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Aristotelian Hexis vs. Confucian Li
What can we learn from comparing Aristotelian habit (hexis) and Confucian ritual (li 禮)? As Kevin DeLapp argues, both concepts serve the important role within their respective ethical theories of organizing emotions, and so looking at them alongside one another helps to lessen the distance between Aristotelian and Confucian forms of ethics.
It's Story Time!
We invite you to the annual visit of Cesar Batalla School Kindergarten bilingual classes on Wednesday, December 10 from 9:30-11:30am in NHS 104. Students in SPAN 2210 classes have been writing Children’s books as their final project to share with our special guests. After story time, the books will be donated to the children. We hope to see you at this fun event! Event is sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures and Center for Social Impact. For questions contact Prof.
Effects of Land-Use Intensity on Archaeological Survey
Agricultural land use is an essential component of what makes pedestrian survey in rural landscapes a viable and effective method of archaeological investigation. Planting and plowing churn the soil and bring artifacts to the surface, while field clearing and crop harvesting create areas that are free of vegetation, allowing field teams to observe artifacts on the ground (Ammerman Reference Ammerman1995; Dunnell and Simek Reference Dunnell and Simek1995).
From human to posthuman bias: mapping discrimination in futuristic societies through speculative fiction
Abstract This study investigates the morphologies of bias in speculative fiction that depict futures populated by augmented humans, artificial intelligences, sentient machines, other posthuman entities, and algorithmically governed societies. It maps how traditional vectors of discrimination, such as race, gender, class, color, creed, and species, are reimagined, displaced, or re-entrenched in these fictional worlds.
Focused low-intensity hippocampal transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) for sleep disturbances in patients with chronic tinnitus: A study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Loading metrics Open Access Study Protocol Citation: Ni X, Yuen YS, Li Z, Wang K, Yang NS, Yuan Y, et al. (2025) Focused low-intensity hippocampal transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) for sleep disturbances in patients with chronic tinnitus: A study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 20(8): e0329950.
Zhuang-Mandarin bilingual children in rural China and the role of grandparental input in early bilingualism
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Mai Z, Wong PC, Matthews S, Yip V, Liao H, Nie J, et al. (2025) Zhuang-Mandarin bilingual children in rural China and the role of grandparental input in early bilingualism. PLoS One 20(6): e0326671. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326671 Editor: Muhammad Atif, University of Education, PAKISTAN Received: August 28, 2024; Accepted: June 3, 2025; Published: June 26, 2025 Copyright: © 2025 Mai et al.
Evaluation of aggrephagy markers in myofibrillar myopathies - Acta Neuropathologica Communications
The study involves seven neuromuscular referral centers in Italy: Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza and Università degli Studi di Verona.
Does the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Speed Up Firms' Twin Transition? Empirical Evidence from Italy - Italian Economic Journal
Abstract The Next Generation EU (NGEU) program was aimed at a resilient recovery by building on the European Green Deal after COVID-19 had exacerbated the social crisis in Europe., This paper explores whether these policies have broadened the scope and have accelerated the twin transition (green and digital) in Italy, whose national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP), received the largest share of the NGEU’s funding.
April 1, 2025 | Tech Today | Michigan Tech
The Enterprise Program and College of Engineering would like to cordially invite you to join us for the 25th Annual Design Expo on April 15. This event proudly showcases the incredible work of our Enterprise and Senior Design student teams. Volunteer judges are still needed for our milestone 25th anniversary year, which promises to be an exciting celebration of innovation, collaboration and real-world problem-solving. Judges help us determine the best teams to receive cash prizes.
Narrative and Visual Attention in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
ORIGINAL RESEARCH article Volume 17 - 2026 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1589600 Reviewed by ORIGINAL RESEARCH article JX Jiayin Xing 1,2 EL Emily Landau 1 JC Joseph C.Y. Lau 1 GE Gary E Martin 5 PW Patrick Wong 3,4 ML Molly Losh 6 1. Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences, School of Communication, Northwestern University, Evanston, United States, Illinois 2.
