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THE EUROPEAN UNION REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN: IDEOLOGIES AND MANIPULATIVE FEATURES IN THE BRITISH PRESS DISCOURSE
Get PDFUndeniably, Media plays a pivotal role in every aspect of peoples' daily lives and significantly during times of great events. For decades, Media generally and the press particularly have been harnessed by politicians and commentators to impart their messages to the general public to either control or legitimize their political attitudes and goals. The rise of online news and the systematic decline of newspaper circulation did not herald the end of the significance of the press to political debate. People's actions and opinions are deeply amenable and manipulated by the hidden ideologies adopted by the online press and embedded within the news texts. During the referendum campaign of 2016, the press was a primary source of political information and had a significant position in setting the agenda for the mainstream Media (Levy et al., 2016). This paper examines critically the way the online press has manipulated people's views in the referendum campaign of 2016 on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union. It focuses mainly on the micro-level of study to unveil the implicit ideologies which the newspaper discourse is laden with. Norman Fairclough's model of CDA is the appropriate approach for this study that is to analyze the linguistic characteristics of vocabulary and grammar which reflect power relations and the ideological persuasion in discourse (Fairclough, 2001, p.91). The result reveals the use of experiential, expressive, and relational values by both campaigners meant to influence and direct the individual’s vote on the day of the referendum
E-LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) BY MEANS OF USING THE JOURNALISTIC STYLE
Get PDFThe journalistic style is a sociocultural phenomenon becoming more common in our reality because of the continuous exposition of media in citizens’ experience. This exposition formulates our conception, reinterpretation and construction of the world, as well as it allows us to get to know a great diversity of perspectives among one single concept. Throughout the following journalistic article, the journalistic style has been reconstructed to make students understand and learn new methods of communication regarding the linguistic and communicative norms that media possesses. Moreover, students will be able to learn the different essential features that compose the process of newspaper creation: journalistic article structuration, journalistic cohesion, advertisement production, sections that compose the journalistic piece, etc. Indeed, the aim was to teach and study the digitalization of the English language in a journalist style, thus, using the language in new formats and linguistic contexts. For this study, a group of students belonging to the second year of Secondary Education has been selected. The learning situation was initially based on the comprehension and interpretation of the journalist production of newspapers’ productions and eventually, a newspaper was created. Two major skills were developed during the learning of English as a foreign language: reading comprehension and written production. The results obtained were positive: Pupils demonstrated digital structures learning, assimilation of uses of English regarding descriptive and persuasive uses and knowledge about areas and structuration of newspapers
LEGAL PROTECTION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPs) IN NIGERIA AMIDST CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC
Get PDFThe sudden global attack of the COVID-19 virus came at the heels of 2019 and brought to the fore the need for a binding legal framework for the internally displaced persons scattered over various IDP camps Nationwide. The pandemic, in the face of poor living and congested temporary shelters unsuitable for living, poor sources of clean water, insufficient food provisions, sanitation and unhygienic amenities put the IDPs at greater risk than they were before this time. The known cure, for the time being, is social distancing, handwashing with water and soap and application of alcoholic based solutions regularly. In the light of the above, this paper examines briefly who the homeless are in Nigeria, their challenges and the effect of the recent viral phenomenon; taking into cognizance their right to be protected under various treaties and soft laws discussed below. Recommendations are thus made for a concise binding and enforceable law or a review of existing soft laws which directly lack the force of law to be fully adopted through the necessary reception laws into Nigeria. This is believed will enhance protection of the displaced persons within the Nigerian space, especially during emergencies such as Coronavirus (COVID-19)
THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RAPE AND CONSTRUCTIONS OF MASCULINITY AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC): Received: 29th April 2021; Revised: 28th July 2021, 7th August 2021, 18th October 2021; Accepted: 1st December 2021
