scholarly journals The Challenge of Training Translators and Interpreters in the Social Context of Foreign Unaccompanied Minors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanan Saleh Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Competent Body ◽  
Preparation Phase ◽  
Simple Question ◽  
Unaccompanied Foreign Minors

There are many challenges facing teachers in the classroom, throughout the process of training translators and interpreters in higher education. This paper aims to share reflections and teaching practices related to the preparation of these future professionals, in the context of caring for a vulnerable group of the immigrant community, Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (UFM). The proposal is based on taking a step further in the Teaching Practice and Development (TPD) methodology of Specialized Translation and Bilateral Interpreting subjects by incorporating new knowledge such as that related to Public Management or Social Sciences. This is due to the firm belief of the author of this manuscript in the quality of training from a multidisciplinary approach that will undoubtedly bring many more benefits, not only to the students, but also to UFM as a sensitive group, to the Administration as a competent body and, also, to the host society.This proposal arises from a simple question: Are future translators and interpreters prepared to manage their work in a vulnerable context? To answer this question, it is necessary to analyze the practical knowledge acquired by these professionals in the preparation phase. Thus, the main objective of this work is to demonstrate that the use of real texts in the Translation and Interpreting classroom is a bet that leads to an excellent academic training. Furthermore, this multidisciplinary work will serve as a model to be followed by teachers in this field.

scholarly journals The Challenge of Training Translators and Interpreters in the Social Context of Foreign Unaccompanied Minors

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-39
Author(s):  
Hanan Saleh Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Competent Body ◽  
Preparation Phase ◽  
Simple Question ◽  
Unaccompanied Foreign Minors

There are many challenges facing teachers in the classroom, throughout the process of training translators and interpreters in higher education. This paper aims to share reflections and teaching practices related to the preparation of these future professionals, in the context of caring for a vulnerable group of the immigrant community, Unaccompanied Foreign Minors (UFM). The proposal is based on taking a step further in the Teaching Practice and Development (TPD) methodology of Specialized Translation and Bilateral Interpreting subjects by incorporating new knowledge such as that related to Public Management or Social Sciences. This is due to the firm belief of the author of this manuscript in the quality of training from a multidisciplinary approach that will undoubtedly bring many more benefits, not only to the students, but also to UFM as a sensitive group, to the Administration as a competent body and, also, to the host society.This proposal arises from a simple question: Are future translators and interpreters prepared to manage their work in a vulnerable context? To answer this question, it is necessary to analyze the practical knowledge acquired by these professionals in the preparation phase. Thus, the main objective of this work is to demonstrate that the use of real texts in the Translation and Interpreting classroom is a bet that leads to an excellent academic training. Furthermore, this multidisciplinary work will serve as a model to be followed by teachers in this field

scholarly journals THE SOCIAL ROLE AND COMPETENCIES OF TEACHERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION BETWEEN THEORY AND TEACHING PRACTICE

2020 ◽  
pp. 045
Author(s):  
Suzana Marković Krstić ◽  
Lela Milošević Radulović
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Social Role ◽  
University Education ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

Starting from the fact that higher education is an activity of special social interest and the initiator of the development and improvement of society, in theory and teaching practice questions are often asked regarding the quality of higher education and the possibility of its improvement. The quality of higher education in terms of the increase in its effectiveness is one of the shared aims of the Bologna convention, that is, the current reform process in European countries. It is determined by the quality of the study programs and the quality of the teaching process, which requires a competent teacher, prepared for the process of innovating teaching plans and programs, and the realization and improvement of the teaching practice. Considering the social importance of education and teaching, research into the social group which performs work-related tasks in the educational process, as well as into the quality of the teaching itself, is of special importance. The paper presents the results of research regarding student perceptions of the characteristics of teachers manifested during the course of educational practice in higher education institutions, which were based on the following: the human, professional and pedagogical qualities of teachers, the quality of the university education/teaching process and learning outcomes/learning achievements (the prevalence of theoretical knowledge, practical application of knowledge, etc.). The aim of the paper is to, on the basis of three empirical studies, from a sociological standpoint evaluate the perception of the social role and competencies of teachers and the quality of university education from the viewpoint of the student youth(in 2009, 985 students from 30 colleges in Serbia were surveyed, in 2012, 2208 students of the University of Niš (818), University of Bitolj (804) and the University of Veliko Trnovo (586), and in 2019, 374 students from 13 faculties of the University of Niš). The empirical findings indicate that teachers are qualified professionals who lecture clearly, comprehensively and are able to emphasize the most important points, but that their lectures are still insufficiently interesting, and that they are often unjust and biased. Considering the noted differences between the competencies of teachers working in higher education settings, and the quality and outcomes of the teaching/learning, “models” of teaching/learning have been proposed in this paper for each of the countries included in the study (Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria). Based on noted disparity between theory and teaching practice, the paper points to the need for new scientific research in the context of reform processes in higher education, with the continued redefinition of its goals and tasks with the aim of improving the quality of the teaching process and teaching practice.

