scholarly journals The Effect of Critical Rhetoric in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 744
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Abushihab
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Rhetorical Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Contrastive Rhetoric ◽  
Critical Rhetoric ◽  
Ethnography Of Communication ◽  
Important Field ◽  
Language Text

The present paper represents an attempt so as to examine and analyze texts in terms of the context and its relation to cultural, political and social issues. It also provides theoretical and practical information which are used in classroom to facilitate learning foreign language. Rhetorical analysis is essential to be used and incorporated into EFL classroom because it is an important field which is not isolated from other disciplines like critical thinking and learning process. Special emphasis is laid upon the role of contrastive rhetoric in facilitating the process of learning foreign languages. Some pedagogical implications for studying L2 correctly and effectively are also tackled. Furthermore, the major role of pragmatics in analyzing the Second and Foreign Language text is also highlighted. This is accomplished within a pedagogical point of view. It is hoped that the paper will be of value to EFL teachers, syllabus designers, applied linguists and specialists in ethnography of communication.

Tauchnitz for Translators. The Circulation of English-language Literature in Finland

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 161-179
Author(s):  
Outi Paloposki
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Book History ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Book Production ◽  
German Publisher ◽  
Language Literature ◽  
Selection Of

The article looks at book production and circulation from the point of view of translators, who, as purchasers and readers of foreign-language books, are an important mediating force in the selection of literature for translation. Taking the German publisher Tauchnitz's series ‘Collection of British Authors’ and its circulation in Finland in the nineteenth and early twentieth century as a case in point, the article argues that the increased availability of English-language books facilitated the acquiring and honing of translators' language skills and gradually diminished the need for indirect translating. Book history and translation studies meet here in an examination of the role of the Collection in Finnish translators' work.

The role of stylistics in Japan: A pedagogical perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Teranishi ◽  
Aiko Saito ◽  
Kiyo Sakamoto ◽  
Masako Nasu
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
English Studies ◽  
History Of ◽  
Efl Students

This article surveys the history of English studies and education in Japan, paying special attention to the role of literary texts and stylistics. Firstly, the role of literature and stylistics in Japan is discussed from a pedagogical point of view, including both English as a foreign language and Japanese as a native language. Secondly, the way in which stylistics has contributed to literary criticism in the country is examined, with reference to the history of literary stylistics since 1980. Finally, this article considers further applications of stylistics to language study in Japan, offering two examples: analysis of thought presentation in Yukio Mishima’s Megami (2006[1955]), and the teaching of an English poem and a Japanese haiku to Japanese EFL students. The overall aim of this article is to demonstrate that literature as language teaching material and stylistics as a critical and teaching method are significant not only in understanding English, but also in appreciating our own native language if it is not English.

scholarly journals General education role of foreign language teaching in General education schools and higher educational institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Natalya Bashlueva ◽  
Mariya Bashlueva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
General Education ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Educational Role ◽  
Language Communication ◽  
Definition Of

the article deals with the directions in the methodology of teaching foreign language to students of secondary schools and cadets and students of educational organizations of the Ministry of internal Affairs. The issue of the General educational role of teaching foreign languages is discussed. Attention is paid to the discussion of the point of view of some Methodists about the place and role of the theoretical and descriptive aspect of teaching. Proponents of this theory believe that this aspect is the essence of the General educational function of language teaching, and sometimes argue that it should be considered as the main content of learning and its main purpose. In the existing methodological concepts, two points deserve the sharpest criticism: the wrong understanding of the General educational meaning of foreign languages and the resulting erroneous definition of the content and essence of teaching. Ready-made signs of a language, its systems of elements and structures can and should be studied separately as the sum of phenomena and facts of language in the corresponding theoretical courses; but specific types of communicative activity are always mastered, where the "lexical", "grammatical" and "phonetic" aspects appear in an indissoluble organic unity, because not only in any act of language communication, but also in any sign of a sound language, there are both "vocabulary", "grammar", and "phonetics". From the General purpose of teaching a foreign language at school, it follows that it cannot be reduced to the development of any one type of communication activity (for example, reading or speaking), since this would unacceptably narrow the practical value of learning; the school should lay the Foundation for using all four main types: speaking, listening, reading to oneself and writing.

scholarly journals Tutor at the preparatory faculty: a teacher’s point of view

2021 ◽  
Vol 127 ◽  
pp. 03004
Author(s):  
Marina Anatolievna Droga ◽  
Dina Ivanovna Romero Intriago ◽  
Irina Mikhailovna Subbotina ◽  
Yuliya Aleksandrovna Klimova
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Forecasting Method ◽  
First Results ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

