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The affect of doubt in recent Argentine history and performance: Última(s) catástrofe(s) by Compañía de Funciones Patrióticas
Authors: Telleria Nahuel
Published: March 2023

Following the framework of affect theory and performativity, the investigation traces how doubt emerges among subjectivities and constructs structures of feeling around recent history in Argentina. To develop its affective theory of doubt, the paper presents a case study of Última(s) catástrofe(s), a site-specific performance by Compañía de Funciones Patrióticas. Through an immersive, first-person dramaturgical analysis of the performance event, the paper re/constructs the sensations at play and postulates doubt as a vital tool of societal re/making.
Qualitative assessment of the risk of SARS-CoV-2 to human health through food exposures to deer in the UK
Authors:   Food Standards Agency, Kintz Erica , Lewis Erin , Cohen Victoria
Published: March 2023

SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the infectious disease COVID-19 (Gorbalenya et al 2020 (Opens in a new window)), was first detected in the human population in December 2019 (Zhu et al 2020 (Opens in a new window)). It has since spread to become a global pandemic. Previously, two other novel coronaviruses caused illness in the human population. The first, SARS-CoV (for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was recognised as a new illness in 2004 and the second, MERS-CoV (for Middle East respiratory syndrome) in 2012 (de Wit et al. 2016). These previous coronavirus outbreaks in humans occurred after bat coronaviruses passed through intermediate hosts (civet cats and camels, respectively) and then transmitted to infect humans (de Wit et al. 2016). SARS-CoV-2 infections in companion animals such as dogs, cats and ferrets and also in captive or farmed animals such as tigers and mink have been observed, likely as spill over events from contact with infected humans (WOAH 2022). There is now a large body of evidence from the United States that SARS-CoV-2 is capable of infecting white-tailed deer and that it can then spread further in the deer population (details in “What is the risk of SARS-CoV-2 being introduced into the cervid population in Great Britain?” (Defra, 2022). Assuming a worst-case scenario where SARS-CoV-2 is circulating within the UK deer population, this risk assessment was performed to determine whether handling and/or consuming UK-produced deer meat and/or offal may pose a risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 in humans.
THE EFFECTS OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ON 9TH GRADE STUDENTS’ WRITING PERFORMANCE AT PHAN TAY HO SECONDARY SCHOOL, HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM / ẢNH HƯỞNG CỦA HỌC TẬP DỰA TRÊN DỰ ÁN NHẰM TĂNG KỸ NĂNG VIẾT TIẾNG ANH CỦA HỌC SINH LỚP 9 TRƯỜNG THCS PHAN TÂY HỒ, THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH, VIỆT NAM
Authors: Vinh Phan Thanh , Dan Thai Cong
Published: March 2023

The current paper attempted to perform an action research to measure the effects of using project-based learning (PBL) on students’ writing performance and their perceptions towards the use of PBL in writing lessons. In response to research aims, objectives, and questions, the researcher adopted mixed methods with the use of quantitative and qualitative approaches. While pre-test and post-test were adopted to collect quantitative data to measure whether the use of PBL promoted students’ performance after action research interventions, student questionnaires and teacher interviews were respectively used to collect quantitative and qualitative data of students’ perceptions of using PBL to promote their writing performance. One hundred Grade 9 and four in-charge English students were selected as research samples. Overall, the analysis of research data reveals the following findings: 1) Descriptive statistics and results of sample t-test of test scores indicated that there was a statistically significant difference in writing test scores of students, implying that the use of project-based learning generated positive impacts on students’ improvement in writing proficiency; 2) Data collected from the questionnaire indicated that students expressed their positive perceptions towards the adoption of project-based learning to promote students’ writing competence owing to the enhancement of learning environment, improvement in learning motivation and the positive impacts of PBL on students’ writing skills; and 3) Data collected from teacher interview also support findings from the questionnaire concerning students’ perceptions of benefits of PBL, leading to their students’ positive perception towards the use of project-based learning. Based on the research findings, the implications for the use of PBL in writing teaching and learning in an effective manner are proposed.
 

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ÉDUCATION ET FORMATION AVEC ET SANS L’ÉCOLE : RÉFLEXIONS SUR L'EXEMPLE DE LA SCIENCES PHYSIQUES / EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT SCHOOL: REFLECTIONS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES / EDUCATION AND TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT SCHOOL: REFLECTIONS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Authors: Grigorovitch Alyona
Published: March 2023

Cet article est une tentative de discuter d'un point de vue éducatif et social les questions de l'éducation des élèves et de la formation des enseignants dans le monde moderne. En prenant pour exemple l'apprentissage et l'enseignement des sciences, un certain nombre de questions se posent à l'école moderne et aux institutions éducatives classiques en général. Il fait également référence aux formes modernes d'éducation et de formation et aux problèmes qu'elles posent à l’individue, à l'éducation et à la société.

