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Democratic Reform and the Position of Women in Transitional Economies
Countries covered in the empirical case studies are Russia, Estonia, Poland, the Czech and Slovak republics, the former East Germany, Hungary, and Bulgaria.
Designing Memory
This innovative study of memorial architecture investigates how design can translate memories of human loss into tangible structures, creating spaces for remembering. Using approaches from history, psychology, anthropology and sociology, Sabina Tanović explores purposes behind creating contemporary memorials in a given location, their translation into architectural concepts, their materialisation in the face of social and political challenges, and their influence on the transmission of memory. Covering the period from the First World War to the present, she looks at memorials such as the Holocaust museums in Mechelen and Drancy, as well as memorials for the victims of terrorist attacks, to unravel the private and public role of memorial architecture and the possibilities of architecture as a form of agency in remembering and dealing with a difficult past. The result is a distinctive contribution to the literature on history and memory, and on architecture as a link to the past.
Determinants of FDI in Central and Eastern Europe
This book provides a detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) after closer integration in the European Union. An important facet of European economic integration was the development of a free-trade area in Central and Eastern Europe, which improved market accessibility. However, to date these relations have been little explored theoretically. The book examines foreign investments in different transition countries from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective. It analyzes changes in the choice of location by foreign investors in nineteen CEE countries between 1992 and 2015, and shows that it is linked to the removal of intra-regional trade barriers. The findings suggest that regional integration increases the incentives for multinationals to invest in the participating countries, especially in those with larger markets and lower production costs.
English in Europe
This book emerges as a response to the increasing use of English as a lingua franca in the multilingual European context. It provides an up-to-date overview of the sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic and educational aspects of research on third language acquisition by focusing on English as a third language.
Plant Cell Division
This volume aims to present a large panel of techniques for the study of Plant Cell Division. Plant Cell Division: Methods and Protocols captures basic experimental protocols that are commonly used to study plant cell division processes, as well as more innovative procedures. Chapters are split into five parts covering several different aspect of plant cell division such as, cell cultures for cell division studies, cell cycle progression and mitosis, imaging plant cell division, cell division and morphogenesis, and cytokinesis. Written for the Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Plant Cell Division: Methods and Protocols is a valuable tool for the study of plant cell division at both the cellular and molecular levels, and in the context of plant development.
Au carrefour de langues et de cultures: Mehrsprachigkeit und Mehrkulturalität im Französischunterricht
Aktuelle Entwicklungen der geographischen und medialen Durchmischung führen zu hybriden Konstrukten und lassen gesellschaftliche und individuelle Mehrsprachigkeit immer mehr zu (europäischen) Schlüsselmerkmalen werden. Mehrsprachige und plurikulturelle Kompetenz im Fremdsprachenunterricht zu fördern, ist somit unabdingbar, um Lernende auf ein kompetentes Handeln in vielfältigen Kommunikationssituationen vorzubereiten. Der vorliegende Band widmet sich aktuellen Herausforderungen der Mehrsprachigkeitsdidaktik im schulischen Französischunterricht und liefert in drei großen thematischen Blöcken innovative Ansätze zu mehrsprachigen Lehrkonzepten sowie Lehr-/Lernmaterialien, zur mehrsprachigen Sprachproduktion, die bisher noch wenig beachtet wurde, und zur mehrsprachigkeitsdidaktischen Lehrkräftebildung als Grundvoraussetzung für eine sachkundige Unterrichtsgestaltung.
Linguistic Awareness in Multilinguals
This book discusses cognitive and psycholinguistic aspects of third language acquisition and trilingualism, and explores the key role of linguistic awareness in multilingual proficiency and language learning. In view of the widespread acquisition of English by those who are already bilingual or are also acquiring a regional lingua franca this study will contribute to the current discussion of multilingualism with English in Europe and beyond, as well as the understanding of multilingual speech processing. The author supports a dynamic view of multilingualism by stressing the cognitive advantages that the contact with more languages can offer and uses this approach as the basis for future language teaching and learning. Chapters cover topics such as performing in a third language, metalinguistic awareness in multilinguals and in multilingual education, and English as a third language in Europe.
The Role of the First Language in Foreign Language Learning
This book is concerned with the foreign language learner's underlying processes. The book analyses the different ways in which the learner's knowledge of the first language and other languages affect the processes of comprehension and production.