No full textWar is an event, at its occurrence destroys nations. More than five million lives were claimed during the conflict of the DRC. It caused heinous destruction to properties, infrastructure, impeded national growth, and caused a lot of citizens, especially women and girls to suffer greatly, in addition, stereotyping the nation as “the rape capital of the world”. It is against this background that this study sought to delve into the case of the DRC to explore why the DRC was tagged “the capital of rape in the world”. To find out why rape was used as a weapon of war against women and girls. To explore whether it was a way of money-making by the influence of external bodies or a belief. This study employed a qualitative approach relying on administered questionnaires, literature from publications, presented papers, journals, books, and useful websites. Pert the findings or results, rape cases in the DRC is not a belief, but rare cases and in a way, money-making on the part of some NGOs and indigenes. This paper concludes with some questions: Are neighbouring countries and international organizations still trooping in to exploit the natural resources of DRC? Is the DRC truly the “rape capital of the world”? Is this not a myth or probably a stereotype since some NGOs offer natives the platform to inflate the figures based on forging rape to get medical attention? This is a wake-up call for the African Union, the United Nations, Human Rights Watch etc. to take strict measures to curb the menace (violence against women and girls during conflicts or wars)
THE EFFECTS OF FDI AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ON CO2 EMISSIONS IN SADC
Get PDFThis study investigates the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI), economic growth, and capital stocks on the CO2 emissions in 16 Southern African Development Community (SADC). The analysis includes panel data from 1990 to 2014. To examine the effect, both statics and dynamics estimation models were used in this research. The results from panel statics using pooled ordinary least square and dynamic panel estimation using system general methods of the moments suggest a positive and significant effect of FDI and economic growth on CO2 emissions in SADC. While in contrast, capital stocks have negative and significant effects on CO2. These results indicate that FDI inflow has been damaging the environment in SADC countries. While when investing in clean energy the CO2 emissions tend to reduce. Hence, these countries should adopt policies that encourage the use of environmentally friendly technology and keep pursuing sustainable development goals while protecting the environment
NIGERIAN INSURANCE SECTOR & DIGITAL IMPERATIVE: A LEGAL RE-AWAKENING OCCASIONED BY COVID-19 VIRUS OUTBREAK
Get PDFThe Insurance industry in Nigeria has come to terms with the need for a fully digitalized sector following the recent coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in 2019/2020, which resulted to some partial and total lockdowns of the economic sectors at some point across the world. According to Mercatus Center (GMU), (2020) study, measures such as social distancing, closure of business places and the quarantining of people at home were being observed with adverse effects on insurance business operations in Nigeria. The lack of online technological infrastructure to maintain business amidst the pandemic and provide for necessary health policy coverages during the COVID-19 season was hugely felt and is the basis of this study. The pandemic changed the way insurers in Nigeria carried out their business operations. In the past, insurance marketing was done by a person to person contact and this has been in use but needs to change if insurers desire to reach out more to their clientele during periods of crises such as this. The inclusion of digital features to insurance buying and selling could demonstrate their higher purpose of providing protection and value to the public. The lack of complete digital infrastructure amidst the COVID-19 is an angle for insurers to reminisce on their services, how far-reaching and effective. The call for full digitalisation of the insurance sector is hereby made. The Insurance Act, 2004 also has not provided for any form of digital insurance services to improve on customer economy and remote services. The period of the pandemic has introduced a new normal in terms of how goods and services can be provided, in addition to the traditional person to person mechanism. This paper gives attention to all these and makes a case that the Nigerian insurance sector to introduce full digitalization of its operations to promote an all-inclusive market. Also, the law in force is reviewed to reflect this change
AN ATTEMPT TO A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF IGBO AND TONGAN CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
Get PDFThis study examines the conditional sentence structures in Igbo and Tongan languages and aims to reveal the similarities and differences between these languages regarding the semantic structure and syntactic characteristics of the conditional clauses. Therefore, the contrastive analysis procedure is applied which consists of three steps as (1) description; (2) juxtaposition; (3) comparison (Krzeszowski, 1990). In pursuit of the description of the conditional sentence structures in Igbo and Tongan languages, they are juxtaposed and compared. This contrastive analysis procedure revealed that Igbo and Tongan languages have both the first, second, and third conditions. In addition, Tongan has also zero conditions. Moreover, they may use different forms to express the condition which gives the meaning that the situation may or may not be fulfilled, theoretically possible but unlikely future situations and impossible conditions. In view of all the similarities and differences found in the analysis, Tongan and Igbo languages which are the member of different language families and whose native speakers live so far away from each other share common points in regard to the types of conditional clause while their structures differ in terms of degree
