A CASE STUDY ON SPANISH FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS

Author(s): María-Victoria Ruiz Lozano Haenni / Language(s): English Issue: 9/2019

Organizing and preparing a language course on the threshold level for medical doctors demands a variety of strategic and methodological planning and considerations. The article deals with the questions as to what command of the foreign language medical doctors need to possess for which purpose a survey of the linguistic requirements of the target students and the specific individual objectives is presented. This relates to the readjustment of the CEFR descriptors necessary to fit such a course and discusses the form, approach, syllabus that were employed to ensure the learning target. Specific didactic material and tips that have proved to be helpful conclude the text.

A CHARACTERISING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MODERNITY AND SOCIOLOGY: THE UNDERSTANDINGS OF SECULARISATION, URBANISATION, AND SOLIDARITY

Author(s): Barış Çağirkan / Language(s): English Issue: 41/2019

This paper aims to characterise the relationship between modernity and sociology in the context of secularisation, urbanisation and solidarity. The emergence of sociology as a discipline has been connected with the emergence of modernity. While modernity emphasises a different society and social structure, sociology has become the most critical part of this interpretation and its attempt to understand and explain. The study aims to explain the strong relationship between the basis of modernity and sociology by examining the work of Emile Durkheim and Max Weber which are one of the first studies to understand the new society understanding of modernism. The differences of modernity caused the social actors to be in doubt about themselves, and ontological insecurity emerged in this context. Some of the ideas have developed by sociologists about social change process will be examined in this context. Durkheim and Weber focus on the study of social order, change and social relations, which is a significant concern showing two basic methodological and theoretical ideas in the sociology tradition. Weber and Durkheim's optimistic and pessimistic attitude towards social change will be questioned in the conclusion section.

A common currency for the East African community? Lessons from the introduction of the euro

Author(s): Hans H. Bass / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2018

The paper analyses the feasibility of a common currency for the East African Community (EAC), which comprises Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The paper discusses theoretical insights on the benefits and costs of a common currency. It then uses the introduction of the common European currency, the euro, as a potential yardstick to assess the feasibility of a common currency in East Africa. The paper analyses the readiness of the EAC’s economies for a common currency as measured by relevant indicators. It concludes that some caveats are in order with regard to the feasibility of a common East African currency at the present point in time.

A Comparative Study on the Subjects of a Legal Conflict of Constitutional Nature in the European Space

Author(s): Elena-Cristina Murgu / Language(s): English Issue: 49/2016

It is a fact that nowadays the legal conflicts of constitutional nature have become a substantial problem in the institutional architecture of the states, due to their importance generated, on one hand, by the subjects involved in such a dispute and, on the other hand, by their uncertain and misleading content. These are the main reasons why only the Constitutional Courts or Federal Tribunals can be invested, by certain institutions, with the settlement of the legal conflicts of constitutional nature. In the European space, this matter acquired significance by the instrumentality of the fundamental laws. To express it more clear, almost every Constitution precisely and concrete states the subjects between which a legal conflict of constitutional nature may arise. Evidently, we could not assert that, regarding their nature, there is an identity of subjects of the legal conflicts of constitutional nature in several European countries. It is precisely the opposite of those mentioned above: the nature of the subjects involved in such disputes varies depending on the constitutional and administrative structure of the countries, on the form of government of the states, on the public authorities representing the powers of the states. Therefore, the subjects of a legal conflict of constitutional nature represent a defining element in any attempt to determine whether a conflict is of a constitutional nature or of any other nature. Taking into consideration such aspects, we can claim that the first step towards establishing the constitutional nature of a legal conflict is to identify and determine the subjects of such dispute.

