International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science

THE SEMANTIC ASPECT OF FOOD AS PUNISHMENT AND COMFORT IN THE WORKS BY L. CARROLL, CH. DICKENS AND P. TRAVER

2023-04-26T01:50:44+00:00

The article deals with the semantic aspect of food functioning as punishment/reward and lovelessness/comfort in the English literature of the XIX and early XX centuries in the works by L. Carrol, Ch. Dickens and P. Travers. The research investigates the food motif as a means to reflect eating traditions of a particular historic period and a social marker for the protagonists. The author explores how the writers use eating habits to express acceptance, resistance, emotional affection, taboo behaviour, power and celebration traditions. It is suggested that food imagery is positively related to cultural identity which includes various issues from social position to gender issues. It is shown that the presentation of food in literature can mirror the writers’ own preferences allowing them to tap on their personal experience in the works, thus giving “food” for bibliographers. Recent literary culinary studies have stimulated the development of gastronomic tours on the pages of the renowned writers, the so-called food trails, and theme fests such as the Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party or Whitby’s White Rabbit Trail as part of niche gastronomic tourism in Great Britain. So, the present interdisciplinary research may be of great interest not only for philologists but also for students specializing in tourism and country studies and the general public.

ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES AND INTERVENTIONS IN THE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRACTICES TO POLICIES FRAMEWORK

2023-05-05T02:52:38+00:00

Many industry leaders are beginning to realize that digital technology is rapidly shifting its position in sync with organization development processes and interventions from serving as a marginal efficiency driver to becoming an enabler of fundamental innovations and disruptions as it moves from being a marginal efficiency driver to an enabler of fundamental disruptions. With the advent of digitalization, sweeping and large-scale transformations are occurring across multiple aspects of business, providing the opportunity to create and capture unique value as well as posing significant risks to the organization's development processes and interventions. In order to be prepared for the strategic implications of these changes for their organizations, industry ecosystems and society as a whole, business leaders across all sectors are grappling with the process and intervention development of their organizations. Currently, the economic and social implications of organization development processes and interventions are contested, raising serious concerns about digital transformation's wider impact. The purpose of this research is to provide an analysis of organizational development processes and interventions in the digital technology industry and to develop a framework for the application of policies to practices.

RELIGIONYMS IN PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN RUSSIAN AND GEORGIAN

2023-05-06T21:30:33+00:00

Phraseological units of two languages, in particular, Russian and Georgian, containing a religious component, despite the fact that the speakers of these languages belong to the same religion, are not identical. The article analyzes comparative phraseological units with a component-religion in the Russian and Georgian languages; the thematic classification of religions is presented; we attempted to analyze the similarities and differences in the thematic representation of religions in phraseological units.

THE ROLE OF HONORARY CONSULATE OF GEORGIA IN WROCLAW (POLAND) IN THE EU INTEGRATION PROCESSES (CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MEDIA)

2023-05-30T02:38:43+00:00

The goal of this paper is to study what the role of Honorary Consulate of Georgia in Wroclaw in the Georgia’s Euro Integration processes is. This is the only honorary consulate of Georgia in Poland, which was established in 2019. Research Question: What the role of Honorary Consulate in Wroclaw during the Georgia’s Euro Integration processes is, how actively it promotes and strengthens relationship between two countries. Research hypothesis: The Honorary Consulate plays an active role in promoting and strengthening relations between Georgia and Poland. The research object is an official Facebook page of Honorary Consulate in Georgia. The content analysis is used for the research as a main method, as well as a method of semi-structured interviews, in order to study attitudes of the Georgian diaspora in Poland, towards the role of Consulate. 14 semi-structured interviews were conducted among Georgian citizens who live in Poland. 3 face-to-face interviews were taken in Wroclaw in December 2021 and 11 online interviews from January 20 till March 20, 2022.

FEATURES OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VINNYTSIA CITY CENTER FOR ARTISTIC AND CHOREOGRAPHIC EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH "BARVINOK"

2023-05-30T02:55:16+00:00

The present of modern Ukraine is characterized by political, economic and socio-cultural changes. Under modern conditions, when there is a change in value orientations in society, a national state is being built, national culture is being revived, there is a tangible need to activate educational factors. Choreographic culture has significant potential in this direction. The concept of "choreographic culture" is quite comprehensive and covers diverse processes and individual events, artistic trends and activities of artists related to stage dance art, etc. Vinnytsia City Center for Artistic and Choreographic Education of Children and Youth "Barvinok" is a specialized out-of-school educational and educational institution of a new type of artistic and aesthetic orientation, which is a center of folk culture and a center for educating the younger generation by means of Ukrainian national art. The folk dance ensemble "Barvinok" was created in 1984. The founder and permanent artistic director of the group is People's Artist of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Arts of Ukraine, Excellence in Education of Ukraine, Knight of the Order of Merit, Knight of the UN International Award - Order of Smiles, Petro Boyko in his seminal work "BARVINOK. Raising children happy" notes: "The main value orientation for the future in the activities of the Vinnytsia city center "Barvinok" is the aesthetic upbringing of the child's personality, its concrete and real advancement in the process of creative activity, general development and formation of one's own potential (intellectual, physical, creative, social, moral, spiritual and aesthetic), which contributes to increasing the child's competence and helps his self-realization. As well as providing such conditions for learning and creativity so that the child can realize himself as a person at any stage of his life, enjoy the learning process and experience feelings of joy and happiness from the final result of his activities and carry these feelings throughout his life."

