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MALYGINA, ELENA V., and ANNA M. IVANOVA. "SOCIOLINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IN ENGLISH." Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, no. 3 (2021): 140–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.22250/2410-7190_2021_7_3_140_148.
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The paper examines the issue of political correct (PC) language as deeply rooted in a set of values and beliefs of the Anglo-American democratic ideology. The review of foreign and Russian-language literature enables to specify key cultural prerequisites of the PC phenomenon and shed light on the current state of the problem. We aimed to use a number of examples from academic literature to describe the factors contributing to the popularity of politically correct vocabulary in all spheres of public communication with the focus on different approaches to the euphemistic nature of PC expressions. Empirical research methods were used including targeted selection of theoretical information on the studied issue and practical language material to study the controversial issue of interpretation and rereading of canonical texts through the lens of political correctness. The conclusion was made that classical and academic literature should not be subjected to the current PC rhetoric and ideology.
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Lee, Jihyun. "Great Transition in Indian Language: Focusing on aspects of English Imperialism in India." Korean Society of Culture and Convergence 45, no. 12 (December 31, 2023): 1539–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.33645/cnc.2023.12.45.12.1539.
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The purpose of this paper is to understand the great transition in India by studying the social structural hierarchical relationship between English and Indian languages in India, a multilingual country. For this, the power relationship between English and Indian languages was analyzed on linguistic imperialism. First, it was explained that English, a remnant of imperialism, came to coexist as a dominant language, and analyzed the position of English, which has recently expanded its influence for socioeconomic, from the perspective of Neo linguistic imperialism in India. By linguistic capital, the dominance of English was solidified in India, and due to political and ethnic conflicts, English was used as a resistance against Hindi. Therefore, it is revealed that socioeconomically marginalized regional languages have been marginalized by voluntarily assimilating into English, and that English is consolidating its position as the dominant language.
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Hajizada, Fatima Elshan. "SOCIOCULTURAL, LINGUISTIC, AND LEXICAL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH." Scientific Bulletin 1 (2022): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.54414/zgrk6258.
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Purpose - An analysis of the sociocultural, linguistic and lexical aspects of the American English language, an assessment of the importance of the role of exponential and political-economic factors in its formation, and a study of changes in the field of science about the modern language. Design/method/approach - systematic approach, retrospective analysis, scientific logic and comparative analysis. Findings (Results) - Based on the analysis of the sociocultural, linguistic and lexical aspects of American English in the context of retrospective and modern realities, the role and importance of the influence of the increase in the political and economic influence of the USA in the formation of this language version, as well as its purposeful policy in this direction, arising from the improving globalization trends, has been evaluated. In the context of language transformation, it is substantiated that, as a result of the modification of true English words, creating paronyms, they acquired a fundamentally new lexical and orthographic meaning, and longoutdated English acharisms and with the development of the United States, new neologisms of American English actively entered the speech circulation. In the general scientific context, disclosure of the scientific and methodological potential of the American English language characterizing the content, sociocultural, linguistic, and lexical aspects of the neological fields.
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Roziyeva, D., K. Zhampeis, and S. Badalova. "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AS A LINGUSTICAL PHENOMENON." BULLETIN Series of Philological Sciences 72, no. 2 (June 30, 2020): 197–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.51889/2020-2.1728-7804.29.
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The actuality of the article is based upon the excessive number of alterations that occur in English due to the social intervention. Let us start by acknowledging the fact that language and society have been dependent on each other for centuries. Critics would agree that there is no doubt about the fact that most of the changes brought upon language have been the result of human will. Obviously people do not transform language on purpose. However, there has been an increase in the number of social communities that feel strongly about changing some of the aspects of language. Especially the lexical one. The article is concerned with the degree to which such a sociolinguistic phenomenon as political correctness influences and changes the English language. It demonstrates the modifications brought upon English as a result of the modern society becoming more and more tolerant towards certain social communities. The issue in question is that said communities in most cases alter the language arbitrarily. Moreover, some of the arguments for the changes are fairly groundless. The authors come to the conclusion that some of the lexical changes in the English language that are deemed necessary are fairly unjustified and are subject to be revised.
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Grey, Alexandra, and Gegentuul Baioud. "English as Eastern: Zhuang, Mongolian, Mandarin, and English in the linguistic orders of globalized China." International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2021, no. 271 (September 1, 2021): 35–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2020-0040.
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Abstract Socially constructed and globally propagated East-West binaries have influenced language ideologies about English in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), but they are not hegemonic. This essay explores how East-West language ideologies are reformed in mergers with Mandarin-minority language ideologies. It discusses two separate but similar recent studies of minority language speakers and language ideologies in the PRC, respectively by Grey and Baioud. Each study reveals aspects of how Mandarin and English are being socially constructed as on the same side of a dichotomous and hierarchic linguistic and social order, in contradistinction to minority languages. The essay thus problematizes the construction of English as a Western language and Mandarin as an Eastern language; both in academic discourses and in wider social and political discourses. The essay uses Asif Agha’s theory of “enregisterment” to unify the points drawn from each study. It concludes that the language ideologies and practices/discourses under examination reproduce the displacement of a subaltern status; we describe this process as dynamic, internal Orientalism and “recursive” Orientalism, drawing on foundational theory of language ideologies. This essay paves the way for further studies of recursive Orientalism.
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Dansou, Bertin Y. "Appraising the Origins of British Language and the Challenges of Business Communication." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 9, no. 5 (May 17, 2022): 98–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.95.12300.
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The English language has shown the same history and development as Anglo-Saxon and British peoples. English ancestors were great warriors and business people. They showed great achievements in Germanic, Scandinavian, Greek, Roman ,French ,English and American wars ,and other activities. This makes English a relevant and suitable language for Wars, social and economic activities; hence the sociolinguistic origins and dimensions of English and business. Nevertheless, this well-known and important language is challenged by business demands that shape and reshape English for communication in the direction of modernity and globalization. The purpose of this analysis is to use structuralism criticism to revisit the diachronic and synchronic aspects of the language to demonstrate connections and interconnections between the origins of the language ,its development and the use of business communication for the promotion of social, political and economic activities. Languages promotion and business development or success are then interdependent for sustainable development
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Golysheva, Valentina. "Intercultural Language Competence and Business Communication." Armenian Folia Anglistika 10, no. 1-2 (12) (October 15, 2014): 107–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.46991/afa/2014.10.1-2.107.
