Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2009. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 259-270).

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2003. / "A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy" Bibliography : leaves 314-323.

El desenvolupament de la comunicació mòbil a partir de l'aparició de la telefonia cel • lular, s'ha configurat el desenvolupament d'un nou mitjà de comunicació, al que podem anomenar provisionalment, mitjà mòbil. La configuració, caracterització i evolució de tot mitjà de comunicació, part del desenvolupament de tecnologies, aparells i equips de comunicacions, per generar després usos i aplicacions socials, culturals, econòmiques i polítiques i acabar sent una estructura comunicacional, un element cultural que influeix en la generació d'imaginaris socials, polítics i culturals, sobre els quals exerceix una gran influència. A través de tot aquest procés, els mitjans configuren i desenvolupen un llenguatge específic del medi, el que no és altra cosa que una forma particular d'usar els elements significants, simbòlics i semiòtics de la cultura, per desenvolupar els seus missatges i continguts. En aquest treball s'ha analitzat, tant el desenvolupament i la configuració d'aquest nou mitjà audiovisual, com la transformació soferta pel llenguatge audiovisual en ser usat en aquest mitjà. Particularment s'ha desenvolupat un estudi de cas, en què s'analitza l'ús del mitjà mòbil i en particular del llenguatge audiovisual, en l'entorn del col • legi Colombo Francès de la ciutat de Medellín - Colòmbia, tractant d'establir les possibilitats de la seva usabilitat i aplicabilitat a les pràctiques pedagògics i didàctics. / El desarrollo de la comunicación móvil a partir de la aparición de la telefonía celular, ha venido configurando el desarrollo de un nuevo medio de comunicación, al que podemos llamar provisionalmente, medio móvil. La configuración, caracterización y evolución de todo medio de comunicación, parte del desarrollo de tecnologías, aparatos y equipos de comunicaciones, para generar luego usos y aplicaciones sociales, culturales, económicas y políticas y terminar siendo una estructura comunicacional, un elemento cultural que influye en la generación de imaginarios sociales, políticos y culturales, sobre los que ejerce una gran influencia. A través de todo este proceso, los medios configuran y desarrollan un lenguaje específico del medio, lo que no es otra cosa que una forma particular de usar los elementos significantes, simbólicos y semióticos de la cultura, para desarrollar sus mensajes y contenidos. En este trabajo se ha analizado, tanto el desarrollo y la configuración de este nuevo medio audiovisual, como la transformación sufrida por el lenguaje audiovisual al ser usado en este medio. Particularmente se ha desarrollado un estudio de caso, en el que se analiza el uso del medio móvil y en particular del lenguaje audiovisual, en el entorno del colegio Colombo Francés de la ciudad de Medellín – Colombia, tratando de establecer las posibilidades de su usabilidad y aplicabilidad a las prácticas pedagógicos y didácticos. / The development of mobile communication, since the emergence of cellular telephony, has shaped the emergence and configuration of new means of AUDIOVISUAL communication. We can tentatively call it mobile media. The setting, characterization and evolution of all communication media, begins with the development of technologies, equipment and communication devices so as to subsequently generate social, cultural, economic and political uses. Ultimately, a communicational structure emerges as a cultural element that influences the generation of social, political, and cultural imaginary frameworks on which the communicational structure itself exerts significant influence. Throughout this process, mobile media shapes and develops a language-specific environment as a particular form of using the symbolic, semiotic, and significant elements of culture to develop messages and content. This investigation analyzes the expansion and shaping of new audiovisual mobile media, as well as the transformation undergone by the visual language used in this realm. A case-study approach is used in which the use of mobile media is analyzed, particularly with regards to audiovisual language, in the socio-cultural milieu present among high-school students at the private educational institution “Colegio Colombo-Frances” in Medellin (Colombia). The potential use and applicability of mobile audiovisual media for pedagogic and didactic purposes is assessed.

This diploma thesis aims to provide a rounded view of and information pertaining to the concept of individual preparation as part of a student's university education. The goal is to deliver wholesome theoretical materials in relation to individual preparation as part of a student's university education. The aim was to test the given hypothesis, which deal with the individual aspects of the individual preparation of university students. The work is split into a theoretical and practical section. The theoretical component covers definitions of concepts covering individual preparation as well as signposting university teaching itself. Further, it mentions teaching methods, feedback loops and the independence of the students themselves. These themes form the foundation of the practical section. The theoretical element has its basis in topical literature. The empirical section of the work stems from quantitative research, which defines how current individual preparation occurs in university students, whether it can be seen as typical for this type of education and whether there are any differences when it comes to considering degrees in either technical areas or the humanities. Data was gathered via questionnaires, which were then statistically analyzed. Respondents were approached randomly via the...

Born into a visual culture, today’s generation of learners generally prefer a visually-rich multimodal learning environment. Tapping into the potential of visuals in language pedagogy, this study was aimed at discovering the impact of a visual presentation of grammatical concepts related to sentence structure on student writing. The study used a mixed methods design to analyse the impact of the visual approach first by statistically measuring sentence variety and syntactic complexity of student pre and post intervention texts and then using interviews to explain the nature of the impact of visuals on student conceptual understanding and its effect on their writing development. Statistical findings reveal that the experimental groups of Chinese students who were taught grammatical concepts in the context of writing instruction using a visual approach outperformed the students in the control groups who were given similar lessons in the context of writing instruction but using traditional printed hand-outs. Qualitative findings suggest that the visuals seems to have increased these students’ conceptual understanding of grammatical items that were taught, and this resulted in more sophisticated and syntactically complex texts after the intervention. The study supports the theory of contextualized teaching of grammar and proposes the use of external visuals that lead to internal visualization based on the cognitive theory of multimodal learning. In so doing, it extends the use of visual learning to grammar pedagogy. However, the findings also suggest that the visual approach would not work effectively in cultures that promote rote learning and decontextualized exercises in grammar with the sole aim of passing the exams. A shift in attitude towards grammar pedagogy in China is deemed necessary.

1 Leo Vaniš: Abstrakt dizertace (EN): The dissertation theses "ART EDUCATION - LITERARY EDUCATION: The subjects of" higher "culture in aesthetic education on the example of geometric art" is based primarily on the field of educational sciences, focusing on two areas of the educational process: art and literary education. Two equivalent school subjects matters (which the very graphic concept of the name by capital letters suggests, as well as the intentional duplication of the word education) is based on the study of culture, which is conceived on two levels - "higher" and "lower," possibly simple, unprofessional, but not necessarily of lower quality. The intentional introduction of the word "higher" in quotation marks already in itself suggests that it will be a problem of defining what such a culture means, what it can look like and how it can be understood in an educational context. collection of so-called canonically anchored works, in the field of verbal and artistic creation, while cross-sectionally focusing on one researched aspect - geometry. Whith the concept of dual geometry (often referred to in the theses as the "phenomenon of simple and artistic geometrization") the author tries to show the projection of already established great artistic values into contemporary educational reality, defining...