scholarly journals Contrastive analysis as a didactic tool: acquisition problems of the Spanish article in Slovene learners

Linguistica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 397-410
Author(s):  
Gemma Santiago Alonso
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
Linguistic Awareness ◽  
Slovene Language ◽  
Article Usage ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Tool Acquisition

The aim of the paper is to present a semantically based approach to the teaching of the Spanish article usage from the point of view of contrastive analysis, taking into account the role of plurilingualism and the development of  the learner’s linguistic awareness, as envisaged by the CEFR. Dealing with the development of the linguistic awareness of the Slovene learners with regard to the acquisition of the Spanish article, we try to explain the uses of the Spanish article and the linguistic (or extralinguistic) mechanisms employed by the Slovene language to express definiteness on the basis of examples from Julio Cortazar's short story Las babas del diablo and its Slovene translation  by Vesna Velkovrh Bukilica. Also, the most problematic uses of the article with which Slovene learners may have problems –because of significant differences between Slovene and Spanish in the areas of grammar concerned – have been classified according to the different levels suggested in CEFR and in Plan Curricular of Instituto Cervantes. The final purpose of the study is to show the pedagogic implications of the use of contrastive analysis in language learning, especially in dealing with complex grammatical issues such as the acquisition of the Spanish article by Slovene learners.

POLIVARIABILITY OF THE BASTARD MOTIF IN THE SHORT STORIES BY GUY DE MAUPASSANT: CHARACTER IN SEARCH OF SELF-IDENTIFICATION

2018 ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Oksana Galchuk
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Guy De Maupassant ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
The Social ◽  
Role Of It ◽  
Structural Methods

The theme of illegitimacy Guy de Maupassant evolved in his works this article perceives as one of the factors of the author’s concept of a person and the plane of intersection of the most typical motifs of his short stories. The study of the author’s concept of a person through the prism of polivariability of the motif of a bastard is relevant in today’s revision of traditional values, transformation of the usual social institutions and search for identities, etc. The purpose of the study is to give a definition to the existence specifics of the bastard motif in the Maupassant’s short stories by using historical and literary, comparative, structural methods of analysis as dominant. To do this, I analyze the content, variability and the role of this motive in the formation of the Maupassant’s concept of a person, the author’s innovations in its interpretation from the point of view of literary diachrony. Maupassant interprets the bastard motif in the social, psychological and metaphorical-symbolic sense. For the short stories with the presentation of this motif, I suggest the typology based on the role of it in the structure of the work and the ideological and thematic content: the short stories with a motif-fragment, the ones with the bastard’s leitmotif and the group where the bastard motif becomes a central theme. The Maupassant’s interpretation of the bastard motif combines the general tendencies of its existence in the world’s literary tradition and individual reading. The latter is the result of the author’s understanding of the relevant for the era issues: the transformation of the family model, the interest in the theory of heredity, the strengthening of atheistic sentiments, the growth of frustration in the system of traditional social and moral values etc. This study sets the ground for a prospective analysis of the evolution the bastard motif in the short-story collections of different years or a comparative study of the motif in short stories and novels by Maupassant.

scholarly journals Wydajność fiskalna podatków lokalnych, jej uwarunkowania i przestrzenne zróżnicowanie w Polsce

Studia BAS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (65) ◽  
pp. 55-75
Author(s):  
Joanna Śmiechowicz
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Estate Tax ◽  
Local Taxes ◽  
Real Estate Tax ◽  
Fiscal Efficiency ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Public Revenues

The article focuses on the fiscal efficiency of local taxes which in Poland are levies on wealth, i.e., real estate tax, means of transport tax, agricultural tax and forestry tax. The author discusses the determinants of fiscal efficiency of local taxes. Special attention is given to the analysis and assessment of fiscal importance of these taxes for municipalities and cities with powiat status, and to the role of public revenues for local government budgets. The author also compares fiscal efficiency of local taxes from the point of view of various types of their recipients and different levels of local government in Poland.

Critical Role of Supply Chain Decoupling Point in Mass Customisation from Its Upstream and Downstream Information Systems Point of View

2011 ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
S. Saghiri
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Mass Customisation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Type Information ◽  
Different Levels

Concentrating on the role of supply chain decoupling point, this chapter introduces different levels of customisation and mass operations and three types of mass customisation. It argues that in each mass customisation type, information systems which are upstream and downstream of the decoupling point can be varied. Consequently, information flows in different types of mass customisation have been examined. This analysis is an endeavour to organise mass customisation information systems across the supply chain, while it can be a useful structure for future researches in this area as well.

scholarly journals Migrant women, work, and investment in language learning: Two success stories

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Päivi Iikkanen
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
The Media ◽  
Key Participants

AbstractIn the media, migrant mothers are often portrayed as uneducated, having trouble learning a new language, and preferring to stay at home rather than entering paid employment. This article offers a contrasting point of view as a result of examining how two migrant women narrativize their experiences of language learning and working-life-related integration during a three-year period. Specific attention is paid to how the women make sense of their language use over time, and how this may have contributed to their integration into working life and the wellbeing of their families. Interview data was analyzed using the short story analytical approach, focusing on both the content and the various scales of context portrayed in the stories. The analysis is informed theoretically by the concept of investment. The findings indicate that, first, English was used when interacting with members and institutions of the Finnish society, but gradually the use of English was replaced by an emerging Finnish proficiency. At first with the help of English and later, by deciding to invest in learning Finnish, both key participants managed to build new careers and meaningful lives for themselves and their families in a new environment.

