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Sexism In Tanzanian Secondary School English Language Textbooks: Investigation Of Adjective Attributions, Fides S. Pangani, Antoni Keya Antoni Keya

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This research paper investigates sexism in Tanzania’s secondary school English language textbooks with a focus on the adjectives used to describe women and men in textbooks published between 2005 and 2014. The paper aims to reveal how women and men are described, uncover gender ideologies conveyed by adjective descriptions and characterise the gender ideologies as hegemonic or deviant. Data were collected through a critical textual review of eight (8) textbooks. This paper is anchored on the Feminist CDA theory; and Fairclough’s three-dimensional framework was used as the analytic tool whereby data were described, interpreted and explained. The findings indicate that …

Efficient Information Retrieval For Software Bug Localization, Saket Khatiwada

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Software systems are often shipped with defects. When a bug is reported, developers use the information available in the associated report to locate source code fragments that need to be modified to fix the bug. However, as software systems evolve in size and complexity, bug localization can become a tedious and time-consuming process. Contemporary bug localization tools utilize Information Retrieval (IR) methods for automated support to minimize the manual effort. IR methods exploit the textual content of bug reports to capture and rank relevant buggy source files. However, for an IR-based bug localization tool to be useful, it must achieve …

Searching For Mirror Books For Young Asian/Asian-American Children With Disabilities, Sohyun Meacham, Su-Jeong Wee, Wu-Ying Hsieh, Pei-Chun Chen, Bryce Davis

Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies

America’s changing demographics and the increasing number of children with disabilities call for appropriate representations of race/ethnicity and disabilities in materials (e.g., books) for inclusive classrooms. This study analyzed how Asian/Asian-American (A/AA) people with disabilities had been portrayed in picture books with the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (APAAL) or the Schneider Family Award (SFA). We addressed the intersectionality of Asian racial cultures and disabilities, focusing on the picture books with these awards, due to the potential impact of these portrayals on children. We used 35 picture books with the APAAL from 2001 to 2020 and 18 with the SFA …

Orientalism Restated In The Era Of Covid-19, Joey Kim

Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies

This essay bridges a gap between an analysis of anti-Asian targeting and an analysis of Orientalism. Because histories of Orientalism and anti-Asian targeting pre-date the current moment, I demonstrate the centrality of Orientalism to the evolution of xenophobic language and sentiment in U.S.-foreign historical relations. I recount instances of anti-Asian, xenophobic, and “Yellow-Peril” rhetoric in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, I examine the racialization of COVID-19 as a trope of orientalism. This racialization, I argue, places the Asian-presenting body in a state of heightened visibility, precarity, and susceptibility to plunder. The newfound precarity of the …

Γλύκοπικρος & Bittersweet: An Autoethnographic Approach To Studying Abroad In Greece, Margaret Rieckman

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

The purpose of this study is to answer the question: How can reflection via an autoethnographic approach promote sought-after outcomes of a semester studying abroad? Through an anthropological lens, I completed field work, kept field notes, and wrote a reflexive blog to navigate the social processes of learning to belong in another place within the context of a multicultural environment of study abroad program with Erasmus students. Through autoethnography as a methodology and a text, I utilized linguistic analysis to identify key themes that represent my transformative experience. The personal, emotional, and intellectual growth I experienced was made transformative by …

The Relationship Of Instructional Time On High School Students' Mathematical Achievement In The State Of New Jersey, Natalie Diaz

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This non-experimental quantitative study sought to analyze the relationship between instructional time and high school students' mathematical achievement as measured by the 2019 New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) for Algebra 1. In addition to determining to which extent the district factor groups (DFGs) affect the relationship between instructional time on the performance of high school students on the 2019 New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) for Algebra 1 when controlling for staff, student, and school variables. The 2018–2019 NJDOE Performance Report provided the variables used in this study. The unit of analysis was public high schools in New Jersey …

Elements Of Instagram Influencer Posts That Drive Follower Engagement, Yishan Li

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Influencers are now becoming more popular on social media as a way for brands to promote products and services. The relationship between influencers’ post content and follower engagement deserves more attention. Through a content analysis, this research examines how influencer posts drive follower engagement. The results showed that emojis, campaign hashtags, frequency, and sponsored tags had a significant relationship with follower engagement. The present study sheds light on future research to explore other content variables of influencers’ posts.

