Perception de la matière phonique des sujets trilingues

Exemplar dedicat a: Confluences musicales et mobilités musico-linguistiquesBien que le plurilinguisme ait fait l'objet de nombreuses recherches et que l'on ne puisse pas considérer que chez les sujets multilingues la structuration de la matière phonique en perception est similaire à celle des sujets monolingues, les processus de perception d'une langue seconde et d'appréhension d'une matière phonique n'ont pas donné lieu à des recherches systématiques. L'analyse du comportement perceptif de locuteurs monolingues et trilingues, afin de vérifier s'il existe des indices significatifs permettant de déterminer si les processus perceptuels des sujets trilingues sont semblables à ceux des populations monolingues, semblent traduire une idiosyncrasie perceptuelle du sujet plurilingue et ont révélé chez celui-ci d'éventuels comportements déviants par rapport aux comportements perceptuels des sujets monolingues. Les éléments ainsi apparus devraient permettre d'établir une nouvelle typologie du plurilinguisme fondée non plus sur des caractérisations sociolinguistiques et psycholinguistiques du locuteur ou sur les déviations des productions par rapport à la norme linguistique mais sur les performances perceptives réalisées dans les processus de structuration de la matière phonique pour chacune des langues en contact, performances qui peuvent être objectivées.Aunque el multilingüismo haya sido objeto de muchas investigaciones y no se pueda considerar que la estructuración de la materia fónica de los sujetos multilingües sea similar a la de los sujetos monolingües, los procesos de percepción de una lengua extranjera y de aprehensión de la materia fónica no han dado lugar a investigaciones sistemáticas. El análisis del comportamiento perceptivo de locutores monolingües y plurilingües afín de detectar si hay indicios significativos que permitan determinar si los procesos perceptuales de ambos tipos de sujetos son semejantes parece indicar una idiosincrasia perceptual del sujeto plurilingüe y ha detectado para dicho perfil un comportamiento desviante con respecto a los comportamientos perceptivos de los sujetos monolingües. Dichos indicios deberían permitir establecer una nueva tipología de multilingüismo, ya no en función de la caracterización sociolingüística y psicolingüística del hablante o de los comportamientos desviantes en producción con respecto a la norma lingüística, sino en función de sus capacidades perceptivas en el proceso de estructuración de la materia fónica, capacidades que pueden ser objetivables.Despite the wealth of research on multilingualism, which assumes that the structure of phonic materials of multilingual and monolingual subjects are dissimilar, the processes of perception and apprehension of a foreign language and have not deserved much attention. The analysis of the perceptive behavior of multilingual and monolingual subjects - with an aim to detect similarities - points to a perceptive idiosyncrasy of the multilingual subject, and has shown deviant behaviors in relation to the perceptive behavior of monolingual subjects. New elements have emerged for the characterization of a new typology of multilingualism, no longer based on sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic characterizations of the subjects but on their perceptual performance, which can be objectified for each of the languages in contact

Perception de la matière phonique des sujets trilingues

Bien que le plurilinguisme ait fait l’objet de nombreuses recherches et que l’on ne puisse pas considérer que chez les sujets multilingues la structuration de la matière phonique en perception est similaire à celle des sujets monolingues, les processus de perception d’une langue seconde et d’appréhension d’une matière phonique n’ont pas donné lieu à des recherches systématiques. L’analyse du comportement perceptif de locuteurs monolingues et trilingues, afin de vérifier s’il existe des indices significatifs permettant de déterminer si les processus perceptuels des sujets trilingues sont semblables à ceux des populations monolingues, semblent traduire une idiosyncrasie perceptuelle du sujet plurilingue et ont révélé chez celui-ci d’éventuels comportements déviants par rapport aux comportements perceptuels des sujets monolingues. Les éléments ainsi apparus devraient permettre d’établir une nouvelle typologie du plurilinguisme,fondée non plus sur des caractérisations sociolinguistiques et psycholinguistiques du locuteur ou sur les déviations des productions par rapport à la norme linguistique mais sur les performances perceptives réalisées dans les processus de structuration de la matière phonique pour chacune des langues en contact, performances qui peuvent être objectivées

