scholarly journals GRAPHIC MEANS IN THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE EXPRESSIVE COMPRESSED TEXTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (16) ◽  
pp. 166-172
Author(s):  
Natalya Lysenko
Keyword(s):  
American Literature ◽  
English Language ◽  
Information Load ◽  
Information Presentation ◽  
Contemporary American Literature ◽  
Special System ◽  
Additional Information

This article deals with the consideration of functioning of graphic means on the basis of the English-language expressive compressed texts. The types of abbreviations as well as other graphic peculiarities of the information presentation in the text have been investigated, using examples of English advertising texts, anecdotes, aphorisms, and contemporary American literature. English-language compressed texts have both leading and subordinate features. Their leading feature is increased informational saturation, while the subordinate signs usually include abbreviations, lack of auxiliary and emotionally coloured words. Among the main graphic means used in the English-language compressed texts, various cuts of words in the form of abbreviations, traditional or specific reductions should be noted. One can also mention a special system of the location of the material, which allows to highlight the main information and omit the secondary, significantly reducing the volume. The use of footnotes also helps to save a certain amount of text array. Punctuation marks in compressed text not only make it possible to reduce a certain part of the information, but may also carry additional information load. In general, the use of the mentioned graphic means in English-language compressed texts have been analyzed, the peculiarities of their functioning have been revealed in the article. As the perspectives of the research, it was offered to identify and investigate the existing graphic means in other types of the English-language compressed texts.

scholarly journals Living in Two Languages: The Challenges to English in Contemporary American Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Ksenija Kondali
Keyword(s):  
American Literature ◽  
English Language ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Julia Alvarez ◽  
Contemporary American Literature ◽  
Junot Diaz ◽  
Realistic Representation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Cultural And Linguistic Competence

Recognizing the importance of English in (re)negotiating culture and identity in U.S. society, numerous contemporary American authors have explored the issue of cultural and linguistic competence and performance in their writing. Supported with examples from literary texts by Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Junot Díaz, Amy Tan, and Kiran Desai, this paper discusses the complex role of the English language in the characters’ struggle for economic and emotional survival. Frequently based on the authors’ own family background and bicultural experiences, the selected literary texts offer a realistic representation of the life lived by predominantly working-class immigrants and how they cope with the adoption and use of a new language in order to overcome language barriers, racist attitudes and social exclusion. Such an analysis ultimately highlights how a new literary thematic focus on living in two languages has affected English Studies.

scholarly journals Exploring Aging Masculinities From Different Disciplines and Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 825-825
Author(s):  
Liat Ayalon ◽  
Josep Armengol ◽  
Michael Kimmel
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
American Literature ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Contemporary American Literature ◽  
The Social ◽  
Aging Men ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Types Of Information

Abstract Traditionally, gerontology research has been relatively genderless. When the intersection of age and gender was explored, this was done primarily by focusing on the experiences of older women. Much less is known about the experiences of older men. The present symposium brings together work from the humanities and the social sciences in order to explore societal images and personal experiences of aging men. The paper by Maierhofer and Ratzenböck provides a theoretical outlook on this intersection from the humanities perspective, followed by empirical applications from the social sciences. Next, Armengol uses contemporary American literature to challenge the traditional stereotype of decline in sexuality and masculinity. The paper by Ni Leime & O’Neill examines stereotypes of aging masculinities, but this time from the perspective of older men as the audience who react to their portrayal in visual culture. Finally, Ayalon and Gweyrtz-Meydan present ethical dilemmas faced by physicians who treat older men’s sexuality in light of active marketing campaigns of the pharmaceutical industry, which advocate for a model of successful aging and ongoing sexual intercourse. The discussant, Kimmel, will conceptualize the four papers by stressing the different types of information that can be obtained via different methods of inquiry. The complementary information provided by the different papers and the integration of methods and findings from the humanities with the social sciences will be discussed.

Recent Advances: Antiinfectives

1995 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 1035-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie L Briceland ◽  
John D Cleary ◽  
Courtney V Fletcher ◽  
Daniel P Healy ◽  
Charles A Peloquin
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
English Language ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Ulcer Disease ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Study Selection ◽  
Enterococcus Spp ◽  
Scientific Meetings ◽  
Clinically Significant

Objective: To update readers on the significant changes in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy. Data Sources: An Index Medians and Iowa Drug Information Service search (1993–1994) of English-language literature pertaining to the selected topic areas was performed. Additional information from abstracts presented at scientific meetings were identified by the authors. Study Selection and Data Extraction: All identified studies were screened and those judged relevant to the update were evaluated. Data Synthesis: New or clinically significant data since 1992 that related to peptic ulcer disease, microbial resistance (e.g., Enterococcus spp., Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Candida albicans), immunomodulators, and AIDS were evaluated and compared with previous data. Conclusions: There have been several exciting and significant changes in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy evident from this review.

Biology and Manners

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
American Literature ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Fan Studies ◽  
Contemporary American Literature ◽  
Contemporary Science ◽  
The Us ◽  
Main Series ◽  
Current Concerns ◽  
The Red Queen

This volume is a new collection of scholarly essays on the US science fiction and fantasy writer Lois McMaster Bujold. The collection argues for the significant contributions Bujold’s works make to feminist and queer thought, disability studies, and fan studies. In addition, it suggests the importance of Bujold to contemporary American literature. The volume continues the establishment of Bujold as an important author of contemporary science fiction and fantasy. It argues that her corpus spans the distance between two full arcs of US feminism and has anticipated or responded to several of its current concerns in ways that invite or even require theoretical exploration. As well as papers on earlier work in the main series (the Vorkosigan Saga and the ‘Worlds of the Five Gods’ novels The Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls), the collection also presents work on recent publications such as The Sharing Knife sequence; the ‘Penric and Desdemona’ novellas; and the recent Vorkosigan Saga novel Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen. The collection deepens feminist research in Bujold studies by incorporating queer and disability studies perspectives; and includes historiographic retracing of scholarship on Bujold’s work.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Robert Lee
Keyword(s):  
American Literature ◽  
Contemporary American Literature ◽  
Karen Tei Yamashita

The Introduction offers a succinct profile of Karen Tei Yamashita as author. Her biography, main publications, and general standing in contemporary American literature are all indicated. There follows annotation of the essays at hand, her autobiographical essay “Reimagining Traveling Bodies” and an interview as to how Yamashita envisages her main themes and craft.

