scholarly journals Problems of Pre-service Teachers during the Practicum: An Analysis of Written Reflections and Mentor Feedback

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Rachid Moussaid ◽  
Badia Zerhouni
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Beginning Teachers ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insight Into

Knowledge of pre-service teachers’ problems during the practicum is supremely important to the design and implementation of an effective field experience. Based on this, the current study aimed to explore the most frequent problems of a cohort of English as foreign language (EFL) beginning teachers (n = 60) enrolled in a training program. Results of an in-depth content analysis of post-lesson written reflections (n = 1511), mentor feedback (n = 1624) and end-of-each-practicum reports (n = 337) reveal 23 frequent problems with teaching methodology, class control and time management as the top concerns. Results also indicate that trainees’ development seems to go through five distinct stages. These findings offer for the first time an insight into the most pressing needs of Moroccan EFL pre-service teachers. Interpretations of the results and recommendations are discussed in relation to the context of the study.

De Plaats Van de Vreemde Talen in Een Beroepsgerichte Technische Opleiding Als De H.T.S.

1984 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 156-161
Author(s):  
J.M. van der Laan-Day
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Professional Needs ◽  
College Of Technology ◽  
Professional Requirements ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Interest In Technology

The College of Technology student is trained to use technology in practice. In his profession he is society orientated, and his language education should be so too. At this level it is for the first time that languages are no longer an aim in themselves, but that they have the function of serving professional needs. The task of the (foreign) language teacher is to relate language to technology, in order to make its relevance clear. The student should be given insight into the communicative skills which he will need in his professional life. The qualified engineer can expect to have to write reports, letters and summaries, or to give these verbally in both his own as well as in other languages. He may also need to conduct sales talks and give work instructions to those who use a second language as a mutual means of communication. A good vocational language course should prepare him for these activities. But who should instruct the College of Technology student in these various communicative skills? An engineer with interest in language, or a linguist who, in the most favourable instance, has some interest in technology? In practice every teacher does his best according to his own insight into the professional requirements of engineers. A carefully balanced training in the combination of language and technology does not (yet) exist, but the need for this and the interest in combined initiatives is growing.

scholarly journals The Locus of Adversative Conjunctions in the Research Articles

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401770094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoumeh A. Shirazi ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Nadoushani
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Esl Teachers ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Significant Difference

This study is an endeavor to find how English native and nonnative EFL/ESL (English as foreign language/English as second language) writers use adversative conjunctions to connect ideas together so that texts have both coherence and cohesion. Regarding the problems nonnative writers of EFL face when composing a piece of writing, we attempted a qualitative study through compiling a stack of 200 articles written by the two groups. The research design concerned the content analysis of research articles and descriptive statistics showing the frequency of occurrences of modals in the data. The findings indicated that the number of proper and correction adversatives exceeded those of contrastive and dismissal; the statistically significant difference between two groups lay in the use of proper and correction adversative conjunction, whereas the two groups showed little or no difference in the usage of contrastive or dismissal adversatives. These findings can help material writers, EFL/ESL teachers, and learners to appreciate the significant roles adversative conjunctions play in writing.

From Analysis to Evaluation: Brand Management and the Future of I-O Psychology

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 626-633
Author(s):  
Kevin P. Nolan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Brand Management ◽  
Marketing Channel ◽  
Human Resource Professionals ◽  
Introductory Courses ◽  
The Future ◽  
Introductory Textbooks ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insight Into

Aguinis et al. (2017) address an issue of upmost importance for the field of industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology: recruitment. The ability to attract and retain talented individuals is a principle determinant of success in a knowledge-driven economy (Yu & Cable, 2012). The focal article notes that future practitioners and researchers are commonly exposed to the field of I-O psychology for the first time via introductory courses taken during their undergraduate education. A study by Rose et al. (2014) likewise suggests that introductory courses are among the most popular channels through which business and human resource professionals learn about I-O psychology. Consequently, the information communicated in these courses not only shapes the beliefs and behaviors of those who might one day produce/provide the goods/services of I-O psychology, but also those who might consume them. Introductory courses are, therefore, both an important recruitment source as well as an important marketing channel. Aguinis et al. provide a much-needed content analysis of the information communicated to students through introductory textbooks and offer insight into the ways in which this information may affect the future of I-O psychology. Building from their analysis of content, this commentary offers an approach to program evaluation that utilizes the principles of brand management to better understand how the messages communicated to students impact their beliefs about the field. Moving from analysis to evaluation is a logical next step in making a desired future for I-O psychology.

