Building Bridges: A Conversation between Friends, about Language, Laziness, and Long-distance Running

This conversation took place in a shared Google Doc over several occasions in April and early May 2021, between friends and colleagues, artists and writers, Hannah Clarkson and Matilda Tucker, in the context of an ongoing experiment in collaborative writing. In their individual and collective practices, Clarkson and Tucker explore potential embodiments in language(s) of thinking and dwelling in the ‘here and elsewhere’ of places and spaces they may not physically be in, across cultural, geographical and/or emotional distance. They are interested in how language can be employed as a tool for empathy beyond concrete linguistic understanding; how translation as method opens up to modalities of fictioning and collective storytelling; and writing as an experiment in sharing everyday struggles and building collective narratives of care. An attempt to bridge gaps between the here and elsewhere of Stockholm, Berlin and all the other places that in this time of pandemic we cannot be, the text below is not a conclusion but a conversation. It is a thinking out loud - or rather, on screen - together, on themes of language and translation; belonging and resisting; work and laziness; former and formless selves.

A importância da manufatura aditiva no processo de design de embalagens

A Manufatura Aditiva (Additive Manufacturing– AM), contribui para o design de produtos ao materializar ideias e projetos, se caracterizando como uma ferramenta importante no processo criativo. Nesse sentido, este artigo discute a influência da utilização da AM no processo de design de embalagens, sendo descritos os momentos nos quais foram tomadas ações para a concretização das ideias e como a AM contribuiu para o refinamento da embalagem. Para tal, a AM foi aplicada no projeto de redesign das embalagens de Memórias de Resultado (MRs), que são dispositivos que armazenam informações para o funcionamento das urnas eletrônicas. A pesquisa é de natureza aplicada, objetivo exploratório e teve como procedimento um estudo de caso. A AM foi incorporada como uma ferramenta dentro de uma metodologia específica para o design de embalagens, o Guia de Orientação para o Desenvolvimento de Embalagens (GODE). O uso da tecnologia perpassou diversas etapas do processo de design, com a construção de modelos (representações tridimensionais) específicos para melhor compreensão e análise das especificações. Foram incorporadas ainda técnicas para obtenção de auxílio de profissionais e usuários para avaliação a partir das peças desenvolvidas por AM, como a técnica Delphi e a ferramenta Thinking Out Loud. A AM demonstrou a eficácia das configurações da embalagem de uma forma que a descrição verbal ou a imagem bidimensional seria incapaz de comunicar. Auxiliou ainda na melhor compreensão do projeto pela equipe de design e por indivíduos externo ao grupo de projetação, contribuindo para as discussões de melhorias de forma dinâmica e contínua. Os testes com os protótipos geraram feedbacks que resultaram em refinamentos, como a ampliação das medidas da área de acondicionamento para que a remoção da MR não demandasse do usuário força maior que o ideal. Em suma, pode-se afirmar que a AM contribuiu para o êxito do projeto da embalagem, tendo auxiliado na checagem das proposições, numa maior aproximação com os usuários finais, na obtenção de maior precisão durante o processo de design, na incorporação de melhorias de usabilidade, e na identificação de fragilidades estruturais, alcançando maior proximidade das configurações da embalagem final antes da produção.

[The Effect of Using The Thinking out Loud Strategy to Improve Speaking Skills I Have Arabic Language Learners in Malaysia] Athar istikhdam al-tafkir bi sawt ‘al fi tahsin maharat al-tahaddath lada muta‘allimi al-Lughah al-‘Arabiyyah fi Malizyya

This study aimed to identify the effect of using thinking aloud strategy to improve speaking skill among learners of Arabic language in Malaysia. To achieve the objectives of the study, several Arabic language learners from University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) in Malaysia have been chosen to participate in this study. The study sample consists of (30) students, they are then divided into two groups; the first experimental group consists of (15) students studied the Arabic language using the thinking aloud strategy, and the control group consists of (15) students studied using traditional method of teaching. A test has been used in this study; the test speaking skills (pre and post). Results of the study indicate significant differences at (α=0.05) due to the instruction strategy used in favour of those taught through thinking aloud strategy in the speaking test. Keywords: Thinking Aloud Strategy, Speaking Skills, Arabic Learners. تركز هذه الدّراسة على معرفة أثر استخدام استراتيجية التفكير بصوت عال في تحسين مهارات التحدث لدى متعلمي اللغة العربية في ماليزيا. ولتحقيق أهداف الدّراسة اختارت الباحثة متعلمي اللغة العربية في جامعة السلطان زين العابدين في ماليزيا ليكونوا ميدانًا لتجربة الدّراسة. وقد تكونت عينة الدّراسة من (30) طالبًا وطالبة، موزعين على مجموعتين؛ تكونت المجموعة الأولى من (15) طالبًا وطالبة درسوا مادة اللغة العربية باستخدام استراتيجية التفكير بصوت عال، وتكونت المجموعة الضابطة من (15) طالبًا وطالبة درسوا المادة بالطريقة الاعتيادية. واستخدمت الدّراسة اختبار مهارات التحدث (القبلي والبعدي). وقد أسفرت النتائج عن وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى (α=0.05) لصالح المجموعة التجريبية التي استخدمت استراتيجية التفكير بصوت عال في اختبار مهارات التحدث. كلمات مفتاحية: استرتيجية التفكير بصوت عال، مهارات التحدث، متعلمو اللغة العربية

Embodying Dialogue: Rich Voices, Expressive Mouths and Gesticulation

This chapter considers the relationship between embodiment and dialogue in American independent cinema, arguing that such filmmakers and performers can aim to create the impression of character interiority and performer improvisation. For example, speech can be scripted to changes direction, while actors are called upon to deliver dialogue as though thinking ‘out loud’. In addition to exploring distinctive verbal and/or vocal styles (including a notably fast-paced delivery), the chapter pays particular attention to the expressiveness of hands and mouths. It is argued that gesticulation – or talking with one’s hands – can contribute a sense of live thought to rehearsed dialogue. The analysis includes case studies of the performance styles of Chris Eigeman and Greta Gerwig, whose distinctive voices and delivery are tied to their success as independent film actors. Through consultation with screenplays and interviews, the chapters reveals how independent writer-directors increase their influence on dialogue embodiment by scheduling long rehearsal periods and through written script directions.