Translator, Traitor: A Critical Ethnography Of A U.S. Terrorism Trial,
2014
CUNY Graduate Center
Translator, Traitor: A Critical Ethnography Of A U.S. Terrorism Trial, Maya Hess
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Historically, the role of translators and interpreters has suffered from multiple misconceptions. In theaters of war, these linguists are often viewed as traitors and kidnapped, tortured, or killed; if they work in the terrorism arena, they may be prosecuted and convicted as terrorist agents. In United States v. Ahmed Abdel Sattar, a/k/a "Abu Omar," a/k/a "Dr. Ahmed," Lynne Stewart, and Mohammed [sic] Yousry, 02 Cr. 395 (JGK) (S.D.N.Y. 2003), Yousry, an Arabic linguist and scholar of Middle Eastern history, was labeled such an agent, his work as translator/interpreter construed as material support to terrorism, and his expertise recast as dangerous …
Statistical Literacy Among Applied Linguists And Second Language Acquisition Researchers,
2014
Michigan State University
Statistical Literacy Among Applied Linguists And Second Language Acquisition Researchers, Shawn Loewen, Elizabeth Lavolette, Le Anne Spino, Mostafa Papi, Jens Schmidtke, Scott Sterling, Dominik Wolff
Language Resource Center
The importance of statistical knowledge in applied linguistics and second language acquisition (SLA) research has been emphasized in recent publications. However, the last investigation of the statistical literacy of applied linguists occurred more than 25 years ago (Lazaraton, Riggenbach, & Ediger, 1987). The current study undertook a partial replication of this older work by investigating (a) applied linguists’ general experiences with statistics, (b) underlying factors that constitute applied linguists’ knowledge about and attitudes toward statistics, and (c) variables that predict attitudes toward statistics and statistical self-efficacy. Three hundred thirty-one scholars of applied linguistics and SLA completed a questionnaire. Eighty percent …
La Transmission De La Parole : D’Une Langue À L’Autre,
2014
Psychologue-clinicien, poète Bordeaux (France)
La Transmission De La Parole : D’Une Langue À L’Autre, Gabriel Mwènè Okoundji
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
I consider myself as a poet of oral tradition, using a pen. Somebody who passes on words I received from my ancestors, speakers of the essentials, masters of words, who could not write but who knew the basics: words and proverbs which give birth to the light necessary to progression. So my quest is turned towards a poetry of initiation and passing on whose only purpose is to teach men to trust on their fragility. So I created my mother tongue in a midway zone between Tégué, my parental tongue and French, my written language. Both languages are flowing inside …
Día Del Niño: Los Efectos De Un Evento Transcultural En La Comunidad Local,
2014
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Día Del Niño: Los Efectos De Un Evento Transcultural En La Comunidad Local, Emma Rose Horowitz
World Languages and Cultures
The purpose of Día del Niño, also known as World Children’s Day, is to spread worldwide awareness of the rights that every child ‘should’ have. Through organizations such as UNICEF and the United Nations, extensive international work has been conducted throughout the past century in order to protect the lives of children from issues such as disease, hunger, abuse, and no access to an education. The idea of World Children’s Day has swept the globe, becoming an important event in societies all over the world. Although the day or traditions may not be the same in every country, the message …
Whovians And Directioners: Challenging The Fangirl Identity,
2014
Columbia College - Chicago
Whovians And Directioners: Challenging The Fangirl Identity, Brianna Vancant
Cultural Studies Capstone Papers
Using notions from fan blogs and fan theory, this project analyzes the inconsistencies surrounding the phenomenon of so-called fangirls in the Doctor Who and One Direction worlds. The term fangirl is usually defined as an irrational adolescent female who is only a fan of very specific types of entertainment because of factors that are perceived by other fans as superficial and irrelevant. In contemporary music and television fandom, these fangirls are often criticized and policed by other fans, many times disregarded as not ‘true’ fans. The project studies this distorted perception and how it leads to misconceptions about the wider …
Better Emergency Care For The Deaf Population Through Improved Communication,
2014
Western Kentucky University
Better Emergency Care For The Deaf Population Through Improved Communication, Noelle Anderson
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This piece outlines the elements that were involved in my project designed to improve communication between the Deaf population of Bowling Green, KY and the Fire Department, Police Department, and Medical Center. This was done by placing the burden of facilitating communication on the emergency response teams through creating training for them in essential American Sign Language (ASL) signs as specified by the Deaf community. These ASL signs were collected from the Deaf Community through standardized interviews and then utilized to create a training video, poster charts, and brochures.
