investigation.Keywords: Employability, career management, industrial placement year, integrated masters, study year abroad, professional development module
Nutrition Tea Club; engaging students in reading scientific papers.
Authors: Cameron Ellie , Hamdi Rania , Idowu Aisha , Mulrooney Hilda
Published: April 2018

Many students do not engage with reading the scientific literature, which is a core skill in undergraduate students. The learning environment has an important impact upon learning. It was postulated that taking reading out of the formal learning environment might impact upon students’ willingness to engage with the literature, and confidence in doing so. A staff-student research partnership initiative funded by Kingston University allowed this hypothesis to be tested. Three Tea Club sessions, informal drop-in reading sessions were offered in a student-owned space within the Students’ Union. Refreshments were supplied, aiming for a ‘coffee house’ feel. Although the numbers of students who engaged with the Tea Club were small, evaluations were positive. In particular students valued the opportunity for peer learning. However the chosen environment was too noisy. Future sessions will be offered within a different, less noisy environment with facilities for refreshments, and will be offered throughout the academic year to facilitate student engagement.Keywords: Learning environment, peer support, extracurricular, scientific reading
Student perceptions of quality in higher education: effect of year of study, gender and ethnicity.
Authors: Dicker Rachel , Garcia Mikey , Kelly Alison , Modabber Parisa , O'Farrell Alex , Pond Adam , Pond Nicole , Mulrooney Hilda Mary
Published: April 2018

Student expectations with regard to what comprises quality in higher education can impact upon their learning, engagement and overall satisfaction. Perceptions of quality are not always clearly articulated and may vary by gender, ethnicity and year of study. In this study, undergraduate students completed a questionnaire indicating whether they agreed, disagreed or were unsure about 15 statements related to quality in higher education. A total of 340 students across four year groups participated (Levels 3-6), with more female than male participants and a range of ethnicities represented. There was broad unanimity in the recognition of the importance of both teaching and learning and relationships with academic staff in defining quality. Overall, there were low levels of satisfaction with the amount of contact with academic staff and uncertainty about whether students thought they were getting a high quality education. Some differences in relation to support services were seen in different ethnic groups, and more males than females were satisfied with support services although this varied by year group, and student numbers were small. These results suggest the importance of clearly articulating what is available in terms of support (academic, pastoral, study and health) to all students. The teaching and learning experience, and relationships with academic staff are clearly important and given the uncertainty about overall perceptions of quality, these aspects need to be highlighted to students so that they understand the value of what they are receiving.Keywords: quality, perceptions, relationships, feedback, teaching & learning
Enhancing skills development and reflective practise in students during their programme of study
Authors: MacCallum Janis , Campbell Casey Samantha
Published: April 2018

The transition to the workplace can be challenging for new graduates. At Edinburgh Napier our approach is to work proactively with students to prepare them for the world of work. Staff within the School of Applied Sciences have partnered with both internal and external stakeholders to provide opportunities for students to gain experience and develop skills to support this transition. This led to the development of the Skills Passport project within the School and a strong focus on graduate employability. At the core of this is a Skills Evidence and Evaluation Record (SEER), modelled upon employer competency frameworks, and aiming to help students understand the professional development required by industry, assess gaps in their personal skills, and proactively engage with opportunities in order to tailor a plan for their own professional development needs. There are a number of key challenges with this approach: firstly, getting students to engage with these opportunities (see their value as integral to their personal development); secondly, ensuring a joined up approach (building links from year to year and across modules); and lastly, ensuring staff buy-in. Continued and appropriate support is required  to ensure we can effectively support these issues and we encourage all stakeholders including staff, students and employers to reflect on the effectiveness of this approach. Here we present some data and reflections on how our approach has worked and where it needs further refinement into a flexible tool that will stand the test of time, continue to support students effectively and also meet the changing needs of industry. Keywords: Employability skills, flexibility, reflective practice, competency frameworks, professional planning
Understanding the different challenges facing students in transitioning to university particularly with a focus on ethnicity
Authors: Parker Hannah , Hughes Annie , Marsh Caleb , Ahmed Sadia , Cannon James , Taylor-Steeds Emma , Jones Lucy , Page Nigel
Published: April 2018