A COMPARISON OF MODERN SCIENCE WITH VEDIC SCIENCE

Author(s): Subhendu DAS / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

THIS IS A REVIEW OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ARTICLES ON THE TITLE SUBJECT; PUBLISHED IN VARIOUS PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS; PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES; AND SCIENTIFIC BOOKS; INCLUDING THE BOOKS OF RELIGIONS. (A) THERE WAS A TIME WHEN VEDAS WERE KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD. YOU CAN SEE THE INFLUENCES OF VEDAS IN THE BOOKS OF ALL MODERN RELIGIONS. FOR EXAMPLE; YOGA AND YOGIC POWERS ARE DESCRIBED IN BIBLE AND ALSO IN THE BOOKS OF JUDAISM. THERE ARE MANY HIGH LEVEL MODERN YOGIS ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH MAGICAL POWERS. SAINT JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO HAS DEMONSTRATED LEVITATION; DEFYING GRAVITY; AND HIS CASE IS MOST WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE WESTERN WORLD. YOGIC POWERS SHOW US THAT YOU CAN DISCOVER THE TRUTH; ONLY BY OBSERVING THE NATURE; JUST LIKE GALILEO DID. (B) UNFORTUNATELY; MODERN SCIENCE HAS ABANDONED THE APPROACH OF OBSERVING THE NATURE; AND HAS GONE ON A TRACK DEFINED BY HYPOTHESIS; ASSUMPTIONS; EXPERIMENTATIONS ETC.; TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH. AS A RESULT WE CAN SHOW THAT THE MODERN SCIENCE LACKS THE TRUTH. WE DO NOT KNOW EVEN GRAVITY CORRECTLY. WE DO NOT KNOW WHY PLACEBO MEDICINE WORKS. (C) WE SEE THAT VEDIC SCIENCE GIVES US A VERY MEANINGFUL AND UNIVERSAL DEFINITION OF TRUTH. WHEREAS THE MODERN SCIENCE LACKS ANY SUCH DEFINITION; CAUSING A MAJOR CONFUSION IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. (D) THE VEDIC SCIENCE ALSO HAS ANOTHER VERY CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE – IT HAS OBSERVED TWO TYPES OF CAUSES: (I) EFFICIENT CAUSE AND (II) MATERIAL CAUSE; BEHIND EVERY PHENOMENON. ON THE OTHER HAND MODERN SCIENCE CONSIDERS ONLY THE MATERIAL CAUSE. THIS IS WHY VEDIC SCIENCE IS VALID FOR THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE AND FOR ALL TIME; PAST; PRESENT; AND FUTURE. WE WILL ILLUSTRATE ALL RESULTS OF VEDIC SCIENCE WITH OBSERVATIONS IN NATURE. SUCH EXAMPLES WILL BE BEYOND COMPREHENSION OF MODERN SCIENCE. (E) THIS RESEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS A HEAVEN AND HELL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODERN SCIENCE AND MODERN ENGINEERING. MODERN SCIENCE THEREFORE IS NOT AND CANNOT BE THE FOUNDATION OF MODERN ENGINEERING

A Comparison of Reading Models, Their Application to the Classroom and Their Impact on Comprehension

Author(s): Vida Škudienė / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2002

Reading, an important skill in any language, becomes more difficult in a foreign language. The investigation of expository text comprehension between language groups conducted in 1999 at Vytautas Magnus University and South Carolina University (Škudienė, 1999) showed that the students of both language groups (Lithuanian and English) performed better in literal comprehension tasks. On these grounds, the assumption was made that teachers emphasize a bottom-up rather than a top-down model of reading. The aim of the research was to investigate whether a top-down or a bottom-up model of reading is emphasized during pre-, while-, and post- reading activities at the intermediate level of the English language instruction.

A Content Analysis of the Results from the State Matriculation Examination in Mathematics

Author(s): Elena Karashtranova,Nikolay Karashtranov,Vladimir Vladimirov / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

This paper presents an analysis of the results from the State Matriculation Examination in Mathematics achieved by the students from the Science and Mathematics High School “Acad. S. Korolyov” within the period of 2012 – 2014.

A counselling line for problem and pathological gambling in South Africa: Preliminary data analysis

Author(s): Dan J. Stein,Adele Pretorius,Heidi Sinclair / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2014

Various countries and states have established telephone counselling lines for people with pathological or problem gambling. Data from such services may contribute to describing systematically the nature of gambling problems in a particular area. To date, however, few data have been published on such a telephone counselling line in a low or middle income country. Method: Data on calls to the telephone counselling line of the National Responsible Gambling Foundation of South Africa were captured over a 6-month period. Such data include socio-demographic variables, the primary reason for calling, the source of the referral, preferred method of gambling, impairment as a consequence of gambling, and history of treatment for psychiatric disorders, comorbid alcohol abuse and illicit drug use. Results: Calls were received from a broad range of people; the mean age of callers was 37 years, the majority were male (62%) and many were married (45%). Primary reasons for calling included the feeling of being unable to stop gambling without the help of a professional (41%), financial concerns (32%), legal problems (13%), pressure from family (10%), and suicidal thoughts (2%). The majority of callers contacted the counselling line after having heard about it by word of mouth (70%). The most common forms of gambling were slot machines (51%) and casino games (21%). Fourteen percent of callers reported having received help for other psychiatric disorders, 11% reported alcohol use disorders and 6% illicit drug use. Conclusion: These data from South Africa are consistent with prior research indicating that pathological and problem gambling are seen in a range of socio-demographic groups, and that such behaviour is associated with significant morbidity and comorbidity. More work is needed locally to inform younger gamblers, gamblers using the informal gambling sector, and unemployed gamblers of the existing telephone counselling lines.

