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Parfianowicz-Vertun examines the role of literacy practices and verbal creativity in Czech underground culture. She focuses on ways in which underground artists used writing and the written words; the tension between writing and alternative culture, which was largely based on the spoken word; as well as situations in which the act of writing became a performance of sorts. The article explores various aspects of underground culture: music, poetry, fine art and samizdat publishing.
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The article is devoted to the features of Ivanovo- Voznesensk industrial development at the turn of the 20th century. It was one of the biggest industrial centers in pre revolutionary Russia. The problem and potential analysis of the local textile industry is made. Also it was studied in the connection with Ivanovo- Voznesensk professional schools activities research. Ivanovo-Voznesensk had more professional schools than contiguous cities.
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The culture of Georgian chant is variable and particular schools are different from each other. The vital schools are Gelati, Shemoqmedi (West Georgian chant traditions) and Karbelashvilebi (East Georgian chant traditions). The paper presents musical analysis of West Georgian chant traditions, using Gelati school as an example. Scores are taken from Georgian musical manuscripts from the 19th century, which are saved in National Centre of Manuscripts and were written by St. Pilimon the Chanter (Koridze) and St. Ekvtime the Confessor (Kereselidze). The article’s aim is to show how some of the Great Feasts in Georgia were celebrated. The first part contains the examination of some individual aspects of Georgian liturgical practice. The second part synthetises what is important in the process of researching Georgian chant. The analysis shows individuality of the chant material. Diversity and abundance of existing materials gives the opportunity to conduct further research on the topic.
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The Gospel of John is chronologically the last canonical book of the Bible and the years 98-100 AD are currently considered to be the time of its final editing in a written form. Many speeches and dialogues – although presented within the context of deep theological thought – do not lose their original oral character. This paper consists of an outline of this orality on various levels: from the general point of view, its appearance in the Bible, in the New Testament and in the Gospel of John, to the final detailed description of the selected examples. An important point which belongs to the field of orality research is the possibility of distinguishing the contributions of various groups and stages of formation of the Gospel on the basis of its orality. The elements of three such traditions – Jewish, Samaritan and Hellenistic – are further elaborated in this paper.
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Pragmatics has a very important role in understanding how advertising texts communicate and persuade beyond explicit messages. This paper investigates the frequently used strategies in food advertisements to influence the consumer's behavior and fasten decision-making processes. Through a qualitative approach, the current paper analyzes a diverse corpus of digital media food advertising texts. Implicature, presupposition, deixis, speech acts, and relevance are identified and analyzed by highlighting how these strategies create emotional responses, reinforce cultural values, and establish common assumptions between advertisers and consumers.This research proves that implicature is generally used in suggesting benefits and qualities that are not directly stated; presuppositions deepen the assumption about the health advantages or the quality offered by a product without claiming it. Deictic expressions and speech acts create personal relevance and psychological closeness through commands and invitations. Relevance theory shows how advertisers optimize the communicative impact. The study contributes to pragmatics, advertising, and consumer behavior by explaining how pragmatic strategies operate as powerful tools.
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A traveler of the late Renaissance, the philosopher Michel de Montaigne was also an avant la lettre anthropologist, deeply concerned with all that is human. Accompanied by close companions and servants, he travelled through northern Switzerland, Germany, and Italy, reaching Rome, where he submitted the first two volumes of his Essays, recently completed, for Vatican censorship. His journey also had therapeutic purposes – crenotherapy and balneotherapy—prescribed for the kidney stones that tormented him. No longer a young man – he was already 47, only 11 years left to live – he experienced additional health issues along the way, such as migraines and toothaches, yet they did not diminish his intellectual vitality. Among many other observations, his travel journal not only records his reflections on his own body and its reactions to various treatments but also mentions the customs of the countries he traveled through regarding the body as a biological, ritualistic, aesthetic, political, and economic entity. A researcher of various aspects of reality, this uomo universale maintained a perpetually fresh perspective on the world, further enriched by the experience of travel. Rejecting the well-trodden paths of prejudice, he remained open to an active life, profoundly engaged in the pursuit of a full existence.Following his journey, which lasted one year and seven months (June 22, 1580 – November 30, 1581), Montaigne revisited and expanded the first two volumes of his Essays and wrote the third, reinforced in his belief that body and soul deserve equal consideration and care. He consistently emphasized that, regardless of the trials we face – many of which are beyond our control – our response to them, our state of mind, remains within our power. The most significant is the attitude we choose to endure what life brings. The ability to know ourselves as much as possible, in order to align our decisions with our nature, helps us live properly and face death at peace with ourselves.
