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The role of English language proficiency on political socialization and democracy
English, as the lingua franca and given that Anglo-Saxon countries predominantly uphold democratic principles, this underscores how English could become a tool that promotes a worldview favorable to democracy. The objective of this paper is to examine the impact that English language proficiency has on political socialization and to assess whether proficiency in English can be linked to the promotion of democratic values in nation-states. Utilizing Microsoft Excel the paper conducts a quantitative linear regression analyses to test the relationship between English proficiency measured by the English Proficiency Index (EPI) from Education First to measure the English language skills of 90 nation states and democratic governance measured by the Liberal Democracy Index from V-Dem. The paper finds a positive correlation between English proficiency and democratic values in nation-states. However, the study does not establish English-language media consumption as a statistically significant mediating factor between the two variables. Instead, the paper identifies economic indicators (GDP-PPP), historical factors (colonial history, Commonwealth membership) and heads of states publicly speaking English as positive indicators for English proficiency. The paper underscores the need for further historical analysis and aggregated media studies to fully comprehend how language and media play a role in political socialization.
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Understanding Digital Literacies
Understanding Digital Literacies Second Edition provides an accessible and timely introduction to new media literacies. This book equips students with the theoretical and analytical tools with which to explore the linguistic dimensions and social impact of a range of digital literacy practices. Each chapter in the volume covers a different topic, presenting an overview of the major concepts, issues, problems, and debates surrounding it, while also encouraging students to reflect on and critically evaluate their own language and communication practices.
Features of the second edition include:
Expanded coverage of a diverse range of digital media practices that now includes Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Tinder, and WhatsApp;
Two entirely new chapters on mobility and materiality, and surveillance and privacy;
Updated activities in each chapter which engage students in reflecting on and analysing their own media use;
E-resources featuring a glossary of key terms and supplementary material for each chapter, including additional activities and links to useful websites, articles, and videos.
This book is an essential textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying courses in new media and digital literacies.
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Language, discourse and borders in the Yugoslav successor states
Do languages cause borders or do borders cause languages? This volume in the Current Issues in Language and Society series attempts to situate the debate on language policies in Southeastern Europe within the larger debate in social sciences and humanities on the issues of borders and the formation of national identities.
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Appraisal theory assessment of stance in climate change news discourses in China Daily and The New York Times
Combating climate change is one of the most pressing concerns of our time. Given the complexity of climate change discourses, media analyses of climate change are vital for an informed society. However, discursive tensions exist between the need to popularize climate issues and the increasing politicization of climate change communication. Moreover, despite the increasing politicization of the issue, research on climate change communication focuses on public attitudes rather than the stances adopted by climate change news. As news discourse has specific attitudes, appraisal theory using specific lexical components can provide a comprehensive framework for examining the climate change stance taken by the media. However, few studies have applied appraisal theory to examine specific discourses. This study uses appraisal theory to examine the linguistic features (auxiliary tasks) of the climate change news discourses in different newspapers and identify their varying stances (main task). In the context of US-China climate cooperation, we analyze climate change news in 2021-2023 in one newspaper each from the US (The New York Times) and China (China Daily). We find that the two newspapers have similar linguistic features, using appreciation resources, inscribed attitudes, and clear language and comments related to the social values associated with climate change. However, their stances have some differences. As representative newspapers of developing and developed countries, China Daily emphasizes the commitment and participation of developing countries in climate issues, whereas The New York Times tends to portray developing countries as societies that need help.
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The nature and dimensions of L2 identity in Iranian EFL context: a mixed-methods study using MLIQ
Due to the impact of different L2 identity dimensions on forming a unified language identity, thestudy followed an explanatory mixed-methods design to investigate levels of different L2 identity dimensions of Iranian EFL learners. A sample of 1,018 purposively selected learners filled out a researcher-made Questionnaire (MLIQ), and 30 of them took part in an Interview phase. PCA was used to determine the construct validity of the MLIQ, and the model fit of the data was determined through the SEM, using the AMOS. Data analysis using descriptive statistics and qualitative interpretations revealed that Iranian EFL learners had moderate levels of L2 identity with higher levels of homogeneous, overt, convergent, dynamic, intransitive, and inclusion SLID and an average level of active vs. passive dimension. The results of the interview questions showed that EFL learners developed their L2 identities more systematically and expanded their knowledge on social, national and cognitive dimensions to manifest their balanced L2 identity dimensions. Language learners and teachers can utilize the findings and balance their in-between and transitional identities in a way that they can protect their original and hybrid language identities and foster them through other complementary identities, in non-threatening manners, toward a more positive continuum on SLID.
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