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Teaching modern languages for specific purposes requires the investigation of the interaction of language and socio-cultural aspects, the knowledge of which predetermines successful acquisition of intercultural competence by the students. Students studying business language should be recommended to do the research in the theory of language planning namely Political Correctness (PC). Observing politeness strategy, i.e. avoiding direct imposition either in conditional requests or imperatives might be useful for students studying English to be learned as value one. To reduce the level of imposition most English officials prefer to stick to the strategy of disguised imperatives, i.e. rephrase their public messages by employing specific periphrastic expressions in a statement/request/notice/announcement. In the teaching process priorities should be given to introducing the situational language, the speech etiquette in the English and Russian communities; teaching students to assess social responses.
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Shamaileh, Sana Fadi. "Linguistic Aspects of Political Discourse with Reference to English and Arabic Languages." Journal of AsiaTEFL 19, no. 1 (March 31, 2022): 384–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2022.19.1.31.384.
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Nurkhamitov, Marsel Radikovich, Elena Nikolaevna Zagladina, and Irina Zinov'evna Shakhnina. "Special Aspects of Military and Political Euphemisms Usage in Modern English Press." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 8, no. 2 (July 1, 2019): 83–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ajis-2019-0019.
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Abstract The given article is dedicated to consideration of military euphemisms used by the English language print media to describe various conflict-ridden actions in the course of military developments across the globe. Significance of the given research is stipulated by the vivid interest to the matters of euphemy penetrated into all areas of activity, especially in mass media language style. The aim of this paper is to examine the concept and the essence of euphemy and to reveal various military-political euphemisms widely used in press. Methods used to study the subject of the given paper were as follows: theoretical literature study within the given theme, a descriptive method, followed by the method of sampling euphemisms from Anglophone print media. The main result of the present study appears to be the finding, that euphemization presents a significant process of enormous importance in communication. The usage of euphemistical examples in the contemporary English-speaking press, namely, the New York Times, the Sun, the Telegraph, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post served as the main data for the given research.
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Shkura, Iryna S., and Oleksii O. Yaloza. "PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF ELABORATION OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT PROJECT IN EDUCATION SPHERE IN JAPAN." Європейський вектор економічного розвитку 1, no. 32 (June 2022): 108–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.32342/2074-5362-2022-1-32-10.
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In Japan, one of the strongest economies in the world and home to 125 million people, proficiency in English language is associated with the huge advantages and signifies privilege since the Meiji era when English was used as a tool by Japanese elite in a technological catch-up with the West. The seven years of U.S. occupation of the country after the Second World War have also left a big impact on the Japan’s economic, political and social development. The reconstruction of Japan aided by Americans altered the perception of Japanese people, associating English language with such ideas like freedom and democracy. During the seven years of occupation the country faced a lot of political and economic changes, including liberalization, and was slowly transitioning its central industries from agriculture to light manufacturing and later to heavy manufacturing. The economy of Japan has been slowly recovering from an era of economic stagnation, it is on the path of the moderate growth. Today, it is the third strongest economy with the nominal GDP of about $5.06 trillion that is focused on advanced manufacturing and export, agriculture, fishing and tourism. Japan is very special and different from other countries; a lot of great companies and unique business practices were born there. It is also leading in high-tech innovations and manufacturing. While having a lot of opportunities for various businesses, being politically stable and safe country, its bureaucracy and the comparative difficulty of doing business for foreigners makes it a controversial but potentially rewarding choose for an investment project. In the recent years, the necessity of knowing how to communicate in English has increased significantly. The school program focuses mainly on such skills as reading and writing, and a lot of attempts to reform the system has failed. That is why parents and students are approaching private language schools to master the abilities of speaking and listening. In addition, English teaching is one of the most popular jobs for foreigners in Japan. The language school market is quite saturated, but at given circumstances it can be very rewarding. The idea of the investment project is to create a private language school that will focus on giving Japanese people the practical English skills. The project involves the creation of Gōdō Kaisha (a Japanese analogue to the LLC). This type of incorporation fits the company best, considering the size and scale of the activities. As the company is not planning to issue certificates, the need for special licensing from the state is absent. Appointing a representative director is obligatory in Japan, but GK, allows to appoint a representative director who is not a resident in Japan. The company plans to hire the foreigners already living in Japan, that way the company will be
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Konopelkina, Olena, Victoriia Yashkina, Iryna Bezrodnykh, Nataliia Polishko, and Veronika Haidar. "Linguistic and Cognitive Features of English-Language Political Discourse." Studies in Media and Communication 10, no. 3 (December 17, 2022): 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/smc.v10i3.5840.
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The relevance of the study lies in the fact that pluralism, dialogism, and a new model of political communication have forced a change in the way power communicates with society. Nudity, formulaic newspeak has been replaced by expressive texts subordinated to the function of persuasion. Nevertheless, there are many publications in the scientific literature describing the shortcomings of contemporary English-language political messages. Political discourse has been accused of vulgarity, banality, and arbitrary presentation of reality, bias, use of templates and stereotypes, excessive aggressiveness and incorrectness. There are various forms of public discourse characteristic of democracy, which are characterised by certain constant features. Political discourse has its characteristics. Each political environment develops certain kinds of communication under the influence of relevant experiences. Discourse is one of those concepts in the social sciences characterised by exceptional terminological confusion. This is because it is an area of interest of different methodological sciences. Based on English-language studies of the phenomenon, the term is also the result of a clash of linguistic traditions with a more recent English-language understanding. Discourse analysis becomes an attempt to remedy the shortcomings of the linguistic and cognitive aspects, consisting in studying language in isolation from practical human experience and trying to find internal structures and dependencies in a language only in a theoretical dimension, on imagined examples. Its axioms include language as a holistic system integrated with the speaker's knowledge of the world and society. This system has to be described in linguistic, cognitive, and social terms, together with the conditions in which the speaker uses it during the discourse. The practical significance lies in identifying the linguistic and cognitive features of English-language political discourse.
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Azimova, S. "The Communicative Approach in English Language Teaching." Bulletin of Science and Practice 5, no. 4 (April 15, 2019): 471–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.33619/2414-2948/41/70.