Hindu Nationalism And Indian Christian Response!, Dhinakaran Savariyar

The Journal of Social Encounters

Indian democracy is fast recast as Hindu nationalism which neither honors the country’s constitutional secularity nor upholds its tradition of diversity (religious, cultural, and linguistic), inclusivity, and pluralism. The forged uniformity avowedly seeks to construct the “one” India - one religion (Hindu), one culture (Hindu), and one language (Hindi). Falsely representing a Hinduism under attack from ‘invader’ religions, nationalist ideologues arouse the base emotions of the unsuspecting majoritarian community and stoke their fears against the minorities, particularly Christians. Conscientious challenging of such imposed homogeneity is met with charges of sedition and profiling as anti-national foreign stooge. At this critical juncture, …

Developing Communicative Competence Of Esp Learners, Feruza Dauletbaevna Atashova, Guljakhan Mirzagalievna Seytniyazova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

Maqolada kommunikativ faoliyat turlari, ularni tartibga solish va kommunikativ o'qitish usullari haqida gap boradi. Turli xil o'quv maqsadlariga erishadigan to'rt xil kommunikativ faoliyat turlarining tavsifi mavjud. Ular har xil turdagi vazifalarga eng mos keladi, har xil turdagi o'tirish tartibini talab qiladi va turli xil ijtimoiy munosabatlarni jalb qiladi yoki rag'batlantiradi. Faoliyat davomida guruh a'zolarining eng yaxshi o'tiradigan joylashuvi tartibning muhim xususiyatlarini qo'llab-quvvatlaydi. Har bir o'quvchi o'z ma'lumotlarining o'ziga xosligini saqlab qolgan holda muhim ma'lumotlarni olish uchun boshqalardan teng foydalanish imkoniyatiga ega bo'lishi kerak. Biz tadqiqot natijalarini umumlashtiramiz va ishning nazariy va amaliy ahamiyatini isbotlaymiz va xulosa qilamiz.

The Concept Of Competence Approach In Teaching A Foreign Language, Feruza Dauletbaevna Atashova, Gabidden Urazbaevich Konisov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article is devoted to the theoretical background of the communicative competence and the description of the development of foreign communicative competence as a goal of teaching a foreign language. Here we describe the development of the main linguistic and methodological principles, as well as the parameters of the description of foreign languages for the purpose of teaching them; the implementation of this theoretical basis of the reform in the teaching of foreign languages was carried out within the framework of a number of interrelated projects. The key to successful speech activity of students are also non-traditional forms of English …

Comparative Analysis Of Phonological Formation Of Reduplication In English And Uzbek Languages, Dilobar Bakhtiyor Kizi Begimkulova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article examines reduplication in English and Uzbek as a phonological phenomenon, its degree of investigation in English linguistics, the interpretation of the concept of reduplication in English and Uzbek, their similarities and differences. At the same time, the status of reduplication in the language system, the phonological aspects, classification and linguistic features of their language expression are analyzed comparatively. The ideas have been proven by discussing a number of specific examples and their meanings. The analysis of reduplicative units was carried out on the basis of explanatory and bilingual dictionaries in English and Uzbek languages, examples from the fiction, …

Modern Approach And Methods In Literature Teaching, Nilufar Sabirbaevna Duschanova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

The main goal of the ongoing reforms in the field of education in our country is to modernize education. Especially in recent years, socio-economic conditions have changed, a high-tech educational environment is being created. Serious practical work is being done to ensure the effective integration of education, science and industry.

The Notion Of Synchronic Translation, Its History Of Development And The Extension Of Its Usage, Azamat Eshonkulov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

General concepts related to synchronic translation illustrate that it is very broad area of oral translation. In the following article, we are going to discuss general information dealing with this branch of translation, in which we look into the emergence of simultaneous interpretation as well as considering the differences between the types of oral translation. And we try to highlight theoretical basis of simultaneous interpretation which were presented by the scientists who even currently work as professional interpreters. Now that the huge demand for simultaneous interpretation is increasing, it is incredibly essential to gain fundamental background on the synchronic translational …

Uzbek Translations Of Some English Proverbs And Translation Problems, Shuhratjon Mashrapovich Boykhanov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

Idiomatic expressions, proverbs and sayings are closely connected with a particular nation’s culture and history. For this reason, they are hardly understood by other nations. This is one of the reasons causes some scholars have a point that those kinds of lexical items cannot be translated; however, other authors proposed different translation techniques to find solutions to this problem. This article analyzes particularly this problem. In conducting this research, comparative, contrastive, and content analyses were utilized. To test different scholars’ opposite views, nine English proverbs were randomly selected and translated into Uzbek. Descriptive analysis revealed that one out of nine …

