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Differences in use and function of verbal irony between real and fictional discourse: (mis)interpretation and irony blindness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper presents a contrastive approach to the presence of two distinct types of verbal irony in real (natural, unscripted) versus fictional (scripted) discourse, with a special focus on irony blindness, i.e.
Kapogianni, Eleni
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English across the four nations: A ‘home international’ comparison of secondary English curricula in the UK

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Every child across the UK is expected to study English until the age of 16. The subject is understood to be a core and foundational element of pupils' curriculum entitlement across their school lives, and success in English is a key determinant for influencing individuals' future trajectories, and for impacting wider economic and social ...
Rebecca Morris, Wendy Ramku
wiley   +1 more source

Positioning Daniel Defoe's Non-Fiction: Form, Function, Genre [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This volume analyses the form, structure and genre of a selection of non-fictional works by Daniel Defoe. Directing our scholarly gaze away from the much studied novels, the essays explore the rhetorical strategies and generic inventiveness on display in Defoe’s better known non-fictional texts, such as The Shortest Way with the Dissenters and A Tour ...
Mäkikalli, Aino, Mueller, Andreas K. E.
openaire   +2 more sources

Increasing Student Teachers' Preference of Scientific Evidence—Insights From a Utility Value Intervention

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Teacher education should equip student teachers with scientific evidence and scientific theories as a resource for future pedagogical action. In opposition to this, student teachers tend to perceive a rather low utility value of scientific evidence and scientific theories for pedagogical action.
Michael Rochnia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a theory of experimental music theatre: 'showing doing', 'non-matrixed performance' and 'metaxis' [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Although recent years have seen the emergence of sustained research on experimental music theater, most of this is of a largely descriptive nature. To address the shortcomings of such approaches, this essay outlines a theory of experimental music theater
Heile, Björn
core   +1 more source

Wonder as a Gateway to Science Meaning‐Making: Primary Pupils’ Narrative Journeys

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how wonder fosters transformative learning in science education for pupils (11–12 years old), creating meaning about cycles in nature. As an emotional and epistemic trigger, wonder may bridge everyday experiences with abstract scientific concepts by stimulating curiosity and creativity. Through a narrative writing task, the
Pauline Book, Siri‐Christine Seehuus
wiley   +1 more source

Consciousness Duplication And Our Capacity To Learn From Literary Fictions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Many of us share a strong intuition that fictional literature possesses cognitive value in the sense that it has the capacity to expand and/or clarify our knowledge or understanding of the world.
Mitchell, Allison
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Young people's lived experience expertise: Insights from the DigiCAT project to develop a counterfactual analysis tool for mental health data

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
In our project to develop a digital tool for counterfactual analysis, with an emphasis on researching active ingredients for adolescent mental health, we incorporated lived experience expertise across the lifecycle of tool development and dissemination.
Marie Allitt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

'Thinking of Spain in a flat way:' visiting Spain and Spanish cultural heritage through contemporary Japanese anime [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This article contextualizes the representation of Spain and Spanish culture among Japanese cultural producers, particularly through the production of Japanese commercial animation (commonly named anime).
Hernandez-Perez, Manuel
core   +1 more source

Acting authentically: Using play to cultivate authentic interrelating in role performance

open access: yesJournal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
Summary Research is increasingly demonstrating that authenticity and human connection are fundamental and interrelated human needs. However, organizational roles often constrain authenticity and connection in workplace interactions, especially roles that are highly scripted.
Lyndon E. Garrett
wiley   +1 more source

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