Sharper Tools

2019 ◽  
pp. 255-276
Author(s):  
Lindsay Rose Russell
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Native Languages ◽  
American Women ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Linguistic Proficiency ◽  
Equality In Education

Discussing characteristics of nineteenth-century missionary women’s lives abroad, Russell demonstrates that the colonial, sociopolitical, and technological contexts involved in missionary work in Asia made dictionary-making a possible and appropriate employment for American women. Women involved in missionary work often enjoyed more opportunities for equality in education, allowing for language acquisition and scholarly pursuits that may not have been possible in their home country. These women gained linguistic proficiency through varied interactions—religious, educational, and otherwise—with members of their communities, and in many cases developed pragmatic lexicographical methods that tended to be less prescriptive and more inclusive and appreciative of native languages, in contrast to the colonializing discourse that characterized studies produced by male missionaries.

Integration through participation: The effects of participating in an English Conversation club on refugee and asylum seeker integration

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliya Sorgen
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Social Space ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Linguistic Proficiency ◽  
Psychological Integration ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe integration of refugees/asylum seekers is a complex process that is affected by factors such as reasons for fleeing one’s home country, linguistic proficiency, education, housing issues, and reception from the host community. While past research has focused on these issues, there is a lack of attention on the development of practical and psychological integration skills through participation in a social space ofmutual accommodation(Berry 2005). This article fills this gap by analysing the relationship between mutual accommodation and integration in relation to spaces for language acquisition and the resulting impact of participation. This study illustrates, from the migrant perspective, how language acquisition in terms of resettlement not only focuses on linguistic proficiency but also on how such spaces provide a supportive place of refuge and support. This research underscores a deeper discussion of the migrantnew speakerprofile, providing evidence for ways in which to broaden an understanding of this key shift away from previously held notions of thenativeversusnon-nativeindividual. Ethnographic research was conducted in two UK-based conversation clubs. Data analysis followed Braun and Clarke’s (2006) Thematic Analysis structure.

The Lives of Nineteenth-Century American Women

NWSA Journal ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-146
Author(s):  
Barbara A. White
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
American Women

scholarly journals Writing their Own Way: American Women, Palestine’s Bedouins and Issues of Safety in the Nineteenth Century

1970 ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Jim Ross-Nazzal
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Civil War ◽  
American Civil War ◽  
American Women ◽  
Women Travelers ◽  
Return Home ◽  
Travel Accounts

Throughout the nineteenth century, more and more Americans traveled abroad, especially after the American Civil War (1861-1865). Many, upon their return home, published their travel accounts. I have collected and analysed the published accounts of fifty American women. What follows is an investigation into how American women travelers who ventured to Palestine perceived and interacted with Palestine’s Bedouin populations by examining their published travel accounts.

scholarly journals Meaning of Pregnancy Terms Among African-American Women

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Solomon ◽  
Sandra Suther ◽  
Ivette Lopez ◽  
Alicestine Ashford ◽  
Linda Amankwaa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
White Women ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
American Women ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Pregnancy Intendedness ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Recurrent Patterns ◽  
Descriptive Method

The concept of pregnancy intendedness is complex and may not bear the same meaning to all women. Moreover, researcher definition and women’s meaning were thought to be different. Some researchers have indicated that it is unclear how well women understand and relate to questions used by the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) and how the classifications relate to women’s lives. The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of terms such as planned and/or intended pregnancy among African-American women of childbearing age using a qualitative exploratory descriptive method. Although African-American women want children, they are three times as likely to experience an unintended pregnancy as white women. Data extracted from transcripts were coded and analyzed for recurrent patterns and themes. For this study, the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980) was employed to frame interview questions and to interpret data. Findings suggest participants and partners often did not have the same perceptions or meanings of pregnancy planning or intentions. These findings have implications for research and family planning policy.

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