A Study on the utilization of historical cultural resources in Regional hub Cultural Cities -Focusing on cultural factors of urban space -

resented is the authors’ elaboration of the articles, enhanced their previously stated idea about the need to integrate the socio-cultural resources of the Moscow metropolis into the system of preparing students for intercultural foreign language communication. To design an educational environment within the framework of the intercultural approach to TEFL a systematic typology of the socio-cultural resources of Moscow is suggested based on the three levels of understanding of Moscow: as an urban space, as a center of regional and national culture, as a global capital. Based on the typology, the fundamental components of the methodological system of intercultural foreign language education of students of a language university are generalized, taking into account the use of such resources. Hence the authors share the objective of TEFL within the intercultural approach as the triple unity, i.e. to understand the essence of educational communication as a unique, but acceptable array of existential trajectories, to build one’s own trajectory (as a result of study of the city as an environment of interaction of individual routes), to compare it with other possible trajectories (the study of the city from the standpoint of its regional and national specifics), and to implement this trajectory in a true life communicative situation (interaction with the city from the standpoint of its intercultural manifestation). The components of the content of training at its cognitive (knowledge and understanding), operational-activity (skills) and axiological (attitudes, willingness and values) levels, as well as the specific principles of such training are specified. As a result, the deficits and current problems of studying such integration are summarized.

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All the town is a stage: civic ceremonies and religious festivities in Spain during the golden age

Urban History ◽

10.1017/s0963926899000218 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 165-189 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

José Antonio Mateos Royo

Keyword(s):

Urban Space ◽

Golden Age ◽

Social Groups ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Relative Contribution ◽

Cultural Life ◽

The Town

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Spain's cultural life reached its most glorious stage. This ‘Golden Age’ was distinguished by a great variety of civic ceremonies and religious festivities that were performed in towns and cities. Economic and cultural factors encouraged the development of urban space as a spectacular arena for these rituals. The town became a permanent stage on which the identity of social groups and institutions was displayed. This paper examines the characteristics and development of festivals during this period and also the relative contribution of ‘popular’ and ‘learned’ culture to these celebrations.

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Perspectives from the Field: Cultural Resources in Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental Practice ◽

10.1017/s1466046616000235 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 227-231

Author(s):

Thomas F. King

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impact ◽

Impact Assessment ◽

Environmental Impact Assessment ◽

Cultural Resources

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Sati

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910.26.2.73 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 73-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Dinesh Bhugra

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Indian Subcontinent ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Role Expectations ◽

Prevention Strategies ◽

Social Causation ◽

Gender Role Expectations ◽

Good Wife ◽

And Gender

Abstract. Sati as an act of ritual suicide has been reported from the Indian subcontinent, especially among the Hindus, for several centuries. Although legally proscribed, these acts occur even now in modern India. The principle behind such acts has been put forward as the principle of good wife. There is little evidence to suggest that women who commit this act suffer from a formal mental illness. Cultural factors and gender role expectations play a significant role in the act and its consequences. Using recent examples, this paper illustrates the cultural factors, which may be seen as contributing to the act of suicide. Other factors embedded in the act also emphasize that not all suicides have underlying psychiatric disorders and clinicians must take social causation into account while preparing any prevention strategies.

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Asiana Airlines Flight 214

Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors ◽

10.1027/2192-0923/a000066 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 113-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Stephanie Chow ◽

Stephen Yortsos ◽

Najmedin Meshkati

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Aviation Safety ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Vital Role ◽

Cultural Issues ◽

Flight Crew ◽

Pilot Performance ◽

Engineering Designs ◽

Flight Deck

This article focuses on a major human factors–related issue that includes the undeniable role of cultural factors and cockpit automation and their serious impact on flight crew performance, communication, and aviation safety. The report concentrates on the flight crew performance of the Boeing 777–Asiana Airlines Flight 214 accident, by exploring issues concerning mode confusion and autothrottle systems. It also further reviews the vital role of cultural factors in aviation safety and provides a brief overview of past, related accidents. Automation progressions have been created in an attempt to design an error-free flight deck. However, to do that, the pilot must still thoroughly understand every component of the flight deck – most importantly, the automation. Otherwise, if pilots are not completely competent in terms of their automation, the slightest errors can lead to fatal accidents. As seen in the case of Asiana Flight 214, even though engineering designs and pilot training have greatly evolved over the years, there are many cultural, design, and communication factors that affect pilot performance. It is concluded that aviation systems designers, in cooperation with pilots and regulatory bodies, should lead the strategic effort of systematically addressing the serious issues of cockpit automation, human factors, and cultural issues, including their interactions, which will certainly lead to better solutions for safer flights.

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