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Today, communities are increasingly facing rapid and profound changes and tensions that affect the social, economic, and political aspects of life. The role of education has also become questionable in the millennial era. A matter of fact, 21st century education requires a gradual shift in curriculum construction focusing on the transferable competencies that learners need to develop in instructional settings. In today’s knowledge–based, types of skills and competencies that students need to gain are different from in the past. Emphasizing the communicative competence is one of the most influential developments in language education. The implementation of communicative activities in EFL/ESL classroom prepares learners to use English in the world beyond based on their own needs, interests and opportunities.
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KAMWANGAMALU, NKONKO M. "Sociolinguistic aspects of siSwati-English bilingualism." World Englishes 15, no. 3 (November 1996): 295–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-971x.1996.tb00116.x.
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Kliuchnyk, Ruslan M. "SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN THE CONTEXT OF TEACHING ENGLISH." Bulletin of Alfred Nobel University Series "Pedagogy and Psychology" 2, no. 22 (2021): 201–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.32342/2522-4115-2021-2-22-23.
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The article considers some aspects of the use of social and political discourse in teaching English. In the article, social and political discourse means all the messages that are related to social and political issues. The new trends of modern media development are considered. Some aspects of use of mass media in education have been considered. In particular, special attention has been paid to the main peculiarities of mass media as a source of educational content. The didactic potential of newspapers, radio, television and the Internet have been shown. It has been demonstrated that the use of politically charged lexicon (not only politically correct words and expressions but also pejorative once) broadens students` outlook and trains them to work in different social and political conditions. For example, euphemisms should be used in the modern political communication in order to avoid conflicts. It has been proved that newspaper texts can help us study history of the countries of the languages being learnt. The difference between the quality press and tabloids has been explained. A table of headlines is given to illustrate historical events in the USA and the world. The activity of English mass media in facilitating English learning has been considered. It has been demonstrated that some materials issued by the BBC are aimed at familiarizing the audience with the English language. E.g., the English Express project contains video materials and some brief data about the English grammar as well as tests. The author has emphasized that media often contain wrong, biased or fake information. Fake news is considered as a threat to the stability of communication. It is shown that the students should try to verify all the messages they use in their activities. All types of communication on the Internet and wherever else should meet both legislation and ethical principles. Special attention is paid to blogs as alternative sources of information. The authors of blogs express different opinions and they do not have to follow any editorial lines. It has been shown that working with webpages increases the level of media literacy of the students. Special attention is paid to the sources created intentionally for language exchange, e.g. Interpals and Duolingo. It is underlined that the students should not only perceive but also create media content. The use of Facebook, Youtube, Wikipedia, Livejournal etc. can facilitate the publication of the students` achievements. The author has paid attention to activities that can be done using media materials, e.g. project work, simulations and others.
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Mantero, Miguel. "Considering the reality of hegemonic tendencies: English and linguistic diversity." Indonesian JELT: Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching 14, no. 2 (October 31, 2019): 135–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.25170/ijelt.v14i2.1442.
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This paper aims to analyze the commodification aspect of dominant languages, in particular, English, while looking into linguistic diversity as a commodity in its own right. In order to illustrate multilingualism as a valuable commodity in itself, we mention Immersion Programs in the US and the increasing recognition of the importance of being proficient in languages other than English, for educational, personal, economic and national security reasons. This research also aims to look into some aspects of the delicate issue of English being strengthened over the weakening of thousands of local languages and cultures. Some arguments are provided in order to illustrate the fact that ‘global English’ represents special politico-economic interests that cannot meet the needs of the people whose languages and cultures are being subjugated by the imperialistic and capitalist ideologies of the spread of English. Unless local language policies are elevated on political agendas, globalization language policies will remain insensitive to the irreplaceable value of linguistic diversity, along with the real needs of citizens from all over the world.
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Styrkina, Yu. "MODERN MILITARY VOCABULARY IN TEACHING ENGLISH: LINGUISTIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF MASTERING." Aesthetics and Ethics of Pedagogical Action, no. 25 (May 12, 2022): 83–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.33989/2226-4051.2022.25.256654.
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The article is devoted to the linguistic and social aspects of mastering English-language military terminology and its relevance in modern life realities. The author offers the development of military vocabulary in foreign language classes, regular acquaintance with news from authentic English-language sources and the preparation of concise political reports on a daily basis. This should help students to activate passive vocabulary in oral speech, as well as keep abreast of events, read news on foreign sites, be able to talk about them in the media and social networks, conduct dialogues with native English speakers on modern topics. The article also notes that due to the large number of people resettled in Europe due to the war, there is a need to conduct dialogues on military issues, generally actively communicate abroad, so the author emphasizes the need to learn and activate the military vocabulary of modern university graduates.
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Qu, Kunyang. "A Review of Pre-university English Language Education Policies in China 2011-2022." Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences 13 (May 11, 2023): 124–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v13i.7881.
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Chinese foreign language education policies (FLEPs) are changing during years of development in aspects of national planning, education, and policy formulation. And the most widely acknowledged foreign language in China is English. This paper critically reviews English language education planning (ELEP) in China under the historical context from 2011 to 2022. The ELEP developments are related to the modern era's economic, ideological, and political changes. At the institutional level, English is considered without controversy as a universal language that promotes national development and offers personal opportunity. However, the English-as-threat notion has been repetitively mentioned in the history of policy development. Examining the political alterations shows that even with doubts and concerns, providing pre-university students with English language education is inevitably strategic. And from reviewing a series of officially published documents and relevant research reports, this study ends with the implications for both English learners and educators in China. As the instrumental role of English has remained essentially unchanged, the concept that teaching language with its culture should be emphasized and encouraged in relation to English teaching and learning standards. Learning English is not only about learning a foreign language, it also involves learning a fresh way of thinking.
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Templin, Torsten. "A language competition model for new minorities." Rationality and Society 31, no. 1 (July 23, 2018): 40–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043463118787487.
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This article presents a new model describing a language competition situation between a local majority language and a migrant minority language. Migrants enter the society, form families, and produce offspring. Adults raise their children in either one of the two languages or both. Children then attend school, learn additional languages as adults, and produce a new cohort with its own linguistic repertoire. Families and adults are utility maximizing actors, who take into account instrumental aspects of languages, such as their communicative range, as well as identity-related aspects. A general macro-level model describes how the linguistic composition of a population facing migration changes over time. Furthermore, a specific functional form of the general model is proposed and steady states are analyzed. Finally, for illustrative purposes, the model is applied to the case of Spanish and English in the United States.