The Postapocalyptic Frontier Hero: The (Weird) Western, Cowboy Masculinity, and Regenerative Violence in The Last of Us (2013)
References 2022. “Moral Distress in the Last of Us: Moral Agency, Character Realism, and Navigating Fixed Gaming Narratives.” Computers in Human Behavior Reports 5: 100163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2021.100163. 2022. “Ellie's Journal: Para-Narratives in the Last of Us Part II.” Game Studies: The International Journal of Game Research 22, no. 3: n.p. https://gamestudies.org/2203/articles/banfi. 2023.
Book Launch by Dr. Carolina Añón Suárez
About this Event Bellarmine Diffley Board Room Add to calendar Add to calendar Please joinus for a Book Launch Presentation to celebrate the publication of: Pibas’ Acts of Storytelling That Matter: Childhood and Youth Narratives of the Post-Dictatorship Generation in Argentina by Carolina Añón Suárez, Assistant Professor of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Friday, December 6 5PM Bellarmine Diffley Board Room By inviting the adult audience to emotionally intrude into the...
Epistemic modality and evidentiality in virtual intercultural exchanges between Turkish and Texan users of English
1 INTRODUCTION Studying intercultural communication enables us to better understand how people interpret their cultural identities and negotiate the same with interlocutors from different cultural backgrounds than theirs. More specifically, the language used among and between speakers of diverse cultural groups during intercultural communicative acts lends insight into how speakers interpret their reality.
2 Part Series: New Scenarios of Post-memory in Southern Cone Societies
About this Event View map Add to calendar We invite you to participate in the series New Scenarios of Postmemory in Southern Cone Societies. These events include an award-winning film presentation that is free and open to the public and a campus-wide public panel on the diverse ways in which new memory generations experience and tell the marks of dictatorships and political repression in Argentina and Chile.
Tradition and Folklore as a Point of Departure
Tradition and Folklore as a Point of Departure October 24 | 5 -7pm | Diffley Board Room in Bellarmine Dr. Agustín Israel Barrera García (Seville, Spain 1980) approaches tradition and folklore through a self-critical conscience. He holds a Ph.D. in Art History and a B.A. in Fine Arts with a specialization in painting and design, as well as a postgraduate certificate in Cultural Affairs.
An analysis of reviews related to grammar teaching and learning in Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German (2000-2023)
REFERENCES American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (2014). Global competence position statement. https://www.actfl.org/news/position-statements/global-competence-position-statement American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (n.d.). Teach grammar as a concept in context: How to approach grammar in language instruction. https://www.actfl.org/educator-resources/guiding-principles-for-language-learning/teach-grammar-as-a-concept-in-context (2003).
Willkommen: Deutsch für alle & Willkommen: Deutsch für alle 2
INVITED REVIEW Willkommen: Deutsch für alle & Willkommen: Deutsch für alle 2 Todd Heidt, Corresponding Author Todd Heidt Modern Languages, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, USA Correspondence Todd Heidt, Modern Languages, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, USA. Email: theidt@knox.edu Search for more papers by this author Todd Heidt, Corresponding Author Todd Heidt Modern Languages, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, USA Correspondence Todd Heidt, Modern Languages, Knox College, Galesburg, IL, USA.
Opinion | Decolonising academia beyond the metaphor
As we continue to witness a genocide unfold in real time through social media, there is no denying that our world has irrevocably changed. Over the last six months, the courage of the Palestinian people has radically shifted the collective consciousness of people in every corner of the world, leading to a global awakening. In many ways, it has exposed the long-standing colonial agenda and hypocrisy of the West, both of which have been slowly crumbling down for quite some time now.
