Language Journals Research Articles

Withdrawn: Exploring the associations among task complexity, task motivation, task engagement, and linguistic complexity in L2 writing

Withdrawal: Mahmoud Abdi Tabari, Bronson Hui, Exploring the associations among task complexity, task motivation, task engagement, and linguistic complexity in L2 writing, The Modern Language Journal, 29th April 2024, (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/modl.12921).The above article, published online on 29th April 2024, on Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/modl.12921), has been withdrawn by agreement among the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Marta Antón, the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, and John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. The withdrawal has been agreed because the Open Access Agreement was not correctly signed.

344 The World Neurosurgery Global Champions Program: First-year Experience of a Model Initiative for Reducing Disparities in Global Neurosurgical Literature

INTRODUCTION: Most surgical journals are published in English, representing a challenge for individuals from non-Anglophone countries and contributing to disparities in research globally. METHODS: The GCP was advertised via the journal website and social media. Applicants were selected to be a reviewer for the GCP if they demonstrated English proficiency. Authors received information about the program if their article was rejected on the basis of poor English language. The workflow is shown.The demographics of GCP members and characteristics and outcomes of articles edited by the GCP during its first year were reviewed. Surveys of GCP members and authors who used the service were conducted. RESULTS: Twenty-one individuals became part of the GCP, representing 8 countries and 16 languages apart from English. A total of 380 manuscripts were peer-reviewed and a final decision given by the editor-in-chief to have potentially worthwhile content but rejected due to poor language. The authors of these manuscripts were informed of the existence of this language assistance program. Forty-nine articles (12.9%) were edited by the GCP in 41.6 ± 22.8 days. Of 40 articles resubmitted to World Neurosurgery, 24 (60.0%) were accepted. GCP members and authors understood the purpose and workflow of the program and recognized improvements in article quality and the probability of acceptance through their participation. CONCLUSIONS: The World Neurosurgery Global Champions Program mitigated a critical barrier to publication in an English language journal for authors from non-Anglophone countries and promoted research equity by providing a free, largely medical student and trainee operated, English language editing service. This model or a similar service can be replicated by other journals.

Leksikos vartosenos tyrimai ir leksikografinė praktika

The article presents research on the usage of Lithuanian lexis and lexicographical works on the Lithuanian language from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. It reveals how scientific research has been related to academic activity and lexicographic work (data gathering, analysis, dictionary development), and vice versa. Talking about the early and mid-20th century, the focus lies on the well-grounded articles on appropriate language use by Kazimieras Būga and on the preparation of the “Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language”, as well as on Jonas Jablonskis’ interest in the standard language, creation of new words, his work on the dictionary of Antanas Juška and his reviews of earlier dictionaries. Jablonskis’ own “Mūsų žodynėlis” [Our Dictionary] is also briefly discussed. Further on, the article talks about the work of Juozas Balčikonis and the beginnings of the academic “Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language”. Particular mention is made of Pranas Skardžius’ and Antanas Salys’ research on word structure and usage. In addition, various articles in language journals as well as the structure and editorial principles of the journal “Kalbos patarėjas” are reviewed. The research in the Soviet era is mainly associated with the lexicographical activities of Jonas Kruopas and Kazys Ulvydas and the editorial work on both the (historical) “Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language” and the “Dictionary of the Present Lithuanian Language”. The research interest of this period lies primarily in the analysis of lexical structure and systemic relations, whereas publication activity focuses on editing special dictionaries (such as dictionaries of synonyms, antonyms, valency, phraseology, and comparisons), and the publication of textbooks and monographs in the field of lexicology. The article gives an overview of studies that analyse the development and change of various lexical items, describe different semantic groups, language variation, and its phrasal components. Furthermore, lexical databases and the information system e.kalba are given an overview. The main focus here lies on reviewing lexical research and lexicographical projects carried out in the 1990s and the early 21st century, and on revealing lexicographical problems.

Lack of racial diversity in language science journals

Numerous studies and reports have pointed out the lack of diversity in scientific spaces (Liu et al., 2023; Singh et al., 2023) which has a direct impact on shaping our research practices, questions, and scientific pursuits in general (Kutlu and Hayes-Harb, 2023). While the lack of diversity in science has been documented widely, there is no report on the diversity of editorial board members of language science journals, who play an integral role in diversifying science. This ongoing study aims to document to what extent language science journals engage with diversity and how diversity is represented in these spaces. To achieve this goal, we looked at 100 language journals and their editorial board members list. We hand-coded the editorial board members’ perceived gender and race. We used multiple sources to check our coding (e.g., Wikipedia, websites, videos). Our preliminary findings suggest that while there is gender balance in editorial spaces, there was a significant lack of racial representation in editorial space (i.e., more White scholars in editorial spaces). Our next step is to collect archival data on editorial board members, document systematic inequalities, and provide suggestions for how racial diversity can be increased in editorial spaces.

