English has become the dominant language in the higher education sector in Europe, as can be seen... more English has become the dominant language in the higher education sector in Europe, as can be seen from objective indicators such as the growing number of degree programmes which use English as a medium of instruction (Gotti, 2014). As a consequence more than before in the past, the textbooks which are being used and consulted by students are written in English. In addition, besides being available in paper format, these textbooks can also sometimes be accessed on the Internet as ebooks and become available to an ever-increasing number of readers. The present study focuses on five different editions of one of the most well-known textbooks in the area of economics, P.A. Samuelson\u2019s Economics. By looking at the differences among these five editions the analysis will explore the changes implemented, with a view to establishing how the process of knowledge dissemination has changed over the years. In particular, the revisions of the textbook will be shown to pay increasing attention to the readers\u2019 expectations and needs, as writers deploy different rhetorical strategies in order to engage their addressees and make them accept their claims
The cultural and intercultural dimensions of English as a Lingua Franca is a challenging collecti... more The cultural and intercultural dimensions of English as a Lingua Franca is a challenging collection which questions certain orthodoxies deemed to be counterproductive and of the past, such as the uncritical use of the concept of culture, the obsession with cultural differences and the straitjacketing of individuals. This volume also reminds us that culture is not always congruent with nations or ethnic groups as, "a volatile and mobile, fluid and invisible frontier can separate those who seem near, and unite those whose language and culture seem to separate" (Augé 2010:7 translated). It is therefore necessary to promote a situated understanding, which does not try to simplify and essentialise 'other' cultures.
Even though the use of digital tools as an alternative to or in support of more traditional metho... more Even though the use of digital tools as an alternative to or in support of more traditional methods is no longer considered a novelty in the context of language learning, as a consequence of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, what used to be an opportunity was transformed into a pressing and inevitable necessity that led all the actors involved in the training and evaluation process to radically change their way of teaching and assessing. Within a matter of days, educators around the world scrambled to shift their practice from in-person to remote teaching. The need to maintain social distancing prompted the transition to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). Even though globally the emergency posed by Covid-19 popularized ERT as a temporary intervention to complete a higher education academic year, ERT has undoubtedly proved to be a feasible alternative for “students unconventionally dispersed, either locally or abroad, when only limited contact to educational facilities and instructional materials for their learning needs is available” (Nokukhanya et al. 2021, 9). Indeed, since in remote teaching the participants in the communicative act mainly interact via a screen, and sometimes even without full access to video facilities, at times there may be the tendency to de-emphasize person-to-person contact. Therefore, if we want remote teaching to provide new opportunities and stimuli in the future, it is essential to draw on the examples of good practice emerged during the pandemic, bearing in mind that teachers and educators should first and foremost promote interactive activities at the most efficient and realizable rate, with a view to encouraging the attendees’ notivation and participation.
Taking inspiration from Bolter and Grusin\u2019s pioneering study Remediation: Understanding New ... more Taking inspiration from Bolter and Grusin\u2019s pioneering study Remediation: Understanding New Media (1999), this volume focuses on the notion of remediation as an embodiment of transformation and reformulation, that is visible to the analyst\u2019s eye in a wealth of texts and communicative situations. Indeed, as will be evident from the contributions gathered here, remediation opens up, within the field of language studies, a plethora of possible topics for discussion and further investigation. In Bolter and Grusin\u2019s view, remediation implies a rivalry between media aiming at \u201crefashion[ing] prior media forms\u201d, and as such it can be regarded as \u201can attempt to remediate the deficiencies of another medium\u201d. The fact that they note not only the interdependence of one act of mediation on another but also that \u201cMedia are continually commenting on, reproducing, and replacing each other\u201d proves particularly significant for this collection of essays. Above all, the notion of translation, in its broadest meaning, can become useful in this sense at more than one level of analysis. Indeed, if we consider language as the very first mediator through which human beings can access reality, we cannot but accept the idea that every act of reading (whether real or artistic expression) necessarily involves a process of (re)interpretation and can thus be understood in terms of translation
