bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Arduino and Ultrasonic Sensor Based Smart Dustbin for Efficient Waste Management
Authors: Ganguly Kinshuk , Saha Subhajit , Ghosh Snehal , Sarkar Abhiroop , Ghosh Debayan , Pachal Soumya , Mukherjee Aditya , Bhati Rohan , Debnath Ankur , Ghosh Debraj
Published: June 2023

Designing an effective and hygienic waste management system utilising an Arduino-based Smart Dustbin is the goal of this project. The trash can is divided into two sections: a permanent section that houses all the electrical parts and a detachable cover with a moveable flap. Two ultrasonic
sensors, a servo motor, a breadboard, a buzzer, and an LED light are all parts of the system. When an item is detected by the first ultrasonic sensor, the servo motor is activated, lifting the flap for contactless trash removal. When the threshold is surpassed, the second sensor, which checks
the garbage level, turns on the LED light to indicate that the bin is not yet ready for use. The motor is dormant and a buzzer alerts the user to empty the bin if they try to dispose of garbage during this period. By limiting the spread of bacteria and odours and ensuring that the trashcan
is constantly accessible, the system provides an effective and environmentally responsible solution. It is simple to copy and apply in different settings to enhance waste management procedures. It is simple to empty the trash since the lid can be removed without harming the electrical components.
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF SUPERCRITICAL CO2 GAS HEATER IN A BIOMASS-CO2 POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
Authors: Zhang X. , Ge Yunting
Published: June 2023

A comprehensive computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation model was developed in the current research to simulate a shell-and-tube supercritical CO2 gas heater used in a biomass-CO2 power generation system. The model was based on the actual design of the heat exchanger and relevant operational parameters. The simulation model was validated using manufacturer operational data and empirical correlations before being utilized to evaluate the performance of the heat exchanger and its related system under various operating conditions and heat exchanger designs. The results of the simulation demonstrate that the heating capacity of the heat exchanger can be increased differently by increasing the flue gas temperature, flue gas mass flow rate, and CO2 mass flow rate. Furthermore, there is an optimal CO2 pressure ratio that can improve the system's thermal efficiency. Decreasing the distance between hot fluid pipe inlet and cold fluid outlet ports, as well as hot fluid pipe outlet and cold fluid inlet ports, can effectively enhance the heating capacity of the shell-and-tube heat exchanger and its associated system. In quantity, with the new heat exchanger design, the heating capacity exhibits maximumly 9.2% average improvement, while the associated system thermal efficiency can have an average 6% enhancement with varied flue gas mass flow rates. Based on the CFD simulation outcomes, recommendations for enhancing the heat exchanger designs and system controls have been identified.
Non-linear analysis of CFRP-wrapped steel box sections under biaxial load
Authors: Tiwari Pramod , Jain Kranti , Emani Pavan Kumar
Published: June 2023

The effect of biaxial compressive loading on hollow steel box column (HSBC) and concrete-filled steel box column (CFSBC) sections wrapped with low-modulus carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) was studied. The CFSBC and HSBC sections were simulated using Abaqus finite-element software and validated using available experimental data. Biaxial compressive loading was considered for different eccentricities (i.e. eccentricity to depth ratio (e/D) ratio of zero to 0.32). The results indicated that, for CFRP-wrapped HSBCs at low eccentricity (e/D = 0.08), compact and non-compact sections were effective at carrying higher load, while a slender section was effective for concentric loads. For the CFRP-wrapped CFSBCs, compact and non-compact sections were effective for all the eccentric loads (e/D = 0–0.32). It was also found that the low-modulus CFRP layer wrapping the CFSBC sections had no significant effect on strength. An empirical relationship was developed based on trend analysis, which gives the load-carrying capacity of any section. For the CFSBC sections, axial compression–uniaxial moment (P–M) interaction curves are presented to validate the simulation results under biaxial loading.
Functioning of totalitarian systems – selected aspects
Authors: Tasarz Piotr
Published: June 2023

Totalitarian regimes that are often associated with XX-th century are topic of disputs of psychologists and political scientists. Countless amount of people that uncritically believe in words of their leaders even today create fear among normal citizens of civilized world. In totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, usage of psychological warfare was a standard thing. Evolution of propaganda and techniques of manipulation has lead to a perfect dictatorships, that brutally extinguished any kind of insubordination. Almost religious attitude of citizens toward rulers till this day is subject of many studies focused around description of modern social pathologies. Expansions are indeed one of the most important subjects of totalitarian regimes. These expansions alongside aggresive politics of totalitarian regimes were often cause of conflicts known as – Total Wars –an ultimate tool of international conflicts. These wars that were strictly bounded to totalitarianism caused millions of causalities all around the world.
Community, Contemporaneity, and Change in African Masjids
Authors: Demerdash Nancy
Published: June 2023

A review of: Apotsos, Michelle Moore. The Masjid in Contemporary Islamic Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. doi:10.1017/9781108573931. The review offers readers a rare look at the contemporary trends and diversity in building traditions, community usages, and spiritual practices of African Muslims and their masjids. Challenging the conventional notion of the masjid as simply a place for prostration and prayer, she instead gives a novel interpretive approach by analyzing a range of masjids and their multifarious operational and symbolic functions among Muslim congregations in South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal and Tanzania.
Realist Ethics
Authors: Balzan Silvia Carlotta , Sealy Peter
Published: June 2023

