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China is using a mixture of misinformation, money, and marketing politics to have its way with the Mother of All Rivers and turn it into a canal.
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With the advent of speculative fiction as a literary supragenre, consequent changes in traditional storytelling elements have made contemporary plot analysis more difficult, if not impossible. These challenges are addressed by redefining... more
With the advent of speculative fiction as a literary supragenre, consequent changes in traditional storytelling elements have made contemporary plot analysis more difficult, if not impossible. These challenges are addressed by redefining key elements into high-granularity empirical descriptors. Systematic text analysis of 10 contemporary short sfict narratives indicates that use of these descriptors allows clear understanding of the nature of conflict even in contemporary sfict.
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This paper presents the benefits and importance of research, the different types of research and research designs, the parts of research and how to critique each part, and three dissertation proposals related to the writer's major field... more
This paper presents the benefits and importance of research, the different types of research and research designs, the parts of research and how to critique each part, and three dissertation proposals related to the writer's major field of study.
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The purpose of a doctoral dissertation is to contribute original, new, and undiscovered knowledge. Writing a doctoral dissertation is a complex research activity that follows certain standards, structures, and procedures. This paper presents the benefits and importance of research, the different types of research and research designs, the parts of research and to critique each part, and three research proposals related to the writer’s major field of study. This paper is organized in nine chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the utility, purpose, and practice of formal research writing, as well as summarizes three original research proposals. Chapter 2 presents an overview of how research is important in various fields. Chapter 3 presents the benefits of formal research writing know-how. Chapter 4 outlines the different types of research writing and how to critique each part. Chapter 5 outlines the different ways of designing a research activity. Chapter 6 presents the parts of a research paper and the steps to writing a research paper. Chapter 7 presents a dissertation proposal for English teachers to better help ESL learners pass a course in Academic English. Chapter 8 presents a dissertation proposal for ESL teachers to effectively address plagiarism in student writings by using low technology. Chapter 9 presents a dissertation proposal for ESL teachers and students to use educational philosophy in practical situations, specifically to reduce dissonances in the learning experience as explained by The Uncertainty Avoidance Theory. The paper ends with a Conclusion and a List of References.
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The purpose of a doctoral dissertation is to contribute original, new, and undiscovered knowledge. Writing a doctoral dissertation is a complex research activity that follows certain standards, structures, and procedures. This paper presents the benefits and importance of research, the different types of research and research designs, the parts of research and to critique each part, and three research proposals related to the writer’s major field of study. This paper is organized in nine chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the utility, purpose, and practice of formal research writing, as well as summarizes three original research proposals. Chapter 2 presents an overview of how research is important in various fields. Chapter 3 presents the benefits of formal research writing know-how. Chapter 4 outlines the different types of research writing and how to critique each part. Chapter 5 outlines the different ways of designing a research activity. Chapter 6 presents the parts of a research paper and the steps to writing a research paper. Chapter 7 presents a dissertation proposal for English teachers to better help ESL learners pass a course in Academic English. Chapter 8 presents a dissertation proposal for ESL teachers to effectively address plagiarism in student writings by using low technology. Chapter 9 presents a dissertation proposal for ESL teachers and students to use educational philosophy in practical situations, specifically to reduce dissonances in the learning experience as explained by The Uncertainty Avoidance Theory. The paper ends with a Conclusion and a List of References.
Research Interests: Research Methods and Methodology, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Academic Writing, Quantitative Research, and 11 moreQualitative Research, Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Quantitative Research Methods, Research Writing, Dissertations, Writing a Research Proposal +pdf, Academic research, Research Methodology-Research Monographs Writing Styles, Research Proposal Writing Guidelines, Research Proposal Writing Style, and Doctoral Dissertations
This presentation serves to introduce beginners to the craft of writing research titles; includes 10 patterns and over 70 examples.
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This is a simplified introduction to help students understand and avoid plagiarism issues in academic writing.
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This is a draft of a simplified presentation to help introduce L2 students to plagiarism in research writing, with how -- and why -- to avoid it.
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This is a simplified introduction to research paper writing, particularly a guide to explicit clarification of a formal project proposal's relevance.
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This is a simplified introduction to defining the target beneficiary of a research project to clarify and increase the viability of a formal research proposal.
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This is a simplified introduction to the proper use of theory in formal writing, particularly research writing or academic writing.
Research Interests: Academic Writing, Novice Academic Writing, Teaching Academic Writing, teaching academic writing to ESL or L2 students, English Academic Writing, and 6 morePromoting Academic Literacy and Writing in Nursing and Medicine, Academic and Professional Literacies; Student Writing; Reading in the Academy, Academic Writing Research in L1 and L2, Academic Reading, Academic Writing, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Academic reading and writing workbook, and Academic Legal Writing and Research
What's original and what's not? This document helps readers address concerns of plagiarism, originality, and idea synthesis - the recycling of old ideas into new research.
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Focusing on the beneficiary of a research can help create useful research by clarifying needs, beneficiaries, and urgency. Real problems are addressed with higher levels of viability and utility.
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This paper presents the usage of different types of inferential statistics, the relevance of statistics to various disciplines, its usage in different types of research, and its relevance to the writer. ABSTRACT Inferential statistics... more
This paper presents the usage of different types of inferential statistics, the relevance of statistics to various disciplines, its usage in different types of research, and its relevance to the writer.
