APPRENDIMENTO, LINGUAGGIO E PROBLEM SOLVING

La prevalenza di studenti dislessici in Italia appare inferiore rispetto a quella dei dislessici di lingua Inglese. All’interno di questo articolo, dopo una breve analisi delle cause e delle caratteristiche della dislessia, si cercherà di confrontare, a livello linguistico, la differenza tra i dislessici di lingua Italiana e quelli di lingua Inglese. Particolare rilevanza verrà data agli aspetti linguistici strutturali della lingua Inglese che sembrerebbero essere gli elementi scatenanti la prevalenza di tale disturbo nei paesi di lingua Inglese

English for Nurses: Needs Analysis and Syllabus

In recent years, health profession degree courses entirely taught in English have become more and more frequent in Italy. Among these degree courses, the Associate Degree in Nursing has gradually spread in Italy since nursing is a profession that is highly required all over the world. As a matter of fact, Nursing is a profession that requires much specialized clinical competences and advanced communication skills (Schmidt 2003; Collins, 2005). From a linguistic standpoint, nurses have been defined as a sort of ‘communication broker’ (Bourhis et al., 1989) becoming linguistic mediators between doctors and patients (Garone & Van de Craen, 2017) since they have both to understand the doctor’s technical language and ‘translate’ it into the patient’s every day one. Thus, teachers face two main problems when designing an English course in Nursing: 1) the identification of student needs, which are technical and specific; 2) the development of a syllabus that considers the heterogeneous level of students who are quite often English native speakers. In this study, a syllabus designed for students attending the nursing degree course entirely taught in English at the University of Palermo based on the findings of the needs analysis will be proposed. Particular attention will be paid to the different communicative teaching strategies and techniques employed in order to help students to communicate more effectively in a clinical setting

Metaphor and Brain: A Neuropragmatic Overview

This article offers an overview of the different types of metaphor and cognitive abilities that are required in metaphor comprehension. It does so in connection with the general psycholinguistic and prag- matic theories of metaphor, which are examined briefly. Attention is then turned to neuropragmatic functions and the brain in terms of anatomic structure and functioning. Finally, the article suggests some relevant areas for future research

English for Nurses: Needs Analysis and Syllabus

In recent years, health profession degree courses entirely taught in English have become more and more frequent in Italy. Among these degree courses, the Associate Degree in Nursing has gradually spread in Italy since nursing is a profession that is highly required all over the world. As a matter of fact, Nursing is a profession that requires much specialized clinical competences and advanced communication skills (Schmidt 2003; Collins, 2005). From a linguistic standpoint, nurses have been defined as a sort of ‘communication broker’ (Bourhis et al., 1989) becoming linguistic mediators between doctors and patients (Garone & Van de Craen, 2017) since they have both to understand the doctor’s technical language and ‘translate’ it into the patient’s every day one. Thus, teachers face two main problems when designing an English course in Nursing: 1) the identification of student needs, which are technical and specific; 2) the development of a syllabus that considers the heterogeneous level of students who are quite often English native speakers. In this study, a syllabus designed for students attending the nursing degree course entirely taught in English at the University of Palermo based on the findings of the needs analysis will be proposed. Particular attention will be paid to the different communicative teaching strategies and techniques employed in order to help students to communicate more effectively in a clinical setting