A comparative analysis of literary testimony: Teaching with Holocaust diaries and memoirs
REFERENCES (2002). Return to Germany: German-Jewish authors seeking address. In L. Morris (Ed.), Unlikely history: The changing German-Jewish symbiosis, 1945–2000 (pp. 203–232). Palgrave. (2020). Strategies for teaching the Holocaust with memoirs. In L. J. Hilton & A. Patt (Eds.), Understanding and teaching the Holocaust (pp. 213–227). University of Wisconsin Press. (1942). Diary of Irene Hauser (Unpublished diary). Experiencing history, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Early-stage use of hearing aids preserves auditory cortical structure in children with sensorineural hearing loss
Hearing is critical to spoken language, cognitive, and social development. Little is known about how early auditory experiences impact the brain structure of children with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. This study examined the influence of hearing aid use and residual hearing on the auditory cortex of children with severe to profound congenital sensorineural hearing loss.
Examining the generalisability of the simple view of reading comprehension for emergent bilinguals
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT NM and MS worked on the EGRS 2 project during its implementation and evaluation. NM, MS and CW have used data from EGRS 2 for other research articles. The analysis proposed in the stage 1 manuscript has not previously been run. REFERENCES , , , , & (2021). Benchmarking oral reading fluency in the early grades in Nguni languages. International Journal of Educational Development, 84(102), 433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102433 , & (2011).
Judicial reasoning, individual cultural types, and support for COVID‐19 vaccine mandates
INTRODUCTION Upon the successful development of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic, heated debates became commonplace over the use, necessity, and legality of vaccine mandates. President Donald Trump argued that it was a personal choice, “Forget about the mandates, people have to have their freedom, but at the same time, the vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind … I came up with a vaccine—with three vaccines” (quoted in Oppenheim, 2021).
Deep learning-based lexical character identification in TV series
Automated character identification in movies and TV series has been typically carried out through face detection in video and the association of faces with characters’ names extracted from dialogues or cast lists. We propose a deep learning architecture to identify characters based on subtitles only, precisely through the lexicon those characters employ. The identification task is formalized as a multi-class classification task.
Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Sport Anxiety Scale-2
Introduction Anxiety is an emotion characterized by unpleasant feelings of tension, worrying thoughts, and corresponding physical symptoms (Spielberger, 2013). For example, in response to a perceived threat, the body typically mobilizes itself by tensing muscles, increasing breathing rate, and raising heart rate.
New ‘real-world’ French GCSE receives Ofqual approval to better equip students for life and careers in a global setting
A new future-focused French GCSE, designed to better equip all students for life and careers in a global setting, has received full approval from Ofqual for first teaching in 2024. The reformed qualification from leading awarding body Pearson Edexcel, has been developed in close partnership with schools, language experts and multilinguists to reduce the continued decline in language uptake at GCSE and A level.
Editorial: The attentional boost effect and related phenomena: new insights into the relation between attention and memory
The relation between attention and memory has been unanimously recognized as a key theme of modern cognitive psychology (e.g., Baddeley et al., 1984; Craik et al., 1996). Starting from this consideration, our Research Topic was aimed at putting together a selected set of papers which illustrate the latest advancements in the field.
Perception changes over time on the usefulness of language learning strategies
Literator publishes research articles and essays on linguistics and literature in general, but focuses in particular on the (comparative) study of South African languages and literatures and other cultural phenomena across language, media and cultural boundaries (examples of topics would be: different manifestations of Post-Modernism, the interaction between visual arts and literature, the representation of the South African War in literature, language attitudes and language policy).
Perception changes over time on the usefulness of language learning strategies
Abstract This longitudinal study describes and analyses the shifts in students’ perceptions on the usefulness of language learning strategies (LLS) when learning Spanish as a foreign language, and explains the roles that these learning strategies play at various moments in time during students’ language learning journey at the undergraduate level.
