title: Book reviews: "Godwinian Moments: From the enlightenment to romanticism" and "The Letters of William Godwin: Volume 1: 1778-1797"

authors: Weston, Rowland

abstract: This article reviews the books: “Godwinian Moments: from the Enlightenment to Romanticism” edited by Robert Maniquis & Victoria Myers and  “The Letters of William Godwin. Volume 1: 1778-1797” edited by Pamela Clemit.

text: Book reviews: "Godwinian Moments: From the enlightenment to romanticism" and "The Letters of William Godwin: Volume 1: 1778-1797" This article reviews the books: “Godwinian Moments: from the Enlightenment to Romanticism” edited by Robert Maniquis & Victoria Myers and  “The Letters of William Godwin. Volume 1: 1778-1797” edited by Pamela Clemit.

year: 2012

title: Formal and real subordination and the contemporary proletariat: Re-coupling Marxist class theory and labour-process analysis

authors: Neilson, David

subjects: Marxist class theory

abstract: Having seemed to offer so much in the 1970s, neo-Marxist class theory went into significant decline in the decades that followed. This paper begins with a critique of E.O. Wright’s 1980s detour via a reworking of central aspects of Marx’s class theory. Specifically, Marx’s concepts of formal and real subordination provide the basis for a re-coupling of labour-process themes with a class analysis of contemporary capitalism.

text: Formal and real subordination and the contemporary proletariat: Re-coupling Marxist class theory and labour-process analysis Having seemed to offer so much in the 1970s, neo-Marxist class theory went into significant decline in the decades that followed. This paper begins with a critique of E.O. Wright’s 1980s detour via a reworking of central aspects of Marx’s class theory. Specifically, Marx’s concepts of formal and real subordination provide the basis for a re-coupling of labour-process themes with a class analysis of contemporary capitalism.

year: 2007

title: The teaching and learning of te reo Māori in a higher education context: Intensive fast track immersion versus gradual progressive language exposure

authors: Nock, Sophie

subjects: grading of students

abstract: I report here on a comparison of the course grades of Bachelors degree students who are following two different pathways towards a major in te reo Māori - a traditional pathway in which language courses at different levels are spread over three or four years, and an intensive, fast-track, language immersion pathway in which courses in te reo Māori are concentrated into the first year of the degree programme. My findings are that, overall, in terms of course grades at level three, students following the intensive, fast-track, language-immersion pathway out-perform other students in te reo Māori course assessments. Thus, so far as course grades are concerned, many students appear to benefit from the fast track pathway. Whether course grades can be related to proficiency achievements and whether immediate gains are reflected in long-term gains is something that remains to be investigated.

text: The teaching and learning of te reo Māori in a higher education context: Intensive fast track immersion versus gradual progressive language exposure I report here on a comparison of the course grades of Bachelors degree students who are following two different pathways towards a major in te reo Māori - a traditional pathway in which language courses at different levels are spread over three or four years, and an intensive, fast-track, language immersion pathway in which courses in te reo Māori are concentrated into the first year of the degree programme. My findings are that, overall, in terms of course grades at level three, students following the intensive, fast-track, language-immersion pathway out-perform other students in te reo Māori course assessments. Thus, so far as course grades are concerned, many students appear to benefit from the fast track pathway. Whether course grades can be related to proficiency achievements and whether immediate gains are reflected in long-term gains is something that remains to be investigated.

year: 2006