scholarly journals Stylistic Analysis of the Convincing Book Troy Horse and Other Short Stories

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-26
Author(s):  
Dawit Dibekulu Alem
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Trojan Horse ◽  
Stylistic Analysis ◽  
Word Use ◽  
Artistic Work ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Serious Examination of the Use of Language by the Trojan Horse and Other Short Stories is the main objective of this review, which was originally intended to analyze the quality of his artistic work and demonstrate its contribution to literary development. This work aims to serve as a bridge between readers and writers, concentrating on the choice of words and metaphorical methods. The book attempts to examine the strengths and limitations of word use and metaphors, based on the theoretical foundations that have been compiled.

Evaluating slogan translation from the readers’ perspective

Babel ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lily Lim ◽  
Kwok Ying Loi
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Word Use ◽  
The Public ◽  
Translation Quality ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Growing Economy ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Slogans play an important role in conveying information to targeted audiences, and the translation of slogans tends to be studied under the rubric of public-notice translation. Previous research mainly uses researchers’ expertise to evaluate the quality of this type of translation. Yet, little is known about what the targeted readers think about the translation, although their opinions present key information that helps to determine whether the translation has achieved the intended effect. This paper elicits and systematically analyzes readers’ responses. We investigate the case of Macao, a rapidly growing economy where the demand for English translation has markedly increased in recent decades. Public administration bodies in Macao have commissioned Chinese-to-English translation in varied areas such as tourism, social security and welfare, cultural and sports events. We sampled ten translated slogans that were used in the public sector, and administered survey questionnaires (n=130) to both source-text and target-text readers. The two groups of readers’ evaluations, based on the criteria of fluency, conciseness, persuasiveness and mnemonic effect, reveal that the translations are perceived significantly less favorably than the originals are. Readers most strongly disliked word-for-word translations, and pointed out numerous problems with the translations such as ungrammaticality, inappropriate word use, lack of appeal, and unintelligibility due to insufficient background knowledge. This research demonstrates the tangible value of using readers’ responses to evaluate translation quality. It also has implications for translator training, and recommends that public authorities should institute a rigorous quality assurance system.

scholarly journals The modern law-making process: structure and main problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (69) ◽  
pp. 605-614
Author(s):  
Mikhail B. Rumyantsev ◽  
Vladislav Yu. Turanin ◽  
Sergey Yu. Sumenkov ◽  
Marina G. Smirnova ◽  
Esita E. Ganaeva
Keyword(s):  
Standard Setting ◽  
The State ◽  
Dialectical Method ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
State And Society ◽  
Process Structure ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
Law Making ◽  
Main Factor

Through the dialectical method the objective of the article was to analyze the process of the elaboration of modern laws, considering their structure and main problems. There is a major structure and problems inherent in the modern law-making process described in the article. The structure of law-making comprises four parts: 1. Cognitive-analytical part; 2. Theoretical foundations of the legal norms and acts they dictate; 3. Validation of legal act or norm; 4. Monitoring of relevant rules and legal acts. The main legislative task is to draft legal norms that stimulate the active development of all parts of the State and society through a deep perception of all related processes, including those involving standard-setting. It is concluded that the main factor affecting the quality of legislation is the lack of a uniform legislative basis for the issuance of legal acts. There seems to be a real need to develop a uniform legislative act on the law-making process. The Code containing general and specific parts of each law must be developed.

scholarly journals Virtual Reality of Modern Socio-Economic Transformations: Conceptual Bases and Theoretical Foundations

2020 ◽  
pp. 6-16
Author(s):  
Olga Brizhak ◽  
Vladimir Novikov
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Dynamic and deep socio-economic transformations at the present stage of the development of social and economic life even more accentuate the attention of researchers and practitioners on the concentration of reflected forms that characterize their virtual nature. The superstructure of virtual forms, complementing the real basis of the economic system, transforms it in a similar way. Virtual signs, products, images form many-sided images, reproducing the mental activity of a person endlessly. Rapid flows of information are increasing, financial derivatives and currency transactions are multiplying, specific services are carried out that do not have a subjectobject basis and form virtual reality, reflecting and multiplying. The article shows that behind the movement of reflected forms there is a certain essence containing past and future scenarios of the formation of a new way of organizing economic activity of people, designated in a number of works as “knowledge economy”. For effective management of such economy the system quality of communications in all spheres of social and economic processes and the phenomena at the present stage is important. The authors investigate the structural elements of virtual reality and their characteristics; consider synonymous categories denoting the interaction of socio-economic systems in the network space. The article demonstrates theoretical and methodological approaches that reveal the essence, nature and content of the “virtual economy” and “virtual reality” in the conditions of modern socioeconomic transformations. The article uses the resources of knowledge economy, political economy, evolutionary and post-industrial methodology.

scholarly journals Application Of Conference Writing Methods Can Improve Short Story Writing Skills

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Kasmidawati Kasmidawati
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Story Writing ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Future Learning