This article is an attempt to discuss from an educational and social point of view the issues of student education and teacher training in the modern world. Using the learning and teaching of science as an example, a number of questions arise for the modern school and for classical educational institutions in general. It also refers to modern forms of education and training and the problems they pose to the individual, to education and to society.

 

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SPEAKING ENGLISH POLICY: IMPACT ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF THE ESL
Authors: Chee Franzine Leighan V. , Cruz Alexis Joyce S. , Lorenzo Joanna Marie R. , Nicodemus Bethel Grace C. , Pineda, Jr. Florentino G.
Published: March 2023

Learning English for different purposes, especially in the workplace has drastically changed. English increases the chances of getting a good job in any local or multinational company. It is also the language of communication, it is used in the media and the internet community, so learning English is important for socializing and entertainment as well as work. It is essential for individuals and future professionals to have profound knowledge and understanding of the English language that is used in any respective field. The study was conducted to weigh up the English language proficiency skills of a selected private school in the City of Malolos, particularly the grade ten (10) students who implement the English Only Policy and another secondary government school in the same city of Bulacan who do not implement the English Only Policy. The impact and factors of the English-Only Policy on students were measured and identified. The researcher utilized an English proficiency test from Cambridge University as the research instrument, which was given to the 80 respondents. The study is comparative that utilized an independent t-test in analyzing the data gathered. The results showed that there is a significant difference in the English language proficiency skills of the students who come from schools that have an English-only policy and those students who come from a school that does not implement the said policy. The research recommends that the students be more engaged and motivated to increase their English language proficiency skills. The teachers should also motivate their students to not only use the English language but also encourage them to use their L1.
 

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THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ACHIEVING THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF THE HORTICULTURAL SECTOR: A CASE STUDY OF KHARTOUM STAT (2011-2021)
Authors: Sirageldin Hag Ahmed Rehib Hag Ahmed
Published: March 2023

The study focuses on the impact of strategic leadership on the competitive advantage by applying it to the horticultural sector in Sudan, Khartoum State, it is an applied and analytical study carried out in the periods (2013-2022). The statement of research problem is that, there is a defect in the competitive advantage of horticultural sector as a result of improper application of strategic leadership. The research main question was that, is there an impact of applying, the strategic leadership on competitive advantage of horticulture sector in Khartoum State? The research aims at identifying the relationship between strategic leadership and competitive advantage in the horticultural sector in Khartoum state. The study reached out a number of results most important of it: it works to enhance the competitive advantage between organizations, namely organizations concerned with the agricultural sector. Concentration on leadership and pioneers has become an urgent necessity to keep pace with the rapid development in various sciences, especially agricultural sciences. The study recommended, that attention should be made to infrastructure and export including but not limited to transportation, communication, storage, cooling, packaging, repackaging and display, which had a significant impact on Sudanese exports, facilitating the import of improved seeds and working to establish the seed industry locally, exempting horticultural crops from all fees and taxes, urging organizations to import fertilizers and pesticides to treat horticultural crops, and exempt them from customs duties, producing horticultural crops that compete in the markets by paying attention to fight pests that prevent the growth of crops, distorts their shape, and deviate them from competition in global markets. The study recommended that, there should be an integrated marketing information center to be close to embassies, economic and commercial attaches, encouraging participation in foreign fairs, creating partnerships with foreign investors in the field of horticultural exports marketing to create opportunities in global markets.

JEL: Q10; Q13; O12

 

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEAN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN ELDORET TOWN, KENYA
Authors: K’Odongo K. Kaire , Kirui Elson K. , Nduruchi George M.
Published: March 2023

Everybody working seriously to implement Lean Accounting concept in their company eventually bumps up against their accounting systems. It soon becomes clear that traditional accounting systems are actively anti-lean. Lean accounting refers to the concepts designed to better reflect the financial performance of a company that has implemented lean service processes. These may include organizing costs by value stream, changing inventory valuation techniques and modifying financial statements to include nonfinancial information (Alves, Vieira Neto, de Mattos Nascimento, de Andrade, Tortorella, & Garza-Reyes, 2022). The study sought to establish whether Lean Accounting influences the financial performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya. The study was guided by the Lean Philosophy model. The study used a cross-sectional research design and targeted employees working in all t8 commercial banks in Eldoret town, Kenya. A census of the study population was conducted. Questionnaires were used as data collection instruments. The data was analyzed using both inferential (multiple regression and correlation) and descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation) and was presented by the use of tables and charts. The study findings indicated that the study variables Lean Accounting β = 0.209, p < 0.05 were significant to financial performance. The results showed that Lean Accounting was a positive and significant predictor of financial performance with (t = 3.250; ρ < 0.05). The study recommended that the management of commercial banks in Kenya should strive to maintain the current lean accounting practices and further increase or improve them in order to enhance the banks’ value. They should also train staff on the use of Lean Accounting techniques in order to be able to improve their performance. 

