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ItemThe Relevance of Endotoxin Detection in Sepsis(CRC Press, 2020-10-28)Offering a basis for further research into the interactions of hosts and pathogens, this work gathers up-to-date findings, and details basic structures, functions and immunology.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableVocabulary teaching, learning and as a social practice(Nova Science Publishers, 2015-07)Vocabulary is an essential item in language teaching and learning, although sometimes it is neglected. In order to produce an effective vocabulary teaching and learning, instructors and learners must understand the background of vocabulary including breath, depth and word knowledge. Some effective strategies are introduced to make vocabulary learning more attractive and interesting for learners. Inevitably, vocabulary teaching and learning is not only a method and instrument, but also interpreted as social practice from Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) perspective, which involves the discourse of social control, trust and meaning making. These three discourses should be taken into consideration as they may influence the vocabulary teaching and learning outcome.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableLanguage, ideology and identity: Education implications for Afghanistan(Nova Science Publishers, 2015-07)War and conflict have been widespread in Afghanistan for more than three decades with insurmountable atrocities, human suffering and population displacement. Over one and half million Afghans have died and eight million have become refugees or internally displaced people because of conflict. Afghans continue to be the world’s largest refugee population, the majority being women, children and the elderly. The political and socio-cultural background to the conflict and how it has influenced population displacement throughout the region will be outlined in detail. The psychosocial ad psychological effects of trauma will be discussed, including how these situations impact both male and female Afghanis. The examination will discuss young male refugees, a vulnerable population who are recruited and trained as resistance fighters to further expand Jihad and maintain control of Afghanistan. The examination will also identify an increase in post war antagonism, domestic violence and domination of women within Afghan communities. Overall, the chapter will discuss how lingering and new world ideologies are impacted by education, language and identity. The discussion will conclude with recommendations for policy, practice and interventions to effectively respond to the educational needs of those who remain physically and psychologically displaced by conflict and those who now live in post war Afghanistan.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableCritical discourse analysis as a research paradigm in language studies: The 2001 Howard campaign speech(Nova Science Publishers, 2015-07)Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as a research paradigm in language studies is a complex framework which is informed by a large number of approaches to critically analyse discourse; to understand the relationship between discourse and power within text and speech; and advocate correction and empower change. It demonstrates how discourse is developed and fashioned by its relationship with power, ideology and used to shape or sustain the social status quo and unequal power relations. Despite an overabundance of political speeches, discussions and media reports concerning asylum seekers and refugees, sections of John Howard’s 2001 election campaign launch speech is used to illustrate how CDA can critically analyse discourse. A succinct analysis of the speech demonstrates how CDA exposes hidden meanings within text and to ascertain the relationship between power, position, and language. It outlines the subtleties of and the type of language used to assert authority, power, dominance and exploitation. The analysis demonstrates that unfounded connections were made between terrorism and asylum seekers – that asylum seekers were potential perpetrators of terrorism. He asserted that increased powers of central government are in the best interest of national security.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableCorrect or global English: an instrument social control or the great equalizer(Nova Science Publishers, 2015)The English language has developed to become one of the more commonly languages globally. It is used for commerce, science and within the media; however, not all =Englishes' are equal. This chapter provides a brief overview of the development of English; its use as an international language, and to highlight the issues borne through =correct' English which leads to linguistic prejudice, superiority and judgment. Using a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) perspective, the chapter will focus on the discourse of English as social practice while examining the social injustices as they manifest among those who use the English language. Through this process, using CDA, the chapter seeks is to uncover the power relationship and social inequities among groups that use the English language. The example of non-native English authors is used to demonstrate that a more inclusive rather than divisive and exclusive English is advocated to be recognised. In so doing the dominance and hegemony of native users of standard English needs to be moderated.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableAfrican higher education: The renaissance and reformation of language(Nova Science Publishers, 2015-07)African higher education plays a central role for social, economic and cultural transformation. This is achieved by advancing knowledge and developing human resource to meet the labour force needs. In addition, universities are the guardian of people’s culture and heritage. This chapter outlines a historical overview to provide context to higher education development in Africa. It highlights the continued dominance of western intellectual, linguistic and cultural imperialism in African higher education. In addition, it examines the language used within African higher education to maintain the status quo in the era of student ‘massification’, democratization of institutional reform, and the transformation to knowledge based societies. What is evident is that African higher education is in the shadow of foreign hegemonic associations maintained through cultural and intellectual domination and well-established ideological conditioning to capitalism. As such, it remains indifferent to the broader political and socio-economic challenges on the continent and detached from the societies in which they are located. The chapter advocates African higher education to embrace an epistemological view which is rooted in an indigenous linguistic and social-cultural approach to reform the university’s relationship within society, to fulfill its roes of knowledge production, research and service. Thus, African higher education must refocus and rewrite its approach to become an institution which preoccupies itself almost entirely on gathering, processing, storage and dissemination of knowledge that empowers its society.
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ItemThe globalisation of health care and health care professional acculturation(Nova Science Publishers, 2014)