Staying Local, Going Global

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-73
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Global Media ◽  
German Culture ◽  
German Film ◽  
Cultural Engagement ◽  
Streaming Technology ◽  
Post War ◽  
Made In

Streaming technology has facilitated the global distribution of foreign language shows such as Netflix’s Dark. The worldwide popularity of Dark, the streaming giant’s first original series made in Germany, raises questions about Netflix’s business strategy of producing “local stories with global appeal” as well as the international allure of German culture today. This article examines how Dark’s pop-cultural engagement with nuclear power connects to Germany’s post-war policies on atomic energy and the circulation of the country’s sustainability politics on the international stage. The show’s particular blend of local and global aesthetics of nuclear power, sustainability, and climate change demonstrates how German culture is now viewed as a fitting medium to reveal, correspond to, and have an impact on today’s zeitgeist globally. It also signals a shift in the dynamic between local and global media forms, and thus German film.

The use and distribution of Faience in the Ancient East and Prehistoric Europe

1957 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 37-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. S. Stone ◽  
L. C. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Death ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Present Writer ◽  
British Isles ◽  
Eighteenth Dynasty ◽  
Post War ◽  
Made In ◽  
Complex Subject

Twenty years have elapsed since H. C. Beck and the present writer published a preliminary paper on the origin of British faience beads with special reference to those of the segmented variety and, except for the discovery and recognition of many new specimens over much wider areas it may be said that nothing has emerged to alter materially the general conclusions there enunciated that an Egyptian origin was the most likely for a number of the beads and that their dissemination to the British Isles took place during the Eighteenth Dynasty around about 1400 B.C.At the time of writing we not unnaturally concentrated on British specimens, as European analogues appeared to be conspicuously absent, and confined our attention primarily to morphological characters. We had, however, projected a wider study to embrace faience objects in general and, if possible, to adduce spectrographic evidence as further proof of identity or otherwise. Unfortunately the sudden death of Mr Beck in 1939 and the intervention of the war years greatly retarded progress in this direction. But the rapid recognition of old finds and the accumulation of new ones, mostly in Europe, in post-war years, coupled with a number of spectrographic analyses that have since been carried out with the help of Mr L. C. Thomas, now renders it desirable to review such progress as has been made in this most difficult and complex subject.

scholarly journals Tanggung Jawab Notaris Dalam Pembuatan Akta Otentik Dengan Bahasa Asing

Acta Comitas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 526
Author(s):  
Arya Bagus Khrisna Budi Santosa Putra ◽  
I Made Dedy Priyanto
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Made In

In Law on the Occupation of Notary Article 43, there are 2 (two) contradicting Paragraphs, namely Paragraph (1) and Paragraph (3). In Paragraph (1) it is stated that "deeds must be made in Indonesian", while in Paragraph (3) it states "if the parties wish, the deed can be drawn up in a foreign language". The disharmony of the 2 (two) rules could potentially reduce the perfection of the deed. As for the problems raised in this study regarding what is the notary's responsibility in making authentic deeds in foreign languages? and what is the urgency of using Indonesian in making authentic deeds? Then the objective of this research is to knowing the Notary's responsibility in making authentic deeds in foreign languages ??and to find out how much urgency the use of Indonesian is in making authentic deeds. This study is using a normative research method with statutory approach. Through this research it is known that the responsibility of notaries in making authentic deeds in foreign languages ??can be classified into administrative, civil and criminal responsibilities, then it is known that the urgency of using Indonesian in making deeds is very important because the regulation of the applicatian of Indonesian in the territory of the Indonesian state is clearly stated in Article 36 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.

scholarly journals Online Peer Feedback in Beginners’ Writing Tasks

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constanza Tolosa ◽  
Martin East ◽  
Helen Villers
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
The Body ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Tutoring Program ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Reciprocal Peer Tutoring ◽  
Made In