JEL: G20; G21; M40
THE USE OF METACOGNITIVE LISTENING STRATEGIES BY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Authors: Daskalovska Nina , Hadzi-Nikolova Adrijana , Alogjozovska Natka Jankova
Published: March 2023

The aim of this study is to determine the use of metacognitive listening strategies by EFL (English as a foreign language) learners in the Republic of North Macedonia. The participants in the study were two groups of EFL learners at two stages of language development: intermediate and advanced, in order to determine if the use of listening strategies changes with the development of language proficiency. The instrument used in the study is the MALQ questionnaire that investigates five groups of strategies: problem-solving, planning and evaluation, mental translation, person knowledge and directed attention. The results of the study showed that the students reported having a moderate amount of metacognition with an overall mean of 4.18 for high school students and 4.26 for university students. The Directed Attention, Person knowledge and Problem-solving strategies had higher scores and indicated a high level of awareness of these strategies for both groups, while Mental translation and Planning and evaluation showed an average level of awareness. The results provide valuable information to language teachers about the types of metacognitive listening strategies used by language learners so that they can make the necessary adjustments in their teaching methodology and strategy training of their students.
 

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TEACHER COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR AND CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AS PEDAGOGICAL FACTORS TO THE CULINARY COMPETENCE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Coscos Ginalyn P. , Buenaventura Viola P.
Published: March 2023

This study determined which domain, the teacher communication behavior, and the classroom environment, best influences the culinary competence of senior high school students for the year 2020 to 2021 in five (5) selected public secondary schools in the Province of Davao Occidental, Region XI, Philippines using a non-experimental quantitative descriptive-correlational research design. In analysing the data, weighted mean, standard deviation, Pearson r, and Spearman Rho coefficient were utilized. Findings show the levels of teacher communication behavior (TCB), classroom environment (CE) and culinary competence (CC) are “High”, and a significant relationship between TCB and CC, between CE and CC existed. None of the indicators would best influence culinary competence. It suggested that a conducive learning and working environment may have a significant relationship with the acquisition, development, and improvement of culinary competence but teachers will not have to make up for poor-quality materials with wrong or out-of-date information or methods that do not work.
 

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IMPACT OF ECLECTICISM ON NIGERIAN ESL LEARNERS’ COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Authors: Dozie Chinomso P. , Regis-Onuoha Adaeze , Madu Lovina I. , Egwim Favour O. , Okere Mary C. , Ihejirika Richard C.
Published: March 2023

This study adopted three practical teaching strategies intended to positively affect learners’ writing skill while neutralising negative factors affecting their writing competence. To achieve the study objective which aimed at the assessment of the best teaching strategy to enhance learners’ writing proficiency, a comparative study of three teaching methods (namely communicative, eclectic and task-based methods) was used over a 6-week period as a treatment on three experimental groups A, B, C respectively and a control group (D) was taught using the conventional method. A pre-test was administered on two hundred (200) freshmen/subjects purposively selected from different Departments at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). A post-test was used to ascertain the outcome of the six weeks period of treatment on their essay writing. Results varied according to groups but, most importantly, Group B showed very significant improvement and control group D showed no significant improvement at all in the post-test assessment while groups A and C’s writing ability improved just marginally at best post-test. Our findings suggest the need to pay attention to eclectic teaching techniques as a crucial element in enhancing writing proficiency among learners. The implications and limitations of this research in addition to guidelines for future research are discussed.
 

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HEROISM IN ERNEST HEMINGWAY’S SHORT STORIES
Authors: Nguyen Vuong Chan , Tuyet Nguyen Thi Nguyen
Published: March 2023

Ernest Hemingway, a distinguished writer, is well-known for his writing theory called the “Iceberg Principle.” This theory is used to introduce the concept of Heroism, which depicts the images of heroes differently from the traditional stereotype. His novels and collections of short stories were written permeating the Iceberg Principle. Among them, In Another Country, Old Man at the Bridge, and The Old Man and the Sea characterized the heroes with their unique characteristics which readers needed to dig out to get a deeper insight into man’s fate with emotional overtones. The current study, with a qualitative and descriptive approach, illuminates Heroism in these short stories. The results show that there are five aspects that Hemingway applied to reflect his Heroism including age, life tragedies, isolation, persistence, and stoicism. Besides, throughout the three stories, one can see the development of Hemingway's heroes as they strive to reach perfection during his literary career.
 

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EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE TEACHING METHODS ON STUDENTS LISTENING SKILL IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS, SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Yabo Armiya’u Malami
Published: March 2023

The study investigates the effect of cooperative teaching methods on students listening skill in English language in Sokoto Metropolis, Sokoto State, Nigeria. A sample of fifty (70) students in Junior Secondary School classes was drawn in one secondary school in Sokoto Metropolis through the availability sample technique and simple random sampling. A self-developed questionnaire was used in generated the data from the respondents and data was analysed using descriptive consisting of mean and standard deviation as well as inferential statistics one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).The findings observed there is a significant effect on students’ listening skill in English language when taught using cooperative teaching methods (P=0.009). The study revealed that cooperative teaching methods are a good method of teaching students’ listening skill in English language. Therefore, it is recommended that teachers should give learners the opportunity to listen to native speakers’ speeches, should choose listening texts that are uttered by non-native speakers so that they can develop their listening skills and not get disappointed..
 