A review of Vassallo, Jesús. Epics in the Everyday: Photography, Architecture, and the Problem of Realism. Zürich: Park Books, 2019. 328 pages. ISBN 978-3-03860-162-3. Jesús Vassallo's Epics in the Everyday explores the question of realism in architecture as it has been mediated by photography's documentary tradition. Synthesizing an immense body of theory and practice, Vassallo argues that architects should address a world that is saturated with images and objects by embracing the banal ordinariness of these remnants.
Correction: ‘Such a pleasant little sketch [...] of this irritable artist’: Julia Cartwright and the Reception of Andrea Mantegna in Late Nineteenth-Century Britain.
Authors: Alambritis Maria
Published: June 2023

A correction notice for the original article: Maria Alambritis, ‘“Such a pleasant little sketch […] of this irritable artist”: Julia Cartwright and the Reception of Andrea Mantegna in Late Nineteenth-Century Britain’, 19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century, 28 (2019) .
Eco-Efficient Life Program to improve environmental consciousness in students
Authors: Gutiérrez J. Aida
Published: June 2023

The objective of this research was to determine the impact of the Eco-Efficient life program on the improvement of environmental awareness in third-year secondary school students of the Artemio del Solar Educational Institution in the district of Santa, year 2021. The quantitative approach was applied and the research is of an applied type. The population consisted of 147 students and the sample consisted of 32 third-grade students, section A, which was selected by non-probabilistic sampling at the discretion of the researcher. The design used was pre-experimental with a pre- and post-test application group. The results found show that the application of the Eco-Efficient Life Program improved environmental awareness in the students of the IE Artemio del Solar.
Модели адаптации стационарных учреждений социального обслуживания к пандемии коронавируса
Authors: Карева Дарья , Синявская Оксана , Шарепина Екатерина
Published: June 2023

Пандемия COVID‑19 стала угрозой для здоровья и жизни жителей учреждений стационарного ухода, так как бóльшая часть из них имела заболевания, вызывающие осложнения несовместимые с жизнью, а высокая плотность размещения способствовала быстрому распространению инфекции. Статья посвящена анализу моделей адаптации учреждений ухода к вызовам пандемии, таким как необходимость соблюдения мер социальной дистанции, незапланированные траты, снижение доступности медицинской помощи на местах, трансформация режима жизни и работы сотрудников, изоляция постояльцев и связанные с этим психологические сложности. Собрано 25 полуструктурированных интервью с руководителями частных и государственных стационарных учреждений в 12 субъектах РФ, а также пять интервью с представителями региональных органов власти и НКО. Анализ трансформации деятельности учреждений проведен с позиции концепции кризисного управления. Выделены модели адаптации, которые построены на базе трех основных характеристик, описывающих действия учреждений – типы агентности, контроль и управление организацией, инструменты решения проблем. На пересечении соответствующих осей определены пять моделей адаптации, которые подчеркивают высокую роль проактивной позиции и трансформирующего действия в преодолении вызовов пандемии. Развитие теории трансформирующей агентности связано с выделением трех типов агентности – опосредованной, индивидуальной и коллективной, в зависимости от того, кто является инициатором действия и осуществляет контроль – внешний агент или структура, отдельный агент (лидер) или коллектив соответственно. Понимание механизмов перестройки деятельности в условиях вынужденной адаптации к пандемии может стать основой для выстраивания социальной структуры таких организаций в условиях трансформации действующей системы социального обслуживания в России, начатого в 2018 г.
Topologies, posets and finite quandles
Authors: Elhamdadi M. , Lahrani H. , Gona T.
Published: June 2023

An Alexandroff space is a topological space in which every intersection of open sets is open. There is one to one correspondence between Alexandroff T0 -spaces and partially ordered sets (posets). We investigate Alexandroff T0 -topologies on finite quandles. We prove that there is a non-trivial topology on a finite quandle making right multiplications continuous functions if and only if the quandle has more than one orbit. Furthermore, we show that right continuous posets on quandles with n orbits are n-partite. We also find, for the even dihedral quandles, the number of all possible topologies making the right multiplications continuous. Some explicit computations for quandles of cardinality up to five are given.
Estimating the number of limit cycles for one step perturbed homogeneous degenerate centers
Authors: MolaeiDerakhtenjani M. , RabieiMotlagh O. , MohammadiNejad H.M.
Published: June 2023

We consider a homogeneous degenerate center of order 2m + 1 and perturb it by a homogeneous polynomial of order 2m. We study the Lyapunov constants around the origin to estimate the number of limit cycles. To do it, we classify the parameters and study their effect on the number of limit cycles. Finally, we find that the perturbed degenerate center without any condition has at least two limit cycles, and the number of the bifurcated limit cycles could reach 2m + 3.
Confocal imaging and digital image analysis v1
Authors: Chu Hong-Yuan
Published: June 2023

This protocol describes confocal imaging on a Nikon A1R confocal microscope and digital image analysis.
Cryomiller SOP v1
Authors: Lucherini Lorenzo
Published: June 2023

