Textual Elements Research Articles

Typographic tools for semantic exploration in Aravind Adiga's “The white tiger”

This study aims to explore the typographic strategies employed by Aravind Adiga in his novel The White Tiger, focusing on how visual elements contribute to the narrative’s thematic depth and infer deeper meaning. Through detailed discourse analysis, the research investigates the use of typography, including bold text, italics, capitalization, superscript, and other extra-linguistic elements as tools for emphasizing key moments, conveying character emotions, and highlighting deeply entrenched social, political and bureaucratic injustices. The method involves a close reading of the novel and a semiotic analysis of the typographic variations to interpret their symbolic significance. The results reveal that Adiga’s typographic choices are not merely aesthetic but serve as a powerful narrative device that enhances the reader’s engagement and understanding of the novel’s underlying messages, fostering a profound understanding of the protagonist's journey from darkness to light. Conclusively, Adiga’s innovative use of typography in The White Tiger adds a layer of artistic insight that enriches the novel’s exploration of corruption, social inequality, and the complexities of human ambition. The analysis underscores typography as a vehicle for deeper literary expression, offering new insights into Adiga's narrative technique where language and style converge to convey powerful, emotive meanings.

Using Illustrated Children’s Book to Strength Fracted / Cracks Identity of (the Israeli) Children

Illustrations in children's books serve as powerful aesthetic devices to address complex emotions and ideologies, particularly in war-torn regions. These visual narratives act as catalysts for moral, value-based, and political discussions, offering a wordless medium that invites diverse interpretations based on the observer's perspective. This approach creates an open dialogue where there are no absolute right or wrong answers. Children's literature, through its illustrations, becomes a significant agent of socialization. These books impart cultural values, ideological concepts, and political behavior patterns, functioning as tools for establishing culturally responsive pedagogy. The images discussed, while originating from Israeli children's books predating the 2023 conflict, possess a timeless and universal quality that transcends their immediate context. Illustrations in children's books can either complement or diverge from the accompanying text, offering varying degrees of precision or poetic license. They carry cultural connotations that encompass symbols, traditions, beliefs, behaviors, and values unique to a particular society, conveying information beyond the apparent narrative. The inherent power of illustration lies in its ability to communicate directly with young children, often without the need for adult mediation. In preschool literature, illustrations serve multiple functions: they parallel written words, demonstrate abstract concepts, provide concrete representations of characters and settings, emphasize or contradict textual elements, and expand the narrative through visual elements not present in the text. Moreover, illustrations possess a psychological-therapeutic function, contributing to indirect treatment techniques. Like all visual representations, they embody simplified messages and shape recognition, conveyed formally and tangibly, with each element having both conscious and unconscious effects on the Therapeutic visual qualities in illustrated books aim to capture emotional nuances, intensify expressions of feeling, and convey concepts that may be challenging to express verbally. This is achieved through original solutions such as symbolism and creative visual metaphors. In conclusion, illustrations in children's books, particularly those addressing complex themes like war and fear, offer a unique and powerful medium for fostering understanding, encouraging dialogue, and providing emotional support. Their ability to transcend linguistic and cultural barriers makes them invaluable tools in shaping young minds and addressing challenging societal issues.

Mitigating product placement effects induced by repeated exposure: Testing the effects of existing textual disclosures in children’s movies on disclosure awareness

Abstract In certain cases, children can react strongly in favor of product placements inserted in movies. Scholars therefore argue that existing disclosures might be one strategy in protecting children from any negative effects. However, disclosure research indicates that viewers should both notice disclosures and, in cases of textual cues, read them. We conducted an experiment with 139 children (Mage = 8.46; SD = 1.12; girls = 53.2 %) and tested the influence of textual disclosure format on disclosure awareness as well as brand-related effects. When comparing with no disclosure, results showed that exposure to an existing textual disclosure positively affects disclosure awareness while exposure to an expanded version of it (i.e., by using more textual elements) did not. Further analyses revealed that prior movie exposure positively affected brand evaluation. However, disclosure awareness reversed this effect. We conclude that children appear to be socialized with the existing textual disclosure and that disclosure awareness might be of importance in shielding children against persuasive influence.

