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The Impact of Social Media the Dissemination and Teaching of Mandarin Language: A Systematic Review
Get PDFIn the current digital landscape, social media has emerged as a vital conduit for the dissemination of information and the sharing of resources, demonstrating significant potential for language acquisition. This investigation delves into the impact and utility of social media in the arena of learning mandarin as a second language. Through a systematic examination of 29 scholarly articles, this study concentrates on the strategic employment of various social media platforms, including WeChat and Facebook, to furnish learners of mandarin with an authentic and immediate educational milieu, thereby facilitating the enhancement of their communicative proficiency. The sentence examines the unique characteristics and limitations of various digital learning environments in Mandarin language education. It suggests strategies to overcome cultural and technological challenges, aiming to improve teaching methods and the spread of the Mandarin language. The insights gleaned from this research will furnish mandarin language instructors and digital media analysts with a framework to foster pedagogical innovation in the digital epoch
Memory Retention and Cultural Resonance: Exploring the Impact of Ephemeral Digital Narratives
Get PDFThe accelerating progress of the digital landscape has led to the rise of consumption of content that is short-lived and fast-paced. In this context, social media platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat have become predominant for their effective use of temporary digital content that lasts for a brief period (usually 24 hours) before disappearing. Ephemerality has become the zeitgeist of the 21st century. In a world where immediacy and instant gratification are highly valued, the pattern of consumption of digital media is also aligned to such quick snippets of information rather than watching a long video. This paradigm shift is redefining how people perceive time and memory in the digital age. This preliminary study analyses the effect of such ephemeral digital narratives on the memory retention of consumers and also explores the implications of such content on cultural and collective memory. A sample of 100 participants ranging from the age of 18-35 years, were exposed to curated ephemeral content from Instagram and Snapchat for seven days. Participants were exposed to different media types, presentation styles, and cognitive demands. Daily surveys examined their memory retention using various question formats. The study examined ten hypotheses using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine how media type (video, image, both), presentation style (visual, verbal/textual, both), cognitive processing demands (shallow, deep processing), and question format affect recall effectiveness
Using Social Media as a Platform of Communication Between School Administration and the Local Communities to Promote Inclusive Education for Children with Special Needs
Get PDFThis study aimed to explore the level of using social media as a platform of communication between school administration and the local communities in Saudi Arabia schools from the parents' perspectives. The descriptive method was used as a methodology to achieve the study objectives. The study involved 265 parents of students from different academic stages and different cities in Saudi Arabia to take part in an online questionnaire of ten items, which was sent to the participants online. The results showed that the best practices of school administration in electronic communication included creating WhatsApp groups with parents for informal communication and employing Twitter and Instagram accounts as a media interface for the school. These results reveal that male parents think more slightly that school administration uses social media to communicate with the local community. The findings also indicated that the age of the parents did not affect their views because the school uses similar platforms and parents are familiar with using the social media websites regardless of their age
A Socio-cultural Model Examining the Co-construction of Online Social Support
Get PDFThis paper proposes a novel model, based on a socio-cultural perspective, to examine the social support process online. A common underlying principle behind the current conceptualisations of social support is that it is a particular thing given by one person to another. Conceptualising social support as a thing undermines the complex process of social support. Viewing social support as a co-constructing activity, this paper brings together three relevant theories - Community of Practice, Discourse Community and Affinity Space - into a unified theoretical framework. This paper argues that for a comprehensive examination of the online social support process, three elements - the discursive construction of desired identities to fit into the community or to gain access to community space, the discursive practices in the co-construction of social support, and the impact of social support on self-development - need to be scrutinised across Community of Practice, Discourse Community and Affinity Space
The Basis, Value and Path of Integrating Embodied Cognition into High School Career Education
Get PDFEmbodied cognition has received a lot of attention in recent cognitive research, and how embodied cognition can be integrated into high school career education is the question of this study. The purpose of the study is to discover the relationship between modal simulation, conceptual metaphor in embodied cognition and high school career education. To integrate embodied cognition into high school career education, it is important to pay attention to the contextual nature of the career education field, emphasise the systematic nature of the career education curriculum, and seek to create a new pattern of career parenting. Integrating embodied cognition into high school career education is a way to improve the quality of high school students’ cultivation, meet the actual needs of high school students’ development, and is of great significance in effectively meeting students' needs and in the cultivation of cognitive generation, emotional experience and behavioural orientation
Investigating Factors Associated with Digital Inclusion Among Older Adults in China: A Latent Profile Analysis