Mrinal Pande (Ed.), The Journey of Hindi Language Journalism in India: From ‘Raj, to Swaraj and Beyond’

Mrinal Pande (Ed.), <i>The Journey of Hindi Language Journalism in India: From ‘Raj, to Swaraj and Beyond’</i>

Disaster Management in Banjarmasin Through Communication Optimization

Disaster communication is a process of creating, sending, and receiving messages from one or more people, which can be done directly or through the media, in various disaster contexts such as pre-disaster, when a disaster occurs, and post-disaster and generates responses or feedback. The role of disaster communication in conveying information is very important amidst technological advances in helping people reach information. This research aims to determine the extent of the disaster communication process carried out by the Banjarmasin City of Regional Disaster Management Agency/Badan Penganggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) in conveying information and educating the public regarding disasters. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach. The results of the research show that in the process of conveying information to the BPBD of the Banjarmasin community, most of them have carried out their activities quite well, such as Customer Focus, Situational Awareness, and Leadership Commitment, while two other indicators, namely Media Partnership and Soft and Hard Power, are not yet running so they need attention. specifically, such as the process of conveying information via social media still using reporting language rather than journalistic language rules, as well as the limited human resources needed to manage information related to disaster prevention and management before it is conveyed to the wider community.

Penggunaan Bahasa Jurnalistik pada Naskah Berita (Analisis Wacana Naskah Berita Kesehatan Bulletin RRI Pro1 Bengkulu Periode Bulan September 2023)

The use of language in making news is called journalistic language, namely language that is easy to understand and not complicated. One of the mass media that presents news is radio, until now Radio Republik Indonesia still exists as a government-owned public broadcasting institution. The news presented on radio is fleeting news, it cannot be played back, so the language used in making radio news must comply with journalistic language rules. The aim of this research is to determine the language used in Bulletin news presented by RRI Pro 1 Bengkulu and to analyze the extent to which the language used is in accordance with objective journalistic rules and can be well understood by listeners. The formulation of the problem raised is how journalistic language is used in health news presented in the RRI Pro 1 Bengkulu Bulletin. This research uses a qualitative approach with discourse analysis methods and uses theories of journalistic language and news. The results of this research are that the language used in the RRI Bengkulu Bulletin Pro1 health news script is guided by the rules of journalistic language writing and EYD, however in the health news script there are still several errors in word usage such as (1) Using abbreviations that are rarely heard by listeners. (2) There are non-standard words (3) Waste of words (4) Use of terms.

Analisis Penggunaan Bahasa Indonesia dalam Jurnalistik pada Media Massa Online

This writing aims to explain the use of Indonesian in journalism. Various news languages have their own characteristics which are called news language styles. Journalistic language is the language used by journalists (journalists) when writing news articles in the mass media. In practice, there are still some mass media that do not comply with linguistic rules in reporting. There are three possibilities that cause this: First, journalists lack knowledge and understanding of linguistic rules; secondly, journalists pay less attention to the use of good words. and appropriate language rules. Third, Indonesian and journalists do not comply with applicable language rules.This research uses a descriptive qualitative research approach with the data collection techniques used are documentation techniques and hermeneutic techniques. In this research, the validation technique The data source in this research is the main news published in the October 2023 edition. The data collected in this research is in the form of words or sentences so that the research results are aimed at revealing findings in the form of descriptions. The sample in this study was 10 (ten) detik.com news stories.The results of the research by taking ten examples of articles show that there are still errors such as the use of inappropriate words in the news, errors in writing verbs, there is a waste of words, there are inconsistencies in the use of language. However, there are also articles that are good and meet language rules. So it can be concluded that there are still some articles that still need to pay attention to language rules to avoid mistakes in writing news.

