Straight from the horse’s mouth: children’s reception of dubbed animated films in Spain

Reception studies in the field of audiovisual translation (AVT) have increased considerably in the last two decades, including the target viewer in the picture. This paper presents the results of a study exploring young children’s reactions to some of the translation strategies regularly adopted in dubbed animated films. A total of 163 participants were shown nine animated film clips dubbed from English into Spanish, which included cultural references, colloquial language, educational content and songs. Data were then collected through a questionnaire adapted to the participants’ level of cognitive development and the analysis was based on two independent variables: the participants’ year in school and the number of previous viewings of the films. The results show that children do not seem to have much trouble understanding cultural, educational and musical content that is specific to the source culture and is kept in the target text. Interestingly, having previously watched the films does not appear to be a determining factor in children’s ability to identify these elements

Assessing water availability in the Oroua River Catchment : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master Degree in Applied Science (Agricultural Engineering), Massey University

The study estimated the 1993-1998 natural flows as well as their corresponding reliabilities along Kiwitea Stream and Oroua River upstream of the old Kawa Wool station. These estimates could present a baseline condition for assessing the hydrologic capability of the catchment for the existing rights and the amount of streamflow still available for additional rights. The study demonstrated that water availability modeling could be a useful tool in water resource management and planning for the Oroua catchment. The "usual" or high river flow allocation management for the Oroua River wherein a right may abstract water up to its permitted rates could be modeled in WRAP. The results of the simulation based on full abstraction of permitted rates suggested that on a monthly basis, there was enough flow physically available to meet all consented abstraction rights including the minimum flow requirement at Almadale and Spur Road stations throughout the 1993- 1998 simulation period. The study had identified an apparent shortcoming of the WRAP model in simulating the MWRC's water allocation schemes at times of low river flow wherein water rights are either restricted or curtailed whenever the flow reached the set monthly flow threshold and the minimum flow level. The WRAP program was lacking of a mechanism or algorithm that will allow a water diversion target to vary depending on a gauged flow at other locations. The study demonstrated that the criteria stipulated in the Oroua Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan for rostering abstraction at times of low river flow could be accounted in WRAP water availability modeling using a weighted ranked priority scheme. The results of simulation apportioning the combined maximum abstraction rates for irrigation purposes, based on prior use and natural upstream-to-downstream location among irrigation rights, indicated a minimal increase in the utilization of available water of the Oroua River. Thus, with increased water use as a management objective, such options would not be an attractive alternative. To facilitate relevant hydrologic and institutional water availability and reliability assessment of the Oroua River, it is recommended that a modification be made in the WRAP program to include mechanism or algorithms that will allow automatic change of diversion target as a function of gauged flow. Also, a shorter computational interval, such as weekly or daily, would yield more relevant results for real-time water management for the Oroua River. For future simulation or modeling studies for the Oroua River, there is a need to have an actual streamflow measurement or gauging station downstream of the river for validation purposes. There is also a need to have data on actual abstractions and discharges to the Oroua River and its tributaries

Tema 1.1. Introducción a lo colaborativo y el valor de las redes sociales en el proceso de enseñanza/aprendizaje

22 páginas. 3 ficheros. Formatos: pdf, word, odt.La generalización del uso de Internet nos ha traído multitud de cambios en todos los ámbitos de nuestra vida. El desarrollo de las nuevas tecnologías ha provocado la ruptura de la relación del espacio-tiempo en lo que se refiere a la comunicación y la información, lo que unido a la generalización del uso de redes sociales ha generado un nuevo espacio de socialización virtual al que no debe estar ajeno el ámbito docente. En este bloque nos proponemos presentar un marco de referencia básica en el que partiendo de los nuevos paradigmas de la actual comunicación digital, nos adentremos en los espacios que se han generado y que pueden abrir una nueva línea de comunicación entre alumnado y docente, como es el caso de las redes sociales generalistas o las plataformas de gestión de contenido, o bien espacios de contacto entre los propios profesionales donde poder compartir casos, comentarios y estudios. Así, en este documento encontrarán dos partes diferenciadas que van de lo meramente teórico a una guía teórico-práctica de cómo dar los primeros pasos, para aprovechar la potencialidad en las relaciones con las alumnas y alumnos a través de redes sociales como Facebook, o de gestores de contenidos como Wordrpress

Tema 2. Introducción al uso de aplicaciones abiertas para el registro y tratamiento de datos de distinto formato

60 páginas. 3 ficheros. Formatos: pdf, word, odt.El objetivo de esta unidad es realizar un acercamiento a varias de las herramientas más utilizadas y perfectamente aplicables a la generalización de contenidos con objetivo pedagógico, mostrando el manejo de algunas de ellas y reseñando la existencia de otras que se pueden usar. La idea es mostrar el abanico de posibilidades que el software libre y gratuito nos ofrece para el trabajo colaborativo, para que el alumno pueda luego aplicar los conocimientos adquiridos en la elaboración de su propio proyecto, usando para ello las aplicaciones que mejor le convengan

Agrarian Reform in the Philippine Banana Chain

The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) of 1986 had been the most far reaching postwar institutional change in rural Philippines. To evaluate the dynamic impact of CARP in the banana sector, we have compared the development of smallholders in both the domestic market and export chains. For exports the reform introduced contract agriculture between cooperatives of small Cavendish banana growers and export firms. Small farmers of banana cultivars like Lakatan supply the crop individually to open domestic market channels. Incomes and living conditions of reform beneficiaries improved significantly compared to former plantation workers wages, but remained below the official family living wage rate. Per Kg. of bananas the income of non-reformed domestic market growers has been of the same magnitudes as for the export chain. However, the percentage of the latter has been much lower in terms of the final consumers' prices. The farmers of the domestic market have also more upgrading opportunities to organize cooperatives and reduce production and transaction costs. The export contract growers have already cooperatives and for upgrading will need the consent of powerful downstream agents in the chain. The reason for the limited impact of CARP is the power concentration by five multinationals and four influential Filipino families, which dominate the profitable wholesale supply and export stages of the banana chain.