scholarly journals Culture and ELT: Cambodian teachers' perception and practice of textbook adaptation to realize intercultural awareness

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Davut Nhem
Keyword(s):  
Vital Role ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Phnom Penh ◽  
Teaching Culture ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Intercultural Awareness ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Shed Light

Currently, it is recognized that language and culture go hand in hand, which means that when we teach a language, we also teach the culture of that language or other languages that appear in the textbooks being used. This wide recognition of the vital role of culture in the second language teaching has presented challenges for EFL teachers in various contexts. This article reports a qualitative study on three Cambodian teachers of English at one school in Phnom Penh. The study aims to investigate EFL teachers’ views and practices of textbook adaptation, as well as how they adapt textbooks to help students develop intercultural awareness in the ELT. To achieve these objectives, the qualitative data obtained from individual interviews, classroom observations, and teaching materials were engaged to shed light on the backdrop of the textbook adaptation and cultural integration in the ELT classroom. The findings in this study reveal an inconsistency between teachers’ views and practices about the textbook adaptation and the teachers’ limited capacity of interculturality-stimulated scholarship that is inherently tied to the development of cultural activities in the ELT classroom. This study suggests teacher training on the textbook adaptation and teaching culture should be provided to the teachers in the context and beyond.

The Ubiquitous Role of Mobile Phones in Value Co-Creation Through Social Media Marketing

2021 ◽  
pp. 2166-2180
Author(s):  
Syed Far Abid Hossain ◽  
Xu Shan ◽  
Abdul Qadeer
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Shed Light

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the contemporary role of mobile phones in value co-creation through social media marketing. How mobile phones, in particular, smartphones with the help of numerous social media generate value co-creation, is the key objective of this study. A random sampling method was used to conduct a survey in different universities in China to identify the role of mobile phones in value co-creation. Findings from primary data collection indicated that mobile phones play a vital role in value co-creation because of the extensive use of social media. If value co-creation through social media marketing develops with the help of producers, suppliers and other intermediaries with the necessary technology and trust, the society, as well as customers, may enjoy a unique way of shopping. Future studies with mixed methodology and respondents who use different social media as a tool to generate value co-creation may shed light on the undiscovered phenomenon of social media marketing in the context of the mobile phone.

scholarly journals Role of (Local) Culture in English Language Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
Kumar Narayan Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Meaningful Context

Since language and culture have muscle and bone relationship, the existence of one in the absence of another in unthinkable. But in practice, English language teaching has paid less attention to the local culture. It is commonly believed that the insertion of foreign cultural values is not in line with local cultural values. The insertion of local culture plays vital role in promotion of nationalism, different local cultures and local cultural wisdom. Similarly, it provides cultural identity and meaningful context for learning. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to shed light on the importance of local culture in the English language classroom. In doing so, it aims at defining culture, language, shows relationship between them and puts forth some pedagogical guidelines. Journal of NELTA, Vol. 21, No. 1-2, 2016, Page:54-60

scholarly journals Incorporating culture and textbook adaptation practice for promoting intercultural competence in ELT: Teachers’ perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-104
Author(s):  
Dian Novita ◽  
Oikurema Purwati
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
Teaching Culture ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Efl Teachers

It is currently accepted that language and culture are inseparable since culture becomes an essential aspect of learning a foreign language. In the Indonesian context, this broad understanding of the crucial role of culture in English teaching has raised challenges in different contexts for EFL teachers. The recent study focuses on Indonesian Junior High School teachers’ views on integrating culture in ELT and practices of textbook adaptation to help students build intercultural competence. Therefore, to meet these aims, a questionnaire and an open-ended question were employed to collect the data from fifteen participants teaching English at public and private schools in Indonesia. The study results reveal that Indonesian EFL teachers have positive attitudes on integrating intercultural competence in ELT. Still, some of the difficulties confronted by their implementation of textbook adaptation have been highlighted in promoting intercultural competence. This study suggests that EFL teachers in Indonesia should be provided with teacher training relating to textbooks adaptation and teaching culture. The implementation of ICT in ELT classrooms is also recommended. Finally, the redesign of the curriculum with more integrated intercultural competency materials should be taken into account. HIGHLIGHTS: The EFL teachers’ practices deal with textbook adaptation are not well implemented, although they believe that cultural competence in their teaching activities is crucial. The English curriculum should give more room for teachers in serving the students based on their needs, preferences, and skills, especially for enhancing students’ mastery on the target language.  