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In an increasingly globalized world, the development of intercultural skills is a priority in foreign language education. Language learning goes beyond mastering grammar and vocabulary; it also involves the ability to understand, respect, and interact with different cultures. In the context of French as a Foreign Language (FLE), the use of philosophical texts provides a unique opportunity to address universal questions while raising learners' awareness of diverse cultural perspectives. This article proposes a didactic approach aimed at developing these skills through the analysis and discussion of philosophical texts.
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The article reflects the problem of training speech therapists with aphasic patients. The issue of training speech therapists in working with aphasic patients is a very important one because of the dramatic increase in the number of these patients and the worsening of stroke. Different problems faced by teaching staff in preparing future specialists are analysed. Main directions, contents, principles of theoretical and practical training are outlined. The main activity stages and their contents are analysed. A decisive role in the theoretical and practical training is the development of one's own opinion about the effectiveness of speech and language therapy intervention methods in aphasia.
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The culture of the Banat minorities is strongly reflected in the radio shows dedicated to them by promoting the traditions, language and values specific to each community. Radio Timișoara and Radio Reșița broadcast programs in German, Hungarian, Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Romanian, offering listeners cultural information, news, interviews with community representatives, traditional music and accounts of important ethnic events. These programs contribute to preserving the cultural identity of minorities and strengthening intercultural dialogue in Banat, a region with rich ethnic and historical diversity.
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This paper aims to explore the phenomenon of globalization from the perspective of its profound influence on world cultures, generating both opportunities and threats. On the one hand, globalization facilitates the exchange of ideas, cultural diversity, and access to new perspectives, contributing to the evolution of collective identities. On the other hand, cultural homogenization and the dominance of Western models can lead to the erosion of local traditions and the loss of national identities. From this perspective, we analyze the process of cultural resilience, which becomes essential for communities, enabling them to adapt to global changes without losing their specificity. Thus, globalization can be both an opportunity for cultural enrichment and a threat to diversity, depending on each society’s ability to protect and capitalize on its cultural heritage.
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This article analyzes the procedural guarantees and the fundamental rights granted to minors in the context of deprivation of liberty in Great Britain and the United States of America, compared in some instances with Romania, as well as the legislative framework and practices applied in each jurisdiction. Through the comparative analysis, the article identifies significant similarities and differences in the approach to the protection of the rights of minors deprived of their liberty, highlighting good practices and legislative or practical gaps. The conclusions argue in favor of the adoption of common minimum standards at the international level, which would ensure respect for the fundamental rights of juveniles deprived of their liberty, regardless of jurisdiction.
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Within the present scientific approach, an analytical dissection of the mechanisms operating in the matter of deprivation of liberty in the Anglo-Saxon law system is carried out, with relevance for both the theoretical and the practical field of law. The procedural phases are examined sequentially, from the act of initial detention to the measure of preventive detention, by referring to the relevant legal framework (for example, PACE, Bail Act) and jurisprudential interpretations. In addition, the article investigates controversial aspects, such as the maximum duration provided for detention, the assessment criteria for granting bail and the issue of protecting the rights of people facing vulnerable situations.
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The world is constantly changing, and this process does not tend to be smooth. Religion is involved in this dynamic. The study aims to clarify the dimensions of the concept of cosmopolitization. Cosmopolitization is not the same as globalization. Globalization is something that somehow takes place outside a cultural, religious, national identity. Cosmopoliticization, by contrast, takes place 'inside', in the realm of the nation, the local, and even one's own biography and identity. The tendency of cosmopolitization is to dissolve the duality between global and local, national and international, and to merge them into new forms to be empirically analyzed. Cosmopoliticization refers to the erosion of borders that separate states, civilizations, cultures, religions. Borders have not disappeared, but they have become fluid, allowing flows of identity to pass from one side to the other. Cultural and religious differences are neither hierarchically organized nor dissolved but accepted for what they are and even positively affirmed.
