scholarly journals Might Covid-19 Require Revision of Language Management?

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-18
Author(s):  
Anastasia A. Atabekova
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Multilingual Data ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Rational Language ◽  
National Governments

Language management refers to state administrative regulations, policies, and activities on the language(s) use within educational, legal, and other public domains and to the scientific discipline which studies this phenomenon. We argue that during COVID-19 health emergency, the concept of language management might need revision as new topics and contexts have come to light within the discussion on language use amid the current pandemic. We explore key dimensions of this discussion representation in public communication, identify language-use related topics which have been mentioned in this discussion, study its levels and major actors. The texts from official sites of international organizations, national governments, public and non-profit social agencies, mass media were selected. The corpus of 238 sources with a total of 193478 words was subject to manual and computer-based thematic content coding and clustering. The results reveal language-use related topics within the information and discussion topics during the COVID-19, specify the levels at which the above topics discussed, outline those actors who initiate/take part/form the target audience within the discussion on language use during the COVID-19. The research also leads to the conclusion on the critical importance of such issues as the style of international and national leaderships addresses, production and timeliness of multilingual data on the pandemic, countermeasures against misinformation and anti-nation bias, development of protocols for the use of fact-based rational language. The mentioned items are considered as the key components of a language management framework for policy and actions which need a coordinated interagency response within local and global contexts during the COVID-19.

scholarly journals The university as a terrain for hidden language conflicts? German, English and the silence beyond them

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-154
Author(s):  
Monika Dannerer
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Higher Education Administrators ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
Internationalisation At Home ◽  
Education Administrators ◽  
The University ◽  
Linguistic Backgrounds

AbstractIn this paper, language policy (LP) at the University of Salzburg (Austria), a mid-size seemingly monolingual university, serves as an example to analyse (potential) language conflicts at the institutional level considering the roles played by German, English and ‘immigrant’ languages at the university. Language management, beliefs, and (reported) language use by different stakeholders in higher education (administrators, academic and administrative staff and students) are contrasted, also taking into consideration different linguistic backgrounds (German as L1, German as L2 and German as a foreign language). This offers an overall perspective on institutional LP that is still group sensitive, one that reveals two different hidden language conflicts: the non-addressed conflict between the two most important and visible languages at the university by far, German and English, as well as the neglected and negated conflict between German and the hidden “immigrant” languages. A consistent ‘internationalisation at home’ strategy would address these hidden conflicts and show backwash effects on ideas of language use in education as well as in society in general.

Vietnamese–Australian children’s language proficiency and use

2021 ◽  
pp. 136700692110345
Author(s):  
Van H Tran ◽  
Cen Wang ◽  
Sharynne McLeod ◽  
Sarah Verdon
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Language Ideologies ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Language Practices ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Factors Associated

Aim: To explore Vietnamese–Australian children’s proficiency and use of Vietnamese and English and identify associated factors that are related to demographics, language practices, language ideologies, and language management. Methodology: Vietnamese–Australian parents ( n = 151) completed a questionnaire (in English or Vietnamese) regarding their child’s language proficiency and use, demographic details and a range of factors as conceptualized by Spolsky’s language policy theory: language practices; language ideologies; and language management. Data and analysis: Bivariate analyses (Pearson’s correlation and analysis of variance) and multiple regression models were conducted to explore associations between language proficiency and use and associated factors and identify the most significant factors. Findings/conclusions: Factors associated with children’s Vietnamese language proficiency (oral/written) included: demographic factors; language practices; language ideologies; and language management. In contrast, children’s English language proficiency (oral/written) was linked to demographic factors and language practices. Children’s Vietnamese language use was not significantly correlated with demographics but rather with language practices, language ideologies, and language management. Children’s home language use and proficiency did not have a negative impact upon their English proficiency. Originality: This study is the first to consider factors associated with Vietnamese–Australian children’s language proficiency and use. Significance/implications: Demographic factors, language practices, language ideologies, and language management were associated with children’s language proficiency and use. The results can be used by parents, educators, policy-makers, speech–language pathologists and other professionals to support Vietnamese–Australian and multilingual children around the world to develop and maintain their home and majority languages.

