Pedagogical Strategies to Foster Target Language Use: A Nexus Analysis

L’emploi de la langue cible par les élèves demeure un défi pour les enseignants de langue seconde, notamment en raison d’un manque de lignes directrices dans les documents du curriculum, un manque d’expérience chez les enseignants dans l’utilisation d’une variété d’approches pédagogiques et la tendance à recourir à l’anglais comme langue par défaut. Les stratégies de l’approche neurolinguistique (ANL) pourraient promouvoir un emploi plus consistant de la langue cible dans des contextes variés au Canada et ailleurs. Dans cette étude, nous avons exploré la mise en œuvre de certaines stratégies de l’ANL dans un programme allemand bilingue dans l’ouest du Canada. Six enseignants de la maternelle à la 6e année ont modélisé la séquence orale ainsi que la boucle de la littératie pendant trois cycles de deux semaines d’enseignement intensif (instruction uniquement en allemand) dans le cadre d’une étude de recherche-action d’une durée d’un an. Les chercheurs ont employé l’analyse nexus pour traiter des données qui provenaient des entrevues. Les enseignants ont indiqué que les stratégies ont mené à des occasions d’apprentissage plus structurées, délibérément planifiées et collaboratives. Les élèves se sont adaptés rapidement à la séquence orale, ce qui a permis aux enseignants de promouvoir la communication authentique et pertinente. Les enseignants ont fait appel à la boucle de la littératie pour sous-tendre l’utilisation de la langue cible, autant à l’écrit qu’à l’oral. Les enseignants ont travaillé ensemble à planifier et enseigner les leçons, en groupe d’année scolaire, avec des classes jumelées, comme équipe d’enseignement de l’allemand. Les résultats de l’étude indiquent que les stratégies employées pourraient servir également au développement de la langue cible dans d’autres programmes bilingues similaires.

A Comprehensive Review on Types, Methods and Different Regions Related to Water–Energy–Food Nexus

Water, food, and energy are three of the most important resources for long-term survival and development. The term “nexus” is used to underline the need of controlling these primary components collectively rather than separately because they are interconnected and linked. With the purpose of better understanding nexus thinking and showcasing nexus analysis approaches and tools, this study explores the current state of the approach to the water–energy–food relationship, which has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. Water–energy, water–food, water–energy–food, water–energy, and climate are the four forms of nexus. This paper examines a variety of methodologies based on their principal objectives and provides a basic overview of a wide range of currently available methods and instruments for analyzing the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. According to this study, the quantity of studies on the water–energy–food nexus has increased significantly, as the scientific community’s ability to analyze water, food, and energy interlinkages at a greater resolution. The integration and optimization of this multi-centric nexus is explored, with focus on four regions—Asia, Europe, America, and Africa—as a case study. The WEF nexus should be used in case studies to help illustrate its intricacies. Furthermore, this study builds a methodology and frameworks to find study linkages between water, energy, food, and other components, for a nexus analysis and discuss the major challenges and its solutions. This study also includes a scientometric analysis that looks at the countries and keyword mapping. Furthermore, the study is being planned, with an emphasis on quantitative analysis of the water–energy–food nexus which is helpful for the water security at local and global scale. This study aids in the coordination of research efforts to solve the difficult issues in nexus research and create sustainable and adaptable water, energy, and food systems.

Vivian about ready to choke a b*tch! –

Drawing on nexus analysis, this study seeks to analyse some of the discursive practices and visual material produced during the Gamergate controversy. This is achieved through examining the cartoon mascot Vivian James and the discussions related to the character. The treatment of the character is discussed through the resemiotizations the character faced. Initially the character was designed with clear goals in mind to serve as a resource to perform boundary work within the community. This was achieved through an easily definable process of resemiotizations. However, the character eventually became objectified and sexualized, showing resemiotizations that were not within the initial goals of the community. This process of further resemiotizations also documents how the community was unable to maintain control over the character, which is also symptomatic of the way Gamergate was not able to sustain its efforts.