scholarly journals Contemporary and Universal:A Case Study of Themes in Coleridge’s Masterpiece- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 5499-5504
Author(s):  
Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharje
Keyword(s):  
William Wordsworth ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Treasure Trove ◽  
The Past ◽  
Romantic Poet

Poetry has been defined as ‘spontaneous overflow’ of emotions by the great Romantic poet William Wordsworth. By this very definition emotions, which are integral parts of human beings,make poetry universally relevant. And yet its universality and relevance are often questioned in contemporary times by many, especially in the context of poetry of the past. Moreover, in the teaching and learning context, poetry is often considered to be rather impractical and unable to impart skills which are really needed on the ground. Students often deem poetry as a luxury or just an extra. So has poetry lost its relevance? Poetry not only is a treasure trove of emotions and literary expressions, it deals with multiple themes which are relevant, contemporary and universal. This paper aims to examine the relevance of poetry in the context of contemporary times and pedagogythrough the study of some of the universal and contemporary themes taking S. T. Coleridge’s masterpiece The Rime of the Ancient Mariner as a case study.

FUNDAMENTALISM, BUREAUCRATIZATION, AND THE STATE'S CO-OPTATION OF RELIGION: A JORDANIAN CASE STUDY

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard T. Antoun
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Middle East ◽  
The State ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Half Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Equal Duration ◽  
Past Half Century ◽  
Past Half

In the Middle East over the past half-century, three religious processes have grown together. One, the growth of fundamentalism, has received worldwide attention both by academics and journalists. The others, the bureaucratization of religion and the state co-optation of religion, of equal duration but no less importance, have received much less attention. The bureaucratization of religion focuses on the hierarchicalization of religious specialists and state co-optation of religion focuses on their neutralization as political opponents. Few commentators link the three processes. In Jordan, fundamentalism, the bureaucratization of religion (BOR), and state co-optation of religion (SCR) have become entwined sometimes in mutually supportive and sometimes in antagonistic relations. The following case study will describe and analyze the implications of this mutual entanglement for the relations of state and civil society and for the human beings simultaneously bureaucratized and “fundamentalized.”

Notes on the Context for Learning

1973 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiyo Morimoto
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Learning Context

The author and his assistants examine some of the personal constraints in the teaching and learning process. Teachers need to learn the difficult skill of listening to discover students' real concerns. They must recognize that making decisions nearly always involves giving up options and therefore entails some ambivalence;and that the change learning involves is difficult and slow and must be supported even in its smallest steps. The authors suggest that teachers aware of these aspects of the learning context are more able to respond to students as human beings.

scholarly journals Action Research for Exploring Genre Approaches to Writing in Real-World ESP Classrooms

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Uma Maheswari Rajagopalan ◽  
Lynda Griffin ◽  
Paola Trimarco
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Genre Awareness ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Two Stages

This paper investigates how action research can be used to develop genre-approaches to teaching using a case study of teaching research article (RA) abstract writing on a course in Japan for science and technology students. This study involved two pedagogies placed within genre-awareness approaches, with moves being taught at different stages for each classroom. In addition to the teacher’s observations and a questionnaire to evaluate students’ perceptions, written drafts from both groups were analysed at two stages. Our analysis reveals that earlier intervention in teaching moves helped students to better construct their abstracts and that language-based activities played a role in improving students’ abstract writing without moves-based instruction. Moreover, the exercise of conducting this study in an action research framework highlighted the advantages of using a cyclic framework which allows for timely intervention based on teacher observation and critical evaluation of the teaching and learning context as the task progresses.

scholarly journals What Anansi Did for Us: Storytelling’s Value in Equitably Exploring Public Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-360
Author(s):  
David O. Fakunle ◽  
David T. Thomas, MPH ◽  
Kathy A. M. Gonzales ◽  
Denise C. Vidot ◽  
LaShaune P. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Underrepresented Populations ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultural Determinants ◽  
Practice Approach

