scholarly journals Verstärkung (m/w/d) gesucht. Zur Geschlechtsneutralität in den gegenwärtigen deutschen Stellenanzeigen

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (XXIII) ◽  
pp. 123-140
Author(s):  
Anna Dargiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Equal Treatment ◽  
German Language ◽  
Recruitment Process ◽  
Written Form ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
German Bundestag ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Audio Files ◽  
Job Ads ◽  
Gender Neutrality

The goal of this article is to examine the issue of gender neutrality of job classifieds in contemporary German language using the results of empirical analysis of a research corpus. In light of the General Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz – AGG) adopted by German Bundestag on the 14th of August, 2006, as well as the Act Modifying the Information to be Entered into the Birth Register (Gesetz zur Änderung der in das Geburtenregister einzutragenden Angaben) of the 18th of December, 2018, there is an obligation in Germany to edit job classified in accordance with gender neutrality. The implementation of linguistic equality of the sexes in job ads in such a way that they meet the guidelines of the AGG often leads to linguistic chaos and wrong and/or confusing phrasing: a fact confirmed by the examples from the above mentioned corpus. These phenomena have a considerable impact on the readability and the aesthetic qualities of the ads, and on the possibility of understanding them both in the written form and as audio files. To some extent, they also determine the degree of success of the recruitment process. Gender neutrality in language consists in expressing both male and female genders as well as other gender-related identities. However, this has to be done in accordance with grammatical, syntactic and stylistic norms. In order to prevent the “job classified” genre of texts from being misunderstood, unclearly phrased names of jobs must be eliminated.

scholarly journals A pedagogical model for integrating film education and audio description in foreign language acquisition

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Herrero ◽  
Manuela Escobar
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Pedagogical Tools ◽  
Pedagogical Model ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
Foreign Language Learners ◽  
Audio Description ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Written Form ◽  
The Aesthetic

Abstract Films are particularly powerful pedagogical tools that can help improve the linguistic skills of foreign language learners. Audio describing tasks can provide additional benefits. However, for an efficient use of feature films, learners need to be trained on how to elaborate audio description texts and develop active viewing strategies. This article discusses a language teaching approach that advocates the addition of Film Literacy education and audio description tasks to the language curriculum. It focuses on the application of audio description, in both oral and written form, to the acquisition of Spanish as a foreign language in Higher Education. It presents a pedagogical model designed to help students develop linguistic, cultural and intercultural competences while encouraging the aesthetic appreciation of films as cultural objects that can be evaluated through a wide range of critical approaches.

scholarly journals Varietäten und Sprachkontakt in rätoromanischen SMS

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Grünert
Keyword(s):  
Language Contact ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
German Language ◽  
Complex Spectrum ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Dominant Language ◽  
Swiss German ◽  
Written Form ◽  
University Level

As a minority language in Switzerland, the Romansh of the Grisons is exposed to pressure from the dominant language in its region, namely (Swiss) German. Consequently, it has not developed a generally accepted standardized written form, being above all a spoken language, which cedes many written functions to the dominant language. These premises entail a complex spectrum of language variation in informal written use of Romansh in SMS-communication. This variation includes deviations from regional written norms, traits of (dialectal) orality, interference of (Swiss) German, and code-switching to (Swiss) German. Language contact is evident in the fact that Romansh is used for part of an SMS whereas another part of the same SMS sent by the same person may be written in one or even in two varieties of the majority language, i.e. German and Swiss German. Some speakers of Romansh, mainly people who live outside of the traditional linguistic territory, do not write in Romansh at all. It should be noted that the users of Romansh in SMS-communication who participated in this research project are mainly women with university-level educations who are working in the tertiary sector.

scholarly journals Welfare Mediators as Game Changers? Deconstructing Power Asymmetries Between EU Migrants and Welfare Administrators

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Ratzmann ◽  
Anita Heindlmaier
Keyword(s):  
Member State ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
German Language ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Power Asymmetries ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Administrative Procedures

