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International participation and discursive choices in the digital genre of the travel blog comment
Get PDFCurrent ways of informal globalized communication involve digital genres facilitating increasingly dialogical, immediate interactions. One representative example is found in blogs, where users’ interaction is enabled through the genre of the comment to a previous post. In a corpus of 15 entries from 5 travel blogs, 318 comments have been analysed to study international participation in the blogosphere by different English users, native and non-native speakers. First, the quantity and length of their contributions are studied to consider the possible impact of their linguacultural background in ELF digital communication. Second, a discursive data-driven analysis of travel blog comments is provided, highlighting its most salient features, in order to better comprehend this specific digital discourse and to favour international successful participation in such a web-mediated environment.Actualmente, la comunicación informal global abarca géneros digitales que promueven interacciones dialógicas e inmediatas. Ejemplo de ello son los blogs, donde la interacción de los usuarios se realiza mediante el género del comentario a un post anterior. En un corpus de 15 entradas de 5 blogs de viajes, se han analizado 318 comentarios para estudiar la participación internacional en la blogosfera de distintos usuarios de la lengua inglesa, nativos y no nativos. Se explora la cantidad y extensión de sus contribuciones para considerar el posible impacto de sus características linguaculturales en contextos de comunicación digital a través de ILF. Un análisis discursivo de los comentarios de blogs de viajes derivado de los datos enfatiza las características principales del género para comprender mejor este discurso digital y así favorecer una participación internacional efectiva en este contexto en la web
Assessment in Spanish heritage language programs
Get PDFSpanish heritage language learners (HLLs) are heterogeneous in nature. Thus, how can we assess these students? Most of the literature on this has been on placement exams (Polinsky & Kagan, 2017, among others), but the focus of this article is on assessment in Spanish heritage courses. Placement test results should be indicators of what should be included in the curriculum. One of the main challenges is the lack of the following components: specific proficiency indicators for HLLs, consensus in defining key concepts, understanding dialect variation, assessment for measuring linguistic skills, and finally research on HLLs’ assessment (Malone, Kreeft Peyton, & Kim, 2014). Thus, assessment is the biggest challenge in HL education due to the dominant monolingual ideologies, so formative assessment practices are recommended to confront them by allowing HLLs to negotiate their linguistic identities via multilingual perspectives (King, Liu, & Schwedhelm, 2018). What are specific tools or activities to negotiate these? Personal narratives of US Latinos were collected by Carreira and Beeman (2014) for the sake of reflections of HLLs as language brokers. González-Davies (2004, 2018) also mentions the importance of peer-to-peer strategies for translation competence. These projects can also become group projects, like the manifestos implemented by Moreno and MacGregor-Mendoza (2019) in a course in which language, culture, and community are the goals. All these activities are examples of the kinds of assessment that may be effective in the heritage classroom and may guide their instructors. The goal of this article is to suggest activities to connect HLLs with their communities at the same time that their learning gains are assessed in terms of language proficiency.Spanish heritage language learners (HLLs) are heterogeneous in nature. Thus, how can we assess these students? Most of the literature on this has been on placement exams (Polinsky & Kagan, 2017, among others), but the focus of this article is on assessment in Spanish heritage courses. Placement test results should be indicators of what should be included in the curriculum. One of the main challenges is the lack of the following components: specific proficiency indicators for HLLs, consensus in defining key concepts, understanding dialect variation, assessment for measuring linguistic skills, and finally research on HLLs’ assessment (Malone, Kreeft Peyton, & Kim, 2014). Thus, assessment is the biggest challenge in HL education due to the dominant monolingual ideologies, so formative assessment practices are recommended to confront them by allowing HLLs to negotiate their linguistic identities via multilingual perspectives (King, Liu, & Schwedhelm, 2018). What are specific tools or activities to negotiate these? Personal narratives of US Latinos were collected by Carreira and Beeman (2014) for the sake of reflections of HLLs as language brokers. González-Davies (2004, 2018) also mentions the importance of peer-to-peer strategies for translation competence. These projects can also become group projects, like the manifestos implemented by Moreno and MacGregor-Mendoza (2019) in a course in which language, culture, and community are the goals. All these activities are examples of the kinds of assessment that may be effective in the heritage classroom and may guide their instructors. The goal of this article is to suggest activities to connect HLLs with their communities at the same time that their learning gains are assessed in terms of language proficiency
L’enseignement-apprentissage du français juridique en contexte francophone: Approche contextuelle et interculturelle
Get PDFIn this article we report on the impact of the bijuridic and bilingual context on the teaching - learning of legal French (FOS). Thus, phenomena such as diglossia, bilingualism and bijuridism have an impact on the configuration of a legal system.For this purpose, we take as an example Morocco as a country of the French-speaking Maghreb whose legal system is characterised by a legal duality (Islamic law and French law) and a linguistic duality (Arabic and French). The analysis of the representative corpus reveals that the conceptual asymmetries between two legal systems expressed in the French language can only be taught and learned by applying a contextual and intercultural approach. En este artículo damos cuenta de la incidencia del contexto jurídico y bilingüe en la enseñanza-aprendizaje del francés jurídico (FOS). Así, fenómenos como la diglosia, bilingüismo y bijuridismo repercuten en la configuración de un sistema jurídico. Para ello, se toma como ejemplo Marruecos como país del Magreb francófono cuyo sistema jurídico está caracterizado tanto por una dualidad jurídica (derecho islámico y derecho francés) como lingüística (árabe y francés). El análisis del corpus representativo revela que las asimetrías conceptuales entre dos sistemas jurídicos expresados en lengua francesa solo se pueden enseñar y aprender aplicando un enfoque contextual e intercultural
Zerrillo, Philip. (2019). The Case for Cases. Teaching with Cases. How to Teach Using the Case Method. Singapore: World Scientific. ISBN: 9789813273344. 94 pp.