Get PDFThis study aimed to investigate the impact mechanism and diversity of digital inclusion among elderly people in China. As digital technologies become ubiquitous, older adults face varying degrees of challenges in adapting to digital life, yet research in this area remains insufficient. The study utilized data from the 2020 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS), including 10,198 participants aged 60 and above. Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was employed to identify different types of digital inclusion, and multinomial logistic regression was used to analyze the influence of various factors on digital inclusion types. LPA identified four types of digital inclusion: Class 1(utilitarian type ,14.4%), Class 2(social type, 18.1%), Class 3(digital disabled type, 35.4%), and Class 4(highly adaptive type, 32.1%). Multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that factors such as age, education level, family annual income, hukou status, living alone status, cognitive ability, Internet access, and age-friendly design significantly influenced different types of digital inclusion. Notably, cognitive ability and Internet access negatively affected all classes. Age-friendly design negatively impacted Classes 1 and 2 but positively influenced Class 3. Regarding psychosocial variables, self-efficacy had a slight but significant negative effect on Class 3, while social support positively influenced Class 2 but negatively affected Class 3. This study reveals the complex factors influencing digital adaptability among elderly Chinese people, highlighting the diverse needs and challenges faced by different groups when engaging with digital technology. These findings have important implications for developing targeted digital inclusion policies and interventions to better integrate older adults into the digital society
Framing Pro-Palestine Protests: A Comparative Analysis of News Coverage by The Guardian and USA Today
Get PDFThis study examines the framing strategies employed by The Guardian and USA Today in their coverage of the pro-Palestine protests in American universities during April and May 2024. Accordingly, the corpus comprises 213 news texts, with The Guardian contributing 106 articles and USA Today contributing 107 articles from April 17 to May 17, 2024. The research identifies and contrasts the dominant frames used by these two newspapers by conducting a framing content analysis on the selected news articles. The Guardian frequently utilizes conflict and adversarial frames, emphasizing university-wide ideological and political struggles. Conversely, USA Today focuses on broader political confrontations and administrative accountability, often highlighting institutional responses and governance issues. The analysis process is guided by framing theory to reveal how news representations influence public perception and interpretation and media agenda-setting theory to explore how media news coverage prioritizes specific issues within the same event. The findings underscore the decisive role of media framing in shaping public opinion and priorities, particularly in the context of global and political issues
Framing Environmental Issues in the Egyptian Press during COP27
Get PDFThe media's framing of environmental concerns and climate change issues is critical for moulding public perception, influencing policy, and inspiring action. The way that African environmental issues are framed in the Egyptian press at COP27 is a crucial topic for discussion to reflect the intricate interactions between solidarity, urgency, and realism. This paper discusses how the media constructs and embeds the environmental issues in the Egyptian media during COP27 by providing meanings, concepts, priorities, and explanations. There were 223 articles on sustainability, published between December 2022 and May 2023, were analysed. The authors employed discourse analysis to examine the concepts and semantics used in media coverage. Findings reveal that Egyptian media played a significant role in framing environmental issues within the context of hosting COP27, emphasising the challenges and opportunities for sustainability in Egypt. Water-related issues were a key focus, particularly water scarcity. Sustainability in education also emerged, addressing the role of technology, research, and workforce training in tackling climate change. Agriculture was emphasised and focused on sustainable practices and modern irrigation systems. Quality of life improvements were linked to sustainability through healthcare and social care. The cooperation theme concentrates on regional and international collaboration, particularly within Africa
Perceived Usefulness as a Mediating Variable on the Relationship Between Video Quality and Audience Emotional Engagement in Social Media
Get PDFFacing dual challenges of inadequate dissemination and limited acceptance, this study scrutinizes why social media struggles to promote traditional culture effectively. It identifies low-quality videos on social platforms, particularly short-form content, as the main hurdle, leading to reduced impact. Investigating the relationship between short-form video quality and audience receptivity, this study categorizes quality into media richness, impact, and interactivity dimensions. Findings confirm that higher-quality videos correlate with increased emotional engagement. Employing the Technology Acceptance Theory (TAM), perceived usefulness partially mediates the link between video quality and emotional engagement. Elevating video quality not only enhances perceived usefulness but also deepens emotional resonance, ultimately amplifying cultural impact
The Imagined Audience in Social Media: A Systematic Review
Get PDFDetermining the audience for social media posts is complex due to platform algorithms and mixed audiences. The "invisible audience" and the collapse of distinct social contexts challenge users’ capacity to manage their social circles effectively. This systematic review, adhering to PRISMA guidelines, identified 17 relevant articles through a structured search and screening. It outlines study backgrounds, sample characteristics, data collection methods, and highlights factors influencing audience categorization, aiding the understanding of imagined audience formation. The review discusses the impact of imagined audiences on user behavior and emotions, distinguishing these effects and enriching existing research. It aims to enhance users' audience awareness, improve privacy management, and support technology and literacy efforts related to social media privacy challenges