The article analyzes the experience of tutoring teachers teaching foreign students in the distance learning mode. It is also about the interaction of a teacher and a student throughout the whole academic year, as well as the importance of all elements of systematic work in teaching Russian as a foreign language from scratch. A team of tutors was organized at the faculty, whose mission was to contact their wards within the framework of distance learning: from their connection to the educational platform of the university to organizing their admission to Russian universities. Purpose of the study: consider the role of a tutoring teacher in the system of teaching Russian as a foreign language in a distance mode. The main methods of work are the methods of observation and description of the features of the pedagogical process. The forecasting method is also used to model the future educational mode of foreign students. The survey method is applied, which allows to get “feedback” from the respondents. The quantitative technique allowed us to analyze the number of responses as a percentage. The changes taking place in the world have given a powerful impetus to the improvement of digital educational resources. Teachers were able to mobilize and conduct their own experiment, while adhering to the new standards of distance learning. An attempt is made in the work to comprehensively analyze the introduced system of tutoring and summarize its first results.

scholarly journals Speech Communication Related to the Process of Traditional Therapeutic Efforts among the Baduy People in Lebak Regency, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Heriyanto ◽  
Ekaning Krisnawati ◽  
Elis Suryani ◽  
Eva Tuckyta Sari Sujatna ◽  
Kasno Pamungkas
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Traditional Healer ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Interpersonal Interaction ◽  
Speech Communication ◽  
Ethnography Of Communication ◽  
The One

Speech communication employs various and complex expressive ways ranging from linguistic to extralinguistic features, and it studies the interaction between the speaker and listener, including interpersonal interaction like the one between a patient and his or her traditional healer. This article discusses some of the issues concerning the language used in the traditional healing process which uses Baduy mantra among the community. Therefore, this study is interdisciplinary in nature and the overall approach is qualitative. Methodology-wise, this research is conducted using discourse analysis and an ethnography of communication. There are two aims from this study, which are: 1) to point out the linguistic and extralinguistic features utilised in the communication component related to activities contributing to the healing process; 2) to describe the meaning of the mantra used in the process of therapeutic practices; 3) to reveal the patterns of the Baduy medicinal mantra perceived from an ethnography of communication point of view. The results of the research indicate that the mimetic and expressive functions of mantra reflect the role of traditional therapeutic efforts as well as interpersonal relations among the members of the community. The extralinguistic elements are employed to arouse suggestion in order to support the effort of a treatment. Keywords: Baduy, communication, linguistic, extralinguistic, mantra.

Revolutionary Graffiti and Cairene Women

Women Rising ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 267-282
Author(s):  
Soumia Bardhan ◽  
Karen A. Foss
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Rhetorical Analysis ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The State ◽  
Street Art ◽  
Gender Dynamics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Egyptian Women ◽  
And Gender

Through an unparalleled explosion of street art and graffiti campaigns during and after the January 25, 2011, revolution, many public spaces in Cairo, Egypt, became symbols of people’s revolt against the state. These spaces resemble open-air galleries showcasing street art on a wide range of social issues. These graffiti encourage women to resist societal pressures and daily humiliation, reclaim public spaces, and confront existing power and gender dynamics. These graffiti show Egyptian women performing agency as they create their own depiction of the role of women in post-Mubarak Cairo. In this essay, Soumia Bardhan and Karen A. Foss perform a rhetorical analysis of the female-centered graffiti displayed in Cairo’s public spaces in post-Mubarak Egypt. They analyze street art and graffiti by prominent graffiti artists, significant graffiti campaigns, and their own photographs of graffiti taken at the sites.

Use of linguistic and cultural materials to increase the level of motivation to learn a foreign language

2020 ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Popova ◽  
Mikhail V. Smolyaninov
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Culture Studies ◽  
Collective Work ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
Level Of Motivation ◽  
Language Text

We considered the issue of the role of linguistic and cultural materials in the formation and development of a stable positive motivation for learning a foreign language. We disclosed the concept of “Linguistic and Culture Studies”, the connection between it and the formation of linguistic- and sociocultural competencies. We gave the main conditions to be met by a foreign-language text used as the main linguistic and culture material (authenticity, relevance, typicity). We also listed forms of working with trainees in which you can use linguistic and cultural materials. We highlighted the following organizational forms: individual, group, collective work. The focus is on considering not only lexical proficiency in the target language, but also the use of a foreign language as a means of intercultural communication. We disclosed the conditions of formation of socio- and linguistic-cultural competencies. The conclusion shows the overall outcome of the work and shows the advantages of classes, which include the linguistic and cultural aspect and, due to this, have great methodological potential, allowing you to build new models of classes that improve the quality of mastery of a foreign language. Such training contributes to the consolidation of subject-subject relations between the student and the teacher, establishing between them a real cooperation of equal partners in the pedagogical process.

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