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George Kiraz and Sabine Schmidtke, eds. Scribal Habits in Near Eastern Manuscript Traditions

George Kiraz and Sabine Schmidtke, eds. <i>Scribal Habits in Near Eastern Manuscript Traditions</i>

Teaching neurologists through microlearning: the first 4 years of the eLearning experience with NeuroBytes (P13-2.001)

<h3>Objective:</h3> Determine the impact of the AAN NeuroBytes eLearning program on learning and neurological practice. <h3>Background:</h3> NeuroBytes are brief multimedia videos that provide focused, clinically relevant topic updates in neurology. Neurobytes were launched in January 2019 to deliver microlearning in neurology. We assessed the impact of Neurobytes on satisfaction, learning, and practice. <h3>Design/Methods:</h3> We conducted a programmatic review to evaluate all NeuroBytes from January 2019 (launch) to date of analysis (October 2022). Each NeuroByte course included the video and a survey. Assessment data included: course enrollments, completion rate, satisfaction, and influence on practice. Course enrollment was defined as opening for viewing; course completion required completing the post-course survey which assessed user satisfaction and influence on practice. Data were stratified by user type. To assess the program’s impact, four primary outcomes were defined: (1) course enrollments, (2) course completion rate, (3) satisfaction rate, and (4) percent reporting a change in practice. Descriptive statistics were performed. <h3>Results:</h3> From Jan 2019 – Sept 2022 104 NeuroBytes were released. Total enrollments were 65,089; mean enrollments of 598±377 per course. Mean course completion was 39% (range 7% to 92%). On post-course survey, 87% were satisfied/extremely satisfied. Courses covered 20 subspecialties and COVID-19. The most frequent topics were neuromuscular (n=10) and vascular (n=9). The most popular NeuroByte courses were ‘Dual antiplatelet therapy in ischemic stroke’ (n=1,851 enrollments) and ‘The neurologic exam via telemedicine’ (n=1,848). Member neurologists accounted for 55% of course enrollments, followed by juniors (18%), non-AAN members (13%), APP (6%), or student (3%). <h3>Conclusions:</h3> NeuroBytes are a successful microlearning tool for delivering continuing professional development. The primary strengths of the program are accessibility, high-yield learning, breadth of topics, and appeal to a range of learners. Not all content is conducive to micro-delivery. Ongoing efforts will define how this program influences daily practice and lifelong learning. <b>Disclosure:</b> The institution of Dr. Quick has received research support from NINDS. The institution of Dr. Quick has received research support from NEALS. Dr. Miller has nothing to disclose. Dr. Siegler has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Ceribell. Dr. Siegler has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for AstraZeneca. Mr. Rook has nothing to disclose. Ms. Morris has nothing to disclose. Mr. Cramer has nothing to disclose. Xiaoyu Sun has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of American Academy of Neurology. An immediate family member of Xiaoyu Sun has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Syneos Health. An immediate family member of Xiaoyu Sun has stock in Syneos Health. An immediate family member of Xiaoyu Sun has stock in BioNTech. Dr. Cook has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for AbbVie. Dr. Cook has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Allergan. Dr. Cook has a non-compensated relationship as a Board Member with Alliance for Patient Access that is relevant to AAN interests or activities. Dr. Sabayan has nothing to disclose. The institution of Dr. Kraakevik has received research support from Parkinson Foundation. Dr. Moeller has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. The institution of Dr. Isaacson has received research support from National Institutes of Health. The institution of Dr. Isaacson has received research support from Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement. The institution of Dr. Isaacson has received research support from Aces for Alzheimer’s. Dr. Isaacson has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. London has nothing to disclose. Dr. Strowd has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Kaplan. Dr. Strowd has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Monteris Medical, Inc. Dr. Strowd has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Novocure. Dr. Strowd has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for American Academy of Neurology. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from Jazz Pharmaceuticals. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from National Institutes of Health. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from Alpha Omega Alpha. The institution of Dr. Strowd has received research support from American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Strowd has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Strowd has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.