To learn something well, we need to hear, see, ask questions about it, and discuss it with others. Not only that, teachers need to "do it", that is to describe something in their own way, to show their example, to try to practice their skills and to do tasks that demand the knowledge they have gained. Problems to be studied in this research are: a. How to improve learning result of Indonesian language especially about writing short story? b. Steps taken in improving learning outcomes Indonesian language ?.  The approach of this research uses a qualitative approach with classroom action research design, which is carried out cyclically. Cycle I with planning, action, observation, and reflection. Likewise the next cycles. In PTK as well as teachers can examine their own activities on their own done in its own class. By involving their students through planned, implemented and evaluated actions, TOD can be performed without interrupting other learning and will not burden the work of the teacher in performing daily tasks. PTK can be done in an integrated manner with daily activities. Precisely with PTK teachers can improve the quality of learning processes and products. The study considers the results or impact of classroom action research from various criteria based on reflections for revision. Reflection is a re-application of the lessons learned. The reflections are evaluations that have been made and suggestions for future learning.    Based on the description of researchers draw conclusions as follows: The ability of students to write short stories in class IV before using the method of writing (writing together) is categorized enough with the average value: 6.90 (unfinished). There is an increase in the ability to write short stories with the method of writing writing (writing together) grade IV students are categorized both with an average value of 7.69 (complete). This capability increases in cycle II and cycle III reaches an average value of 8.46 (complete). Matched material for writing short story experiences for students SDN 07 Pasar Salido is a material that suits the conditions, desires, experiences, and the ability to write short stories.      

scholarly journals Projecting Facilities for Power Exercise Teaching System.

2018 ◽  
pp. 1082-1087
Author(s):  
Rustam A. Aydarov ◽  
Irina G. Kalina ◽  
Nuriya Kh. Gzhemskaya
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Training System ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Effective Training ◽  
Motor Activities ◽  
Motor Actions ◽  
Educational Conditions ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

In the context of modern educational conditions, it becomes actual to solve the problem of preparation of such teaching aids that would act as an integral tool of the pedagogical technology of effective training in power exercises. The aim of the article is to present the results of the analysis of modern requirements for the didactic projection of teaching aids, to justify the demand for their design and to present a project for the integrated use of didactic tools in the training of power exercises. The study used a method of theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature on the issues reflecting the state of the problem of the didactic facilities projection, the theoretical foundations of training motor activities, the problems of creating and using didactic means for teaching motor activities. To determine the efficiency of the traditional methods of teaching power exercises a pedagogical experiment was established. 34 girls and 47 boys participated in the experiment. The results which showed the quality of learning the orienting basis for motor actions were obtained by testing. Results of the study. The modern requirements of the theory of projecting teaching aids indicate the need for a comprehensive design and reflection of the components of the implemented didactic system in the teaching facilities, namely: the purpose of training, the content of training, the learning process itself and organizational forms of education. Projecting these elements in accordance with the requirements presented in the theory makes it possible to implement a pre-designed didactic system in practice. The analysis of the theoretical bases of teaching motor actions shows that the process of mastering knowledge of motor actions as an indicative basis for carrying out these actions is of primary importance for developing motor skills and abilities. The obtained results of power exercises training system according to the traditional method showed the following: 70.2% of young men and 84.3% of girls reached the first level of learning the orienting basis of motor actions in power training. Indicators of the second level of learning were extremely low: only 5% of boys and 18.7% of girls reached it. The project has been created for training motor activities using such didactic facilities as an electronic educational resource and instruction cards. Each facility has its own functions in providing the stages of the educational and cognitive cycle, the use of which is designed depending on the way the group of students are organized, the forms of the educational process organization.

Theoretical Aspects of the Quality of Educational Services Provided

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
V.P. Leonova ◽  
◽  
L.A. Vasileva ◽  
E.V. Povorina ◽  
D.V. Volkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
End User ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
Theoretical Side

a modern education system must meet the needs of society. But from the point of view of considering the theoretical side of the issue, the education system that provides educational services is a service provider not only for the end user of the service. In various views of the theory of the question, educational services are considered as services for the state, society and the student. The article considers the main approaches to determining the quality of educational services and the regulatory and legal support of the educational process. The object of the research is the theoretical foundations of the quality of educational services. The subject of the study is the quality of educational services.

scholarly journals Quantitative Characteristics of Human-Written Short Stories as a Metric for Automated Storytelling

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 635-671
Author(s):  
Carlos León ◽  
Pablo Gervás ◽  
Pablo Delatorre ◽  
Alan Tapscott
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Human Behaviour ◽  
Quantitative Characteristics ◽  
Empirical Experiment ◽  
Computational Systems ◽  
Story Analysis

AbstractEvaluating the extent to which computer-produced stories are structured like human-invented narratives can be an important component of the quality of a story plot. In this paper, we report on an empirical experiment in which human subjects have invented short plots in a constrained scenario. The stories were annotated according to features commonly found in existing automatic story generators. The annotation was designed to measure the proportion and relations of story components that should be used in automatic computational systems for matching human behaviour. Results suggest that there are relatively common patterns that can be used as input data for identifying similarity to human-invented stories in automatic storytelling systems. The found patterns are in line with narratological models, and the results provide numerical quantification and layout of story components. The proposed method of story analysis is tested over two additional sources, the ROCStories corpus and stories generated by automated storytellers, to illustrate the valuable insights that may be derived from them.