A positive and successful transition into University is crucial if students are to stay the course in higher education and experience successful outcomes. However, challenges exist in ensuring a connected transition from secondary and further education to higher education that is inclusive and supports the diversity in our current undergraduate student body. We set out to explore the diverse experiences that first year students report about their recent transition to a post-1992 University. We were particularly interested in how these experiences and challenges differed by ethnicity. This is incredibly important given the disparity, recognised in the sector, in the attainment of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students compared to their White counterparts and particularly pertinent that this trend reverses attainment patterns in secondary education. This paper summarises some of our key findings in determining the challenges facing students from different backgrounds in their transition to university. It argues that Universities will have to change their transition and wider offer to ensure that diverse students feel welcomed and develop a sense belonging in Higher Education in order for them to achieve successful outcomes.Keywords: Transition, widening participation, ethnicity
Interactive Statistics: can we use experience from a large diverse student cohort to provide professional development for a wider population?
Authors: Hilliam Rachel , Calvert Carol
Published: April 2018

Statistics pervades everyone’s lives, whether it is through media coverage, reading reports, weighing up internal risks or evaluating decisions. Most managers are swamped by endless targets, dashboards and spreadsheets, but few organisations have enough employees with statistical skills to support the requirement for evidence based decision making. The need to equip today’s workforce to deal with the increased amount of data is imperative. The shortage of mathematics and statistics teachers is also likely to increase as the Government aims by 2020 to provide all post 16 students with continued mathematical education until the age of 18. At The Open University we have devised a highly successful first level statistics module which is simultaneously studied by students across a range of different disciplines, many of whom encounter statistics at some point in their qualification. This has been achieved by using topics which are of interest to everyone rather than being discipline specific. The module has produced some impressive results particularly when analysing the progress of different cohorts of students, not just from varying disciplines, but also across a broad spectrum of students with differing backgrounds. It is thought that by adapting these techniques it is possible to produce high quality statistics provision to be widely used as professional career development for employees.Keywords:  Statistics; Interactive; Career and Professional Development
Analisis Pengungkapan Corporate Social Responsibility Perbankan Syariah Indonesia Berdasarkan Islamic Social Reporting Index
Authors: Sawitri Desy Retma , Juanda Ahmad , Jati A Waluya
Published: April 2018

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the data shown by Corporate Social Responsibility at shareea banks in Indonesia, which analyzed by ISR index. This research used a sampling method. The samples which are used for the purpose of this research are the purposive sampling taken from shareea banks at Indonesia which already registered on 2015 and 2016. The result of this research showed that Indonesia Muamalat Bank scored the highest at CSR at 86% and disclosed consistently, while Victoria Bank of Indonesia scored the lowest at 54%. The data also showed that there were four shareea banks which ranked as very informative, they were: Indonesia Muamalat Bank, Shareea Bank of Indonesia Nation, Mandiri Shareea Bank, and Central Asia Bank. There were also five shareea banks which simply ranked informative, they were: Mega Shareea Bank, Shareea Bank of Indonesia Citizen, Bukopin Shareea Bank, Shareea Bank of Banten of West Java and Panin Shareea Bank. Last, there were two banks which are evaluated as less informative namely Shareea Bank of Maybank Indonesia and Victoria Shareea Bank.Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, Shareea Banks, ISR index.
EKONOMİK BÜYÜME VE ENERJİ TÜKETİMİNİN ÇEVRE KİRLİLİĞİNE ETKİSİ: PANEL VERİ ANALİZİ
Authors: SAYAR ÖZKAN Gökçen , ERDEMLİ Muhyettin
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışma ülkelerin ekonomik olarak
gerçekleştirmek istediği daha fazla büyüme veya gelişmenin çevre faktörüne
etkilerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada gerek stratejik gerek tarihi
gerekse de doğal kaynaklar anlamında dünyanın önde gelen coğrafi bölgelerinden
biri olan ve Türkiye ile 8 sınır komşusunun yer aldığı ülkeler çalışmanın
coğrafi sınırlarını oluşturmuştur. Bölgede özellikle Suriye, İran ve Irak gibi
ülkelerin yaşadığı iç savaşlar ve devamında meydana gelen olaylar veri setini
2000-2013 yılları arasında seçme zorunluluğunu doğurmuştur. Bağımlı değişken
olarak kişi başı CO2 emisyonu, bağımsız değişkenler olarak ise kişi başı GSYH
ve kişi başı enerji tüketimi alınmıştır. Çalışmada panel veri yöntemi ile bahse
konu ülkelerde ve ilgili yıllarda Çevresel Kuznets Eğrisi (ÇKE) yaklaşımının
geçerli olup olmadığı ve enerji tüketimi ile çevre kirliliği arasında bir
ilişkinin olup olmadığı incelenmiştir. Analiz sonucu söz konusu ülkelerde ÇKE
yaklaşımının geçerli olduğu ve enerji tüketimi ile CO2 emisyonu arasında uzun dönemde
pozitif bir ilişkinin olduğu saptanmıştır.
ALTERNATIVE AND NON-OBJECTIVE MUSLIM MALAY WORLDVIEWS IN DINA ZAMAN’S “KING OF THE SEA”: THROUGH THE LENS OF MAGICAL REALISM
Authors: Bahar Ida Baizura , Hashim Nor Kamal Nor
Published: April 2018