A New Wave of Bahā’ī Intellectual Thought: The Impact and Contributions of World Order Magazine

This paper explores the scholarship and intellectual contribution of the second series of World Order magazine, which published from 1966 until 2008 over 38 volumes. In so doing, I provide a narrative overview of the main themes and papers in World Order, and by extension some of the topics being discussed in the worldwide Bahā’ī community. This is complemented by interviews with past World Order editors, who provided information on papers, topics and issues that generated the most interest and print runs, a listing of the number of pieces and articles by topic, and a questionnaire survey of those attending an academic Bahā’ī conference. I compare themes identified in the overview with contemporary discourses over a similar period drawing on surveys of textbook and journal contents in similar areas. In addition, I summarise available information on the most cited (from Google Scholar) and downloaded (from Bahā’ī Library online) World Order papers, and hence those contributions with the most impact using these quantitative approaches. I show that Abizadeh’s paper on ‘Ethnicity, Race, and a Possible Humanity’, which discusses how the concept of the oneness of humanity can potentially address racial problems, is the most cited paper, and Stokes’s paper on ‘The Story of Joseph in Five Religious Traditions’, a piece on comparative religion, is the most downloaded. Overall, the most cited and downloaded papers are indicative of the breadth of topics covered in World Order, with pieces on political philosophy, law, education, history, theology, and psychology. The number of articles and editorials on social issues, such as racial justice, women’s rights, and environmentalism, is one indication that the Bahā’ī community was at the forefront of thinking about social action.

Studies on the Intersection of Text, Paratext, and Reception: A Festschrift in Honor of Charles E. Hill by Gregory R. Lanier and J. Nicholas Reid

Reviewed by: Studies on the Intersection of Text, Paratext, and Reception: A Festschrift in Honor of Charles E. Hill by Gregory R. Lanier and J. Nicholas Reid Chris S. Stevens gregory r. lanier and j. nicholas reid, Studies on the Intersection of Text, Paratext, and Reception: A Festschrift in Honor of Charles E. Hill (Texts and Editions for New Testament Study 15; Leiden: Brill, 2021). Pp. xxvii + 414. €124. On the occasion of Charles E. Hill's turning sixty-five and retiring from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, thirteen contributors from around the globe have produced a great collection of articles. As Dr. Hill has contributed scholarly works on a breadth of topics, this volume seeks to interact with his interests in scribal culture, paratext, and canonicity. The chapters in the volume include: Peter M. Head, "Punctuation and Paragraphs in P66 (P.Bod. II): Insights into Scribal Behavior" (pp. 3–29); Gregory R. Lanier and Moses Han, "The Text and Paratext of Minuscule GA 1424: Initial Observations" (pp. 30–59); Peter Malik, "Marginal Paratexts in GA 2323: A Thirteenth-Century Witness to the Medieval Reception of Revelation" (pp. 60–96); J. Nicholas Reid, "Writing and Writers in