Privilege and prejudice in private online English teaching: Discourses in school-owned recruitment websites

Abstract Numerous studies have analyzed various aspects of English language teaching to uncover discriminatory employment practices within the field. However, there is a gap in the research regarding the discourses present in school-managed teacher recruitment websites (TRWs), particularly in the field of private online language education (POLE). This study aims to address this gap by investigating how the preferred online English teacher is characterized and what benefits they are promised when visiting these webpages. Using critical discourse analysis, the author analyzed the textual elements of 32 TRWs of online English schools operating in six major markets in Asia. The findings reveal that although a few schools show signs of relatively fair policies and emphasize professional qualifications, most of them appear to exploit native-speakerism through their application requirements and compensation policies that often favor only some groups. The implications emphasize the benefits of creating equitable employment opportunities and professionalizing POLE by leveraging the qualifications and experience of teachers from diverse backgrounds, while ensuring fair compensation. Finally, this study provides practical strategies for present and prospective online teachers on how to take advantage of the opportunities of digital language work while contributing to the attainment of equity in the industry.

A method for studying the effect of diegetic vs. non-diegetic rating interfaces on the assessment of virtual acoustic environments

Auditory perception experiments conducted in VR come along with a high degree of ecological validity while maintaining a controlled laboratory setting. However, since the participant's vision is occupied during simulation, conventional evaluation instruments like rating scales need to be relocated to the virtual environment to allow for immediate stimulus rating. This can be achieved either by the use of diegetic interfaces, which are implied to be a part of the simulation (e.g., a screen held by the participant's avatar) or non-diegetic interfaces, which do not claim to originate from the simulated reality (e.g., sliders and text elements laid on top of the participant's view). It is unknown whether the choice of interface does affect the participant's perception of the virtual environment - including its acoustic components. To address this shortcoming, a methodological study is presented. Participants are exposed to a virtual scenario simulating an urban green area with nearby ambience sound sources. In this setting, they are provided with diegetic and non-diegetic rating interfaces to assess the acoustic environment. Subsequently, perceived presence and involvement in the virtual environment are surveyed as well. This way, the study provides useful guidelines for future VR experiments assessing soundscape-related aspects of perception.

Digital Narratives: The Evolution of Storytelling Techniques in the Age of Social Media

This article discusses the evolution of storytelling techniques in the era of social media through the approach of digital storytelling. Digital storytelling is a method of conveying narratives that combines elements of images, text, audio, and video to create a more engaging storytelling experience. This research indicates that digital storytelling can enhance the literacy skills of the younger generation in Indonesia, which faces challenges related to low reading interest. With advancements in information technology and widespread internet access, digital platforms such as vlogs and podcasts can be utilized to introduce stories to young audiences. The research methodology employed is a literature review, gathering data from various relevant sources. The findings suggest that digital storytelling is effective in increasing literacy interest among the younger generation and has the potential to serve as an innovative educational tool. This article aims to provide a deeper understanding of the evolution of digital storytelling within the context of contemporary social media.

Subject Analysis, Content Analysis and Domain Analysis

From the perspective of the constant increase in data and information, consider in Library and Information Science that the correct analysis and representation of the contents of documents analyzed in specific domains is essential for the retrieval, organization, and dissemination of information. Subject Analysis categorizes topics and details, making it easier to retrieve relevant information. Domain Analysis studies specific characteristics of a field of knowledge, comprising terminologies and concepts. Content Analysis identifies and analyzes textual elements, deepening the understanding of documentary content. This study explores these analyses' approaches, techniques, and methodologies, highlighting their often confused interrelationships, differences, and similarities. To achieve the proposed objective to support the conceptual and theoretical-methodological discussion on subject analysis, content analysis, and domain analysis, focusing on their interrelations, differences, and similarities that are often confused in their concepts and methodologies, the research developed an exploratory and descriptive approach, a bibliographic survey was carried out in the BRAPCI database, using the terms "domain analysis", "content analysis" and "content analysis", recovering 134 documents. Results are efficiently defined and applied to each analysis. These analyses guarantee efficient information retrieval, which is vital to growing data volume.

