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The synergic interface between narrative techniques and other elements of fiction: Dramatic irony and Betrayal in NGugi's A Grain of Wheat.
Full text linkThe author’s goal to successfully impart a thought through fiction depends largely on the synergetic relationship between narrative techniques and other literary elements. This paper explores the synergic alliance between the authors’ choice of methods or literary devices to reveal the audience how characters and themes affecting them cannot be disconnected. The study hinges on a qualitative document analysis involving Ngugi’s novel A Grain of Wheat. Discussion was guided by three study questions concerning the place that narrative techniques hold among the fictional generic elements; the use of dramatic irony in A Grain of Wheat; and what can be learnt from that situation. Analysis revealed that dramatic irony is used in that novel to show the reader that people could be cautious to decide on heroes and traitors before the story conflict resolution. It was also confirmed that the interface between elements of literature cannot be doubted
Reading at the phonological and syntactic level in elementary school students
Full text linkThe objective of this research is to investigate how literacy influences the morphological and syntactic phonological level in the student at the elementary school of the "Mariscal Sucre" Educational Unit of the Codicia sector of the Flavio Alfaro Canton, the objective is the elaboration of a methodology strategy of literacy, this will help improve the phonological, morphological, and syntactic level in Elementary Basic students. The bibliographic review was used with a correlational vision, the methods that were used were inductive, deductive, analytical, synthetic, and statistical and the techniques for the work of such as the survey, classroom observation and the interview. The result was that most teachers in the area of Language and Literature consider that the development of linguistic skills in students is essential since it allows them to expand their potential through learning, they can also develop communication skills that will help them to have a better reading competence
The functions of context in discourse analysis
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Context is the environment that forms discourse and is one of the key factors influencing discourse comprehension. Language communication is not conducted in a vacuum but a specific language environment. Context plays a vital role in discourse analysis. This paper investigated the development and categories of context and analyzed the disadvantage of the traditional way of discourse analysis without considering the context. Based on Hu's classification of context, this paper analyzed many discourse examples from textbooks, grammar books, and articles, and concluded the functions of each type of context in discourse analysis. Linguistic context can eliminate ambiguities, indicate the reference of endophora, predict ensuing content, help guess word meaning, and supplement omitted information in discourse analysis. Situational context plays the role of understanding illogical sentences, supplementing omitted information and filling the semantic vacancy, and understanding illocutionary force and reflecting speech acts in discourse analysis. The cultural context has the functions of explaining cultural connotations, filling the semantic vacancy, and building consistency of discourse in discourse analysis. Finally, enlightenment of functions of context in discourse analysis to language teaching and learning is provided.
 
The pattern and representation of linguistic landscape in multilingual context in Selong
Full text linkLinguistic Landscape (LL) is the display of languages in public spaces, including signs, billboards, advertisements, and graffiti. The paper reports on the findings of a qualitative study on the pattern and representation of linguistic landscape in multilingual context in Selong. The investigation focuses on sign patterns of linguistic landscape and what they represent in terms of language situation in a multilingual context. Landry and Bourhis’s theory on the definition and the functions of LL, Reh’s theory on the type of multilingual signs and Spolky and Cooper’s theory on the signs categories are used as the theoretical lense in this study.The data were collected from signs in some public spaces and along the main roads in Selong by using observation and documentation. The collected data are then classified, analyzed and interpreted. The findings of this study reveal three lingual patterns; monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual sign, written in English, Indonesian and Sasak language. The study also shows that language in the Linguistic landscape has informative and symbolic functions. The sign categories in Selong cover building name signs, prohibition signs, and informative signs
Phonemes in language development in elementary school students
Full text linkIn alphabetic languages like ours, learning to write requires awareness of the phonological structure of speech. Phonological awareness is the ability to access the structure of the oral language and be aware of the phonological segments of words. The purpose of the work is to carry out an analysis on the importance of the teaching of phonemes, as a key element for the development of the subject of language in the students at elementary school of the Educational Unit Fisco Misional Cinco de Mayo of the Chone Canton in the period 2021-2022, as well as the strong relationship that exists between the development of oral language and the skills that favor phonological knowledge in elementary school students. The research is based on a bibliographic review and descriptive work, which made it possible to characterize the impact of phonemes on the development of language in elementary school students and it was possible to verify the strong relationship that exists between the development of oral language and the skills that favor phonological knowledge in students