scholarly journals Social impact of e-Government in urban marketing

2020 ◽  
Vol 338 ◽  
pp. 245-250
Author(s):  
Stefany Cevallos
Keyword(s):  
Public Management ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Service Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Policy Priority

The New Technologies of the Information and Communication (ICT) bet by a new model of city in function of the new social needs and the construction of an image for their own countries and the international arena. This research questions and describe the social impact of eGovernment in the construction of the cities to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Public management plays a fundamental role in the development of different programs in the field of the digitalization of services to generate viable solutions to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants. Urban marketing and the ICT are a fundamental support for these. Citizens, businesses, governments and employees are a policy priority because cities are key factors for the new industrial scenario to converge all segments of society for ICT deployment and use. In addition, the paper presents the progress on e-government service development to understand that social impacts on social groups within a community in advance of the decision making process such as quality of housing, local services, living environment, cultural and political inclination, transportation condition, etc.

scholarly journals Formação Continuada: concepções e práticas do programa “chão da escola”

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 315
Author(s):  
Glauce Barros Santos Sousa Araujo ◽  
Bruno Bottega Dell'Osbel ◽  
Eniz Conceição Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
The State ◽  
Curricular Integration ◽  
Continuous Formation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

Este artigo é oriundo de uma parte da dissertação denominada “A integração curricular no Centro Estadual de Educação Profissional Calisto Lobo – Floriano/Piauí”, em que foram retratados os desafios encontrados pelos gestores para a efetivação de um currículo integrado. Dessa forma, o presente texto tem como objetivo abordar sobre a formação continuada “Chão da Escola” e sua contribuição para o fortalecimento da identidade do Centro Estadual de Educação Profissional Calisto Lobo. A pesquisa realizada tem abordagem qualitativa, descritiva e aproxima-se do estudo de caso. Para a coleta de dados foi aplicado um questionário semiestruturado para quatro professores, cada um representando uma área do conhecimento; dois professores das áreas específicas e dois coordenadores. Para a análise dos dados foi utilizada a Análise Textual Discursiva. Concluiu-se que, para uma melhoria da qualidade do ensino e da aprendizagem, se faz necessária a participação dos professores com os formadores da formação continuada, pois os docentes conhecem a realidade e o contexto social onde eles próprios e os alunos estão inseridos, podendo contribuir de forma efetiva nas discussões e trocas de experiências, aperfeiçoando ainda mais sua prática docente, como também sua percepção crítica e autonomia de suas ações.Palavras-chave: Formação continuada. Programa Chão da Escola. Ensino Médio Integrado ao Técnico.Continuing Education: conceptions and practices of the "school floor" programmeABSTRACTThis article comes from a part of the dissertation entitled "The curricular integration in the State Center of Professional Education Calisto Lobo - Floriano / Piauí", in which were portrayed the challenges found by the managers for the realization of an integrated curriculum. Thus, the present text aims to address the ongoing formation "Chão da Escola" and its contribution to the strengthening of the identity of the State Center of Professional Education Calisto Lobo. The research carried out has a qualitative, descriptive approach, and it is close to the case study. For the data collection, a semi-structured questionnaire was applied with four teachers, each representing an area of knowledge; two teachers from specific areas and two coordinators. Discursive Textual Analysis was used to analyze the data. It was concluded that, in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning, it is necessary the participation of the teachers with the trainers of the continuous formation, because the teachers know the reality and the social context where they themselves and the students are inserted, being able to contribute effectively to the discussions and exchanges of experiences, further improving their teaching practice, as well as their critical perception and autonomy of their actions.Keywords: Continuing education. “Chão da escola” Program. High School Integrated to Technical Education.Formación Continuada: concepciones y prácticas del programa “chão da escola”RESUMENEste artículo es oriundo de una parte de la tesis magistral denominada “A integração curricular no Centro Estadual de Educação Profissional Calisto Lobo – Floriano/Piauí”, en que fueron retratados los desafios encontrados por los gestores para la efectivización de un currículo integrado. De esa forma, el presente texto tiene como objetivo abordar sobre la formación continuada “Chão da Escola” y su contribución para el fortalecimiento de la identidad del Centro Estadual de Educação Profissional Calisto Lobo. La investigación realizada tiene abordaje cualitativo, descriptivo y se acerca del estudio de caso. Para la recogida de datos fue aplicado un cuestionario semiestructurado para cuatro profesores, cada uno representando un área de conocimiento; dos profesores de las áreas específicas y dos coordinadores. Para el análisis de datos fue utilizado el Análisis Textual Discursivo. Se concluye que, para una mejora de calidad de enseñanza y del aprendizaje, se hace necesaria la participación de los profesores con los formadores de la formación continuada, pues los profesores conocen la realidad y el contexto social donde ellos y los alumnos están incluidos, pudiendo contribuir de forma efectiva en las discusiones y cambio de experiencias, perfeccionando aún más su práctica docente, así también su percepción crítica y autonomía de sus acciones.Palabras clave: Formación continuada. Programa Chão da Escola. Enseñanza Media Integrada al Técnico.

