scholarly journals Perception and experience of urban areas for cultural tourism: A social constructivist approach in Covent Garden

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Guachalla
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Social Constructivist ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Commercial Sector ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Opera House ◽  
Social Constructivist Approach ◽  
Area Of Study

Covent Garden is firmly established in London’s tourism landscape due to its commercial sector, distinctive architecture and provision of different forms of performing arts including the UK’s leading Opera House at its core. This study aims to understand the factors that shape the tourists’ perception and experience of this long standing urban precinct and the influence that the Royal Opera House exerts on these processes. It contributes to the understanding of how a well-established area is perceived and experienced by tourists exposed to a range of stimulating factors including a cultural flagship for the performing arts. A social constructivist approach was adopted to address this complex area of study from a non-foundational perspective. A total of 306 semi-structured interviews were conducted in a variety of locations revealing that age and nationality are fundamental elements underpinning the tourists’ perception and experience of place leading to a process of cultural appraisal.

scholarly journals The Royal Opera House and Covent Garden: A symbiotic and complex touristic relationship

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-237
Author(s):  
Adrian Guachalla
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Opera House ◽  
International Visitors ◽  
Social Constructivist Approach ◽  
Main Entrance

The Royal Opera House has a longstanding and solid relationship with Covent Garden, which is an environmentally clustered urban area for tourism and culture rich in heritage, commercial ambience and provision of different types of performing arts. Located within the core of the area opposite its popular market place, its opulent main entrance faces a less visited precinct. This makes the building less visible to the area’s visitors raising questions about its role in the perception of Covent Garden. Given that current studies on flagship developments tend to focus on contemporary projects, this research aims to understand the influence that a well-established cultural flagship exerts in the perception of a popular area for tourism using the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden as a case study. To address this aim, a social constructivist approach was adopted and 306 semi-structured interviews were conducted with domestic and international visitors throughout six locations within the area to understand the role of the Opera House in the perception of Covent Garden. Findings indicate that cultural flagships tend to be stereotyped as grandiose freestanding buildings which is not the Royal Opera House’s case given Covent Garden’s urban density. Instead, its flagship status is related to the quality of its productions and its historical attachment to the area. This is rooted in the attraction of a diverse set of visitors and international talent leading to a cosmopolitan ambience and a strong sense of civic pride as the UK’s leading provider of opera and ballet productions.

scholarly journals PENDEKATAN KONSTRUKTIVIS SOSIAL DALAM PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR IPS DI SD KELAS IV

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Elsinora Mahananingtyas
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Social Constructivist ◽  
School Age ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Elementary School Age ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Constructivist Approach

Learners at elementary school age generally have a concept that is rich, but not systematically, not organized and spontaneous. With a skilled supervisor dialogue together, then learners can develop the concepts that are more systematic, logical, and rational. A social constructivist approach stresses the social context in learning that knowledge is constructed and built together with the teacher or friend of the more skilled colleagues. The purpose of this research is to improve or enhance quality (quality) were learning in class by applying the social constructivist approach at grade IV in the primary Christian Advent of Ambon. The method of this research is a type of class action Research with 4 stages, namely planning, implementation, observation and reflection. The results of this research that is happening gradual classical on the learners of the cycle I meeting 1 to 2 meetings amounted to 6.6% of the cycle I of the meeting 1 of 59% to 65.6% in meeting 2. While the ketuntasan of classical learners on cycle II increased to 6.8% in cycle II meeting 1 of 77.2% to 84%. Cycle II whole learners, prepared with a value above the KKM i.e. 15 learners or 100% complete

scholarly journals Designing a Lesson Plan About Teaching French Grammar as a Foreign Language from a Social Constructivist Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Dilek Soylu Baştuğ ◽  
Jonathan Broutin
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Social Constructivist ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Learning Sequence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Learning Centered ◽  
French Grammar ◽  
One Year ◽  
Social Constructivist Approach

In modern methods, in line with the social constructivist and action-oriented approaches, knowledge should be (co-) constructed by the learner in interaction with his or her learning environment which has been established by the teacher prior to the session. A social constructivist approach can be described as learning-centered. This approach indicates learning as an interactive process. This study aims to define how learners build instructional sequences based on the European Common Language Reference Framework (CEFR) and action-oriented methods by using authentic documents including metalanguage. The sequence is for adult learners at A2 level. They are Turkish students who are at least 19 years old and they have participated in a one-year preparatory class with the aim of reaching B1 level. We will analyze the context of the procedure teaching and the profile of the learners to whom it will be passed. At the end of these introductory analyzes, which are important for the development of an audience-specific learning sequence, we will create a sequence guide with additional activity sheets for students.

scholarly journals A Labour Useful to Students: Contrasting Perspectives on Teaching Translation Studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Harry Aveling
Keyword(s):  
Translation Studies ◽  
Social Constructivist ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Translation Pedagogy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Social Constructivist Approach

Translation Pedagogy is one of the most under-developed fields of Translation Studies. This paper will provide an introduction to three different approaches to the teaching of Translation: the Classical European, the “transmissionist” approach and the contemporary “social constructivist” approach. The paper will show how the relationship between teacher and student varies in each of these models

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