Reading comprehension in the development of communication skills in high school students
Full text linkThe objective of the research was study reading comprehension in the development of communicative skills, to respond to the lack of attention and concentration in reading in high school students, a situation for which students present difficulties when reading or interpreting what they read causing a loss in the comprehension of texts and poor communication. The methodology used was through the quantitative method applying different techniques such as: induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis, and statistics, where a survey was applied to a population of 1644, including parents, managers, teachers, students, staff administrative and service. It was obtained as a result that a good understanding and development of communicative skills improves learning and develops the obtaining of general ideas of a text, distinguishing main ideas, critically evaluating a text and finally developing cognitive skills
Methodological strategies for the development of language skills in elementary school children
Full text linkThe objective of the research was to analyze the methodological strategies for the development of language skills of elementary school children in the Ibarra Educational Unit No. 2 of the city of Chone in 2022. Students have difficulties in reading and writing, due to the lack of support from the family due to difficulties that parents have in helping them in the development of tasks and the strategies used by teachers are not the ideal ones, The methodology used in the study was based on a quantitative approach of an exploratory type, the bibliographic review was used, interviews were applied to teachers, parents and observation sheet to the students. It was obtained as a result that students should be contributed to the development and stimulation of reading and writing comprehension, as well as motivating teachers to use innovative strategies that enhance linguistic skills according to the level they direct
Semiotic study of idioms related to the royal court of Danxome in Benin Republic (ex Dahomey)
Full text linkThis paper undertook a semiotic analysis and interpretation of idiomatic expressions that were used in the former royal court of Danxome in Republic of Benin (Ex Dahomey). The qualitative analysis based on the Saussurian and Piercian views on semiotics was applied on a corpus of idioms collected from primary sources with close links with descendants of the kingdom. The results achieved were forceful in disclosing three main patterns of the analysed idioms. First, they uncovered the presence of culturally loaded idiomatic centres that represent the keys to unlocking the intended meanings therein contained. Secondly, the very phrasing of some of the idioms displayed the hierarchical organisation that was intrinsic to the royal court. Thirdly, a further investigation into their intended content disclosed an association of both spoken and sign language in the delivery of the message conveyed through some specific idiomatic expressions of the royal court of Danxome. These results led to the conclusion that the idioms used in this royal court were more than mere language for daily ordinary interactions. Rather, they represented real artefacts, encapsulating the culture, the history and the social relationships that best represent and portray such a restricted social and linguistic community
Water discourse in Kakawin Purwaning Gunung Agung
Full text linkWater is one of the abiotic elements that is widely discussed in the treasures of traditional Indonesian literature, one of which is Kakawin Purwaning Gunung Agung. This text is a kakawin created in modern Bali by Ida Pedanda Made Sidemen. Kakawin Purwaning Gunung Agung discourses on the water in various narratives to harmonize the universe and relate to the entities of the gods. Water is considered a medium whose presence depends on Lord Shiva as a superpower figure. With the reading of deconstruction as stated by Jacques Derrida, water can be interpreted as not just an element of God's creation that is completely subject to Lord Shiva. Water and its representatives fight against Shiva's domination. Readers will be offered new ideas that nature must be protected and used wisely with the principles of sustainability
Methodological strategies to promote reading comprehension in the basic elementary of basic general education
Full text linkThe research was based on the analysis of methodological strategies to promote elementary basic reading comprehension of Basic General Education of the "Gil Alberto Rivadeneira Arteaga" Educational Unit. The results of the research carried out through an evaluation rubric are shown, as a way of projecting the national educational dimension, an estimate of the phenomenon that influences the implementation of methodological strategies to promote reading is made. A classification of topics was carried out on the methodological strategies of reading in the students in the theoretical framework. Through the analysis of these strategies, the causes of errors in reading comprehension are revealed. The objective was to investigate the methodological strategies applied by teachers to promote reading comprehension in the learning process. The research has a qualitative, quantitative, and documentary approach; In addition to the inductive and descriptive method, the technique applied was the survey to perform the analysis and interpretation of the results of the methodological strategies. The result was that the methodological strategies influence reading comprehension and the need to analyze, improve and propose a teaching-learning model based on a change of renewed strategies was observed