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Exogenous and endogenous crises in European integration: a case study of climate change
No full textThis paper explores the impact of both exogenous and endogenous crises on European integration, focusing on climate change as a contemporary challenge. The European Union (EU) has historically dealt with crises arising from external pressures and internal political or economic dynamics. Climate change, as an exogenous shock, pressures EU institutions to adapt their policy frameworks, particularly in environmental governance, energy transitions, and economic sustainability. Simultaneously, the EU faces endogenous crises such as member state disagreements, political fragmentation, and differing priorities concerning climate action, which hinder cohesive integration efforts. By analyzing climate change as both a cause and consequence of these crises, this paper highlights how exogenous threats exacerbate internal divisions while testing the EU’s integrative mechanisms. This case study illustrates how climate change reshapes policy priorities and influences the future trajectory of European integration
Who prefer online education? The Big-Five personality traits and Political Science students’ preferences for online education
No full textThe Big Five personality model is being currently applied to predict individual behavior in a wide range of human activity, including health behavior, substance abuse, belief systems, and a wide range of other political and social and behavior. Converged at five personality traits, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Neuroticism and Openness, the Big-Five model offers a set of priors to understand and explain human behavior. Agreeableness is the personality trait that motivates feelings of empathy, solidarity and care, and leads people to feel for other people’s pain, care for them, and join social justice causes; Conscientiousness motivates quest for order and predictability, and lead people toward cautious and conservative behavior, resistant to change and new ideas; Extraversion motivates gregariousness, sociability, aperture to new friendships and other social relationships, participations in human gatherings, as well as political and social protests and revolts; Neuroticism motivates excessive concerns about own and world affairs, anxiety and uneasy about how events unfold around the individual, depressive behavior and worrisome expectations; and Openness motivates readiness to embrace and get involved in new adventures, innovation, ideas and actions. However, although the Big-Five personality model has emerged almost simultaneously with the online education, thus far it has managed to evade scholarly attention on how it can explain preferences for online education. We consider this an important research question, since it can help to build online curricula with an eye toward expected individuals who are taking online courses, but also on how to advertise online education to people with personality traits that could motivate behavior resistant to online education. We use a sample of 2000 students of Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, European Studies and Security Studies in 22 universities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to test the hypotheses that high in Openness would positively predict student preference for online education; high Agreeableness and Conscientiousness would negatively predict student preferences for online education; whereas we are not able to build any prediction on online education preferences of students who are high in Extraversion and Neuroticism. We have measured student personality with the 50-item IPIP test, and their preferences for online education with a straightforward question responded on an 11-point Likert scale
Albanian media in Kosovo in the totalitarian system
No full textThe Albanian language media in Kosovo developed more prominently after the Second World War. Prior to this time, we know only a few bilingual and trilingual publications, but which cannot be evaluated in the history of its development. This media developed in the conditions of a totalitarian system, with strict supervision and censorship by the state. In an environment with very low economic development, in a country with a very high rate of illiteracy and without a journalism school. The paper was conducted during a research process of media content in the totalitarian period, enriched with interviews of the protagonists of this content
Evolution in time. The confrontation between artificial intelligence and literature.
No full textArtificial intelligence (AI) is now widely used in all areas of human activity. It has not only facilitated the search in such an infinite amount of information, but has also fundamentally changed the way today\u27s man perceives the universe, the understanding of human speech since 1956 when John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence . Artificial intelligence is realized by studying human brain patterns and analyzing the cognitive process. So while the most famous science fiction books and movies tend to portray artificial intelligence in the form of alla-human robots, artificial intelligence is simply computer code running in a computer program. This raises philosophical questions about the nature of the human mind and the ethics of creating artificial beings, issues that have been addressed by myth, fiction or philosophy and literature since ancient times. This paper aims to show through analysis how the field, which was founded on the assertion that a central property of humans, intelligence, (human wisdom) can be described in sufficient artistic and literary detail to be simulated by a machine, wanting to replace the mind, the pen, the creative genius. Will more literature continue to be written? How will emotion and feeling be expressed through literature in the age of artificial intelligence? Will more literature be read? etc. are questions that find answers in this paper
Albanian Online Media in Kosova in the Function of Media Literacy for Citizens
No full textOnline Albanian media in Kosovo as a function of citizens\u27 media education is a work that combines two research methods. That of interviews or statements of journalists and experts in the field and surveys with ordinary citizens. The purpose of the research was to highlight the role of online media in the media education of citizens, while the objective is to extract results or findings on this much-discussed issue in Kosovo. By combining quantitative and qualitative methods, we have found that online media play an essential role in the media education of citizens and that this would be achieved by training all those who deal with the media. The shortcomings and limits of the work exist in the fact that the statements of experts and journalists were taken from the context of their interviews, while the surveys were made in the Google Form format and may have been answered by interviewers outside Kosovo, while the limits are the short time respondents
The exploitation of the stylistic figures in the media