Networked improvement communities

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. LeMahieu ◽  
Alicia Grunow ◽  
Laura Baker ◽  
Lee E. Nordstrum ◽  
Louis M. Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
New Teacher ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public School Systems ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to delineate an approach to quality assurance in education called networked improvement communities (NICs) that focused on integrating the methodologies of improvement science with few of the networks. Quality improvement, the science and practice of continuously improving programs, practices, processes, products and services within organized social systems, is a still-evolving area in education. This paper is the first of seven elaborating upon different approaches to quality improvement in education[1]. It delineates a new methodology called the NICs model. Developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the approach is aimed at continuously improving the quality of practices, processes and outcomes in targeted problem areas in education systems. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents the historical development, theoretical foundations, core principles and adaptation of key elements of the NICs model for quality improvement in education. A case study specifically examines the problem of fostering new teacher effectiveness and retention in large public school systems in the USA. Findings The six principles underlying the NICs model are as follows: make the work problem-specific and user-centered, focus on variation in performance, see the system that produces outcomes, improve at scale what you can measure, use disciplined inquiry to drive improvement and accelerate learning through networked communities. Originality/value Few theoretical treatments and demonstration cases are currently available that examine the application of common models of quality improvement in education. This paper elaborates on one promising approach. In addition to examining the NICs model, the paper derives added value by allowing comparisons with seven widely used quality improvement approaches treated in this volume.

METHOD FOR EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE LIQUID DIELECTRIC RESOURCE AND MEASURES FOR ITS RESTORATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
S. P. Vysogorets ◽  
A. N. Nazarychev ◽  
A. A. Pugechov
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Determination ◽  
Oil Quality ◽  
Technical Problem ◽  
Transformer Oil ◽  
Quality Stability ◽  
Transformer Oils ◽  
Resource Characteristics ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

The theoretical foundations of changes in the transformer oil quality characteristics, depending on the aging degree, are presented. The introduction of a new indicator of the exploitational transformer oils quality – “stability against oxidation” – is substantiated as a way of solving the scientific and technical problem of assessing the resource characteristics of a transformer insulating system. In order to select the best measures to maintain the quality of power transformers insulating oils, a newly developed “Method for the Experimental Determination of the Luquid Dielectric Resource and Measures for its Restoration” is presented.

scholarly journals Projecting Facilities for Power Exercise Teaching System

2019 ◽  
pp. 214-219
Author(s):  
Rustam A. Aydarov ◽  
Irina G. Kalina ◽  
Nuriya Kh. Gzhemskaya
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Training System ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Effective Training ◽  
Motor Activities ◽  
Motor Actions ◽  
Educational Conditions ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

In the context of modern educational conditions, it becomes actual to solve the problem of preparation of such teaching aids that would act as an integral tool of the pedagogical technology of effective training in power exercises. The aim of the article is to present the results of the analysis of modern requirements for the didactic projection of teaching aids, to justify the demand for their design and to present a project for the integrated use of didactic tools in the training of power exercises. The study used a method of theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature on the issues reflecting the state of the problem of the didactic facilities projection, the theoretical foundations of training motor activities, the problems of creating and using didactic means for teaching motor activities. To determine the efficiency of the traditional methods of teaching power exercises a pedagogical experiment was established. 34 girls and 47 boys participated in the experiment. The results which showed the quality of learning the orienting basis for motor actions were obtained by testing. Results of the study. The modern requirements of the theory of projecting teaching aids indicate the need for a comprehensive design and reflection of the components of the implemented didactic system in the teaching facilities, namely: the purpose of training, the content of training, the learning process itself and organizational forms of education. Projecting these elements in accordance with the requirements presented in the theory makes it possible to implement a pre-designed didactic system in practice. The analysis of the theoretical bases of teaching motor actions shows that the process of mastering knowledge of motor actions as an indicative basis for carrying out these actions is of primary importance for developing motor skills and abilities. The obtained results of power exercises training system according to the traditional method showed the following: 70.2% of young men and 84.3% of girls reached the first level of learning the orienting basis of motor actions in power training. Indicators of the second level of learning were extremely low: only 5% of boys and 18.7% of girls reached it. The project has been created for training motor activities using such didactic facilities as an electronic educational resource and instruction cards. Each facility has its own functions in providing the stages of the educational and cognitive cycle, the use of which is designed depending on the way the group of students are organized, the forms of the educational process organization.

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