scholarly journals INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PROCESS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDY BY FUTURE LAW SPECIALISTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Yuliya Arkushina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
Language Study

Repainting the Little Red Schoolhouse

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Rodden
Keyword(s):  
Educational Reform ◽  
English Language ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
German Education ◽  
Language Study ◽  
History Of

This is the first English-language study of GDR education and the first book, in any language, to trace the history of Eastern German education from 1945 through the 1990s. Rodden fully relates the GDR's attempt to create a new Marxist nation by means of educational reform, and looks not only at the changing institution of education but at something the Germans call Bildung--the formation of character and the cultivation of body and spirit. The sociology of nation-building is also addressed.

Sa'adyah Gaon

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Brody
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Tenth Century ◽  
The Political ◽  
Jewish Culture ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Language Study ◽  
Characteristic Features

Sa'adyah Gaon was an outstanding tenth-century Jewish thinker — a prominent rabbi, philosopher, and exegete. He was a pioneer in the fields in which he toiled, and was an inspiration and basis for later Jewish writing in all these areas. The last major English-language study of his work was published in 1921, long before Genizah research changed the understanding of the time in which he lived. This work, covering Sa'adyah's biography and his main areas of creativity in an accessible way, is a reassessment of an outstanding figure. The opening chapter, on the geonic period that formed the background to Sa'adyah's life, is followed by an overview that brings out the revolutionary aspects of his work and the characteristic features of his writings. Subsequent chapters consider his philosophical works; his Bible commentaries; his pioneering linguistic work; his poetry; his halakhic activity; and his activity as a polemicist, notably against the Karaites. An epilogue sums up his importance in medieval Jewish culture. Particularly valuable features of the book are the copious quotations from Sa'adyah's works, which facilitate familiarity with his style as well as his ideas; the clarity in presenting complex and difficult concepts; the constant assessment of his relationship to his predecessors in his various fields of study and his own unique contributions to each field; and the contextualization of his contribution within the political, cultural, and religious climate of his times so that both revolutionary and conservative elements in his thought can be identified and evaluated.

College Students’ Perceptions of Cell Phone Integration in Language Learning

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-28
Author(s):  
Guoqiang Cui ◽  
Xin Chen ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Shuyan Wang ◽  
Zhenhuan Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
English Language ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Foreign Language Study ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Language Study

Cell phone integration in education has been widely discussed and explored, especially in the field of foreign language study. Compared with other countries, cell phone educational integration in China is in its infancy. This article examined Chinese college students’ perceptions of cell phone usage in three aspects: interaction, course construction, and flexibility. Though students generally demonstrated great interest for the cell phone integration in English language study, no significant difference was found between students’ characteristics and perceptions of interaction, course construction, and flexibility in their use of cell phones. However, researchers did find that course constructions are a significant predictor of students’ senses of course flexibility issues. This study also found that many students hold neutral attitudes towards the integration of cell phones, therefore initial stage of cell phone usage is of great importance in order to attract and motivate more students.

English as an International Language in Non-Native Settings in an Era of Globalization

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masamichi Sasaki ◽  
Tatsuzo Suzuki ◽  
Masato Yoneda
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
English Only ◽  
International Language ◽  
Language Study ◽  
The Future ◽  
National Attitudes ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Cross National

AbstractLanguage is an unquestionable prerequisite for human communication. As such the study of language is intrinsic to sociology. This paper explores briefly the importance of language study to sociology. The apparent dominance of English as the international language is discussed in some detail. The paper's principal focus is to examine cross-national attitudes about English as the international language of non-English language speaking peoples and of peoples who speak English only as a foreign language. Extensive empirical findings about these attitudes are examined in an effort to predict the future direction of the spread of English as international language. Though many of the findings suggest extraordinary levels of ambivalence about English as international language, the results suggest many opportunities for further study.