Standard of procedure for cryomiller Retsch at the Soft Materials Laboratory (EPFL)
iNDI Papain Dissociation protocol for iNeurons Version 1 v1
Authors: Lara Flores Erika
Published: June 2023

Proteolytic enzymes are widely used in cell dissociation and papain has proved less damaging with some tissues and neuronal cultures and more effective than other proteases. Here we describe a papain dissociation protocol that has been used on our iPSC-derived neurons for scRNAseq and FACS assays redouts.
Whole Mouse Brain Delipidation, Immunolabeling, and Expansion Microscopy v1
Authors: Ouellette Naveen
Published: June 2023

The mammalian brain contains approximately 1,000 brain areas and each brain area contains multiple (up to 100) cell types. Neurons in one brain region can send projections to dozens of target regions, and distinct neuron types could project to different combinations of target regions. The enumeration and description of the brain’s cell types, and their brain-wide connectivity, is foundational for understanding how neural activity is routed across brain-wide neural circuits during normal behavior and how these processes are dysregulated in mental disorders. Obtaining brain-wide single neuron reconstructions requires high-resolution, high-contrast imaging of entire brains – neuronal axons travel many centimeters (in the mouse) while individual axon collaterals could be finer than 100nm. Here, we present an integrated protocol for labeling and isotropic expansion of whole mouse brains that results in optically clear specimens ideally suited for high-resolution selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) imaging. Pipeline steps are modular, and the protocol is extensible to other large volume clearing and expansion applications. We have imaged expanded whole mouse brains generated using this protocol on our custom built ExA-SPIM microscope without need for any tissue slicing. These whole brain data sets are being used for tracing complete axonal morphology of individual neurons.
Language Teachers as Partners in Crafting Educational Language Policies?
Authors: Shohamy Elana
Published: June 2023

The paper presents an expanded view of language policy which incorporates a variety of policy mechanisms which are claimed to affect de facto language policies. These mechanisms include declared policies, language education documents, language tests and language in public space, among others. These policies are initiated and determined by ''policy bodies'' which are part of governments and other groups in authority, but are detached from those who are execute them. The main objective of this paper is to portray the expanded view of language policy, along these mechanisms, and to argue for the involvement and active participation of teachers in this process. I will argue that the participation, discussions and negotiations constitute a civic and democratic obligation on route to valid, open, fair, realistic policies. Negotiations with the different stake holders who come the process with experience and knowledge is essential for developing language policies which are valid, constructive, critically based and are based on theory of practice.

Received: 24-02-09 / Accepted: 31-03-09

How to reference this article:

Shohamy, E. (2009). Language Teachers as Partners in Crafting Educational Language Policies? Íkala. 14(2), pp.45-67.
Global and Local Trends in Foreign Language Teaching Training
Authors: Cárdenas Ramos Rosalba
Published: June 2023

This article presents the results of a study which included among its objectives the description of trends in the education of foreign language teachers in Colombia. To this end, a literature revision of global models in Foreign language teacher education was carried out and used as the framework for the analysis of the Foreign Language Methodology syllabi of seven universities that prepare Licenciados in Languages in the central and western regions of Colombia. A descriptive analysis  ased on reading, comparing and contrasting data was carried out. The results show that there are no single models of  eacher education in the programs because all syllabi are  clectic. Also, it is evident that the workshop model Smagorinsky & Whitings, 1994), which combines theory with subsequent practice is the most commonly found, followed by the humanistic, behaviorist and cognitive models. Nonetheless, some syllabi also show activities oriented towards the reflective model.

Recibido: 16-02-09 / Aceptado: 26-05-09

How to reference this artticle:

cardenas Ramos, R. (2009). Tendencias globales y locales en la formación de docentes de lenguas extranjeras. Íkala.14(2), pp.71-106.
On Alternative and Additional Certifications in English Language Teaching: The Case of Colombian EFL Teachers' Professional Development
Authors: González Moncada Adriana
Published: June 2023

National policies for English-Spanish bilingualism require the availability of more and better prepared EFL teachers in Colombia. This paper critically analyzes the use of two international models of teacher development that play the role of alternative and additional certifications for ELT professionals in the country. Through the review of literature in the field, the author argues that the current promotion of the use of the In-Service Certificate in English Language Teaching (ICELT) and the Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) as additional and alternative teaching certifications may represent some forms of standardization, exclusion, inequality, and businessification in the professional development of EFL teachers. Conclusions suggest the need for more critical voices from teacher educators, better communication strategies among different educational actors and the construction of a more pluralistic view of the professional development of EFL teachers that values local knowledge.

Received: 26-03-09 / Accepted: 30-04-09

How to reference this article:

Gonzalez Moncada, A. (2009). On Alternative and Additional Certifications in English Language Teaching: The Case of Colombian EFL Teachers' Professional Development. Íkala. 14(2), pp.183-209.
Generating New Meanings Through Metonymy in Colombian Slang (Parlache)
Authors: Pérez Sánchez Juan Manuel
Published: June 2023

Taking into consideration the impact that semantic change has on slang, we analyse the role metonymy plays as a mechanism for generating new meanings in the youth slang of Medellín (Colombia), also known as parlache. As a starting point, the concepts “slang” and “metonymy” are delimited. Following these clarifications, a sample of twelve argotic meanings generated through metonymic processes of existing units is analysed. The results obtained after the analysis evidence tendencies in the use of certain types of metonymy within the sample. Likewise, tendencies in the choice of source concepts seem to be based on universal cognitive principles such as “typical over non-typical,” “bodily over mental,” and “concrete over abstract,” among others.