Under EU law, EU citizens constitute a particular group of immigrants, as they can, mostly without restrictions, move to, and reside in, another EU country, enjoying equal treatment with nationals in terms of accessing employment and social rights. However, as this article demonstrates, the settlement of EU citizens in another member state does not happen without hurdles. Through a careful in‐depth study of access to transnational welfare rights in practice, we analyse knowledge and resulting power asymmetries impacting interactions between certain EU migrant claimants and street‐level bureaucrats in Austrian and German social administrations. Following an inductive approach, based on an extensive data set of 144 qualitative interviews, this article first unpacks the different types of knowledge asymmetries relating to administrative procedures, formal social entitlements and the German language. We then analyse how such knowledge asymmetries may open space for welfare mediation in order to compensate for a lack of German language skills and to clarify misunderstandings about legal entitlements and obligations embedded in the claims system. Finally, our contribution offers a typology of welfare mediators and their characteristics, as not all types can be regarded as equally effective in reshaping power asymmetries. Overall, this article allows for insights into how welfare mediators, as more or less institutionalised opportunity structures, can shift policy outcomes in unexpected ways, enabling access to social benefits and services for otherwise excluded EU migrant citizens working, or seeking to work, in another EU member state.

scholarly journals Digitalization of Staff Involvement through Job Portals

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (521) ◽  
pp. 282-297
Author(s):  
O. I. Kravchuk ◽  
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I. O. Varis ◽  
A. R. Tsiopa ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Recruitment Process ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Job Ads ◽  
Staff Recruitment ◽  
Staff Involvement

Digitalization of staff involvement stipulates improvement and automation of search and recruitment processes, talent management, etc. Digital instruments for interacting with employment sites are implemented through the vacancies software (JBS). The rapid increase in its use was due to strict restrictions, social distancing and an increase in the number of staff working from home. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, JBS becomes the place of direct prompt interaction between the employer (or recruiting agency) and the job seeker. It is necessary to study the processes of digitalization of staff involvement through job portals and determine their impact on the staff recruitment process; analysis of the activities of job portals in the labor market, the scale of distribution of this method of attracting candidates. The article is concerned with studying the digital technologies of attracting staff through job portals. The trends of development of staff involvement using job search websites are analyzed. The types and features of using the software to work with job ads have been generalized. The specifics of the use of the most popular international job portals are highlighted. The main possibilities of using Ukrainian job portals to attract staff are evaluated and the dynamics and structure of the labor demand and supply on the most popular ones are analyzed. Recommendations for employers on the effective use of job portals to attract staff that can be implemented in the practice of staff management have been developed. Increasing the efficiency of the use of job portals in attracting staff is possible through its digitalization. Opportunities for attracting different categories of staff and prompt closure of company vacancies depend on the labor market segment, which is covered by individual job portals.

scholarly journals Islamic Art and Language as a Source of Inspiration Leading to Traditional Arabic Calligraphy Art

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Duaa Mohammed Alashari ◽  
Abd.Rahman Hamzah ◽  
Nurazmallail Marni
Keyword(s):  
Arabic Language ◽  
Islamic Art ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
History Of Development ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Written Form ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Arabic Calligraphy

The Islamic art has developed from different kind of visual art. Arabic calligraphy is one of the most prominent arts starting from the revolution of the Quran and has a long history. This paper will help to provide some sources of information that can be used by people who would like to understand and study the Islamic calligraphy and Islamic art. Also, this paper is connecting the Arabic language to universal spirituality and express how Arabic calligraphy has become a prominent feature in Islamic world. Indeed, this paper provides a brief of the long history of Islamic calligraphy, explains about some of various of Arabic fonts style, and some important Quranic colour that has significant in the Islamic culture. Arabic calligraphy, which is also known as Islamic calligraphy, has a long history of development starting from the first written form of the Quran, in the early 7th century. The Arabic calligraphy art presents how to understand and appreciate its varied styles and modes. Calligraphers start creating their art by using some passages from the Quran or Arabic poems as a starting point then they develop their compositions in a complex and intricate piece of art by the overlap of Arabic letter and words that integrate. Arabic calligraphy is about movement, rhythm and dynamism as seen through the calligraphic marks in most mosques or Islamic building or Islamic calligraphy painting. Islamic calligraphy presents the aspect of aesthetic principles and demonstrate the love for Arabic language and culture with the aesthetic methods of traditional Arabic art.

scholarly journals Wpływ feministycznej krytyki języka na ustawodawstwo i język polityki w krajach niemieckojęzycznych

Poliarchia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2(11)) ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
Zbigniew Bierzyński
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Feminist Criticism ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
German Language ◽  
Language Usage ◽  
Key Points ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Geschlechtergerechte Sprache ◽  
Law Texts ◽  
Neutral Language

