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Tawffeek A. S. Mohammed – Qualitative Research Journal, 2025
Purpose: This study adopts a qualitative approach to a critical media analysis of the multifaceted aspects of child marriage in the Yemeni context as an example of the broader Arab context. It seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the current situation, underlying causes and consequences of child marriage, as well as efforts to curb the…
Descriptors: Children, Marriage, Computational Linguistics, Mass Media
Hodges, Jaret; Simonsen, Mary; Ottwein, Jessica K. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2022
Social media continues to be an ever-present part of people's lives. One of the largest social media websites, Reddit has more than 430 million unique visitors monthly. What is unknown to scholars is how gifted education fits into this modern form of communication. In our research, we examined how gifted education is discussed over Reddit using…
Descriptors: Gifted, Gifted Education, Social Media, Web Sites
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Zhang, Yi; Ren, Wei – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2022
This study investigates the use of a popular online expression 'skr' by Chinese micro-blogging users on Weibo. Used originally as a hip-hop term for the sound of cars drifting tires, 'skr' was exploited by Chinese micro-blogging users for other meanings and functions. Data were collected from Weibo users' postings over a month. Using the Search…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Creativity, Electronic Publishing, Language Usage
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Zorluel Özer, Havva – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2022
As we move forward in the era of globalization where linguistic diversity is greater than ever, the standard language cultures we live in continue to shape our thoughts about language. One common space dominated by the standard language mindset is the higher education where linguistically diverse faculty are stigmatized by their language,…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Language Attitudes, Social Media, Discourse Analysis
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Barrett, Neil Edward; Liu, Gi-Zen – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2019
This study investigated how students designed English academic oral presentations via a blended language learning environment. Data were collected from focus group interviews, observations of students, and instructor perspectives to explore how students develop academic presentation skills. In addition, a total of 36 oral presentations were…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Oral Language, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language)
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Baran-Lucarz, Malgorzata, Ed.; Czura, Anna, Ed.; Jedynak, Malgorzata, Ed.; Klimas, Anna, Ed.; Slowik-Krogulec, Agata, Ed. – English Language Education, 2023
This edited volume offers an insightful theoretical conceptualization of issues central to 21st century foreign language learning and teaching. Drawing on research results obtained in the fields of pedagogy, social psychology and sociology of education, this book provides a comprehensive practical exploration of issues experienced by researchers…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
Garley, Matthew E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The influence of English on German has been an ongoing subject of intense popular and academic interest in the German sphere. In order to better understand this language contact situation, this research project investigates anglicisms--instances of English language material in a German language context--in the German hip hop community, where the…
Descriptors: Music, German, Computational Linguistics, Ethnography