Graphic Novels in the School Library: Bridging the Gap Between Reluctant Readers and Literature

This article examines the role of graphic novels in school libraries as an effective tool to engage reluctant readers and foster a love for literature. Reluctant readers, who often struggle with or avoid traditional texts, are drawn to the combination of visual and textual elements that graphic novels offer. These accessible narratives appeal to their interests, making graphic novels a valuable resource in promoting literacy and developing reading habits, particularly in middle and high school students. The study underscores the significance of graphic novels in enhancing reading motivation, comprehension, and critical thinking skills. By bridging the gap between visual storytelling and traditional literature, graphic novels serve as a gateway to more complex works, encouraging readers to explore a wider range of texts. School librarians play a crucial role in curating and promoting these resources, ensuring that graphic novels are effectively integrated into reading programs. Recommendations include incorporating graphic novels into school library collections and reading curricula, addressing any biases against their use, and advocating for the inclusion of diverse titles to support a broad spectrum of reader interests. This approach can create a more dynamic and inclusive reading culture, empowering reluctant readers to engage more confidently with literature.

The Representation of Peace Values in Indonesian Primary School Textbooks: Marrying of Ecovisual Judgment Theory with Environmental Literacy

This qualitative research, employing content analysis, aims to achieve two objectives: (1) to examine self-values, which encompass the categories of literacy and environmental assessment, and (2) to explore social peace values, which include the categories of content and environmental literacy assessment. The research data consist of images accompanied by textual elements sourced from Indonesian language textbooks used in grades 5 and 6 of primary schools. These textbooks are published by the Center for Curriculum, Research, and Book Development, which operates directly under the Ministry of Education and Culture, Republic of Indonesia in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The findings of the research reveal that (1) the values of oneself include acceptance of conditions, wisdom, adherence to rules, patience, consistency, cleanliness, hard work, creativity, enthusiasm, and hard work. Meanwhile, (2) the values of social peace consist of cooperation, care for the environment and other living beings, togetherness, and respect for others' rights. These two categories are spread across texts of types environmental behavior, knowledge, affect, and cognitive, which are included in the categories of social esteem and sanction. Overall, the findings of this research indicate that the discursive practices within the textbooks aim to shape individuals who are independent and cooperative, with an emphasis on inclusivity, appreciation of diversity, and mutual intercultural respect in fostering environmental peace. The analytical framework developed in this study represents a novel contribution to environmental discourse analysis and can be utilized by future researchers, both locally and globally, to study textbooks. Future research could focus on a lexico-grammatical analysis of engagement and graduation elements, with the aim of deepening understanding and enhancing the delivery of sustainability solutions.

Spatial Sign Rhetoric in Gulf Poetry at the Turn of the Third Millennium

The presence of spatial signs in the Arabic poem is not limited to being a ‘subject’ that the poet writes about, but goes beyond that to being a ‘technique’ with which the poet writes, and between writing ‘about’ and writing ‘with’ the poem moves and the Arab poet is creative in forming his poetic world, and the aesthetic world of the poem, the poet does not write a newspaper reportage about the place, but he employs a spatial sign, and the sign in turn works to broadcast its intellectual and aesthetic energy, the sign with its linguistic status is a linguistic element that is included in the fabric of the poem and not just an element external to it, which makes it an essential partner in the formation of the poetic text. This makes it a key partner in the formation of the poetic text. Throughout its history, the Arabic poem has presented thousands of spatial signs that participated in the formation of its entity, and necessarily participated in the formation of its aesthetics, but scholars have viewed them as mere subjects or mere elements that form the space of the poem without trying to discover the aesthetics of their presence. The study attempts to adopt a poetic model that has its own artistic nature and its own temporal and spatial boundaries (the Arabic poem in the Arabian Gulf region at the beginning of the third millennium), with the aim of achieving three objectives that discuss its questions and fulfil its hypotheses: To identify the most important spatial signs in the poem, explore the ways in which they appear and recognise the patterns of their presence, and then explore the rhetoric and aesthetics they achieve in the context of the poem. The study seeks to answer two main questions: How was the presence of the sign in the poem? What did the presence of the sign add to the poem? Its material was formed through three main axes that represent spatial circles that expand from the nearest to the farthest geographically: The local place (the poet's country and its spatial spaces), the regional circle (the large Arab world), and the global circle (the places outside the Arab world that the poem under study approached). The study achieved its results by analysing the poetic energy of the studied texts in a primarily aesthetic manner, looking at their deeper levels and the relationships between the spatial signs on the one hand, and the relationship between the spatial sign and other textual elements.