GEORGIAN HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY AND E-LEARNING CHALLENGES

2023-05-31T04:10:32+00:00

Rapid development of science and technology, the acceleration of the process of internationalization and globalization in higher education in the 21st century, increased the demand, perspective and popularity of the wide use of distance and electronic learning model/method. Nowadays it is clear that in many developed countries, distance and electronic learning, taking into account a number of advantages, has radically changed the teaching process and effectively met the educational activities. Based on Georgian example and comparative legal analysis, this article presents the modern challenges and main problems of e-learning in the higher education system, offers relevant conclusions and recommendations.

TEACHING BUSINESS ENGLISH: THE PROBLEM OF THE USE OF THE CASE METHOD

2023-05-31T04:10:32+00:00

The article deals with the problem of usage of the case method in teaching business English is viewed as a crucial component of training for formation of business communication skills due to the ability to create and test actual circumstances that students can meet in business communication. The primary pedagogical benefits of employing case studies in corporate English classes are discussed in this study. The case method is an active learning technique that consists in the use of specific learning situations in the organization of the learning process, aimed at formulating a problem and finding options for solving it, followed by analysis in the classroom. Situational analysis is an active learning technique that calls for both instructor and student interaction in the classroom, in contrast to traditional education that relies on lectures and has little to no student involvement. The primary objective of the essay is to outline the benefits of the case study approach as a cutting-edge way for enhancing learners' linguistic and nonlinguistic skills.

THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT’S SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE DURING THEIR FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES

2023-05-31T04:10:32+00:00

The article analyzes the social component of the updated speech portrait of a university specialist. The sociocultural dominant of intercultural speech interaction is determined by the position of the individual in the social system, the situation of communication, his profession, region of origin, and age. In this regard, the subjects of communication are faced with various features of communication: this is communicative behavior, the cultural space of communication, the linguistic personality of a foreign language with an individually formed picture of the world. English language instruction at the Language Pedagogical Institute is governed by educational standards that call for a move to higher level of foreign language skill as measured by the mainstream European scale of non-native language proficiency. When learning a foreign language, particular focus should be placed on the practical aspects of mastering the language while taking into account contemporary linguistic trends, motivating factors, and the psychology-pedagogical aspects of oral speaking. Learning a foreign language becomes a creative process that opens up the culture and mindset of the nation where it is being learned. If a sociocultural aspect of learning foreign language content is fully realized, this will encourage students' interest in the subject and lead to more fully realized language mastery. The sociocultural field of research concerned with instructing the interpretation of foreign language speech is taken into consideration at the junction of competency-based and intercultural approaches. Emphasis is placed on the value of learning how to identify and evaluate the significance of social elements' influences on a speaker's speech behavior.

CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING GOVERNANCE POLICIES FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS

2023-05-31T04:11:07+00:00

The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Governance Policy, outlined in Law No. 18/2017, has faced challenges in effectively protecting migrant workers. Despite being in effect for over three years, issues such as black markets and brokering practices persist, and institutional problems hinder policy implementation. This study examines the factors that influence policy implementation by analyzing relevant government and non-government institutions. Utilizing Mazmanian and Sabatier's theory (1983) and Grindle's theory (1980), the research identifies problem characteristics, policy characteristics, and policy environment as key factors. Bovaird and Loefler's (2016) Governance concept is also used to formulate directions for implementation improvement. The study finds that while some elements, such as the exemption of placement fees, establishment of Integrated Services, and provision of social security, have been implemented, other critical elements like the role of regions in preparing funds and training have not been implemented. Additionally, the research identifies diverse prospective Indonesian Migran Worker (PMI) behavior, hierarchical integration between institutions, and socio-economic conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic as the main factors affecting policy implementation. To improve policy implementation, the study suggests four interventions, including high-level leadership coordination, completion of implementing rules, policy socialization and supervision, and enforcement of legal rules.

THE IMPACT OF THE TRAMWAY ON PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY IN THE NEW CITY OF ALI MENDJELI IN CONSTANTINE

2023-06-02T01:25:04+00:00

The new city of Ali Mendjeli in Constantine has capitalized on the extension of the tramway line by adopting a sustainable mode of transportation that has significantly reduced car usage and alleviated congestion in the city. The introduction of the tramway has also led to the creation of outdoor amenities such as widened sidewalks, green spaces, and resting areas, which have promoted pedestrian activity. The objective of our research was to examine the impact of the tramway's arrival on pedestrian accessibility in this city. To achieve this, we employed a mixed methodology that combined quantitative and qualitative tools. We distributed a questionnaire to a sample of residents in the new city of Ali Mendjeli and conducted on-site observations as well. The findings of our study clearly demonstrated that the arrival of the tramway in the new city of Ali Mendjeli and the accompanying outdoor enhancements along its route have had a positive impact on pedestrian accessibility in the city.