scholarly journals Ca’ Foscari’s International Relations: One Hundred and Fifty Years of History

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Caroli
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
National Context ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Foreign Teachers ◽  
Introductory Essay ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
History Of

This introductory essay provides an outline of the history of the international relations of Ca’ Foscari through its 150 years’ history. It describes how one of the original purposes behind its creation in 1868 was to give an international flavour to the Regia Scuola of Venice, instituted in the most important city on the Adriatic as the oldest of the Italian higher commercial institutes, based on the French-Belgian model, and with foreign languages being an important part of the curriculum. As the contributions to this volume illustrate, the history of Ca’ Foscari is characterised by intense cultural, educational and scientific exchanges with people and institutions outside the national context, and its internationalisation was – and still is – promoted through the presence of foreign teachers and students and native language instructors, the exchange of bulletins and scientific publications with foreign institutions, the international contacts and networks developed by the alumni both individually and collectively, a growing number of scholarships of different kinds for study abroad as well as a growing number of foreign visiting scholars and professors. This volume reconstructs only a part of the history of the intense international relations of Ca’ Foscari, but eloquently testifies to the eminently international vocation that has characterised it since its foundation.

scholarly journals I rapporti internazionali nei 150 anni di storia di Ca’ Foscari

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Caroli ◽  
Antonio Trampus
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Native Language ◽  
National Context ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Foreign Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
History Of ◽  
Language Instructors ◽  
Visiting Scholars

The volume is dedicated to the history of the international relations of Ca’ Foscari through its 150 years’ history. As the contributions to this volume illustrate, it is characterised by intense cultural, educational and scientific exchanges with people and institutions outside the national context, and its internationalisation was – and still is – promoted through the presence of foreign teachers and students and native language instructors, the exchange of bulletins and scientific publications with foreign institutions, the international contacts and networks developed by the alumni both individually and collectively, a growing number of scholarships of different kinds for study abroad as well as a growing number of foreign visiting scholars and professors. Thus, this volume eloquently testifies to the eminently international vocation that has characterised Ca’ Foscari since its foundation.

Iraq Government Excavations at ‘Aqar Qūf First Interim Report 1942–1943

Iraq ◽  
1942 ◽  
Vol 1944 (S1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taha Baqir
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Archaeological Excavation ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ancient Site ◽  
Selection Of

In May 1942 the Directorate-General of Antiquities decided to make soundings in the ancient site called ‘Aqar Qüf, whose ruined ziggurat is a familiar landmark in the plain about 20 miles to the west of Baghdad. There proved to be very little difficulty in tracing the four buttressed sides of the ziggurat itself, and on the south-east side the remains were found of a triple staircase of kiln-baked brick which had evidently led up to the summit, and corresponded closely to that of the Kassite ziggurat at Ur. Stamped bricks in the fabric of this staircase confirmed the identification of the site with the Kassite city called Dûr Kurigalzu.Early in the following year the Excavations Committee of the Department, headed by Mr. Seton Lloyd, F.S.A., Technical Adviser, decided on further large-scale excavations at ‘Aqar Qūf. One reason for the selection of the site was an economic one. Owing to war-time transport difficulties it was essential that any excavating work should be in the vicinity of Baghdad. Secondly the work provided an opportunity both for visitors to Baghdad and Iraqis themselves to see an archaeological excavation in progress. Many hundreds of Allied troops visited the site while the work was in progress, and parties of school-teachers and students were frequently escorted round the ruins. Finally, the archaeological importance of the site has long been evident. It represents a period in the history of Iraq concerning which there are few sources of information, and whose chronology is still controversial. Furthermore, it is a period during which the international relations of the various Middle East States are extremely interesting, as witnessed, for example, by the Amarnah Letters'.

scholarly journals Syntax-Semantics Interface in Linguistic Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (122) ◽  
pp. 41-66
Author(s):  
مؤيد جمعة جمعة ◽  
زينب محمود الكواز
Keyword(s):  
Optimality Theory ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Linguistic Theory ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Adequate Description ◽  
Foreign Teachers ◽  
Case Grammar ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
George Lakoff