Ancient Mesopotamia: A Brief Sketch for New Testament Scholars" (pp. 97–121); Peter J. Gurry, "On Not Preferring the Shorter Reading: Matthew as a Test Case" (pp. 122–41); Jennifer Knust and Tommy Wasserman, "Codex Bezae as Repository" (pp. 142–74); Stanley E. Porter, "What Is a Text? The Linguistic Turn and Its Implications for New Testament Studies" (pp. 175–98); Michael J. Kruger, "Second Peter 3:2, the Apostolate, and a Bi-covenantal Canon" (pp. 201–31); Peter J. Gentry, "MasPsa and the Early History of the Hebrew Psalter: Notes on Canon and Text" (pp. 232–58); Peter J. Williams, "Problems with the Explicit Marking of Quotations in Translations and Scholarly Editions of the New Testament" (pp. 259–78); Paul Foster, "Polycarp's Teaching: The Reception and Development of Theology" (pp. 279–313); Richard Bauckham, "A Neglected Reference to John the Elder as Bishop of Ephesus (Const. ap. 7.46.7)" (pp. 314–39); and James W. Barker, "The Acts of John within the Johannine Corpus" (pp. 340–80). A short review cannot address details in a volume of this size and breadth; therefore, attention is given to areas of particular note within Dr. Hill's area of major contribution. Reid looks at the paratextual features in Mesopotamian tablets. While not often incorporated into NT textual criticism, Reid demonstrates some intriguing facets of the sociohistorical literary world behind NT scribal culture. Gurry does something that Hill is quite good at, reexamining the evidence to question entrenched assumptions. Gurry evaluates the default preference for the originality of the shorter reading in NT textual criticism. He highlights the untenability of the assumption and concludes that the length of a variant should not be a controlling factor. Instead, attention should be given to explaining why a variant occurs. [End Page 373] Knust and Wasserman provide a fine model for how to work with paratextual annotations. Kruger continues canonicity research that Hill and he have co-authored. Moving beyond external reception history methodologies, Kruger asks if the NT speaks about canonicity. He proposes an intracorpus canon consciousness. Beginning with 2 Pet 3:2 and the phrase, "Prophets and Apostles," Kruger contends that this phrase serves to equate the NT apostolic authority with the OT prophets and, more importantly, reveals an acknowledged twofold canon. Kruger traces the prophet-apostle pattern through various NT passages and patristic writings. Williams addresses a small, overlooked matter—whether quotation marks are helpful or harmful to readers of modern print editions. After addressing the history of ancient and modern punctuation, Williams notes instances where modern quotation marks are inconsistent, errantly separate quotations, and are exegetically indefensible. Most notably, modern punctuation, barely more than a century old, does not cohere with ancient paratextual features and often contradicts them. Therefore, consistent with his argument but nonetheless quite provocatively, Williams concludes that the quotation marks in modern Bibles should be abandoned (p. 277). Foster builds and expands on previous work by Hill on Polycarp. Addressing modern scholarship that seeks to downplay Polycarp, Foster admirably...