The Role Of Digital Educational Resources In Teaching The Russian Language To Pupils In Uzbek-Teaching Schools, Feruza Sunnatovna Kasymova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

The DER (digital educational resources) set is the resources necessary for organizing the educational process and presented in digital form, selected in accordance with the content of a particular textbook, "tied" to lesson planning and provided with the necessary methodological recommendations. The greatest interest among students is the use of an interactive rule, diagram, drawing, poster, where the explanation opens with a mouse click and can be hidden back. Thanks to this feature, the teacher gets additional opportunities when explaining new material: it is possible to focus the attention of students on the information that is most significant at this …

Teachining Communication Technologies In Modern Foreign Languages, Gulnoz Uzokovna Komilova, Maxbuba Bozorovna Ostonova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

In this article will discuss the most important tasks today is the use of rapidly developing information and communication technologies (ICT), a new approach to the educational process and its creation. A great example of this is the increased emphasis on ICT in teaching foreign languages. Constantly increasing demands to the level of training of modern professionals make the teachers of higher educational institutions increasingly turn to the problem of increasing the effectiveness of training through innovative methods developed at universities.

Methods Of Developing Intercultural Competence Of Future Teachers In The Condition Of Teaching A Foreign Language, Feruza Komiljanovna Kurbanova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

Ushbu maqolada biz talabalarning chet tilini o'rganishdagi madaniyatlararo kompetensiyasi, mavzuga oid ba'zi masalalar va dars davomida muvaffaqiyatga erishish yo'llari haqida gapirishni maqsad qilganmiz. “Asl dunyo” va “maqsadli jamiyat olami” o‘rtasidagi munosabatni bilish, anglash va tushunish (o‘xshashlik va farqlovchi farqlar) madaniyatlararo ongni hosil qiladi. Albatta, shuni ta'kidlash kerakki, madaniyatlararo xabardorlik ikki dunyoda mintaqaviy va ijtimoiy xilma-xillikdan xabardorlikni o'z ichiga oladi. Ob'ektiv bilimga qo'shimcha ravishda, madaniyatlararo xabardorlik har bir jamoa boshqasining nuqtai nazaridan, ko'pincha milliy stereotiplar ko'rinishida paydo bo'lishi haqida xabardorlikni qamrab oladi. Ko'p tilli va ko'p madaniyatli kompetentsiya odatda bir yoki bir nechta usulda notekisdir. Bunday nomutanosibliklar mutlaqo normaldir. “Ona tili”da …

Slang - As A Specific Phenomenon To Colloquial Speech, Abduvali Musaev

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

In this article, it is important to study the words that correspond to the jargon as a phenomenon specific to slang-speech, to identify words belonging to dialects, dialects, professions in order to determine what opportunities exist in Uzbek colloquial speech.

The Differences Between Genders In Learning Languages, Dilafruz Nematjanova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article mainly discusses the differences between the sexes in language acquisition in recent years and the biological, neurological, and environmental considerations that lead women and men to learn other languages in different ways.

The Concept Of Alliteration And Its Functions, Zebo Nizomova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

Alliteration has become an important part of poetry of all time. Alliteration is a means of sound writing; repetition of the supporting consonant, which is, immediately preceding the stressed vowel, as well as the repetition of the initial consonant in different words of the same speech segment; a stylistic device aimed at enhancing the expressiveness of artistic speech, especially verse. In this article, we will analyze the definitions of alliteration in order to create more favorable conditions for comparing foreign texts using this technique and their translation versions in Uzbek. Along with the definitions, we will discuss the functions of …

Sports Terminology As A Source Of Synonymy In Language: The Case Of Uzbek Language, Qodir Turdiyevich Ruziyev

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

Modern sports and their terminologies in European and other languages have been strongly influenced by English. In spite of our country being under the influence of the former Soviet Union for a long period, we can still see a lot of foreign sports terminology together with Russian terminologies in Uzbek language. Most sports terminologies are Russian because they come through Russian. The reason is that some of the most popular sports originating in European countries have been exported to other countries together with established terminology. There are several possibilities of how to transfer terminology into recipient languages: to borrow and …

