New Bulgarian University Academic Journals Portal
Not a member yet
1059 research outputs found
Sort by
Applicability of the Dublin System
No full textThe article examines the Dublin system as a key element in the process of granting asylum on EU territory to persons from third countries. It explores the development of the system and analyzes its main characteristics. The article examines in detail the criteria for determining the competent Member State, as well as the exceptions to the criteria. It also analyses the criticism towards the system and its further development
English Medium Instruction in Higher Education: Global Trends, Challenges, and the Call for Multilingual Approaches
No full textThis review article examines the widespread adoption of English Medium Instruction (EMI) in higher education, driven by globalization and the need to prepare students for the international job market. While EMI aims to enhance English proficiency and academic and employment prospects, it also presents challenges in terms of linguistic equity, pedagogical effectiveness, and the academic success of students. Through a synthesis of research, this review explores the implications and challenges of EMI and scrutinizes the assumption that EMI inherently improves English proficiency alongside content learning. The article also critiques the monolingual ideology of EMI policies and advocates for the recent call by researchers for a multilingual approach that includes translanguaging practices to better accommodate the linguistic diversity of student populations. In doing so, it highlights the need for a critical reassessment of EMI implementation based on the suggestion that by integrating students’ wider linguistic resources, EMI can evolve from its monolingual origins to embrace a more effective and equitable multilingual framework
Semiotic mediation for the sustainable digital empowerment of older adults
Get PDFAs digital technologies proliferate, older adults are still facing significant challenges in achieving sustainable digital empowerment. This qualitative study examines the metaphorical registers spontaneously mobilized by seniors when discussing digital tools. It also highlights subjective semiotic framings which hinder their digital acculturation. Through ethnographic observations of digital literacy training, we identify diverse metaphorical projections conveying apprehensions (technologies as “nests of problems”, “magical” realms) but also motivating drivers towards meaningful digital appropriation. The findings underscore the importance of symbolic mediation strategies, in order to deconstruct inhibiting traditional theories and foster technology uses rooted in the life contexts of seniors. By elucidating the complex interplay of cognitive, emotional and cultural tensions shaping digital relationships, our research project argues for designing digital training less as technical instruction than as holistic empowerment journeys integrating identity-related dimensions. Ultimately, research on these semiotic foundations contributes to broader societal efforts that ensure equal voices for diverse knowledge approaches in an increasingly AI-dominated world. Only through such inclusive mediation efforts can we truly accompany digital “immigrants” toward affirmative technological citizenship
Confusión grafemática de -b-, -u-, -v- en tres documentos mansucritos de la primera oleada de la Conquista de América
No full textThis article studies the confusion between the graphemes -b-, -u-, and -v-, typical of 16th-century Spanish, in three manuscripts from the first wave of the Spanish Conquest: two versions of Lope de Aguirre’s letter to King Philip II, and Vázquez y Almesto’s Relación de Omagua y El Dorado. The article applies a descriptive, comparative, and document analysis method
Study of the perception of foreign language names of commercial establishments in the urban linguistic space
No full textFor the purposes of this study, a roximately 480 names of organizations from various fields were analyzed, including pharmacies, bookstores, educational centers, shops, restaurants, pastry shops, travel agencies, beauty and health salons, etc. From the collected material, 13 names with different methods of formation, including borrowing, were selected in order to study the degree of perception and comprehension of the names by consumers. The names were collected using Google Maps and personal observations in the major regional cities in Bulgaria (Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas). The results showed a variety of reasons for the use of foreign languages in commercial names. After the linguistic interviews, it was found that, according to some of the respondents, foreign languages sound more modern and contemporary, while others associate them with the practical need to facilitate communication with foreign visitors. However, the majority of respondents clearly prefer the use of the Bulgarian language, which reflects the importance of cultural identity in the urban onomastic space
Aki Kaurismaki: Characteristics of His Cinema Language
Get PDFThis text analyses the typical distinctive features in the work of the Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki. It traces the creative path of the director by presenting the following components of his cinematic language: plot, visual language, acting, music, while also seeking a connection to the socio-political and cultural landscape of Finland since the beginning of his career to the present day
The importance of early recordings for the interpretation of late nineteenth-century French flute
Get PDFThe characteristics of early recordings will be analyzed as evidence of the musical reality in which they were recorded. They will be then compared with the score and the Flute treatises of the time to understand any inconsistencies and limits
Who are the Sarmatians, and What is Their Connection to the Medieval Bulgarians?
Get PDFThe connection between Sarmatians and Bulgarians was noticed already in the 20th century. This connection can be seen in common practices in the funeral rite, geographical continuity and is supplemented by new data from archaeogenetics. This article aims to shed some light on the problem using some of this accumulated data
Crowdsourcing and its role in VOD platforms
No full textPeople watch what others watch. We hear it so many times, but is it true? With data collected on the top 10 movies and TV series on six platforms for ten countries, this text will try to prove or disprove this claim. The platforms do not disclose exactly how their own algorithm works, but surely, the users of the platforms pay attention to the recommendation made by the platform. And according to the data we analysed, consumers prefer new – produced in the last three years – movies and TV series with a few exceptions that only prove the rule. How user choice is influenced by the percentage of Google user likes and the rating of the largest platform for movies and series – IMDb– is the focus of the text