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Integrating e-learning in teacher education
Get PDFIn considering the integration of electronic learning (e-learning) in teacher education, there is also a need to consider the kinds of skills and competencies the teacher needs for using such technical media in pedagogical activities in a teaching classroom. Such competencies will enable the teacher to guide the learners in encoding and decoding messages. It is also important that the teachers acquire various forms of knowledge and background assumptions about the relevance of the use of technology in pedagogical practice. This paper covers the e-learning issues of both the teacher and the learner. It gives a brief history of distance learning to include e-learning and teacher competencies in the utilization of related technology used in e-learning delivery modes. It also discusses how important e-learning is in the current society where technological know-how is advancing
Phonemic substitutions in the English-Tiv loan phonology
Get PDFAll living languages borrows new words to enrich their own languages. Tiv language has borrowed a lot of loan words from the English language as a result of language contact. This paper analyses phonemic substitutions in the English-Tiv loan phonology. The main objectives of this study are to discuss vowel and consonant substitutions in the English-Tiv loan phonology and to state the implications of English-Tiv loan phonology in the study of the Tiv grammar. This study adopts LaCharite & Paradis’ (2005) phonological Repair Model and Calabrese Andrea’s (2009) Acoustic Approximation Model. The author used both primary and secondary sources in this study. Under primary sources, the researcher compiled the list of English-Tiv loan words through the participant-observer method, and the secondary sources were obtained from journal articles, textbooks, and dictionaries. From this study, the following observations were made: that English-Tiv loan phonology leads to coda declusterisation. Tiv phonology does not have /θ/, /ð/, /ʒ/, /ʌ/ and /ə/ phonemes; so the said phonemes are being replaced by /t/, /d/, /ʃ/, /ɔ:/ and /æ/. It has been discovered that some loan words maintain their original spellings but have different pronunciations. This paper is an advancement of scholarship on phonemic substitutions in the English-Tiv loan phonology, making it an important addition to secondary sources of data on the critical reception of English-Tiv loan words and promoting the Tiv language within and beyond the academic cycle
Orgasm and art
Get PDFKarl Pfeifer argues against the view that an aesthetic experience must be a uniquely special kind of experience by means of an analogy with sexual experiences. Nonetheless, he leaves open the possibility that some aesthetic experiences might still be of a special kind
The language factor in identity politics: An exploratory research
No full textThis paper essentially interrogates the language factor in identity politics. It perceives identity politics as inevitable in societal affairs. Language is viewed from the paper\u27s functionalist perspective, whereby the language concept is interwoven with human existence. The work further investigates what it sees as a dilemma in language deployment under identity politics. The problem of the study thus centers on how language achieves its communicative purposes in its deployment under identity politics. The paper accordingly hypothesizes that the language question is intertwined with identity issues. The methodology of the research is nonquantitative, basically relying on nonnumerical presentation. The theoretical framework is Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). Under this theoretical template, the article focused on how group power dealings are determined and strengthened through language utilization. The contribution finally concludes that language\u27s communicative purposes can only be achieved in identity politics under mutually beneficial standards or multicultural paradigms
Diachronic study of phonological changes in the Tiv language
No full textAbstract: All levels of language analysis are prone to changes in their phonology, morphology, graphology, lexis, semantics and syntax over the years. Tiv language is not an exception to this claim. This study investigates various aspects of phonological or sound changes in Tiv language. This paper therefore classifies sound changes in Tiv; states causes of sound changes in Tiv and explores implications of sound changes. The research design used in this paper is purposive sampling of relevant data. The instrument used in this paper is the observation method in which the author selected words that showed epenthesis, deletion and substitution. It has been noted that the use of archaic spellings in the Modern Tiv literatures shows their ancientness. Phonological change is not a deviation but a sign of language growth and changes in spellings result in changes in sounds. The author recommends that scholars should write papers or critical works on lexical/morphological, syntactic, semantic, graphological changes in Tiv language. Students should write projects, dissertations and theses on language change and diachronic linguistics. This study introduces Tiv historical linguistics and diachronic phonology which serve as catalysts for the study of Tiv language. The understanding of Tiv sound change provides students with a much better understanding of Tiv phonological system in general, of how Tiv phonology works and how the phonemes fit together
The breach of banker’s duty of confidentiality within the Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States (CEMAC Zone): The case of Cameroon
No full textBanks are at the heart of every nation and the need to regulate this sector with a lot of care, since they are pivotal in catalyzing economic growth and development. Proper regulation of banking institutions would guarantee maximum and effective protection of its customers and the enhancement of economic growth and development. Adopting the doctrinal and analytical research methods, this paper sets out to determine the legal mechanisms established to ensure the protection of confidentiality, the information which falls within the ambit of secrecy, the ambiguity surrounding the disclosure of customers’ private information, the penalties imputed on violators of the laws and the qualifications of the duty of confidentiality. This paper reveals that clients still face divulgement of their secret information, though legislation guarantee the protection of their right to privacy. Thus, it is imperative for bankers to scrupulously respect their obligation of secrecy so as to instill clients with confidence in order to guarantee a sound banking environment in the CEMAC zone and Cameroon specifically. Furthermore, the optimization of banking secrecy would adequately protect customers since the underlying element governing banker-customer relationship would be cemented. In addition, there is high need for sensitization of bankers through seminars, workshops and conferences in order to guarantee a proper respect of banking deontologies when exercising their profession
