23. Applying linguistic research to real world problems: The social meaning of talk in workplace interaction

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Holmes ◽  
Angela Joe ◽  
Meredith Marra ◽  
Jonathan Newton ◽  
Nicky Riddiford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
Linguistic Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Real World Problems ◽  
Workplace Interaction

Sound is Not a Simulation

2010 ◽  
pp. 44-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda O Keeffe
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Game Player ◽  
Prior Investigation

In order to design a computer game soundscape that allows a game player to feel immersed in their virtual world, we must understand how we navigate and understand the real world soundscape. In this chapter I will explore how sound, particularly in urban spaces, is increasingly categorised as noise, ignoring both the social significance of any soundscape and how we use sound to interpret and negotiate space. I will explore innovative methodologies for identifying an individual’s perception of soundscapes. Designing virtual soundscapes without prior investigation into their cultural and social meaning could prove problematic.

Riding alone on the elevator

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Anna M. Frank ◽  
Rebecca Froese ◽  
Barbara C. Hof ◽  
Maike I. E. Scheffold ◽  
Felix Schreyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Real World ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Social Norm ◽  
The Social ◽  
Introductory Class ◽  
Scientific Fields ◽  
Real World Problems

Abstract The ability to conduct interdisciplinary research is crucial to address complex real-world problems that require the collaboration of different scientific fields, with global warming being a case in point. To produce integrated climate-related knowledge, climate researchers should be trained early on to work across boundaries and gain an understanding of diverse disciplinary perspectives. This article argues for social breaching as a methodology to introduce students with a natural science background to the social sciences in the context of integrated climate sciences. The breach of a social norm presented here was to ask people whether the experimenter could ride on an elevator alone. We conclude that the approach is effective in letting students with a natural science background explore and experience the power of social reality, and is especially suitable for a small-sized introductory class.

Riding alone on the elevator

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M. Frank ◽  
Rebecca Froese ◽  
Barbara C. Hof ◽  
Maike I. E. Scheffold ◽  
Felix Schreyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Real World ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Social Norm ◽  
The Social ◽  
Introductory Class ◽  
Scientific Fields ◽  
Real World Problems

The ability to conduct interdisciplinary research is crucial to address complex real-world problems that require the collaboration of different scientific fields, with global warming being a case in point. To produce integrated climate-related knowledge, climate researchers should be trained early on to work across boundaries and gain an understanding of diverse disciplinary perspectives. This article argues for social breaching as a methodology to introduce students with a natural science background to the social sciences in the context of integrated climate sciences. The breach of a social norm presented here was to ask people whether the experimenter could ride on an elevator alone. We conclude that the approach is effective in letting students with a natural science background explore and experience the power of social reality, and is especially suitable for a small-sized introductory class.

Everyday logic about English in applied linguistic research

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-200
Author(s):  
Patrick Studer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Real World ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Background Process ◽  
International Language ◽  
Linguistic Research ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Real World Problems

This contribution analyses the argumentative premises underlying applied linguistic research conducted in the area of English-medium instruction. Applied linguistics not only studies language as it is used in the real world but is widely understood as an approach through which real-world problems in matters of language can be solved. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that applied linguistics is commonly used as a diagnostic perspective in English-medium instruction (EMI) research where it aims to provide insight into issues in need of fixing or improvement. Such studies are not conducted in an argumentative vacuum: they are embedded in a background process of policymaking, debate and discussion by stakeholders and policymakers who are involved in the introduction of English as an international language in higher education. This paper aims to highlight the argumentative backdrop against which applied linguistic research into EMI is construed and legitimised. Analysing conference abstracts in the field of EMI, the paper seeks to draw attention to everyday logic and beliefs applied linguists engage in when submitting paper proposals for conferences. It calls for a critical applied linguistic research agenda which foregrounds the potential ideological effects everyday conceptualisations of language have on EMI research and, ultimately, on EMI policymaking.

Modern Problems of Teaching Disciplines in the Social and Humanitarian Sphere

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Е.Н. Юдина
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
The Real ◽  
Additional Resource ◽  
The Social ◽  
Use Of The Internet

интернет-пространство стало частью реального мира современных студентов. В наши дни особенно актуальна проблема активизации использования интернета как дополнительного ресурса в образовательном процессе. В статье приводятся результаты небольшого социологического исследования, посвященного использованию интернета в преподавании социологических дисциплин. Internet space has become a part of the real world of modern students. The problem of increasing the use of the Internet as an additional resource in the educational process is now particularly topical. The article contains the results of a small sociological study on the use of the Internet in teaching sociological disciplines.

scholarly journals Handrails through the Swamp? A Pilot to Test the Integration and Implementation Science Framework in Complex Real-World Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5491
Author(s):  
Melissa Robson-Williams ◽  
Bruce Small ◽  
Roger Robson-Williams ◽  
Nick Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Implementation Science ◽  
Real World ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
The World ◽  
Science Framework ◽  
Real World Problems

The socio-environmental challenges the world faces are ‘swamps’: situations that are messy, complex, and uncertain. The aim of this paper is to help disciplinary scientists navigate these swamps. To achieve this, the paper evaluates an integrative framework designed for researching complex real-world problems, the Integration and Implementation Science (i2S) framework. As a pilot study, we examine seven inter and transdisciplinary agri-environmental case studies against the concepts presented in the i2S framework, and we hypothesise that considering concepts in the i2S framework during the planning and delivery of agri-environmental research will increase the usefulness of the research for next users. We found that for the types of complex, real-world research done in the case studies, increasing attention to the i2S dimensions correlated with increased usefulness for the end users. We conclude that using the i2S framework could provide handrails for researchers, to help them navigate the swamps when engaging with the complexity of socio-environmental problems.

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