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EFFECTS AND ISSUES OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING
Authors: Fujita Takaaki
Published: March 2023

Recently, Project based Learning has garnered significant attention as a pedagogical approach. This paper aims to scrutinize and examine the advantages and impediments of Project based Learning from diverse standpoints. It intends to investigate and analyze the benefits and challenges of this educational method, while also considering related concepts such as Problem solving Based Learning.
 

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PROBLEME OUVERT ET MEMOIRE A LONG TERME : PERCEPTIONS DES ENSEIGNANTS SUR LE CAS DU PROJECTILE / OPEN-ENDED PROBLEM AND LONG-TERM MEMORY: TEACHERS IDEAS ON PROJECTILE CASE
Authors: Diarra Mamadou M. , Konate Nfaly , Tounkara Sidi M. , Kone Ibrahima , Hamadoun Oumar
Published: March 2023

Il ressort de nombreux travaux, que des élèves et étudiants font du « par cœur », qui a l’inconvénient de saturer l’espace de travail de la mémoire et de ne pas être mobilisable. L’objectif de ce travail était d’identifier les types de problèmes utilisés par des enseignants de physique-chimie de lycée d’enseignement secondaire général lors des évaluations formatives et sommatives, dans le cas du mouvement d’un projectile. Les résultats de nos entretiens avec cinq enseignants de physique-chimie montrent, qu’ils ne font pas recours au problème ouvert. Ils ont reconnu l’impact positif du problème ouvert proposé, sur la mémoire à long terme, pour un meilleur apprentissage, contrairement au problème fermé. Les enseignants doivent, eux-mêmes, être formés à l’enseignement par problème ouvert, dont la résolution se fait par modélisation. Cette double dimension (épistémologique et didactique) favorise les apprentissages dans le contexte de l’approche par compétences (APC).

 
Many studies have shown that pupils and students use « rote learning », which saturates their working memory space and is not mobilizable. The objective of this work was to identify the types of problems used by high school physics-chemistry teachers during formative and summative evaluations, in the case of projectile motion. The results of our interviews with five physics-chemistry teachers show that they do not use open-ended problems. They recognized the positive impact of open-ended problems on long-term memory for better learning, unlike closed-ended problems. Teachers themselves must be trained in open-ended problem-based teaching, whose resolution is done through modeling. This dual epistemological and didactic dimension promotes learning in the context of the competency-based approach (CA).
 

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MOROCCAN TEACHERS TRAINEES' ATTITUDES TOWARDS TEACHER LEADERSHIP
Authors: Qasserras Mohammed , Qasserras Lhoussine , Elatifi Taoufik , Qasserras Amine
Published: March 2023

Teacher leadership has become an important aspect of the modern education system. Teacher leadership involves teachers assuming leadership roles and responsibilities, with the aim to drive improvement and positively impact student’s learning outcomes. Effective teacher leaders possess a combination of instructional expertise, collaboration skills, vision and initiative, communication ability, adaptability, advocacy, and ethical and professional dispositions. This qualitative study aims at examining teachers’ trainees’ perspective on teacher leadership. The study employed online semi-structured interviews of 37 teacher trainees from three teacher colleges in Morocco. The findings indicated that though most participants could not define teacher leadership in a broader manner, they are still super-conscious that teacher attitude is the most influential factor in teacher leadership practice. Regardless of those lopsided findings, there is a need for further investment in this field as teacher leadership is becoming increasingly important for teachers to contribute to driving change and making a positive impact on the education system as a whole.
 

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EXPLAINING THE RELATIVE DECLINE IN TEACHER SALARIES
Authors: Meling Ådne
Published: March 2023

The article describes possible explanations for the relative decline in teacher salaries during recent decades. The article focuses on the Norwegian case, but the situation regarding teacher salaries in Norway is equivalent in many other countries across the globe. Based on comparisons with other professions, three contributing explanations are proposed. All of these contributing explanations relate to a common theme of flexibility. The first proposed explanation is flexibility in certification, while the second and third have to do with flexibility in hiring.
 

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L'APPROCHE DES CONCEPTS À L'ENSEIGNEMENT ET L'APPRENTISSAGE DES SCIENCES / THE CONCEPTS APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Authors: Nertivich Dimitri
Published: March 2023

Cet article présente un cadre plus étendu pour la question de la formation des concepts de sciences physiques et naturelles dans l'enseignement. Cette question, qui constitue un enjeu majeur pour l'apprentissage et l'enseignement des sciences, a de nombreuses dimensions. Les plus importantes sont liées à la construction et la constitution de la matière à enseigner, c'est-à-dire à la création du matériel d'enseignement et au travail des élèves et des enseignants dans la classe. Ces questions sont soulevées et discutées sur la base d'un long parcours d'études dans les domaines de recherche de l'apprentissage et de l'enseignement.