THE INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF SMES IN SEMARANG CITY, INDONESIA
Get PDFThe SME competition in the globalization era demands business innovation for the competitiveness needed through productive SMEs. The quality of human resources is one of the determining factors of the productivity of SMEs. This study tries to analyze and describe training to improve the productivity of Semarang City SMEs. The research method uses quantitative methods. The study population is a research sample technique using simple random sampling. The number of samples is determined by the Slovin formula, which obtained a valid sample in providing a response that is 171 samples of small and medium assistance that has been obtained entrepreneurship training in the city of Semarang. Data collection using a questionnaire with a Likert scale, while data analysis with descriptive percentages and simple linear regression. The results show that there is a significant positive entrepreneurship training contribution to the productivity of SMEs in the City of Semarang. The contribution of entrepreneurship training to SME productivity was 14.5 percent. Improving the quality of human resources in improving the quality of high-quality competitive products
EMERGING SUBJECTIVITY AND MEANING WITHIN THE LABOR PROCESS OF INDIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Get PDFThe limitless possibility of ‘being’, whatever one wants ‘to become’ in the contemporary ‘liquid modern times’ inherently accentuates complexities and ambiguities (Bauman 2000) in the ‘conceptualization of self’. Rather than offering conduit for fulfillment and stable anchoring for personal identity (Alvesson and Willmott 2002), work in the new economy and corresponding altered employment relations, seem to impose corporate narratives of ‘how one ought to be’. Resulting identities warrant for continuous identity work and thus aggravate perpetual feelings of insecurity and anxiety (Collinson 2003). In absence of traditional anchors of meaning (Sennett 1998) and corresponding unrealized quest for alternative forms of attachment and belonging (Jackall 1998), subjectivities at work are precarious at the very least. Given the context, the paper interrogates worker subjectivity within the labor process of Indian Information Technology (IT) to delineate meaningful work experiences for employees. The findings explicated from ethnographic field work indicate that despite significant contribution to the Indian economy and catapulting sizeable number of families into higher social strata, the software economy has also resulted in what has been described as ‘deteriorating culture’ by most of the respondents. Unsurprisingly, transactional employment relationships, eroding mutual trust and individual predisposition to self-securing orientation have been found to be prominent characteristics of Indian IT workplaces. It seems that contradictions inherent in the individualization oriented IT labour process in a quasi-collectivistic society such as India erodes the capacity of work in providing salient identity dimensions to its employees. Interestingly, the findings from the field also indicate that work itself has no meaning but it is the instrumentality of work in achieving other life projects, particularly those associated with positive valence in the society which makes work experience as meaningful or meaningless
EMPLOYEES PERCEPTION OF WORKPLACE MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE
Get PDFEmployee monitoring has gained importance from different interest groups – Commercial organisations, employee interest groups, privacy advocates, professional ethicists and lawyers. It is a practice of organizational management. It is about surveying the employee’s activity through various surveillance methods. The objectives of employee monitoring can be performance tracking, avoiding legal liability, protection of trade secrets and also to focus security concerns if any. The policy of monitoring and surveillance is likely to have a negative effect on employee satisfaction and employee privacy though, it is essential to identify and prevent unacceptable behaviour of employees if any. Employee monitoring trend has evolved gradually as a result of technological innovation. This research paper analyses the impact of employee monitoring practices in organisations. The study proposes organizational theories, privacy theories, control theories and resource theories so as to address the employee privacy issues. These multiple theories indicate multiple dimensions focusing on the proactive approach or a backup plan mediating between organisational policy and behaviour of employees. Result of the study indicates that Employee Commitment level dependents on employee’s perception about their privacy at workplace. This perception is influenced by management practices such as organisational policy and prevention of misuse