Oil Spills in Maritime Transport

2005 ◽  
Vol 1909 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Boilé ◽  
Sotirios Theofanis ◽  
Foteini Mikiki
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Protection Policy ◽  
Maritime Community ◽  
Shed Light

Maritime transport plays a vital role in the economic growth and global competitiveness of the regions that it serves. It offers an enormous potential for sustainable and environmentally friendly transport. The international maritime community, however, is faced with a major challenge: to protect the marine environment from pollution related to oil spills. A parallelism between resolutions adopted by national and international bodies and the oil spill incidents that triggered them is presented. The focus is on reviewing records of maritime casualties associated with massive environmental pollution. It is an attempt to shed light on how these incidents affect the formulation and implementation of the global marine environment protection policy as well as the role of the International Maritime Organization in dealing with these problems.

Teaching Culture Online

2022 ◽  
pp. 179-199
Author(s):  
Julia C. Baumgardt ◽  
Yuriko Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Teaching Culture ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Online Setting ◽  
Successful Teaching

This chapter explores the ways in which the language educator can be successful teaching culture together with language specifically in an asynchronous online environment. It provides examples of content, activities, and assessments that are meaningful, collaborative, and learner-centered, and that employ mobile technology familiar to the average instructor. In addition, it discusses the new role of the language professor in facilitating an integrated language and culture curriculum in a fully online setting. Through shifting the responsibilities and roles of the instructor, emphasizing social and teacher presence, and employing flexible learner-centered content and activities, previously face-to-face language classes can be successfully transformed to foster cultural competency asynchronously.

scholarly journals Shifting Language Paradigm: An Integration of Five Dimensions of Culture in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Hassan Bin Zubair ◽  
Abrar Qureshi ◽  
Adnan Tahir ◽  
Athar Munir
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Teaching Culture ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Efl Classrooms ◽  
Target Culture

This study explores the inseparable entities of language and culture. Mastering the cultural element is crucial in the EFL/ESL language learning process. Furthermore, the study investigates the role of culture in the EFL/ESL curriculum since the 1980s. The paper examines the integration of culture into the ESL/ EFL classrooms in Pakistan. Most Pakistani EFL classrooms continue to simply focus on the grammar-translation approach, where students have to memorize significant and non-significant grammar points and then do dozens of exercises drilling the newly learned grammatical form(s). The foundation for teaching culture language learning include the 5 Cs, the Five Dimensions of Culture, language learning authentic materials, and the Cultural Experiential Learning Cycle. Through experiencing role-playing situations and distinguishing similarities and differences between cultures, students are culturally prepared with appropriate behaviors and responses when they encounter a similar situation in the target culture. The recommendations provided should enable Pakistani educators and administrators to effectively integrate culture into EFL curricula. This Paper explores the incorporation of culture in the context of Pakistani language learning environments. It also investigates strategies and techniques that make the language learning process productive, so that Pakistani educators can incorporate them within their classrooms.

scholarly journals An Integrated Health-System Specialty Pharmacy Model for Coordinating Transitions of Care: Specialty Medication Challenges and Specialty Pharmacist Opportunities

Pharmacy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Autumn D. Zuckerman ◽  
Alicia Carver ◽  
Katrina Cooper ◽  
Brandon Markley ◽  
Amy Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Health System ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Transitions Of Care ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Specialty Pharmacy ◽  
Specialty Medication ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Shed Light