Digilite Content Management System Digital Library Lite

Digital library is a system that organizes and provides access to digital information content. Unlike conventional publishing, which has physical content like books, journals, and journals, digital publishing offers content in electronic format that can be accessed through a computer or other device connected to the internet. It allows users to search, download, and create various types of content, such as e-books, articles, videos, and more, from various sources. In the rapidly evolving digital era, effective and efficient content management is crucial for organizations, businesses, and individuals who want to build online presence. Content Management Systems (CMS) are a useful tool for creating, editing, and distributing content on the web without technical knowledge about coding. CMS provides user-friendly tools, allowing users to easily use text, images, videos, and other elements in their sites. Web-based digital library is a platform that uses CMS to create and distribute content without requiring technical knowledge. Users can search, download, and create digital content from various sources connected to the internet. CMS also provides a user-friendly interface and allows users to manage content efficiently, making it an ideal solution for various web publishing needs, from personal blogs to large business portals. Digital library is designed for ease of use and infrastructure, avoiding various issues. It can help create a modern, literate culture and contribute to the development of a more efficient and user-friendly system.

Memory Pegged Mind Map (MPMM): An Analysis Method for Narrative Texts

This paper discusses how the Memory Pegged Mind Mapping (MPMM) method can be utilized for the analysis of narrative texts. Content analysis, a part of qualitative research methods, systematically examines meanings and themes within texts. Narrative texts serve as significant tools for individuals to convey experiences and emotions, offering rich and layered meanings through their analysis. The MPMM method is a technique that aids researchers in organizing and visualizing information and ideas, helping them retain key points effectively. It contributes to the systematic identification of themes and motifs in narrative texts. The article emphasizes the importance of narrative texts within the context of Turkish language courses and details the application of the MPMM method for their analysis. Additionally, it explains how fundamental elements of narrative texts can be analyzed by integrating mind mapping and memory peg techniques. The analyses conducted using MPMM are expected to enhance students' deeper understanding of texts and foster their critical thinking skills. This method can effectively serve as a tool to improve students' reading and writing abilities, offering innovative approaches in education. In conclusion, the use of MPMM in narrative text analysis enriches qualitative research methods and facilitates a deeper understanding of narrative texts. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on the application of MPMM in education and research, contributing to academic studies and teaching processes.

The Role of Elements of Text Analysis in Consecutive Interpreting Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study

Despite the theoretical importance of text analysis in translation process, there is a paucity of experimental research into the role that the elements of the text can play in enhancing interpreting performance. The present study, adopting a mixed-methods design, aimed to investigate whether knowledge of text elements enhances consecutive interpreting performance. In so doing, a sample of 36 homogeneous undergraduate translation students participated in this study based on convenience sampling, and a pool of six students participated in the qualitative phase of the study based on purposive sampling, following the data saturation method. Following Nord’s guidelines for text analysis, the experimental group was exposed to the elements of text during the intervention. A validated assessment rubric was utilized to measure students’ interpreting performance, taking the inter-rater reliability of the scores also into consideration. The results of one-way ANOVA confirmed that there was a statistically significant difference between the control group and the experimental group; the experimental group outperformed the control group. Having calculated the inter-coder reliability of the responses emerged from the interviews, the number of common factors included six themes, namely unique, new information, message analysis, motivating, general lexis, and semiotics. In the end, some practical implications are offered for interpreting students and teachers.