10 of the Most Asked Questions and Challenges in Obesity

The objective of this supplement is to outline 10 of the most commonly asked questions and challenges in obesity. This will be structured in a succinct question-and-answer format to allow readers to quickly identify areas of need or interest while covering a wide breadth of topics focused on the obesity assessment, patho-physiology, and barriers to successful treatment (see details below). We have outlined an objective for each topic so that a specific subject in knowledge translation is achieved for each question.

Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation by Rik van Nieuwenhove

Reviewed by: Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation by Rik van Nieuwenhove Bernhard Blankenhorn O.P. Thomas Aquinas and Contemplation. By RIK VAN NIEUWENHOVE. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. Pp. ix + 220. $85.00 (cloth). ISBN: 978-0-19-289529-5. A medievalist and systematician already known for his scholarship on Flemish mysticism, Rik Van Nieuwenhove has brought together a series of eight philosophical and theological essays on contemplation in Aquinas that make for highly stimulating reading. The resulting collection takes ongoing intra-Thomist debates further in important ways, and also opens up new interpretative as well as speculative questions on fascinating themes such as the seven gifts of the Spirit or the ways in which grace can (and cannot) stretch the human being’s cognitive capacities before the divine mystery. The author sets a difficult task for himself, as he tackles a wide range of issues closely linked to the theme of contemplation, such as the metaphysics of the transcendentals, the relation of philosophy and theology, and the limits of discursive knowledge in the higher types of graced contemplation. The choice of this breadth of topics enables the pursuit of a panoramic approach to Aquinas’s thought, a breadth that hardly excludes in-depth analysis of several key texts in Aquinas’s vast corpus. One of the book’s many strengths is surely its fresh engagement in the well-trodden territory of question 180 of the Secunda secundae and similar texts. One of its weaknesses is a lack of engagement with recent Aquinas scholarship on some of the more crucial issues raised. The ultimate aim of the book is not so much to present an exhaustive account of the nature of contemplation in Aquinas’s thought as to offer a rich sketch that invites completion. After (1) a substantial introduction that forms the book’s opening chapter, the reader is treated to seven beautiful essays that treat the following themes: (2) some key epistemological issues such as the intellect’s three acts (apprehension, judgment, reasoning), the role of phantasms in human understanding, and the nature of the mind’s simple gaze; (3) the contemplation of the transcendentals; (4) thirteenth-century mendicant debates on the active and contemplative life; (5) the relation between faith, theology, and contemplation; (6) the link between charity and contemplation; (7) the role of the Spirit’s seven gifts in contemplation; and finally, (8) happiness and the beatific vision. [End Page 153] The introduction may exaggerate somewhat the extent to which scholars of Aquinas have neglected the theme of contemplation in recent decades. The book does not mention the ground-breaking study by Cruz-Gonzalez Ayesta on the gift of wisdom in Aquinas, nor Daria Spezzano’s magnificent work on divinization and wisdom. The fifth chapter does not mention the recent historical monographs on sacra doctrina in Aquinas by francophone scholars such as Henry Donneaud and Adriano Oliva (though the author does mention some of Oliva’s other articles). As I will argue below, a deeper engagement with these and other voices would have helped the author to avoid some interpretive missteps. Van Nieuwenhove’s preferred interlocutors include Bernard McGinn and Simon Tugwell (though he ultimately transcends the limits of the latter’s problematic reading of contemplation in Aquinas, done in complete abstraction from the theology of the seven gifts). Setting these difficulties aside, we should note that the introductory (first) chapter nicely anticipates chapter 5, as the author clearly and ably situates Aquinas’s approach to theological contemplation in relation to philosophical and beatific contemplation. Along the way, he convincingly compares and contrasts Aquinas’s way to the more charismatic style of Bonaventure’s theology (though one does wonder if Aquinas’s understanding of the ideal theologian as a studious man of prayer radically open to the Spirit’s movement in the seven gifts and charisms is somewhat obscured). The book’s second chapter sets forth some of its more controversial claims. The author helpfully reads Thomas in contrast to Bonaventure on the relation between certain knowledge and human access to the divine ideas. He then interprets Aquinas’s vision of the mind’s three basic operations in light of his angelology. The presentation of Aquinas’s...

Brad E. Kelle and Brent A. Strawn, eds. The Oxford Handbook of the Historical Books of the Hebrew Bible

Brad E. Kelle and Brent A. Strawn, eds. <i>The Oxford Handbook of the Historical Books of the Hebrew Bible</i>

Beyond transcription: compelling open questions in plant RNA biology.

The study of RNAs has become one of the most influential research fields in contemporary biology and biomedicine. In the last few years, new sequencing technologies have produced an explosion of new and exciting discoveries in the field but have also given rise to many open questions. Defining these questions, together with old, long-standing gaps in our knowledge, is the spirit of this article. The breadth of topics within RNA biology research is vast, and every aspect of the biology of these molecules contains countless exciting open questions. Here, we asked 12 groups to discuss their most compelling question among some plant RNA biology topics. The following vignettes cover RNA alternative splicing; RNA dynamics; RNA translation; RNA structures; R-loops; epitranscriptomics; long non-coding RNAs; small RNA production and their functions in crops; small RNAs during gametogenesis and in cross-kingdom RNA interference; and RNA-directed DNA methylation. In each section, we will present the current state-of-the-art in plant RNA biology research before asking the questions that will surely motivate future discoveries in the field. We hope this article will spark a debate about the future perspective on RNA biology and provoke novel reflections in the reader.

