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Media practice and new approaches to mise-en-scene and auteur theory in broadcast radio
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This PhD by Published Work aims to present a coherent programme of original radio research practice produced by the author and placed in an appropriate academic context that explores new approaches to mise-en-scène and auteur theory. The research met... Read More about Media practice and new approaches to mise-en-scene and auteur theory in broadcast radio.

The relevance of gatekeeping in the process of contemporary news creation and circulation in Saudi Arabia
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in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). Media & Cultural Studies

This thesis investigates the relevance of gatekeeping in the process of contemporary news creation and circulation in Saudi Arabia, using largely qualitative data obtained from the observation of two newspapers and a Twitter microblogger, and from pe... Read More about The relevance of gatekeeping in the process of contemporary news creation and circulation in Saudi Arabia.

Empathy for the devil : the poetics of identification in psychopath fiction
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Bentham, A. Empathy for the devil : the poetics of identification in psychopath fiction. (Thesis). University of Salford

As Philip L. Simpson notes, humankind has an ‘ongoing...fascination with tales of gruesome murders and evil villains’ (15). Popular culture abounds with depictions of the mad and the bad; and perhaps no single disorder holds as much morbid appeal as... Read More about Empathy for the devil : the poetics of identification in psychopath fiction.

Blogging while black and British : an exploratory study on the use of blogs as social cultural and counterhegemonic practice
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Gabriel, D. Blogging while black and British : an exploratory study on the use of blogs as social cultural and counterhegemonic practice. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis is an exploratory study on how people of African descent in the UK use blogs as social, cultural and counterhegemonic practice and is positioned within the theoretical frameworks of alternative media and critical race theory (CRT). The re... Read More about Blogging while black and British : an exploratory study on the use of blogs as social cultural and counterhegemonic practice.

Exploring the interface between scientific and technical translation and cognitive linguistics : the case of explicitation and implicitation
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and cognitive linguistics : the case of explicitation and implicitation. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis aims to explore the interface between scientific and technical translation (STT) and cognitive linguistics (CL), placing particular emphasis on the translationally relevant phenomena of explicitation and implicitation. The two concepts ar... Read More about Exploring the interface between scientific and technical translation and cognitive linguistics : the case of explicitation and implicitation.

Assessing the effectiveness of bilingual dictionaries for translation with reference to Al-Mawrid English/Arabic dictionary
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Al Mazrouei, S. Assessing the effectiveness of bilingual dictionaries for translation with reference to Al-Mawrid English/Arabic dictionary. (Thesis). University of Salford-Manchester

The present study assesses Al-Mawrid dictionary from the perspective of the degree of its usefulness as a translational tool. It starts by reviewing available published studies on related subjects such as cognitive semantics, neologism lexicography... Read More about Assessing the effectiveness of bilingual dictionaries for translation with reference to Al-Mawrid English/Arabic dictionary.

Environmental design within the Korean electronics industry : with particular reference to handheld devices
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: with particular reference to handheld devices. (Thesis). University of Salford

The paper will examine the use of eco-design tools within the Korean electronics industry, with particular reference to mobile phone design & manufacture.

Economic growth in Korea has been driven by aggressively exporting products, primarily to th... Read More about Environmental design within the Korean electronics industry : with particular reference to handheld devices.

FILM PERFORMANCE : The role of the actor within cinematic expression
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Coleclough, S. FILM PERFORMANCE : The role of the actor within cinematic expression. (Thesis). University of Salford

This work seeks to consider film acting as an integrated element of cinematic expression, a core aspect of film performance but one which gains additional meaning and commentary via combination and integration with the more traditionally considered a... Read More about FILM PERFORMANCE : The role of the actor within cinematic expression.

Motivational strategies : the perceptions of EFL teachers and students in the Saudi higher education context
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Alshehri, E. Motivational strategies : the perceptions of EFL teachers and students in the Saudi higher education context. (Thesis). University of Salford

Motivation has a significant role in the L2 learning process (e.g., Dörnyei, 1994; Gardner, 1985), leading many researchers to investigate the strategies which might generate and maintain students’ motivation in EFL classrooms. Previous studies of mo... Read More about Motivational strategies : the perceptions of EFL teachers and students in the Saudi higher education context.

Meaning and back translation
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This thesis sets out to contribute to the literature on back translation, a mode of translation that has not been seriously investigated. The study aims at investigating the reliability of back translation as a research tool with particular emphasis... Read More about Meaning and back translation.