A Critical Assessment of Political Party Performance in the Elections for European Parliament in Dolj County Romania on May 25, 2014

Author(s): Mihaela Bărbieru / Language(s): English Issue: 44/2014

This study aims, in addition to an analysis of the elections for European Parliament members in Romania on 2014 and focus on the research of this phenomenon in Dolj County. Recent years have been for Romania charged of electoral events and social transformation, political change happening in the context of premieres, surprises and twists. EP elections were characterized, both at European and national level, by the low turnout of voters, the stake being the lowest for the Romanian public opinion since the themes of European interest are perceived as not having a direct impact on life daily. The election campaign was hard, and personal attacks belonged to a radical speech in which there was no central theme, dominant political figures were those of politicians who were to stand for president election in November 2014, they practically creating a preamble for the last ones. Elections in Dolj County made not discordant note perfectly enrolling in the limits imposed by the rest of the country, with a low turnout and results aligned with national results.

A Critical Discourse Analysis of a College Faculty Recruitment Brochure

Author(s): Dennis R. Brooks / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2003

Norman Fairclough presents his version of Critical Discourse Analysis with a five stage analytical framework (Yates, Taylor and Wetherell, 2001: 236). Central to this macro frame is to identify the social problem that has a semiotic aspect (Stage 1), the obstacles (Stage 2), whether the problem is needed (Stage 3), resolutions to the problem (Stage 4), and how the researcher’s interpretation can “contribute to emancipatory change” (Stage 5) (Yates, Taylor and Wetherell, 2001: 239).

A Debreceni egyetemisták értékvilága

Author(s): Béla Marián / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 2/2012

Only ten percent of students describe themselves as observant believers – that is, following the teachings of his/her denomination – which was the most distinctive factor between different groups of opinions revealed by the analysis. 61 percent of students belong to some kind of denomination, and 57 percent consider themselves believers to some extent (47% in its own way, 10% of which follow the teachings of his/her own Church). The value system had by non-religious students can be seen as an average. Apart from their lack of religious affiliation, there are no other distinguishing factors in relation to most students here. The group of university students who are religious to some extent can be divided to two groups based on different opinions held by them. The most important dimension of this separation is tolerance: the first group has an attitude of acceptance towards ethnic, social and cultural minority groups, while the second has a more exclusionary attitude. Tolerant religious students are more open and more susceptible to positive values than are their non-religious/less tolerant religious peers. Finally, also found was a fourth group of values: one tenth of students in Debrecen can be characterised as being very pessimistic, as having a negative psychological state and as being sceptical when it comes to positive values. The influence of the ‘spirit’ of the University of Debrecen can be seen in the difference between the older and younger students. In relation to a positive change, there is an indisputable role to be playing by someone’s maturing – though we should mention here that the university does orientate its students in the direction of more tolerance and having a stronger commitment to positive values.

A demokrácia szociális reprezentációja fiatalok körében

Author(s): István Murányi / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 1/2017

In our study, on the Hungarian database (N = 1,200 people) of a European research (MYPLACE project), based on an examination of the young (15 to 26 year-old) population, answer was seeked to these one question: how is can we characterize young people’s perception of democracy, and, what socialization factors most affect the interpretation of the concept. Examination of the interpretation of democracy was not carried out according to preliminary research designs but on the basis of social representation theory and one of its methodological possibilities (associations). The results suggest an anti-liberal democracy representation, one that can more be characterized by a negative content, and which shows links mostly to “hidden” political activity.

A felsőfokú végzettségűek státus-inkonzisztenciája

Author(s): Péter Tibor Nagy / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 3/2010

It is assumed that an average, recently-graduating university student will be satisfied if she/he obtains a carrier position that is usually obtained by university graduates; conversely, the attractiveness of positions occupied en masse by non-graduates will remain low in the eyes of new graduates. In our research, each job position looked at had a value of between 0 and 1 according to the proportion of such positions obtained by graduates. Thus the concept of job position – an originally non-linear category – has been developed into a linear one. This new method can therefore make an average occupation – one linked with the prestige of any social demographic group – quantifiable. We can as a result see that the average occupation prestige of graduates aged around 25 is lower than the average occupation prestige of persons of around 35 years; though the average occupation prestige of graduates aged around 25 is higher than with 45 or 55 year-old graduates. Therefore, although the commonplace that the “inconsistency between job and the level of education has grown” with the new generation is valid, it is only valid in comparison with previous cohorts – not in comparison with the whole “society of elders”. In contrast, in 1970 the average occupation prestige of graduates of around 25 was higher than the average occupation prestige of the graduates of any older generation. Taking on board these two phenomena one could say that the present situation of young graduates is worse than for older ones, or at least is worse than for older ones when they were young; and this “handicap” is more characteristic of young college graduates (BA) than for young university graduates (MA).