Perception changes over time on the usefulness of language learning strategies
Original Research Perception changes over time on the usefulness of language learning strategies Luis A. Lancho Perea Literator | Vol 44, No 1 | a1969 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/lit.v44i1.1969 | © 2023 Luis A. Lancho Perea | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 Submitted: 13 October 2022 | Published: 28 April 2023 About the author(s) Luis A.
England footballer supports campaign for change in schools
Three-quarters (73%) of people who speak just one language wish they could speak another according to new research released today by Pearson, the world’s digital media learning company. The survey of 2,000 UK adults revealed that more than half (54%) of monolinguists have faced difficulties in life as a result of not being able to speak another language.
Inferring directional interactions in collective dynamics: a critique to intrinsic mutual information
Information theory [1] has emerged as a powerful framework to study causal relationships underpinning the collective dynamics of complex systems. Without the need of a mathematical model to be identified or experimental manipulations to be conducted, information theory allows for deciphering the strength and direction of interactions between coupled units from mere experimental observations of their dynamics.
Distribution-dependent representations in auditory category learning and generalization
Introduction Category learning ability allows us to learn to group items based on shared features or common regularities across individual examples. The grouping knowledge acquired during learning is considered abstract category representations guiding us to categorize items in new scenarios (Kruschke, 1996; Smith and Minda, 1998, 2002; Love et al., 2004; Wills et al., 2006).
A contrastive analysis of articles in English and demonstratives in isiZulu
Abstract An analysis of the use of demonstratives in isiZulu (izabizwana zokukhomba) has shown that they go beyond the known deictic functions of demonstratives as used in other languages like English. In isiZulu, demonstratives tend to also denote specificity, a function normally performed by the definite article in English.
A contrastive analysis of articles in English and demonstratives in isiZulu
Literator publishes research articles and essays on linguistics and literature in general, but focuses in particular on the (comparative) study of South African languages and literatures and other cultural phenomena across language, media and cultural boundaries (examples of topics would be: different manifestations of Post-Modernism, the interaction between visual arts and literature, the representation of the South African War in literature, language attitudes and language policy).
A contrastive analysis of articles in English and demonstratives in isiZulu
Original Research A contrastive analysis of articles in English and demonstratives in isiZulu Elliot M. Mncwango Literator | Vol 43, No 1 | a1863by | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/lit.v43i1.1863 | © 2022 Elliot M. Mncwango | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 Submitted: 17 December 2021 | Published: 18 October 2022 About the author(s) Elliot M.
A contrastive analysis of articles in English and demonstratives in isiZulu
Original Research A contrastive analysis of articles in English and demonstratives in isiZulu Elliot M. Mncwango Literator | Vol 43, No 1 | a1863 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/lit.v43i1.1863 | © 2022 Elliot M. Mncwango | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 Submitted: 17 December 2021 | Published: 18 October 2022 About the author(s) Elliot M.
Cross-linguistic patterns of speech prosodic differences in autism: A machine learning study
Narrative elicitation Participants were asked to narrate (in their respective languages) the 24-page wordless picture book, Frog, Where Are You? [53]. The book presents a story about a boy and his dog, who are searching for the boy’s missing pet frog. This book has been used extensively in studies of narrative discourse in ASD and other neurodevelopmental disabilities [14, 54–58] and in cross-linguistic work [59].
Reforms to encourage more students to take up language GCSEs
1 day ago DfE, Exams, GCSEs, Modern languages, National Curriculum, News, Policy, Qualifications 76 Views Students will study reformed language GCSEs from 2024, following government changes to make the subjects more accessible and attractive for students, and boost take up by making it clearer what they need to know.
Voicing sentiments of resilience: A corpus approach to 1980s conscious rappers in South Africa
Abstract The study of people’s response to adversity acquires substantially different connotations in the South African context because of the heavy legacy of apartheid. This article explores the construction of the notion of resilience through the oral narrative production of the most prominent conscious rappers that emerged in the 1980s in South Africa, namely Prophets of Da City and Black Noise.
