TY - CHAP A1 - Maniruzzaman, Md. ED - Lazebna, Nataliia ED - Kumar, Dinesh T1 - Blended Learning in the New Normal: EFL Student and Teacher Perceptions and Reactions T2 - Studies in Modern English N2 - To reopen educational institutions and return to the classroom, we all need to modify how we act to successfully face the challenges of the new normal resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and entailing our insights into and the after-effects of the pandemic. More specifically, the new normal might encompass online education we are getting used to during the pandemic and the age-old onsite education as well. Thoughtfully integrated, online and onsite learning combine to create blended learning. However, the pertinent literature reveals that English as a foreign language (EFL) students and teachers differently perceive and react to blended learning in diverse contexts. This study was designed to explore student and teacher perceptions of and reactions to blended learning in the Department of English, Jahangirnagar University in the new normal. Fifty undergraduates of EFL and eight teachers of the department participated in the study. To collect data from them, the Student Questionnaire and the Teacher Questionnaire were used. And the data were processed by applying the SPSS programme module. The findings revealed that the majority of the students and the teachers had mostly positive perceptions of blended learning, although the former did not have sufficient exposure to online learning and the latter lacked adequate insights into online teaching. Further, both the students and the teachers expressed mostly positive reactions to blended learning in the new normal, though the former deemed online examinations inadequately smooth and reliable, and the latter had insufficient experience of online instruction and assessment. The study categorically recommends reforming the curriculum, adopting relevant instructional strategies, developing suitable materials, customizing the assessment, integrating and installing technology, training the teachers, upskilling the students for blended learning, improving the infrastructure, and adjusting the management. KW - new normal KW - blended learning KW - undergraduates of EFL and teachers KW - perceptions KW - reactions Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-296508 PB - Würzburg University Press CY - Würzburg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Shtaltovna, Yuliya ED - Lazebna, Nataliia ED - Kumar, Dinesh T1 - Linguistic Democratization of the Modern English Language: Functional Parameters of English Youth Slang Neologisms T2 - Studies in Modern English N2 - No abstract available. KW - English youth slang KW - neologism Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-296514 PB - Würzburg University Press CY - Würzburg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ali, Zuraina ED - Lazebna, Nataliia ED - Kumar, Dinesh T1 - A Case Study of the Basic Learners’ Struggles in Guessing from Context to Retain Words Learned T2 - Studies in Modern English N2 - Guessing meaning from context is a challenging strategy for Second Language Learners (SLLs). In using the strategy, research found that poor students or low proficiency learners struggled in their attempts to use it. Mainly, it was reported that it was due to their vocabulary knowledge was limited. In another aspect, retaining vocabulary learnt is also important. Such is essential since learning vocabulary does not mean knowing the definition only. Yet, learners must also be able to use the vocabulary as they engage in language skills such as reading, writing, speaking and listening. The study aims at finding the hindrances faced among poor students’ using contextual clues in retaining vocabulary. The study employed a case study to collect data from two basic students studying at a tertiary level. The study found that their hindrances in guessing meaning contexts were due to their being confused in guessing meaning when reading a sentence. Also, it was found that they were not able to find clues since they lacked vocabulary to guess correctly. The study implied that guessing meaning from context required sizeable vocabulary knowledge. Therefore, more training is necessary to assist basic learners in being successful in guessing from contexts. KW - contextual clues KW - basic learners KW - vocabulary KW - vocabulary retention KW - vocabulary knowledge Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-296529 PB - Würzburg University Press CY - Würzburg ER - TY - BOOK ED - Lazebna, Nataliia ED - Kumar, Dinesh T1 - Studies in Modern English N2 - The book "Studies in Modern English" interprets English-language communication in the humanitarian paradigm of knowledge within the linguistic and psycho-sociocultural study of speech activity prioritizing cognitive and communicative paradigms. Digital discourse as the formation of new semiotic phenomena has crowned the rapid scientific and technological progress. Researchers' scientific achievements represented in the book are systemic and valid in terms of evidence-based narratives, which reflect the transformational horizon of information theory, communication theory, and theory of linguodidactics in modern English verbal, creative and digital environments. The book represents an integrated approach to the study of modern English as an open synergetic system, which requires a description of the relationship between verbal and nonverbal notions in digital space. The book integrates such innovative perspectives as the interaction of natural English and programming languages, cyber aggression as a communicative pattern in English-language digital discourse, ethics, and democratization of modern English language, relevant developments in the field of English language as a Foreign Language, and other related issues. A complex focus of the book in the realm of modern English-language communication concerns verbal and nonverbal notions analyzed in the context of socio-cultural and digital communicative spaces. KW - English language KW - Englischunterricht KW - Ausländer KW - digital discourse KW - social and cultural studies KW - verbal and non-verbal communication KW - English as Foreign Language Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-282426 SN - 978-3-95826-198-3 SN - 978-3-95826-199-0 N1 - Parallel erschienen als Druckausgabe in Würzburg University Press, ISBN 978-3-95826-198-3, 23,80 