Literary reviews on King of the Sea (2012), a collection of nine short stories, by the Malaysian author Dina Zaman (b. 1969), have highlighted the theme of the supernatural through issues on the diversity of the Muslim Malay way of life. The text is a fictional narrative on the Muslim Malay beliefs and practices in the phenomenon of supernatural existence and how the influence of beliefs in the supernatural is inherent in the Malay culture. While literary critics agree that the stories are weaved with aspects of the magical to make it more culturally acceptable as a social reality, Bradley (2012: 206), however, contests this view by describing it as Dina’s transient and elusive attempt at magical realism although he concedes that there exist some vague impressions of it. Here, magical realism is understood to be fantastical elements which are miraculous, yet seen as ordinary, and ordinary as miraculous where the reality is not abandoned but is extended. Focussing on Dina’s depictions of supernatural beliefs among the Muslim Malay characters, this paper aims to discover how the alternative and non-objective Muslim Malay worldviews are demonstrated by the author in King of the Sea using the understanding of magical realism as conceptualised by Maggie Ann Bowers (2004). The findings show that Dina depicts the alternative and non-objective Muslim Malay worldviews of the Muslim Malay characters as grounded in their beliefs in the local Malay superstitions, myths and legends reflected through literary elements which are indeed characteristics of magical realism.
THEMATIC STRUCTURE OF SPORT TEXTS IN WASPADA NEWSPAPER
Authors: Astuti Widya
Published: April 2018

This study was conducted to describe the thematic structure in the news of Waspada Newspaper. The objectives of the study are 1) to describe the types of themes which are used in the sport texts of Waspada Newspaper and 2) to find the reasons why the structure of themes used in the ways they are. This study was conducted in descriptive qualitative design. The source of data was obtained from the clauses in sport texts of Waspada that consists of six sport texts. In analyzing the thematic structure, there are three kinds of theme: textual, interpersonal and ideational or topical. It was taken by applying documentary technique. The findings showed that unmarked multiple theme is the most dominant, unmarked simple theme is the second one Comparing with other themes, the marked multiple theme gets the third while the marked simple theme is the least dominant theme in sport texts of Waspada newspaper.
ETHNIC RELATIONS AND ETHNOCENTRISM IN SELECTED MALAYSIAN SHORT STORIES
Authors: Rahman Ahmad Zufrie Abd , Bahar Ida Baizura
Published: April 2018

The issues of the ethnic diversity of the Malaysian way of life, have been explored in scholarship on Fernando’s selection of Malaysian Short Stories (2006), consisting of six fictional narratives on life in pre-independence Malaya namely “Nannan and A Certain Cry” by Cynthia Anthony, “Ratnamuni” by K.S. Maniam, “Pasang” by Pretam Kaur, “The Third Child” by K.S. Maniam, and “Birthday” by M. Shanmugalingam, through the lens of post-colonialism. The stories have been described as an exceptional compilation due to the fact that Fernando is able to assemble stories written by authors from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures other than their own but we argue in this paper that the short stories do not contain intercultural sensitivity as they depict more ethnocentric orientations. We define ethnocentric experiences here as interculturally-sensitive elements which trigger a series of complex emotions in avoiding cultural differences either by denying their existence, raising defences against them, or by minimising their importance. Using the understanding of ethnocentrism as conceptualised by Milton J. Bennet (2013) as part of his Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity, we attempt to examine the type of ethnocentric experiences depicted by the authors through selected characters in two out of the six short stories. Our findings demonstrate that the three types of ethnocentric experiences, denial, defense and minimisation of cultural differences, are indeed found embedded in the unconscious minds of the authors through their portrayals of selected characters, which in turn provide a platform of cultural fertilisation in Malaysian pluralistic society.
MULTIMODAL METAPHOR IN ADVERTISEMENT
Authors: Daulay Nahdyah Sari , Lubis SitiIsma Sari , Wulandari Widya
Published: April 2018

Metaphor based on the cognitive linguistic view can be defined as a tool which allows us to understand one conceptual domain in terms of another. What usually happens is that we use a physical. What we need to comprehend, is the target domain. It means that human cognition is organized in conceptual schema. Rodriguez (2015) stated that multimodal needs a mental comprehension process which differs from processing visual or verbal concepts alone. Metaphor has been used in many advertising. The metaphor can be interpreted differently from one to others. This paper was to present an analysis of visual metaphors, and to illustrate the existence of a possible of multimodal metaphors in advertising. Multimodal needs a mental comprehension process which differs from processing visual or verbal concepts alone. In this case this study only focuses on the analysis of multimodality metaphor which found in some advertisements. In analyzing the multimodal metaphors in commercial advertising, corpus private static adverts from the TV were selected. All of the pictures presented are a verbal part.
EMPOWERING MEDAN ART COMMUNITY THROUGH DEVELOPING GRAFFITY WRITING AS CREATIVE INDUSTRY MODEL (THE LOCAL WISDOM OF MALAY DELI)
Authors: Juliana Juliana , Fatimah Fatimah , Yanti Aprili
Published: April 2018

This paper promotes a concept to empower Medan art community through the development of writing graffiti as a media of creative industry entrepreneurs based the local wisdom with reintroducing and as well as maintaing the local wisdom of the Pantuns of Malay Deli. The method of this paper is an ethnographic method, using a qualitative descriptive approach. The data on this paper are obtained using observation and interview. The analysis of this paper are: (1) The pantuns of Malay Deli that have the local wisdom values of cultural behaviors for general public environment which consists of cleanliness, security, orderliness, beauty and kinship values. And (2) the iconic character of Mr. Belalang as a characteristic figure in the Malay story as an icon to introduce, inspire and form the distinctive personality as well as embody the instilling of high cultural values for the culture of the terrain community. The result of this paper are that (1) Marchandise or sourvenirs using the pantun of Malay Deli with the icon of Mr. Belalang as a form of creative industry based on local wisdom of Malay deli culture, (2) The place of graffiti writing as a media for developing Medan art community in expressing creativity based on local wisdom of Malay Deli. Briefly, the model of graffiti writing as a media for empowering Medan art Community in reintroducing and maintaining the culture of Malay Deli which are applied effectively as the form of creative industry entrepreneurs based the local wisdom.
THE EFFECT OF COMMUNICATION APPROACH ASSISTED AUDIO VISUAL TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ LISTENING ACHIEVEMENT
Authors: Siregar Zahara Marhamah
Published: April 2018

The objective of this study is to investigate The Effect of Communication Approach Assisted Audio Visual as Media on the Students’ Achievement in listening comprehension. This is an experimental research which applied descriptive quantitative method to describe the result (Syahrum, 2012: 34). This study was conducted at Madrasah Aliyah, islamic bording school of Darul Qur’an. The population of this research was tenth grade. The instruments for collecting data in this research was written test in form multiple choice test, consist of 20 questions. Pre-test and post-test were conducted in both, experimental and control group. The finding showed that the students who are taught by using Communication Approach Assisted Audio Visual as Media got higher score than those who taught by using audio media. The test result showed that there was significant effect of  using Communication Approach Assisted Audio Visual as Media on the students’ achievement in listening comprehension which was proven for the result of analysis,  was higher than  (2,47 > 2,024) at α 0,05, and df 38. It means the hypothesis alternative was accepted.
IMPROVING LANGUAGE POLITENESS OF DYAH GALIH AGUNG SENIOR AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Rangkuti Rahmadsyah , Zulfan Zulfan
Published: April 2018

This article analyzes the strategy for language politeness of Dyah Galih Agung Senior and Junior High School students, Deli Serdang District, which is realized through the use of speech acts. Every speaker should have knowledge on language politeness. Pragmatically speaking, language politeness is related and realized in speech acts. Speakers should understand speech contexts of their utterance and meanings contained in it. Some utterances may hurt the listeners but with choosing and using proper dictions and applying politeness, it will not hurt the listeners. The data collected using observation and conversation method (Sudaryanto, 2017) and then analyzed using Searle’s speech act theory (1979) and Leech’s politeness principles (2014). The findings show that the students in Dyah Galih Agung Senior and Junior High School, Deli Serdang District, use assertive, directive, commissive, and expressive speech act. Regarding the strategy for language politeness, the students use direct speech act more than indirect one which is influenced by the close social relationship among them. The findings also show that the application of Leech’s politeness strategy (2014) is able to improve the students’ language politeness ability.
THE JOURNEY TO REDEMPTION: A STUDY OF THE VIOLENCE IN NORMAN MAILER’S THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
Authors: Zhang Lingpo
Published: April 2018

