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Download full textClankie, Shawn M. – Northern Review, 2000
Genericization theory developed as a response to claims from outside of linguistics that generic use in brand names (for example, using Kleenex as a generic noun for all facial tissues, or Xerox for all photocopiers) is the result of marketing factors or misuse by consumers. This paper examines the linguistic factors that create an environment…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Etymology, Language Usage, Semantics
Diket, Read M., Ed. – Arts and Learning Research, 1995
The papers gathered in this volume were presented at the 1995 meeting of the American Educational Research Association; many were part of the Arts and Learning Special Interest Group programs. Papers in the volume explore a range of research interests and conceptualizations for the arts. Following an editorial, papers are: "Beyond the Public…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Klein, Sheri R., Ed.; Jeffers, Carol S., Ed. – Arts and Learning Research, 1998
This volume contains papers presented at the 1997 meeting of the American Educational Research Association; many were presented as part of Arts and Learning programs. The papers gathered in the volume explore in a variety of ways the notions of space: artistic, cultural, domestic, personal, political, public, private, and virtual and how spaces…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Semiotics
Journal of the Society for Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1994
Two issues of this serial include the following articles: "Editorial Note for Semiotics Issue" (Pedro Portes); "Qualitative Postmodernism and the Nature of Teaching and Learning" (Gary Shank); "Instructional Prescriptions Can Be Hazardous to Your Pedagogy!" (Donald J. Cunningham, Bruce Allen Knight, and Kathy K. Watson); "Toward a Mutual Interplay…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Cultural Influences, Learning Processes, Neurolinguistics
Diket, Read M., Ed.; Klein, Sheri R., Ed. – Arts and Learning Research, 1997
The papers gathered in this volume were presented at the 1996 meeting of the American Educational Research Association, mostly at programs of the Arts and Learning Special Interest Group. Papers in the volume focus on research in the arts in the areas of profiles of learning and assessment (section 1), community-based art education (section 2),…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Jin, He – 1998
A narrative study was conducted of the visual models in two movies preferred by Chinese adolescents in two schools (n=152). The two movies studied were "Three Decisive Campaigns" (A Chinese Trilogy) and the American science fiction movie, "Jurassic Park." The modified approach from Bandura's modeling theory and film semiotics…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Criticism, Cultural Context
Schuster, Donald, Ed. – Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1980
The proceedings of the 1980 Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching (SALT) conference include: "Creative Power in Action: Discovering Your 'Right' Mind" (Carole Austen and Hilary Johnson); "The Co-Creative Teacher: A Key Dimension in Accelerated Learning in the Classroom" (Susan M. Campbell); "The Application of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Classroom Techniques, Creative Thinking
Davis, James E., Ed.; Davis, Hazel K., Ed. – FOCUS: Teaching English Language Arts, 1983
The 26 articles in this journal issue discuss the use of the computer in the English classroom. Among the topics and applications discussed are (1) computer assisted invention, (2) word processing, (3) overcoming computer anxiety, (4) using computers in technical writing classes, (5) grading student essays by computer, (6) the experiences of an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1986
Exploring a variety of ways to train students to think critically within the context of writing and literature classes, this journal issue presents cognitive strategies for teaching poetry, short stories, composition, the research paper, and critical reading. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Constructing the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 11 titles deal with the following topics: curricula in biomedical communications; communication skill development in student teachers; the status of communication education in Ohio; students' perceived ability to communicate…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Communication Skills
Barbara, Leila, Ed.; Rajagopalan, Kanavillil, Ed. – Revista de Documentacao de Estudos em Linguistica Teorica e Aplicada, 1999
These issues include the following articles: "Portuguese Philology in Brazil" (Heitor Megale, Cesar Nardelli Cambraia); "Implications of Brazilian Portuguese Data for Current Controversies in Phonetics: Towards Sharpening Articulatory Phonology" (Eleonora Cavalconte Albano); "Morphological Studies in Brazil: Data and…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Dialects, Foreign Countries, Grammar
Payne, David, Ed. – Notes on Linguistics, 1999
The 1999 issues of "Notes on Linguistics," published quarterly, include the following articles, review articles, reviews, book notices, and reports: "A New Program for Doing Morphology: Hermit Crab"; "Lingualinks CD-ROM: Field Guide to Recording Language Data"; "'Unruly' Phonology: An Introduction to Optimality Theory"; "Borrowing vs. Code…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Canada Natives, Code Switching (Language)
