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| Author | : Branda Scott |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : Cross-cultural studies |
| ISBN | : |
"Language and cultural training are force multipliers for the Department of Defense (DoD). They build bridges, facilitate communication, foster understanding, and form the foundations of partnerships that are necessary to ensure U.S. vital interests are met around the globe. Both aid in the use of soft power, using influence and power to build networks within partner and allied nations to help shape economic and political conditions favorable to the U.S., rather than relying solely on hard power, the use of military force. Understanding language and culture can bridge seemingly impassible chasms. It provides the context for true understanding and communication. This context is true across the whole DoD and all its global missions; however, due to Africa’s linguistic diversity, USAFRICOM will be looked at specifically. More focus, research, and funding are required on how language and cultural training can be used to enhance military readiness, build partnership capabilities, and meet the vital interests laid out in the U.S. National Defense Strategy."--Abstract.
| Author | : Joseph S Nye Jr |
| Publisher | : PublicAffairs |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2009-04-28 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0786738960 |
Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently—and often incorrectly—by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is soft power? Soft power lies in the ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power—the ability to coerce—grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of a country's culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. It forms the core of the Bush administration's new national security strategy. But according to Nye, the neo-conservatives who advise the president are making a major miscalculation: They focus too heavily on using America's military power to force other nations to do our will, and they pay too little heed to our soft power. It is soft power that will help prevent terrorists from recruiting supporters from among the moderate majority. And it is soft power that will help us deal with critical global issues that require multilateral cooperation among states. That is why it is so essential that America better understands and applies our soft power. This book is our guide.
| Author | : Marta Degani |
| Publisher | : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2023-04-24 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 3823396048 |
In one of the contributions to this edited volume an interviewee argues that "English is power". For researchers in the field of English Studies this raises the questions of where the power of English resides and which types and practices of power are implied in the uses of English. Linguists, scholars of literature and culture, and language educators address aspects of these questions in a wide range of contributions. The book shows that the power of English can oscillate between empowerment and subjection, on the one hand enabling humans to develop manifold capabilities and on the other constraining their scope of action and reflection. In this edited volume, a case is made for self-critical English Studies to be dialogic, empowering and power-critical in approach.
| Author | : Lorelle Burton |
| Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2011-05-25 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1443831166 |
Diverse interest in language, pedagogy, identity and community has found expression through online interaction, networking and connectedness in the discourses captured in this book, Language, Culture and Social Connectedness. Issues surrounding language use in spoken, written and multimedia forms and in sociocultural responses, indigenous knowledges and ethnic perspectives are currently expanding, with consequential transnational implications for pedagogy in higher education. Language education is no longer oriented towards grammar, memorization and learning by rote, but rather using language and cultural knowledge as a means to communicate and connect to others around the globe. Geographical and physical boundaries are being transcended by technology as students learn to reach out to the world around them. This book explores the intricate relationships between language, culture and social connectedness in our diverse local and transnational communities. In a period of challenge in our history, there are tensions that connect and others that tend to disconnect endeavours across the social landscape. ‘Connectedness’ includes relationships both formal and informal and the benefits those relationships bring to the individual as well as to society. ‘Social connectedness’ describes the level of engagement and trust an individual has with others in their community and the roles they take on, their friendships and participation in different activities. People who feel socially connected also contribute towards building communities and society. They help to create social capital as networks that promote effective social functions.
| Author | : Ann Anderson |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2015-12-07 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 131741621X |
Complex factors affect young children and their families in today’s increasingly diverse world characterized by globalization, the transnational movement of people, and neo-liberal government policies in western and industrialized countries. This book focuses on three of these factors—culture, language and learning—and how they affect children’s development and learning in the context of their communities, families and schools. Taking an ecological perspective, it challenges normative and hegemonic views of young children’s language, literacy and numeracy development and offers examples of demonstrated educational practices that acknowledge and build on the knowledge that children develop and learn in culturally specific ways in their homes and communities. The authors highlight issues and perspectives that are particular to Indigenous people who have been subjected to centuries of assimilationist and colonialist policies and practices, and the importance of first or home language maintenance and its cognitive, cultural, economic, psychological and social benefits. Links are provided to a package of audio-video resources (http://blogs.ubc.ca/intersectionworkshop/) including key note speeches and interviews with leading international scholars, and a collection of vignettes from the workshop from which this volume was produced .
| Author | : Gary Barkhuizen |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
| Release | : 2016-11-10 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1317286081 |
Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research is the first book to present understandings of language teacher identity (LTI) from a broad range of research fields. Drawing on their personal research experience, 41 contributors locate LTI within their area of expertise by considering their conceptual understanding of LTI and the methodological approaches used to investigate it. The chapters are narrative in nature and take the form of guided reflections within a common chapter structure, with authors embedding their discussions within biographical accounts of their professional lives and research work. Authors weave discussions of LTI into their own research biographies, employing a personal reflective style. This book also looks to future directions in LTI research, with suggestions for research topics and methodological approaches. This is an ideal resource for students and researchers interested in language teacher identity as well as language teaching and research more generally.
| Author | : Wendy Cobb |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2021-11-29 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1000467686 |
Language Learning and Intercultural Understanding in the Primary School shows how to deliver a progressive and holistic embedded language curriculum. It provides guidance on inclusive approaches for students with English as an additional language, including native speakers in the target language as well as language awareness activities that maximise links with learning in English. Practical and accessible, it contains classroom examples, plans, resources and pedagogical approaches all underpinned by theory, research and practice. Each chapter examines specific themes relating to language, culture, identity and wellbeing, providing rich discussions and a range of perspectives. Case studies ‘bring to life’ the examples provided, and reflection points offer the reader the opportunity to pause and consider an idea, resource, or challenging concept before moving on. Presenting a lived narrative of shared voices, the authors invite readers to learn about their own cultural and linguistic identities and how these relate to their practice. This is a must-read for teachers, language specialists and school leaders who wish for a clear rationale for the role of language, culture, identity and wellbeing within and beyond the curriculum.
| Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 1981 |
| Genre | : Federal aid to education |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Modern Language Association of America |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
Provides information on stylistic aspects of research papers, theses, and dissertations, including sections on writing fundamentals, MLA documentation style, and copyright law.
| Author | : Jason Irizarry |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 2015-12-03 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1317257006 |
Fueled largely by significant increases in the Latino population, the racial, ethnic, and linguistic texture of the United States is changing rapidly. Nowhere is this 'Latinisation' of America more evident than in schools. The dramatic population growth among Latinos in the United States has not been accompanied by gains in academic achievement. Estimates suggest that approximately half of Latino students fail to complete high school, and few enroll in and complete college. The Latinization of U.S. Schools centres on the voices of Latino youth. It examines how the students themselves make meaning of the policies and practices within schools. The student voices expose an inequitable opportunity structure that results in depressed academic performance for many Latino youth. Each chapter concludes with empirically based recommendations for educators seeking to improve their practice with Latino youth, stemming from a multiyear participatory action research project conducted by Irizarry and the student contributors to the text.
