Workstation network system which enables international exchange of characters and images at the University of Tokyo Hospital

Abstract The debate on the marketization of discourse in higher education has sparked and sustained interest among researchers in discourse and education studies across a diversity of contexts. While most research in this line has focused on marketized discourses such as advertisements, little attention has been paid to promotional discourse in public institutions such as the About us texts on Chinese university websites. The goal of the present study is twofold: first, to describe the generic features of the university About us texts in China; and second, to analyze how promotional discourse is interdiscursively incorporated in the discourse by referring to the broader socio-political context. Findings have indicated five main moves: giving an overview, stressing historical status, displaying strengths, pledging political and ideological allegiance, and communicating goals and visions. Move 3, displaying strengths, has the greatest amount of information and can be further divided into six sub-moves which presents information on campus facilities, faculty team, talent cultivation, disciplinary fields construction, academic research, and international exchange. The main linguistic and rhetorical strategies used in these moves are analyzed and discussed.

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The role of word frequencies in detecting unfamiliar terms and their effect on response quality

Psihologija ◽

10.2298/psi1504327s ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 327-344 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ana Slavec ◽

Vasja Vehovar

Keyword(s):

Low Frequency ◽

Drop Out ◽

The Other ◽

International Exchange ◽

Subjective Perception ◽

Exchange Students ◽

Text Corpora ◽

Drop Out Rate ◽

The University

Research into cognitive aspects of survey response has indicated unfamiliar terms as one of the psycholinguistic determinants of question comprehensibility problems. In this paper the estimates of wording familiarity based on text corpora for the English and Slovenian languages were used to detect potentially incomprehensible wordings in two web survey questionnaires for international exchange students at the University of Ljubljana, one for incoming (English) and the other for outgoing students (Slovenian). Two versions of the questionnaire were developed for each language, one with low-frequency (complex) and the other with high-frequency (improved) wordings, and compared in a split-ballot experiment. The results show a lower drop-out rate and a decreased subjective perception of difficulty for the improved language versions.

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Social sciences in Brazil in perspective: foundation, consolidation and diversification

Social Science Information ◽

10.1177/0539018405053291 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 44 (2-3) ◽

pp. 283-357 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Hélgio Trindade

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Military Coup ◽

International Exchange ◽

Coup D'etat ◽

Federal States ◽

The Social ◽

The University ◽

The Military ◽

The Impact

The article analyzes the development of social sciences in Brazil from a historical-sociological standpoint as seen through the construction of three disciplines: sociology, anthropology and political science. Beginning with the political and cultural context and the pre-sociology “essayism” phase, the author outlines the initial foundation and institutionalization of the social sciences (1934-64), which started with the foundation of the University of São Paulo and ended with the military coup d’état in 1964. He then goes on to analyze the crisis of the “Populist Republic” and the impact of the ideological radicalization on the social sciences, with an emphasis on the paradox of their simultaneous professionalization and consolidation through research and teaching under the military dictatorship (1965-83). Finally, the author turns to the democratic transition that ended in the “New Republic” (1984-2003), stressing the nationalization of the social sciences and the parallel diversification and split between teaching and research. The analysis of the three historical periods addresses the dynamics of the social sciences and their relationship with the central and the federal states, the hierarchy of disciplines, the dominant topics and international exchange. In conclusion, the author raises the question that is fundamental for the future, that of the crisis of national and international funding for the social sciences.

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A Telecollaborative International Exchange for Foreign Language Learning and Reflective Teaching

10.30687/978-88-6969-529-2/008 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Giovanna Carloni ◽

Federica Franzè

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Language Learning ◽

Learning Process ◽

Foreign Language Learning ◽

Reflective Teaching ◽

International Exchange ◽

Columbia University ◽

Learning And Teaching ◽

The University

This chapter shares the reflections on a joint international research educational project, involving Columbia University students studying Italian, and Italian pre-service teachers enrolled in an MA in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language at the University of Urbino, Italy. The northern hemisphere autumn term 2014 iteration of the project is taken as a case study to discuss the effectiveness of teleconferencing for foreign language learning and teaching. The results showed that the videoconference sessions positively affected the learning process of students, and simultaneously fostered reflective teaching in pre-service teachers.

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Practical Training of Students and Mentors' Evaluations/Praktična izobrazba studenata i mentorska evaluacija

Croatian Journal of Education - Hrvatski časopis za odgoj i obrazovanje ◽

10.15516/cje.v16i0.428 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

Author(s):

Monika Govekar Okoliš

Keyword(s):

