No. 01-2021https://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/12572024-03-29T06:56:17Z2024-03-29T06:56:17ZFace masks in education: The cases of Greece and SingaporeKefalaki, MargaritaRudolph, JürgenTan, ShannonDiamantidaki, Fotinihttps://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/12672022-03-28T08:44:10Z2021-01-01T00:00:00ZFace masks in education: The cases of Greece and Singapore
Kefalaki, Margarita; Rudolph, Jürgen; Tan, Shannon; Diamantidaki, Fotini
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the world implemented practices and rules related to masks in educational settings and beyond. Through a desktop analysis and systematic literature review, leveraging educational, governmental and journalistic sources, this article provides an extreme comparison of two nations’ intra-period responses on the use of face masks in education. Taking the examples of two different countries (Greece and Singapore), we discuss their contrasting approaches to face mask use in education, ranging from pre-schools to universities, while taking into account the macroenvironmental dissimilarities of their educational systems and technological capabilities. There are significant opportunities to learn by examining the governmental, pedagogical, and community reactions of different countries about mask use, in order to strengthen educators’ collective response to COVID-19 now and into the future. These various threads could then be pulled back together in a discussion across borders.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZThe western Balkans and EU multilingualism: A focus on translation and interpretingHoyte-West, Antonyhttps://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/12662022-03-28T08:41:31Z2021-01-01T00:00:00ZThe western Balkans and EU multilingualism: A focus on translation and interpreting
Hoyte-West, Antony
To date, four countries in the western Balkans have attained EU candidate country status: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. However, little research has focused on the logistics of how the official languages of these countries will eventually be incorporated as official and working languages of the EU. Therefore, in contextualising the unique historical, political and sociolinguistic situation of the western Balkans, this literature-based study examines current translation and interpreting provision for Albanian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Serbia within the EU’s language services. In addition, specific attention is focused on the availability of relevant translator and interpreter training options, as well as on further areas for potential cooperation.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZLexical and Grammatical Interference in Translation from Albanian into EnglishToçi, Artahttps://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/12652022-03-28T08:38:55Z2021-01-01T00:00:00ZLexical and Grammatical Interference in Translation from Albanian into English
Toçi, Arta
This study aims to investigate lexical and grammatical interference in translation from Albanian into English. The study raised the questions: To what extent students rely on their mother tongue when learning a foreign language grammar? In which cases does mother tongue interfere in translation from first into a foreign language? To reach the objective of the study and answer these questions, the research examined students’ errors in translated sentences from Albanian into English. Results demonstrated that the problems that occur from interference are lexical and grammatical. The results also proved that these kinds of interference occur as a result of students’ lack of knowledge of the source and target languages. For the purposes of this study it was designed a translation test and it was used with students whose native language is Albanian. The aim is to show that native language interferes to a high extent in learning L2 grammar, especially when the two grammars differ in structure.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Impact of Transformational Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) in the Workplace: Case study at the Recycling Company Rec-Kos, KosovoMurtezaj, DonjetaAhmeti, Afërditahttps://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/12642022-03-28T08:36:43Z2021-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Impact of Transformational Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) in the Workplace: Case study at the Recycling Company Rec-Kos, Kosovo
Murtezaj, Donjeta; Ahmeti, Afërdita
This research examines whether there exists a positive correlation between the transformational leadership style and factors such as civic virtues, responsibility, altruism, correctness, and civility to practice Civic Organizational Behaviour (OCB) constructively. Employees who tend to support colleagues with the above factors become more outstanding later on. Additionally, these employees excel by acting beyond the set minimum to successfully complete a task. Indeed, OCB can be stimulated by the transformational leader. The quantitative data from the case study in REC-KOS, a private company based in Kosovo, highlight that factors such as age and less work experience are related to the creation of an OCB-supportive work environment. An environment in which the flexibility of rules is praised by the transformational leadership style shows no relevant influence on the promotion of the empathic side of employees. On the other hand, full identification with the company for which one works is achieved primarily through organizational culture.
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