Received: 29-08-08/ Accepted: 04-12-08

How to reference this article:

Perez Sanchez, J. M. (2009). Generación de nuevos significados, mediante la metonimia, en el parlache. Íkala. 14(1), pp.13-35.
Cross-linguistic influence in multilingual language acquisition: The role of L1 and non-native languages in English and Catalan oral production
Authors: Ortega Mireia
Published: June 2023

Most research in third language acquisition has focused on the effects that factors such as language distance, second language (L2) status, proficiency or recency have on the choice of the source language (L1) in cross-linguistic influence (CLI). This paper presents a study of these factors, and of the influence that the L1 (Spanish) has on L2 (English) and L3 (Catalan) oral production. Lexical and syntactic transfer are analysed in the production of Catalan and English of two multilingual speakers with similar knowledge of non-native languages. They were interviewed twice in an informal environment. The results show that the L1 is the main source of transfer, both in L2 and L3 production, but its influence decreases as proficiency in the target language increases. Language distance also plays an important role in CLI, especially if proficiency in the source language is high and if there has been recent exposure to it. The findings also suggest that while syntactic transfer is exclusively L1-based, lexical transfer can occur from a non-native language.

Received: 16-11-2007 /Accepté: 11-02-2008

How to reference this article:

Ortega, Mireia. (2008). Cross-linguistic influence in multilingual language acquisition: The role of L1 and non-native languages in English and Catalan oral production. Íkala. 13(1), pp.121-142.
A Peer-tutoring Model as Support to Autonomous English Learning
Authors: Viáfara González John Jairo , Ariza Ariza Judith Aleida
Published: June 2023

This article presents the phases of diagnosis, planning and implementation of a tutoring model which supports autonomous learning in language students at a public university in Colombia. The research process permitted us to outline the design of the basic principles in peer-tutoring, the profile of the student–tutor and the model of the tutoring process to be implemented at a later stage.     Received: 19-11-07 /Accepted: 27-02-08 How to reference this article: Viafara Gonzalez, J. J. & Ariza Ariza, J. A. (2008). Un modelo tutorial entre compañeros como apoyo al aprendizaje autónomo del inglés. Íkala. 13(1), pp.173-209
Competency, task and learning-based teaching. The case of legal translation Portuguese-Spanish
Authors: Galán Mañas Anabel
Published: June 2023

This paper presents some of the aspects that should be taken into account in the design of a proposal for teaching translation: the necessary competences, the pedagogical conception, the learning context, the learning objectives and contents, the teaching progression, the didactical units and the different types of assessment. Although these guidelines may be helpful in designing any translation course, we are focusing on legal translation from Portuguese into Spanish. The legal systems involved are those from Spain, Portugal and Brazil.

Received: 31-03-07 / Accepted: 30-07-07

How to reference this article:

Galán Mañas, A. (2007). La enseñanza por competencias, por tareas y por objetivos de aprendizaje: el caso de la traducción jurídica portugués-español. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 27 – 57.
Hybrid languages, translation and post-colonial challenges
Authors: Price Joshua M. , Pulido (Traductora) Martha , Guzmán (Traductora) María Constanza
Published: June 2023

Multilinguality, creolization and hybridisation are central phenomena of language. Languages bear the traces of creative borrowing, as well as forced changes as a consequence of domination. However, mainstream translation theory generally seems to presuppose a clear division between source language and target language. Why the persistence not to see the ways languages intermesh? In this essay I 1) argue the importance of multilinguality for translation theory, 2) suggest that the theoretical insistence in not seeing the way languages intermesh is grounded in an Occidentalist preoccupation with I/Other relations which require strict dichotomization and 3) disrupt the dichotomy with insurgent texts and voices which countermand the tendency to erase any kind of linguistic mixing. I conclude by proposing a methodology for taking fuller stock of the play of power and the plurality.

Received: 08-04-07 / Accepted: 06-08-07

How to reference this article:

Price, J. M. (2007). Lenguas híbridas, traducción y desafíos poscoloniales. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 61 – 93.
Folklore, erudition and empiricism in 16th century Spain. An example in Cervantes' Persiles
Authors: Marchante Aragón Lucas
Published: June 2023

Pero Mexía’s Silva de varia lección, Antonio de Torquemada’s Jardín de fl ores curiosas n de flores curiosas, and Juan Huarte de San Juan’s Examen de ingenios, are works for the diffusion of knowledge which illustrate the debate surrounding forms of explaining reality in sixteenth and seventeenth century Spain. At times verbally violent, the inter-textual dialogue between these examples of epistemologically opposing tendencies—the bookish, the folkloric, and the empirical—that fought to overcome one another in the offi cial discourse, fi nds itself re-enacted in another dialogue that discusses a marvelous event within Cervantes’ Persiles. As in the famous purge of Don Quixote’s library, this dialogue becomes another scrutiny, not literary, but about the explanation of the natural world and supernatural phenomena. Received: 09-04-07 / Accepted: 13-07-07 How to reference this article: Marchante Aragón, L. (2007). Folclore, erudición y empirismo en la España del siglo XVI: un ejemplo en Persiles de Cervantes. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 97 – 117.
An Intercultural Approach for Language Teaching: Developing Critical Cultural Awareness
Authors: Agudelo John Jader
Published: June 2023

This article presents the pedagogical experience of a teacher implementing an intercultural approach in an undergraduate foreign language teaching program. The students who participated in this experience were interviewed in order to demonstrate that an intercultural approach is an effective alternative to developing students’ critical cultural awareness, as well as to explore the critical relationship between language and culture. Analysis of the interviews revealed critical cultural awareness in students’ teaching practices and personal views. It also showed students becoming conscious of the essential role of culture in language teaching.