Second foreign languages and employability in the Catalonia of the SXXI

Introduction: Despite considering the English language, Lingua Franca par excellence, Catalan companies, due to their growing economic internationalization, demand more and more professionals with skills in foreign languages associated with skills and attitudes linked to employability. These characteristics reflect the needs of the labour market, which implies a strong synergy between universities and companies in order to provide future graduates with the most suitable skills for a quality labour market insertion. Methods: Our analysis is based on the study of two different profiles of graduates, on the one hand, students of the Faculty of Translation and Interpretation of the Autonomous University of Barcelona and on the other hand, students of the Degree in Tourism of Euroaula-University of Girona, two areas in which knowledge of second languages is unavoidable for their subsequent incorporation into the labour market. We will focus on second foreign languages (French, German, Italian, etc.) which are part of the growing needs of the Catalan business sector. Conclusions: The graduates who can accredit linguistic knowledge in two foreign languages, associated with transversal skills linked to employability, are future professionals highly coveted by the world of work. From this perspective, the world of education must try to reconsider the teaching of foreign languages that is more in line with the needs of knowledge, know-how and know how to be.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Influence of Di erent Sieving Methods on Estimation of Sand Size Parameters

Sieving is one of the most used operational methods to determine sand size parameters which are essential to analyze coastal dynamics. However, the influence of hand versus mechanical shaking methods has not yet been studied. Herein, samples were taken from inside the hopper of a trailing suction dredger and sieved by hand with sieves of 10 and 20 cm diameters on board the dredger. Afterwards, these same samples were sieved with a mechanical shaker in the laboratory on land. The results showed di erences for the main size parameters D50, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis. Amongst the main results, it should be noted that the highest values for D50 and kurtosis were given by the small sieves method. On the other hand, the lowest values were given by the mechanical shaker method in the laboratory. Furthermore, standard deviation and skewness did not seem to be a ected by the sieving method which means that all the grainsize distribution was shifted but the shape remained unchanged. The few samples that do not follow these patterns have a higher percentage of shells. Finally and definitely, the small sieves should be rejected as a sieving method aboard

Validación con datos in-situ de alturas de ola obtenidas mediante radar altimétrico

Los rádares altimétricos a bordo de satélites artificiales, han sido diseñados para dar información precisa de la altura del nivel del mar, la altura de ola significante y la velocidad del viento sobre la superficie del mar. En los estudios, tanto anteriores como actuales, se observan problemas en las regiones costeras, donde las medidas del altímetro tienen menor precisión y una mayor dificultad a la hora de interpretar estos datos. Estos inconvenientes son debidos a dos factores principales. En primer lugar, la contaminación de la señal radar debido a la cercanía de la costa. En segundo lugar, inexactitudes en las correcciones de marea y troposférica húmeda. A estos problemas se añade la complejidad de la zona de estudio, al ser una región con una amplia gama de procesos hidrodinámicos con diversas escalas espacio-temporales. Tener acceso a información exacta en la costa, con las condiciones que conlleva, tiene una gran importancia debido al enorme interés económico-estratégico de la zona litoral. Este interés hace que surjan nuevas estrategias para generar productos altimétricos optimizados para tales condiciones. Las medidas de la altura de ola significante y su variabilidad en las áreas costeras son usadas para muchos propósitos (por ejemplo, análisis del transporte de sedimento, setup de la ola y tormentas de marea), y para la validación/calibración de modelos (pronóstico de oleaje, circulación oceánica). Estas aplicaciones sirven para un amplio rango de propósitos sociales relevantes, tales como el diseño de estructuras de ingeniería en alta mar, la protección de las zonas costeras, rutas para los buques y la planificación de las operaciones en el océano. Muchos estudios se han dedicado a la validación de los datos de la altura de ola significante dados por el radar altimétrico a bordo de satélites artificiales, utilizando observaciones in-situ. El objetivo de esta ponencia es exponer una metodología para validar los datos de altura de oleaje proporcionados por el radar altimétrico RA-2 a bordo del satélite ENVISAT, a partir de datos in-situ medidos por una boya, y su aplicación a un caso particular

New design parameters for biparabolic beach profiles (SW Cadiz, Spain)

