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'Ehh? Order through Kiosk? What's That?' Public Attitudes towards the Excessive Anglicisation of Commerce in South Korea
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Sugene Kim – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This study reports on an analysis of user-generated comments in response to a newspaper article criticising an overwhelmingly Anglicised user interface in self-ordering kiosks in South Korea. A total of 1,206 comments were subjected to qualitative analysis to identify salient themes reflecting the public's attitudes towards the practice and…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Data Analysis
Technology Education in Primary Schools: An Overview of Turkey and Scotland
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Tut, Edip; Seren, Nurbanu; Aydin-Çolak, Elif; Kiroglu, Kasim – Psycho-Educational Research Reviews, 2021
Technology education varies across countries depending on the goals they set to achieve. Therefore, comparative research on different technology education approaches can provide a holistic perspective and contribute to the literature. This paper compared the technology-focused courses offered by primary schools in Turkey and Scotland. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Technology Education, Cultural Differences
Learning from Locals: The Impact of Social Networks with Target-Language Speakers during Study Abroad
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Kennedy Terry, Kristen – L2 Journal, 2023
Social network analysis (SNA) examines the relationships that an individual speaker creates and maintains with others in order to explain and predict language behavior. Over the past 20 years, SNA has been used by a growing number of researchers to better understand the language learner and the language learning process, especially in the context…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, Study Abroad, Second Language Learning
Translation of Thai Culture-Specific Words into English in Digital Environment: Translators' Strategies and Use of Technology
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Wongseree, Thandao – rEFLections, 2021
The present research investigates how translators deal with the challenges of translating culture-specific words from Thai into English within a digital environment. Using strategies suggested by Baker (2018), the study collected data from surveys, written sources and observations to examine which approaches are used by translators. It also…
Descriptors: Translation, Thai, Language Processing, Barriers
The Use of Technology during Academic Acculturation: Case Studies of Chinese-Speaking International Doctoral Students
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Ya-Li Wu – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The number of international students who pursue higher education in Western countries, such as the US, increases yearly. Asian international students are a significant proportion of international students from different countries. Numerous researchers have identified various challenges encountered by this group of international students, including…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Foreign Students
Cartographic Encounters at the Bureau of Indian Affairs Geographic Information System Center of Calculation
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Palmer, Mark H. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2012
The centering processes of geographic information system (GIS) development at the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was an extension of past cartographic encounters with American Indians through the central control of geospatial technologies, uneven development of geographic information resources, and extension of technically dependent…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, United States History, American Indian History, American Indians