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PREDICTION AND MIND MAPPING STRATEGIES’ USE IN READING COMPREHENSION CLASSES CASE OF THIRD YEAR PUPILS at 1ST NOVEMBER 1954 MIDDLE SCHOOL M’SILA
(2-06) Hadjab Rayane, Chaker Meryem
students need to enhance their information, increase their vocabulary knowledge and develop other language skills. Reading plays an essential role in the process of language learning and teaching. It is the first skill that students should develop because it is considered as a main source for language input. Moreover, reading is one of the most challenging and difficult tasks that most of EFL learners’ face.Because of its complexity, students fail to achieve reading comprehension. As a result, we wanted to conduct a research to see if the use of reading strategies like mind mapping and prediction while teaching reading would help in overcoming reading comprehension difficulties. In this research, assumptions state that the use of prediction and mind mapping reading strategies by third year middle school learners help them achieve reading comprehension,and that the use of reading strategies makes the learning process better. To check validity of these assumptions, we prepared two questionnaires one for students and the other one for teachers in order to collect data about if teachers use reading strategies, and to see to what extent they are helpful. By the end of this study, it can be said that the assumptions that were set before are confirmed and all the research questions are answered. The results show that reading is regarded among the first language skills that the learners need; however, many of them encounter many difficulties The main factor behind learners’ low reading proficiency is the teaching methods followed by the teachers.
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La place de la culture algérienne d’expression française en compréhension de l’écrit dans le manuel scolaire en classe de FLE -Appartenance et risque culturels- Cas des apprenants de la 4ème année primaire Ecole primaire HADJEB Ahmed- M’SILADomaine
(université mohamed boudiaf .m'sila, 2017-06) ARIOUA Safa, BENSEFA Youcef Nabil
Résumé : Notre travail de recherche aborde la place de culture algérienne dans le manuel scolaire de 4ème A.P. Par une démarche descriptive analytique, notre travail a essayé de répondre à la question suivante : Quelle place réserve la culture algérienne dans le nouveau manuel du FLE de 2ème génération de la 4ème année primaire ? Quelles sont les précautions prises en garde pour éviter les risques d’acculturation ? Afin de répondre à cette question, nous avons pris en compte des synthèses sur l’interculturel de façon générale et sur sa place dans la didactique du FLE en Algérie. Dans cette perspective, nous avons fait une étude de culturel dans ce manuel grâce à l’analyse de contenu .Nous avons présenté, en premier lieu, le manuel scolaire en faisant une description détaillée de ses différents aspects. Ensuite, nous avons analysé les différents textes choisis pour arriver à la fin à une synthèse et une lecture des résultats.
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When Fiction Affects Reality: Tacit Religious and Political Dogmas in Lois Lowry‟s The Giver
(2017-06) BELAROUI Thameur, AZZOUZ Hamza
Persuasive writing presents the writer's opinion explicitly and tries to convince the reader to agree with them. However, there is another kind of writing which tries to spread tacit information for the purpose of affecting the reader‟s thoughts and promoting a cause or point of view. This kind of writing is widespread in novels of fictional nature where novelists employ many psychological and linguistic techniques to make their novels amply meaningful and subject to many interpretations by their targeted readers. Fictional writings can, therefore, serve as a vehicle to convey positive or negative implications to the targeted readers for the purpose of persuading them, informing them, or entertaining and sharing experiences or feelings with them. This can be achieved only with the help of a set of appropriately employed linguistic and psychological tools. This work is an attempt to uncover and categorize those psychological and linguistic tools used in fiction through the qualitative analysis of a young adult fictional novel taken as a case study, namely Lois Lowry‟s The Giver (1993). By revealing those psychological and linguistic tools, we will be able to detect any possible dogmas behind the text. However, we are to put much emphasis on the religious and political dogmas due to their importance in forming the individual and collective ideologies. This thesis, therefore, might help founding a scientific basis for interpreting fiction and answering the question of how fiction can affect peoples‟ reality.
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Utopia in Toni Morrison’s Paradise and Dystopia in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road: Challenging the Myth of American Exceptionalism
(2017-06) Samya BEDDIAR, Amel BELADJOUZ
you Abstract This dissertation studies the Myth of American exceptionalism in the Utopian novel Paradise by Toni Morrison and in the dystopian novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy using an analytical-comparative approach. It is noteworthy to know that American exceptionalism manifests itself in different ways, but the most troubling for international politics was the way this myth was explicitly proclaimed in a series of public speeches. Therefore, both novels are studied to criticize this myth through shedding light on its violent nature that justifies war and imperialism. The novels are studied thematically in relation to the elements of Slotkin’s theory regeneration through violence, mainly Frontier and Violence, American hero, Guns and Weapons and American Wars. Moreover, a stylistic analysis is undertaken to show how this myth affects both novels and the political agenda in U.S foreign policy as represented in Bush’s speech in the aftermath of 9/11 Attacks which gave legitimacy and meaning to Iraq Invasion 2003.