There is growing implementation of storytelling as a specific application of narrative in public health. As the field’s latest epoch evolves to consider cultural determinants, reimagination of how scientists conceptualize, operationalize, and capture populations’ unique elements is necessary, and storytelling provides a genuine and efficacious methodology that can assist with that reimagination. Professionals are creating more spaces that demonstrate how storytelling elucidates, promotes, and supports contextual factors that are not captured by orthodox methodologies. However, more opportunities are needed to exhibit storytelling’s impact on capturing the nuances in human experiences, such as those of historically and systemically underrepresented populations. This study synthesizes the past decade of research in public health and related fields that primarily utilized storytelling and reports significant implications. Additionally, this study highlights explorations in public health that primarily use storytelling as a research and practice approach. Each case study includes a description of the background and aims, elaborates on storytelling’s utilization, and discusses findings, observations, and future directions. Finally, this study discusses conceptual issues in public health raised by use of storytelling, such as how to best capture impact on human beings and the importance of context. This article’s goal is to present current evidence of critical reevaluations to the epistemological, conceptual, and practical paradigms within public health through storytelling. Additionally, this article aims to provide support and empowerment to public health scientists considering creative approaches to better acknowledge and appreciate humanity’s inherent subjectivity.

scholarly journals A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON ADAB OF THE LEARNED AND THE LEARNER IN ISLAM

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 346-353
Author(s):  
Adibah Sulaiman ◽  
◽  
Mohamad Zulfazdlee Abul Hassan Ashari ◽  
Ezad Azraai Jamsari ◽  
Raja Muhammad Imran Raja Abdul Aziz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Islamic Ethics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Teaching And Learning Strategies ◽  
Textual Approach ◽  
Conceptual Study ◽  
Almost All

Distinguished Muslim scholars in the past and at present time have given a great emphasis on the importance of adab (Islamic ethics) in a believers life. Due to global ever-changing progress and development in terms of advanced technologies, almost all aspects of human beings life are considerably affected. In education, the teaching and learning process has evolved accordingly where users have, eagerly or unwillingly, accepted online learning as part of teaching and learning strategies. This situation has created worries among those who uphold the conventional Islamic corpus approach and those who support todays need in education. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the concept of adab of the learned and the learner from the viewpoint of Imam al-Nawawi to provide a fundamental guideline for the online learning educators and novices. A deductive textual approach is used to achieve the purpose. It can be concluded that the narrative of adab for the learned and the learner is undeniably apparent which may benefit users of online learning. It is suggested that a further study may analyze this subject matter in-depth to provide clear adab-based teaching and learning strategies for Muslim users in particular.

scholarly journals Implementing Electronic Conferencing Within A Distance-Based University: University Of South Africa Case Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
E. Kritzinger ◽  
K. Padayachee ◽  
M. Tolmay
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Student Interactions ◽  
Electronic Conferencing ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The outcome of this paper is primarily to survey and analyse student interactions with electronic conferencing systems and to reflect on the impact of such a system on the students’ learning within an open distance learning context. This pilot study is articulated within action research methodology to generate critical reflection on collaborative, online environments such as electronic conferencing systems for teaching and learning. This study aims to assess the benefits and feasibility of integrating such a system within the University of South Africa’s (UNISA) current organisational structure. These results are intended to generate debate and further research within the university into possible evolution in practice within the institution that would address contemporary learning needs of students. As this was a feasibility study, a comparative study of the current tools available for electronic conferencing was warranted. The findings of this study may be used as a basis for further investigation on the challenges that might face the university if online learning were to be implemented. The success of the online conference is nevertheless significant within the context of the University of South Africa. It provides the opportunity to re-examine the current print-based delivery system, and to devise strategies and solutions to significantly increase the quality of learning within the organisation.

Attitude of Teacher Trainees Towards Learning Through Powerpoint: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Mool Raj Sharma ◽  
Kawal Preet Kour
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Computer Training ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Teacher Trainees ◽  
Teacher Training Colleges ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Teaching Learning