Lifelong Learning ◽

International Exchange ◽

Practical Training ◽

High Quality ◽

The University

AbstractThis article presents the practical training of students at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. It talks about the new features and goals of such training, and the connection between practical training and lifelong learning. In addition, international exchange opportunities for students during their practical training are described. And last but not least, there is a section about the importance of high-quality practical training based on the findings mentors have arrived at through their experience, and on a series of evaluations of practical training.Key words: evaluation in practical training; international exchange; practical training and lifelong learning; quality practical training.---SažetakOvaj članak govori o praktičnom osposobljavanju studenata Sveučilita u Ljubljani u Sloveniji. Predstavljene su nove značajke i ciljevi praktične obuke, zatim veza između praktičnoga osposobljavanja i cjeloživotnoga učenja. Osim toga, opisane su mogućnosti međunarodne razmjene za studente tijekom njihove prakse. Na kraju, ali ne manje važno, u radu se govori i o važnosti kvalitetne stručno-pedagoke prakse s obzirom na spoznaje do kojih su mentori doli na temelju svojih iskustava i niza procjena praktičnoga osposobljavanja.Ključne riječi: kvaliteta praktične izobrazbe; međunarodna razmjena; vrednovanje praktičnoga osposobljavanja; praksa i cjeloživotno učenje.

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Education for development under the skies of Chile

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s1743921314012058 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (H16) ◽

pp. 548-549

Author(s):

Cecilia Scorza ◽

Olaf Fischer

Keyword(s):

Educational Program ◽

International Exchange ◽

Exchange Program ◽

The University

AbstractWe report on an educational program initiated in Chile in the year 2010 on the frame of an excellence research and graduate exchange program between the University of Heidelberg and the Pontfica Catlica University in Chile, funded by the German International Exchange Office (DAAD).

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Main Characteristics of the Japanese Studies Programme at the University of Ljubljana and Historical contingencies That Shaped It

Acta Orientalia Vilnensia ◽

10.15388/aov.2005.1.3985 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Andrej Bekeš

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

East Asian ◽

Japanese Language ◽

International Exchange ◽

Curricular Reform ◽

Chinese Studies ◽

Language Courses ◽

Japanese Studies ◽

The University ◽

Double Major

University of Ljubljana Faculty of Arts The Japanese Studies programme at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana has been established on October 1, 1995. Its main characteristics are: 1) a double major programme with a possibility to combine it with about 60 other double major programmes in humanities and social sciences, 2) openness, with 50–55 students enrolled every year and with Japanese language courses for non-specialists, 3) in close co-operation with the Chinese Studies programme, a wider East Asian perspective, 4) lively international exchange based on co-operation agreements with several major Japanese universities. These characteristics are the result of historical contingencies, necessity and available possibilities. With the curricular reform along the Bologna guidelines, a possibility for further improvement has been offered.

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Implementing a cross-course design for online international exchange in geography courses

Journal of virtual exchange ◽

10.21827/jve.3.35838 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 59-72

Author(s):

Leonieke Bolderman ◽

Peter Groote ◽

Euan Hague ◽

Jellina Timmer ◽

Hanneke Boode ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Learning Outcomes ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Course Design ◽

International Exchange ◽

Management Skills ◽

Intercultural Awareness ◽

Self Reflection ◽

The Usa ◽

The University ◽

Student Reflections

In 2017, the University of Groningen (UG) in The Netherlands and DePaul University in the USA (DePaul) connected undergraduate students in geography courses using an Online International Exchange (OIE) assignment involving videoconferencing. Whereas many international OIE projects are designed on joint alignment principles connecting similar courses and developing similar aims and assignments, this project had a cross-course setup with diverging learning outcomes. In the UG course, OIE was a pretravel activity primarily aimed at developing disciplinary skills. DePaul implemented OIE as an intercultural awareness assignment. Through reflection on the design process and thematic analysis of student reflections, we conclude that the OIE introduced students in the DePaul course to international perceptions and encouraged self-reflection, whilethe OIE stimulated disciplinary skills and introduced intercultural awareness to the UG course. Moreover, OIE stimulated cross-cultural project management skills, increasing awareness of differing educational and urban contexts and thereby training the students in global citizenship. Therefore, this cross-course OIE shows that adapting OIE design to local curricular needs using pre-existing courses can enhance and deepen disciplinaryspecific learning outcomes through cross fertilization, and may create unexpected new learning outcomes. This expands the potential application and benefits of OIE for the internationalization of higher education.

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CARTOGRAPHY OF KNOWLEDGE AND LIFE STORIES: methodological approaches for research with ‘subjects between worlds’ in the perspective of ‘com-versing’ places and subjects

Revista Observatório ◽

10.20873/uft.2447-4266.2020v6n5a11en ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. a11en

Author(s):

Maria Luiza Cardinale Baptista ◽

Jóice dos Santos Bernardo

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

Life Stories ◽

Partial Report ◽

International Exchange ◽

Contemporary Science ◽

The World ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

The University ◽

Methodological Strategy

The text proposes to discuss transversalizations of the methodological strategy Cartography of Knowledge with the approach of Life History, in the perspective of 'com-versar' places and subjects, through partial report of researches in progress, at the University of Caxias do Sul. objective of this article is the characterization and approximation of the two methodological approaches, reflecting from research on international exchange as an experience 'between worlds'. It appears that the two approaches, Cartography of Knowledge and Life History, value the subjects involved and their subjective research plot, as well as recognize the value of history, the marks of time and their intertwining with the diverse ecosystems of the world of life, for Contemporary Science.

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