EUR. PB - Würzburg University Press CY - Würzburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schulz, Ninja T1 - Auxiliary DO in Asian Englishes JF - World Englishes N2 - To indicate emphasis, auxiliary do is used in affirmative contexts (do+) when no other auxiliary is present. It is thus rooted in the grammatical system of do‐support; however, do+ does not always bear stress and can fulfil various discourse‐marking functions (Nevalainen & Rissanen, 1986). Positioned at the intersection of grammar and discourse, do+ constitutes an interesting study for its use in ‘non‐native’ varieties of English since it can be assumed that the more salient grammatical functions are easier to master for learners. Focusing on Asian Englishes in contrast to Inner Circle varieties, this exploratory paper assesses the frequency and distribution of do+ in the spoken and written parts of eight ICE components. KW - auxiliary DO KW - Asian Englishes KW - grammar Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-262630 VL - 40 IS - 4 SP - 502 EP - 518 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Goldschmitt, Stefanie T1 - Sandra Issel-Dombert, Sprachgeschichte als Textsortengeschichte. Zur Linguistik der Beschwerde am Beispiel der «cahiers de doléances» (Analecta Romanica, 89), Frankfurt am Main, Vittorio Klostermann, 2019, XVI + 480 p. JF - Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie N2 - Kein Abstract verfügbar. KW - Rezension Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-250823 SN - 1865-9063 SN - 0049-8661 N1 - Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. VL - 137 IS - 4 SP - 1216 EP - 1221 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Winter-Froemel, Esme T1 - Ulrich Detges (2. April 1958–7. Februar 2021) T2 - Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie N2 - Kein Abstract verfügbar. KW - Nachruf Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-250801 SN - 1865-9063 SN - 0049-8661 N1 - Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. VL - 137 IS - 4 SP - 1299 EP - 1302 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Prifti, Elton T1 - Interview mit Prof. Dr. Elton Prifti JF - promptus - Würzburger Beiträge zur Romanistik N2 - Interview mit Prof. Dr. Elton Prifti KW - Sprachwissenschaft KW - Interview Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-251395 SN - 2364-6705 VL - 7 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Ackermann, Zeno A1 - Karremann, Isabel A1 - Malhotra, Simi A1 - Zaidi, Nishat T1 - Terrains of Consciousness: Multilogical Perspectives on Globalization N2 - TERRAINS OF CONSCIOUSNESS emerges from an Indian-German-Swiss research collaboration. The book makes a case for a phenomenology of globalization that pays attention to locally situated socioeconomic terrains, everyday practices, and cultures of knowledge. This is exemplified in relation to three topics: - the tension between ‘terrain’ and ‘territory’ in Defoe’s ‘Robinson Crusoe’ as a pioneering work of the globalist mentality (chapter 1) - the relationship between established conceptions of feminism and the concrete struggles of women in India since the 19th century (chapter 2) - the exploration of urban space and urban life in writings on India’s capital – from Ahmed Ali to Arundhati Roy (chapter 3). N2 - TERRAINS OF CONSCIOUSNESS emerges from a transnational research project in which scholars from Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi), the JMU Würzburg, and the University of Zurich collaborated to evolve new multilogical perspectives on what is usually referred to as globalization. The book makes a case for a PHENOMENOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION that pays particular attention to the transformation of locally situated and individually experienced socioeconomic terrains, everyday practices, and cultures of knowledge. This perspective is exemplified in relation to three concrete research topics: - the tension between the concepts of ‘TERRAIN’ and ‘TERRITORY’ in parts one and two of Daniel Defoe’s "Robinson Crusoe as" a pioneering work of the globalist mentality (chapter 1) - the relationship between established abstract conceptions of FEMINISM and the concrete emancipatory struggles and life practices of women in India since the early 19th century (chapter 2) - the exploration of URBAN SPACE and URBAN LIFE as a socio-sensorial terrain in fictional and non-fictional writings on or of Delhi – from Ahmed Ali’s "Twilight in Delhi" (1940) to Arundhati Roy’s "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" (2017). Throughout, the approach of Terrains of Consciousness is informed by the uncomfortable question of how the ‘liberating’ effects of globalization relate to its limiting and disrupting consequences. In these respects, it is vital to ask how globalization affects the dispossessed inhabitants of the world and its various societies. KW - Globalisierung KW - Sinne KW - Kulturtheorie KW - Literaturwissenschaft KW - Stadtforschung KW - Globalization KW - Sensory Studies KW - Phenomenology KW - Mondialization KW - Articulation Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-243936 SN - 978-3-95826-168-6 SN - 978-3-95826-169-3 N1 - Parallel erschienen als Druckausgabe in Würzburg University Press, 978-3-95826-168-6, 24,90 Euro. PB - Würzburg University Press CY - Würzburg ET - 1. Auflage ER - TY - JOUR A1 - von Roeder, Alena T1 - Salvador als Opfer seiner eigenen Triebe im Film Los girasoles ciegos. Die filmische Darstellung der Fokalisierung unter psychoanalytischer Betrachtung JF - promptus - Würzburger Beiträge zur Romanistik N2 - This paper analyzes the mental development of the main character Salvador in the Spanish movie Los girasoles ciegos (2008) by José Luis Cuerda, based on the camera perspective and focalization, as well as the three-instance model according to Sigmund Freud. For this purpose, screen captures from the movie are examined to see how Salvador’s loss of control is pictured. This is applied to Freud’s three-instance model to prove the takeover of the Id. Throughout the whole movie, the inner conflict between his Ego and Id, i.e. his life as a deacon versus his life as a soldier, is present. The whole process of the breakdown of his mental state is revealed through the camera perspective and visual focalization. KW - Freud KW - Los girasoles ciegos KW - camera perspective KW - focalization Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-244303 VL - 6 ER -