Contextualising British experimental novelists in the long Sixties
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This thesis focuses upon five novelists – B.S. Johnson, Eva Figes, Alan Burns, Ann Quin, and Christine Brooke-Rose – whose works during the 1960s and early 1970s (Marwick’s “Long Sixties”) represent a unique approach to formal innovation; an approach... Read More about Contextualising British experimental novelists in the long Sixties.

The construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the poetry of Selima Hill
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This thesis combines close poetry readings and theoretical material in an inquiry into the construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the work of British poet Selima Hill. The introduction establishes the theoretical framework f... Read More about The construction of gender through embarrassment, shame and guilt in the poetry of Selima Hill.

Jazz for the Ipod generation : digital media and jazz in the UK
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Sykes, T. Jazz for the Ipod generation : digital media and jazz in the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

The central aim of this thesis is to address the research question: In what ways are digital media affecting the dissemination of jazz in Britain? Within this are four sub-questions:
1. Has the changing position of jazz in British culture since 1980... Read More about Jazz for the Ipod generation : digital media and jazz in the UK.

The role of diasporic media in facilitating citizen journalism and political awareness in Zimbabwe
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This thesis is a contribution to the debate on the role of diasporic media in effecting political change in Zimbabwe in the current period. Using a constructivist paradigm whose point of departure is that the world is changeable, the thesis uses thre... Read More about The role of diasporic media in facilitating citizen journalism and political awareness in Zimbabwe.

The Community Service Order (CSO) in Malaysia : an exploration of the perceptions and experiences of the youthful offenders and supervisors
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Othman, A. The Community Service Order (CSO) in Malaysia : an exploration of the perceptions and experiences of the youthful offenders and supervisors. (Thesis). University of Salford

The Community Service Order (CSO) in Malaysia: An Exploration of the Perceptions and Experiences of Supervisors and Offenders.
This qualitative study centres on the Community Service Order (CSO), a sentencing tool recently introduced in Malaysia whi... Read More about The Community Service Order (CSO) in Malaysia : an exploration of the perceptions and experiences of the youthful offenders and supervisors.

The digital performer : performance, technology and new performance paradigms
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Oliver, M. The digital performer : performance, technology and new performance paradigms. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis, portfolio of published original performances and texts examines the extent to which one can create an equitable and convincing ‘live’ performance presence when creating performances that incorporate mediatised performers. The experimenta... Read More about The digital performer : performance, technology and new performance paradigms.

'Partnership policing' in three marginalised communities : an ethnographic study
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Tufail, W. 'Partnership policing' in three marginalised communities : an ethnographic study. (Thesis). University of Salford

The development of community policing in the UK initiated the formation of ‘policing partnerships’. These early attempts, emerging in the 1980s, by police forces to establish partner relations with public and private sector organisations as well as c... Read More about 'Partnership policing' in three marginalised communities : an ethnographic study.

The translation of financial terms between English and Arabic, with particular reference to Islamic banking
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Al Saleem, K. The translation of financial terms between English and Arabic, with particular reference to Islamic banking. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis investigates the main features of professional translations of Islamic banking terms from Arabic to English and of translations of financial terms in English-Arabic dictionaries. The focus of the study is an analysis of three different tr... Read More about The translation of financial terms between English and Arabic, with particular reference to Islamic banking.

Towards terminology research as a practical philosophy of information : the terminology of radical constructivism as a case in point
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Neubauer, P. Towards terminology research as a practical philosophy of information : the terminology of radical constructivism as a case in point. (Thesis). University of Salford

The thesis presents a perspective on the possibility of harnessing sociocognitive terminology and related practices to the aim of describing philosophical terminology. In this case, the terminology of the radical constructivist philosopher Ernst von... Read More about Towards terminology research as a practical philosophy of information : the terminology of radical constructivism as a case in point.

Forging the shaft of the spear of victory : the creation and evolution of the home Fleet in the prewar era, 1900-1914
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Buckey, C. Forging the shaft of the spear of victory : the creation and evolution of the home Fleet in the prewar era, 1900-1914. (Thesis). University of Salford

The Royal Navy's main—but not only—weapon at the beginning of the First World War was the Grand Fleet, whose pre-war title was the Home Fleet. The Home Fleet was brought into being in April 1907 after a controversial and confusing series of communica... Read More about Forging the shaft of the spear of victory : the creation and evolution of the home Fleet in the prewar era, 1900-1914.