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Inferential statistics plays an important role in various fields of human endeavor as well as in personal development. It is a way of measuring uncertainties as well as a formal way of expressing probabilities, predictions, extrapolations, and other extensions of reasoning and thought that go beyond the available data.
According to the parameters of scientific practice, inferential statistics may be used erroneously and thus produce incorrect results. With correct usage, inferential is accepted as a key element in scientific research procedures, particularly in doctoral dissertations because, by definitions, a doctoral dissertation is a formal research paper that creates new knowledge including new hypotheses or models.
The first chapter introduces key terminology, history, importance and advantages, dangers and limitations of statistics in general and inferential statistics in particular. Chapter 2 explains how formal numerical inference is used in various fields, and in different types of research papers. Chapter 3 defines science and presents key concepts that prove that inferential statistics is, indeed, a scientific methodology. The concluding chapter explains how writing this research paper is relevant to the writer as a student and as a professional.
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Inferential statistics plays an important role in various fields of human endeavor as well as in personal development. It is a way of measuring uncertainties as well as a formal way of expressing probabilities, predictions, extrapolations, and other extensions of reasoning and thought that go beyond the available data.
According to the parameters of scientific practice, inferential statistics may be used erroneously and thus produce incorrect results. With correct usage, inferential is accepted as a key element in scientific research procedures, particularly in doctoral dissertations because, by definitions, a doctoral dissertation is a formal research paper that creates new knowledge including new hypotheses or models.
The first chapter introduces key terminology, history, importance and advantages, dangers and limitations of statistics in general and inferential statistics in particular. Chapter 2 explains how formal numerical inference is used in various fields, and in different types of research papers. Chapter 3 defines science and presents key concepts that prove that inferential statistics is, indeed, a scientific methodology. The concluding chapter explains how writing this research paper is relevant to the writer as a student and as a professional.
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This is a short (one page, with 8 pages of tables) presentation about the use of glottal symbols to help learners pronounce Chavacano words correctly, as well as to differentiate Chavacano loanwords and similar words in other Philippine... more
This is a short (one page, with 8 pages of tables) presentation about the use of glottal symbols to help learners pronounce Chavacano words correctly, as well as to differentiate Chavacano loanwords and similar words in other Philippine languages.
Research Interests: Languages, Philosophy Of Language, Languages and Linguistics, Philippines, Philippine Studies, and 12 moreGlottalisation, Phonetics and Pronunciation, prosody, acoustic phonetics, pronunciation and prosody training in L2, Pronunciation Teaching, Pronunciation, Zamboanga, Chavacano, Glottalization, Glottal Stop, Chabacano, Phonetics and Phonemes, and Participatory Decision Making Zamboanga
This paper explores the external and internal factors of failures in public education systems and reforms such as geography and climate; cultural differences and transfers; as well as corruption and inefficiency.
Research Interests: Comparative & International Education, National Education and Training Systems, Comparative Education, Comparative and International Development Education, Systemic failure analysis, and 20 moreCultural Foundations of Education, Education and Cultural Heritage, Culture in Its Differents Matters, Socialiation (primary or Radicall Socialization in the Family, Fornmal, Non Formal and Informal Education And, Primary, the Foration and Transformation of Persons in Local, National and Global Levels., Educational Technology Project-based Language Teaching Second Language Acquisition Enquiry-based Language Learning TESOL Socio-cultural theory of Language Acquisition Teaching and Learning Languages in Second Life Education of Language Teachers, Education Systems, National Qualifications Frameworks, learning outcomes, education and the labour market, Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, Comparative Education and the Impact of PISA on the English education system, Comparative Higher Education, Curriculum and Systematic Education Reform, Educational system in the Philippines, National Identity and Education, Educational Systems, System Failure Analysis, National Polices of Education, Comparative study of Education Systems in south Asia, Middle east and North America, Study of Education System Failures, International/global & Cross cultural Education, National Education Content Standards, and Comparative Pedagogy and Educational Systems
This is an online, self-study workbook for listening to words in the Academic Word List; with a self-assessment guide.
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This is a workbook for an online, self-study course to master comprehension and usage of the words in the Academic Word List. It includes a self-recording, self-assessment guide.
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This workbook is designed to motivate a learner in mastering the various word forms and definitions of the terms in the Academic Word List through self-recording of progress in self-testing.
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Speculative fiction (sfict) is the youngest storytelling genre in literature, identifiable by its use of real as well as fictional elements of fantasy, horror, and science. Since sfict is global, breaks literary conventions and pushes... more
Speculative fiction (sfict) is the youngest storytelling genre in literature, identifiable by its use of real as well as fictional elements of fantasy, horror, and science. Since sfict is global, breaks literary conventions and pushes storytelling boundaries to evolve literary forms, extant standards for categorizing texts are increasingly inadequate. The felt need for a standard sfict taxonomy is challenging because genre taxonomy design is complex, resource-intensive and requires input from other domains. One challenge is that while genre taxonomy is used for prescriptive naming and categorization, it does not include the standard assessment systems or the descriptive evaluation structures that are required for categorization of systematic sfict texts and genres. To address the challenge, this study posits that familiar, established systems and constructs from various fields of study can be used to create: 1) a stable, systematic genre taxonomy that can accommodate changes and at the same time maintain its integrity, and 2) applicable assessment standards and evaluation systems that are both empirical and descriptive. Research Goals: One pragmatic research goal is to resolve the arbitrary and confusing names of sfict text and genre categories in online collections, archives, and various databases. This study lays the groundwork for research towards that goal by collating from various disciplines a set of objective standards and systems for sfict genre taxonomy design as well as for objective analysis of sfict stories and genres.
Research Interests: Genre studies, Speculative Literature, Literary Criticism, Science Fiction, Fantasy Literature, and 15 moreContemporary Literature, Genre Theory, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Comparative Literary Criticism, Contemporary Philippine Literature, Fantasy Fiction, Philippine Literature, Horror Literature, Literary Genres, Speculative Fiction, Science-Fiction, Science Fiction Studies, Literary Theory and Criticism, Genre Analysis, and Literary Analysis
This paper organizes traditional and modern literary standards and values into objective assessment matrices to establish frameworks for examining contemporary masterpiece poetry within the contexts of the changing roles of literary... more
This paper organizes traditional and modern literary standards and values into objective assessment matrices to establish frameworks for examining contemporary masterpiece poetry within the contexts of the changing roles of literary consumers as well as those of arbiters of literary taste.
Research Interests: World Literatures, Comparative Literature, English Literature, Structuralism (Literary Criticism), Literature, and 45 morePoetry, Literary Criticism, Philosophy of Literature, Literary Theory, Modernist Literature (Literary Modernism), Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Poetry, Modern Poetry, Postcolonial Literature, Contemporary Poetry, Cognitive Literary Theory, Historical Analysis of Literary Reception, Philosophy of Literary Theory, Postmodern Literary Theory and Popular Culture, Literary Darwinism Or Evolutionary Literary Theory, Contemporary Philippine Literature, Comparative literature, Literary theory, Literature Review, Philippine Literature, Literary and Cultural Theory, Literary studies, English language and literature, Literary and Cultural Theory, Philosophy, Literary Theory and Criticism, History and theory of literary genres, Linguistic and Literary Stylistics, Semiotics, Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis, Literature in English, Philippine Literature Commentaries, 20th Century Poetry in English, 20th- and 21st-century literature in English, Philippine history, arts, literature, Nursery Rhymes, Prosody Poetry Versification Language Rhythm Metrics Metrical Analysis Meter Metre, Analytical Philosophy of Literature, Literary Analysis, Narratology Literariness Literary Linguistics Stylistics and Pedagogy Critical Discourse Analysis Gender and Writing Literary Translation Studies Lingusitics and Philosophy Metaphor Cognition Pragmatics Text Linguistics Corpus Stylistics, Literature and Nationalism, Poetry Analysis, Comparative literature, postcolonial literatures and literary theory, world literature, contemporary literature, intersections among Latin American and Arabic literatures, liberation movements, and translation studies, PHD Program in English Literature, Literary Critical Analysis, Philippine Literature In English, English philology literary analysis, Philippine literary theory, International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL), and Formal Analysis of Poetry
This paper discusses the fate that doomed the character of Oedipus, the prophecies of Cassandra that were ignored and resulted in the tragic ends of Paris’ loved ones, and if the destiny of Paris could have been altered if Cassandra’s... more
This paper discusses the fate that doomed the character of Oedipus, the prophecies of Cassandra that were ignored and resulted in the tragic ends of Paris’ loved ones, and if the destiny of Paris could have been altered if Cassandra’s prophecies were heeded.
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Greek tragedy follows specific storytelling conventions to satisfy the audiences during the time of Homer and Sophocles. These conventions include elements such as the willing suspension of disbelief, the heroic proportions of the attributes of tragic protagonists, fate, hubris, hamartia, and catharsis. This paper answers three assignment questions. (1) What fate doomed the character of Oedipus? (2) What prophecies of Cassandra were ignored, resulting in tragic ends of those close to Paris? (3) If Cassandra’s prophecies were heeded, could Paris’ destiny have been avoided? Why or why not? In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, the character of Oedipus was fated to commit patricide and maternal incest. In Homer’s The Iliad, Cassandra’s prophecies that were ignored and which resulted in the tragic end of the royal House of Troy are: (1) that Paris’s trip to Sparta would result in disaster; (2) that Helen’s stay in Troy will bring tragedy to the Trojans; and (3) that bringing the Trojan horse into the city walls will cause the ruin of the city of Troy. If Cassandra’s prophecies were heeded, Paris’s destiny would not be avoided because catharsis is required in Greek tragedy; the protagonist must not triumph over adversity. This paper is organized in three chapters. The Introduction defines key elements of tragic literary structure: protagonist, catharsis, hubris, hamartia, and fate. The second chapter, Oedipus Rex, discusses those key elements in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. The last chapter, Helen of Troy, discusses those key elements in Homer’s The Iliad. This paper ends with a References and an Appendices section.
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Greek tragedy follows specific storytelling conventions to satisfy the audiences during the time of Homer and Sophocles. These conventions include elements such as the willing suspension of disbelief, the heroic proportions of the attributes of tragic protagonists, fate, hubris, hamartia, and catharsis. This paper answers three assignment questions. (1) What fate doomed the character of Oedipus? (2) What prophecies of Cassandra were ignored, resulting in tragic ends of those close to Paris? (3) If Cassandra’s prophecies were heeded, could Paris’ destiny have been avoided? Why or why not? In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, the character of Oedipus was fated to commit patricide and maternal incest. In Homer’s The Iliad, Cassandra’s prophecies that were ignored and which resulted in the tragic end of the royal House of Troy are: (1) that Paris’s trip to Sparta would result in disaster; (2) that Helen’s stay in Troy will bring tragedy to the Trojans; and (3) that bringing the Trojan horse into the city walls will cause the ruin of the city of Troy. If Cassandra’s prophecies were heeded, Paris’s destiny would not be avoided because catharsis is required in Greek tragedy; the protagonist must not triumph over adversity. This paper is organized in three chapters. The Introduction defines key elements of tragic literary structure: protagonist, catharsis, hubris, hamartia, and fate. The second chapter, Oedipus Rex, discusses those key elements in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. The last chapter, Helen of Troy, discusses those key elements in Homer’s The Iliad. This paper ends with a References and an Appendices section.
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This paper discusses the factors considered when choosing a poem to represent a country in the world of literary greats. The outstanding characteristics as representative of the world’s great literary masterpieces of poetry from various... more
This paper discusses the factors considered when choosing a poem to represent a country in the
world of literary greats. The outstanding characteristics as representative of the world’s great
literary masterpieces of poetry from various cultures of the world are presented.
world of literary greats. The outstanding characteristics as representative of the world’s great
literary masterpieces of poetry from various cultures of the world are presented.
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This paper traces Hindu-Sanskrit influences in precolonial Philippine literature; examines intangible elements such as superstitions and filial piety in ancient literary forms; and discusses their influences on regional literatures... more
This paper traces Hindu-Sanskrit influences in precolonial Philippine literature; examines intangible elements such as superstitions and filial piety in ancient literary forms; and discusses their influences on regional literatures particularly in the literary traditions of Muslim Philippines. CABRERA, Jaime-Seminar in Philippine Literature 1
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This paper discusses the articulation of Filipino philosophy as well as the foundations, development, and influences of modern philosophy in the context of the established canons of Western philosophical tradition. Philosophies are... more
This paper discusses the articulation of Filipino philosophy as well as the foundations, development, and influences of modern philosophy in the context of the established canons of Western philosophical tradition.
Philosophies are beliefs of being, doing, and relating; ideas that are established enough to be observable as consistent and stable behavioral phenomena over time. Modern Filipino philosophy refers to shared beliefs in ways of doing, being, and relating that are observable between 1946 and 1994 as behaviors among the cultures and subgroups of the Philippine Archipelago, including Filipinos who are working or living overseas. This paper presents elements of philosophical articulation of native Filipino thought. The paper answers three research questions. (1) What is Filipino philosophy? (2) How did modern philosophy begin and develop? (3) How can modern philosophy influence Filipino philosophy? The debate in literature is that Filipino philosophy is at its nascent stage, originating from folk wisdom, religion, and contacts with foreign cultures; extant as philosophic acts, beliefs, or mind-sets but never formally articulated according to the canons of the dominant philosophic tradition and; is continually reshaped by technological, scientific, and significant historical events that elicit strong or deep feelings and reactions throughout the country. Older thought patterns and behaviors are preserved by traditional circles and conservative environments but changes continue. Meanwhile, for global understanding, the need to articulate modern Filipino philosophical thought in ways that can be clearly understood by other cultures is increasingly urgent. This paper presents some tools and approaches to help meet the challenges of articulating modern Filipino philosophy: (a) articulating native philosophical thought in oral tradition, folk wisdom, and indigenous literature in accordance with the world‘s established canons of philosophical tradition; (2) developing precise and succinct native vocabulary to parallel the vocabulary of the dominant philosophical tradition; (3) identifying national philosophic thought and principles from events that elicit nationwide emotion and create behavior patterns observable throughout the country over a significant period of time; (4) deducing philosophical notions from patterns in linguistic elements common in speech and texts among the nation‘s various languages; and (5) identifying philosophic trigger points in the nation‘s history that have and can shape the development of philosophic thought.
Philosophies are beliefs of being, doing, and relating; ideas that are established enough to be observable as consistent and stable behavioral phenomena over time. Modern Filipino philosophy refers to shared beliefs in ways of doing, being, and relating that are observable between 1946 and 1994 as behaviors among the cultures and subgroups of the Philippine Archipelago, including Filipinos who are working or living overseas. This paper presents elements of philosophical articulation of native Filipino thought. The paper answers three research questions. (1) What is Filipino philosophy? (2) How did modern philosophy begin and develop? (3) How can modern philosophy influence Filipino philosophy? The debate in literature is that Filipino philosophy is at its nascent stage, originating from folk wisdom, religion, and contacts with foreign cultures; extant as philosophic acts, beliefs, or mind-sets but never formally articulated according to the canons of the dominant philosophic tradition and; is continually reshaped by technological, scientific, and significant historical events that elicit strong or deep feelings and reactions throughout the country. Older thought patterns and behaviors are preserved by traditional circles and conservative environments but changes continue. Meanwhile, for global understanding, the need to articulate modern Filipino philosophical thought in ways that can be clearly understood by other cultures is increasingly urgent. This paper presents some tools and approaches to help meet the challenges of articulating modern Filipino philosophy: (a) articulating native philosophical thought in oral tradition, folk wisdom, and indigenous literature in accordance with the world‘s established canons of philosophical tradition; (2) developing precise and succinct native vocabulary to parallel the vocabulary of the dominant philosophical tradition; (3) identifying national philosophic thought and principles from events that elicit nationwide emotion and create behavior patterns observable throughout the country over a significant period of time; (4) deducing philosophical notions from patterns in linguistic elements common in speech and texts among the nation‘s various languages; and (5) identifying philosophic trigger points in the nation‘s history that have and can shape the development of philosophic thought.
Research Interests: Sociology, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy Of Language, and 17 moreCultural Sociology, Southeast Asian Studies, Cultural Theory, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Cross-Cultural Collaborations, Cross-Cultural Studies, Philippines, Asia Pacific Region, Cross-Cultural Management, Moral Philosophy, Philippine Studies, Cross-cultural studies (Culture), Cross-Cultural Communication, Asian Philosophy, Filipino Philosophy, Philippine languages and linguistics, and Cross Cultural Research
The Philippines is said to have the highest literacy rates in Asia; a significant portion of the annual national revenue comes from cash remittances of overseas Filipino workers. Despite this, the country’s public education system is... more
The Philippines is said to have the highest literacy rates in Asia; a significant portion of the annual national revenue comes from cash remittances of overseas Filipino workers. Despite this, the country’s public education system is beset by challenges that can be traced ultimately to government corruption, abuse of power, and some cultural mindsets that – like the national education system, are rooted in its colonial history; first as foreign constructs from Spain, then as modified by North Americans. Since its independence, the Philippine educational system has undergone restructuring, changes in contents, methodologies, and philosophies. However, the system’s ills continue: overpopulated classrooms; overworked and demotivated teachers and students; severe lack of schools, books, and materials; deteriorating instructional results; and a constitutionally-mandated national education budget that has never been implemented. Findings include a) current government corruption and abuse of power in the Philippines can be related to its colonial past; b) similar problems can be found in the current educational systems of the Philippines, Spain, and North America; c) cultural and educational philosophies in the Philippines, Spain, and the USA have similar elements; and d) cultural and educational philosophies of countries with the best performing schools differ from those of the Philippines, Spain, and the USA. The research is organized in five chapters. Chapter 1 summarizes the colonial history of education in the Philippines, the current state of education, and effects of government corruption and abuse of power. Chapter 2 presents the research questions, the cultural philosophies and educational systems of the Philippines, America, and Spain and their continuing influences today. Chapter 3 presents the best educational systems of the world and their cultural and educational philosophies. Chapter 4 discusses the relevance of these cultural-educational philosophies in the future undertakings of the Philippine educational system. Chapter 5 discusses the influences of cultural-educational philosophies on the writer’s professional life. Chapter 6 recapitulates key concepts, answers the research questions, and concludes the paper.
Research Interests: Philosophy, Education, Philosophy of Education, Educational Philosophy, Spanish Education, and 12 moreEducation Systems, standards. assessment reform. Philippine education, Educational system in the Philippines, Sources of Philippine Philosophies of Education, Philippine Higher Education, Philosophical and sociological foundations of Education, K12 Educational System in the Philippines, Philippine education, Educational Systems, Present Philippine Education System, Emerging Philosophy of Philippines Education, and Issues in Philippine Education
This paper examines narrative literature from various Philippine literary periods to identify and articulate a national philosophy of Philippine narrative literature.
Research Interests: Structuralism (Literary Criticism), Literary Criticism, Cultural Theory, Literary Theory, National Identity, and 16 morePostcolonial Literature, Historical Analysis of Literary Reception, Comparative Literary Criticism, Contemporary Philippine Literature, Literary and Cultural Theory, Nationalism and Literature, Literary Theory and Criticism, The issue of National Identity in the landscape of literature, Text Analysis, Linguistic and Literary Stylistics, Semiotics, Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis, Literary Analysis, Narratology Literariness Literary Linguistics Stylistics and Pedagogy Critical Discourse Analysis Gender and Writing Literary Translation Studies Lingusitics and Philosophy Metaphor Cognition Pragmatics Text Linguistics Corpus Stylistics, Literature and Nationalism, Literature and National Identity, Philippine Literature in Spanish, and Postcolonial Literatures In English
Vietnamese speakers find the Listening Test as the most difficult among the four IELTS tests. This document outlines a preparatory course towards a self-teaching, mastery learning course in listening skills, including basic vocabulary.
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This is one-page chart (A3) shows examples in British English received pronunciation. Blanks in the Vietnamese examples indicate sounds that don't exist in the Vietnamese language and therefore challenging for native Vietnamese speakers... more
This is one-page chart (A3) shows examples in British English received pronunciation. Blanks in the Vietnamese examples indicate sounds that don't exist in the Vietnamese language and therefore challenging for native Vietnamese speakers to hear and produce.
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The 150 phonemes of the Vietnamese Phonetic Alphabet can help teachers identify sounds that are familiar and alien (you can't say what you can't hear) to native Vietnamese speakers who try anbd learn English.
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The tones, vowels, consonants, diphthongs, semivowels, and final consonants of the Vietnamese language can show how errors of language transfer can happen when native Vietnamese speakers try and produce the sounds of the English language.
This paper examines congruent elements of faith, fact, and fiction from ancient to contemporary narratives of the human search for common understanding between cultures and languages.
Research Interests: Discourse Analysis, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Economic Sociology, Media Sociology, and 120 moreSociology of Culture, Sociology of Religion, World Literatures, Comparative Literature, Communication, English Literature, Media Studies, Intercultural Communication, New Media, Media and Cultural Studies, Critical Discourse Studies, Historical Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Translation Studies, Influence, Structuralism (Literary Criticism), Cultural Heritage, Digital Media, Sociology of Knowledge, Values, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Literary Criticism, Cultural Semiotics, Textual Criticism, Cultural Theory, Theories of Meaning, Translation theory, Cultural Psychology, Identity (Culture), Computer-Mediated Communication, Media effects, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Discourse, Discourse Markers, Media Education, Culture, Fictionality, Literary Theory, Cross-Cultural Studies, Media Literacy, Culture Studies, Modernist Literature (Literary Modernism), Digital Media & Learning, Social Media, Critical Discourse Analysis, Communication Theory, Cultural Memory, Meaning, Media Discourse, Media, Postmodern Fiction, Faith, World Literature, Contemporary Fiction, Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis, Political Discourse Analysis, Ideology and Discourse Analysis, Beliefs, Text Linguistics, Public Relations & Social Media, Cognitive Literary Theory, Classroom Discourse Analysis, Cultural Anthropology, Translation and Interpretation, Comparative Literary Criticism, Ideology and Discourse Theory, Language and Media Discourses, Discourse Analysis (Research Methodology), Social Influence, Discourse Theory, Literary Influence, Social Media Marketing, Comparative Historical Analysis, Meaning Making, Comparative literature, Literary theory, Fiction, Mass media, Mass Communication and New Media, Foucault power/knowledge - discourse, Literary and Cultural Theory, Colonial Discourse, Literary studies, Media Research, English language and literature, Theory Development, Spirituality, Religion, Faith, Personality Theory, Mental Health, Physical Health, Disparity, Transdisciplinary Research, Ethnicity, Culture, Faith and Reason, Philosophy of Language (esp. Wittgenstein, Rule-following, and the Normativity of Meaning), Literary Theory and Criticism, Discourse Studies, Text Analysis, Literatura Comparada (Comparative Literature), Political Discourse, Comparative Mystical Literature, Textual analysis, Beliefs and attitudes, Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), Role of Mass Media and Behavioural Change Communication, Media Impact and Effects and Usages, Social Networking & Social Media, English Literature and Linguistics, Discourse-Historical Approach, Relation between fact and fiction, Mass Communication and Media Studies, Development Discourse and Theory, world literatures in English, Fact, Fiction and the World We Live Within, Onthology of fact and fiction, the Recognition of Borderline between Fact and Fiction, English Literature and Language, Literature in English Around the World Ma Eng 11, Literary Writings, Beliefs & Values, World Languages and Literatures, Symbols and Meanings, World and Comparative Literature, Fiction and Fictionality, Fact and Fiction, Sociology of Mass Communication and Media, English and Comparative Literature, and Relationship between Factuality and Fictionality
A visual quick-guide to letter formats: indents, paragraphs, and parts.
This is a graphically simplified presentation of two rubrics for grading student writing in terms of cognitive skills development, one at the secondary level, and one for tertiary level writings.
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This is a simplified explanation to help L2 students remember when to use A, AN, and THE.
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This presentation addresses current concerns of schools, universities, and other institutions of learning regarding fiscal viability, market strategy, and organizational survival.
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This is a simplified introduction to that knotty grammar question about when to use THAT and WHICH.
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This paper examines authoritative digital sources and five Philippine speculative fiction texts to establish taxonomy of contemporary Philippine speculative fiction genres.
Research Interests: Genre studies, Speculative Literature, Literary Criticism, Science Fiction, Genre-based pedagogy, and 35 moreSpeculative Realism, Genre Theory, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Comparative Literary Criticism, Genres, Genre Analysis & Second Language Writing, Contemporary Philippine Literature, Philippine Literature, Ancient Literary Criticism, Literary Genres, Speculative Fiction, Science-Fiction, Science Fiction Studies, Literary and dramatic genres, Literary Theory and Criticism, History and theory of literary genres, Genre Analysis, Linguistic and Literary Stylistics, Semiotics, Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis, Literary Analysis, Narratology Literariness Literary Linguistics Stylistics and Pedagogy Critical Discourse Analysis Gender and Writing Literary Translation Studies Lingusitics and Philosophy Metaphor Cognition Pragmatics Text Linguistics Corpus Stylistics, Genre, Semiotics, Literary Studies, Literary Critical Analysis, Genre Based Approach for language teaching, Literary Vs Genre Fiction, Literary and Discourse Analysis. Social, Philippine Literature In English, Education Quality Genre Theory Literary Elements Literary History, Problems of Literary Genres, Géneros Literarios (Literary Genres), The Genre's System In Literary Art, Corpus Linguistics and Literary Analysis and Applied Linguistics, Short story as a literary Genre, Genres of literary scholarship, Theory of Literary Genres, and Genres of Literary Works
This paper examines narrative literature from various Philippine literary periods to identify and articulate a national philosophy of Philippine narrative literature.
Research Interests: World Literatures, Comparative Literature, English Literature, Literature, Narrative, and 30 moreLiterary Criticism, Narrative Psychology, Narrative and interpretation, Literary Theory, Narrative Methods, Hermeneutics and Narrative, Narrative and Identity, Postcolonial Literature, Psychoanalysis And Literature, South Asian Literature, Narrative Analysis, Literary Linguistics, Narrative Theory, Cognitive Literary Theory, Literary History, Southeast Asian Literature, Literary Darwinism Or Evolutionary Literary Theory, Asian Literature, Contemporary Philippine Literature, Literature Review, Philippine Literature, Literary and Cultural Theory, Literary studies, English language and literature, Literary Theory and Criticism, History and theory of literary genres, Philippine history, arts, literature, Literary Writings, Literary Theory In General, and Philippine Literature In English
This paper explores the external and internal factors of failures in public education systems and reforms such as geography and climate; cultural differences and transfers; as well as corruption and inefficiency.
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Cultural Geography, Cultural Sociology, Cultural Policy, Cultural Theory, and 15 moreCultural Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Cross-Cultural Studies, Educational reform, Cultural Anthropology, Higher Education Reform, Educational Reforms, Education Systems, Education Reform, Examination and evaluation system of primary education, Curriculum and Systematic Education Reform, standards. assessment reform. Philippine education, Higher Education Reforms, K 12 Public Education Reform, and Educational Reform In Thailand
The categories and category names of speculative fiction stories are nonstandard and unsystematic. This paper presents the practical applications of a 10-point, intuitive, and stable taxonomy for readers, writers, curators, researchers,... more
The categories and category names of speculative fiction stories are nonstandard and unsystematic. This paper presents the practical applications of a 10-point, intuitive, and stable taxonomy for readers, writers, curators, researchers, and marketers of contemporary speculative fiction.
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Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations) This chapter summarizes the state of Philippine speculative fiction, the key findings of the study, and groundwork for future studies such as the nature of genre, genre taxonomy... more
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations)
This chapter summarizes the state of Philippine speculative fiction, the key findings of the study, and groundwork for future studies such as the nature of genre, genre taxonomy design, augmenting taxonomic functions, and simplifying sfict text analysis. The chapter ends with sets of hypotheses recommended for study.
This chapter summarizes the state of Philippine speculative fiction, the key findings of the study, and groundwork for future studies such as the nature of genre, genre taxonomy design, augmenting taxonomic functions, and simplifying sfict text analysis. The chapter ends with sets of hypotheses recommended for study.
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Problem Context: Speculative fiction (sfict) is global, breaks literary conventions, evolves literary forms, and pushes storytelling standards, thus the need for an sfict genre taxonomy that is both stable and responsive to change. One... more
Problem Context:
Speculative fiction (sfict) is global, breaks literary conventions, evolves literary forms, and pushes storytelling standards, thus the need for an sfict genre taxonomy that is both stable and responsive to change. One challenge is that genre taxonomy design is complex, resource-intensive, and requires input from without the domains of literary theory and practice. Another challenge is that genre taxonomy is limited to prescriptive naming and categorization but systematic sfict text and genre categorization requires standard assessment systems with descriptive evaluation structures. This study posits that familiar systems and constructs can be used to create a systematic genre taxonomy that is stable as well as accommodating of genreic changes.
Research Goals:
The initial goal was to resolve the arbitrary and confusing names of sfict text and genre categories. Anent that, this study lays the groundwork for research by organizing empirical elements into objective standards and systems for the design sfict genre taxonomy and of standard tools for objective analysis of sfict stories and genres.
Output:
A Philippine focus is used to design output for use in other cultural contexts. The study organized more than 2,000 empiricals some 200 instruments that suggested 199 hypotheses while articulating protocols for genre taxonomy design and analysis, genre identification, and objective literary analysis. Instruments use simple addition, averaging, ranking with step-by-step instructions and reference charts to elicit empirical proof in support of descriptive evaluations.
Original Contributions:
This study presents objective standards for organizing sfict genres, subgenres, emergents (unacknowledged genres), and varigens (descriptive, nontaxonomic genre varieties). As well, it posits concepts of novumality (nature of the novum) for analysis of genrecality (genre identity), and manovum and minovum functions for genreicity (genre class) analysis. The study also shows how frequency analysis is used for literary, genre, and taxonomy quality analysis, and shows how standardized tools can elicit principles into hypotheses for study.
Speculative fiction (sfict) is global, breaks literary conventions, evolves literary forms, and pushes storytelling standards, thus the need for an sfict genre taxonomy that is both stable and responsive to change. One challenge is that genre taxonomy design is complex, resource-intensive, and requires input from without the domains of literary theory and practice. Another challenge is that genre taxonomy is limited to prescriptive naming and categorization but systematic sfict text and genre categorization requires standard assessment systems with descriptive evaluation structures. This study posits that familiar systems and constructs can be used to create a systematic genre taxonomy that is stable as well as accommodating of genreic changes.
Research Goals:
The initial goal was to resolve the arbitrary and confusing names of sfict text and genre categories. Anent that, this study lays the groundwork for research by organizing empirical elements into objective standards and systems for the design sfict genre taxonomy and of standard tools for objective analysis of sfict stories and genres.
Output:
A Philippine focus is used to design output for use in other cultural contexts. The study organized more than 2,000 empiricals some 200 instruments that suggested 199 hypotheses while articulating protocols for genre taxonomy design and analysis, genre identification, and objective literary analysis. Instruments use simple addition, averaging, ranking with step-by-step instructions and reference charts to elicit empirical proof in support of descriptive evaluations.
Original Contributions:
This study presents objective standards for organizing sfict genres, subgenres, emergents (unacknowledged genres), and varigens (descriptive, nontaxonomic genre varieties). As well, it posits concepts of novumality (nature of the novum) for analysis of genrecality (genre identity), and manovum and minovum functions for genreicity (genre class) analysis. The study also shows how frequency analysis is used for literary, genre, and taxonomy quality analysis, and shows how standardized tools can elicit principles into hypotheses for study.
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Chapter 1: The Problem and its Background This chapter presents the research problem, the local and universal issues addressed by the study, the pedagogical, pragmatic, and cultural values of the study, the research questions and their... more
Chapter 1: The Problem and its Background
This chapter presents the research problem, the local and universal issues addressed by the study, the pedagogical, pragmatic, and cultural values of the study, the research questions and their underlying assumptions and parameters, and definitions of key terms.
This chapter presents the research problem, the local and universal issues addressed by the study, the pedagogical, pragmatic, and cultural values of the study, the research questions and their underlying assumptions and parameters, and definitions of key terms.
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Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature and Studies This chapter summarizes the exploratory research of a multidisciplinary body of literature on the theories, principles, and standards related to the systematic design of a logical... more
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature and Studies
This chapter summarizes the exploratory research of a multidisciplinary body of literature on the theories, principles, and standards related to the systematic design of a logical taxonomy of contemporary short sfict; to the empirical evaluation of sfict texts, genres, and instruments related to their categorization; and relevant elements of heuristics applicable to hypotheses formulation.
This chapter summarizes the exploratory research of a multidisciplinary body of literature on the theories, principles, and standards related to the systematic design of a logical taxonomy of contemporary short sfict; to the empirical evaluation of sfict texts, genres, and instruments related to their categorization; and relevant elements of heuristics applicable to hypotheses formulation.
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Chapter 3: Research Method and Procedures This chapter presents groundwork for future research including design of instruments and procedures for systematic design and analysis of contemporary sfict genre taxonomy; for empirical analysis... more
Chapter 3: Research Method and Procedures
This chapter presents groundwork for future research including design of instruments and procedures for systematic design and analysis of contemporary sfict genre taxonomy; for empirical analysis of inherent qualities of narrative fiction stories and genres; and for theory formulation.
This chapter presents groundwork for future research including design of instruments and procedures for systematic design and analysis of contemporary sfict genre taxonomy; for empirical analysis of inherent qualities of narrative fiction stories and genres; and for theory formulation.
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Chapter 4: Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data This chapter presents the relevant instruments and protocols produced by the study, analyzes data significance, and interprets embedded hypotheses for genrecality, genreicity,... more
Chapter 4: Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data
This chapter presents the relevant instruments and protocols produced by the study, analyzes data significance, and interprets embedded hypotheses for genrecality, genreicity, nomenclature, taxonomy, the conventions of the short story, as well as the standard conventions of literary quality.
This chapter presents the relevant instruments and protocols produced by the study, analyzes data significance, and interprets embedded hypotheses for genrecality, genreicity, nomenclature, taxonomy, the conventions of the short story, as well as the standard conventions of literary quality.
Research Interests: Literary Criticism, Literary Theory, Science Fiction, Contemporary Literature, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and 9 moreContemporary Philippine Literature, Philippine Literature, Speculative Fiction, Short Story Criticism, Horror, Fantasy Literature, Children's Literature and Science Fiction, Short story cycles and sequences, Empirical Literary Studies, Literary Analysis, and Short Story Analysis
This paper traces Hindu-Sanskrit influences in precolonial Philippine literature; examines intangible elements such as superstitions and filial piety in ancient literary forms; and discusses their influences on regional literatures... more
This paper traces Hindu-Sanskrit influences in precolonial Philippine literature; examines intangible elements such as superstitions and filial piety in ancient literary forms; and discusses their influences on regional literatures particularly in the literary traditions of Muslim Philippines. CABRERA, Jaime-Seminar in Philippine Literature 1
With the advent of speculative fiction as a literary supragenre, consequent changes in traditional storytelling elements have made contemporary plot analysis more difficult, if not impossible. These challenges are addressed by redefining... more
With the advent of speculative fiction as a literary supragenre, consequent changes in traditional storytelling elements have made contemporary plot analysis more difficult, if not impossible. These challenges are addressed by redefining key elements into high-granularity empirical descriptors. Systematic text analysis of 10 contemporary short sfict narratives indicates that use of these descriptors allows clear understanding of the nature of conflict even in contemporary sfict.