How to reference thus article:

Agudelo, J. J. (2007). An Intercultural Approach for Language Teaching: Developing Critical Cultural Awareness. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 185 – 217.
Teacher Autonomy: A Critical Review of the Research and Concept beyond Applied Linguistics
Authors: Usma Wilches Jaime
Published: June 2023

In this paper I will review conceptual and empirical research on teacher autonomy beyond the limits of applied linguistics. Research shows that teacher autonomy can be conceptualized as a personal sense of freedom from interference or in terms of teachers’ exercise of control over school matters. This review clarifi es the meaning of teacher autonomy, provides valuable insights about different domains in which teachers exercise their control, and explores some of the personal and contextual factors that affect their performance. This paper confi rms the necessity to analyze teacher autonomy beyond a particular field

Received: 27-03-07 / Accepted: 18-07-07

How to reference this article:

Usma Wilches, J. (2007). Teacher Autonomy: A Critical Review of the Research and Concept beyond Applied Linguistics. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 245 – 275.
Professional Development of EFL Teachers in Colombia: Between Colonial and Local Practices
Authors: González Moncada Adriana
Published: June 2023

The professional development of EFL teachers represents a challenge for teachers, teacher educators and policy makers in the accomplishment of better standards in education. Literature reviews on the area reveal the need for new models of professional growth for Colombian teachers. Within the framework of “Colombia Bilingüe”, the Ministry of Education proposes a professional development model that aims to reach a signifi cant number of teachers. This paper presents a critical review of this program in the light of national and international literature on teacher education. Conclusions suggest the need for more post-method approaches, for locally produced knowledge to be recognized, and for the collaborative work of policy makers and national scholars to generate teacher development programs more adequate to our reality.
A Study of Language Attitudes in Two Creole-Speaking Islands: San Andres and Providence (Colombia).
Authors: Flórez Silvia
Published: June 2023

The aim of this study was to assess the language attitudes on the islands of San Andres and Providence (Colombia) from a comparative perspective. The sociolinguistic variables studied included age, gender, ethnicity, occupation, place of residence and language knowledge. Respondents on both islands expressed similar attitudes, with a general tendency favorable to the three languages (Standard Caribbean English, Islander Creole and Colombian Spanish) and to multilingualism.

Received: 01-03-06 / Accepté: 17-08-06

How to reference this article:

Flórez, S. (2006). A Study of Language Attitudes in Two Creole-Speaking Islands: San Andres and Providence (Colombia). Íkala. 11(1), pp. 119 – 147
Developing a Coherent System for the Assessment of Writing Abilities: Tasks and Tools
Authors: Muñoz Ana Patricia , Mueller Jonathan , Álvarez Martha E. , Gaviria Sandra
Published: June 2023

This article discusses the design and validation of a writing assessment system. Two main processes are addressed: validation of the construct and the writing test prompts, and design and validation of scoring instruments. Construct validation included defining and aligning the construct, the standards, and the nature of the assessment tasks. The validation of tasks was determined by analyzing task content against a set of criteria to design appropriate writing tasks and by surveying students' understanding of the prompts. Finally, scoring rubrics were designed based on the standards and the construct. To validate the rubrics, their alignment with the construct and the standards was established, as well as the estimation of their inter-rater reliability (r = > 0,7). Received: 09-03-06 / Accepted: 19-07-06 How to reference this article: Muñoz, A. P.; Mueller, J.;  Álvarez, M. E. & Gaviria, S. (2006). Developing a Coherent System for the Assessment of Writing Abilities: Tasks and Tools. Íkala. 11(1), pp. 265 – 307
Refining Students’ Academic Writing Skills in an Undergraduate Foreign Language Teaching Program
Authors: Zúñiga Gilma , Macias Diego Fernando
Published: June 2023

This article reports the findings of an action research study aimed at helping advanced English students refine their academic writing skills. The study was carried out with undergraduate students of the Foreign Language Teaching Program (English) at Universidad Surcolombiana. The methods used included process writing -outlining, revising, and editing with peers' and instructor's feedback-, as well as use of sources, content, grammar, coherence, cohesion and feedback. Received: 31-03-06 / Accepted: 13-08-06 How to reference this article: Zúñiga, G. & Fernando Macias, D. (2006). Refining Students’ Academic Writing Skills in an Undergraduate Foreign Language Teaching Program. Íkala. 11 (1), pp. 311 – 336.
Internet as a supporting tool in English learners and researcher students at Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó
Authors: Moreno Mosquera Francisco
Published: June 2023

This article presents a project carried out in the University of Chocó, to take advantage of the tools offered by the Internet (email, search engines, chat rooms and discussion forums) for formation and research purposes. After being trained in the use of this tools, a group of 10 students went on to teach a virtual English course to beginners, with positive results.

