scholarly journals Language as an Impediment to Immigrants’ welfares and Development: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
ABOUBAKAR Nana Aichatou ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Migratory Species ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Code Mixing ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
New Location ◽  
Scientific And Technological Development

Language is a vector of development. “Considered like privileged vehicle of transfer of knowledge and ideas, the language plays an irreplaceable role (…) in all the process of scientific and technological development” (Diki-Kidiri, 2004: 27). It is the means of expressing or communicating ideas which provide the capacity to communicate, thus making it a tool crucial to social organization and technological development. Indeed, language and development are intimately and incontestably linked that no country in the world could develop under using a language other than that of the concerned population. On the other hand, migration is not a new phenomenon: humans are migratory species. For economic or security reasons, people migrate. They moved to new location and new language ecologies where they come in contact with speakers of a specific set of other languages. These changes in the linguistic environment are not without consequences. At this juncture, it is worth noting that to reach their own objectives, immigrants as well as the developers: partners, animators, sensitisers, NGOs agents are in need of language of communication as the development constitutes a process in the center of which the language is. This paper focuses on the utility of language in action in order to understand how can language blocs, impedes immigrants in their daily interaction as it is inconceivable for man to do almost any activity that he does without the use of language. The research utilizes qualitative research methodology by incorporating structured interviews. Another research instrument I use is obtrusive observation to find out which of the second language acquisition, code switching, code mixing or even translation can help immigrants overcome language barriers and experience successful economic and social integration in the host country.

FOSTERING STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES IN ENGLISH WRITING WITH MICROBLOGGING IN TWITTER

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Pham Thi Thu Hien
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology

Twitter and Microblogging are two separate entities but completes each other. Both of them can be used as language learning tools and their potential has been proved by several scholars. This study tries to examine students’ experiences in integrating microblogging with twitter. It is also study about the beneficial roles of microblogging with Twitter in language learning, its relation to writing, and its appropriateness in language learning. This study employs a qualitative research methodology, and case study as its research design. Semi-structured interviews and questionnaires were employed in this study to find out about participants' views about microblogging and Twitter. From this study, it can be concluded that the participants of the study underwent various experiences during the implementation of microblogging with Twitter. They also felt that microblogging with Twitter at some point advantages them to systematically arrange their ideas, and allows them to choose appropriate diction of their ideas. They also stated that Twitter can be an appropriate means in language learning, especially in English writing<em>.</em>

scholarly journals Technology Transfer From The University of Minas Gerais to a Private Company: Process and Results

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-219
Author(s):  
Maria Do Rosário Alves De Oliveira ◽  
Domingos A. Girolleti ◽  
Emerson Antonio Maccari ◽  
José Eduardo Storopoli
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Private Company ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
The University

Economic growth and technological development are closely related. In this article, the   process of technology transfer developed by the UFMG (a new sole cushioning system for a footwear industry in Nova Serrana city, in Minas Gerais State) is analyzed, using a case study. The data were collected from UFMG document research and through semi-structured interviews with the principal stakeholders. The process of technology transfer from the university to Crômic was a great learning process for both institutions. It led to a better relationship between the UFMG and the productive sector, opening up opportunities for new agreements and products. The study identified some aspects that need to be improved, such as simplification of procedures, bureaucracy reduction and regulation of the Brazilian Innovation Law within the departments of the university. The case study shows how much better cooperation between university and industry can contribute to the innovation process and improve competitiveness and the development of our country in these times of economic crisis.

scholarly journals What Is Efficient Social Studies Instruction?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Çiğdem Kan
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Social Studies Instruction ◽  
Academic Year

