A review of The Language of the People: Scots Prose from the Victorian Revival, by William ...
Scott, Patrick G.
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Impact of digital media on language revitalization: the case of BBC News Igbo
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has identified the Igbo language as critically threatened. The language has low linguistic and social profiles, which make it unappealing to producers and advertisers and ...
Ikechukwu Williams Eke, Abiodun Salawu
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Challenges of the Future for Irish and Gaeltacht Identity
The purpose and goal of the research is to examine the relationship between Irish language and Gaeltacht identity. The article analyses data from the qualitative research which was carried ou through the medium of semi-structured interviews and focus ...
Anna Slatinská, Jana Pecníková
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A Brief History of the Cornish Language, its Revival and its Current Status
Despite being dormant during the nineteenth century, the Cornish language has been recently recognised by the British Government as a living regional language after a long period of revival.
Ferdinand, Siarl
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New research on circum-Caribbean creoles and language contact
This volume features research papers dealing with creolized and partially restructured language varieties in the wider Caribbean region. Initially conceived of as a conference volume drawing on papers presented at the 2017 Summer conference of the ...
Raynor, Eliot +11 more
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Guided Toward Equity: Communities of Practice and Organizational Change in Community Colleges
ABSTRACT Although community colleges advance equity by providing opportunities for marginalized students to pursue higher education, barriers to earning credentials remain, particularly for students of color. Higher education stakeholders are investing in “equity work” as organizations take responsibility for ensuring equitable outcomes.
Karin Yndestad +2 more
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“Equity‐Mindedness Is Achievable”: Community College Practitioners Leading for Equity
ABSTRACT With their open access mission and the diverse students served, community colleges are poised to lead equitable student success efforts in the academy. Research demonstrates, however, that many community colleges fail to support the success of Students of Color.
Sabrina Gentlewarrior +4 more
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The life and work of Ernest Sydney Keeping
Abstract This article reviews the life and contributions of Ernest S. Keeping (1895–1984), a British‐born physicist who became a mathematics professor at the University of Alberta in 1929. He played a pivotal role in shaping the university's Mathematics Department, serving as its head from 1954 to 1961, and continuing to teach until 1970, nine years ...
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
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„Nám vaše píseň zní sladce.“ Vavákova odpověď na Zpěv k svátku Jana Nejedlého, doktora práv a cís. král. řádného a veřejného profesora literatury české na starožitných vysokých školách pražských // "Your song sounds sweet to us" Vavák’s answer to a Song for the name day of Jan Nejedlý, doctor of laws and imperial and royal full and tenured professor of Czech literature at the ancient university in Prague [PDF]
The study compares two Czech language occasional compositions from the beginning of the 19th century: the text of a congratulatory cantata composed in 1811 in honour of Jan Nejedlý, professor of Czech language and literature at Prague University, by ...
Tomáš Matějec
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Revival: Christian Church, Macksville, Kansas ...
This broadside advertises a Christian revival in Macksville, Kansas from October 23 to November 11, 1934, featuring nightly gospel sermons by Pastor-Evangelist W. D. Reaves and music by Mrs. W. D. Reaves.
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