Identifying Congruent Pragmatic Relations in Procedural Texts

1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donia R. Scott ◽  
Judy Delin ◽  
Anthony F. Hartley
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Content ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Structure Theory ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
Comparable Corpora ◽  
Household Products ◽  
French And English ◽  
Instructional Texts ◽  
Different Levels

In this paper, we present a methodology for the contrastive analysis of comparable corpora of instructional texts in different languages. The methodology is insensitive to the fact that the texts under comparison differ widely in their semantic content, and it can be reliably applied by multiple analysts. We show the results of an empirical study of cross-linguistic variation between Portuguese, French, and English instructions which follows this methodology. Using consumer instructions for ordinary household products in the three languages, we examine expressions of the two semantic relations, generation and enablement (cf. Goldman, 1970), and their available surface syntactic expressions. We examine the role of discourse perspective, as realised by rhetorical relations such as those employed within the framework of Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST), in further narrowing down the range of choices. We demonstrate that the three languages of study tolerate different levels of ambiguity, and prefer different forms of disambiguation and pragmatic signalling, attesting to the value of empirical methods for contrastive discourse study. The analysis was conducted with the aim of informing all levels of decision, from meaning to surface syntax, in the automatic generation of sets of instructional texts in those languages.

scholarly journals The role of a linguistic club in the foreign language communicative competency development

2019 ◽  
pp. 178-182
Author(s):  
Anna A. Yegorova ◽  
Ol'ga V. Sergeyeva
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Language Learning Motivation ◽  
Technical University ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Different Levels

The article deals with the process of foreign language communicative competency development at a technical university within the work of the linguistic club "Intelligent" of Lenin Ivanovo State Power Engineering University. The pedagogic conditions and methodological principles are explained. It is proved that the structure and variation of the linguistic club activities promotes development of the key components of foreign language communicative competency: linguistic, verbal, sociolinguistic, sociocultural, strategic, discursive competences. It is concluded that the linguistic club is an important component of teaching a foreign language at a technical university as it gives the opportunity for improvement for students of different levels, contributes to students' raising foreign language learning motivation and creative potential realisation. During the preparation for the events students' professional and personal competences are also developed.

Linguistic Awareness and second Language Learning

1989 ◽  
Vol 85-86 ◽  
pp. 85-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Masny
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Communicative Language Teaching ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Classroom Intervention ◽  
Linguistic Awareness ◽  
Second Language Development

The present paper is an attempt to gain a better understanding of the role of linguistic awareness in second language learning by studying the relationship between linguistic awareness and significant aspects of formal language learning : the learner, the classroom, and the curriculum. Accordingly, this paper examines the contribution of linguistic awareness to second language development and aims to show that classroom intervention in heightening linguistic awareness can be beneficial to the learner in the process of acquiring a second language. In addition, arguments are presented to point out that linguistic awareness can play a vital role within the framework of communicative language teaching. Finally, individual differences in language and language-related behaviour are examined in relationship to individual variation in linguistic awareness. This research was supported in part by a grant from the Quebec Ministry of Education (F.C.A.R. 86-AR-0274).

Understanding Learner and Instructor Attitudes Toward and Use of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Ana Gimeno-Sanz ◽  
Valentina Morgana ◽  
Julie Van de Vyver
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Mobile Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Research Areas

This chapter offers insights into the benefits and drawbacks of adopting mobile learning in language education, both from a theoretical as well as a practical point of view. A survey was designed to explore pedagogically sound practices and provide a better understanding of the current and future role of MALL on language learning, specifically in higher education (HE). Comparison between the two target groups (learners and teachers) produced results to aid in aligning and narrowing distances between the learners' independent usage of MALL in informal learning and the instructors' perception of how mobile apps can or should be integrated into the language curriculum. The chapter proposes a number of research areas that require further exploration in MALL and with a set of recommendations in terms of embracing MALL practices in language learning and teaching.

Different Point OF View to the Mastering of Bulgarian Language by Students for Whom it is Not Mother Languagе

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taniya Borisova
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
National Language ◽  
Bilingual Students ◽  
Group Activities ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
The Individual

The article examines the problems of literacy and language learning by students for whom it is not a mother. Attention is paid to bilingualism and its manifestations, seeking opportunities for mastering the national language in the educational process. Special attention is paid to the variety of methods and techniques for motivating bilingual students to communicate and group activities. The role of language learning in the context of integration and socialization of the individual is taken into account.

scholarly journals Epitranscriptomics in Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (18) ◽  
pp. 6578
Author(s):  
Crescenzio Francesco Minervini ◽  
Elisa Parciante ◽  
Luciana Impera ◽  
Luisa Anelli ◽  
Antonella Zagaria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Genetic Information ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Molecular Processes ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Physiological Conditions ◽  
Phenotypic Manifestation ◽  
Different Levels

Epitranscriptomics analyze the biochemical modifications borne by RNA and their downstream influence. From this point of view, epitranscriptomics represent a new layer for the control of genetic information and can affect a variety of molecular processes including the cell cycle and the differentiation. In physiological conditions, hematopoiesis is a tightly regulated process that produces differentiated blood cells starting from hematopoietic stem cells. Alteration of this process can occur at different levels in the pathway that leads from the genetic information to the phenotypic manifestation producing malignant hematopoiesis. This review focuses on the role of epitranscriptomic events that are known to be implicated in normal and malignant hematopoiesis, opening a new pathophysiological and therapeutic scenario. Moreover, an evolutionary vision of this mechanism will be provided.

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