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Comprehension of implied meaning in Chinese second language listening

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract Listening comprehension is crucial for second language (L2) communication and acquisition. However, it has received less attention than reading, given the transient nature of speech signals and the intangible cognitive processes involved in it.
Jiafan Zhang, Wei Cai
wiley   +1 more source

Social Networking and Online Videos Take Off: Internet's Broader Role in Campaign 2008 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Presents findings from a survey on presidential campaign news and political communication, with a focus on the Internet's growing role, by news source, generation, sites, and party.

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Investing in Game‐Based Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE): A Chinese‐Speaking Gaming Community

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a rapidly evolving sub‐field of computer‐assisted language learning, informal digital learning of English (IDLE) has become a significant catalyst for linguistic, affective, and pedagogical development among English as a second language (L2) learners.
Yue Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

John Oliver as the Pandemic Fundraiser? Championing Causes and Political Participation Through Satirical Television

open access: yesSocial Media + Society, 2022
Thematic textual analysis was used to evaluate the calls for financial participation and donations that aired during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic across 55 episodes of Seasons 7 and 8 of John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight on HBO (February 2020–November 2021).
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Aesthetic Dissensus as Public Pedagogy: Exploring Contemporary Art that Counters Whiteness and Far‐Right Ideologies in Mainstream Digital Spaces

open access: yesInternational Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Far‐right politics has re‐emerged as a significant force in mainstream Western liberal democracies, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, where it has been linked to rising levels of racial discrimination and violence that threaten to erode the fragile ideals of democratic peace within these contexts. In a 'post‐truth' era, digital
Fiona O'Rourke
wiley   +1 more source

Confidential Conversations in Palliative Care: An Ethnographic Exploration of Trust and Interpersonal Relationship Between Nurse and Patient

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore aspects of interpersonal relationships in palliative care nursing, focusing on confidential conversations between patients and registered nurses (RN). Design A qualitative study employing focused ethnography. Methods Data were collected through unstructured participant observations, field notes and interviews with patients and ...
Tove Stenman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generationality, Desirability, and Redemption: How Aziz Ansari and Hasan Minhaj Articulate New Desi Masculinities in Stand-Up Comedy

open access: yesLateral
Desi creators in US culture continue to work within—and against—the white gaze, which divides them into sexless sidekicks or threatening terrorists. Two comedians who have defied these stereotypes and built their own expressions of Desi masculinity are ...
Madhavi Reddi, Margaret E Foster
doaj   +1 more source

SATIRE POLITIK DALAM TAYANGAN KOMEDI SITUASI (ANALISIS SEMIOTIKA PADA PROGRAM ACARA TV “LAPOR PAK DI TRANS 7) [PDF]

open access: yes
Situation comedy shows have become one of the most popular forms of entertainment on Indonesian television. In this context, political satire has become a significant element in delivering social and political criticism in a humorous and entertaining ...
Margreth, Adrianna
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Theorizing Audience and Spectatorial Agency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This chapter analyses Georgian audiences and spectatorial agency through several lenses: psychoanalytic film theory, theories of the public sphere and of mass publicity, and media studies of cultural convergence.
Bolton, Betsy
core   +2 more sources

Organizational Soundscapes and the Sonicity of Voices: The Power of the ‘Sounds’ that Carry ‘Words’

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Organizations are soundscapes – they resonate with sounds and particularly the sounds of voices. Somehow however voice sonics, that is the sounds of voices and not the words carried on those sounds, have escaped attention in management studies. This absence of analysis is peculiar given voice sonics' undoubted influence on management (they may
Nancy Harding, Jackie Ford
wiley   +1 more source

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