Received: 24-03-05/ Accepted: 23-08-05

How to reference this article:

Moreno Mosquera, F. (2005). La Internet como herramienta de apoyo en la formación de alumnos investigadores y aprendices del inglés en la Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó. Íkala. 10 (1), pp. 151 – 167
Teachers' attitudes and beliefs regarding education in virtual environments. Casos Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and Universidad de Antioquia
Authors: López Vélez Beatriz Elena
Published: June 2023

The article presents the results of the research process directed by the Virtual Environment Group (EVA). It describes opinions and attitudes of higher education - University - professors in regards to virtual environments. It is supported by 48 interviews conducted to professors of three areas of knowledge: basic science; applied science; and social and human science.

Received: 10-05-05/ Accepted: 04-08-05

How to reference this article:

López Vélez, B. L. (2005). Actitudes de los Docentes en relación con la Educación en Ambientes Virtuales. Casos: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana y Universidad de Antioquia. Íkala. 10(1), pp. 171 – 193.
Le personnage de l'enfant dans la narrative Hispano-américaine
Authors: Bouchard Odile
Published: June 2023

In order to study children as literary characters in Latin American narrative it is necessary to contextualize the situation of children in that continent. In fact, if childhood is to be considered by authors a true source for their creation, there should exist first a social acknowledgement of a stage in life that had been ignored for a long time. Childhood, which may be considered a discovery of the 20 century, will enter - step by step - the literary universe in a peculiar way. We will try to understand then the reasons that justify the fact that authors choose children as literary characters, as well as their purpose when doing so.

Received: 20-05-05/ Accepted: 23-06-05

How to reference this article:

Bouchard. O. (2005). Le personnage de l’enfant dans la narrative hispano-américaine. Íkala. 10 (1), pp. 197 – 221
Promoting Autonomy Through Project Work
Authors: Mesa Villa Claudia Patricia , Frodden Armstrong María Cristina
Published: June 2023

This article presents teacher and learners' experience implementing project work as a strategy the authors used in an undergraduate foreign language teaching program at an important public university in Colombia. In order to find support for their view that project work is an effective approach to developing future teachers' autonomy, students who had participated in project work were interviewed and their responses were analyzed using Benson's contributions 1997, 2001 on autonomous learning,and Legutke and Thomas (1991) on project work as a framework. The authors discuss the following issues based on the students' experience: stages in the development of the project, characteristics of project work, and its relevance to developing learner autonomy. Received: 26- 05- 04 /Accepted: 07-09-04 How to reference this article: Mesa Villa, C. P. & Frodden Armstrong, M. C.  (2004). Promoting Autonomy Through Project Work. Íkala. 9(1), pp. 205 – 230
Translators through History
Authors: Pulido Correa Martha Lucía , García Barrera Sebastián
Published: June 2023

The aim of this article is to describe the various steps involved in our work of translation on the History of Translation. It also intends to bring to the fore the distinctive charac­teristics of this particular book, whose source writing has been marked by discoursive multiplicity.

Received: 17-02-04 / Accepted: 29-04-04

How to reference this article:

Pulido Correa,  M. L. & García Barrera, S. (2004). À propos de la traduction des Traducteurs dans l’histoire / Translators through History. Íkala. 9(1), pp. 271 – 285
Teaching English in Primary School through a Spiral Thematic Curriculum
Authors: Cadavid Cristina
Published: June 2023

This article presents an experience of implementing a spiral thematic curriculum to teach English in a public primary school in Medellin. The design and implementation of this curriculum are part of an action research project that focuses on determining the effects of using it to teach English to children from kindergarten to fifth grade. The project involved the participation of a teacher from the primary school, six student teachers from theUniversidad de Antioquia who are doing their practicum there, and the university advisor. The findings of this research were twofold: the children were involved in the process of learning a foreign language in a meaningful way, and their teachers (the student teachers) discovered a way to approach their task from a more student-sensitive and reflective perspective.

Received: 19-12-02 / Accepted: 20-05-03

How to reference this article:

Cadavid, C. (2003). Teaching English in Primary School through a Spiral Thematic Curriculum. Íkala. 8(1), pp. 81 – 97
*Traducir a James Kelman: slang como expresión política
Authors: Orozco Wilson
Published: June 2023

James Kelman is the most renowned contemporary Scottish author. His fame reached its peak in 1994 when he won the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom, the Booker Prize, for his novel How Late it Was, How Late. The novel caused great controversy due to its use of strong language and dialect from the city of Glasgow. Furthermore it presents a Kafkaesque persona oppressed by state forces: he was once hit by the police and left blind, and he must prove his blindness to the State to receive insurance. The following piece of work is a reflection about the decisions made concerning the language used in the translation of an English which is outside the narrow limits of standard English. It is followed by the translation into Spanish of the first pages of the novel and their original version in English

Received: 25-10-02 / Accepted: 03-06-03.