This article presents a broader framework for the issue of physical science concept formation in education. This question, which is a major issue for learning and teaching physical science, has many dimensions. The most important are related to the construction and constitution of the subject matter to teach, i.e., the creation of teaching materials and the work of students and teachers in the classroom. These issues are raised and discussed on the basis of a long trajectory of study in the research fields of learning and teaching.

 

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TEACHER TALK IN EFL SPEAKING LESSONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LEARNER INVOLEMENT: A CASE STUDY AT A FOREIGN ENGLISH CENTER IN THE MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM
Authors: Diem Bui Kieu , Thy Cao Thi Mai
Published: March 2023

In English teaching classrooms, teacher talk plays as a communicative tool to help language learners to communicate effectively. Studies (Walsh, 2002; Xiao Yan, 2006; Cullen, 1998) have been carried out to investigate the essential role of teacher talk. This paper focuses on the purpose, frequency, and teacher talking time in speaking English language lessons. This study aimed at investigating features of teacher talk constructing and obstructing learner speaking involvement. The results show that teacher talk plays as an important role in language teaching including giving instruction and classroom management, however, the use of language in both L1 and L2 should be taken into consideration in order to maximize student learning involvement.
 

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PRAGMATISCHE INHALTE IN DEUTSCH ALS FREMDSPRACHE / PRAGMATIC CONTENT IN GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Authors: Kuko Sara , Kovač Mirjana Matea
Published: March 2023

In diesem Beitrag wird das Konzept der pragmatischen Kompetenz analysiert und wie das Lehren und Lernen einzelner Elemente aus der Alltagssprache zur Verbesserung dieser Kompetenz beitragen kann. Der Erwerb pragmatischer Kompetenz gilt als eines der Hauptziele des Fremdsprachenlernens und gewinnt daher im Fremdsprachenunterricht an Bedeutung. In dieser Arbeit wird der Begriff der pragmatischen Kompetenz definiert und die Elemente der Alltagssprache beschrieben, die bei der Entwicklung einer natürlich klingenden Sprache bei Fremdsprachenlernenden helfen können. Pragmatische Elemente sind nicht nur wichtig, weil sie die Sprache natürlicher klingen lassen. Einige von ihnen können den Lernenden auch beim Umgang mit bestimmten kommunikativen Situationen äußerst hilfreich sein. Darüber hinaus werden drei Lehrbücher für Deutsch als Fremdsprache analysiert, die in kroatischen Schulen verwendet werden. Ziel der Analyse ist es zu untersuchen, inwieweit Elemente der Alltagssprache in DaF-Lehrbüchern vertreten sind. Es wird analysiert, welche Ausdrücke aus der Alltagssprache in Lehrbüchern vorkommen, wie oft sie vorkommen und ob das ausreicht, damit Deutschlernende sie sich ohne große Schwierigkeiten merken können.

This paper analyzes the concept of pragmatic competence and how teaching and learning individual elements of everyday language can contribute to improving this competence. The acquisition of pragmatic competence is considered one of the main goals of foreign language learning and is therefore gaining in importance in foreign language teaching. In this work, the notion of pragmatic competence is defined and the elements of everyday language that can help in the development of natural-sounding speech in foreign language learners are described. Pragmatic elements are not only important because they make the language sound more natural. Some of them can also be extremely helpful for learners in dealing with certain communicative situations. In addition, three textbooks for German as a foreign language used in Croatian schools are analyzed. The aim of the analysis is to examine the extent to which elements of everyday language are represented in DaF textbooks. It is analyzed which expressions from everyday language appear in textbooks, how often they occur and whether that is enough for German learners to remember them without great difficulty.

 

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BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PUBLICATIONS ON GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN WOS EXAMPLE
Authors: Özdemir Ayhan Yavuz
Published: March 2023