Epistemic and relational conflicts in sharing identical vs. complementary information during cooperative learning

2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Darnon ◽  
Céline Buchs ◽  
Fabrizio Butera
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Complementary Information ◽  
Relational Conflict ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

When interacting on a learning task, which is typical of several academic situations, individuals may experience two different motives: Understanding the problem, or showing their competences. When a conflict (confrontation of divergent propositions) emerges from this interaction, it can be solved either in an epistemic way (focused on the task) or in a relational way (focused on the social comparison of competences). The latter is believed to be detrimental for learning. Moreover, research on cooperative learning shows that when they share identical information, partners are led to compare to each other, and are less encouraged to cooperate than when they share complementary information. An epistemic vs. relational conflict vs. no conflict was provoked in dyads composed by a participant and a confederate, working either on identical or on complementary information (N = 122). Results showed that, if relational and epistemic conflicts both entailed more perceived interactions and divergence than the control group, only relational conflict entailed more perceived comparison activities and a less positive relationship than the control group. Epistemic conflict resulted in a more positive perceived relationship than the control group. As far as performance is concerned, relational conflict led to a worse learning than epistemic conflict, and - after a delay - than the control group. An interaction between the two variables on delayed performance showed that epistemic and relational conflicts were different only when working with complementary information. This study shows the importance of the quality of relationship when sharing information during cooperative learning, a crucial factor to be taken into account when planning educational settings at the university.

A Futures Study on the Quality Of Life from the Point Of View of Iranian Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sina Saeedy ◽  
Mojtaba Amiri ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Rahim Eyvazi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Futures Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

Quality of life and satisfaction with life as tightly interconnected concepts have become of much importance in the urbanism era. No doubt, it is one of the most important goals of every human society to enhance a citizen’s quality of life and to increase their satisfaction with life. However, there are many signs which demonstrate the low level of life satisfaction of Iranian citizens especially among the youth. Thus, considering the temporal concept of life satisfaction, this research aims to make a futures study in this field. Therefore, using a mixed model and employing research methods from futures studies, life satisfaction among the students of the University of Tehran were measured and their views on this subject investigated. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed together in order to test the hypotheses and to address the research questions on the youth discontentment with quality of life. Findings showed that the level of life satisfaction among students is relatively low and their image of the future is not positive and not optimistic. These views were elicited and discussed in the social, economic, political, environmental and technological perspectives. Keywords:  futures studies, quality of life, satisfaction with life, youth

METHODS OF NETWORK COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPING WHEN PREPARING FUTURE TEACHERS FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE ELECTRONIC EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Kostikova N.A.
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Selection Of