Effective social studies instruction should intend to train young individuals who are interested, are capable of participating in the learning process, are capable of utilizing technology, have a good memory, look forward to the future with confidence, and transfer the knowledge they acquire at school to daily life. The aim of the present research is to determine the problems experienced in the instruction of social studies course based on teacher views and the means for an efficient social studies instruction. Thus, the case study method, a qualitative research design, was employed in the present study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 teachers, employed in five middle schools in Elazığ province urban center, during the 2016-2017 academic year, and the data were analyzed with descriptive analysis. Thus, it was determined that the inadequacy of course hours and the redundancy and complexity of the topics were the main problems experienced in social studies courses and these were identified as the factors that led to the lack of student interest. According to the views of the teachers, efficient social studies instruction requires a focus on current issues, requires employment of available technologies, and should allow the individuals to transfer content knowledge to life. It is concluded that an efficient social studies instruction would be possible through the transfer of knowledge to real-life situations, the employment of technological tools, active student participation, the simplification and the elimination the discontinuities between textbook content.

Genesis of qualitatively new socioeconomic and public relations in the process of technological transformations (case study of the Concept of Scientific and Technological Development of St. Petersburg until 2030)

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
V.V. Okrepilov ◽  
◽  
A.D. Shmatko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Scientific And Technological Development

Genesis of qualitatively new socioeconomic and public relations in the process of technological transformations (case study of the Concept of Scientific and Technological Development of St. Petersburg until 2030)

scholarly journals DIDÁTICA DAS CIÊNCIAS: REGIÕES, GRUPOS E LINHAS DE PESQUISA NO PAÍS ENTRE 2003-2012

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
Karla Dos Santos Guterres Alves ◽  
José Cláudio Del-Pino
Keyword(s):  
Technological Development ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
National Council ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Northeast Region ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Scientific And Technological Development

. This research has as scope the verification of which are the main groups, lines of research and regions that worked with Didactics of the Sciences in Brazil between 2003-2012. For that, a study with qualitative approach, exploratory purposes, case study method and documentary collection was carried out. The data were collected on the website of the Directory of Research Groups in Brazil of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), using the keyword "didactics of science". It was verified that only two research groups dedicate themselves specifically to Science Didactics studies and that the two are in the Northeast Region. In addition, we identified seven lines of research focused on the production of knowledge about Science Didactics. It was concluded that this subarea of Education in Sciences has a great potential of growth in the country, since the dedication to the epistemological studies on the teaching phenomena still has to be consolidated in Brazil.

scholarly journals Power and Strategies in the External Stakeholder Management of Megaprojects: A Circuitry Framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Ninan ◽  
Ashwin Mahalingam ◽  
Stewart Clegg
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Organizational Power ◽  
External Stakeholder ◽  
User Comments ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Internal Stakeholders

Infrastructure megaprojects can cause considerable inconvenience to external stakeholders such as project communities, stakeholders in lands and stakeholders in existing services. Managing these external stakeholders is difficult as they interact with the project across permeable boundaries, are unaccountable to the requirements of the project and cannot be governed with contractual instruments or conformance to standards, as is the case with internal stakeholders. Hence the project team must resort to other strategies to manage these stakeholders. There is at present little other than scattered accounts of the use of these strategies in the literature. What is missing is a framework to explain how such strategies work to manage external stakeholders. We use organizational power theories drawn from frameworks stressing both the dimensions and the circuits of power to understand how strategy and power interact in the process of managing external stakeholders. This research uses the case study of a metro rail project in India compiled from 30 semi-structured interviews, 168 news media articles along with their 446 user comments, and 640 social media tweets along with 435 community comments. Using a qualitative research methodology, we highlight relations of persuading, framing and hegemonizing strategies employed for managing the external stakeholders in the project. Covert power-based framing and hegemonizing strategies shape the visible overt power-based persuading strategies employed to manage external stakeholders.

scholarly journals Knowledge Networking in Agricultural Practice. Case study from Slovenia

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-169
Author(s):  
Nives Ličen ◽  
Franja Božnar ◽  
Jože Podgoršek
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Knowledge Networks ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Academic Knowledge

Abstract This study analyses knowledge networking between educational institution/knowledge provider, associations and knowledge users in the agricultural sector within the local environment in Slovenia. It is based on the theory of expansive learning and the concept of knowledge networking. A qualitative research paradigm using ethnography and in-depth semi-structured interviews has been used and involved various actors included in selected activity systems (the educational institution, associations and knowledge users). Our findings indicate that cooperation between associations and the educational institution has advantages for all involved and that, according to research participants, it fosters the transfer of knowledge from the academic/research sphere into practice. In the case studied, we describe the development of new forms of connections between local knowledge and academic knowledge, both developing as a part of real-world complex learning environment. Knowledge networks have thus been built by enabling the transfer of explicit and tacit knowledge through social networks and by the development of new practices.

