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Bridging Hearts and Cultures: Embracing Interfaith Marriages in Islam
Get PDFThis research aims to explore interfaith marriages in Islam, specifically focusing on embracing such unions within the context of Islamic teachings. By employing a qualitative methodology, including a literature review of Islamic texts, scholarly articles, and legal documents, diverse perspectives on the subject are gathered. The findings indicate that interfaith marriages are not explicitly prohibited in Islam, but certain guidelines and conditions are prescribed to ensure the preservation of faith and harmonious relationships. Islamic law recognizes the validity of marriages with Ahli al-Kitab, granting rights and responsibilities to both parties. This study suggests that Islam provides a framework for embracing interfaith marriages through respect, understanding, and open communication. It emphasizes the importance of nurturing love, compassion, and shared values to bridge hearts and cultures in these unions, fostering unity and mutual growth within diverse religious contexts. The research sheds light on the potential for interfaith marriages to thrive within Islamic principles, promoting coexistence and harmony
The Effects of Word Processing, Recognition and Context in Lexical Ambiguity Resolution
Get PDFoai:ojs2.ijssh.ielas.org:article/1This article aims to discuss the effects of word processing, recognition and context in lexical ambiguity resolution, trying to find an answer to how the reader-listener determines the contextually appropriate meaning of a word. Ambiguity resolution is analyzed and explored in two perspectives: the context in which the lexical items appear and the activation of all the meanings that an ambiguous word has. There is no clear-cut answer to lexical ambiguity resolution and there is a great debate about the role of the context in the activation of the meaning of ambiguous words
DEVELOPING WRITING SKILLS THROUGH EFFECTIVE WRITING APPROACHES
Get PDFThe purpose of the article is to discuss writing as an effective and productive skill while proposing six different approaches that successfully marry both the linguistic dimension and the task-related awareness students need to acquire in order to successfully express themselves in written forms. Grasping proficient levels of literacy is a universal goal for all children in the elementary classroom. This objective is especially challenging for English language learners particularly in the domain of writing. Writing has been identified as one of the most essential skills because the world has become so text oriented. Due to this change, mainstream teachers as well as ESOL instructors, are in great demand of effective techniques to improve writing skills of this particular population. The purpose of this project is to provide research-based techniques successful in improving the writing skills of ESL students. The findings suggest that through the use of technology, pre-taught vocabulary, various teacher influences and the implementation of positive diverse literacy practices, this goal can be attained. This article aims to discuss writing as a productive skill while proposing six different approaches that successfully marry both the linguistic dimension and the task-related awareness students need to acquire in order to successfully express themselves in written forms
CHALLENGES OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS IN THE NEW NORMAL MODE OF INSTRUCTION
Get PDFResponses made worldwide in an attempt to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic like community lockdowns and community quarantines have caused disruption in the delivery of education. With the goal to sustain and provide quality education despite educational institutions being closed, the educational sector implemented the new normal educational policy. In the context of the new normal mode of instruction, with the teachers as key persons in its successful implementation, issues on whether they are facing problems and challenges in the process or not are triggered. The present study used the Phenomenological Analysis (PA) to explore challenges faced by early childhood educators in the new normal mode of instruction. Five early childhood educators teaching kindergarten from private and public schools were identified as key participants using purposive sampling and snowball technique guided by the following criteria: (a) have at least three years of experience as an early childhood educator; (b) have passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET); (c) currently teaching, and (d) willing to participate in the study. Researchers were guided with phenomenological analysis which includes playing of the recorded transcript, encoding, re-reading of the encoded transcript, developing emergent themes, and looking for patterns across cases. After reading and analyzing of data, four major themes emerged from data: (1) Teaching Modalities Difficulties (2) Time Management; (3) Insufficient Support of Parents in the Implementation of the New Mode of Instruction; and (4) Difficulty in the Assessment of Learners
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS AND MARRIAGE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, AND RITUALS IN SUMERIAN, BABYLONIAN, PERSIAN, EGYPTIAN, GREEK, ROMAN, CHINESE, EUROPEAN, AFRICAN AND AMERICAN CULTURES
Get PDFThis comparative study explores the diverse customs, traditions, and rituals surrounding marriage in various ancient civilizations, including Sumerian, Babylonian, Persian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese, European, African, and American cultures.The study examines gender roles, marriage practices, and the historical and cultural contexts that have shaped them, as well as how marriage has contributed to and upheld social order.It demonstrates that although marriage was regarded as a sacred institution by all cultures, the particular traditions and ceremonies varied widely. This research uses qualitative methodology, which is done through the analysis of secondary sources, scholarly analysis, and thematic analysis of marriage practices among the selected civilizations. While arranged weddings were widespread in Sumerian and Babylonian societies, legal considerations like dowries and divorce laws were highly regarded in Greek and Roman societies. The study also emphasizes how different gender roles and expectations are in marriage, with some cultures emphasizing the submissive role of women while others value marriages with more equal partners. This study sheds light on the nuanced and varied approaches that ancient civilizations had to the institution of marriage and highlights the significance of comprehending previous cultural practices to better understand the roots of our present society
LESSON STUDY AND ITS IMPACT ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF QUIRINO PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES
Get PDFLesson Study, a professional development program, is acclaimed as an international good practice in leveraging the teaching-learning process particularly in reciprocating teachers’ development towards an optimized students’ participation and learning outcomes. This study is aimed at determining the general provisions of conducting LS along the professional development of the teacher-respondents in the locale of the study. Employing 223 classroom teachers and school heads in a DepEd-Division through Descriptive Research design, the following are known: The activities and procedures of LS are afforded very often. No significant differences were posted on the provisions of these activities and procedures when the respondents were grouped according to grade level taught, education, position while significant differences are noted when they are grouped by years in teaching; and LS impacts the respondents’ professional development (very high extent). High School teacher-respondents, holders of advanced studies, and the newer batch of teachers viewed LS study to impact their professional development better when compared to their counterparts. It was concluded that LS was conducted comparably in the elementary and secondary schools underscoring a very high extent of impact on the respondents’ professional development. Hence, a developmental plan was proposed to better the institutionalization and adoption of LS in the locale of the study
IS GENDER THE PRIMING FACTOR? EXAMINING EMOJI USERS’ BEHAVIORIN WECHAT AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN CHINA
Get PDFNonverbal cues, such asemoji or emoticon, enjoy increasing popularity in computer mediated communication (CMC). These elements are used to compensate for the limited emotional expression lacked from face-to-face communication. Emoji, for example, has thus become a new medium to communicate and express emotions in CMC. WeChat, WhatsApp, Line, and other micro-messaging apps provide platforms for the frequent use of emoji in daily communication, especially among youngsters such as university students. This article sets out to explore emoji users’ behavior, motivation, and the determinants. As a result, the article focuses on the following three key areas. First, it examines emoji users’ real-life behavior from 96 university students’ 7-day WeChat data. Second, it organizes answers from open-ended questionnaires by these 96 students and concludes three major motivations of emoji use. Last, it attempts to understand if individuals’ demographic differences, especially gender, constitute a major factor in illustrating emoji users’ behavior and motivation. The article adds a new dimension to the original framework of uses and gratification theory by combining individual factors to understand the factors influencing one’s emoji usage and motivation. This research made a relatively detailed analysis into emoji usage, including not only the frequency, choice, location, variety and times of repetition of emoji but also the participants’ chat partner’s gender and their relation status
SLOVENIAN FAIRY TALES IN EUROPEAN CONTEXT
Get PDFAlthough fairy tale motifs can be found even in Antiquity, fairy tales for adults began to appear only in the 16th century (G. F.Straparola, G. Basile) and for children in the 17th century (C. Perrault). The best-known collection for children is the Brothers Grimm’s Children’s and Household Tales (1812– 1815). For researchers there is much of interest in their manuscript collection The Oldenburg Manuscript from 1810. With the help of 344 collectors, the Slovene literary historian Karel Štrekelj (1859–1912) collected more than 2000 Slovene fairy tales and folk tales, which have still not been published and are kept by the Institute of Slovene Ethnography at the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts Research Centre, where they are looked after by the leading researcher into Štrekelj’s life and work, Monika Kropej. In 2014 ZRC SAZU published Karel Štrekelj’s History of Slovene Literature (I–IV), which is kept in manuscript form at the University of Graz, where he taught Slovene Literature
Contemporary Hedonism: An Exploration of Consumer Lifestyles and Pleasure in Global Culture
Get PDFThe development of the times in Indonesia since the beginning of independence until the reform era has been influenced by globalization, which causes the influx of foreign cultures and affects people's lifestyles. Globalization, a phenomenon that reflects the complexity and interconnectedness of today's world, has a significant impact on the political, economic, social and cultural spheres. This study aims to investigate and analyze the influence of globalization, particularly on university students, especially in the context of consumptive behavior and hedonistic lifestyles. This research uses communication campaign theory to understand the consumption patterns of university students who are influenced by global culture and social pressure. Globalization brings an influx of western culture that affects consumptive behavior, especially among college students who tend to adopt a hedonistic lifestyle. Social media plays an important role in shaping trends and influencing students' consumption decisions. Students sometimes just follow the trends that appear on social media for fear of missing out (FOMO). Their consumptive behavior tends to exceed essential needs and is more related to satisfying personal desires and pursuing a hedonic lifestyle. This research also links the concept of hedonism with consumerism among university students
INNOVATIVENESS, SELF-EFFICACY, AND ONLINE LEARNING READINESS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
Get PDFInstitutions of higher learning particularly at the teacher-training institute like the College of Teacher Education are at the forefront of trailblazing innovation in the overarching epoch of exuding self-efficacy as students in these academic programs will soon be the models and force multipliers of innovation in their own classroom. This study is designed to determine the innovativeness, self-efficacy, and online learning readiness of the pre-service teachers in the locale of the study. Employing adopted questionnaires in a descriptive-inferential research design, the following are known: Majority of the respondents are in the stage of early majority in terms of their innovativeness; majority of the respondents have very high self-efficacy; the respondents are much ready to go online; the innovativeness, self-efficacy, and online learning readiness of the respondents are comparable when grouped by their sexes and programs of studies; and innovativeness and self-efficacy are very highly significant related to the respondents’ online learning readiness. The results imply that the respondents are more than ready to go online; hence, online learning modalities may be institutionalized in the locale of the study especially in the now-normal of education on top of the objective of bringing-out innovation and self-efficacy among the pre-service teachers. Activities involving virtual instructions and learning engagements may be introduced as part of the act of embracing metaverse in education: the future of our educative processes and procedures