Essays about: "Communication. Language and Change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 70 essays containing the words Communication. Language and Change.

1. 1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
   Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

3. 2. Identity Changes for Iraqi Employees in Multinational Corporations Using English as the Lingua Franca

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Sarezh Majeed Hamad Amin Ahlgren; [2023-11-01]
   Keywords : Iraqi Employees; English; multinational organizations; English as the Lingua Franca; Identity Change; Linguistic Identity;

   Abstract : With the help of this study, I aim to understand how Iraqi employees whose first language is Arabic, deal with situations where they have to speak English in their workplace, and how their identity changes. Through this study, a better understanding of how people go through and experience such a drastic change in their daily lives. READ MORE

4. 3. “We have to speak one language to stop FGM“ : Inside and outside perspectives on challenges and strategies related to the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting within the Maasai in the Northern central part of in Tanzania

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   Author : Anna Bergman; Stina Olausson; [2023]
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   Abstract : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a universal concern, with more than 200 million girls and women alive today who have undergone the practice primarily concentrated in Africa. The Maasai, a semi-nomadic ethnic group inhabiting the Northern Central part of Tanzania, have the highest rate of FGM/C in the whole country. READ MORE

5. 4. The Influence of Changed Accouting Language on the Interpretation of Intangible Assets and Financial Reality : SaaS Arrangements in the Light of New IFRIC Decisions

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Adam Christensen; Sofia Sörman; [2023]
   Keywords : Accounting language; financial reality; intangible assets; regulatory change; SaaS; SaaS arrangements; institutional theory;

   Abstract : Background/Problem: As languages are powerful tools of communication, they play a vitalrole in shaping our perception of reality, influence our understanding of the world and determine how we interpret and make sense of it. Thus, changing the accounting languagealso affects the way financial reality can be expressed, interpreted, and perceived. READ MORE

6. 5. “Breaths of Joburg” – One Play, Multiple Perceptions : A Johannesburg Literary Site-Specific Theatre Pilot Project

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Kerstin Tschernigg; [2023]
   Keywords : Communication; Communication for Development; South Africa; Johannesburg; Breaths of Joburg; Participatory Theatre; Perception Study;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the perception of the city of Johannesburg through a participatory theatre pilot project titled “Breaths of Joburg”. It looks at how different stakeholders, such as the performance director, professional and student actors, as well as the writers who inspired the texts used as a basis for the theatre, the live audience as well as the social media audience perceived Johannesburg and whether their perceptions changed after experiencing the play. READ MORE