No full textThe exploitation of the stylistic figures in the media in the written media is quite popular and important, but through different figures, who express their opinions, they are contributory both in terms of meaning and logic, as well as in terms of content and diplomacy. The stylistics of language studies the art of language and its expansion with public communication, as well as social and professional activity; it also plays a particularly important role in the means of mass communication, as well as in the media in general. Language and communication are the main element and component to form and communicate through expressed thoughts. Language serves to shape and communicate thoughts. To fulfill this role, it has a system of tools (sounds, morphemes, words, forms) and rules for their strings (for the construction of words, phrases and sentences). The use of stylistic figures is an art in itself, but also quite fruitful. In this study, we will present some analyzes in terms of style, as well as some portals and newspapers already online, which operate in Kosovo, as a sample. The essential figures used are: Comparison, personification, antithesis, hyperbole, decrease (litota), grotesque, symbol, as well as figures of speech and expression such as: metaphor, irony, sarcasm, paradox, epithet, allegory, etc
Analyzing the Discourse Marker \u27Like\u27: A Corpus-Based Study of Its Usage in American and British English
No full textThis study investigates the usage of the discourse marker \u27like\u27 through a corpus-based analysis of American and British English. Utilizing comprehensive linguistic corpora from both varieties, the research examines how \u27like\u27 functions within different contexts, including casual conversation, media, and academic discourse. The analysis focuses on the frequency and pragmatic roles of \u27like,\u27 exploring its use in signaling approximation, providing examples, and managing discourse flow. By comparing data from American and British English, the study identifies both distinct and shared patterns in the use of \u27like,\u27 revealing insights into its evolving role as a discourse marker in contemporary English. The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how \u27like\u27 operates across different English varieties and its impact on communication strategies in various contexts
A Corpus-Based Analysis of the Verbs Rise and Raise
No full textThe aim of this research was to explore the differences in the usage of the verbs rise and raise in their verb forms. This is a corpus-based study, conducted through both qualitative and quantitative methods, to provide a comprehensive analysis. The findings of this research were extracted from two major linguistic resources: the British National Corpus and the Corpus of Contemporary American English. Additionally, thirty third-year students participated in an online survey where they were tested on their ability to correctly choose between the two verbs. The study revealed that rise is used more frequently than raise, highlighting a notable distinction in usage patterns. This research is particularly significant for non-native English teachers, as it provides valuable insights into teaching these two verbs from the early stages of language learning, given that even advanced students in the English department often face difficulties in distinguishing between them
Mindfulness & Socio-Emotional Teaching in Our Efl Classrooms
No full textIt is in recent years that mindfulness and socio-emotional learning have become an integral part of educational processes due to the serious benefits that both techniques have for students\u27 well-being, behavior, and academic development. It is understood that mindfulness represents a process of paying attention to the present moment with the highest awareness and in a nonjudgmental way. SEL is a teaching approach aimed at enriching students emotionally, increasing social ability, and giving them effective coping with their emotions. Apart from that, in the EFL classroom, students are often faced with a lot of emotional, social, and cognitive complications, which eventually create obstacles in developing their language proficiency. Anxiety, lack of motivation, inability to concentrate, or any kind of problem in communication causes a decline in learning a new language. The research dwells on how the application of mindfulness and SEL strategies can help solve these ordinary problems. Through discussion, it shall provide insights to help EFL educators create supportive and engaging learning environments that support language development and emotional-social growth. This study is very important because it covers emergent needs for strategies that help EFL learners both in developing their academic pursuits and in their emotional lives. It shows in what respect this research can be used to help classrooms become the places where students will develop productively not only in linguistic but also in social-emotional respects, which will lead to more successful learning and personal development
The Impact of Art and Creative Expression on the Development of Students with Autism in The Pre-University Education System: A Qualitative Study with a Linguistic Focus
No full textChildren with autism often encounter challenges related to the development of language and communication skills. For most of them, this may involve difficulties in using verbal language, understanding complex expressions, and effectively interacting with others. Art, as a form of creative expression, plays a fundamental role in the linguistic development of children with autism. The use of art in the educational context for this particular group can help in several significant ways, such as improving communication, stimulating verbal language and expressions, utilizing visualizations and their tools, as well as promoting social communication and interaction. To conduct this study, analytical and comparative methods were followed. Through observations and interviews with children on the autism spectrum in various schools in Albania, data were collected and analyzed, identifying the benefits of artistic and creative activities in neurodevelopmental aspects, improving reading, writing, and other language skills of students with autism in the pre-university education system. Through this analysis, drawing upon literature from various researchers such as Dr. Patricia Howlin and Dr. Connie Kasari, recommendations and strategies are aimed to be provided for the use of art and creative expression methods in the pre-university school curriculum to enhance language training and communication of students with autism.Studies and applied practices have proven that art provides a significant platform for the development of both verbal and non-verbal language in these children. Thus, it is worth emphasizing that the integration of art and creative expression into educational strategies for children with autism not only enhances their artistic experience but also contributes to building a sustainable foundation for their overall development, preparing them for better engagement in society and academic life