Editorial: There Are Promises to Keep and Miles to Go Before I Leave…

Editorial: There Are Promises to Keep and Miles to Go Before I Leave…

Österreichische Zeitgeschichte—Zeitgeschichte in Österreich: Eine Standortbestimmung in Zeiten des Umbruchs ed. by Marcus Gräser and Dirk Rupnow

Reviewed by: Österreichische Zeitgeschichte—Zeitgeschichte in Österreich: Eine Standortbestimmung in Zeiten des Umbruchs ed. by Marcus Gräser and Dirk Rupnow Tim Corbett Marcus Gräser and Dirk Rupnow, eds., Österreichische Zeitgeschichte—Zeitgeschichte in Österreich: Eine Standortbestimmung in Zeiten des Umbruchs. Vienna: Böhlau, 2021. 872 pp. It is difficult in such a brief review to do justice to an almost nine-hundred-page volume showcasing the work of forty-six individual scholars. Yet the very size of the volume and the breadth of topics addressed therein already speaks to the vibrancy of the field of Austrian contemporary history, which here seems to be consensually defined as reaching from 1918 and the dissolution of the Habsburg Monarchy into the present day. As illustrated in an amusing quote by the pioneering historian Erika Weinzierl, this means that the field in its most contemporary forms comes up "hart an der Grenze zum Journalismus" (cited in Marcus Gräser's contribution, 53). The volume is divided into three thematic categories. "Epochen und Zäsuren" covers historical eras from the First Republic through to Austria in its European Union years. "Felder und Themen" addresses issues within contemporary history as varied as gender, postcolonialism, and sports. And lastly, "Verhältnisse" explores the entanglement of the field with other areas of inquiry such as the economy, environment, politics, culture, and law, as well as with non-university institutions like archives and museums. Readers in search of a comprehensive history of Austria from World War I to the present will be disappointed, for this is not a work of history per se but rather an overview of actors, approaches, and points of discussion underlying the development of the field since its inception in the 1950s and 1960s and the appertaining bodies of historiography. As such, this volume will be most [End Page 95] useful as a reference work for scholars and students working in contemporary Austrian history and related fields and could be viewed as something of a primer on related discourses. Indeed, the self-reflexivity of the volume is one of its most laudable features—given that history as a discipline in this respect can be notoriously stuffy in comparison to other fields in the humanities, as evinced for example in the almost neurotic avoidance of the first-person pronoun in historiographic writing (as though this obviated the subjectivity of the historian as an individual researcher and author). The contributors to this volume are for the most part refreshingly self-aware of their place within a sociopolitical continuum conditioned not only by their own ideological leanings but also personal networks, funding landscapes, and institutional entanglements. Perhaps the most interesting finding in this respect is the relative absence of controversy in this field over the decades, a curiosity explained by various authors through the close personal relationships underlying this comparatively small discipline on the one hand and the postwar schism between left-and right-wing narratives (commonly called Koalitionsgeschichtsschreibung) on the other (see especially the introduction, 15–16, and the somewhat anecdotal reflections of the historian emeritus Helmut Konrad, 30–31, to whose life work this volume is essentially dedicated). Another conspicuous facet of this monumental work is its near-exclusive focus on the inner-Austrian, German-language dimension of the field. The authors appear to have been selected exclusively from inner-Austrian contexts and the historiographies addressed focus predominantly on inner-Austrian research—a reference in the introduction (12) to the large number of German nationals in the field (including the two editors) notwithstanding. This appears strange considering the significant number of individuals and institutions outside Austria, especially in the English-speaking world, specializing in modern Austrian history, culture, and society, including a number of leading publications such as this very journal (despite its traditional focus on literary scholarship, JAS does regularly touch on key issues in contemporary Austrian history, too). This struck me especially with regard to my own area of specialization, namely modern Jewish history in Austria. Following decades of silence and erasure in the aftermath of the Holocaust, scholarly interest in Jewish Austrian history was reignited in the 1980s by a range of English-language scholars such as Marsha Rozenblit, George Berkley, Robert...

