Results 121 to 130 of about 25,444 (313)

Metalinguistic Awareness in the EFL Classroom and Beyond: Exploring the Potential of Translation Tasks

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Current trends encouraging a move away from monolingual teaching have sparked a renewed interest in the role of translation in language instruction. Yet, there are few theoretically and empirically grounded proposals regarding specific uses of translation in the language classroom.
Monika Bader, Sandra L. Halverson, Christine Möller‐Omrani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intercultural Competencies: Understanding Monochronic and Polychronic Cultures

EDIS
This fourth publication in the Intercultural Competencies series provides valuable insights and recommendations on engaging various clientele by understanding and applying concepts related to monochronic vs. polychronic cultures.
María Fernanda Zepeda, Pablo Lamino
doaj   +1 more source

Setting the social scene: how libraries can provide opportunities for intercultural mixing

The focus of this workshop is how libraries can contribute to intercultural mixing within Higher Education. Drawing on research, the presentation explores why student integration is important for universities, the challenges of integration and how ...
Farmer, Joanne, Sweeney, Ruth
core  

Arab West Report 2007, Weeks 04-51: Media Critique, The Question of Conversion, and Muslim-Christian Relations

, 2017
This dataset contains the Arab-West Report special reports that were published in 2007. This dataset mainly contains the writings of Cornelis Hulsman, Drs., among other authors on topics related to Muslim- Christian relations and interfaith dialogue ...
Hulsman, Drs. C. (Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation (CIDT))
core   +1 more source

Using Virtual Exchange for Teaching BELF Pragmatics: Developing an Online Negotiation Activity

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Teaching Business English (BE) is experiencing a paradigm shift to reflect the communicative needs of the global workplace. With the majority of interactions in English now taking place among multilingual speakers, there are increasing calls to integrate perspectives of English as a business lingua franca (BELF) into English language and ...
Miya Komori‐Glatz, Kaisa S. Pietikäinen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contextual Ethical Leadership as a Lever for Integrating and Engaging Expatriates

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In a globalized world marked by ethical controversies across sectors, understanding how leaders navigate complex contexts has become crucial to ensuring responsible and legitimate governance. These controversies highlight the need for ethical leadership that is responsive to cultural and contextual complexities. This study aims to identify the
Geneviève Morin, David Talbot
wiley   +1 more source

Building Intercultural Understandings through Global Literature: An Introduction to Our Work

WOW Stories, 2011
This vignette looks at how global literature can be used to build children's intercultural understandings. The specific focus is on how global picturebooks support children’s intercultural understandings of themselves and others as cultural beings, their
Prisca Martens, Ray Martens
doaj  

Leveraging Discipline‐Agnostic Critical Pedagogy Courses for Transformational Professional Identity Formation

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the observations of two instructors in the U.S. and Ireland about critical pedagogy courses that, due to their positioning in educational development, have appeared to serve graduate student professional identity development and promote transformational learning exceptionally.
Anna Santucci Leoni
wiley   +1 more source

Crafting the Future: Developing Graduate Programs Aligned With Demographic Trends

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to changing student demographics and increasing budget constraints, many colleges and universities are reevaluating their graduate education strategies. While some institutions are striving to save costs via program cuts and layoffs, others are refocusing attention on student recruitment, specifically targeting working adults as a ...
Jennifer A. Owens, Roger J. Ward, Flavius R. W. Lilly   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The birth of an earth being: ‘Rights of nature’ in Brazilian Amazonia and elsewhere Naissance d'un être de la terre : « droits de la nature » en Amazonie brésilienne et ailleurs

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
In June 2023, the Laje River, located in the traditional territory of the Wari’ Indigenous people in Rondônia, Brazil, was declared a legal entity, an earth being, with rights, following the co‐ordinated action of an indigenous councillor and non‐indigenous activists.
Aparecida Vilaça
wiley   +1 more source