Currently, in the context of the widespread use of e-learning technologies and distance educational technologies, it is necessary to train future teachers, taking into account the peculiarities of solving professional problems in an electronic information and educational environment, to develop students' relevant competencies, including network communicative competence. Despite the large number of studies devoted to the communicative aspect of the teacher's activities, the problem of the formation of network communicative competence in the electronic information and educational environment has not been sufficiently studied. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, the results of the questionnaire survey of students, some methods of forming network communicative competence in future teachers in the study of various disciplines, in the course of teaching practice, and scientific research are proposed. The analysis of the conditions and factors that determine the choice of methods for the formation of the specified competence has been carried out. These factors are associated with the teachers' perception of the peculiarities of communication in the electronic information and educational environment, the didactic and communicative potential of resources and tools of the electronic information and educational environment, the choice of methods and technologies for organizing interaction, the selection of educational material that allows the development of components of network communicative competence, the design of tasks and exercises for the development of network communicative competence, the choice of modes, schemes and forms of organization of interaction, the organization of feedback, control of the level of formation of the network communicative competence, the implementation of reflection. The formed network communicative competence will contribute to a more effective solution by the teacher of communicative tasks in the electronic information and educational environment, which will improve the quality of training of future teachers in the electronic information and educational environment.

STRATEGI PEMBERDAYAAN BURUH MIGRAN PEREMPUAN INDONESIA DI HONGKONG

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
Tyas Retno Wulan ◽  
Lala M. Kolopaking ◽  
Ekawati Sri Wahyuni ◽  
Irwan Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Social Remittances ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ethical Work ◽  
The Government ◽  
Female Migrant

Social remittances (ideas, system practice, and social capital flow from the receiving country to the home country) of Indonesian female migrant workers (BMP) in Hong Kong appeared better and more complete than other BMP in other countries like Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, or Singapore.  Based on that research, we are encouraged to do extensive research in order to identify factors  that push  BMP’s social remittances development  in Hong Kong, to identify kinds of social remmitances they receive  and to understand on how far their social remittances become a medium to empower them and their society.  This study is done in qualitative method that uses an in-depth interview technique and FGD.  Subjects of study are BMP, the government (Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration and BNP2TKI), NGOs, migrant workers’ organization and researchers of BMP. The study done in Cianjur (West Java), Wonosobo and Banyumas (Central Java) and Hong Kong indicates that during their migration process, female migrant workers not only have economical remittance that can be used for productive activities, but also social remittances.  The social remittances are in the form practical knowledge such as language skill and nursery; knowledge on health, financial management; ethical work; the mindset changing and networking. The study  indicate that female migrant workers are extraordinary women more than just an ex-helper.  Their migration has put them into a position as an agent of development in society.Key words: Indonesians  female migrant workers, social remmitances, empowerment

Shall I trust you? From child human-robot interaction to trusting relationships

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinzia Di Dio ◽  
Federico Manzi ◽  
Giulia Peretti ◽  
Angelo Cangelosi ◽  
Paul L. Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Pattern ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Cognitive Correlates ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

Studying trust within human-robot interaction is of great importance given the social relevance of robotic agents in a variety of contexts. We investigated the acquisition, loss and restoration of trust when preschool and school-age children played with either a human or a humanoid robot in-vivo. The relationship between trust and the quality of attachment relationships, Theory of Mind, and executive function skills was also investigated. No differences were found in children’s trust in the play-partner as a function of agency (human or robot). Nevertheless, 3-years-olds showed a trend toward trusting the human more than the robot, while 7-years-olds displayed the reverse behavioral pattern, thus highlighting the developing interplay between affective and cognitive correlates of trust.

Data analysis of social hygiene monitoring in russian regions determining environmental and hygienic safety for population

2020 ◽  
pp. 60-66
Author(s):  
O. Klepikov ◽  
S. Eprintsev ◽  
S. Shekoyan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
Priority Pollutants ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Social Hygiene ◽  
Atmospheric Air ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Federal Center

Data of the Federal Information Fund for Social Hygiene Monitoring conducted on the basis of the Federal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor have been analyzed to assess environmental risks, as well as to develop environmental safety system as a factor for sustainable development of the territory in the regions of the Russian Federation. Atmospheric air pollution in Russian regions was evaluated by content of priority pollutants. Ranking of Russian regions according to the quality of drinking water supply was carried out. The possibility of using Federal Information Fund for Social Hygiene Monitoring as an integral part of the model for optimizing the social and environmental conditions of populated areas is estimated.

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