Voicing sentiments of resilience: A corpus approach to 1980s conscious rappers in South Africa
Crossref Citations 1. Voicing sentiments of resilience: A corpus approach to 1980s conscious rappers in South Africa Pedro Álvarez-Mosquera, Pejamauro T. Visagie Literator vol: 42 issue: 1 year: 2021 doi: 10.4102/lit.v42i1.1730
Voicing sentiments of resilience: A corpus approach to 1980s conscious rappers in South Africa
Original Research Voicing sentiments of resilience: A corpus approach to 1980s conscious rappers in South Africa Pedro Álvarez-Mosquera, Pejamauro T. Visagie Literator | Vol 42, No 1 | a1730 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/lit.v42i1.1730 | © 2021 Pedro Álvarez-Mosquera, Pejamauro T.
Jerome and Augustine on wealth and poverty in Psalms 107-150
Original Research - Special Collection: Historical Thought and Source Interpretation Jerome and Augustine on wealth and poverty in Psalms 107–150 Pauline Allen, Jacobus P. K.
Psalm 27:4 - To reflect in his temple: Communion with YHWH as the culmination of the journey of life
Original Research - Special Collection: Historical Thought and Source Interpretation Psalm 27:4 – To reflect in his temple: Communion with YHWH as the culmination of the journey of life Philippus J. Botha HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 77, No 4 | a6623 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6623 | © 2021 Philippus J. Botha | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 Submitted: 15 March 2021 | Published: 13 May 2021 About the author(s) Philippus J.
Andalusia offers travel assistance insurance to all non-resident international travellers throughout 2021
In a world where Covid-19 is the biggest threat to travel and tourism, it is refreshing to discover places which provide some form of security against the virus. The region of Andalusia in Spain is such a place, offering travel assistance insurance to all non-resident international travellers throughout 2021. The insurance covers the basics such as medical, surgical and hospital costs along with repatriation, transportation and extended stay costs.
The symbolic meaning of the number of days mentioned in the book of Jonah
Original Research The symbolic meaning of the number of days mentioned in the book of Jonah Jo-Marí Schäder HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 76, No 4 | a6019 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i4.6019 | © 2020 Jo-Marí Schäder | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 Submitted: 01 April 2020 | Published: 26 October 2020 About the author(s) Jo-Marí Schäder, Department of Ancient and Modern Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria,...
Local student wins prestigious national languages competition
48 mins ago Awards, Competition, KS5, Modern languages, News 21 Views Stratford Girl’s Grammar School student Kirsty Duncan has won the national Mother Tongue Other Tongue KS5 French competition for 2020. Mother Tongue Other Tongue is a national multilingual poetry competition that celebrates cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken in schools across the UK.
Don’t Fail to Plan When it Comes to Business Continuity
By James Trevelyan, VP of Enterprise and Emerging Markets at Speedcast Despite the preparations that enterprises worldwide put into place, nature will always be a force to be reckoned with. The economic and operational losses caused by these natural disasters can drastically overwhelm unprepared businesses.
“By Time’s Fell Hand”: Shakespeare and Emotional Lockdown
William Shakespeare’s life, like our lives perhaps, was defined by the plague. Shakespeare experienced his first lockdown in 1564, the year of his birth, when one-quarter of the population died in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. Throughout Shakespeare’s illustrious career as a playwright, London experienced repeated and devastating outbreaks of plague that forced the city’s theaters to close their doors to the paying public.
British Council International School Award success for Stantonbury International School, Milton Keynes
5 mins ago Awards, Diversity, Modern languages, News 4 Views Stantonbury International School in Milton Keynes has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education.
Investigating the comprehension iceberg: Developing empirical benchmarks for early-grade reading in agglutinating African languages
Abstract Background: Reading development in agglutinating African languages is a relatively under-researched area. While numerous studies highlight the low comprehension levels among learners reading in African languages in South Africa, little has been done to probe beneath this ‘comprehension iceberg’ in terms of decoding skills.
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