scholarly journals Actual directions of the modern methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language: content analysis results

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-264
Author(s):  
Viktoriia D. Gorbenko ◽  
◽  
Tatiana N. Dominova ◽  
Natalia O. Ilina ◽  
Julia A. Kumbasheva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Language Content ◽  
The Russian Language

Introduction. The modern methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language (RFL) is a multidimensional system in which a number of different directions can be distinguished. The purpose of this work is to identify, based on the elements of content analysis, the most relevant directions in the teaching methodology of RFL over the past 5 years. The relevance of the study lies in identifying the main paradigmatic guidelines of this science at the present stage of its development. Materials and methods. The material for the theoretical part of the study was the work of Russian methodologists published over the past 10 years and devoted to the description of current trends in the teaching methods of RFL, as well as scientific works describing the specifics of content analysis as a research method. The empirical part of the study was carried out on the material of scientific and methodological journals and collections of materials of congresses devoted to the issues of teaching RFL and published over the past 5 years. Results. As a result of the analysis, 1969 mentions of the analyzed units of analysis were identified in 9 key areas of modern RCT methods over the past 5 years. The largest number of references to units of analysis was revealed in the framework of the conceptual (29 percent of total mentions), professionally oriented (16 percent) and linguistic (12 percent) directions. The leading position of the conceptual direction indicates that in the last 5 years there has been an active search for the most effective methods and technologies for teaching Russian to foreigners. The interest of researchers in professionally oriented education is proof that Russian as a foreign language is becoming a tool for obtaining higher education. The popularity of the linguistic trend is due to the fact that the search for optimal ways of teaching foreigners to various aspects of the Russian language is still ongoing. Conclusion. The scientific novelty of the conducted research lies in the fact that the authors made an attempt to identify the current trends in the methods of teaching RFL based on the elements of an objective quantitative method.

Aleksey Peshkov as an editor of Samarskaya Gazeta

2020 ◽  
pp. 128-138
Author(s):  
A. S. Bik-Bulatov
Keyword(s):  
Local History ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Shed Light

The article uses little known letters of M. Gorky, many of which were published for the first time in 1997, as well as findings of Samara-based experts in local history to shed light on the writer’s work as editor-in-chief of the Samarskaya Gazeta newspaper in 1895. The researcher introduces hitherto unstudied reminiscences of the journalist D. Linyov (Dalin) about this period, which reference a letter by Gorky, now lost. The paper details a newly discovered episode of Gorky’s professional biography as a journalist: it concerns his campaign against a Samara ‘she-wolf,’ the madam of a local brothel A. Neucheva. Linyov’s reminiscences turn out to be an important and interesting source, offering an insight into the daily grind of the young editor Gorky, providing new evidence of his excellent organizational skills, and describing his moral and social stance. The author presents his work in the context of a recently initiated broader discussion about the need to map out all Russian periodicals for the period until 1917, as well as all research devoted to individual publications.

scholarly journals Comparative Study of Chemical Compositions and Antioxidant Capacities of Oils Obtained from 15 Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) Cultivars in China

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1031
Author(s):  
Xixiang Shuai ◽  
Taotao Dai ◽  
Mingshun Chen ◽  
Ruihong Liang ◽  
Liqing Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palmitoleic Acid ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Macadamia Integrifolia ◽  
Antioxidant Capacities ◽  
Squalene Content ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insight Into

The planting area of macadamia in China accounted for more than one third of the world’s planted area. The lipid compositions, minor components, and antioxidant capacities of fifteen varieties of macadamia oil (MO) in China were comparatively investigated. All varieties of MO were rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, mainly including oleic acid (61.74–66.47%) and palmitoleic acid (13.22–17.63%). The main triacylglycerols of MO were first time reported, including 19.2–26.1% of triolein, 16.4–18.2% of 1-palmitoyl-2,3-dioleoyl-glycerol, and 11.9–13.7% of 1-palmitoleoyl-2-oleoyl-3-stearoyl-glycerol, etc. The polyphenol, α-tocotrienol and squalene content varied among the cultivars, while Fuji (791) contained the highest polyphenols and squalene content. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated the polyphenols and squalene content positively correlated with the antioxidant capacity. This study can provide a crucial directive for the breeding of macadamia and offer an insight into industrial application of MO in China.

