Essays about: "role of communication in society english"

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  1. 1. Reading the Diaspora

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Krisztina Orbán; [2018]
    Keywords : books; audience studies; white minorities; transculturality; cultural identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis set the goal to contribute to the fields of diaspora studies and cultural studies from a media and communication studies angle by addressing the blank spots ‘white minorities’ and book use. White diasporas are nearly invisible within academia and very often ‘under the radar’ in society as well. READ MORE

  2. 2. Finding room: critical literacy in GY2000 and Lgy11: a deductive content analysis of English language education policy in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Andreas Sander; [2017]
    Keywords : critical literacy; policy research; content analysis; ESL education; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Through a deductive content analysis, this paper aimed to elucidate a place for critical literacy as an educational approach based on research by Lewison, Flint and Van Sluys in the Swedish curricula for upper secondary school, GY2000 and Lgy11, respectively. After reading research by Cabau and Hult, showing how the curricula propagates the position of English in the curriculum, and the Swedish society, this analysis sought to make the potential place for critical literacy alongside the English language clear and tangible. READ MORE

  3. 3. Scholarly communication as a situated learning process for PhD students : an exploratory study about publishing as a community of practice

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Sofie Wennström; [2017]
    Keywords : Community of practice; higher education; personal epistemology; PhD students; scholarly communication; sociocultural learning; situated learning; doktorander; högre utbildning; kommunikativ praktik; kommunikativ rationalitet; personlig epistemologi; sociokulturellt lärande; situerat lärande; vetenskaplig kommunikation;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis aims to explore the practice of becoming a researcher and the learning process embedded in this activity by looking at the communicative practices of PhD students, within the context of academic publishing. It is likely that the way in which these soon-to-be researchers reason about the task of communication is related to their way of approaching their field of research as well as the lived world, which makes it relevant to explore further. READ MORE

  4. 4. Transformative gender narratives in South Caucasus: Conversations with NGO women in the Armenian-Azeri conflict

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mindaugas Jocbalis; [2016]
    Keywords : gender; conflict; Caucasus; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Kvinna; Georgia; displacement; activism; Nagorno-Karabakh;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the role of women as intermediaries, mediators and arbitrators in conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the de facto region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is highly relevant to comdev due to several reasons. First, it is an active issue. READ MORE

  5. 5. Mourning on VKontakte : An exploratory study of the process of mourning in the context of national culture and global digitalization

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Elena Bazina; [2016]
    Keywords : mourning online; digital death; memorial pages; death studies; continuing bonds theory; personal community; new model of bereavement;

    Abstract : The digital age has changed the way we live and die. A large variety of social networking services (SNS) have become our everyday context. Profiles on SNS register all important moments of a user’s life. Death, one of the most essential concepts of human existence, is also reflected on SNS in different ways. READ MORE