EFL students' response to the teacher's written feedback

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tuan Anh Truong
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Mixed Methods Case Study ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Written Response ◽  
The University

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Providing written response to students' writing has been the most widely used method for English teachers to communicate with students of English in EFL/ESL contexts. However, how the EFL students perceive, prefer, and understand the teachers� written response is by no means conclusive. Researchers, educators, teachers are also puzzled by the extent to which teachers' written response influences the students' writing progress. The current study reports the findings from a mixed methods case study with 20 undergraduate Vietnamese students from an intact advanced English writing class at an urban college in Vietnam. Various types of data were collected and examined, including 24 semi-structured interviews with eight selected participants, 80 argumentative papers written within a period of ten weeks, observations, a survey questionnaire including selected-response and open-ended items, and supplementary materials. The study was designed under the theoretical framework of Second Language Acquisition, Sociocultural Perspectives, and Composition Theories on response and error. The study's aim were twofold: (1) to demystify the EFL students' perceptions of and preferences in regard to teachers' written response, and their strategies for understanding and using the response; and (2) to explore the influence of teachers� written response on the students' writing progress. The findings both echoed and contradicted the understandings found in current L2 response literature as to how the students perceive and prefer the focuses, the forms, and the types of teachers� written response, and how the teachers� written response affects the students� writing progress. The findings also indicate important implications for improvement of the L2 writing curricula and the practice of proving instructional responses in the EFL/ESL contexts.

Information Management for the University-Enterprise Interaction

2020 ◽  
pp. 200-213
Author(s):  
Morjane Armstrong Santos de Miranda ◽  
Sérgio Maravilhas-Lopes ◽  
Ernani Marques dos Santos ◽  
Antonio Eduardo de Albuquerque Junior ◽  
Daniella Barbosa Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
National Council ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
The University ◽  
Scientific And Technological Development

This chapter analyzes the importance of Information Management for the phenomenon of University-Enterprise (U-E) interaction, based on the Directory of Research Groups (DGP) in Brazil, of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). The methodology used consisted in analyzing, by the empirical-analytic research and descriptive-analytical approach, the data available on this database. The data is about the activities of the research groups of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), interacting with companies from 2002 to 2010. Results show information management is important for this occurrence because it contributes to the recognition of interest and the conditions of interaction of the actors, enhancing the transfer of knowledge and technologies.

An Empirical Assessment of the Effectiveness of Offenders’ Rehabilitation Approach in South Africa: A Case Study of the Westville Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-369
Author(s):  
Patrick Bashizi Bashige Murhula ◽  
Shanta Balgobind Singh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Dynamic Factors ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Criminal Behaviors

The South African Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has a constitutional mandate to provide rehabilitation programs that address offenders’ criminal conducts. The rehabilitation approach currently used to deliver this mandate is grounded on the needs-based model where dynamic factors associated with recidivism are systematically targeted in the treatment of offenders’ criminal behaviors. In this research, a qualitative research methodology was employed, and a case study research design was utilized. Purposeful non-probability sampling was utilized to recruit participants. Thirty inmates and 20 correctional center officials who met the inclusion criteria for the study were selected to participate. Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect data during the empirical investigation. The findings of this study demonstrated that the DCS’s mission is far from being accomplished due to its failure to implement rehabilitation programs. The research study, therefore, recommends that for the success of a rehabilitation approach in South Africa, a critical review of the strategy meant to achieve this goal is required.

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