Use of Technology in Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) for Knowledge Management

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Rathi ◽  
Lisa M. Given
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Donor Management ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Non Profit Organizations

This paper explores results of a survey that documented tools and technologies used to manage knowledge in Canadian non-profit organizations (NPOs). Findings demonstrate that NPOs, across various types of organizations, use both non-computer (e.g., print documents) and computer-based solutions to manage knowledge. Examples of tools/technologies used include donor management software, email-based systems for communication and marketing, and some specific tools relevant to their areas of operations. Cet article explore les résultats d'une enquête qui a documenté les outils et les technologies utilisés pour gérer les connaissances dans les organisations canadiennes sans but lucratif (OSBL). Les résultats démontrent que les différents types d’OSBL utilisent à la fois des solutions informatiques et non-informatiques (par exemple, des documents imprimés) pour gérer les connaissances. Les outils / technologies utilisées comprennent des logiciels de gestion des donateurs, des systèmes basés sur le courrier électronique pour la communication et le marketing, et quelques outils spécifiques pertinents dans leurs domaines d'activité.

scholarly journals Individual language management and language strategies of Hungarian students in Bratislava

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-372
Author(s):  
Lucia Molnár Satinská
Keyword(s):  
Minority Students ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Language Problems ◽  
Language Strategies ◽  
The Individual

Abstract The paper focuses on the individual language management of Hungarian minority students from Southern Slovakia who migrated to study at university in the capital city of Slovakia, Bratislava. It presents language strategies of five students, based on their language biographies. Each student was interviewed three times during their first three years of study. The language problems of these students include maintaining their mother tongue and improving their skills in Slovak as well as balancing between the two languages in various spheres of life. Factors affecting the language use of the students are family, institutions, peer group and overcoming fear. The students deal with their everyday multilingualism according to several models, which can be described on the axis between Hungarian only to Slovak only, but the students mostly find themselves somewhere in between the two, depending on various spheres (family, university, jobs, peers).

scholarly journals National Dreams and Neoliberal Nightmares: The Dismantling of Canadian Periodicals Assistance

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia W. Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Industries ◽  
International Capital ◽  
Editorial Content ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Conservative Government ◽  
Close Study ◽  
Pour Cent ◽  
Soft Target ◽  
Federal Assistance ◽  
National Governments

Background  The rapid and near-total dismantling of federal assistance to magazines and newspapers has taken place in recent years. This has occurred behind the screen of a series of new program announcements, ostensibly designed to replace more than a century of support via Canada Post discounts to publishers.Analysis  A review of funding recipient lists reveals a 97 percent reduction in project grants since 2001, following on the heels of a 90 percent drop in the number of titles receiving distribution support since 1990. How and why did this dramatic change occur?Conclusion and implications  A close study of program history reveals that aid to Canadian periodicals presented a soft target for the globalizing trade instruments of international capital—a target poorly defended by successive national governments that had absorbed neoliberalism’s transformation of “culture” into “cultural industries.” The election of a Conservative government in 2006 merely served to accelerate a process already in motion, leaving Canadian publishers to stand alone against U.S. market domination. At the same time, new inducements to align editorial content with government objectives were introduced, accompanied by stronger direct political control over funding recommendations, as revealed by the researcher’s Access to Information requests. These trends disproportionately affected smaller non-profit magazines, many of them vocal critics of the same economic model that sought an end to substantive media development assistance in Canada.Keywords  Publishing/Print policy; Magazines; Cultural industries policyContexte  Au cours des dernières années, un démantèlement rapide et presque total de l’assistance fédérale accordée aux magazines et journaux a eu lieu. Celui-ci s’est passé sous couvert d’une série de nouveaux programmes, vraisemblablement conçus pour supplanter plus d’un siècle d’appuis aux éditeurs de magazines et de journaux au moyen d’une subvention gouvernementale des frais postaux.Analyse  L’examen de listes de publications subventionnées indique une baisse de 97 pour cent depuis 2001 dans le financement de projets, à la suite d’une baisse de 90 pour cent depuis 1990 dans le nombre de titres recevant de l’aide pour la distribution. Comment et pourquoi ces baisses dramatiques ont-elles eu lieu?Conclusion et implications  Une étude attentive de l’histoire du programme révèle que l’aide aux périodiques représentait une cible facile pour le capital international—cible mal défendue par des gouvernements nationaux successifs ayant accepté la transformation néolibérale de la « culture » en « industries culturelles ». L’élection d’un gouvernement conservateur en 2006 a accéléré un processus déjà entamé, laissant les éditeurs canadiens seuls devant le vaste marché états-unien. En même temps, le gouvernement a offert de nouvelles incitations aux éditeurs pour qu’ils alignent leurs contenus avec ses objectifs, et il a imposé un plus grand contrôle politique des recommandations pour subventions, tel que le révèlent des documents obtenus par les auteurs grâce à des demandes d’accès à l’information. Ces tendances ont eu un effet disproportionné sur les plus petits magazines à but non lucratif, dont plusieurs avaient vivement critiqué ce modèle économique consistant à mettre fin à l’aide aux périodiques canadiens.Mots clés  Édition/Politiques sur l’édition; Magazines; Politiques sur les industries culturelles

