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Popularising the CLIL Classroom
No full textThis study focuses on the dissemination of knowledge through processes of popularization
in Content and Language Integrated Learning (henceforth CLIL) where English is the sub-ject language. The article argues that non-language subject knowledge can be accommodated
and re-contextualized in order to foster learning through the mediating act of popularization,
which involves the presentation of areas of knowledge that are unknown to non-experts so as
to ensure accessibility and usability. The author aims to establish a parallel between CLIL
methodology and popularization processes, which must be brought to the surface and employed
in providing more effective ways of integrating language and content without impoverishing
the subject matter with oversimplification techniques
L’interazione dialogica nelle classi CLIL: analisi e rivisitazione del concetto di autenticità
No full textThe aim of this paper is to address the issues of language construction and language use in the specific context of CLIL classroom discourse as well as reveal the existence and nature of its authenticity of purpose. Due to the content-driven nature of CLIL methodology, a number of research studies claim that interaction in CLIL environments, compared to other foreign language learning environments, enhances authentic language learning and develops comunicative competence. As the author is largely in favour of the above view, it is the intention of this study to provide practical evidence that CLIL classes affar significant opportunities for teachers to exploit even the most basic oral interaction patterns to generate authentic classroom discourse by making use of the wealth of concepts, topics and meanings that are part and parcel of non-language content subjects
Are gold hoop earrings and a dab of red lipstick enough to get even Democrats on the offensive? The case of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
No full textAccording to news media outlets, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), the newly-elected Democratic representative from New York, has stirred up
conflicting feelings among Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, attracting criticism, mockery and disapproval from both parties. The
overarching aim of this study is to explore the extent to which these attitudes are acts of verbal aggression often dissimulated as patronizing
warnings or manifestations of an opinion (Ramirez and Andreu 2003; Wodak 2015). In particular, by analyzing a corpus of headlines regarding
AOC’s political persona and activism collected from six major conservative and liberal newspapers circulating in the US, the study aims to detect
linguistic markers associated with aggression and verify their level of toxicity (Musolff 2012). To this purpose, both quantitative and qualitative
methodological approaches are used with particular reference to Corpus Linguistics (Baker et al. 2008; Kilgariff et al. 2014) and the Discourse-
Historical Approach (Reisigl and Wodak 2001, 2016). Findings show that biased mediatized political discourse can influence attitudes toward
aggressive speech behavior, and, therefore, intensify the devious nature of aggressive acts
The Economic Framing of Populism: A Linguistic Overview of US and UK Newspaper Headlines.
No full textThe Contribution of Web 2.0 learning environments to the development of social autonomy in language learning.
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Highlights of ESP in the Arts and Humanities. An Approach to the Study of Language, Discourse and Translation
No full textthis book approaches the study of English for Specific Purposes holistically and in progression through a series of Readings. the first part provides an overall view of English, initially by identifying the varieties that have developed in time, along with their specific cultures and contexts. The second part is dedicated to the role of English in the field of Humanities
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