Non-arbitrariness in the Tiv grammar: An appraisal of onomatopoeias and sound symbolism
Get PDFThe study entitled ‘Non-arbitrariness in the Tiv grammar: An appraisal of onomatopoeias and sound symbolisms’ has debunked a long acclaimed notion that there is no co-relationship between sounds and meanings; that objects or things are called not because of the resemblance. This study substantiates that Tiv grammar has cornucopious instances of onomatopoeias and sound symbolisms which are non-arbitrary in nature. The objectives of this paper are (i) prove that there is a presence of non-arbitrariness in the Tiv grammar; (ii) classify the concept of non-arbitrariness; (iii) establish that it is easy to comprehend words or expressions that are non-arbitrarily used. Peirce’s (1985) theory of sign has been used in this study to establish a convergence between sounds and meanings. This study used observation method and the data were selected using deliberate sampling. It has been found out that language is beyond arbitrariness as established by scholars. Though existed in minute instances, non-arbitrariness in language usage draws attention to such a word hence its sound aids in memorability and attention-grabbing. It has been discovered that onomatopoeias and sound symbolisms are sources of word-formation in Tiv. Non-arbitrary use of language is responsible for capturing sounding, feeling, looking, tasting or smelling of objects. This study has debunked a hackneyed dictum that human languages are solely arbitrary. This study is recommended to grammarians, linguists, lecturers, students, scholars who may want to establish a nexus between phonology and semantics (phonosemantics), discuss the iconicity in human languages and explore the efficacy of onomatopoeias and sound symbolisms as sources of word formation
Contribution of retirement benefits on economic wellbeing of pensioners in Dodoma City
No full textThis study assesses the contribution of retirement benefits to the economic wellbeing of pensioners in Tanzania. Data were collected from 136 pensioners and 12 interviewees and analysed empirically using descriptive and regression models. The research findings revealed that the economic wellbeing of pensioners is not good after retirement. Furthermore, the study found that monthly pension and pre-retirement training are key contributing factors to pensioners\u27 economic well-being. Moreover, other sources of income available to pensioners, education, and salary level have a significant contribution to economic wellbeing regardless of the retirement benefits one receives. Thus, the study recommends that institutions, stakeholders, and pensioners should work on a pension formula in order to increase the monthly pension amount to improve economic wellbeing of the pensioners. Future studies on social interactions are also recommended
How accountable and transparent is the African democracy? Reviewing political party financing and regulations
Get PDFDemocracy is identified as one of the best forms of government worldwide because of its aspirations and a promising tendency to foster accountability and transparency in all its ramifications. This includes the channel of selecting leaders, the governance process, and financial spending. One of the major concerns for democratic governance is how to tame the ugly trend of excessive spending during the campaign process. It is well known that politicians are in their nature selfish and can employ all strategies of winning an election, including violation of maximum spending limits as stipulated by law. This study puts the African democracy into a rigorous test of accountability and transparency by examining the regulations and provisions on political party financing and especially by analysing the extent of the strengths and weaknesses of the law and compliance in terms of adequacy or otherwise. The study adopted a descriptive qualitative method of political inquiry where documented sources of data were consulted. The method used for data analysis is content analysis with an emphasis on thematic analytical interpretations. The study discovered that most African countries lack a unified and comprehensive law on party financing, and where it exists as anticipated, failure of enforcement and sanction renders the laws inactive. Besides, there is no effort by the African states towards taming the menace of excessive campaign spending and the use of money in politics. The most annoying aspect is that most of the money for campaign expenditure in African states are sourced from the state treasury, which resulted in bribery, corruption, looting, and misgovernance. The study recommends, among others, that there should be a prompt action need to adopt a unique framework for taming the excess of campaign spending and the use of state treasury for personal political purposes even though the study realises that it is practically impossible to adopt the same rules for financing as each country has its own unique laws of democracy
Public debt and economic growth: What we know today about the Nigerian economy tomorrow
Get PDFWith the rising trend in Nigeria’s debt profile, this paper investigated public debt and its potential consequence on economic growth through its impact on investment. The study cut across 1981 to 2019 with data from World Bank Development Indicators (WDI) and Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. The Phillips-Perron unit root tested for stationarity, while the study estimated the model by adopting the Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model. The long-run estimated results report that external debt and investment have a strong positive link with economic growth, while domestic debt and external debt service are inversely related to growth. In ascertaining the threshold level of investment, the estimated result suggests that investment of domestic debt should not fall below 25.41% to avoid an economic downturn. However, investing more than 24.55% of external debt will leave the economy in shambles. Further findings suggest that increased investment of domestic debt and external loans in Nigeria is a blessing and curse, respectively. Therefore, it is recommended that external debt investment be closely monitored to ensure optimal use so that such debts would not be diverted to personal gain