Translation Of Russian Languages To Uzbek Language, Dilfuza Daminovna Turaeva

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

In the works translated from Russian into Uzbek, on the other hand, translators often resort to visual aids. Because these field tools perform a variety of methodological and pragmatic tasks in a literary text, the translator uses them effectively. In the first case, the translator can perceive a semantic image of a verb or adjective in Russian and translate it in the translation by means of a word belonging to an independent category derived from a figurative word. This not only increases the informativeness, emotionality, or expressiveness of the text, but also does not violate the requirement of a volume …

Applying Innovative Teaching Methods In A Second Language Classroom, Akmal Amirovich Xamzaev, Almat Raxmonovich Abdullayev

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article deals with the level of using creative teaching methodologies in second language classroom as studied by the researcher. A series of qualitative methods such as using newspaper, media, movies, interpreting advertisements can be employed in the classroom in order to develop students’ second language learning ability. The article focuses on how teaching methodologies should be modified and used in the classroom appropriately by understanding the learning capacity of students , their learning interest in the classroom and the use of creative teaching methodologies in the second language classroom .

The Importance Of Developing Speaking Skills In Foreign Language Teaching And Its Problems, Muhayyo Alisherovna Khalikova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

The content of the article - a new method of teaching foreign languages in our country in accordance with the recommendations of the European system of assessment of knowledge and skills of foreign language teachers, the use of advanced pedagogical technologies, interactive, innovative methods, communication tools in foreign language teaching requirements are to underestimate the importance of development. It is important to create textbooks for students of secondary schools and vocational colleges. One of the most controversial aspects of the problem of foreign language teaching is the methodology of testing and accounting for knowledge, skills and competencies, and their organization …

Cognitive Features Of The Proper Nouns, Malika Pulatova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

Doing research on proper names has not been completed in the sphere of cognitive linguistics. From the point of view of cognitive science, the creation of a new name is not so much the use of predetermined mental representations, but an active process of establishing various connections between mental spaces in which various aspects of information are integrated. In this case, the linguistic unit does not just excite a certain stereotypical cognitive structure in our minds, but launches a creative process in which the person himself chooses the ways and means of constructing a situation or an object. With this …

Open Education Faculty Panel, Jenny Ceciliano, Lindsey Wilkinson, Staci Martin, Norma Cardenas

Open Education Week 2022

Many faculty at PSU have been involved in the Open Education movement. This panel of PSU faculty members discusses how Open Education has affected their teaching practice and how Open Education relates to equity and inclusion.

Our panelists are:

• Jenny Ceciliano, Senior Instructor II of Spanish/Coordinator of First-year Spanish, World Languages and Literatures
• Lindsey Wilkinson, Associate Professor, Sociology
• Staci Martin, Assistant Professor of Practice, CYFS Practicum Coordinator Child, Youth, and Family Studies, School of Social Work
• Norma Cardenas, Assistant Professor of Practice Child, Youth, and Family Studies, School of Social Work

Uni Impact: Faculty/Staff Scholarly Publications And Featured Awards Newsletter, V1i1, 2022, Rod Library. Research & Sponsored Programs. University Of Northern Iowa.

UNI Impact: Faculty/Staff Scholarly Publications and Featured Awards Newsletter

Highlights the scholarship, research, and other scholarly work produced by University of Northern Iowa faculty, students, and staff.

This issue covers the period of October - December 2021.

Translation Studies And Public Policy, Gabriel Gonzalez Nunez

Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications

Chapter 9 discusses relationships between translation and public policy. When challenges of organizing public spaces involve the use of more than one language, translation is often employed, and, in such circumstances, translation may serve a variety of functions, including the deployment of language policies alongside other policy aims such as the promotion of human rights or multiculturalism. The chapter explores this link between public policy and translation, presenting a survey of insights that have been provided by scholars, and suggesting areas where scholarship can provide further understandings. These insights are important, given the continuing multilingualism and diversity of societies.

Structural Analysis Of Code-Switching In Tanzanian Swahili-English Online Telecom Adverts, Emmanuel Ilonga Dr

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This study analyses structural configurations of code-switching from Swahili-English online business-related advertisements in Tanzania. The study uses advertisements disseminated by telecom corporations on Facebook. Through the matrix language frame (MLF), and the 4–M models of code-switching, the study discloses the dominance of Swahili as the matrix language (ML), supplying a relatively higher quantity of content morphemes (CM) in clauses; whilst English becomes the embedded language (EL). The Swahili’s supremacy in larger mixed language structures reflects the higher application of Swahili in day-to-day interactions in Tanzania, while English ‘chips in’ at times. In bundle names, which are phrases in structure, the …

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