Polysemous Words in English Movies, Learning Obstacles or Gifted Talent?

The purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to investigate how L2 learners deal with polysemous words or phrases without instruction about polysemy and (2) to observe what alternatives L2 learners have instead of instruction. In this paper, a case study was administered with three advanced college students. The material was an American movie, Café Society (Allen, 2016). All participants were tested three times with mostly polysemous words and phrases. It was found in the first test that the participants depended heavily on context to decide which senses of polysemous words were appropriate. The second test showed that the participants failed to handle the context because it was too difficult for them. In the third test, participants often misjudged the context and consequently made wrong choices among several senses. The results of the tests indicate that context is key to dealing with polysemous words or phrases. The pedagogical implication is that L2 students need context to deal with polysemous words or phrases. Teachers must instruct about the context. Image schemas and conceptual metaphors are only products of the interaction between context and polysemous words.

Analisis Faktor Kebetahan Pengunjung Coffee Shop Melalui Penilaian Kinerja Elemen Interior. Studi Kasus: Kafe dan Coffee Shop di Kawasan L.R.E Martadinata, Bandung.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menilai kinerja dari elemen desain interior yang diterapkan pada kafe dan coffee shop studi kasus. Kinerja yang dimaksud berkaitan dengan faktor desain apa saja yang berpengaruh pada kemungkinan motivasi kunjungan frekuen yang dapat mengakibatkan perkembangan café society terus meningkat. Penelitian ini bersifat penelitian pragmatis atau gabungan yang disebut mixed methods. Jenis penelitian ini dipilih karena memungkinkan untuk dilakukan pengumpulan serta analisis data secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif dalam sebuah studi secara sekaligus. Metode pengumpulan data yang dilakukan pada penelitian ini dibagi menjadi dua yaitu penelitian kepustakaan (secondary sources / pengumpulan data sekunder) dan penelitian lapangan (primary sources/ pengumpulan data primer). Adapun data tersebut diambil dari studi kasus berupa kafe dan coffee shop di kawasan L.R.E Martadinata Bandung, yaitu Dakken Restaurant dan Jardin Café. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa elemen interior berpengaruh pada faktor kebetahan pengunjung kafe. Kata Kunci: kebetahan, coffee shop, café society, transformasi ruang kota.

“Her ballet, Barn Dance, was the first truly American balletic composition that we have ever seen.”

Catherine dismisses agent Arnold Meckel because she anticipates many prestigious engagements in light of her company’s European triumphs. Although these engagements fail to materialize, she secures some bookings on her own and premieres new ballets such as Classical Suite, a neoclassical piece set to music by Bach. She hires agent Michael Myerberg, who secures a contract with the Chicago City Opera for the 1938 fall season. She wins over Chicagoans who were initially upset at her displacement of Chicago dancer/choreographer Ruth Page. In Chicago, Catherine changes the name of her company back to the Littlefield Ballet and premieres her ballet Americana pieces Café Society and Ladies’ Better Dresses. Karen Conrad leaves the Littlefields to join Mikhail Mordkin’s troupe, which becomes Ballet Theatre. Miriam Golden and others also join Ballet Theatre. Catherine is passed over for the Philadelphia Award.

Romans, jedzenie i zbrodnia. Nawiązania do tradycji seder w filmach Woody’ego Allena

Passover is one of the most important Jewish holidays. It starts with dinner - Seder. Family gathered on this day drink red wine as a symbol of freedom and happiness. They eat matzo - flat bread to remember that Hebrews left Egypt grabbing unready bread leaven. The central place of the table is taken by the Seder plate with zeroa – shank bone, beitzah – roasted, hard – boiled egg, karpas – a vegetable, maror – bitter herbs, chazeret – bitter vegetable, charoset – sweet dessert. Most of described traditional dishes are visible in Seder scene of films Crimes and Misdemeanours (1989) and Café Society (2016) by Woody Allen. In both films the extended families are gathered together. Their members’ personalities reflect symbols of Seder dishes.

Café Society

Durante la década de los treinta del siglo XX, un joven judío llamado Bobby Dorfman abandona la seguridad familiar y laboral de su hogar en la ciudad de Nueva York para probar fortuna trabajando para su tío Phil Stern, afincado en Los Angeles como productor y agente de algunas de las más importantes estrellas de Hollywood. Phil encarga a su secretaria Vonnie que le enseñe a Bobby la ciudad y le explique los entresijos de la industria del cine estadounidense que, pese a su glamour, desagrada a la joven por su frivolidad. Con el tiempo ambos traban una sólida amistad que se ve puesta en tela de juicio cuando Bobby asume su amor por Vonnie, quien a su vez mantiene secretamente un romance con Phil, casado e incapaz de abandonar a su esposa. Un triángulo amoroso que a través de encuentros y desencuentros obligará a Bobby, y también a Vonnie, a madurar su visión sobre el amor, la importancia del paso del tiempo, y en ocasiones, la injusta irracionalidad de la pasión.