Swedish Immigration: Why They Came To Minnesota,
2014
Bemidji State University
Swedish Immigration: Why They Came To Minnesota, Emma Erickson
Honors Capstones
Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.
Dodge, Duck, Elude, And Eschew: Fluctuations In American Public Opinion Regarding Intervention In Darfur, Libya, And Syria,
2014
University of Connecticut
Dodge, Duck, Elude, And Eschew: Fluctuations In American Public Opinion Regarding Intervention In Darfur, Libya, And Syria, Ashley E. V. Palma
Honors Scholar Theses
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the world has suffered through several humanitarian crises. Few have captured the attention and imagination of Americans quite like the crises in Darfur, Libya, and Syria have. As each situation has developed – and the violence in each place has come to light – Americans have spent long hours debating the merits of intervention in each place. Americans seemed to support an intervention in Darfur, had mixed feelings about an intervention in Libya, and opposed intervention in Syria. This thesis asks why the American public has had different reactions to each crisis. …
Antonio T. De Nicolás: Poet Of Eternal Return,
2014
Loyola Marymount University
Antonio T. De Nicolás: Poet Of Eternal Return, Christopher Key Chapple
Research Resources
This book includes essays in honor of Professor Antonio de Nicolas.
The Moldovan Identity Crisis: A Young State, An Old Nation, And The Search For A National Identity,
2014
Georgia Southern University
The Moldovan Identity Crisis: A Young State, An Old Nation, And The Search For A National Identity, Joshua D. Rogers
Honors College Theses
The question of national identity in modern states is one that is both elusive and ever-changing; however, the fate of a young state could very well depend on grasping this concept. This study focuses on defining national identity, and solving the dilemma of an absent, or otherwise unarticulated national identity in the Republic of Moldova. Moldova, a former member of the Soviet Union and independent since 1991, has already been through a civil war due to their lack of cohesion. The country’s history of numerous invaders, conquerors, and acquisitions starting in the 14th century has led to an eclectic …
Developing An In-Season Predictor Of Commercial Landings For Quota Monitoring In The U.S. Virgin Islands,
2014
University of South Florida
Developing An In-Season Predictor Of Commercial Landings For Quota Monitoring In The U.S. Virgin Islands, Mary Janine Vara
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The lack of timely reporting of commercial fisheries landings interferes with effective management of fisheries in United States Virgin Islands (USVI). Federal law requires that landings be limited to prevent annual catch limits (ACLs) from being exceeded. Previous attempts to predict total landings have used historic data from prior fishing seasons to predict future landings rather than leveraging available in-season data to provide a more real-time prediction of landings. This study presents an in-season model that predicts total landings using partial reports from the current fishing year. This estimate of total landings, including error bounds around that estimate, can then …
Morning's Porch,
2014
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Morning's Porch, Colby Gillette
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Morning's Porch continues and follows the walking, waiting, watching that begins and ends off the page. It begins "underway," with two already on the road, and ends in an eye wanting light. In between, childhood, Easter, Winter, Spring, Venice, asphalt, Summer, Fall, sunsets, moorhens, grackles, billboards, dogwoods and cottonwoods walk along the poems. They walk through the poems as they continue to walk in the world. In a similar way, the poems of René Char, George Herbert, Paul Celan, Emily Dickinson, William Blake, Arthur Rimbaud, Robert Creeley, Charles Olson, William Carlos Williams and Pierre Reverdy walk through the pages of …
The Moral Panic About The Socializing Of Young People In Minangkabau,
2014
University of Western Australia
The Moral Panic About The Socializing Of Young People In Minangkabau, Lyn Parker
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This paper analyses the discourse surrounding the perceived threat of free seks and pergaulan bebas (free socializing) to the moral health of young Minangkabau people, and in particular, young women, in West Sumatra. It uses the sociological frame of "moral panic" to examine contemporary discussions about globalization and the influence of "the West" in West Sumatra. The paper examines the way in which "the authorities" in West Sumatra (media, such as teen magazines and newspapers, academics, government and law, teachers, and community leaders) present the threat, and the way in which young people, who are the target of the moral …
Early Marriage, Adolescent Motherhood, And Reproductive Rights For Young Sasak Mothers In Lombok,
2014
The University of Melbourne
Early Marriage, Adolescent Motherhood, And Reproductive Rights For Young Sasak Mothers In Lombok, Linda Rae Bennett