Get PDFA publication of outmost importance for a wide spectrum of teachers, for novices and experts alike, who make use of the Case Method in language teaching. Thus, this newly published book focuses on what Zerrillo (2019) identifies as the three Ps of the Case Method - Plan, Prepare and Perform- and is singled out by its eminently practical approach.Publicación de suma utilidad para a un amplio espectro de profesores, recién iniciados y no tan noveles, que aplican el Método del Caso en la enseñanza de lenguas. Así, este manual de reciente aparición en el mercado editorial se centra en las tres Ps del Método del Caso según Zerrillo(2019), esto es, Plan, Prepare y Perform; se distingue por su carácter eminentemente práctico
Inventando la Heroína de las Mil Caras: una propuesta didáctica de creación literaria.Inventing the Heroine of a Thousand Faces: a Literary Creation Didactic Proposal. 10.20420/ElGuiniguada.2020.335
No full textThis didactic proposal exemplifies the use of creative writing as a way to approach gender studies, through the creation of a fantasy hero. The activity offers the possibility of working both the apparent and underlaying conflicts, where gender roles can offer different answers and redefine narratological structures. The students work on their own literary creation to define their literary expectations and the predominant conflicts that appear in fantasy and fiction stories in their social and ideological context. The contrast of their own textual creations with the analyses of textual and audiovisual examples from fantasy and science fiction by female authors and including female characters offers the possibility of generating a contrastive and constructive space, which also links to educational competences and facilitates a comparatist approach to literary criticism.Esta propuesta didáctica ejemplifica el uso de la escritura creativa como una forma de acercarse al discurso de género, a través de la generación de un héroe o heroína de fantasía. Se ofrece una actividad en la que se trabaja el conflicto aparente y el conflicto subyacente, donde los roles de género pueden ofrecer respuestas diferentes y redefinir las estructuras narratológicas. El alumnado trabaja sobre su propia creación literaria para definir sus expectativas literarias y los conflictos hegemónicos que se presentan en las historias de fantasía y ficción de su contexto social e ideológico. El contraste de los textos de creación propia con el análisis de textos y ejemplos audiovisuales de fantasía y ciencia ficción de creadoras literarias y de personajes femeninos, presenta una oportunidad para generar un espacio contrastivo y constructivo, a la vez que enlaza con competencias educativas y facilita un acercamiento comparativo a la critica literaria
El perfil emprendedor tras el fracaso
Get PDFThe objective of this article is to examine the profile of entrepreneurs who failed in previous businesses, but despite their initial failure, decide to start or maintain another business; in the context of a Latin American country (Chile). Results show that for Chilean entrepreneurs, there is a different profile between those who fail and abandon and those who decide to start a new business after failing. These differences show that post-failure entrepreneurs behave like angel investors, have better skills and are more experienced. Additionally, they are more likely to share ownership of their new business.El objetivo de este artículo es examinar el perfil de los emprendedores que fracasaron en negocios anteriores, pero que a pesar de su fracaso inicial, decidieron iniciar o mantener otro negocio; en el contexto de un país latinoamericano (Chile). Los resultados muestran que para los emprendedores chilenos, hay un perfil diferente entre los que emprenden por primera vez (novatos) y los que deciden iniciar un nuevo negocio después de fracasar. Los emprendedores que han fracasado e iniciado un nuevo negocio se comportan como inversores ángeles, tienen mejores habilidades y experiencia; siendo probable que compartan la propiedad de su nuevo negocio
Creación de empresas turísticas en entornos rurales: el caso de Arte-Gaia
Get PDFThis case aims to describe an innovative example of tourism entrepreneurship in a rural setting: Arte-Gaia, a small firm located in the town of Artenara on the island of Gran Canaria and created to contribute to local sustainable development. With information collected through personal interviews and various secondary sources, the entrepreneurial process followed by its founder, Juanate Gil, is analysed by evaluating the various strategic decisions adopted in the creation of this innovative business (concretion of the idea, definition of the service, choice of competitive strategy, search for financing, strategic alliances, etc.), as well as its main future challenges.Este caso tiene como finalidad describir una innovadora de emprendimiento turístico en entornos rurales: la empresa Arte-Gaia, ubicada la localidad de Artenara de la isla de Gran Canaria y concebida para contribuir al desarrollo sostenible local. Con información recopilada mediante entrevistas personales y diversas fuentes secundarias, se estudia el proceso emprendedor seguido por su impulsora, Juanate Gil, analizando las distintas decisiones estratégicas adoptadas en la creación de este negocio innovador (concreción de la idea, definición del servicio a ofertar, elección de la estrategia competitiva, búsqueda de financiación, alianzas estratégicas, etc.), así como sus principales retos de futuro