Language Learning Strategies Use by Saudi EFL Students: The Effect of Duration of English Language Study and Gender

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Alhaysony
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Learning Strategies ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Language Study ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Gender

This paper reports findings from a study that investigated language learning strategies (LLS) used by Saudi EFL students at Aljouf University. A total of 134 students (66 males, 68 females) completed a questionnaire adapted from Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). The aim of the study was to better understand the relationship between the use of LLS and gender and duration of English language study. The results showed that the average of strategy use was in the low to medium range. Cognitive, metacognitive and compensation strategies were used most frequently, while memory and affective strategies were reported to be least frequently used. The results also showed that female students used more LLS than male students, although the difference was not significant. No significant difference was found in relation to duration of studying English, although students with long duration reported using LLS most frequently. Pedagogical implications of these findings are discussed in relation to Saudi EFL context.

scholarly journals Faktor Kesulitan Mahasiswa Program Studi Bahasa Korea Sekolah Vokasi UGM dalam Menjawab Soal TEVocS

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Alfelia Nugky Permatasari ◽  
Yuni Wachid Asrori
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Graduation Requirements ◽  
Korean Language ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Language Study ◽  
Almost All

Decree of Dean of Universitas Gadjah Mada Vocational School no. 10/UN1.SV/SK/2017 regarding graduation requirements for Universitas Gadjah Mada Vocational School students requires a minimum TEVocS score of 60 as one of the graduation requirements. This requirement burdens students, especially the ones other than English Language study program. To be able to graduate, a number of students even had to repeat their TEVocS until they get the required score. This study aims to identify the factors causing the difficulties of UGM Vocational School Korean Language study program students in answering TEVocS questions.This research used quantitative and qualitative approaches. A total of 44 Korean Language study program students became the objects of this study. Students were asked to complete TEVocS simulation and evaluate their performance, specifically related to the factors that caused them feel difficult in answering TEVocS questions. The evaluation was done using questionnaire. The finding shows that, in general, almost all Korean Language study program students found it difficult to answer TEVocS questions. Almost all Korean Language study program students admitted that they had difficulties in both listening and speaking sections of TEVocS. These difficulties were caused by a number of factors.

scholarly journals A Content Analysis of Google Scholar: Coverage Varies by Discipline and by Database

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Wilson
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Biomed Central ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Advanced Search ◽  
Random Samples ◽  
Language Study ◽  
Publication Language ◽  
High Degree

Objective – To ascertain the coverage by discipline, publication date, publication language, and upload frequency of the scholarly articles found in Google Scholar. Design – Comparative content analyses. Setting – Electronic information resources accessible via the internet (both freely accessible and for-fee databases). Subjects – Forty-seven online databases and Google Scholar. Methods – The study compared the content of 47 databases (21 Internet resources freely available to the general public; 26 restricted-access databases) covering a variety of subjects with the content of Google Scholar. Each database was assigned to one of the following discipline categories: business, education, humanities, science and medicine, social science, and multidisciplinary. From April through July 2005, researchers generated random samples of 50 article titles from each of the 47 databases and searched the titles on Google Scholar to determine inclusion. Related studies were conducted for publication date and publication language analysis, and for the Google Scholar upload frequency study. For the publication date study, random samples from one database (PsycINFO) with a high degree of variability in Google Scholar coverage were searched for 1990, 2000, and 2004. For the publication language study, Google Scholar coverage of PsycINFO articles in English was compared to coverage of PsycINFO articles published in non-English languages. For the upload frequency study, two databases chosen for their high degree of coverage (BioMed Central and PubMed) were monitored to determine how often the new content was uploaded to Google Scholar. Main Results – This study revealed that content covered by Google Scholar varies greatly from database to database and from discipline to discipline. Of the 47 databases studied, coverage ranged from 6% to 100%. Mean and median values of coverage for all databases were both 60%. The mean discipline category scores varied from the humanities databases at 10% coverage, to the social sciences and education at 39% and 41% respectively, to science and medicine databases at 76% coverage. Mean coverage was 77% for the multidisciplinary databases. Mean coverage of open access journal databases was 95%, freely accessible databases had 84% mean coverage, and single publisher databases had 83% mean coverage. The publication language study found a bias towards English language publications. As well, a publication date bias was found – coverage of earlier dates was not as thorough as coverage of more recent publications. In the upload frequency study, for BioMed Central and PubMed there appears to be an approximately 15-week delay in the uploading of new material to Google Scholar. Conclusions – The results of this study serve to alert researchers and information professionals that Google Scholar (in beta test mode at the time of the study) has poor coverage in certain areas. To those with access to commercial databases, this serves as a cautionary tale. To those with a dearth of commercial databases, Google Scholar is a welcome site and can provide at least some information. The researchers state that the search engine itself could make future content studies unnecessary if it decides to make its content collection methodology transparent to users. Upload frequency, Google Scholar’s linking services, the advanced search option, and the “cited by” feature could all be subjects of future studies. For its first year in operation, Google Scholar offers a broad range of discipline coverage with substantial depth in some areas. At the time of the study, Google Scholar was working with libraries and vendors to connect search results to library-licensed full text.

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