In this study, publications on German as a foreign language in the Web of Science (WOS) database were analyzed by bibliometric method. The data obtained allowed to make a general case evaluation in the field of German as a foreign language. Accordingly, it was determined that the articles were prominent among the publications types on the related subject in the WOS database. German and English as the language of publication, America and Germany among the countries of publication, linguistics and educational sciences in terms of research areas, L.M. Kutch as the most productive author draw attention. The year with the highest number of publications is 2015, and the year with the highest number of citations is 2021. In addition, the article with the highest number of citations is G. Kasper's article entitled "Participant orientations in German conversation-for-learning" published in the “Modern Language journal” in 2004. Further, network maps were created by using the VOSviewer program to visualize bibliometric relationships in the study. In the clusters in the first of these maps, it was seen that “German as a foreign language”, “multilingualism”, “foreign language teaching”, “German”, “teaching German as a foreign language” were frequently repeated among the keywords of the publications selected as data. Following this, co-citation network map of the journals was created. Journals with the highest total link strength in the clusters of this map are “Modern Language Journal”, “Language Learning”, “Bilingualism: Language and Cognition”, “Language Testing”, “Foreign Language Annals” and “Deutsch als Fremdsprache”. Finally, it was understood that the authors with the highest total link strength in the clusters included in co-citation network map of authors are R. Ellis, Z. Dornyei, G. Neuner, C. Altmayer, T. Heift, K. Ehlich and N.C. Premawardhena.
UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT AND PROFICIENCY IN WRITING – BOOK REVIEW
Authors: Altun Hatice
Published: March 2023

The original and thought-provoking book “Understanding Development and Proficiency in Writing” was written by Philip Durrant, Mark Brenchley, and Lee McCallum and published in 2021 by Cambridge University Press. It comprises seven major chapters, four of which focus on key areas of language proficiency: syntax, vocabulary, formulaic language, and cohesion. The book focuses on the continual debate of evaluating and interpreting development in L1 and L2 writing and offers evidence-based and objective perspectives to explore development. It reviews almost 250 quantitative corpus linguistics (QCL) based studies spanning over 70 years, thanks to its empirical approach. The historical and theoretical overview of QCL research on written language suggests a powerful guide map to understand what is already known (and not known) about written language development. It inspires us about what to do next to evaluate and assess first and second-language writing from a more robust perspective.
 

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INVESTIGATING THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIOPOLITICAL LETHAL EFFECT OF LANGUAGE: A SEMANTIC STUDY OF THE CAUSALITY BETWEEN THE HUTU- TUTSI OTHERNESS DISCOURSE AND THE GENOCIDE OUTBREAK IN RWANDA
Authors: Datondji Cocou André
Published: March 2023

This paper is a semantic investigation of the cause-effect relationship between the Hutu-Tutsi otherness discourse and the outbreak of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The semantic analysis carried out is based on extracts from various sources such as investigative documents, court reports and media publications, and broadcastings related to the genocide. Using the qualitative method, the study came to the conclusion that the long-run manipulative use of language resulted in semantic shifts with changes from denotative to connotative meanings that played a large part in the genocide.

Ce travail de recherche est une étude sémantique de la relation de cause à effet entre le discours d’altérité entre Hutu et Tutsi et l’éclatement du génocide rwandais en 1994. L’analyse sémantique effectuée est basée sur divers extraits tirés de sources telles que des documents d’investigation, des rapports de tribunaux, des publications et émissions radiodiffusées liées au génocide. A l’aide de la méthode qualitative, l’étude conclut que l’utilisation manipulative à long terme du langage a provoqué des glissements sémantiques et des changements des sens dénotatifs vers des sens connotatifs qui ont joué un rôle important dans le génocide.

 

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REVEALING SOME INSIGHTS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WHITE AMERICAN IN THE AMERICAN LITERATURE THROUGH ‘PLAYING IN THE DARK: WHITENESS AND THE LITERARY IMAGINATION‘ BY TONI MORRISON: A NEW CRITICISM READING
Authors: Ahouangansi Sènankpon Raoul
Published: March 2023

The melting-pot character of the American culture encloses and displays waves of thoughts, ideas, and beliefs among which are some subtle motivations for selective propaganda and indescribable underground literary orientations. The dynamic power in the American literary world infants a highly segregationist lead to inventing at a given time a new white American. In her fictional work ‘Playing in the Dark’, Toni Morrison sheds new and personal light on American fiction and more particularly on the way through which the white man’s identity has been formatted or shaped in the course of time with suspected negligence about Africanism. New criticism literary approach serves as a scientific panacea to decode and denote the ups and downs of that new drive of American literary history, in the shadows of blackness.

 

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THE CENTRALITY OF THE NARRATIVE STORYTELLING PERFORMANCE STRATEGY IN SAM UKALA’S IDEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK
Authors: Affiah Uwem , Amaku Offiong Ene , Akpan Kufre
Published: March 2023

African literary drama draws its artistic materials from the numerous forms of Oral literature. Storytelling, an ancient but living oral tradition is one of such forms that some African dramatists have resorted to in expressing their various themes. As such, storytelling has created an orally rich variant of contemporary African literary drama as demonstrated in Ukala’s dramaturgy. Primarily sourcing his plays from folk material, Ukala is known for reviving and sustaining the storytelling performance via his ‘folkism’ theory which thrives on spontaneity in performance. This paper investigates the centrality of the storytelling strategy in his Akpakaland, Iredi War and Break a Boil as located in his ‘folkist’ ideology. The paper draws attention to such defining characteristics of indigenous storytelling as the opening and closing formulae, improvisation, audience involvement, the pivotal role of the narrator, etc. In so doing, it locates storytelling as the central artistic requirement that not only imbues Ukala’s plays with its aesthetic relevance but also drives its reflection of societal issues.
 