Assessment strategy based on authentic assessment to identify high school students' ability in assessing drama texts and drama performances

Drama learning plays an important role in training students to sharpen their expressive abilities in performing arts. This study aims to develop and implement an authentic assessment-based assessment strategy to identify high school students' ability to assess drama texts and drama performances. The research method used is research and development (R&D) which involves several stages, namely needs analysis, instrument design, and assessment model development. The R&D model used in this research is the ADDIE model (Analysis-Design-Develop-Implement-Evaluate). The results showed that the developed authentic assessment model can improve students' ability to assess drama texts and performances. Teachers who use this model find it helpful in developing more effective and comprehensive assessment instruments. In addition, students showed improvement in critical thinking and evaluation skills, as well as the ability to identify and assess important elements in drama and performance texts. This study suggests that the implementation of authentic assessment strategies can make a positive contribution towards improving the quality of assessment in a secondary school setting.

REGGAE E POEMA: O NAVIO NEGREIRO PASSADO E PRESENTE

The present work aims to propose an intertextual relationship between Castro Alves' poem “Navio Negreiro” and the song by the group O Rappa “Every camburão has a bit of a slave ship”, leading to a reflection in the classroom on racism in Brazil. The aim is to demonstrate to the 9th year elementary school student, who is the target audience, how elements of the literary text belonging to the romantic movement of the 19th century find correspondence in the lyrics of the song by the group O Rappa. Understanding literature as a universal manifesto of all men at all times, as Antônio Candido (2004) said in “The Right to Literature”. In the book “República sung do choro ao funk”, Diniz and Cunha (2014) say that through music, black people could sing their suffering. In this way, we can see the importance of these works of art for the individual's education and the need to use them in the classroom, enabling quality teaching that seeks to motivate the student to learn.

Two Million Contributions From Citizen Scientists Accelerate the Digitization of the Berlin Herbarium

In 2016, the Botanic Garden Berlin decided to translate into German, the citizen science platform "Les Herbonautes" (Rouhan et al. 2016, developed at the Natural History Museum in Paris) and to integrate it into the digitization workflows of Herbarium Berolinense. "Die Herbonauten" is a web-based platform on which citizen scientists can contribute to the transcription of digital herbarium specimens and their labels. Using a quiz module, users first learn about the various information elements on herbarium labels and their correct semantic assignment and recording. The actual data entry then takes place in so-called "missions," in which herbarium specimens are compiled, e.g., to support work on specific scientific questions. In addition to data entry, there is a forum in which users can discuss problems and their solutions, for example if there is disagreement about the correct transcription of a text element. The forum is moderated by scientific staff of the Herbarium Berlin, who provide support particularly when the knowledge of the collection curators is needed to solve problems. In the course of numerous missions, the knowledge about transcriptions of herbarium specimens was summarized and structured in an evolving and extensive wiki system in German. This wiki has developed into a unique and valuable knowledge base for which an English translation is planned for use by an international audience. To date, 640 registered Herbonauten have made around two million data contributions. Citizen science has thus become an indispensable component of the herbarium's information management. For the further development of the platform, we are experimenting, among other things, with expanding the scope, e.g., to include the recording of character data, and with combining citizen science approaches with AI-based transcription algorithms. In the context of the EU project, Transforming European Taxonomy through Training, Research and Innovations (TETTRIs), the Herbonauten carry out joint missions with other citizen science platforms, where selected specimens are processed by communities that are particularly qualified, for example because they have the necessary knowledge of languages or local geography.

Формальная модель оценки образа персонажа художественного произведения (на материале романа Дж. Оруэлла «1984»)

The aim of the research is to develop and test a formal model for evaluating the image of a character in a fictional work based on the corpus approach. The scientific originality lies in the fact that for the first time such an analysis of the character of a fictional work is carried out on the basis of the corpus approach. In the course of the work, a balanced corpus of the original text of the novel “1984” by G. Orwell was formed, which includes the marking of hierarchical relationships between the tokens. A number of search queries to the corpus were carried out using the author’s software “Balanced Linguistic Corpus Generator and Corpus Manager”. With the help of this tool, a frequency list of proper names from the novel was obtained and lists of tokens characterizing its main characters were output. The data obtained is extracted during the operation of a special algorithm built into the corpus manager, which selects from the text significant character traits and related lexical units. Thus, a model for evaluating the image of a character is built as a formal description of a system of interconnected hierarchical text elements. The results of the study were analyzed and compared with the results of mental interpretation. Thus, the characters’ profiles were compiled in terms of a formal description of their actions and those objects to which their actions were directed.

