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López de Aguileta, Garazi; Torras-Gómez, Elisabeth; García-Carrión, Rocío; Flecha, Ramon – Language and Education, 2020
The dialogic nature of human beings has widely been argued in the scientific literature. Language, as a cultural and psychological tool, has the potential to construct social meanings, including those related to love, attraction and desire. In these emotional dimensions of the self, people use 'the language of desire', defined as the capacity of…
Descriptors: Ethics, Language Usage, Literary Criticism, Intervention
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Wang, Lei; Wang, Kenneth T.; Heppner, Puncky P.; Chuang, Chi-Ching – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2017
Taiwanese international students are among 1 of the top 10 international populations on American campuses; thus, more research is needed to address the particular issues related to their transition process. This is among the first studies to empirically test the cross-national cultural competence model as a conceptual framework by examining…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Cultural Literacy, Predictor Variables
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Vorozhbitova, Alexandra A.; Konovalova, Galina M.; Ogneva, Tatiana N.; Chekulaeva, Natalia Y. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2017
Drawing on the function of Russian as a state language the paper proposes a concept of continuous linguistic rhetorical (LR) education perceived as a means of optimizing language policy in Russian multinational regions. LR education as an innovative pedagogical system shapes a learner's readiness for self-projection as a strong linguistic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Russian, Corporations, Public Policy
Zarei, Abbas Ali; Zarei, Nasrin – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2015
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of Iranian EFL learners' proficiency level on their self-related personality traits (self-esteem and self-efficacy). To this end, 141 English major students, male and female, studying at Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU) and Kar Non-profit University in Qazvin, Iran were…
Descriptors: Language Role, Personality Traits, Language Proficiency, Foreign Countries
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Furlong, Aine – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2009
In the context of 2009 European Year of Creativity and Innovation, this paper proposes an integrated reflection on creativity and its relation to plurilingualism. Relevant literature is reviewed and includes the following domains: economics (OECD, 2000); culture studies (Bhabah, 1994); globalisation studies (Monge, 1998); creativity studies and…
Descriptors: Creativity, Teacher Role, Multilingualism, Language Role
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Carlson, Marianne; Mulaik, Stanley A. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1993
The role that language plays in mediating the influence of verbal descriptions of persons on trait ratings of those persons was studied for 280 college students. Results suggest that the influence of verbally communicated descriptions of persons on trait ratings is mediated by the expected latent factors. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis
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Diesendruck, Gil; haLevi, Heidi – Child Development, 2006
Four studies examined whether Israeli 5-year-olds (N=88) and adults (N=48) drew inferences about psychological properties based on a character's social category, personality trait, or physical appearance trait. Study 1 revealed that while children drew inferences mostly by social category, adults did it by personality trait. Study 2 showed that…
Descriptors: Language Role, Cultural Influences, Social Influences, Young Children
Hull, Philip V. – 1987
A study of the relationship of bilingualism to personality traits focused on two questions: (1) are any language-associated differences between memory systems in bilinguals reflected in similar differences in personality structures?; and (2) if such differences exist, can they be tapped by comparing responses to personality-evoking stimulus in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Bilingualism, Chinese, Cognitive Processes
Moutray, Carol L. – 1996
A study examined the influence of a humorous genre study on children's writing from writer's workshop and children's projects during a language arts period. The study explored the type of humor selected by children to assimilate into their writing and projects. Humorous material with ambiguous language was presented in multiple formats of print,…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Case Studies, Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers