This talk, with reference to the prevailing economic, social, cultural, technological conditions, will problematise traditional definitions of literacy. It will discuss new forms of appropriation and meaning-making, namely those that valorize the cultural resources and media practices of everyday life and that take seriously the subjectivities and identities of learners and their modes of (self...

in addition to drawing attention to the individual and social responsibilities, the holy qur’ān has also talked about the importance of the social groups and emphasized on the efficacy of groups on individuals and other groups and the impressionability of those individuals and other groups. in the meantime, the reference groups have a significant role in the development and degeneration of indi...

BACKGROUND Exposure to elemental mercury (Hg0) in residential buildings can occur from accidental spills, broken objects (thermometers, fluorescent fixtures, thermostats), and deliberate introduction, one mode of which involves cultural practices by individuals who believe dispersal of mercury in a residence will bring luck, enhance health or ward off harm. OBJECTIVES To determine whether mer...

The stereotype content model (SCM) proposes potentially universal principles of societal stereotypes and their relation to social structure. Here, the SCM reveals theoretically grounded, cross-cultural, cross-groups similarities and one difference across 10 non-US nations. Seven European (individualist) and three East Asian (collectivist) nations (N=1,028) support three hypothesized cross-cultu...

Intangible Cultural Heritage is of comparatively high value in culture, economy, science and tourism, which is at its peak of development and utilization. Intangible cultural heritage needs preservation, so the development and utilization of the digital storage of intangible cultural heritage are a subject of theoretical and practical values. Among the various complicated types of intangible cu...

The impact of cultural meaning systems on the development of everyday social explanation is explored in a cross-cultural investigation undertaken among Indian and American adults and children (ages 8, 11, and 15 years). It is demonstrated that at older ages Americans make greater reference to general dispositions and less reference to contextual factors in explanation than do Hindus. References...

This paper explores the relationship between cultural knowledge and the specific meaning of a pronominal adverb in legal English where Chinese translators need to get the correct translation in their venture into translating the language of law. On the one hand, relying on the relevant legal cultural knowledge functioning as domain-general reference within a community or jurisdiction, tra...