Team-based learning (TBL) in clinical disciplines for undergraduate medical students—a scoping review

BackgroundTeam-based learning (TBL) is an evidence-based pedagogical method that has been used in undergraduate medical education since 2001. However, its use in clinical disciplines is rarely reported, and the impact of its implementation is not known. The aim of this study was to explore and map the published literature on the impact of implementing TBL in clinical disciplines in undergraduate medical education.MethodsA comprehensive search of Medline, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), and Web of Science databases was performed on November 24, 2021 and updated April 6, 2023, using relevant Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and free-text terms. Original research studies reporting on the implementation of TBL in clinical disciplines in undergraduate medical education published in peer-reviewed English language journals were included irrespective of their methodological design.ResultsThe initial search identified 2,383 records. Of these, 49 met the inclusion criteria. Most of the studies (n = 44, 90%) described the implementation of a modified version of TBL in which one or more TBL steps were missing, and one study had undefined protocol for the implementation. The most reported outcomes were knowledge acquisition (n = 38, 78%) and students’ satisfaction or attitudes toward TBL (n = 34, 69%). Despite some differences in their results, the studies found that implementing TBL is associated with increased knowledge acquisition (n = 19, 39%), student engagement (n = 6, 12%), and student satisfaction (n = 31, 63%).ConclusionsMost of the studies reported positive results in students’ satisfaction and students’ engagement, whilst the results on knowledge acquisition and retention were more contradictory. In most of the studies, TBL was implemented in a modified form and diverse comparators were used. The methodological quality also varied. Thus, no unequivocal conclusions could be drawn regarding the value of implementing TBL in clinical disciplines. More studies with rigorous methodologies are needed in this field.

The Use of Journalistic Language in Writing Religious Rubrics in the Malut Post Newspaper

The Wisdom of Ramadan rubric is a religious rubric owned by the Malut Post Newspaper. The purpose of this study is to find out how journalistic language is used in writing religious rubrics in the Malut Post newspaper and what mistakes are often made in writing this rubric. This research uses content analysis method, with filling system technique by Wimmer and Dominick. From the research conducted, there are research results, namely (1) the use of journalistic language in writing religious rubrics in the Malut Post newspaper is in accordance with the use of journalistic language, and has followed journalistic writing standards but not perfectly. Therefore, it cannot be denied that there are still mistakes that occur in writing religious rubrics. (2) There are several mistakes made repeatedly in writing religious rubrics such as the use of capital letters, wasting words, writing EYD/KBBI, clarity of messages, mistakes in using punctuation marks, and mistakes in using italics. Therefore, with this research, print media should have repeated and detailed checks in accordance with journalistic language or good and correct language.

Publishing Sound Scientific Writing: Lessons for Non-Native English Speakers

Abstract Writing a scientifically sound manuscript in one’s mother tongue is difficult. This difficulty increases for authors writing in their second or third language. In English-language publishing, beyond writers’ grasp of the English language, cultural differences may be of concern, given that journals in different languages might follow distinct rules and logic. Therefore, for non-native English speakers, learning the proper rules of English scientific writing may be useful for publishing sound and logical articles. Herein, we summarize highlights of sound scientific writing for non-native English speakers, to help them smoothly transform their ideas into words.

Nurses’ Workplace Social Capital and Sustainable Development: An Integrative Review of Empirical Studies

Aim. The purpose of our review was to assess the role of nurses’ workplace social capital in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN). Background. In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with 17 universal goals was adopted by members of the UN. Although nurses have been acknowledged as important contributors to sustainable development, they still have difficulties in connecting their work to the SDGs. Nurses’ workplace social capital is an important concept in nursing management due to its constructive consequences. However, the potential association between nurses’ workplace social capital and the SDGs has not been evaluated. Evaluation. We conducted an integrative review, following the methodology of Whittemore and Knafl. Seven databases, Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, PsycINFO, and Scopus with no restriction on publication year, were searched in May 2023 to identify statistically significant empirical evidence. Only peer‐reviewed research papers published in English language journals were considered. We applied the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool to evaluate the quality of the selected articles. We categorized outcomes of nurses’ workplace social capital into themes and connected them to the SDGs through repeated comparisons and discussions. Key Issues. Twenty‐nine of 2,188 retrieved articles were included in the final data analysis. Twenty‐three outcomes of nurses’ workplace social capital were identified, and three themes were abstracted. Nurses’ workplace social capital is positively associated with SDG 3 (good health and well‐being), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), and SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals). Conclusion. Findings of our integrative review shed light on the importance of nurses’ workplace social capital and the role of nurses in achieving the global movement for sustainable development. Implication for Nursing Management. Investment in nursing workforce and nurses’ workplace social capital can further strengthen the position of nurses to support and deliver the SDGs.