The Influence of Feminist Criticism of Language Usage over Legislation and Language of Politics in German Language States In this article it is assumed that the feminist criticism of language usage had a significant influence over legislation and language of politics in German‑speaking countries, especially in Germany and Austria. This phenomenon is noticed for example in the General Act on Equal Treatment, the Austrian Federal Equal Treatment Act, the General Act of city Wädenswil in Switzerland, statements of German and Austrian political parties and politicians. This impact is shown in specific examples of law texts and statements of politicians. Furthermore, the aim of this article is to present the key points of feminist criticism of German language usage and the key ideas of language respecting both of genders (die geschlechtergerechte Sprache) or of gender‑neutral language (die geschlechtsneutrale Sprache). It is necessary to add that this article is only a short presentation of phenomenon of the feminism’s affect on German language of politics.

scholarly journals Understanding Extraordinary Architectural Experiences through Content Analysis of Written Narratives

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Richard Ro ◽  
Julio Bermudez
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
Written Form ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Hard Problem ◽  
Plot Structure ◽  
Emotional Events ◽  
Intercoder Agreement

This study a) identifies how people describe, characterize, and communicate in written form Extraordinary Architectural Experiences (EAE), and b) expands the traditional qualitative approach to architectural phenomenology by demonstrating a quantitative method to analyze written narratives. Specifically, this study reports on the content analysis of 718 personal accounts of EAEs. Using a deductive, ‘theory-driven’ approach, these narratives were read, coded, and statistically analyzed to identify storyline structure, convincing power, and the relationship between subjective and objective experiential qualities used in the story-telling process. Statistical intercoder agreement tests were conducted to verify the reliability of the interpretations to approach the hard problem of “extraordinary aesthetics” in architecture empirically. The results of this study confirm the aesthetic nature of EAE narratives (and of told experiences) by showing their higher dependence on external objective content (e.g., a building’s features and location) rather than its internal subjective counterpart (e.g., emotions and sensations), which makes them more outwardly focused. The strong interrelationships and intercoder agreement between the thematic realms provide a unique aesthetic construct revealing EAE narratives as memorable, embodied, emotional events mapped by the externally focused content of place, social setting, time, and building features. A majority of EAE narratives were found to possess plot-structure along with significant relationships to objective-subjective content that further grounded their storylines. This study concludes that content analysis provides not only a valid method to understand written narratives about extraordinary architectural experiences quantitatively, but also a view as to how to map the unique nature of aesthetic phenomenology empirically.

scholarly journals Courts, Law, Language and Culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Ditlev Tamm
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
National Language ◽  
German Language ◽  
Legal Language ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Written Form ◽  
The University ◽  
Common Understanding

AbstractThis article deals with some questions of legal language in the Nordic countries. It stresses the fact that, while there is no common legal language among these countries, there is still a strong common understanding even though each language (i.e., Danish, Norwegian and Swedish; Finnish is a different language) has also developed its own terminology. Nordic legal language has its roots in the first written form of the law in the years before and after 1200. Later, legal language was influenced by the German language, and, to some degree, more recently by English. The language of Nordic courts was always the vernacular. At the university, Latin was used until the eighteenth century (in dissertations still in the first part of the nineteenth century), but today studies of law are carried out in Nordic languages. There remains a great need for scholarly works on Nordic law in Nordic languages at a time when the balance between international orientation and the necessity of producing scholarly works in the national language is an issue to be discussed.

Conceptual Explorations around “Politics”

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-39
Author(s):  
Kari Palonen
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
West Germany ◽  
The Political ◽  
German Language ◽  
Compound Words ◽  
Political Aspect ◽  
Parliamentary Debates ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
German Bundestag

This article discusses the ways of conceptualizing politics in parliamentary debates. When the politics-vocabulary is ubiquitous in them, which kind of speech act lies in emphasizing the political aspect? Focusing on thematized uses allows us to identify conceptual revisions in the politics-vocabulary in digitalized plenary debates of the German Bundestag from 1949 to 2017. My fourfold scheme for conceptualizing politics (polity, policy, politicization, politicking) provides the analytical apparatus. The units of analysis in this study are compound words around politics written as single words, a German language specialty. Their frequency has remarkably risen in the Bundestag debates, and the search engine can easily find them. This research interest allows me to speculate with changes in the understanding and appreciation of politics in postwar (West)Germany.

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