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Pichkova, L. S. "The School of Business English." MGIMO Review of International Relations, no. 5(38) (October 28, 2014): 206–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2014-5-38-206-208.
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School of Business English prepare students for translation and abstracting economic texts, business correspondence and business communication originated in the late 1950s. Department of English Language № 2 pioneered the creation of the school of business English at MGIMO and made the largest contribution to its development. Developing and using the latest educational technology, actively participating in many innovative projects, responsive to changes in the economic and socio-political sphere and carefully studying the international experience, the Department has become the undisputed leader in language teaching profession. The emphasis is on the use of the advantages of a new method of object-language integrated learning, in which the program of teaching business English are built in close coordination with training programs on special subjects, and sometimes supplement them. Business games, round tables, student conferences in English have become long-term practice of the English Language № 2. Specialty permeates all stages and aspects of learning, including the common language practice.
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Siurenko, Oksana, Alina Volkova, and Alina Poperechna. "METHODS OF REPRODUCING LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL FEATURES OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE POLITICAL SPEECHES IN UKRAINIAN." Naukovy Visnyk of South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky: Linguistic Sciences 2021, no. 33 (December 2021): 525–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.24195/2616-5317-2021-33-35.
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The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the ways of reproducing the linguistic and cultural features of English-language political speeches in the Ukrainian language. The relevance of the work is due to the small number of works in the study of the reproduction of linguistic and cultural features of the Ukrainian language of English-language political speeches and texts, as well as the reproduction of its contextual meanings, taking into account the stylistic characteristics of the text. The aim of the study is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the linguistic and cultural factors of the English-language political discourse, to identify ways of transmitting linguocultural labeled units in Ukrainian translation based on the material of political speeches of political leaders of the United States and Great Britain. According to the results of the study, it was revealed that in order to achieve the adequacy of the translator, it is necessary to use numerous translation transformations, since the interpreter tries to convey the idea presented in the original language, preserving its original meaning and form. But that such a translation is not always possible, because the systems of English and Ukrainian languages differ in some aspects, so the interpreter must find alternative ways to transmit the text. The most common transformation among those mentioned above is calque, because the terms and expressions adopted by politicians in the texts of their speeches have dictionary correspondences in the translation language and do not make difficulties in choosing an equivalent. Transcoding and replacement of parts of speech that help to achieve the adequacy of translation are also quite common. The subject of the study is the ways of reproducing the linguistic and cultural features of English-language political speeches in Ukrainian. During the analysis, we determined that in the process of translation, the interpreter himself must have «cultural competence», in order to identify the specifics of culture in the text. The success of translation as a linguocultural translation largely depends on the understanding of the meanings implicitly expressed in the text based on cultural values; the ability to choose the right linguistic means to convey a message in order to achieve the influence of translation, equivalent to the impact of the original.
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Melnikova, Kseniya, and Alla Guslyakova. "Linguistic features of a politically correct English language discourse." SHS Web of Conferences 88 (2020): 01034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20208801034.
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The problem of the research is the insufficient study of political correctness (PC) in the intercultural and linguistic aspects, as well as the urgent need to establish its status in the modern integrated culture. The relevance of the study is due to there is no unified approach to the analysis of the concept of PC in the political sphere. There is a special ideological cultural and behavioural linguistic tolerant tendency on the contrary to expressions subjected to public ostracism because the speeches of public figures contain too many politically incorrect statements. Thus, the “listener” may have an internal protest against the use of PC vocabulary in everyday life, although its use is forced upon society by all types of media. The study is touch upon the analysis of the vast corpus of statements by US President D. Trump on Twitter, as well as other open Internet sources. The problem of studying PC was dealt with as Russian scientists, such as A.B. Ostroukh, M. Yu. Palazhchenko, Yu.L. Gumanova, S.G. Ter Minasova, L.V. Tsurikova and others, as well as their foreign colleagues: Paul Berman, Deborah Cameron and others. The research aims to attempt to describe the PC category in terms of cultural, behavioural and linguistic perspectives. By the tasks set for the study, the following methods were used: descriptive method, methods of distributive, component, quantitative and comparative analysis. The results could be used in educational and methodological activities as well as preparation of materials on cultural linguistics, lexicology, linguistic stylistics submissions, etc. The further research course plans to establish the relationship between the occasional euphemistic vocabulary.
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Nwosu-Okoli, Ifeoma, and Ngozi Anyachonkeya. "The Language of Propaganda in Governance: The Nigerian Situation." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 19, no. 8 (March 30, 2023): 85. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2023.v19n8p85.
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Language is a unique gift to humanity by the Omniscient God. By means of language, we build or end a relationship, forge alliance, build bridges of unity and cooperation among peoples and groups. By means of language, also, we find a viable instrument to achieve participation and exclusion in political and diplomatic maneuvering. Formal or informal discourse may be achieved through vocal utterance, written medium or even paralinguistic features. Language, in effect, plays inestimable role in all aspects of life. This paper, in a special way, examines the impact of language in governance. Since English is Nigeria’s official language, the essay has, by purposeful random sampling, chosen the meta language of English, of all the myriads of languages spoken in Nigeria, to engage our discourse and to ascertain the impact of language in governance. Again, since charity, they say, begins at home (but should not end there), the essay has chosen Nigeria to query the impact of the English language in (political) governance. The paper upholds the platitude which holds that much is expected from the one to whom much is given. In view of this, the study asserts that political governance in Nigeria is hard work for the fact that Nigeria is a conglomerate of peoples, national groups and tongues yoked together by the Lugardian amalgamation of January 1, 1914. The salient index that wields the fragile nation state together is diversity, amidst mutual suspicion among the diverse ethnic groups. The essay uses literary or library research to probe into the recesses of language and language theories for recommending to the political leaders in governance how they should manage language so that our beloved nation is not set ablaze as a result of language mismanagement.
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Bolshak, Alla, and Karina Voloshina. "How to apply politically correct lexicon in English classroom." E3S Web of Conferences 273 (2021): 11003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202127311003.