Der gut strukturierte Tod

Abstract Based on the example of King Conrad I’s death, this paper wants to contribute to the question of how medieval historiography chose and arranged its contents. It postulates that chroniclers narrated their histories just like medieval authors of fictional literature by using plot schemes. Before King Conrad I died, Ottonian sources tell us, he had called for his brother and designated the Saxonian Duke Henry I king. Former research saw vast similarities between the sources as either evidence for their reliability, as textual references, or regarded them as written result of an oral tradition at the Ottonian court. A comparison with several ( East-/West- ) Franconian and English narratives about other rulers’ deaths ( e. g. Pepin the Younger, William the Conqueror or Saladin ) shows us that not only Ottonian, but chroniclers in general used the same textual elements, which they arranged in a similar order. One reason for this might be references to the Bible and hagiography. However, since there are no obvious linguistic borrowings tangible between the narratives, the death of Conrad I in the Ottonian sources can be interpreted as a variation of narratives, based on a more widespread scheme used probably all over Latin Europe. This scheme was distributed in different ways: by the use of textual models, but also by the adaption of oral narratives.

Deciphering digital popularity from question quality: the preeminence of social attributes over textual dimensions in driving CQA platform traffic

ABSTRACT Community Question Answering (CQA) sites, now navigating through millions of daily user visits, hinge significantly on the quality of user-generated questions to bolster user satisfaction and, consequently, website traffic – crucial for platform sustainability. While the quality of questions ostensibly sets the stage for insightful answers, thereby attracting substantial traffic, existing research has predominantly sidelined the significance of questions, favoring a focus on traditional factors, such as answer quality, to elucidate traffic determinants. In this study we quantified the interrelation between question quality and traffic by extracting 15 relevant question-quality features and corresponding traffic (i.e. pageview) data from a leading Chinese CQA platform. Utilizing Grey Relational Analysis, we assessed these attributes’ relative influence on pageviews and created a ranking list of features of questions. Based on the rankings, our findings spotlight the paramount influence of a question's digital popularity and attributes tied to the questioner – central pillars of social features – surpassing the impact of textual elements. This study further delineates the underlying reasons for such patterns based on traffic sourced from diverse channels. Our revelations offer pivotal insights for optimizing CQA platform engagement and furnish avenues for prospective research.

Peningkatan Kemampuan Analisis Struktur Teks Berita Siswa Kelas XI TFLM 2 SMKN 5 Surabaya dengan Strategi SQ3R

The purpose is to develop the students of class XI-TFLM 2 of SMK Negeri 5 Surabaya in understanding the structure of news text by using SQ3R technique. The main problem identified is that students are unable to recognize the important elements of news text, such as title, introduction, news content, and conclusion. This research method includes two action cycles using the SQ3R strategy and consists of the following steps: research, questioning, reading, reciting, and reviewing. In Cycle I, this strategy was introduced to improve students' understanding of news text structure, resulting in an increase in students' average score from 55.82 points in the pre-action to 71.06 points. Based on the reflection of Cycle I, it was found that students still had difficulty distinguishing and analyzing the elements of news structure. In the second cycle, they strengthened the SQ3R strategy through group discussions and extensive reading, so that their average score increased to 80.76. These results show that the SQ3R strategy is effective in improving students' news text analysis skills. The improvement of students' ability in analyzing the structure of news texts is reflected in the better results in cycle II, showing the potential of this method as an effective approach in Indonesian language learning. This study recommends a more comprehensive application of the SQ3R strategy to improve news text analysis skills in secondary education.