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Translator education in monolingual contexts presupposes that students should develop their translation and linguistic competence concurrently, which presents a series of pedagogical challenges. This evaluative descriptive study examines the use of data-driven learning in a task-based approach (DDL-TB) for teaching grammar in a Chilean translation programme. Such an approach implies the exploration of a corpus to find different patterns or linguistic phenomena. The paper presents the design and graduation of tasks and, later, examines the translation students' and lecturer's perspectives about the suitability of this approach for English grammar teaching. The students' comments suggest that the approach allowed them to 1) reflect on the way they learn languages and 2) develop an active role in their formative process. The lecturer highlights that the approach aligns with the learning objectives of the course unit, allowing the course to be effectively 'descriptive'. It is concluded that the narratives examined in this study indicate that an ABD-ET approach would be suitable for English grammar teaching in translation education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article explores language learners' subjectivity in the context of a translator training programme and systematises a related didactic experience. As starting point, learners are regarded as digital natives (Prensky, 2001; Helpsper & Enyon, 2009) who consume multimodal texts (Kress, 2010; Kress & Van Leeuwen, 2001) and must develop their intercultural communicative competence (Byram, 1997; Johnson, 2004). The methodology presents a qualitative focus with two phases: i) a study on representations of which participants were 14 first-year students distributed in three groups, and ii) a systematisation of the implementation of a didactic sequence focused on the restructuring of third-year students' representations. The results indicate that participants conceive foreign language mastery as systematic and discursive knowledge in real contexts of communication with native speakers, which is validated by the possibility of physical and symbolic transition to the culture where the language is spoken. Both learning and teaching are validated mostly by the proper use of productive skills. The systematization, in phase two, evidences that it is possible to incorporate students' representations in the teaching and learning processes. It is concluded that students' representations present contradictory elements, highlight writing as the utmost skill and point out formal aspects of language. In addition, learners identify virtual navigation and access to multimodal material as learning spaces outside the classroom which demand that they assume a protagonist role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article approaches political and ideological functions fulfilled by music in Santiago de Guatemala's Cathedral during the colonial era. By taking four villancicos de indios (indian carols) as an example, musical and textual elements will be analyzed in order to show how music contributed to shape a subaltern image of the indigenous people. On the other hand, the function of music as a resistance tool by subaltern groups will be explored as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ongoing dialogue about our researches in linguistics and social geography that we have carried out in Huaraz (Peru) is the starting point for the construction of an interdisciplinary methodology. Among others, each of us worked with Quechua-Spanish bilingual children in four communities in the rural area of Huaraz. This experience led us to discuss issues of power, nature, social and political structures as well as Peruvian history and education. Our intersection is the language. In this article we answer three questions about our goals, theories and research methods. This dialogue is the foundation of an interdisciplinary work. Putting together the two different perspectives of work constitutes an enrichment for both disciplines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Due to the lack of subsoil geological information of the alluvial sediments, has been created a urban geology database for the Caracas Valley. These geological data base supports a geological proposal of 11 microzones considered homogeneous for seismic microzoning, which have been reflected on a quaternary map of geological formations and faults. The characterization of each microzone is based on the geological evaluation of 7 parameters considered as significant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research addresses a range of experiences of political intervention in the field of higher education emerging in the years immediately following the events of 19 and 20 December, in order to specify how they express changes in the political intervention of college actors, as well as to expose how these transformations crystallize changes in teaching practices. Finally, it introduces a reflection on the mutual implications between political practices and educational practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to analyze the use of "payments" in the Levant according to different contexts, as in the Amarna Letters and the cargo of the shipwrecks at Uluburun and Cape Gelidonya. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Previous studies of economic voting in Mexico have reached mixed conclusions about the role of economic performance on electoral behavior. In this paper, I argue that the effect of economic performance on voting is contingent upon two factors. First, even when voters perceive a weak economy and are dissatisfied with the incumbent, they differ on who the best replacement is. In the context of the 2006 campaign, López Obrador did not receive the support of many voters who thought the economy was weak because they perceived him as too large of a risk. Second, the impact of the economy is contingent upon its have a prominent place on the political agenda. The combination of high levels of economic vulnerability, the fall of the regime cleavage as an alternative motive for electoral choice, and the emphasis on economic issues in the campaign dialogue and advertising strategy of the major political parties in the 2006 election made economic issues especially salient. While the weak performance of the Mexican economy in 2001-2003 opened doors for the pan's challengers, the economic recovery in the second half of Fox's term thus proved sufficient to garner the narrow victory for Calderon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article looks at the Brazilian attempts to transform the Solidary Economy into a nationwide project that could be translated into public policy, planned and supported by the State. This is an economic project that presents itself as an alternative to the capitalist model, and thus looks towards the democratization of the economy, the substitution of competence for cooperation, and the expansion of political mechanisms for participation. The relationship between the State and diverse associations, such as social movements and civil society groups that are located in the realm of the Solidary Economy, is explored. Institutional spaces created for the negotiation of programmes, plans and objectives, between these multiple actors, will also be examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Queuing theory studies the behavior of systems subject to different working conditions, which sometimes force clients to wait for service. It has a vast applicability, since it quantifies the dilemma of many companies and institutions between efficacy (provide a good service) and efficiency (reduce the cost). However, the models do not always have a direct interpretation, reducing their helpfulness. In order to link queuing theory with management, we first explain the relevance of waiting time to the quality of service. Then we identify a number of key performance indicators, related to efficacy, efficiency and the design of the system. For different configurations, we present models that relate these indicators and show examples and applications in factories, service, logistics and health organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The shipwreck at Ulu Burun (Kas, Turkey) represents the greatest hoard of artifacts from the Late Bronze period. The ship's cargo comprised raw materials and manufactured goods from the Aegean and Levant. It mirrored records of royal gifts and goods exchanged by Egyptians and other Near Eastern great kings and included items that were the most extravagant at that period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We develop an agency model subject to moral hazard to evaluate whether delivery prices reward carriers for their performance, or arbitrarily benefit some carriers and harm others. From the model, we derive several propositions that we test on a panel data of 58 carriers that work for a shipper in Santiago, over 93 weeks. We verify that the shipper rewards the experience, fleet size and service quality provided by the carrier, but not the quality of the trucks. The carrier has incentives to visit many clients, but not to travel longer distances. We also confirm that prices are sensitive to the alternatives to the agreement between the shipper and the carrier. However, a number of carriers are over or under compensated for no apparent reason. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article evaluates the causes of unemployment in low-qualification socioeconomic sectors. According to the article, companies ignore the true predisposition of the job applicants to commit with the job. It points out that the public system should offer to those candidates who are willing to commit salaries too high in order to distinguish them from other candidates.