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CHALLENGES, TEACHING METHODS AND METHODS OF ASSESSMENT IN ONLINE MODALITY: A CAUSAL-COMPARATIVE AND CORRELATIONAL STUDY
Authors: Mahinay Honeylyn, M. , Mahinay Sergio, Jr. D. , Rentuma Lea B. , Nacario Denzle Mark S. , Sumile Ronna Mae R. , Nazaire Queenie A.
Published: March 2023

This study aims to determine the cause of the differences on the challenges, teaching methods, and methods of assessment of teachers in online modality, and to establish the relationship among these three variables. It made use of the causal-comparative and correlational research designs. It included as respondents fifty college teachers of Notre Dame of Midsayap College who were variably apportioned among its seven colleges. The respondents were 22-70 years old, composite of males and females; mostly married; and predominantly teaching major courses. All of them were using laptops; mostly were using smartphones, majority were using router/pocket Wi-Fi and camera, several were using desktops; a few of them were using iPad/tablet; and a minority of them were using noise-canceling headsets. The top challenges they experienced in online modality were instruction, assessment and economic related. The primary teaching methods they employed were lecture, demonstration, and discussion. The main methods of assessment they used was the subjective type, and mainly addressed the cognitive domain of learning. There is no significant difference on the challenges, teaching methods, and methods of assessment of respondents when they are grouped according to sex. There is a weak direct relationship between challenges and teaching methods and a very weak positive relationship between challenges and methods of assessment. In both cases, however, the relationships were not significant. There is a moderately strong positive relationship between teaching methods and methods of assessment, and that relationship is highly significant.
 

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JOB SATISFACTION AND WORK-INDUCED STRESS AMONG WORKFORCE OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Obi P. C. , Oghounu A. E.
Published: March 2023

This study examined the relationship between job satisfaction and work-induced stress among the workforce of tertiary institutions in Delta State, Nigeria. The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The study was carried out in Delta State. The population comprised 7,744 workforces in tertiary institutions in Delta State. A sample size of 670 workforce of tertiary institutions was drawn from the various tertiary institutions in the state through stratified and proportionate sampling techniques. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction and work-induced stress among the workforce of tertiary institutions in Delta State. The study, however, found that there is no significant influence of level of experience and staff category on the relationship between job satisfaction and work-induced stress among the workforce of tertiary institutions in Delta State. Based on these findings, it was recommended amongst others, that the management of tertiary institutions in the state should be more responsive to the needs of the workforce in the area of motivation so that they will be satisfied with their jobs.
 

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BLOOD PRESSURE VARIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AGEING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Authors: Balapala Kartheek R. , Mwanakasale Victor , Simapuka Lawson F. , Mbiydzenyuy Ngala E.
Published: March 2023

Elderly persons who live in communities and appear to be in good health frequently experience postural hypotension, which is frequently asymptomatic. Uncertainty exists regarding the relationship between postural changes in blood pressure and numerical factors including age, gender, and body mass index. The goal of the current study is to identify the orthostatic blood pressure (OBP) changing patterns, symptoms, and related factors in various age groups. In this study, sixty participants ranging in age from 20 to 75 years old were used. To check for orthostatic hypotension in these groups, various blood pressure readings are taken in the lying and standing positions at intervals of one minute and three minutes. The findings demonstrated that in the elderly groups, symptoms of headache, blurred vision, dizziness, and lightheadedness were unrelated to orthostatic hypotension. These subjects' Body Mass Indexes were calculated based on their nutritional condition, and they were found to be 60% well-nourished, 6% under-nourished, and 34% overweight. The elderly person had systolic hypotension (P<0.01) more frequently than diastolic hypotension (P>0.05). In the senior group, standing hypotension was equally common in both sexes. BMI declines with aging in males as well, n=60. In all four groups, heart rate readings in the standing position were greater than the supine measurement. In the older population of Ndola which was the subject group of the study, 16.7% had OH. Age and the decline in diastolic blood pressure after three minutes of standing were positively correlated in all males. In all females, a positive link was seen between body mass index and a reduction in diastolic blood pressure after three minutes of standing. After 3 minutes of standing, all males showed a positive link between body mass index and a decrease in systolic blood pressure. Therefore, there is a link between body mass index and a drop in blood pressure readings when standing. On the basis of the current study, we draw the conclusion that orthostatic hypotension rises with age and that symptoms are unrelated to physical measurements.
 