Educational technology and its use in Education are increasing day by day. It has completely changed our mode of teaching and learning. Use of computer assisted teaching, audio visual aids, PowerPoint presentations etc. have found their place in every institution of the world. Most of the teachers believe that use of Power Point in the teacher training colleges has made the teaching-learning process more interactive and dynamic. This paper is based upon a study conducted to know the attitudes of teacher trainees towards PowerPoint presentations and its use in a teaching -learning context. A questionnaire on attitude towards Power Point was prepared by the investigators and administered to a sample of 200 teacher trainees in Jammu. It was found that teaching through PowerPoint enabled classrooms to be interesting and motivating for both teachers and learners. However, no significant differences were found to exist between scores obtained on attitudes towards PowerPoint on the basis of gender, residential background, computer training and teaching subjects respectively. Nevertheless, teacher trainees exhibited favourable and positive attitude towards the use of PowerPoint for teaching at the B.Ed. level.

scholarly journals The Objectives of Shariah in Will: A Case Study of As-Salihin Trustee Company

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
International Journal of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Studies
Keyword(s):  
No Value ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Law ◽  
Made In ◽  
Good Deeds

Will (waṣiyyah) is a gift of property or a gift of the benefits of property which is established after the death of the testator. It is valid irrespective of it being made in a state of health or during the final illness. It was well known before Islam, but Islam introduced conditions for it, which did not exist in the past. In the pre-Islamic era, the owner of property simply used to make a will to whomever he wished and deprived whomever he wanted. This is why the will had no value during that era, till Islam came and approved it under certain conditions. The wisdom of Islamic Shariah requires the consideration of public interest in its various legislations. So, the Shariah always aims to achieve all those aspects whose benefits are well established, and to prevent all those aspects whose harms are well established. One of these legislations is making wills because human beings need it. This paper highlights the objectives of will, such as the Law Giver neither closed the door of doing good deeds, nor did He prevent from rectifying what is missing. So, He permitted His servants to make wills over a portion of their property, so that they can make up for their short comings and increase their good deeds before their deaths. This objective of will appears in the activities of the As-Salihin Trustee Company.

scholarly journals Differences in Interpersonal Communication Efficacy among Chinese and International Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-85
Author(s):  
Xintong Lu
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Policy Makers

Within Chinese societies, as in western ones, interpersonal relationships, which can also be called social relations, are one of the most important needs for human beings. Within universities, Interpersonal Communication Efficacy (ICE) has been regarded as having a direct influence on the psychological health of undergraduate students. Based upon the theory of Bandura’s self-efficacy and Xie Jing’s ICE, this article compares the extent of ICE between domestic and international students in a Chinese university. The aim is to identify the similarities and differences between the two research groups, and the implications for the stakeholders (students, teachers, policy-makers, and researchers). A case study was conducted using a questionnaire survey. By employing the methods of quantitative analysis, the questionnaires of 390 respondents were analysed by using variance analysis of SPSS software. The findings of the study reveal that Chinese students are more likely to pay attention to interpersonal communication, and are more interdependent than other international students. This implies the importance of teaching communication skills, improving interpersonal communication efficacy, and understanding teaching and learning across cultures within the ongoing internationalisation of education.

scholarly journals Stylistic analysis of William wordsworth’s poem ‘daffodils’

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Zahida Batool ◽  
Shumaila Kiran ◽  
Mehmood Ahmad Azhar
Keyword(s):  
William Wordsworth ◽  
Stylistic Analysis ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Semantic Level ◽  
Peace Of Mind ◽  
Figures Of Speech ◽  
Romantic Poet ◽  
The Social ◽  
Figurative Speech ◽  
The Impact

<p>Present study is based on stylistic analysis of the poem ‘Daffodils” written by a very famous romantic poet William Wordsworth. This analysis is made on the graphological, phonological, morphological and semantic level to analyze what the poet wants to convey by mentioning the memories of a very small, yet important cure for human beings in the form of gifted memories of lovely past. Stylistic techniques and methods are used to unfold the hidden beauty of the poet’s thoughts. Since stylistic is the study of different devices used in language that gives expressive or literary style to any writing so, keeping in view, this article aims to figure out the secret jewels of these beautiful lines. This analysis is helpful in understanding the basic concept that Nature can bring peace of mind to a dejected soul. The stylistic devices used in this poem are the setting of the poem along with the figures of speech. Through this analysis the researcher wants to explore how the social and cultural background of a poet affects on the usage of Nature in the poetry. The researcher will explore how the use of figurative speech enhances the impact of the poetry at the readers mind.</p>

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