A felsőoktatás szerepe a nemzeti versenyképességben (Egy lehetséges gondolkodási keret)

Author(s): Attila Chikán / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 4/2014

This paper provides some starting points for analyzing the connection between higher education and national competitiveness. It uses data gained from international competitiveness and education surveys. According to such data, the position of higher education is somewhat better in Hungary compared to the ranking of the country generally. However, it is a sad fact that Hungary’s position has been deteriorating in both rankings since the turn of the millennium; and it is shown, too, that there is a quite strong relationship between general competitiveness and different indicators pertaining to higher education – which fact which underlines the importance of a proper and suitable higher education policy.

A felsőoktatás társadalmi felelőssége a hallgatói értékkészletekben

Author(s): Zsuzsanna Veroszta / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 2/2010

In a student assessment of higher education value-variables, social responsibility factors regularly produced the lowest averages, and among the valuegroupings created as the result of student survey only persones with a detrimental educational-socio-demographical background showed some sensitivity towards the social aspects of higher education. Based upon an analysis of Bologna-relevant documents of the student organization of European higher education (European Students’ Union – ESU), we can say that the student organization’s opinions concerning social aspects is consistent: higher education is considered to be one of the public services, something available to everyone equally. Examining the development in time of the equality of opportunities and fairness – comprehensively, the social aspects – we experience a constant presence and strong amplification. The dominance of aspects of social responsibility can be seen, in detail, in documents from the student organization. It appears that the strong representation of these factors – and major critics when it comes to implementation – can both be connected to student organizations in the creation of the European Higher Education Area.

A Field Study on the Validity of the Quadri-Track Zone Comparison Technique

Author(s): Tuvia Shurany,Einat Stein,Eytan Brand / Language(s): English Issue: 1 (7)/2009

A Finding Study of Teachers Perspectives about Self-Education

Author(s): Editha Margareta Coșarbă,Camelia-Nadia Bran / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2021

Self-education is defined as a conscious, intentional activity that an individual carries out for the formation or completion of his own person. The aims of self-education are set by the individual himself, and are in accordance with the requirements of society. As the individual progresses in age, self-education occupies an increasingly important place in his training process. In the case of teachers, self-education is the subject of education, but also its object. We developed this finding study to identify the degree of concern of 72 teachers in the pre-university education system regarding their own training, their participation in forms of lifelong learning organized by education systems, respectively the technique by which the self-education process is performed. In this regard, we completed a three-section questionnaire that was applied through the Google form. As a temporary reference space, these data were collected by reference to the last 3 years of teaching activity. Preliminary results of the study highlighted the fact that teachers agree more to asynchronous training courses.

A Finnország-márka – Az arculatépítés és az oktatás –

Author(s): Attila Gál / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 3/2012

In our study we offer an insight into the brand-building processes being pursued in Finland and examine how we can trace the international reputation of Finland’s education system in today’s developing “Finland-brand”. Our study is based on the internationally accepted nation-branding theories (Simon Anholt, Peter van Ham). We will introduce discourses that connect with the results obtained by Finnish students in PISA measurements on the basis of our former studies. In this beginning stage of our examination, we concentrate on electronic documentation and press ‘appearances’ of this Finnish nation-branding. It may be stated that besides values connected to the welfare state and highlighting economic successes, the reputation of Finland’s education system, which has a prominent place on the international stage, is also an integral part of the development of the “Finland-brand”.

A foglalkoztathatósághoz kötődő hallgatói várakozások

Author(s): Zsuzsanna Veroszta / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 3/2010

In an analysis of expectations related to graduate employment opportunities, the study examines, for the period before persons’ enter the labor market, student expectations related to such entry and successes instead of objective indicators of employment possibilities. The study analyses the individual background variables playing a determining role in study expectations via a multi-dimensional approach to labor market success, focusing on subjective elements. In addition to examining expectations in detail regarding the most important professional field background variable, the analysis – embedded within the framework of relevant technical literature – also focuses on expectation-related differences appearing between genders or social groups; it also looks at how previous professional work experience modifies people’s expectations. The analysis is based on data from a questionnaire survey obtained in relation to approximately 8000 people studying on undergraduate programs.

A GLIMPSE INTO THE R&D PERFORMANCE AT EUROPEAN UNION LEVEL

Author(s): Alina Georgeta Ailincă / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2017

The persistent uncertainty after the global economic crisis together with EU diffuse perspective challenges the possibilities of boosting regional and global economic growth. The confidence in EU as an innovation-driven regional economy has to be renewed: the base points of economic life must be restored, fresh educational approaches are needed and the competences, that are a precondition for success, must be brought back or reconstruct. Thus, research and development (R&D) public and private policies must play a key role in efforts to create wellbeing and sustainable growth at EU member countries. A large number of studies have been conducted in order to evaluate (directly or/and indirectly) the performance of R&D on society but there is still a lack of broadly acceptable and rigorous applicable methodologies for R&D performance assessments. In this sense, on the grounds of some Eurostat and OECD indicators, the expected results of this article are intended to contribute to a better understanding of the R&D performance on overall EU economy and on some EU member countries.