165 profiles of seventy-one beaches along the Gulf of Cadiz (SW, Spain) were studied to improve the formulation of the beach profile in tidal seas. Maritime climate, degree of energy exposure and size of the sand grains were taken into account to study the two sections of the biparabolic profile. The objective of the study was the determination of more accurate formulations of the design parameters for the equilibrium profile that involves tidal seas. These formulations were modelled and validated based on existing profiles to quantify the error existing between the real profile and the modelling. This comparative analysis was extended by considering the formulations proposed by other authors. The best results were obtained with the proposal presented herein

Audiovisual resources as a useful tool to improve the teaching of coastal engineering (marine science bsc degree)

Numerous graduates from American Universities apply for their degree homologation for the Marine Science certificate in Spain. The Spanish Ministry of Education supports this as long as they can pass an exam based on several subjects including Coastal Engineering at the University of Cadiz. The subject of Coastal Engineering is currently being taught in the third year of the BSc degree. This is a very specific subject and unfortunately there is no adequate bibliography that allows for the breadth of knowledge needed to pass the final exam. In addition, it may be difficult for foreign students to properly prepare the subject because they cannot attend the lessons at the campus. Therefore, an innovative project was proposed to create videos where lessons are explained. These files were uploaded to the Virtual Classroom. In this way, students of the Marine Science BSc degree were also encouraged to use these audiovisual resources because not all of the enrolled students were able to attend the classes as they had clashing schedules. On the other hand, some students have an Erasmus grant and their knowledge of Spanish has not reached the required level in terms of assimilating all the given explanations. Enabling these audiovisual resources would be very useful for their studies, not only from a technical but also from a linguistic point of view. The exams from the last few years were solved and explained in documents that were also uploaded later to the Virtual Classroom in order to facilitate the study of the subject. This represented a valid and helpful alternative way in which students could prepare for their final exam. During the months of September and October a grantee was hired to assist the preparation of all the teaching material. From November to January, several PowerPoint files were prepared (including formulations, summaries and practical solved exercises) and oral explanations were implemented. The performance of the audiovisual resources was facilitated by the free software Active Presenter (http://atomisystems.com/activepresenter/). The students completed a satisfaction survey about the quality and usefulness of the audiovisual lectures, in order to assess the levels of interest and success that were achieved. According to the results obtained, these audiovisual resources can be considered to be in the public domain and hence can be uploaded to the Cadiz University repository. In order to disseminate the results of the project’s usefulness in academia, lectures explaining its methodology, results and conclusions used will be given, not only in the same faculty but also at this International Conference to further its applications to other subjects

Virtual resources for the improvement of teaching in the course of Port and Coastal Engineering (dregree in Civil Engineering)

Port and Coastal Engineering is a subject included in the third year of the degree in Civil Engineering (Civil Constructions and Hydrology specialty) taught at the Polytechnic School of Algeciras. As this is a subject with a very specific syllabus, there is no textbook (or even appropriate references) that contemplates all the related topics of the whole course. Moreover, there are many students who, for different reasons (repeaters, Erasmus, labour obligations, ...), cannot attend the regular classes. This lack of attendance has been leading to another problem: this kind of students have been leaving the subject for several years. In addition, understanding of the basic concepts becomes even more complicated for Erasmus students enrolled in the subject because of the language barrier. In order to solve this problem, a project of teaching innovation has been launched which consists of the creation of a set of evaluable tasks for the different topics addressed to be performed by the students. In this way, the students are motivated to keep up-to-date the course contents. A comparison of the last year results with those of the preceding five years is provided. Finally, an analysis of the significance of the improvement is also presented

Closing the gap: the link between social capital and microfinance services

The social capital has strengthened the solidarity funds when the legal mechanisms and institutions for monitoring and assistance would not have been present. The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of social capital on productivity and performance of the Mexican solidarity funds. For this it is obtained an estimator indirectly associated with inequality, through which it follows that if the social capital rises 1% the loans number increases by 0.2877% and the savings number increases by 0.4598%, and for each additional producer that activate his social capital with his partners they will be generated increases in loans recoveries amounting to 597.41 pesos. In this sense, a greater investment in social capital will recover a larger amount of borrowed funds and will increase savings and loans to poor producer