Empresa familiar: La importancia del clima familiar y la identificación de la familia con su empresa
Get PDFThis work analyzes how the family climate affects the establishment of non-financial or socio-emotional goals in family businesses, and suggests that this influence is mediated by the degree of family identification with the company. More specifically, we propose that positive family dynamics generate identification of the family with its company. In turn, identification leads the company to adopt non-financial goals. These hypotheses are confirmed by the data obtained from 374 members of senior management teams in 173 Spanish unlisted family companies.Este trabajo analiza cómo el clima familiar afecta el establecimiento de objetivos no financieros o socioemocionales en las empresas familiares, y sugiere que esta influencia está mediada por el grado de identificación de la familia con la empresa. Más específicamente, proponemos que dinámicas familiares positivas generan identificación de la familia con su empresa. A su vez, la identificación lleva a la empresa a adoptar objetivos no financieros. Estas hipótesis se ven confirmadas por los datos obtenidos de 374 miembros de equipos de alta dirección en 173 empresas familiares no cotizadas españolas
Análisis lingüístico sobre las características del lenguaje jurídico italiano y español
Get PDFLegal language is conceived as a sub-variety of the common language characterized by very specific features and is shown to be the immutable reflection of the behaviors that underlie each culture and differentiate it from others. In this regard, this article brings together the particularities of Italian and Spanish legal language in order to provide a brief decalogue of the most representative aspects to be taken into account in its translation through numerous examples drawn from current legislation.
Initially, the lexical-semantic level will be dealt with, where the presence of foreign words and phraseology will take the main role; the morphosyntactic level, on the other hand, will pay special attention to the nominalization and the verbal tenses used in both languages; and finally, the orthographic and style level will focus mainly on the use of acronyms and abbreviations and on the obscurantism of legal language.
El lenguaje jurídico se concibe como una subvariedad de la lengua común caracterizada por rasgos muy concretos y se muestra como el reflejo inmutable de los comportamientos que subyacen en cada cultura y que la diferencian de otras. A tal propósito, el presente artículo recoge las particularidades del lenguaje jurídico italiano y español con el fin de otorgar un breve decálogo de los aspectos más representativos para tener en cuenta en su traducción a través de numerosos ejemplos extraídos de la legislación vigente.
Inicialmente se abordará el plano léxico-semántico, en donde la presencia de palabras extranjeras y la fraseología acapararán el principal protagonismo; el nivel morfosintáctico, por su parte, prestará especial atención a la nominalización y a los tiempos verbales usados en ambos idiomas; por último, el nivel ortográfico y estilo se centrará principalmente en el uso de siglas y abreviaturas y en el oscurantismo del lenguaje jurídico
A Genre Analysis of Popularization Articles on Autism in Science Daily
Get PDFThis paper analyzes the genre of popularization article discussing autism published by the magazine Science Daily. The objective of this research is to define this genre and describe its structure, language and most common rules. The method applied involved the analysis of 50 samples of texts following the models proposed by Bhatia (2004) and Swales (1990). Results suggest that there is a usual common structure among the texts of this genre and there are also some language forms that occur in most of the texts such as length, moves and steps, morphology composition, and the use of pronouns and verbs. In conclusion, after analyzing the results obtained from our corpus, a series of rules have been suggested in order to define the most common structure and forms within the genre of popularization articles published by Science Daily that discuss the topic of autism.Este artículo analiza el género de los artículos de divulgación sobre autismo publicados por la revista Science Daily. El objetivo de esta investigación es definir este género y describir su estructura, lenguaje y las reglas más comunes. El análisis incluye 50 muestras de textos siguiendo los modelos de Bhatia (2004) y Swales (1990). Los resultados sugieren que existe una estructura común entre los textos de este género y también hay algunas formas de lenguaje que aparecen en la mayoría de los textos, como la longitud, los contenidos, la morfología y el uso de pronombres y verbos. En conclusión, después de analizar los resultados obtenidos de nuestro corpus, se han sugerido una serie de reglas para definir la estructura y las formas más comunes dentro del género de artículos de divulgación publicados por Science Daily que tratan el tema del autismo