scholarly journals ASKAP observations of multiple rapid scintillators reveal a degrees-long plasma filament

2021 ◽  
Vol 502 (3) ◽  
pp. 3294-3311
Author(s):  
Yuanming Wang ◽  
Artem Tuntsov ◽  
Tara Murphy ◽  
Emil Lenc ◽  
Mark Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Angular Width ◽  
Scattering Medium ◽  
Central Frequency ◽  
Linear Arrangement ◽  
Plasma Filament ◽  
Kinematic Models ◽  
Tidal Stream ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insight Into

ABSTRACT We present the results from an Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder search for radio variables on timescales of hours. We conducted an untargeted search over a 30 deg2 field, with multiple 10-h observations separated by days to months, at a central frequency of 945 MHz. We discovered six rapid scintillators from 15-min model-subtracted images with sensitivity of $\sim\! 200\, \mu$Jy/beam; two of them are extreme intra-hour variables with modulation indices up to $\sim 40{{\ \rm per\ cent}}$ and timescales as short as tens of minutes. Five of the variables are in a linear arrangement on the sky with angular width ∼1 arcmin and length ∼2 degrees, revealing the existence of a huge plasma filament in front of them. We derived kinematic models of this plasma from the annual modulation of the scintillation rate of our sources, and we estimated its likely physical properties: a distance of ∼4 pc and length of ∼0.1 pc. The characteristics we observe for the scattering screen are incompatible with published suggestions for the origin of intra-hour variability leading us to propose a new picture in which the underlying phenomenon is a cold tidal stream. This is the first time that multiple scintillators have been detected behind the same plasma screen, giving direct insight into the geometry of the scattering medium responsible for enhanced scintillation.

Learners’ attitudes to first, second and third languages pronunciation in structuring multilingual identity

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Szyszka
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
Negative Relationships ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThis paper investigates multilingual learners’ attitudes to native (L1 – Ukrainian), second (L2 – Polish) and foreign (L3 – English) languages’ pronunciation, and discusses them from the perspective of structuring multilingual identity. In the study, the choice of the sample has been controlled in terms of the participants’ nationality and the context in which they acquire their second and foreign languages – variables that are interwoven in shaping identities. More specifically, the 40 Ukrainian individuals, taking part in the study, are in the process of a foreign language acquisition, English, embedded in the context of their second language, Polish. The attitudes to L1, L2 and L3 pronunciation of the 40 multilinguals have been measured quantitatively and analysed with the aim of providing more insight into understanding how individuals construe their multilingual identities. Negative relationships were found between those who reported an L1 accent as an important factor involved in the perception of their selves and the desire to sound native-like in L2 – Polish (r = −0.37, p < 0.05), and L3 – English (r = −0.43, p < 0.05). The latter variable, however, correlated positively with having native-like pronunciation as a goal in learning Polish (r = 0.75, p < 0.05) and English (r = 0.89, p < 0.05).

scholarly journals Rapid systemic surge of IL-33 after severe human trauma: a prospective observational study

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olav Sundnes ◽  
William Ottestad ◽  
Camilla Schjalm ◽  
Peter Lundbäck ◽  
Lars la Cour Poulsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Decoy Receptor ◽  
Interleukin 33 ◽  
Injured Patients ◽  
First Time ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Background Alarmins are considered proximal mediators of the immune response after tissue injury. Understanding their biology could pave the way for development of new therapeutic targets and biomarkers in human disease, including multiple trauma. In this study we explored high-resolution concentration kinetics of the alarmin interleukin-33 (IL-33) early after human trauma. Methods Plasma samples were serially collected from 136 trauma patients immediately after hospital admission, 2, 4, 6, and 8 h thereafter, and every morning in the ICU. Levels of IL-33 and its decoy receptor sST2 were measured by immunoassays. Results We observed a rapid and transient surge of IL-33 in a subset of critically injured patients. These patients had more widespread tissue injuries and a greater degree of early coagulopathy. IL-33 half-life (t1/2) was 1.4 h (95% CI 1.2–1.6). sST2 displayed a distinctly different pattern with low initial levels but massive increase at later time points. Conclusions We describe for the first time early high-resolution IL-33 concentration kinetics in individual patients after trauma and correlate systemic IL-33 release to clinical data. These findings provide insight into a potentially important axis of danger signaling in humans.

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