Language planning and language management for tourism shopping situations

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 191-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen E. Marriott
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Language Planning ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
The Government ◽  
Industry Associations ◽  
Japanese Tourists

This paper analyzes problems in language management in six case studies of tourism shopping situations involving Japanese tourists. It utilizes a language planning and language management framework and argues that language planning can only proceed after actual problems in discourse are identified. The examination of server and customer discourse in native Japanese situations or contact situations which are either Japanese-based or English-based reveals that problems occur in all three types of communicative situations and that they characterize not only the discourse of the tourist but also the server’s side. These problems are analyzed in terms of deviations and are categorized according to their nature as propositional, presentational or performance deviations. The findings from these case studies are then examined in relation to the language planning activities of corporate agencies, the government and industry associations in relation to tourism and some recommendations pertinent to language planning are offered.

scholarly journals Fostering Intercultural Competence of Students during Translation Classes at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Werkwinkel ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-112
Author(s):  
Muriel Waterlot
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Intercultural Awareness ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
University Level

Abstract Intercultural communication has become a scientific discipline which aims at improving communication during intercultural contacts by means of fostering the intercultural awareness and competence of the interlocutors involved within the intercultural communication process. In view of the intensifying European and international contacts the interest for this competency has grown during the last decades. This can among others be observed within foreign language teaching, but also in the training of translators at university level where new didactical approaches and teaching methods are being developed in order to improve the intercultural of future translators. This article presents a preliminary collaboration between the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin and non-profit organization of translators, as well as the theoretical and practical backgrounds of a project which that they envisage to realize in future in order to transform its participants into intercultural competent translators.

Journey to EDRMS Solution in Zimbabwe Public Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 142-159
Author(s):  
Blessed Magama ◽  
Victor Nduna
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Records Management ◽  
User Requirements ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
The Public ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
The Government

E-government initiatives by the government of Zimbabwe and the increased use of computer-based systems by the public sector have seen an increased generation of digital records in the day-to-day conduct of business. The National Archives of Zimbabwe is taking some measures to manage these proliferating digital records in a manner that guarantees their authenticity and continued availability. This chapter explores the journey to digital records management in the Zimbabwe public sector, with specific focus on steps followed to develop the Public Sector Digital Records Management Framework (PSDRMF), Statement of User Requirements (SOURS), and efforts to acquire an EDRMS solution. The chapter provides highlights on some achievements, experiences, and lessons learnt in the process.

Some thoughts on “noting” in Language Management Theory and beyond

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Nekvapil
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Discursive Psychology ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Concrete Words ◽  
Discursive Approach

This paper analyses how “noting” has been conceptualized in the Language Management Framework originating in the work of Neustupný and Jernudd. It deals with the influence of the cognitivist concept of “noticing” as used in the theories of Second Language Acquisition and instead proposes to assume the discursive approach of “noting” inspired by Discursive Psychology and Conversation Analysis. It pays attention to the formulations and concrete words which people use to express that they “noted” a phenomenon (be it linguistic, communicative or socio-cultural). Finally, it addresses micro-macro-linkage in the framework, namely, how “noting” of everyday speakers connects to management acts performed by experts in institutions.

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