Patient and caregiver experience with an online, open-access, standardized, evidence-based, cancer drug and supportive care educational platform.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e18811-e18811
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A Gilreath ◽  
James A. Stuart ◽  
Brandon Wilds ◽  
Mimi Lo ◽  
Anthony Greenly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
English Language ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Cancer Drug ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Education Levels

e18811 Background: An open-access, web-based platform was developed to provide standardized, evidence-based information, that is cancer regimen-specific and supportive care focused. Online content was provided in the English language only for more than 200 anti-neoplastic regimens. A survey was conducted to determine reasons adult patients and their caregivers seek internet-based cancer drug information, and to evaluate if there is an unmet need for improved oncology therapy education. Methods: Between February 2020 and January 2021, patients and caregivers completed an online anonymous, English language survey deployed on the website www.chemoexperts.com. Results: A total of 1,021 website users responded. The majority of users were from North America (75%). Female respondents comprised 65% of the population and users self-identified as being a patient (67%), or family member/caregiver (33%). The mean age of respondents was 60.7 years (+ 16.2). Roughly two-thirds (66.4%) had a college degree. The majority of respondents reported they were either currently receiving (59.6%), or planning to receive (27.4%) treatment, however patients of all education levels, and in all phases of treatment (before, during, and after) sought online drug information. Clinical drug information education was reportedly provided by a doctor (68.9%), nurse (40.9%), physician assistant or nurse practitioner (23.8%), or pharmacist (15%), while 23% did not receive any education from clinical staff. Modes of education received by participants included printed material (73.9%), teaching in person (52.3%), and/or other internet sites (27.5%). Reasons for visiting the website were reported as follows: seeking additional information (92%), did not know what questions to ask (12%), looking at treatment alternatives (10%), forgot to ask questions (5%), not enough information given (11%), not enough time to ask questions (5%), and afraid to ask questions (2%). Respondents could mark all reasons. Among content sections, the percentage of users reported the side effect section as being the most useful. However, section usefulness varied based upon age, phase of treatment, and baseline education level. Overall, 86% reported finding the information they were looking for on the website. Conclusions: The majority of respondents received education from a health care provider, but not all. It is possible that the current pandemic prevented some patients from receiving education when in-person teaching was not available. However, many patients and caregivers still use the internet to seek additional drug information. These data highlight a continued unmet need for patients using online sources when searching for cancer drug and supportive care information. Further work is required to determine whether supplemental online, education can improve outcomes while reducing adverse effects.

Ethno-gothic: Repurposing Genre in Contemporary American Literature

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Redding
Keyword(s):  
American Literature ◽  
Upward Mobility ◽  
Gothic Literature ◽  
Contemporary American Literature ◽  
Melting Pot ◽  
American Gothic ◽  
Fiction Writers

This chapter notes how traditional American gothic literature has been largely motivated by racial dread and fears of miscegenation. It then argues that many contemporary ethno-fiction writers repurpose gothic tropes and idioms to two ends. The first is to critique anxieties of American gothic in order to expose the racialism embedded in the assimiliationist and hegemonic narrative of upward mobility defined by the ethnic ‘melting pot’. The second is to use these gothic redeployments imaginatively to disinter the voices of those legions who have died and disappeared, un-mourned.

Examining the Potential for Flipped Literature Units

2019 ◽  
pp. 1178-1202
Author(s):  
Shelly Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
American Literature ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
English Language ◽  
Flipped Classrooms ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Teacher Flexibility ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

This chapter discusses a case study of an eleventh-grade American Literature course in the Southwestern United States using flipped teaching approaches with technology for the first time. The study's purpose was to investigate the effects of flipping using technology on how the teacher and students worked, learned, and engaged with English Language Arts (ELA) content. Specifically, the researcher hoped to study the effects of flipped coursework on homework and classwork, the students' and teacher's responses to flipped strategies, and the impact of technology on a two-week unit on The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, 1925). The teacher worked with the researcher to choose four activities in the unit to flip, which involved a webquest, Google quiz, blog, and online PowerPoint. The participants in the study included the teacher: Mr. Riggs, a veteran ELA teacher with over 20 years' experience and four eleventh grade students: Simone, a bi-racial female; Omar, an African-American male; Garrett, a Caucasian male; and Audrey, a Latino female. Through open-coding analysis of interviews with each participant during the study, field notes taken throughout the unit, and documents collected from online and paper artifacts, three major categories were established. The major categories included perceptions of changes in classwork and homework, impact of technology, and appeal of flipped classrooms. The findings of this study revealed that the flipped unit had an impact on the amount of homework, the type of homework and classwork, homework completion, time spent in class, and the way technology was used. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation played an important role on whether flipped assignments were completed on time or were engaging for students. A final important finding showed that teacher flexibility was necessary for the flipped unit to be successful. This study provides insight into how flipping could work and look in an ELA classroom.

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