1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910367723003321

Autore

Wilde Truus de

Titolo

Over taalbewustzijn en taalvariatie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gent, : Academia Press, 2019

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220)

Soggetti

Dutch

Flemish

Sociolinguistics

Language learning: specific skills

Higher & further education, tertiary education

Teaching skills & techniques

Teaching of a specific subject

Lingua di pubblicazione

Olandese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The study scrutinizes the effects of language awareness on teachers’ conceptualization of language variation. Teacher language awareness has been discussed mostly for the case of English and with regard to grammar, and is defined as being determined by knowledge and reflexion (Andrews 2008, Svalberg 2012). This study aims at examining the reach of the concept for other languages, here Dutch, and for other terrains, in this case, language variation, thus stretching the application also into the realm of language ideology. According to Kroskrity (2006, 2016), language ideologies are (1) not knowledge but ‘‘notions’, ‘beliefs’ or ‘ideas’, which (2) are about language, the role(s) of language and its nature, and which (3) are constructed by individuals and groups in interaction with each other to (4) rationalize and justify social relations.

In this linguistic-ethnographic study, a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with teachers of Dutch at eight European



universities shows that knowledge and reflection play a considerable role for how teachers conceptualize language variation in class. Overall, four different types of teacher language awareness came to the fore, based on different interplays of both knowledge and reflection: standard language ideology alive, strong focus on prescription, doubting and linguistic insecurity and dynamic equilibrium.

The overall results show the importance of teacher language awareness in language classes and help to boil down the vague notion of language awareness on language variation to two major defining factors, namely knowledge and reflection. Further, the study shows that language classrooms may be seen as ‘ideological sites’ (Silverstein (1979, 1998)), in which language ideology may be either reproduced or deconstructed, depending on the language awareness of the teacher.

The consequences of the study for language teacher education are a plea for an informed, reflected, differentiated and integrative treatment of language variation in language class.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780453203321

Autore

Meislin Marcia

Titolo

The internal consultant [[electronic resource] ] : drawing on inside expertise / / Marcia Meislin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Menlo Park, Calif., : Crisp Publications

Lanham, MD, : Distribution to the U.S. Trade, National Book Network, c1997

ISBN

1-4175-2072-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Collana

A Fifty-Minute series book

Disciplina

658.4/6

Soggetti

Business consultants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910366630403321

Autore

Jayarathne Ayomi

Titolo

Transformation Processes of Metals in Urban Road Dust : Implications for Stormwater Reuse / / by Ayomi Jayarathne, Buddhi Wijesiri, Prasanna Egodawatta, Godwin A Ayoko, Ashantha Goonetilleke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-2078-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VI, 50 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology, , 2194-7244

Disciplina

363.7394

363.73946

Soggetti

Water - Pollution

Water quality

Engineering geology

Engineering—Geology

Foundations

Hydraulics

Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution

Water Quality/Water Pollution

Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Metals in urban stormwater environments -- Chapter 2: Research design -- Chapter 3: Metal transformation and stormwater quality -- Chapter 4: Risk evaluation based on the metal transformation and bioavailability -- Chapter 5: Practical implications and recommendation for future research -- Appendices -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses the physicochemical changes (transformations) that metals deposited on urban road surfaces undergo during dry weather periods, in order to provide insights into their potential impacts on stormwater quality. Based on extensive field experiments, and laboratory and data analyses, it examines transformation characteristics of metals with respect to the particle size of road dust, antecedent dry days and land uses. Further, it proposes a new risk-



assessment methodology, improving the original human health-risk indices based on the transformation characteristics and potential bioavailability of metals in order to evaluate the risks posed by metals in stormwater. This book is of interest to researchers and decision-makers developing appropriate pollution mitigation measures to enhance the quality of stormwater, targeting the effective reuse of stormwater in urban areas.