Receipt from M.Y. Keating, Books, Stationary and Newspapers, St. Catharines for books

Receipt from M.Y. Keating, Books, Stationary and Newspapers, St. Catharines for books, Dec. 23, 1887.

Europeana comme modèle de portail de diffusion des archives et du patrimoine

Travail réalisé à l'EBSI, Université de Montréal, sous la direction de M. Yvon Lemay dans le cadre du cours SCI6850 – Recherche individuelle, à l'hiver 2015

Using newspapers in the classroom.

Hay una serie de argumentos en favor del uso de los periódicos en el aula de idiomas: valor educativo general, información cultural, cambio de idioma, variedades de inglés, interés del lector, materiales auténticos. multi-nivel de la planificación de las clases. Este recurso ofrece una colección de más de ciento treinta actividades prácticas y creativas para el uso del periódico en el aula con adultos jóvenes y adultos desde el nivel pre-intermedio al avanzado. Las actividades, que muestran cómo los profesores pueden aprovechar las distintas características y secciones, están diseñadas para proporcionar la motivación y las experiencias de aprendizaje, así como la práctica del idioma. Planificaciones de lecciones, muestra de materiales y guías prácticas se combinan para dar a los profesores de inglés general e inglés para fines específicos el máximo apoyo para la utilización de este material en el aula.

Newspapers.

El objetivo último de este recurso es inspirar a los estudiantes confianza para comprar y leer, por si mismos, periódicos en inglés. Con ello, se consigue, primero, familiarizar a los alumnos con la prensa, para que, después, ellos observen en detalle su diseño, el uso de las ilustraciones y, den respuestas personales a la historias contadas. Para ello, esta guía proporciona ideas para desarrollar actividades prácticas en clase, al utilizar la riqueza de textos impresos para enseñar inglés.

Language learning in the public eye: an analysis of newspapers and official documents in England

This article considers the issue of low levels of motivation for foreign language learning in England by exploring how language learning is conceptualised by different key voices in that country through the examination of written data: policy documents and reports on the UK's language needs, curriculum documents, and press articles. The extent to which this conceptualisation has changed over time is explored, through the consideration of documents from two time points, before and after a change in government in the UK. The study uses corpus analysis methods in this exploration. The picture that emerges is a complex one regarding how the 'problems' and 'solutions' surrounding language learning in that context are presented in public discourse. This, we conclude, has implications for the likely success of measures adopted to increase language learning uptake in that context.

The discourses on induced abortion in Ugandan daily newspapers : a discourse analysis

Background: Ugandan law prohibits abortion under all circumstances except where there is a risk for the woman's life. However, it has been estimated that over 250 000 illegal abortions are being performed in the country yearly. Many of these abortions are carried out under unsafe conditions, being one of the most common reasons behind the nearly 5000 maternal deaths per year in Uganda. Little research has been conducted in relation to societal views on abortion within the Ugandan society. This study aims to analyze the discourse on abortion as expressed in the two main daily Ugandan newspapers. Method: The conceptual content of 59 articles on abortion between years 2006-2012, from the two main daily English-speaking newspapers in Uganda, was studied using principles from critical discourse analysis. Results: A religious discourse and a human rights discourse, together with medical and legal sub discourses frame the subject of abortion in Uganda, with consequences for who is portrayed as a victim and who is to blame for abortions taking place. It shows the strong presence of the Catholic Church within the medial debate on abortion. The results also demonstrate the absence of medial statements related to abortion made by political stakeholders. Conclusions: The Catholic Church has a strong position within the Ugandan society and their stance on abortion tends to have great influence on the way other actors and their activities are presented within the media, as well as how stakeholders choose to convey their message, or choose not to publicly debate the issue in question at all. To decrease the number of maternal deaths, we highlight the need for a more inclusive and varied debate that problematizes the current situation, especially from a gender perspective.

Ink in His Veins: Editor in Chief Kevin Convey is bullish on the rough and tumble--and haiku--of tabloid newspapers

New York Daily News Editor in Chief Kevin Convey ’77 is bullish on tabloid newspapers—print and online.

Europeana: um projeto de digitalização e democratização do patrimônio cultural europeu

Uma das mais expressivas aparições no cenário do mundo digitalizado foi protagonizada pela Europeana, um projeto dirigido pela Fundação para a Biblioteca Digital Europeia, lançado em 2005 e aberto ao público em novembro de 2008, com o objetivo de disponibilizar o patrimônio cultural e científico dos 27 Estados-membros, em 29 línguas, com uma abrangência que vai da pré-história à atualidade. Com muitas referências ao Brasil, constitui uma rede de arquivo de grande interesse para a pesquisa histórica e cultural sobre o país. A análise das características técnicas econômicas e culturais da Europeana pode contribuir para a orientação e o fortalecimento do crescente processo de criação e socialização de bibliotecas digitais no Brasil. 

The Copper Country Strike of 1913-1914 in Finnish Newspapers

The purpose of this study is to take a closer look at media response in Finland concerning the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike and depict how the strike was presented in the Old Country and its main newspapers. I shall take a closer look at the 1913-14 issues of Työmies (social democrat), Helsingin Sanomat (liberal), and Uusi Suometar (conservative) for ideological views of the strike. Furthermore, and in terms of close reading and cross-referencing, how did these newspapers in Finland see the strike and the strike’s outcome? Editorial notes and letters from the public shall both be included. Special attention will be given to the notions of transnational solidarity between Finnish-American and Finnish labor activists.

Morphology-Pragmatics Interface The Case of the Tanzanian Commercials in Swahili Newspapers

This work articulates the relationship between the choice of the vocabularies, their morphophonological modifications and the anticipated meanings in the language of commercial advertisements in Tanzanian Swahili newspapers. An eclectic approach that makes use of the Textual Analysis Approach and Lexical Morphology Theory brings into light important facts. For instance, apart from the use of standard Swahili, there is a good deal of English loan words which either undergo Swahilization morphologically or keep the original forms. Also, the intended meanings are captured by the intended audiences by, among others, the age and level of education of the newspapers’ readers. The contribution herein is that there is a link between the designed morphology of the words and the interpretation captured, at least in the language of commercials.

Ship Newspapers and Passenger Life Aboard Transoceanic Steamships in the Late Nineteenth Century

Despite the many technological innovations that had for some time contributed to a significant reduction of global travel times, intercontinental ship passages in the late nineteenth century were no quick affair. Depending on the route, such journeys could last between a few weeks and several months. During this time, crew and passengers shared the narrow space of the ship—largely isolated from the rest of the world and basically suspended between origin and destination. On many long-distance steamers, the production and consumption of ship newspapers became one possible means of whiling away the time in transit for the passengers. In this article, we seek to demonstrate how these extraordinary publications can serve as lenses not only on shipboard life but actually on historical actors of globalisation in a more general context. First, we seek to highlight why and how ship newspapers played an important role in the shaping of the peculiar social space of the passenger ship. We will then give a brief overview of the context in which these newspapers were produced and what kind of news they contained. In a third step, we will introduce two brief examples of topics discussed in ship newspapers and outline possible fields of research on which ship newspapers will be able to shed new light.