The article discusses facts about auction theory to improve the auction design and to orient the bidding strategy. It highlights the simplest auctions, using intuitive mathematical tools. It also presents realist setups, such as the existence of risk aversion, and the use of reservation prices. Moreover, the study on the case where the goods auctioned can be later traded on the market and those auctions where bidders can benefit from economies of complementaries is also elaborated.

Objetivo: El propósito de este estudio era determinar la eficacia de la psicoterapia psicodinámica centrada en la angustia frente al entrenamiento aplicado en relajación, una verdadera situación de psicoterapia de comparación. A pesar del uso clínico generalizado de las psicoterapias psicodinámicas, no se han llevado a cabo ensayos clínicos aleatorizados y controlados que evalúen este tipo de psicoterapias para trastornos del Eje I. Hasta donde los autores conocen, éste es el primer ensayo clínico aleatorizado y controlado de psicoterapia psicodinámica centrada en la angustia, una psicoterapia psicoanalítica protocolizada para pacientes con un trastorno de angustia según el DSM-IV. Método: Se realizó un ensayo clínico aleatorizado y controlado de individuos con un trastorno de angustia primario según el DSM-IV. Los participantes se incorporaron durante 5 años procedentes del área metropolitana de la ciudad de Nueva York. Eran 49 adultos de 18–55 años de edad con un trastorno de angustia primario según el DSM-IV. A todos los individuos se les asignó un tratamiento, psicoterapia psicoanalítica centrada en la angustia o entrenamiento aplicado en relajación en dos sesiones semanales durante 12 semanas. La Escala de Gravedad del Trastorno de Angustia, evaluada por examinadores independientes con enmascaramiento, fue el criterio principal de valoración. Resultados: Los individuos que recibieron psicoterapia psicodinámica centrada en la angustia presentaron una reducción significativamente superior de la gravedad de los síntomas de angustia. Además, tuvieron una probabilidad significativamente superior de responder al finalizar el tratamiento (73 frente al 39 %), utilizando los criterios de respuesta del Estudio Multicéntrico del Trastorno de Angustia. El segundo criterio de valoración, el cambio en la actividad psicosocial, reflejó estos resultados. Conclusiones: A pesar del tamaño reducido de la cohorte del ensayo, éste demostró la eficacia preliminar de la psicoterapia psicodinámica centrada en la angustia para el trastorno de angustia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Existen pocos resultados empíricos que orienten al clínico en la elección de un antidepresivo entre la amplia gama de fármacos disponibles. Dada la ausencia de estudios empíricos confirmados que faciliten dicha elección, resulta interesante analizar los factores que tienen en cuenta los psiquiatras al prescribir un antidepresivo. Método: Los psiquiatras responsables de 1. 137 pacientes con depresión a los que habían recetado un nuevo antidepresivo rellenaron un cuestionario de 43 ítems que reflejaban los factores que podrían haber determinado su elección. El cuestionario fue completado inmediatamente después de prescribirse el fármaco para tratar el trastorno depresivo. Resultados: Los factores que condicionaron en mayor medida la elección de un antidepresivo fueron el deseo de evitar determinadas reacciones adversas, la presencia de factores psiquiátricos conmórbidas y de determinados síntomas clínicos y los antecedentes terapéuticos, incluida la respuesta anterior, positiva o negativa, a un fármaco. Algunos factores analizados exhaustivamente por la bibliografía, como el síndrome de retirada del fármaco y las interacciones farmacológicas, apenas influyeron en la elección del antidepresivo. Conclusiones: Dado que son relativamente pocos los estudios que han examinado las características clínicas y su relación con la respuesta diferencial a los antidepresivos de nueva generación, un estudio que examina los hábitos de prescripción de los psiquiatras destaca algunos aspectos prioritarios para las futuras investigaciones controladas. Nuestros resultados señalan dos áreas de especial relevancia, el tratamiento de la depresión con síntomas o trastornos de ansiedad comórbidos y la influencia de determinados síntomas sobre la respuesta farmacológica. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]