How to reference this article:

Orozco, W. (2003). Traducir a James Kelman: slang como expresión política. Íkala. 8(1), pp.  175 – 190
For a history of translation in Spanish America
Authors: Bastin Georges
Published: June 2023

In this article a general panorama of the history of translation in Hispanic America is presented, from the time of the Conquest to the present day. With this aim in mind, four historical periods have been identified, within which insight into the people, documents and events that illustrate the state of translating in each era, is given. This article, that only attempts to sketch a history still to write, is an invitation to study the translating patrimony of the region, which is, undoubtedly, much richer than has been previously reported. Received: 23-04-03 / Accepted: 10-06-03. How to reference this article: Bastin, G. (2003). Por una historia de la traducción en Hispanoamérica. Íkala. 8(1), pp. 193 – 217
The history of translation. Its importance in translation, its teaching through a multimedia multilanguage education program
Authors: Delisle Jean , Salvetti (TRADUCTORA) Anna Maria
Published: June 2023

This talk illustrates why the study of the history of translation is essential in a translating program. Some of its historical functions are described, as well as some different sub-themes of related research. The principal objectives of a course on the history of translation are mentioned, and finally innovative multimedia and multilingual programs on this theme are presented. Received: 23-04-03 / Accepted: 05-06-03. How to reference this article: Delisle, J. (2003). La historia de la traducción: su importancia para la traductología y su enseñanza mediante un programa didáctico multimedia y multilingüe. Íkala. 8(1), pp. 221 – 235
What do EFL Teachers Seek in Professional Development Programs? Voices from Teachers.
Authors: González Moncada Adriana , Montoya A Claudia , Sierra O. Nelly
Published: June 2023

This article reports the findings of a qualitative study about the needs reported by EFL (English Foreign Language) teachers in their professional work, carried out in Medellín, Colombia.  Two groups of public school teachers and two of private school teachers participated in the data collection.  Focus group sessions and a questionnaire were used as data collection instruments.  Results suggest that EFL teachers experience needs in three different domains of their professional lives: as workers, as instructors, and as learners.  Traditional approaches have overestimated their role as instructors denying the importance of the other two domains.   The authors conclude that EFL teachers look for professional development programs that address the three domains holistically. They call for teacher educators' attention to explore possibilities to fulfill those needs.

Received 03-07-02 / Accepted 12-08-02

How to reference this article:

González M, A.; Montoya A, C. & Sierra O., N. (2002). What do EFL Teachers Seek in Professional Development Programs? Voices from Teachers. Íkala. 7(1). pp. 29 – 50
Vélez, Jaime Alberto, 2000, El ensayo. Entre la aventura y el orden, Bogotá , Taurus
Authors: Carvajal Edwin Alberto
Published: June 2023

Intentar una aproximación formal e histórica al género literario creado por el francés Miguel de Montaigne es el propósito del último libro del escritor colombiano Jaime Alberto Vélez, quien se destaca en el ámbito nacional por sus sugestivos cuentos y poemas, y también, de manera más constante, mordaz y cordial, por sus textos sobre diversos aspectos culturales, entre éstos, por supuesto, el ensayo, bien en su variante académica o literaria, o en la de su propia naturaleza: la que invita a una encantadora conversación entre el ensayista y su impreciso número de oidores de edades y épocas disímiles. En este texto el autor reflexiona sobre un género importante del canon literario, de algunas figuras determinantes de su concepción y evolución, de la historia particular del género en Colombia, y, en general, de algunos prejuicios, supersticiones y confusiones que se han creado, desde siempre, sobre el ensayo, género que, según el autor, se niega a que se lo encasille, y menos aún que se le dictamine la forma perfecta, la medida exacta o el tema apropiado para su construcción.
Translation in Colombia during the 19th century
Authors: Orozco Wilson
Published: June 2023

In this article, the author looks at those 19* century intellectuals who, in addition to being writers and polyglots, were also translators: men driven by the need to introduce their fellow countrymen to the voice of the Other, to new ideas and to the chance to become active subjects of new universal sensibility.

How to reference this article:

Orozco, O. (2000). La traducción en el siglo XIX en Colombia. Íkala. 5 (1-2), pp. 73 – 88
Delivery of new terms and concepts in a given department
Authors: Plested Alvarez Maria Cecilia , Campo Angela María , Quiroz Herrera Gabriel Angel , Muñoz Torres Carlos Arturo
Published: June 2023

This article presents a necessary and important preparation phase of the methodology in terminology. This methodological procedure preliminary to the terminological research in the specific area of Somatic Culture, demands processes enrooted in the field of Neology. This addresses first of all, nowadays, the terminologies that are in consolidation.