TV Paulo Freire : desafios para a construção de uma televisão educativa

Orientadora: Profª. Drª. Rosa Maria Cardoso Dalla CostaDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Educação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação. Defesa: Curitiba, 28/08/2009Inclui bibliografiaResumo: A TV Paulo Freire é um canal educativo voltado exclusivamente para a comunidade acadêmica - alunos, professores e gestores - da Rede Estadual de Ensino paranaense. Esta dissertação visa verificar como se estabelece na prática de produção desta TV a interface entre a Comunicação e a Educação - Educomunicação - dentro da perspectiva de televisão educativa na América Latina. Para isso, objetiva-se analisar a estrutura administrativa, técnica e pedagógica do Canal que foi criado no ano de 2006 pela Secretaria Estadual de Educação do Paraná (Seed) que é coordenado pelo Centro de Excelência em Tecnologia Educacional do Paraná (Cetepar), órgão pertencente à Seed. Esse diagnóstico tem o intuito de examinar como se constitui o funcionamento da TV com a finalidade de perceber se essa organização influencia o estilo de produção da programação veiculada pelo Canal. Essa investigação dividiu-se em três momentos: em novembro de 2007 realizou-se um estudo exploratório, no contexto da descoberta e de caráter indutivo, através de inquérito por meio de entrevistas - com quatro diretores (primeiro momento) e questionários aplicados à vinte docentes (segundo momento) - em quatro escolas estaduais do município de Curitiba - Escola Estadual Algacyr Maeder, E.E. Tiradentes, E.E. Dom Pedro II e E.E. Hidelbrando de Araújo - com o objetivo de analisar a recepção da TV Paulo Freire nas escolas estaduais nas quais as antenas parabólicas já haviam sido instaladas e o uso do audiovisual aliado ao processo de ensino-aprendizagem; culminando com o terceiro momento, também de inquérito por meio de questionários, em que dez profissionais pertencentes às equipes técnica, administrativa e pedagógica da TV Paulo Freire, apontaram como se organiza o Canal paranaense.Abstract: La TV Paulo Freire es un canal educativo que se vuelve exclusivamente a la comunidad académica - alumnos, profesores y gestores - de la Red Estadual de Enseñanza de Paraná. Esta disertación visa verificar como se establece en la práctica de producción de la "TV Paulo Freire" la interfaz entre Comunicación y Educación - Educomunicación - en la perspectiva de la televisión educativa en Latino América. Para eso, se objetiva analizar la estructura administrativa, técnica y pedagógica del Canal, creado en el año de 2006 por la Secretaria de Educación del Estado (Seed) y que es coordinado por el Centro de Excelencia en Tecnología Educacional de Paraná (Cetepar), órgano perteneciente a la Seed. Este diagnóstico tiene el propósito de examinar como se constituye el funcionamiento de la TV con el fin de percibir si la organización de la producción influye en el estilo de la programación difundida por el Canal. Esta investigación se dividió en tres períodos: en noviembre de 2007 hubo un estudio exploratorio en el contexto de descubierta y de carácter inductivo, a través de pesquisa - por medio de entrevistas con cuatro directores (primero momento) y cuestionarios aplicados a veinte profesores (segundo momento) - en cuatro escuelas públicas del municipio de Curitiba - Escola Estadual Algacyr Maeder, EE Tiradentes, E.E. Dom Pedro II y E.E. Hidelbrando de Araújo - con el fin de evaluar la recepción de la TV de Paulo Freire en las escuelas estatales en las cuales ya se había instalado las antenas y también percibir la utilización de los medios audiovisuales aliados al proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje; y por último, también bajo investigación por medio de cuestionarios, diez profesionales pertenecientes a los equipos técnicos, administrativos y pedagógicos de la TV Paulo Freire, que han apuntado como se organiza el Canal paranaense

Design and baseline characteristics of the finerenone in reducing cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in diabetic kidney disease trial

Background: Among people with diabetes, those with kidney disease have exceptionally high rates of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality and progression of their underlying kidney disease. Finerenone is a novel, nonsteroidal, selective mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist that has shown to reduce albuminuria in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) while revealing only a low risk of hyperkalemia. However, the effect of finerenone on CV and renal outcomes has not yet been investigated in long-term trials. Patients and Methods: The Finerenone in Reducing CV Mortality and Morbidity in Diabetic Kidney Disease (FIGARO-DKD) trial aims to assess the efficacy and safety of finerenone compared to placebo at reducing clinically important CV and renal outcomes in T2D patients with CKD. FIGARO-DKD is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, event-driven trial running in 47 countries with an expected duration of approximately 6 years. FIGARO-DKD randomized 7,437 patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate >= 25 mL/min/1.73 m(2) and albuminuria (urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio >= 30 to <= 5,000 mg/g). The study has at least 90% power to detect a 20% reduction in the risk of the primary outcome (overall two-sided significance level alpha = 0.05), the composite of time to first occurrence of CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure. Conclusions: FIGARO-DKD will determine whether an optimally treated cohort of T2D patients with CKD at high risk of CV and renal events will experience cardiorenal benefits with the addition of finerenone to their treatment regimen. Trial Registration: EudraCT number: 2015-000950-39; ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02545049