This volume investigates how generic, rhetorical and linguistic resources are creatively exploite... more This volume investigates how generic, rhetorical and linguistic resources are creatively exploited by different Communities of Practice (CofP) in a range of professional, institutional and academic contexts to respond to different socio-cultural scenarios. In particular, it describes the language and structures specific to genres with a view to ascertaining whether homogenizing or fragmenting forces and trends have been brought about by the three waves of globalization which have swept the world since 1492 (Friedman, 2005)
This book stems from a conference held in Naples in June 2012 and includes a selection of the pap... more This book stems from a conference held in Naples in June 2012 and includes a selection of the papers presented on that occasion. As the title suggests, the authors of the various chapters investigate the relationships between how space and place are described and how these contribute to the construction of identity or rather how the interplay between language, spatial practices, dimensions of culture, the discursive construction of place and identity is achieved
English has become the dominant language in the higher education sector in Europe, as can be seen... more English has become the dominant language in the higher education sector in Europe, as can be seen from objective indicators such as the growing number of degree programmes which use English as a medium of instruction (Gotti, 2014). As a consequence more than before in the past, the textbooks which are being used and consulted by students are written in English. In addition, besides being available in paper format, these textbooks can also sometimes be accessed on the Internet as ebooks and become available to an ever-increasing number of readers. The present study focuses on five different editions of one of the most well-known textbooks in the area of economics, P.A. Samuelson\u2019s Economics. By looking at the differences among these five editions the analysis will explore the changes implemented, with a view to establishing how the process of knowledge dissemination has changed over the years. In particular, the revisions of the textbook will be shown to pay increasing attention to the readers\u2019 expectations and needs, as writers deploy different rhetorical strategies in order to engage their addressees and make them accept their claims
Decisions concerning syllabus design are generally based on considerations linked to the level of... more Decisions concerning syllabus design are generally based on considerations linked to the level of competence to be attained by the end of the course. The Common European Framework of Reference is one of the many yardsticks against which language ...
Although the letter 'T' for teacher is missing in the PLEASE acronym for the website, the... more Although the letter 'T' for teacher is missing in the PLEASE acronym for the website, the taecher is very much at the heart of the website in terms of the langauge learning pupils undertake at priary school. Moreover, even though the project was addressed to teachers, it was taken for granted it would inevitable influence their teaching and their learners' learning process as a whole
English has become the dominant language in the higher education sector in Europe, as can be seen... more English has become the dominant language in the higher education sector in Europe, as can be seen from objective indicators such as the growing number of degree programmes which use English as a medium of instruction (Gotti, 2014). As a consequence more than before in the past, the textbooks which are being used and consulted by students are written in English. In addition, besides being available in paper format, these textbooks can also sometimes be accessed on the Internet as ebooks and become available to an ever-increasing number of readers. The present study focuses on five different editions of one of the most well-known textbooks in the area of economics, P.A. Samuelson\u2019s Economics. By looking at the differences among these five editions the analysis will explore the changes implemented, with a view to establishing how the process of knowledge dissemination has changed over the years. In particular, the revisions of the textbook will be shown to pay increasing attention to the readers\u2019 expectations and needs, as writers deploy different rhetorical strategies in order to engage their addressees and make them accept their claims
The cultural and intercultural dimensions of English as a Lingua Franca is a challenging collecti... more The cultural and intercultural dimensions of English as a Lingua Franca is a challenging collection which questions certain orthodoxies deemed to be counterproductive and of the past, such as the uncritical use of the concept of culture, the obsession with cultural differences and the straitjacketing of individuals. This volume also reminds us that culture is not always congruent with nations or ethnic groups as, "a volatile and mobile, fluid and invisible frontier can separate those who seem near, and unite those whose language and culture seem to separate" (Augé 2010:7 translated). It is therefore necessary to promote a situated understanding, which does not try to simplify and essentialise 'other' cultures.