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The article describes some approaches to explaining the essences of politically correct lexicon in English language classes. The purpose of this work is not only to familiarize learners with the concept of “political correctness”, but also to present alternate opinions on this subject so they can determine their own position with this issue in the future. The analysis of a series of papers on political, social and cultural aspects which influence interpersonal relationships allowed us to identify four major groups of politically correct lexical units which should be considered when communicating with members of different cultural backgrounds: 1) words used to reduce discriminatory practices; 2) words used for delicate description of people different from others in physiological and psychological parameters; 3) words used for tactful description of people with low social-economic status; 4) words used for diplomatic description of activities undertaken by government bodies. However it should be stressed that political correctness and good manners are not at all interchangeable concepts, and teachers ought to pass on this idea to their students.
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Mouw, Ted, and Yu Xie. "Bilingualism and the Academic Achievement of First- and Second-Generation Asian Americans: Accommodation with Or without Assimilation?" American Sociological Review 64, no. 2 (April 1999): 232–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000312249906400207.
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Recent scholarship claims that bilingualism has a positive effect on the academic achievement of immigrant children. According to this perspective, growing up speaking two languages is beneficial because it stimulates cognitive development and allows immigrants a means of resisting unwanted assimilation. Immigrant children who are fluent bilinguals can use their native-language ability to maintain beneficial aspects of their ethnic culture while accommodating to the linguistic demands of an English-speaking society. Using data on first- and second-generation Asian American students from the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Study, we test for these hypothesized effects of bilingualism. We find no evidence that bilingualism per se has a positive effect on achievement. Instead, speaking a native language with parents has a temporary positive effect if the parents are not proficient in English. These results indicate that the academic importance of bilingualism is transitional: The educational benefits of delaying linguistic assimilation exist only before immigrant parents achieve a moderate level of English-language proficiency.
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Moshkina, Yulia Valerievna, Olga Leonidovna Kramarenko, and Oksana Yurievna Bogdanova. "Structural and Content Features of Military-Political Discourse: Theoretical Aspects (Based on the English Language)." Filologičeskie nauki. Voprosy teorii i praktiki, no. 5 (May 2021): 1616–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.30853/phil210230.
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Cray, Ellen. "Teacher's Perception of a Language Policy: "Teaching LINC"." TESL Canada Journal 15, no. 1 (October 26, 1997): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.18806/tesl.v15i1.690.
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The boundaries of English language teaching are being expanded with recognition that the language classroom has cultural and political aspects. Policies that legislate the learning and teaching of additional languages are one relevant aspect of this context. However, little empirical work has been done on how language policies are realized in the classroom. In this article data from interviews with teachers in LINC classrooms are analyzed. Results suggest that teachers perceive the policy in ways that are determined by the local situations in which they teach. Results also suggest that there are important differences between what policies dictate and what teachers do in their classrooms.
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Hou, Yanan. "A Study on Teaching Model of Multi-dimensional Integration of Ideological and Political Education into English Major Courses --- “English Viewing, Listening and Speaking” Course Perspective." SHS Web of Conferences 163 (2023): 04026. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202316304026.
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Under the educational background of “Ideological and Political Theories Teaching in All Courses” in colleges and universities across the country, how to effectively realize the multi-dimensional integration of ideological and political education into English major courses has become an important topic for foreign language teachers to think and explore. In this paper, based on the core course of English major, “English Viewing, Listening and Speaking”, the goal of ideological and political education is clarified, the teaching content is reconstructed, the teaching design is optimized, the assessment and evaluation are innovated, so a teaching model that integrates the multi-dimensional ideological and political education into all aspects of the course teaching is constructed. While learning professional knowledge and improving language ability, students should enhance their cultural confidence and national feelings, expand their international vision, shoulder their social responsibility of “Share China stories and spread China voice by good communications”. This study will help the ideological and political education model of all-round education and provide reference for the construction and improvement of the ideological and political theories teaching in English major courses.
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Solano Campos, Ana. "Teaching and Learning English in Costa Rica: A Critical Approach." LETRAS, no. 52 (August 30, 2012): 163–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/rl.2-52.10.
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English teaching programs, particularly in foreign language contexts focus on linguistic and methodological aspects rather than on ideological ones, in spite of their importance to examine the political nature of teaching and learning English because it connects language classrooms to larger social dynamics. Critical applied linguistics is an approach that addresses “questions of power, difference, access, and domination,” and how they are produced. This articles explores the social, national, and global forces that shape English language teaching in Costa Rica.
Los programas de enseñanza del inglés, en especial los de su enseñanza como idioma extranjero, se centran en aspectos lingüísticos y metodológicos; no en los ideológicos, no obstante su importancia para analizar las relaciones entre aspectos pedagógicos y procesos sociales dinámicos más extensos. La lingüística aplicada crítica estudia «cuestiones de poder, diferencia, acceso y dominación» y la manera en que estos elementos se producen. Se exploran las fuerzas sociales, nacionales e internacionales que dan forma a la enseñanza y adquisición del inglés en Costa Rica.
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Li, Jin’e. "Ideological and Political Education in Advanced English Course from the Perspective of Cultural Confidence." Yixin Publisher 2, no. 2 (April 30, 2024): 187–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.59825/jhss.2024.2.2.187.
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As an important place to cultivate cultural confidence, colleges and universities should guide students to cultivate cultural consciousness and firm cultural confidence on the basis of foreign language and culture acquisition. In the course of advanced English, the concept of “building morality and cultivating human beings” is integrated into every teaching link by introducing Chinese culture organically in four aspects: vocabulary, background, text content and theme. While cultivating English majors’ cross-cultural communication ability and critical thinking ability, colleges and universities should also enhance their national cultural confidence, thus strengthening their socialist belief and patriotic enthusiasm, making them high-quality foreign language talents with national feelings.
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Tawfiq, Qais Kakl, and Chiya Ali Mustafa. "Violence and Politeness in Political Context." Twejer 4, no. 1 (May 2021): 7–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.31918/twejer.2141.1.
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Apart from the introduction and conclusion the research consists of two parts. The first part is the theoretical aspects of the research, which consists of two sections. The first section identifies the two concepts of violence and politeness/tenderness in terms of language with their semantic features and levels. The second section is dedicated to the speech act theory with identifying violent and polite acts within the speech act theory. the rest of the section deals with discourse, political discourse and election discourse. The second part represents the practical side of the research, which identifies violent and polite speech acts in the discourse of the elected lists including the analysis of the Kurdistani and Goran ( the Change Movement) lists. The research ends with the conclusion, list of references and the abstract in both Arabic and English languages.
