As an analytical type of approach, Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) deals with the emphasis on social practice, identity, power, and ideology built through text and speech in socio-political and educational contexts. Having proposed a theoretical framework, it uncovered all discrepant ways through which power and societal practices are produced in written and spoken texts. Moreover, mingled wi...

The training offer of official statistics in statistical institutes has been constantly evolving as it adapts to the environment and technological developments. Based on a literature review mobilisation curricula programmes offered by centres Africa, this paper presents current situation well challenges be faced. Despite harmonisation efforts, there are still differences between language areas ...

The article examines the process of Tatar language teaching formation in Kazan institutes higher education 1920s on example Humanities sphere: North-Eastern Archaeological and Ethnographic Institute, Eastern Academy National Branch Pedagogical Institute. research is based a wide range unpublished sources from funds State Archive Republic Tatarstan. study curriculum disciplines within which was ...

BACKGROUND The hypothesis that distance matters but that in recent years geographical proximity has become less important for research collaboration was tested. We have chosen a sample--authors at German immunological institutes--that is relatively homogeneous with regard to research field, language and culture, which beside distance are other possible factors influencing the willingness to co-...

This research investigates the pivotal role of intercultural communication in successful implementation Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Introduced 2013, BRI aims to foster connectivity between Asia, Africa, Europe through land maritime networks, with objective promoting regional integration, augmenting trade, stimulating economic growth. Given its comprehensive nature encompassing infrastructur...

Authorisation constraints can help the policy architect design and express higher-level security policies for organisations such as financial institutes or governmental agencies. Although the importance of constraints has been addressed in the literature, there does not exist a systematic way to validate and test authorisation constraints. In this paper, we attempt to specify non-temporal const...

abstract beliefs are an important aspect of any learning program as they affect the way teachers and students define their roles, and the way they approach their duties and responsibilities. besides, they highly affect teachers’ practices, methods, and lesson plans. the importance of beliefs inspired the present researchers to evaluate and compare efl teachers’ beliefs before and after a teache...

this paper investigates learner-initiated responses to english language teachers’ referential questions and learner initiatives after teachers’ feedback moves in meaning-focused question-answer sequences to analyze how interactional practices of language teachers, their initiation and feedback moves, facilitate learner initiatives. classroom discourse research has largely neglected learner init...

objectives: self-assessment, as one type of alternative assessment, with the increased attention to learner-centered curricula, needs analysis, and learner autonomy has gained popularity in recent years. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of self-assessment on javanroodian foreign language (kordestan) learners’ oral performance ability. methods: the assessment program involved ...