Even though the use of digital tools as an alternative to or in support of more traditional metho... more Even though the use of digital tools as an alternative to or in support of more traditional methods is no longer considered a novelty in the context of language learning, as a consequence of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, what used to be an opportunity was transformed into a pressing and inevitable necessity that led all the actors involved in the training and evaluation process to radically change their way of teaching and assessing. Within a matter of days, educators around the world scrambled to shift their practice from in-person to remote teaching. The need to maintain social distancing prompted the transition to Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). Even though globally the emergency posed by Covid-19 popularized ERT as a temporary intervention to complete a higher education academic year, ERT has undoubtedly proved to be a feasible alternative for “students unconventionally dispersed, either locally or abroad, when only limited contact to educational facilities and instructional materials for their learning needs is available” (Nokukhanya et al. 2021, 9). Indeed, since in remote teaching the participants in the communicative act mainly interact via a screen, and sometimes even without full access to video facilities, at times there may be the tendency to de-emphasize person-to-person contact. Therefore, if we want remote teaching to provide new opportunities and stimuli in the future, it is essential to draw on the examples of good practice emerged during the pandemic, bearing in mind that teachers and educators should first and foremost promote interactive activities at the most efficient and realizable rate, with a view to encouraging the attendees’ notivation and participation.
Taking inspiration from Bolter and Grusin\u2019s pioneering study Remediation: Understanding New ... more Taking inspiration from Bolter and Grusin\u2019s pioneering study Remediation: Understanding New Media (1999), this volume focuses on the notion of remediation as an embodiment of transformation and reformulation, that is visible to the analyst\u2019s eye in a wealth of texts and communicative situations. Indeed, as will be evident from the contributions gathered here, remediation opens up, within the field of language studies, a plethora of possible topics for discussion and further investigation. In Bolter and Grusin\u2019s view, remediation implies a rivalry between media aiming at \u201crefashion[ing] prior media forms\u201d, and as such it can be regarded as \u201can attempt to remediate the deficiencies of another medium\u201d. The fact that they note not only the interdependence of one act of mediation on another but also that \u201cMedia are continually commenting on, reproducing, and replacing each other\u201d proves particularly significant for this collection of essays. Above all, the notion of translation, in its broadest meaning, can become useful in this sense at more than one level of analysis. Indeed, if we consider language as the very first mediator through which human beings can access reality, we cannot but accept the idea that every act of reading (whether real or artistic expression) necessarily involves a process of (re)interpretation and can thus be understood in terms of translation
This volume investigates how generic, rhetorical and linguistic resources are creatively exploite... more This volume investigates how generic, rhetorical and linguistic resources are creatively exploited by different Communities of Practice (CofP) in a range of professional, institutional and academic contexts to respond to different socio-cultural scenarios. In particular, it describes the language and structures specific to genres with a view to ascertaining whether homogenizing or fragmenting forces and trends have been brought about by the three waves of globalization which have swept the world since 1492 (Friedman, 2005)
This book stems from a conference held in Naples in June 2012 and includes a selection of the pap... more This book stems from a conference held in Naples in June 2012 and includes a selection of the papers presented on that occasion. As the title suggests, the authors of the various chapters investigate the relationships between how space and place are described and how these contribute to the construction of identity or rather how the interplay between language, spatial practices, dimensions of culture, the discursive construction of place and identity is achieved
English has become the dominant language in the higher education sector in Europe, as can be seen... more English has become the dominant language in the higher education sector in Europe, as can be seen from objective indicators such as the growing number of degree programmes which use English as a medium of instruction (Gotti, 2014). As a consequence more than before in the past, the textbooks which are being used and consulted by students are written in English. In addition, besides being available in paper format, these textbooks can also sometimes be accessed on the Internet as ebooks and become available to an ever-increasing number of readers. The present study focuses on five different editions of one of the most well-known textbooks in the area of economics, P.A. Samuelson\u2019s Economics. By looking at the differences among these five editions the analysis will explore the changes implemented, with a view to establishing how the process of knowledge dissemination has changed over the years. In particular, the revisions of the textbook will be shown to pay increasing attention to the readers\u2019 expectations and needs, as writers deploy different rhetorical strategies in order to engage their addressees and make them accept their claims
Decisions concerning syllabus design are generally based on considerations linked to the level of... more Decisions concerning syllabus design are generally based on considerations linked to the level of competence to be attained by the end of the course. The Common European Framework of Reference is one of the many yardsticks against which language ...
Although the letter 'T' for teacher is missing in the PLEASE acronym for the website, the... more Although the letter 'T' for teacher is missing in the PLEASE acronym for the website, the taecher is very much at the heart of the website in terms of the langauge learning pupils undertake at priary school. Moreover, even though the project was addressed to teachers, it was taken for granted it would inevitable influence their teaching and their learners' learning process as a whole
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