The Naked and the Dead, as Norman Mailer’s first and representative work, is not only the most classical war fiction, but also the most controversial work since World War II. The war is used as a background to explore various problems emerging in American society. Throughout history, violence has always played an important part in human development, and promoted the development of human society. War as the extreme manifestation of violence causes great significance on human history. During the time of World War Two, people lives under the shadow of totalitarianism, the situation is especially serious in the U.S. Army. Some of the soldiers are transformed to war machines with neither personal will nor identity. In Mailer’s mind, violence and creativity have a twin-like relation, if we cut all the violence out of society, we also cut out all the creativity, and violence becomes the resolution which people employ with to regain their humanity, so as to have self-redemption. Croft’s failure of conquering Mount Anaka fully revels there is still possibility that human can be redeemed.
АКТИВІЗАЦІЯ ПОЛІТИКИ ІННОВАЦІЙНОГО РОЗВИТКУ ЧЕРЕЗ УТВОРЕННЯ ІННОВАЦІЙНИХ КЛАСТЕРІВ ЯК ФОРМИ ДЕРЖАВНО-ПРИВАТНОГО ПАРТНЕРСТВА
Authors: Nifatova Olena M. , Shkoda Mariana S.
Published: April 2018

Based on the international experience, the paper suggests a range of new progressive approaches in the implementation of state innovation policy through building innovation clusters in the framework of public-private partnership along with identifying the stages of creating and implementation of innovation clusters policy within PPP at meso- and microlevels. Estimation of financing variants hierarchy for innovative clusters development projects in the framework of public-private partnership is provided.
ІННОВАЦІЙНА СПРИЙНЯТЛИВІСТЬ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ ДО РОЗВИТКУ В УМОВАХ ЗМІНЮВАНОГО ЗОВНІШНЬОГО СЕРЕДОВИЩА
Authors: Piletska Samira T. , Miahkykh Iryna M.
Published: April 2018

The paper reveals the role of innovation receptivity along with presenting its model and exploring the readiness of enterprises to innovate. Thus, the need to assess the innovation receptivity of Ukrainian enterprises to reduce risk in management decisions on enterprise innovative development is substantiated. The research identified the key barriers to continuous innovation development that require integrated solutions.
ШЛЯХИ ВДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ МЕХАНІЗМУ УПРАВЛІННЯ ПРОЦЕСОМ ІННОВАЦІЙНОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ СИСТЕМИ ПРОФЕСІЙНОГО НАВЧАННЯ БЕЗРОБІТНИХ
Authors: Shcherbak Valeriia G. , Balashova Nataliia V.
Published: April 2018

The article considers the current state of the labor market and the market of education services providing insights to major collisions and imbalances, major requirements that will be relevant for employees within the next five to ten years as well as the current system of vocational training of unemployed. Key directions to enhance the innovative provision mechanism in the system of jobseekers training through State Employment Service orders are suggested.
ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ КЛАСТЕРНОГО АНАЛІЗУ В ОБРОБЦІ АНКЕТНИХ ОПИТУВАНЬ ПРИ ОЦІНЦІ КОРПОРАТИВНОЇ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНОСТІ ФАРМАЦЕВТИЧНИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ
Authors: Baula Oleksii V.
Published: April 2018

The article presents the research findings on the application of cluster analysis methods for survey data processing in the evaluation of corporate social responsibility of pharmaceutical companies. Based on the analysis results, the key trends in the development of pharmaceutical companies have been identified. It is argued that assessment of corporate social responsibility of pharmaceutical companies affects the development of the national economy, thus it should be systematic and comprehensive as well as account for both quantitative and qualitative aspects.
PERAN STRATEGIS KELUARGA DALAM PENDIDIKAN ANAK
Authors: Wahidin Unang
Published: April 2018

Dalam      Islam, keluarga mempunyai peran yang sangat penting dalam kehidupan manusia, baik dilihat dari pandangan individu maupun menurut pandangan masyarakat. Menurut pandangan individu, keluarga merupakan simbol bagi ciri-ciri yang mulia seperti keimanan yang teguh kepada Allah , pengorbanan, kesediaan berkorban untuk kepentingan kelompok, cinta pada kebaikan, kesetiaan dan lain-lain dari nilai mulia yang dengannya keluarga dapat menolong individu untuk menanamkannya kepada dirinya. Menurut pandangan masyarakat, keluarga merupakan institusi sosial yang terpenting dan merupakan unit sosial yang utama. Melalui individu-individu dalam masyarakat dipersiapkan nilai-nilai kebudayaan, kebiasaan dan tradisinya, dipelihara kelanjutannya, dan melalui keluarga juga kebudayaan dipindahkan dari satu generasi ke generasi selanjutnya.