The Body in History, Culture, and the Arts

The Body in History, Culture, and the Arts

Introduction to Special issue

Introduction to Special issue

Krebs Memorial Fund 2022 awardees

Krebs Memorial Fund 2022 awardees

Empire of Destruction: A History of Nazi Mass Killing

Alex Kay’s Empire of Destruction is an excellent study of systematic acts of mass killing carried out by Nazi Germany during World War II. The book synthesizes some of the most up-to-date scholarship on different victim groups, particularly German-language works, offering readers a wide-reaching yet focused study of the connections between seven killing campaigns directed against: people considered mentally and physically disabled within Germany and, later, in occupied territories; Polish ruling classes and elites; Jews; Sinti and Roma; captive Red Army soldiers; the Soviet urban population within occupied territories; and civilians targeted for reprisal killings (primarily in rural Yugoslavia, Greece, Poland and the USSR). Holocaust and Genocide Studies experts will recognize many of the specific findings in the book, but the breadth of topics covered means there should be new information for all readers to discover. The book’s great contribution is that it coherently brings together a range of findings, offering a single point of reference for innovative research from the past two decades and beyond.

LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE: MODULE 19: RELEVANT CLINICAL UPDATES FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRISTS

Maintaining competence in patient care, medical knowledge, and other core competencies is a requirement for all practicing child and adolescent psychiatrists. This annual Institute sponsored by the Lifelong Learning (LLL) Committee aims to provide a review of the literature from the past year covering a breadth of topics that every practicing child and adolescent psychiatrist should know.

Welcome from the Editors

Welcome from the Editors

Histories, Memories and Representations of Being Young in the First World War ed. by Maggie Andrews, N. C. Fleming, and Marcus Morris

Reviewed by: Histories, Memories and Representations of Being Young in the First World War ed. by Maggie Andrews, N. C. Fleming, and Marcus Morris Ashley Henrickson Histories, Memories and Representations of Being Young in the First World War. Edited by Maggie Andrews, N. C. Fleming, and Marcus Morris. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. xiii + 257 pp. Hardcover $119.99, paper $84.99. Histories, Memories and Representations of Being Young in the First World War explores the experiences of young people during the war and how the conflict has been presented to young people in the century that followed. The edited collection was developed from a 2015 conference at Manchester Metropolitan University titled "Being Young in World War One." Editors Maggie Andrews, N. C. Fleming, and Marcus Morris have broadly defined both children and youth (including people up to the age of twenty) and welcomed essays that explore the diverse perspectives and experiences of young people. The editors aptly note that the collection does not and cannot cover the entirety of young people's experiences; however, the contributors should be commended for putting a notable dent in the historiography. The chapters cover many different topics, including children's and young people's experiences in education, the workplace, and organizations like the Navy League. Examining such a breadth of topics inevitably means that the authors describe numerous and sometimes contradictory wartime experiences. For example, in her chapter, Ruth Percy suggests that young, working-class women viewed the war as a time of opportunity rather than a time of loss and sorrow. Conversely, Melanie Tebbutt describes how young people often found refuge from the sadness of war in darkened movie theatres. Marcus Morris illustrates yet another unique experience by drawing attention to the desires of some young women to subvert gender norms and fight on the front lines. These varied descriptions of young people's experiences may appear inconsistent, but as Maggie Andrews, Hayley Carter, Lisa Cox-Davies, and Anna Muggeridge explain in their chapter, "there were numerous home fronts just as there were numerous battlefronts," and furthermore, "a national narrative of the conflict, even in relation to children, is not the national narrative" (55). By highlighting a variety of perspectives, this edited collection embraces the inevitable complexity of wartime and childhood. [End Page 441] The collection works to center the experiences of children and young people in a field where their experiences are often studied only in relation to other histories. In doing so, the authors demonstrate how the history of childhood helps paint a more complete picture of the past. For example, by focusing on the experiences of urban children, Rebecca Ball's chapter challenges the belief that the home front was a predominantly female space and questions the assumption that relationships between civilians and soldiers were largely defined by separation. The latter half of the collection examines contemporary understandings of the war and children's place within it, along with ways that the war was presented to later generations. Jane Rosen considers how children's novels produced over the past four decades preserve myths about the war in an attempt to tell morally instructive tales. Sam Edwards discusses how the war has been portrayed and commemorated through television. The collection concludes with a fascinating chapter by Maggie Andrews that will interest both academic and public historians. Andrews reviews the numerous accommodations that were undertaken to make the centennial commemorations of the First World War palatable for consumption by young people in the United Kingdom. She outlines the various political, historiographic, and economic factors that shaped and ultimately limited the histories of the war that were shared with young people. Overall, this collection provides a wealth of insight into the experiences of young people in World War I. Melanie Tebbutt's analysis of how children experienced the darkened space of the cinemas is especially innovative. As a whole, the book demonstrates that growing up during a time of conflict had enormous effects on young people's lives; however, these effects were diverse and sometimes contradictory. Ashley Henrickson Know History Inc. Copyright © 2022 Johns Hopkins University Press