According to a process called selected focusing, the linguist in order to produce a coherent statement or an adequate description has to focus on one aspect of a language and exclude the others. Yet, such isolation is only an artificial element. A layman or a child does not have a least idea about the various levels of language. Yet, he is very-well equipped with the grammatical, structural, and semantic tools that help him to instantly identify the ill-formed or unmeaningful sentences of his native language as language is learned and taught as a whole. With regard to syntax-semantics interface in linguistic literature, two opposite mainstreams have been found; a syntactically- oriented perspective (Chomsky 1957, 65, 79, 81, Cullicover 1976, Radford 1988, Horrock 1987, and Haegman 1992) modified and supported later on by the Optimality Theory approach (henceforth OT) established by Alan Prince and Paul Smolensky (1993) and a semantically-oriented one in its two facets the generative and the interpretive (Jerrold J. Katz & Jerry A. Fodor: 1963, George Lakoff 1963) developed in some of its aspects by Charles Fillmore's case grammar (1968). Furthermore, a great deal of effort has been proposed in line with these two opposite approaches to produce some experimental psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic studies to support or reject one or both of them (Millar & Mckean 1964, Savin & Perchonock 1965, and Clifton & Odom 1966, Gleason, J. & Ratner, N. 1993, Friederici, Angela D., & Jürgen Weissenborn 2007).           The early generative transformational approach went too far in insisting that the syntactic aspect has an autonomous characteristic and should be dealt with in isolation from semantics; others argue that they are interrelated and cannot be separated. Some linguists as the generative semanticists consider semantics as more basic in grammatical description than syntax; whereas, others hold a totally reversed approach assuming that semantics cannot be described and it should be considered as an extra-linguistic element. This paper is at attempt to shed some light on this serious linguistic controversy to arrive at some general outlines that might help the linguistic theorists, language second/foreign teachers and students to establish a scientific scheme in dealing with language.     

scholarly journals PUGWASH CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE AND WORLD AFFAIRS: CONTRIBUTION MADE BY VLADIMIR MIKHAILOVICH KHVOSTOV

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 301-304
Author(s):  
Albina Imamutdinova ◽  
Nikita Kuvshinov ◽  
Elena Venidiktova ◽  
Ramziya Gubaydullina
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Diplomatic History ◽  
National History ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Creative Contribution ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Education ◽  
The Subject ◽  
History Of Diplomacy

Purpose: The article deals with the research activities and interests of Vladimir Mikhailovich Khvostov, which were quite diverse. After analyzing numerous historiographical and archival sources, as well as available literature on this topic, it will be advisable to identify three areas of scientific interests of the scientist. Methodology: The History of diplomacy and international relations; problems of General and national history (mainly the events of world wars); and the tasks of pedagogical science in General (including historical education). In any of the three presented topics of the study V. M. Khvostov managed to prove himself as a teacher, historian, and organizer of science. Results: Vladimir Mikhailovich Khvostov studied relations between the world's leading powers, military clashes, and diplomatic history. However, the creative contribution of this scientist has not yet been the subject of special consideration. The article marks the contribution made by Academician Khvostov Vladimir Mikhailovich in the Pugwash movement, his reports, and talks at international congresses and conferences. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Novelty/Originality: This paper analyzes numerous historiographical and archival sources and available literature on the research activities and interests of Vladimir Mikhailovich Khvostov in the context of the History of diplomacy and international relations.

Foreign Interests

2019 ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
D. Brian Kim
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Literary Language ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Popular Interest ◽  
The Relationship

Foreign language dictionaries were produced with increasing frequency during the nineteenth century due to heightened contact between peoples separated by greater distances (physical, linguistic, and cultural). This chapter examines the history of such dictionaries in Russia and Japan, two national contexts characterized at this early stage of globalization by ongoing processes of modernization and changing terms of engagement with the foreign. Literary language in both Russia and Japan was transforming, influenced by translation from foreign languages and broader popular interest in peoples from afar. For their compilers, foreign language dictionaries afforded opportunities not only to explore and explain the correspondences between words among different languages, but also, in some cases, to contemplate the relationship between the status of their own language and others. In assessing various dictionary projects, some driven by interest in the foreign and others by the interests of foreign parties, in both Russia and Japan, Kim argues that there was a rich interplay between the production of foreign language dictionaries and the ground-breaking efforts to produce the first explanatory dictionaries of the native language.

scholarly journals Modern National Historiography of the Nuremberg Tribunal

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Denis N. Shkarevskiy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
History Of ◽  
Process Studies ◽  
Nuremberg Trials

The modern Russian historiography about the Nuremberg Tribunal has a large number. But, its generalization and analysis was not carried out. The purpose of this article is to systematize the publications of the last decade on the Nuremberg Trials. The author has identified nine groups of publications on this topic. Among them: works carried out in the framework of the study of international law, historical and legal processes, the history of international relations, philological research (on the activities of translators); work related to the so-called the ‘big’ Nuremberg trials, dedicated to the study of the legal regulation of biomedical research; works of a political and legal nature, calling to prevent the revision of the results of the Nuremberg process; studies reflecting the role of individuals in the organization of the tribunal, works devoted to the use of historical documents in fiction. The author came to the conclusion that the bulk of the publications are published in the anniversary years for the Nuremberg trials. This clearly indicates that there is not enough systemic research. The article also notes that most of the works were written using the same type of source base. This raises the question of a broader involvement of sources and literature in foreign languages.