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Du, Yanxia. "Research on Exploring and Integrating Ideological-Political Elements in College Public English Textbooks." International Education Studies 16, no. 1 (January 8, 2023): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ies.v16n1p104.
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As a public compulsory course for Non-English majors in colleges and universities, College Public English should not only develop students’ language and cross-cultural communication skills, but also cultivate their correct outlook on life, values, world and native land emotion, which is consistent with the ideological-political goals of the course. English textbook is the guarantee for the smooth progress of English teaching, and more importantly, it is an important carrier to practice Chinese teaching ideas. This paper mainly focuses on how to integrate ideological-political elements into English teaching from textbook perspective. It discusses the measures of integrating ideological-political education into College English courses from four aspects: teaching objectives, unit themes, and knowledge points, grammatical structure and word explanation. It is finally pointed out that exploring and integrating ideological-political elements in textbooks is the key link to realize ideological-political education in College Public English courses.
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Bruckner, Alina. "Current Trends in Business Communication: Anglicisms in German." Linguaculture 11, no. 1 (June 10, 2020): 23–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.47743/lincu-2020-1-0158.
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Anglicisms have invaded all languages nowadays, but it seems that German is being invaded by English loanwords not only in oral but also in written communication. This article intends to briefly analyze whether Anglicisms represent an enrichment or rather an intrusion to a language, taking into consideration the fact that the influx of English loanwords upon German has even led to the appearance of a hybrid means of communication named Denglish. Examples of Anglicisms and pseudo-Anglicisms in German originate from an area that is nowadays mainly English, namely the business communication, more presicely advertising. But, apart from the linguistic considerations, Anglicisms are to be understood also as an expression of cultural, social, economic and even political aspects.
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Lu, Xiaojing. "Research on the Integration of Chinese Fu Culture into College English Teaching." SHS Web of Conferences 179 (2023): 02022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202317902022.
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As an indispensable component of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, the Fu culture has a long and profound history. The subject College English plays an important role in moral education. Integrating the Fu culture into College English teaching effectively is in line with the attributes of ideological and political education in language courses, and it helps to strengthen students’ cultural confidence and improve their ability to tell Chinese stories well in foreign languages. This paper aims to explore how to integrate the Fu culture into college English teaching effectively from the following four aspects: creating textbooks and teaching content, organizing classroom teaching based on the Fu culture, expanding extracurricular learning and improving teacher literacy.
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Cook, Guy. "English Language Teacher Education: Notes on The Past And Future." Linguaculture 2013, no. 2 (December 1, 2013): 9–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/lincu-2015-0011.
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Abstract The first part of this paper considers approaches to teacher education for EFL developed during the 1960s-1990s, drawing upon two sources: the taxonomy of three approaches proposed by Wallace (1991) and personal reminiscence. It discusses each of Wallace's approaches in turn: craft, 'applied science', and reflective practice.The second part considers whether these approaches are adequate models for teacher education now. I suggest that while they are still relevant, they are also too inward looking for contemporary needs.They need to be supplemented with a more outward looking approach, in which teachers are prepared to engage with four aspects of the contemporary context: new communication technologies, the new global linguistic landscape, the relationship between English and learners' own languages, and the rival political views of English language learning as promoting either a global neoliberal agenda or a global civil society.
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Eur, Do-seon. "The Role of Interdisciplinary English Literature in the Age of English Language Education Crisis: Exploring the Possibilities of Convergent English Education beyond Communicative Language Teaching." Convergence English Language & Literature Association 9, no. 1 (April 30, 2024): 1–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.55986/cell.2024.9.1.1.
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This study aims to offer how English language education based on English literary works (including children's literature) can respond more actively to the current crisis in which 'Korean-style' English language education is heading towards collapse. This study also aims to help English language instructors and scholars themselves understand the pedagogical, ethical, and political aspects of their teaching and research so that learning should be at the heart of all transformative actions against the crisis in the way that English language education can help EFL learners acquire a strong sense of agency, practice critical thinking, and respond to and initiate changes against the crisis. This study 1) critically reflects on the communicative approach that has long dominated our English language teaching and learning; 2) examines the hybridity and non-convergence of the various foreign language teaching and learning principles and methodologies introduced so far and attempts to develop new convergent English language teaching principles, directions, and methodologies with a humanistic approach as the centerpiece; and finally, 3) explores the necessity, importance, and methodology of shifting to content-competence- based English language teaching. It is hoped that these efforts can be integrated to overcome the gap between English language teaching practices and the world outside the classroom, thus helping overcome the current crisis in English language education from within and outside.
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Lungu, Iuliana. "The Controversial Issues Experienced by the English Language Teachers in Primary Schools Worldwide Echoing into the Romanian Language Education Context." Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty: Philosophy & Humanistic Sciences 9, no. 1 (December 12, 2021): 45–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/lumenphs/9.1/56.
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The present article aims to outline the framework for this debated topical issue, focusing its scientific efforts on the critical and relevant aspects of the teaching problems faced by the English language teachers worldwide echoing locally, in the Romanian primary schools. The choice of the field of analysis was not at all accidental, coming mainly from a growing to find answers to a series of personal dilemmas, such as educational field, mainly teaching foreign languages in primary education, especially in the current conditions, when the universe of language teaching is constantly changing. The changes are caused by factors such as the complex policies in the field of education (it is often assumed that it is better to start learning foreign languages early), the political and labor market changes, where it is essential to have a competitive English-speaking workforce. Finally, individual reasons resulting from parents’ desire their children to develop English language skills from an early age. Hence, there are several serious challenges that need to be considered when it comes to teaching English to young primary school students. The present research is an investigative approach that is based on a larger study exploring the practices of teaching English to young school children worldwide, a study conducted by the British Council in 2013 and published a year later, and it also refers to the policy and practice of teaching English in primary schools in Romania. The purpose of this article is to identify the key challenges faced by English teachers in primary school both globally, in several countries involved in the study, and locally, respectively in Romania.