A Case Study of Semantic “We” in Academic Discourse

The personal pronoun “we” is the most frequently-used self-mention language of the author’s presentation in academic discourse. This study adopts quantitative and qualitative designs, selecting 60 English academic discourses from the Linguistics Journal of The Modern Language Journal and the Economics Journal of The Journal of Finance as samples to build two corpora. With the help of Antconc and Log-likelihood and Chi-Square Calculator 1.0, the present study analyzes the semantic use of the self-mention “we” in the corpus. The finding shows that there are significant differences in the use of “we” between the academic discourse of the two disciplines from the perspective of between disciplines (p &lt; 0.001), and the use of “we” is more frequent in the economic academic discourse. From the perspective of within disciplines, the use of “exclusive we” is more frequent and there is a significant difference in the use of “inclusive we” and “exclusive we” in the academic discourse of the two disciplines. Finally, the study also analyzes the textual function of “we” in academic discourse, intending to provide some help to the understanding and writing of academic discourse in different disciplines, especially Linguistics and Economics.

A review of accident data for traffic safety studies in Indonesia

Accident data is a crucial indicator of traffic safety. This study investigates the use of accident data in traffic safety studies in Indonesia. The analysis was conducted on studies that met the eligibility criteria, which included using traffic accident data in Indonesia and articles published in Indonesian and English language journals or proceedings. The search was conducted on four databases: Garuda, Neliti, Google Scholar, and Scopus. The final selection resulted in 50 articles. The data analysis indicates the need for improvement in the number of studies, the utilization of data elements in investigations, supplement data, and data analysis techniques. In addition to providing recommendations to optimize the use of traffic accident data in future studies, this study also emphasizes the importance of improving the accuracy of traffic accident data.

Modeling quality and prestige in applied linguistics journals: A bibliometric and synthetic analysis

The importance of academic journals in second language (L2) research is evident on at least two levels. Journals are, first of all, central to the process of disseminating scientific findings. Journals are also critical on a professional level as most L2 researchers must publish articles to advance their careers. However, not all journals are perceived as equal; some may be considered more prestigious or of higher quality and may, therefore, achieve a greater impact on the field. It is therefore necessary that we understand the identity and quality of L2 research journals, yet very little research (e.g., Egbert, 2007; VanPatten &amp; Williams, 2002) has considered these issues to date. The current study sought to explore L2 journal identity and quality, and the relationship between these constructs. In order to do so, a database was compiled based on three different types of sources: (1) a questionnaire eliciting L2 researchers’ perceptions of the quality and prestige of 27 journals that publish L2 research (N = 327); (2) manual coding of different types of articles (e.g., empirical studies, review papers), data (quantitative, qualitative, mixed), research settings, and authorship patterns (K = 2,024) using the same 27 journals; and (3) bibliometric and submission data such as impact factors, citation counts, and acceptance rates. Descriptive statistics were applied to explore overall quality and prestige ratings as well as publication trends found in each journal. The relationships between those patterns and subjective ratings were also examined. In addition, regression models were built to determine the extent to which perceptions of journal quality and prestige could be explained as a function of journal and article features. We discuss the findings of the study in terms of on-going debates concerning publication practices, study quality, impact factors, journal selection, and the “journal culture” in applied linguistics.

Research Patterns on Critical Thinking Skills in Indonesian Language and Literature Journals in PPJB-SIP

This research is aimed to describe (1) types of research (2) types of quantitative research that is used to analyze critical thinking skills, (3) research subjects that is used by the researchers to examine critical thinking skills, (4) data collection instruments that is used by the researchers to determine critical thinking skills, (5) data analysis methods that is used by the researchers researchers to determine critical thinking skills, and (6) research profiles of critical thinking skills from year to year. The research used content analysis. The data obtained in this research were 26 articles written in journals incorporated in the PPJB-SIP website and database, so that the data in this research were the result of content analysis of research articles on critical thinking skills. The instrument used in this research was content analysis guidelines. The results showed that (1) the dominant type of research used by the researcher was quantitative research, (2) the experimental research design was the most dominant research design used, (3) the research subjects used were dominated by students, (4) the test instrument was the most frequently used instrument to investigate critical thinking skills, (5) the more dominant data analysis method was the t-test, and (6) the research on critical thinking skills was conducted from 2010-2021 with the highest results in year 2019. Finally, this research will be useful in providing valuable information about patterns of critical thinking skills, as well as the basis for familiarizing critical thinking skills in the information age and digital technology