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This article focuses on Indonesian adolescents who are wives and mothers, demonstrating how early marriage and adolescent motherhood are normative among women from poor Sasak communities in Western Lombok. It is based on ethnographic research with 28 young mothers that included focus group discussions, in depth interviews, and observations. Demographic and ethnographic data on the aetiology of early marriage and adolescent motherhood are discussed, and confirm that low educational attainment for girls, lack of employment prospects, poverty, and low levels of economic development are all associated with a higher probability of adolescent marriage and motherhood in Indonesia. The article also …
Study On The Documents Of Java In Siku Quanshu; Historical Knowledge And Historians' Point Of View,
2014
Universitas Indonesia
Study On The Documents Of Java In Siku Quanshu; Historical Knowledge And Historians' Point Of View, Nurni Wahyu Wuryandari
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
The dissertation discusses various documents on Java collected in Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of Four Treasures). The documents used as the sources of this study are the ones with complete pictures and strong narration on Javanese recorded from Han Dynasty (206 bc-220 ad) to Ming Dynasty (1364-1644) in order to reveal what kind of historical knowledge or historical information is delivered by Chinese historians in general and what kind of point of view is used by historians to deliver the notes about Java. Through analytical reading, the readers will find that historians paid attention to three issues: the relationship between …
Joshua Oppenheimer Et Al., Jagal/Act Of Killing. [Documentary.] Denmark-Norway- Uk: Final Cut For Real, Arts And Humanities Research Council (Ahrc), Danmarks Radio (Dr), 2012, 159 Min.,
2014
University of Minnesota
Joshua Oppenheimer Et Al., Jagal/Act Of Killing. [Documentary.] Denmark-Norway- Uk: Final Cut For Real, Arts And Humanities Research Council (Ahrc), Danmarks Radio (Dr), 2012, 159 Min., Dag Yngvesson
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
No abstract provided.
Youth Culture And Islam In Indonesia,
2014
University of Newcastle
Youth Culture And Islam In Indonesia, Pam Nilan, Michelle Mansfield
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Indonesian youth culture is sometimes depicted through a moral panic discourse about mixed sex socializing. In this article, the authors challenge that view by presenting some ethnographic material on young Muslim Indonesians of both sexes socialising in an internet caf and gathering during Ramadhan in a mall in Solo, Central Java. Young Indonesians enact everyday youth culture through the negotiation of space, time, and technology within the strong discourse of moral propriety and gender separation advised by contemporary Islam. The intense social bonding between same sex age peers provides security and reassurance for young men and women in the transition …
Anak Jakarta; A Sketch Of Indonesian Youth Identity,
2014
Independent consultant in health education and behavioural sciences
Anak Jakarta; A Sketch Of Indonesian Youth Identity, Solita Sarwono
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Anak Jakarta refers to the youth of Jakarta, the trend-setters of the Indonesian youth. This paper gives a sketch of the youth in Jakarta as characterized by their appearance, language and lifestyle. Information is derived from discussions and personal contact with different groups of youth and parents (adults with children) in Jakarta; literature review, observations, as well as from flashbacks given by the adults, providing a portrait of anak Jakarta since late 1980's. The youth in Jakarta is Western (American) oriented, copying from the mass- and social media, often times conflicting with local norms and parental advices. Anak Jakarta profile …
Let's Judge A Magazine By Its Cover; A Textual Analysis Of The Covers Of Gadis,
2014
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Let's Judge A Magazine By Its Cover; A Textual Analysis Of The Covers Of Gadis, Suzie Handajani
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
In this article, I analyse the covers of Gadis, a magazine for Indonesian teenage girls, from 2009 to 2013. Using textual analysis, I examine these magazine covers as manifestations of local gender ideology amidst pressures from a globalized market. The models on the magazine covers are the embodiment of ideal teenagers and they reflect the magazine's personification of Indonesian adolescents. Images of the models in conjunction with the article titles displayed on the covers construct dominant themes surrounding the lives of female adolescents. In this article, I argue that the dominant gender ideology is perpetuated by the magazine; however, the …
Youth Culture And Urban Pride; The Sociolinguistics Of East Javanese Slang,
2014
KITLV
Youth Culture And Urban Pride; The Sociolinguistics Of East Javanese Slang, Tom G. Hoogervorst
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This study offers an overview of the characteristics and social functions of youth slang in the Indonesian province of East Java. It examines Boso Walikan and various types of Surabayan slang. Boso Walikan emerged in Malang as a secret language that was deliberately made unintelligible to outsiders. Over the decades, large parts of Malang's urban population developed proficiency in the language and appropriated it as an identity marker. The situation in nearby Surabaya is different. While lacking a uniform local slang comparable to that of Malang, several communities make an effort to differentiate themselves through specific linguistic habits, which are …