101 preguntas para ser profe de ELE: Introducción a la lingüística aplicada para la enseñanza del español by María del Carmen Santos Méndez

Reviewed by: 101 preguntas para ser profe de ELE: Introducción a la lingüística aplicada para la enseñanza del español by María del Carmen Santos Méndez John Zyck Méndez Santos, María del Carmen. 101 preguntas para ser profe de ELE: Introducción a la lingüística aplicada para la enseñanza del español. Edinumen, 2021. Pp. 247. ISBN 978-84-91793-86-1. A textbook designed for students considering a career in teaching Spanish as a world language, 101 preguntas para ser profe de ELE: Introducción a la lingüística aplicada para la enseñanza del español attempts to answer questions pre-teachers may have prior to their commitment to the profession. The book is divided into four broad categories, or “bloques,” related to ELE (“español como lengua extranjera,”): “Panorámica General,” “Aspectos Profesionales,” “Aspectos Didácticos,” and “Aspectos Lingüísticos.” Though at least ten questions are answered in each section, the majority (80) are covered in the latter two categories, hence other sources may be needed to supplement the material covered in the former two. Since this book was written in Spain, the reader must be aware of the strong European preference in each chapter regarding teacher preparation and professional organizations, though space is dedicated to other such organizations worldwide. One question is answered per chapter in an average of one to three pages. Each chapter begins with the theme question (e.g., Question 16: “¿Qué asociaciones representan al profesorado de ELE?”), followed by an ice breaker question, the answer(s) to the chapter’s theme question, key ideas, and a reference to additional online material via “Extensión Digital en ELEteca.” Embedded within each chapter are references to other related questions throughout the text by their assigned number (e.g., Question 16 relates to Question 13 regarding reference documents), providing contextualized information throughout the book. The text is visually appealing as charts and pictures supplement the written material to promote stimulation while reading, though many pictures are for enjoyment rather than explanations of concepts. The primary strength of this text lies in the breadth of topics covered within a relatively small book. The author dedicated much time to academic as well as personal aspects to be examined when deciding on becoming a Spanish teacher. Academic aspects covered include the designing of activities, the distinct areas of communicative competency, and several key concepts of second language acquisition (e.g., input, output, and noticing). Personal aspects include the question regarding the “need” to study abroad, the question of teaching ability as a non-native speaker, and the question on how to secure employment. Such a rare, yet crucial, combination of information in one text provides an excellent background for the student’s consideration, reducing possible anxieties for students who may not have had access to opportunities that others did. The primary area of concern for this reader is the lack of detailed explanation on any one topic. Since each question has a short amount of space dedicated to its answer(s), many, if not all, topics may lack much needed deeper explanations, unless the student has taken at least one previous course on such material. In the introduction, the author states, “este libro ha sido diseñado para atender una necesidad existente entre estudiantes, docentes y personas interesadas en el español, en general, y en su enseñanza, en particular, a través de un recurso de consulta rápida y esencial” (10). Due to the brevity of the material presented, this text is more of a dictionary rather than a traditional textbook treating the subject on language teaching and, therefore, may be insufficient as a stand-alone text to be used in pedagogical courses. However, the text is a solid book as an introduction to pedagogical and linguistic considerations for would-be educators of the Spanish language. If the student is particularly interested in teaching in Europe, the text is an even stronger asset as the author dedicates several chapters to details related to working in Spain and similar European countries. If the student is looking to work in the United States or other countries, the student...

Self-Determination, Categorization, and the Unsettling of Indigenous Visual Studies

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