Model Pelayanan Promosi Kesehatan Jiwa Berbasis Maasyarakat: Literatur Riviwe

Mental health is a health problem that cannot be separated from other health problems, and is one of the problems that will become a burden for the state and families due to premature death and disability. Health services are services provided to students related to health, both preventive (prevention of disease), promotive (improving health), curative (treatment of disease) and reabilitative (recovery). Health Promotion is an effort to improve community capabilities through learning from, by, for and with the community, so that they can help themselves, as well as developing activities that are community resourced, appropriate to local social culture and supported by health-oriented public policies. This study uses all articles presented in the form of a literature review regarding "Community-based mental health promotion service models". Articles taken from Indonesian language journals that are relevant to the topic and published in the time span starting from 2015-2023. Based on the results of the literature review of the five journals analyzed, all of them provide significant differences in the questionnaire scores which can be seen from the average scores before (pretest) and after (posttest) the intervention. Mental health is a health problem that cannot be separated from other health problems, and is one of the problems that will become a burden for the state and families due to premature death and disability. Health services are services provided to students related to health, both preventive (prevention of disease), promotive (improving health), curative (treatment of disease) and reabilitative (recovery). Based on the results of the literature review of the five journals analyzed, all of them provide significant differences in the questionnaire scores which can be seen from the average scores before (pretest) and after (posttest) the intervention. Mental health cadres are people who volunteer to provide mental health services for ODGJ through promotive, preventive and rehabilitation services under the supervision of professional health workers, in a community-based mental health promotion health service model.

Risk of bias in dentistry-related randomized controlled trials in spanish language journals.

Risk of bias in dentistry-related randomized controlled trials in spanish language journals.

Stuttering in individuals with Down syndrome: a systematic review of earlier research.

The main objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the evidence on the occurrence and characteristics of stuttering in individuals with Down syndrome and thus contribute knowledge about stuttering in this population. Group studies reporting outcome measures of stuttering were included. Studies with participants who were preselected based on their fluency status were excluded. We searched the Eric, PsychInfo, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection databases on 3rd January 2022 and conducted supplementary searches of the reference lists of previous reviews and the studies included in the current review, as well as relevant speech and language journals. The included studies were coded in terms of information concerning sample characteristics, measurement approaches, and stuttering-related outcomes. The appraisal tool for cross-sectional studies (AXIS) was used to evaluate study quality. We identified 14 eligible studies, with a total of 1,833 participants (mean = 131.29, standard deviation = 227.85, median = 45.5) between 3 and 58 years of age. The estimated occurrence of stuttering ranged from 2.38 to 56%, which is substantially higher than the estimated prevalence (1%) of stuttering in the general population. The results also showed that stuttering severity most often was judged to be mild-to-moderate and that individuals with Down syndrome displayed secondary behaviors when these were measured. However, little attention has been paid to investigating the potential adverse effects of stuttering for individuals with Down syndrome. We judged the quality of the evidence to be moderate-to-low. The negative evaluation was mostly due to sampling limitations that decreased the representability and generalizability of the results. Based on the high occurrence of stuttering and the potential negative effects of this condition, individuals with Down syndrome who show signs of stuttering should be referred to a speech and language pathologist for an evaluation of their need for stuttering treatment.

Ethnic group affiliation and second/foreign language accentedness in English and Mandarin among Hong Kong speakers

ABSTRACT As part of a larger project that investigates the issue of identities in Hong Kong, this study anchored on the sociocognitive paradigm in second language acquisition (SLA) explores the potential relationship between one’s identity and perceived language accentedness. Our study set in Hong Kong (HK) aims to extend Gatbonton and colleagues’ works (e.g. [2005]. Learners’ ethnic group loyalty and L2 pronunciation accuracy: A sociolinguistic investigation. TESOL Quarterly, 39(3), 489–511. https://doi.org/10.2307/3588491; [2008]. The ethnic group affiliation and L2 proficiency link: Empirical evidence. Language Awareness, 17(3), 229–248. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658410802146867; [2011]. Ethnic group affiliation and patterns of development of a phonological variable. Modern Language Journal, 95(2), 188–204. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4781.2011.01177.x) that examine the relationship between ethnic group affiliation (EGA) and language proficiencies in diglossic contexts. HK is a multi-glossic context where Cantonese, English and Mandarin are the official languages, and they perform distinctive functions in various public and private domains. Through analysing participants’ (n = 65; born between 1970s–1990s) self-identification and their reported accentedness in English and Mandarin, we address the question of whether EGA as a set of social factors has a bearing on a person’s linguistic achievements. Findings indicate that participants’ identification with the Chinese/ HK identity is related to their perceived accentedness in the targeted languages in intricate ways that do not align completely with our predictions. We conclude by calling for further socio-cognitively informed research that investigates multiglossic situations where languages/ language varieties complement or compete with each other.