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Ashuumeet Mitter, and Md. Mojibur Rahman. "Mechanization In Learning English Language: A Learners’ Perception." Journal of Namibian Studies : History Politics Culture 40 (January 12, 2024): 252–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.59670/5hd9bg96.
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The current study aims to understand the attitudes of Indian multilingual undergraduate students toward the use of technology in English language learning. To make things easier, this investigation was divided into - a) the benefits of using these (technological aspects) and b) the purpose for which students use it, as well as c) their preference for it, in order to strengthen outcomes and determine whether it was beneficial to them or not. It is based on Richard Mayer's Multimedia Learning Theory (MMLT) 1997. A Concurrent Triangular MMR research approach was used. Empirical data was gathered using a questionnaire specially designed for this purpose, which included three sections- demographic data; technological proficiency; attitudes toward technology in English language learning. The findings of the study suggest that the use of technology in English language learning is advantageous for Indian multilingual undergraduate students.
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Y.V., Gromov, and Mazajkina I.O. "ON THE MAIN ASPECTS OF POLITICAL POLICY IN POLISH AND CZECH REPUBLIC OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDY." Modern Information Technologies and Innovation Methodologies of Education in Professional Training: Methodology, Theory, Experience, Problems 434, no. 50 (2018): 255–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.31652/2412-1142-2018-50-255-261.
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Grigoryeva, Leona, and Elmira Nazmieva. "The Gender Aspect of the English Language. Should We Teach Gender Neutrality in the Classroom?" Journal of Education Culture and Society 14, no. 2 (September 28, 2023): 144–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.15503/jecs2023.2.144.153.
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Aim. This article is aimed at the study of different aspects of gender linguistics in the English language, namely, the grammatical category of gender, gender vocabulary and phraseology, male and female differences in using language, the problem of gender neutrality teaching in English. Methods. The article is based on the study and review of research works in the fields of cultural studies, linguistics, and sociology. The paper summarises the current state of understanding on the topic and makes contribution to the field. Results. In this paper the grammatical gender of English is studied, examples of lexical units, phraseology, proverbs, and sayings are given, and differences in speech between men and women are described, forms of gender-neutral English are presented. The results of research clearly show that in the past English used not to be a gender-neutral language. Nowadays, we can observe that changes in cultural views influenced by feminism in the English-speaking countries have led to changes in the language itself. Conclusions. English has become one of the first languages in the world in which gender neutrality has become predominant. We think since gender-neutrality is highly valued in the English-speaking society, it must be taught to learners of English in different countries since the primary aim of learning a foreign language is communication which always includes a cultural component.
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Israilova, Luisa U., Larisa U. Israilova, and T. I. Gatsieva. "Borrowing-Neologisms as a Result of Intercultural Communication." SHS Web of Conferences 172 (2023): 03022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202317203022.
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This work is dedicated to the study of borrowings in the English language. The most important process in modern English vocabulary is the appearance of neologisms in connection with the appearance of a new one in the speech collective. New lexical units play a significant role in the development and improvement of the language. The natural process of lexical composition development, changes in its quality occur through continuous enrichment of the dictionary.The study showed that changes in the vocabulary of modern English. They reflect all aspects of the life of modern society, that the language in different periods was subject to different intensity of the impact of social development. Changes are taking place in the field of science and technology, art and education, the political life of society, in the field of social relations of various strata of society, in the field of relations between individual races, between different age groups of society. The new borrowed vocabulary reflects the peculiarities of social and linguistic contacts, economic and trade relations between peoples who are native speakers of the contacting languages.
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Kameneva, Marina S. "Globalization and the role of English in the countries of South Asia and the Middle East (the case of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan)." Vostok. Afro-aziatskie obshchestva: istoriia i sovremennost, no. 6 (2022): 182. http://dx.doi.org/10.31857/s086919080023323-2.
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The article analyzes the role of English in the language policy of the Asian continent countries in the system of world globalization processes from the viewpoint accepted in modern sociolinguistic literature on the connection between the language aspect of globalization and the spread of English as the global language, the universal second language. The authors note the historical component of the popularity of English in the modern world in general and in the countries under consideration in particular. It includes the influence of the British Empire and the strengthening of the US position in the international arena. There are also provided estimates of the number of people speaking English both as the first and the second language in everyday life. The authors analyze large multinational states of South Asia and the Middle East such as Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. The situation with the English language is presented in these countries against the background of the state and national languages functioning. The authors made an attempt to show both the general aspects of the use of English, including through the prism of the legislative acts that are in force there, above all the constitutions, and the peculiarities of its functioning in each of these countries, including under the influence of the language policy pursued by their leadership. There is also noted the growing interest of the authorities in Russian in Iran and Chinese in Pakistan as the languages that may seriously compete with English in the future and break its monopoly.
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Dunbar, Robert. "Language Legislation and Policy in the uk and Ireland: Different Aspects of Territoriality in a ‘Celtic’ Context." International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 23, no. 4 (November 18, 2016): 454–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718115-02304003.
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In spite of the long-term dominance in Britain and Ireland of English, other indigenous languages continue to be spoken, and in relatively recent years several of those languages have benefited not only from a more coherent and supportive language policy but also from significant language legislation. One of the interesting features of these other indigenous languages is that, although strongly associated with rural ‘heartlands’ in the particular jurisdictions with which they are associated, they are also spoken in other parts of those jurisdictions, and, indeed, in other parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland. In this article, the ways in which the concept of territoriality has impacted upon legislation and on broader policy for two of these languages, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, will be considered.
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Lagnado, Jacob. "The politics of language in Colombia and beyond." Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura 4, no. 1 (March 31, 1999): 7–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.17533/udea.ikala.8490.
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The author presents a critical understanding of the dimensions of English teaching and learning in Colombia. The criteria for language teaching is market-based. His reflection leads him to consider their political. economical and cultural aspects; among them, the author states that Die needs of capital determine both the language taught and the way it Is taught.
How to reference this article:
Lagnado, J. (1999). The Politics of Language in Colombia and Beyond. Íkala. 4 (1-2), pp. 7 – 13
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Singh, Raj Kishor. "A Review on Historical Aspects of Critical Pedagogy." SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH 9, no. 1 (January 29, 2021): 33–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.24113/ijellh.v9i1.10876.