This study contributes to the body of research that aims to understandthe relationship between online communication and foreign language(FL) learning, in particular when teachers seek to provide authenticopportunities for interaction for their learners. The study wasmotivated by efforts made in the New Zealand context to overcome thegeographic limitations of interaction between FL learners and nativespeakers. We report on the findings of an exploratory study into anonline reciprocal peer tutoring program established to enhance the FLlearning of a group of beginner eleven-year old students of Spanish,with particular focus on the benefits of written corrective feedback. Theproject aimed to examine the processes by which students tutored eachother in the online environment as they responded to each other’s texts.The analysis of the students’ messages focused on (1) the aspects oflanguage corrected by the tutors, (2) the frequency with which tutorsaccurately identified and provided input on errors, (3) the types offeedback provided by the tutors, and (4) what the learners did with thecorrections and feedback. The findings indicate that the students werewilling to contribute to peer correction and used different strategiesand correction techniques to foster attention to linguistic form,although they were not always capable of providing accurate feedbackor metalinguistic explanations.

scholarly journals ORGANIZATION OF STUDENTS’ RESEARCH WORK IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (16) ◽  
pp. 105-111
Author(s):  
H.M Shalatska
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Gradual Transition ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Student Research ◽  
Language Class ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
Made In

The article considers the peculiarities of the organization of students’ research work in a technical university in foreign language classes with a gradual transition from simple forms of research to more complex ones, which is aimed at the harmonious development and improvement future specialists’ skills and abilities. The purpose of this article is to identify the main problems of the organization of students’ research work in a foreign language and consider ways of improving this process. Special attention is paid to the tasks, functions, components and various forms of students' research work. The researcher describes the possibility of using assignments for research work and organizing their performing by students in a foreign language class, in particular, such tasks as writing a summary of the text proposed by the teacher, corresponding to the student’s specialization, drawing up a plan for it, drawing up terminological dictionaries, preparing reports on a given topic, writing creative works, essays, drawing up tables and diagrams, solving problematic issues related to the future profession of a student, writing abstracts,  preparing the presentation of study' results. The involvement students in the work of scientific conferences, seminars, competitions, contests, and meetings with leading foreign experts are encouraged. The defense of master's and diploma projects in a foreign language prepares the student for the exercise of profession and integration into a foreign language environment. The examples of the most common mistakes made in the preparation of research works, which indicate the lack of students’ research skills formation are given, and ways to overcome them are recommended. The conclusions are related and future works are suggested. Thus, it also possible to create an education plans of student’ research work in foreign language and recommendations for the specific academic curriculum.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOCABULARY TEACHING OF THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Наталья Сергеевна Степанова
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
First Year ◽  
Technical Institute ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Education Degree

В статье рассмотрены основные проблемы введения иноязычной лексики на занятиях со студентами первого курса, получающих образование по специальности «Атомные станции: проектирование, эксплуатация и инжиниринг», и предложены способы их решения. Paper deals with the main problems of foreign language vocabulary introduction at the lessons for first year students receiving an education degree: “Nuclear Power Plants: designing, operation and engineering” and the ways of their solution are given in this paper.

Remnants of Virgil, Ovid, and Paul in Titus Andronicus

2019 ◽  
pp. 129-144
Author(s):  
Catherine Winiarski
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Violent Conflict ◽  
The Other ◽  
Protestant Reformation ◽  
Titus Andronicus ◽  
Model Form ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Post War ◽  
Made In

Employing Linda Hutcheon’s analogy between biological and cultural adaptation, this chapter analyzes how the survivors of the Roman-Gothic war in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus adapt figures and narratives of the survivor—or remnant—from Virgil, Ovid, and St. Paul as strategic models in the covert, post-war feud of the play’s action. Titus assumes Virgil’s model of the remnant as non-regenerative and stoic; Tamora, on the other hand, employs Ovid’s regenerative and vengeful model, and eventually converts Titus to it. Their violent conflict and absorption in their revenge plots form the conditions for the emergence of a different kind of remnant: the remaining Romans and Goths who, according to a Pauline model, form a new incorporated community. The formation of this community arguably speaks to the context of the Protestant Reformation in Shakespeare’s England, in which violent excisions were made in the name of a latter-day Pauline community.