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THE EFFECTS OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON MALE PARTNER INVOLVEMENT IN ANTENATAL CARE AMONG HOUSEHOLDS: A CASE OF KAPTIMBOR VILLAGE BARINGO CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
Authors: Odawa Jacqueline L. , Lomadi Patrick , Korir Daisy Chebet , Lomada Leonard , Potipa Alda Ntipiyan , Mauti Risper Nyambeki , Lenaigwanai Evaline N. , Lagat Fredrick K.
Published: March 2023

Background: Male partner involvement in ANC is essential for the mother's health and the growth of the fetus because it connects the mother and her child to the healthcare system, potentially increasing the likelihood that antenatal care services will be optimized. This study aimed to determine the effects of socio-demographics on male partner involvement in Antenatal Care. Methods: A descriptive survey research design was used. The study population included male partners in Kaptimbor Village Baringo Central Sub-County, Kabarnet ward. A sample of 167 respondents was recruited for the study. A stratified random sampling approach was used to select the study participants. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire, analyzed using SPSS computer package version 26 and thereafter presented using descriptive methods. Findings: The majority of the respondents (69.0%) were aged between 28 and 49 years, 63.2% had secondary or higher-level education, 39.4%, were self-employed, (58.7%) lived a distance of more than one kilometer from the nearest health facility and (54.8%) were of Tugen and Pokot ethnic backgrounds. The majority of the respondents indicated that traditionally, ANC has only been a place for women and that men had certain roles to play during pregnancy. Younger men were more supportive, older men were opposed to the idea of men engaging in ANC. Men with low-income levels chose to stay at home rather than accompany their partners to prenatal clinics. A significant percentage of men correctly identified convulsions, loss of consciousness, fast/difficult breathing and severe headache with blurred vision as danger signs in pregnancy. Conclusions: Different aspects of ANC indicated varying degrees of involvement. In spite of the fact that the vast majority of men indicated a high level of involvement in ANC services, there were gaps in their understanding, perceptions, and involvement.
 

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REQUIREMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A CONTINGENT OF ETHNIC MINORITY CADRES IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF NGHE AN PROVINCE, VIETNAM
Authors: Nguyen Tran Cao , Ly Nguyen Khanh , Giap Le Van , Sang Nguyen Van
Published: March 2023

Nghe An is a province in Vietnam, with 10 mountainous districts and 1 mountainous town, accounting for 83.31% of the province's natural area. The mountainous area of Nghe An is a place with complicated and dangerous terrain and poor infrastructure; the lowest human development index (HDI) in the province; economic situation is extremely difficult, but it is a place with an important strategic position in terms of socio-economic development and protection of national border security. Therefore, building a contingent of ethnic minority cadres has a very important position and role in the development of the mountainous area of Nghe An. However, the work of building a contingent of ethnic minority cadres in mountainous districts of Nghe An currently has many shortcomings and limitations that need to be overcome, and possible solutions are needed so that the construction building a contingent of ethnic minority cadres in mountainous areas to achieve good results in the coming time.
 

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THE INFLUENCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY FOR THE INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Authors: Voulgaraki Eleni , Kaprinis Stylianos , Antonopoulou Panagiota
Published: March 2023

The inclusion of students with disabilities in the modern educational process is a necessity for removing barriers to participation, obviating social inequalities and reducing social exclusion. In the direction of equal opportunities, empowerment and social inclusion, the emotional intelligence and emotional literacy of teachers plays a decisive factor. The study investigated the relationship between physical education teachers' emotional intelligence and their self-efficacy, regarding the inclusion of students with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities. One hundred and fifty physical education (PE) teachers participated in the study. The Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) was used to measure emotional intelligence and the Self-Efficacy Instrument for Physical Education Teachers Majors Toward Inclusion (SE-PETE) for the evaluation of self-effectiveness. The results showed that demographic factors such as gender, age, level of education, level of schooling employed and years of teaching experience greatly influence the emotional intelligence levels of physical education teachers. Regarding self-efficacy beliefs, no statistically significant differences were observed in terms of gender, age, level of education, level of schooling employed, in contrast to education in adapted physical education which seems to influence self-efficacy. Spearman’s Coefficient Correlation showed that emotionally intelligent teachers show increased self-efficacy, since they create appropriate learning conditions, and act supportive and encouraging, while adapting teaching to the needs of their students. The multiple regression analysis showed that the self-emotional appraisal, the emotional appraisal of students, and the ability to use and regulate teachers’ emotions have a significant predictive value for high self-efficacy in inclusive practices.
 

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CASE STUDY: A PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM IN CHILDREN WITH DEAFBLINDNESS
Authors: Christos Charmpatsis , Dimitrios Sarris , Harilaos Zaragas , Panagoula Papadimitropoulou
Published: March 2023

The aim of the research is to create an intervention program that will combine the use of alternative and adapted methods of information collection to establish the communicative and cognitive profile of a deaf-blind student. The student who participated in this particular case study is a 11 years old girl who attends a special school in Greece. The results of the research were encouraging and highlighted the importance of creating similar programs in Greece for deaf-blind students. More specifically, they showed that the student can now orient herself spatially and temporally in relation to her daily educational program at school and, moreover, she had now built a better image of the body parts and their function.
 

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