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Volunteering is an essential educational tool in the psychosocial development of students, offering them training opportunities through direct experience and interaction with the social and professional environment. This study explores the methodology, the methods, techniques and strategies used in the psychosocial training and development of the volunteers involved in the activities carried out within the Department for the Training of Teaching Staff (DPPD) of the University of ,,1 December 1918” in Alba Iulia.Research highlights how modern pedagogical methods, such as experiential learning, mentoring, collaboration and simulation training, contribute to the development of socio-emotional and cognitive skills. Also, the techniques used to develop communication, adaptability, leadership and emotional resilience, essential skills for integration into the educational and professional environment are analyzed.Psychosocial development strategies through volunteering are approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, emphasizing their impact on the training of future teachers and specialists in education. The results of the research emphasize the transformative character of the volunteer experiences, highlighting their role in strengthening the professional identity and the civic commitment of the students. This work offers a practical perspective on the implementation of volunteering as a method of personal training and development, highlighting its benefits for both participants and the educational community. The conclusions of the study support the need for systematic integration of volunteering into the initial training programs, as a complementary strategy of psychosocial and professional development.
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This paper focuses on the importance of understanding cultural and communication boundaries when teaching a foreign language. This topic is extremely relevant to the field of translation and interpretation as it provides us insight into the challenges that we encounter in trying to convey a message that has its cultural specificity. We aim to solve one of the most difficult aspects of rendering a message into a target language to someone who is learning it. We also wish to facilitate foreign language teaching by means of better understanding some cultural concepts on our part. We have investigated innovative methods, and we have conducted multiple surveys for us to gain more perspective on the matter. We have gathered key findings that we will make use of in our new approach to teaching foreign languages.
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This article undertakes a comprehensive literature review to explore the complexities of managing and assessing collaborative group work in multicultural classrooms in the post-pandemic educational landscape. Anchored in Milton Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) and Jude Carroll’s insights on educational mobility, the review critically examines the theoretical underpinnings and practical challenges associated with diverse learning environments. Bennett’s DMIS is employed as a framework to understand and navigate cultural differences within the classroom, while Carroll’s research provides an in-depth look at the adaptation challenges of educationally mobile students. Through a synthesis of existing literature, this paper proposes practical strategies for educators, aiming to enhance group dynamics and improve assessment methods in a way that promotes inclusivity and fairness. The goal is to enrich the academic discourse by providing a nuanced analysis of multicultural group work management and assessment, drawing from a wide range of empirical studies and case analyses.
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Learning the Romanian language as a foreign language is a continuous challenge, which also involves a deep psychological perspective on the part of the teachers because the students come from various cultures, have a different value system, are far from their environment and family, in a language unknown and a completely new culture. The student's desire to learn, the permanent help offered by the teaching staffand of course the individual study are some of the most important directions that can shape success. The challenges are therefore multiple, varied, contextual, but they can be successfully overcome through active involvement, enthusiasm, work, and perseverance.
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This paper is a text-applied comparative approach to some thematic aspects of the violence throughout theoretical texts belonging to philosophers like, for instance, Frantz Fanon (1925-1961, psychiatrist, philosopher, author from Martinique). Through violence decolonization is achieved, thus a new man is created. Violence is the native’s mean to an end: the formation of a just society. Colonizer’s violence (the violence of the colonial regime) versus Native’s violence (counter-violence). The appearance ot the settler represents the death of the aboriginal society, cultural lethargy and petrification of individuals. Rather than aiming at an exhaustive survey of this topic in English (almost an impossible task, given the amount of such writing that is being produced in the contemporary global age), I shall aim at focusing on a number of recurrent topics approached throughout the chosen theoretical work. My main intention will be to point out various ways in which the textuality of written texts reflect on issues related to ethnic conflict, self-identification, national movement, colonialist conflict, ideologies, religious dimension from a variety of theoretical perspectives, but situated mainly in a transnational and global light. Place and time are connected to memories and homeland as they represent important values for those who live in their homeland or in diaspora (place: where they were born and they spent their childhood or a part of their lives; time: events, customs and traditions associated to a certain moment in their lives).
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