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This paper makes a review of inventory and application of critical pedagogy in education sector, in particular, and also in general practices of critical thinking, skepticism, decision making process, etc. Critical pedagogy as a concept originated and developed in academia, for development of critical mind of learners. Education broadens the students’ views of reality. Education is transformative, bringing all kinds of changes in human mind, as well as in the society and the nation. Education makes students critical and skeptical on the issues which are frequent in their daily life. Therefore, all kinds of social, cultural, economical and political issues are solved by critical mind of the learners. Education must be democratic in nature and system. People in power make education system in their own favour, dominating the powerless people. Therefore, education is political. Those who participate in critical pedagogy resist the constraints that those in power impose on them. Critical pedagogy can be applied in all faculties and subjects like music, economics, mathematics, sociology, political science, English language teaching, English literature teaching, and so on. Teachers also must be qualified with the critical pedagogy approach. They must be confident with the knowledge and skills for applying Freire’s methods of teaching effectively in the classroom. They must be critical thinkers, self-reflective, culturally conscious for the pedagogical situation to enhance students’ understanding of the world.
The major purpose of this review is to point out the effectiveness of critical pedagogy in education and in general. After teachers’ role in critical pedagogy, knowledge of the language and of the world, consciousness or ‘conscientization’, power resistance, value judgments, perception of reality and truth, empowerment, transformation, decision making skills, critical thinking, skepticism, negotiation, problem posing and solving, and many other aspects of learning in critical pedagogy are explained in this review paper.
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Sadullaev, Denis Bakhtiyorovich. "Renaissance And Renaissance Philosophical Texts Through The Prism Of Historical Approach." American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations 03, no. 05 (May 31, 2021): 364–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.37547/tajssei/volume03issue05-67.
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The article is devoted to some aspects of the functional specificity of lexical borrowings - neologisms - that have found their vivid reflection in the works and philosophical thought of the European era and, in particular, the English Renaissance, represented by its brightest representatives such as Thomas More, Francis Bacon, John Donne, Shakespeare and others. The authors consider this problem in a synchronous-diachronous cut and in the light of the new socio-political situations of the century of the English Renaissance and in the light of the evolutionary process of the formation of the English nation and the norms of the literary English language, which continued intensively in the 11th century, which led to the further growth and spread of both oral, and written national literary language.
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STEPANYAN, Araksya. "ENGLISH NEOLOGISMS AS INDICATORS OF SOCIAL CHANGES." Foreign Languages in Higher Education 23, no. 1 (26) (May 31, 2020): 33–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.46991/flhe/2019.23.1.033.
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In the present paper the common semantic fields among the English neologisms are represented with the aim to show the characteristic features of the social life of the English speaking people and the reflection of those features in the language. The neologisms are taken from authentic and naturally occurring language use to show their pragmatic and stylistic values. The new words can express the political, economic, scientific and other aspects of social life and also the change of the society’s way of thinking. We are reassured that neologisms reflect transparently the change in the people’s perception of life in general, they express the problems existent in the society in the given period, the ways people are looking for to solve the problems and the struggle between different parties of people who do not share opinions
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Wei, Li, and Tong King Lee. "Language play in and with Chinese: traditional genres and contemporary developments." Global Chinese 7, no. 2 (September 1, 2021): 125–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/glochi-2021-2008.
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Abstract Language play is playing with the rules of language for fun. This article is one of the first attempts at providing an overview of the traditional genres and current trends of language play in and with Chinese, a topic that has received relatively little attention in English. We explore the specific aspects of the Chinese language that are susceptible to play, and discuss a number of conventional formulas of Chinese language play. We also examine the affordances of new media and what we call translanguaging language play that involves mixing different named languages and scripts as well as mixing linguistic with other semiotic resources. The motivations and effects of language play are discussed, giving particular attention to the socio-political dimensions of language play. Throughout the discussion, we provide historical as well as contemporary examples to illustrate the ways in which Chinese language users play with language for specific purposes.
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Cheng, Shiyun. "A Contrastive Analysis of Word Formation of English and Chinese Neologisms." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 8, no. 2 (February 1, 2018): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0802.11.
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Neologisms refer to the words created to express new things, new concepts and new ideas in written and oral communication. Since the 1980s, the world has entered into an information age. The world has witnessed great changes in political, economic, cultural field. At the same time, China has been carrying out a series of political and economic reforms, which have brought about amazing changes in all social aspects. As a result, a great deal of neologisms have appeared both in English and Chinese. There are three sources of neologisms both in English and Chinese: creating new words with native word elements, adding new meanings to existing words and borrowing new words from other languages. This paper focus on the first one of these three sources: word-formation, and analyzes the similarities and differences of three major ways of word-formation of neologisms in both English and Chinese: compounds, affixations, shortenings.
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Dougherty, Stephen. "We Need to Talk About English: On National Literature Surveys and Other Aspects of the Curriculum." Nordic Journal of English Studies 20, no. 2 (October 18, 2021): 249–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.35360/njes.697.
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This essay argues for reevaluating the national literature survey model in the first year of postsecondary English instruction in Norway and considering alternatives that are more ethical, inclusive and innovative than nation-based surveys. In order to make this argument, the essay discusses the problems with literary nationalism and the kinds of political implications involved in teaching literature as restricted by the figure of the nation. The essay also challenges Norwegian higher education to consider the purposes of the English Program within the modern Norwegian university.
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Ageenko, N. V., S. G. Menshenina, V. V. Dobrova, and P. G. Labzina. "Practical Aspects of Academic Literacy Development in Higher Education Institutions." Vysshee Obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia 30, no. 7 (September 8, 2021): 117–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.31992/0869-3617-2021-30-7-117-127.
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Global tendencies in all scientific spheres require developed academic literacy of the researcher for effective international communication. Foreign language communication in a professional academic environment implies proficiency in the language of academic discourse. For academic discourse, as a component of academic literacy, development of academic writing skills is crucial. Higher educational institutions realize the necessity to design academic writing courses, and determine their place in the curriculum. Following the challenges of the time and academic community demands, SSTU English Language instructors designed an academic writing course to increase the methodological and academic literacy of students and young researchers. We believe that the development of the key educational and communicative foreign language competencies for academic and professional interaction can contribute to successful integration into the international scientific environment. Course design considered foreign experience, methods and curricula in the field of academic writing and academic reading.