How to reference thi sarticle:

Plested Alvare, M. C.; Campo, A. M.; Quiroz Herrera, G. A.  & Muñoz Torres, C. A. (1998). Bestimmung von Neuen Begriffen und Termini Eines Bestimmten Fachbereiches. Íkala. 3 (2), pp.  69 – 78
Curriculum Evaluation: the Case of the ELT Graduate Program at the U de A.
Authors: Frodden Cristina
Published: June 2023

How to reference this article:

Frodden, C. (1997). Curriculum Evaluation: the Case of the ELT Graduate Program at the U de A.  Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 2, (1-2). 17-43
*El valor actual de la terminologia
Authors: Pozzi María
Published: June 2023

How to reference this article:

Pozzi, M. (1997). El valor actual de la terminologia. Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 2, (1-2). 109-121.
An elementary history of english [Fascicle two]
Authors: Castrillón Marino
Published: June 2023

How to reference this article:

Castrillón, M. (1998) An elementary history of english [Fascicle two]. Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 3(5), 7-21.
Juan Amos Comenio ¿superado o desconocido?
Authors: Klaus Runge Andrés
Published: June 2023

How to reference this article:

Klaus Runge, A. (1998). Juan Amos Comenio ¿superado o desconocido?  Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura 3, (5). 23-32.
L'enfant, personnage littéraire.
Authors: Bouchard Odile
Published: June 2023

How to reference this article:

Bouchard , O. (1998)L'enfant, personnage littéraire. Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura 3, (5). 79-84
Improving Students' Learning by Involving Them in the Design of the Course
Authors: Correa Doris
Published: June 2023

This collaborative learning experience narrates how a group of university students was involved in the design of their course and how they also took part in evaluating the results of this process. To do so, they had to reflect back upon the decisions made and discuss which actions had the best effects and why.

How to reference this article:

Correa, D. (1998) Improving students' learning by involving them in the design of the course. Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 3(2). 33-46.
The politics of language in Colombia and beyond
Authors: Lagnado Jacob
Published: June 2023

The author presents a critical understanding of the dimensions of English teaching and learning in Colombia. The criteria for language teaching is market-based. His reflection leads him to consider their political. economical and cultural aspects; among them, the author states that Die needs of capital determine both the language taught and the way it Is taught.

How to reference this article:

Lagnado, J. (1999). The Politics of Language in Colombia and Beyond. Íkala. 4 (1-2), pp. 7 – 13
Epigraphs in Mutis novels
Authors: Castro García Óscar
Published: June 2023

Epigraphs are one of the paratextual elements, which refer us back to the idea of model author. These elements enhance a reading which interweaves the text of a literary work to other cultural texts. In Alvaro Mutis'work, characterized by an astounding thematical richness and the use of a variety of languages, the epigraphs gain new privileges. Since his early production, this Colombian writer disseminated them throughout his poetry and his novels, engraving them with his aesthetical and ethical obsessions.

How to reference this article:

Castro García, O. (1999).  Los epígrafes en las novelas de Mutis. Íkala. 4(1-2), pp. 133 – 142
Régimen legal de la traducción y del traductor público
Authors: Cortés Tapias Guillermo Alberto
Published: June 2023

How to reference this article:

Cortés Tapias, G. A. (2000) Régimen legal de la traducción y del traductor público. íkala, Revista de Lenguaje  Cultura, 5 , 9-10, 159-162.
Ediouro: políticas editoriales y de traducción de obras literarias italianas
Authors: Frainer Joseni Terezinha
Published: June 2023

La editorial Publicações Pan-Americanas, establecida en Río de Janeiro, tenía como propósito importar libros y papel, al igual que ofrecer suscripciones a revistas extranjeras. Sin embargo, la crisis comercial posterior a la 2ª Guerra Mundial cambió su curso y la compañía entra en el área de la traducción de libros técnicos como una manera de superar los problemas financieros. El propósito de este trabajo es presentar la historia del desarrollo de la editorial, a través del recuento de los autores italianos traducidos en relación con las políticas editoriales de una casa cuya trayectoria se basa especialmente en la publicación de material de entretenimiento.
Ediciones brasileñas de las obras de Edmondo de Amicis
Authors: Wataghin Lucia
Published: June 2023

El estudio de la recepción de la obra de Edmondo de Amicis tiene especial interés para el público brasileño que ha leído el libro Corazón con gran avidez. Sus diarios de viaje Marruecos y Holanda, tras publicarse en Portugal, fueron adquiridos y difundidos en Brasil en los años cuarenta por la editorial Francisco Alves, en hermosas ediciones que hicieron justicia al escritor, auténtico maestro en el género del reportaje aventurero y exótico. Pero la obra de este autor que podría interesar especialmente al lector brasileño es la novela Sull´Oceano. Esta novela relata las condiciones de sufrimiento y miseria en los barcos que traían a los emigrantes italianos a Suramérica a fines del siglo XIX. Lamentablemente, aunque Francisco Alves haya anunciado su publicación, Sobre el océanono dejó huellas en el mercado brasileño, por razones que solo podemos conjeturar.
Carlo Belloli en Brasil: un genial pionero de la poesía concreta
Authors: Vinci Maria Gloria
Published: June 2023

El objetivo de este artículo es destacar la experiencia artística del poeta, filósofo y crítico literario italiano Carlo Belloli. Con sus dos colecciones de poesía publicadas a principios de los años 40, Parole per la guerra y Testi-poemi murali, Belloli se adelanta diez años a las experimentaciones poéticas del poeta suizo Gomringer y de los poetas brasileños De Campos y Pignatari.La visión historiográfica que dice que las tres corrientes principales de experimentación de la nueva vanguardia poética concreta –la brasileña, la suizo-alemana y la italiana– tienen un origen independiente en cada área, tiene que ser revisada, así como tiene que ser mejor valorada la función propulsiva e inspiradora de la obra de Carlo Belloli.