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Relatability as a Racialised Construct in Corporate Graduate Recruitment: Revealing a Hidden Mechanism of Labour Market Exclusion for Black African Youth in South Africa

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In corporate graduate recruitment worldwide, candidates are often assessed not only on competence but on whether they are deemed relatable. This study theorises relatability as a racialised cultural–affective filter that covertly sustains inequality. Drawing on qualitative interviews, we identify five interlinked processes of self‐presentation,
Sifiso Mthembu, Kurt April, Cihat Erbil, Mustafa F. Özbilgin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilingual negotiation via e-mail: an international project [PDF]

, 2003
This article examines selective results of an international e-mail project between 24 students studying law with German (in England) and English (in Germany).1 It refers to outcomes as manifested in the students' written reports and oral assessments, but
Leahy, C
core   +1 more source

Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
wiley   +1 more source

Évaluation des compétences langagières en turc des élèves bilingues français-turc dans des classes EILE

Lidil
The objective of this article is to assess the Turkish language skills (L1, heritage language) of French-Turkish bilingual pupils enrolled in the International Foreign Language Teaching (EILE) program at the primary school level. Additionally, it aims to
Hülya Sönmez L. Le Gac, Mehmet-Ali Akinci   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sanctions, National Security, and Free Speech

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A fundamental, but largely overlooked, aspect of the New Washington Consensus is the use of national security arguments to restrict speech and punish disfavored speakers. Although the United States has a longer history of using sanctions to restrict speech in the terrorism context, it has recently applied sanctions to restrict political speech,
Joshua Andresen
wiley   +1 more source

A Model for Community-based Language Teaching to Young Learners: The Impact of University Outreach [PDF]

Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 2015
A primary challenge given to university foreign language departments and Title VI National Resource Centers is to increase interest and participation in foreign language learning, with particular emphasis on less commonly taught languages (LCTLs).
Martha Nyikos, Vesna Dimitrieska
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Turkish EFL Teachers’ and Learners’ Perceptions of Collocations

Sakarya University Journal of Education, 2016
This study explored perceptions of Turkish EFL teachers and learners on teaching and learning of collocations. Participants were 32 high school teachers and 326 students from five different state schools.
Gizem Mutlu, Özlem Kaşlıoğlu
doaj   +1 more source

An Evaluation of Arabic Language Learning Websites

, 2012
As a result of ICT development and the increasingly growing use of the Internet in particular, practices of language teaching and learning are about to evolve significantly.
Abdessalem, Wahiba Ben, Achour, Hadhemi
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Between Sustainable Development, Financialisation and Sovereign Debt Crisis: The Case of Blue Finance as Yet Another Iteration of the Washington Consensus

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As far as international economic law (IEL) is concerned, the ‘Washington Consensus’ generally refers to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s development finance policies and tools. It covers their application to their clients and borrowers with the support of Western governments. This acceptation is of particular interest
Leïla Choukroune
wiley   +1 more source

The Views of Students Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language (C1 Level) on Listening Skill

Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2014
The purpose of this study is to seek an answer to the question: “What are the views of learners learning Turkish as a foreign language on listening skill?” In the present study, a qualitative research involving focus group discussion was conducted in ...
K. Kaan BÜYÜKİKİZ
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