While Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is recognised as an effective approach worldwide, its implementation in foreign language (FL) classrooms remains difficult. Earlier studies have identified factors impeding CLT implementation, such as a lack of communicative lesson materials or teachers' more …

Introduction to the Special Issue of the Journal on Translation and Interpreting Studies 17:3 (2022)

Communication between healthcare professionals and deaf patients has been particularly challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have explored the possibility to automatically translate phrases that are frequently used in the diagnosis and treatment of hospital patients, in particular phrases related …

Background: People with dementia have a yearly risk of falling of 60 to 80 percent. Therefore, a walker is often recommended. However, the use of a walker in people with dementia is associated with a threefold increased odds of falls compared to their healthy peers. Better advice and training could reduce …

Failure is a popular topic of research. It has long been a source of study in fields such as sociology and anthropology, science and technology studies, privacy and surveillance, cultural, feminist and media studies, art, theatre, film, and political science. When things go awry, breakdown, or rupture …

While Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is recognised as an effective approach worldwide, its implementation in foreign language (FL) classrooms remains difficult. Earlier studies have identified factors impeding CLT implementation, such as a lack of communicative lesson materials or teachers' more …

“Ağ nostaljisine kapılmak istemiyorsak ve uyumlu, kimliği esas alan topluluk inançlarını methetmeyi reddediyorsak, platform mantığından nasıl uzaklaşabilir, beş milyar kullanıcıya ev sahipliği yapan bir medyaya uygun yeni tekno-sosyalliğin biçimlerini nasıl yaratabiliriz?O aşamaya gelebilmemiz …

This workshop offers the opportunity to play and experience the Industry 4.0 boardgame under expert supervision by one of the developers of the game. The game's main goals are to improve participants understanding of Industry 4.0 design principles. This workshop offers the opportunity to play and experience …

“Teaching is both an art and a science” (Harrison & Coll, 2008 p.1). Good teaching excites students and cultivates their curiosity to learn more than they are asked. But what if students’ blank faces tell you that the teaching did not land, what can you do? Using an analogy or metaphor to explain the …