Adherence and persistence to specialty medications are necessary to achieve successful outcomes of costly therapies. The increasing use of specialty medications has exposed several unique barriers to certain specialty treatments’ continuation. Integrated specialty pharmacy teams facilitate transitions in sites of care, between different provider types, among prescribed specialty medications, and during financial coverage changes. We review obstacles encountered within these types of transitions and the role of the specialty pharmacist in overcoming these obstacles. Case examples for each type of specialty transition provide insight into the unique complexities faced by patients, and shed light on pharmacists’ vital role in patient care. This insightful and real-world experience is needed to facilitate best practices in specialty care, particularly in the growing number of health-system specialty pharmacies.

scholarly journals The Ins and Outs of Cathepsins: Physiological Function and Role in Disease Management

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tulasi Yadati ◽  
Tom Houben ◽  
Albert Bitorina ◽  
Ronit Shiri-Sverdlov
Keyword(s):  
Vital Role ◽  
Intracellular Protein ◽  
Pathological Conditions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Intracellular Protein Degradation ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Lysosomal Proteases ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Physiological Substrates

Cathepsins are the most abundant lysosomal proteases that are mainly found in acidicendo/lysosomal compartments where they play a vital role in intracellular protein degradation,energy metabolism, and immune responses among a host of other functions. The discovery thatcathepsins are secreted and remain functionally active outside of the lysosome has caused a paradigmshift. Contemporary research has unraveled many versatile functions of cathepsins in extralysosomallocations including cytosol and extracellular space. Nevertheless, extracellular cathepsins are majorlyupregulated in pathological states and are implicated in a wide range of diseases including cancerand cardiovascular diseases. Taking advantage of the dierential expression of the cathepsinsduring pathological conditions, much research is focused on using cathepsins as diagnostic markersand therapeutic targets. A tailored therapeutic approach using selective cathepsin inhibitors isconstantly emerging to be safe and ecient. Moreover, recent development of proteomic-basedapproaches for the identification of novel physiological substrates oers a major opportunity tounderstand the mechanism of cathepsin action. In this review, we summarize the available evidenceregarding the role of cathepsins in health and disease, discuss their potential as biomarkers ofdisease progression, and shed light on the potential of extracellular cathepsin inhibitors as safetherapeutic tools.

scholarly journals The Next Step is Digital Leadership

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Rana Jisr
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Digital World ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
First Time ◽  
Shed Light

The aim of this article is to shed light on the vital role of digital leaders in today’s businesses. Many firms have already grounded their partnership with digital transformation before the pandemic. Others sped up all efforts to implement digital capabilities due to COVID-19 for the first time for survival. So, we tried to show that a digital leader needs additional requirements to face the new challenges of working remotely. Furthermore, we think that good online communication skills with digital leaders draw a compelling composite picture of an effective working environment in a digital world.

scholarly journals Intercultural Awareness Through English Language Teaching: The Case of Kosovo

Interchange ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonora Gashi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Teaching Culture ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Intercultural Awareness ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Target Culture

AbstractThis study seeks to understand opportunities for teaching and learning the target culture for intercultural awareness. Utilizing Moran’s Knowing Framework (2001) and its five cultural dimensions, and reviewing curriculum documents and the English textbook in use for Grade Six in Kosovo, the study finds a misalignment among curriculum documents and the textbook regarding teaching culture for cultural understanding. It is noted that while curriculum documents share the goals and objectives for preparing students to become global citizens through language and culture learning in the English language, this vision is lost along the way and rarely makes it to the English language classrooms. It is concluded that English teachers, in Kosovo and potentially internationally, need to be more creative in utilizing more authentic cultural materials in their classes to bring to life the target culture. Lastly, it is argued that learning about another culture and comparing it with one’s own helps students examine their culture from a different perspective, which in turn potentially makes culturally-richer individuals in deeper and closer touch with their culture as well as cultures around them, near and far.

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