scholarly journals The Students, the Local and the Foreign: Drama of Identity and Language in Mongolian-English Bilingual Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-166
Author(s):  
Flora Komlosi-Ferdinand
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Global Mindset ◽  
Foreign Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Bilingual Schools ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Shed Light

Education in bilingual schools aims to equip learners with balanced bilingualism, increased (bi)cultural capital and a global mindset. Nevertheless, in a growing number of countries only local children attend such institutions, where foreign teachers are the almost exclusive manifestations of ‘globalness’. Dynamics among foreign and local teachers and students shape learners’ attitudes, their learning outcome and identity formation to an unexpected degree. This often produces unhealthy perceptions and behaviour towards among the groups and the taught languages as well, eventually students not benefiting from bilingual education to the expected extent, if at all.  One of the oldest and one of the newest bilingual schools in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, were observed for this study. Local and foreign teachers of these schools contributed with their experiences in the form of unstructured interviews, while classroom observations shed light on students’ attitudes. The findings reveal that students respect local educators more and display more respect and discipline with them. However, pupils are usually more emotionally attached to foreign teachers, confiding in them and seeking their company on a daily basis, yet refusing to be disciplined and to study for their classes. Students’ unbalanced attitudes towards the two groups of teachers generated unease between the educators as well. This paradox created an unhealthy milieu in the schools and discouraged the development of a healthy perspective on (foreign) languages and identity. Teachers’ attitudes further compromised learners’ behaviour, as local educators stressed nationalism, while foreigners pressed towards the development of a more global mentality. Unfortunately, as none of the institutions had any policies to address this dilemma, eventually students developed behaviours contrary to the intended by the schools.

Michael Kelly, Hilary Footitt, Myriam Salama-Carr (eds.): The Palgrave Handbook of Languages and Conflict

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubomír Zvada
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages ◽  
War And Conflict ◽  
Almost All

This Handbook maps the contours of an exciting and burgeoning interdisciplinary field concerned with the role of language and languages in situations of conflict. It explores conceptual approaches, sources of information that are available, and the institutions and actors that mediate language encounters. It examines case studies of the role that languages have played in specific conflicts, from colonial times through to the Middle East and Africa today. The contributors provide vibrant evidence to challenge the monolingual assumptions that have affected traditional views of war and conflict. They show that languages are woven into every aspect of the making of war and peace, and demonstrate how language shapes public policy and military strategy, setting frameworks and expectations. The Handbook's 22 chapters powerfully illustrate how the encounter between languages is integral to almost all conflicts, to every phase of military operations and to the lived experiences of those on the ground, who meet, work and fight with speakers of other languages. This comprehensive work will appeal to scholars from across the disciplines of linguistics, translation studies, history, and international relations; and provide fresh insights for a broad range of practitioners interested in understanding the role and implications of foreign languages in war.

The Use and Misuse of Religious Language: Zionism and the Palestinians

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Wetherell
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Figurative Language ◽  
Religious Language ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Scientist ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Title Deed ◽  
History Of ◽  
Land Question

Every discipline which deals with the land question in Canaan-Palestine-Israel is afflicted by the problem of specialisation. The political scientist and historian usually discuss the issue of land in Israel purely in terms of interethnic and international relations, biblical scholars concentrate on the historical and archaeological question with virtually no reference to ethics, and scholars of human rights usually evade the question of God. What follows is an attempt, through theology and political history, to understand the history of the Israel-Palestine land question in a way which respects the complexity of the question. From a scrutiny of the language used in the Bible to the development of political Zionism from the late 19th century it is possible to see the way in which a secular movement mobilised the figurative language of religion into a literal ‘title deed’ to the land of Palestine signed by God.

International Relations at the Beginning of the XX Century in the Works of Vladimir Mikhailovich Khvostov

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 218-221
Author(s):  
Albina Imamutdinova ◽  
Nikita Kuvshinov ◽  
Elena Andreeva ◽  
Elena Venidiktova
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
History Of

Abstract The article discusses the research activities of Vladimir Mikhailovich Khvostov, his creative legacy on issues and problems of international relations of the early ХХ century; the life of V.M. Khvostov, characterization and evolution of his approaches and views on the history of international relations, foreign policy. A prominent organizer and theorist in the field of pedagogical Sciences, academician Vladimir Mikhailovich Khvostov played a significant role in the formation of the Academy of pedagogical Sciences of the USSR – the all-Union center of pedagogical thought. As its first President, he paid great attention to the development and improvement of the system of humanitarian education in the school, taking into account all the tasks and requirements imposed by the practice of Communist construction in our country. In his reports and speeches at various scientific sessions and conferences, he repeatedly emphasized the exceptional importance of social Sciences in the training of not only educated girls and boys, but also in the formation of politically literate youth.

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