Assessing Relational E-Strategy Supporting Business Relationships

2011 ◽  
pp. 1338-1349
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Croteau ◽  
Anne Beaudry ◽  
Justin Holm
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Electronic Business ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
Electronic Simulation ◽  
A Value ◽  
Total Sales ◽  
Made In

As per the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the first quarter of 2009 was $31.7 billion. For the same period, e-commerce accounted for 3.5 percent of total sales with a value of $30.2 billion sales. As electronic business (e-business) has become essential in our economy, organizations have begun to demand a return on their investment in such endeavors (Damanpour and Damanpour, 2001). More recently, research indicates that webbased technologies enhance performance when the environmental pressures are high, the technical capabilities within the organization are well integrated, and the management team highly supports and sees value in e-business initiatives (Sanders, 2007). An extensive and diverse body of literature has been produced regarding e-business. One research angle that lacked over the years is the definition and assessment of an e-business strategy (e-strategy). Some efforts were made in evaluating e-strategy through an electronic simulation (Ha and Forgianne, 2006). Another recent research observed that human, technological and business capabilities and e-business implementation influence the business performance at various levels (Coltman, Devinney, and Midgley, 2007). However, both studies did not develop an e-strategy construct empirically tested with managers.

scholarly journals The Strategic Hybrids of Water Supply Companies as an Effective Management Tool

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Kożuch ◽  
Adam Jabłoński
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Legal Structure ◽  
Adopted Model ◽  
Water Supply Company ◽  
Made In

The mechanisms of water supply company management have been dynamically evolving recently. This is particularly related to factors that regulate the functioning of companies in this sector. This applies both to embedding such entities in the legal structure, and the management rules at both the strategic and tactical-operational levels. It is increasingly important how decisions are made in the conditions of pressure, limitations, opportunities and threats that these companies, which create value for stakeholders, face. This way of making decisions is determined by the adopted model of business, strategy, business processes and strategic projects that create a kind of a strategic hybrid. The hybrid determines the effectiveness of water supply companies that operate in accordance with the rules of the regulated market.

scholarly journals Survey Essay 1. Periodizing and Historicizing German Afro-Americanophilia: From Antebellum to Postwar (1850-1965)

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moritz Ege ◽  
Andrew Wright Hurley
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Black People ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
German Culture ◽  
Black Germans ◽  
Power Differentials ◽  
History Of ◽  
Post War

In this first essay, we delve into significant moments in the history (and pre-history) of twentieth century Afro-Americanophilia in Germany. We establish a periodisation stretching from the nineteenth century until the mid-1960s (from which point our second essay will continue), and take in the pre-colonial, the colonial, the Weimar, the Nazi; and the post-war eras.  We draw out some of the particularly significant moments, ruptures, and continuities within that time frame. We also identify some of the salient ways scholars have interpreted ‘Afro-Americanophilia’ during the period.  Focusing on a variety of practices of appropriation, communicative media, actors and forms of agency, power differentials, and sociocultural contexts, we discuss positive images of and affirmative approaches to black people in German culture and in its imaginaries. We attend to who was active in Afro-Americanophilia, in what ways, and what the effects of that agency were. Our main focus is on white German Afro-Americanophiles, but—without attempting to write a history of African Americans, black people in Germany, or Black Germans— we also inquire into the ways that the latter reacted to, suffered under the expectations levied upon them, or were able to engage with the demand for ‘black cultural traffic.’  

scholarly journals Bilingualism, cognition, and aging

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUBIN ABUTALEBI ◽  
HARALD CLAHSEN
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The Public ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Cognition And Aging ◽  
The Guardian ◽  
Made In

Topics in psycholinguistics and the neurocognition of language rarely attract the attention of journalists or the general public. One topic that has done so, however, is the potential benefits of bilingualism for general cognitive functioning and development, and as a precaution against cognitive decline in old age. Sensational claims have been made in the public domain, mostly by journalists and politicians. Recently (September 4, 2014) The Guardian reported that “learning a foreign language can increase the size of your brain”, and Michael Gove, the UK's previous Education Secretary, noted in an interview with The Guardian (September 30, 2011) that “learning languages makes you smarter”. The present issue of BLC addresses these topics by providing a state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and experimental research on the role of bilingualism for cognition in children and adults.

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