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The Rise of the Hippie Counterculture in the United States of America
(2017-06) Gatt Amine Bahaa Eddine, Kharfi Mohamed Elamine Elhocini
Abstract This dissertation is a study of the hippie counterculture phenomenon in the United States in terms of examining social and cultural circumstances that contributed to intensifying youth grievances. The research also sheds light on the changing realities of post WWII America. First, dissertation casts light on the retraction of the authoritative household environment while consequently attributing the counterculture adventurous nature to this particular shift. Secondly, it examines the fascism of the technocratic society. Thirdly, it posits the difference of cultural perspectives as a viable cause of cultural discontinuity among generations. The study also attempts to delineate the social and cultural configurations in the shape of opening up to new perspectives regarding sexuality, drugs, spirituality, and communal experience. These new heights that have been discovered, were at first just a mean to express discontent of the wretched reality.
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Christian Dogma and American Modern Feminism
(2017-06) Saadi Oumama, Gasmi Lamria
Abstract Feminism is a belief that refers to social, political, and economic equal rights and opportunities between male and female that started in 1960’s and lasted until 1980’s. Religion has been one of the most powerful institutions involved in shaping people’s beliefs, attitudes, values, and behavior. Few scholars, however, both in China and in the United States, have ever focused on this topic. This thesis studies feminism in relation with religions, it specifies with Christianity as a main subject for this work. It contains the necessary information to understand how feminism as new movement is constructed with Christianity which always considers patriarchy as a central element in the life of Church. However, it seeks to show the way Church treats women in the old and modern era and the Bible's view on them, it also presents the roles women played to achieve their God's satisfaction whereas in Church, in their families, with their husbands, relatives and in the whole community. Besides that, this thesis provides the achievements that some women figures realized through politics, religion as well as literary writings. This piece of research relied most on two methods: the historical and descriptive approaches.
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Hitler as a Mask against Death Anxiety in Don DeLillo’s ‘White Noise’, A Psychoanalytical Study of Jack’s Psyche
(2017-06) Djihad, Hadjab
Abstract In order to understand the changes that are affecting the course of history, shaping the current present, and forming the face of future, it is necessary to conduct a profound study of literary works that provide with its characters, which reflect real people, a sample of different individuals throughout history. These characters can be studied from a psychological point of view in order to understand human behavior and actions that led to the reality of present-day. Hence, it is crucial to shed light on the postmodern man that led to the rapid pace of changes in the world. In this respect, Don DeLillo’s White Noise is a work that provides one of the oddest characters; Jack Gladney that represents postmodern Americans. With the aid of this—considered literary genius, American writer, this present study aims at analyzing the psyche of the character Jack and how he relates to postmodern Americans, with proper regard to Jack’s eminent obsession with the, highly controversial, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler to conceal his fears. Furthermore, this research will employ a psychological approach with emphasis on Psychoanalytical theory, mainly Freudian and Lacanian, from which the findings of this study will be drawn.
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Bella’s Stereotyped Role through Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight
(2017-06) Abir, KHELIFI
This dissertation examines the restoration of the patriarchal system, along with woman’s oppression and psychological repression through Twilight, a story written by the American novelist, Stephenie Meyer. This scrutiny is significant in the fact that it brings to the surface patriarchal oppression of a protagonist inscribed in the world of vampirism. Throughout the story and from feminist and psychoanalytical point of view, the protagonist Bella Swan is apparently restricted to a feminine role, including her appearance, her thoughts, and her behaviours with males. Then, she is exposed to the consequences of the classical gender role. She is physically, economically, and psychologically oppressed. Therefore, this examination aims to analyse the character of Bella and show the disparity between her and her lover, Edward Cullen. Moreover, this research intends to exhibit the negative impacts of patriarchy, regarding the Otherness and the psychological oppression of Bella, individually and socially. To achieve these goals, this study called for two theories: the feminist standpoint of Simone de Beauvoir’s the Second Sex which helps identifying Bella’s gender alienation in a male dominated society. In addition to the Freudian psychoanalytical perspective that studies the function of Bella’s psyche, as well as her traumatic psychology which is induced by her inferior status. After investigation, it has been revealed that Bella is inhibited by her stereotypical female role. She is physically and psychologically oppressed. In other words, she is subjugated in a patriarchal world
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The Role of American Media in Spreading Islamophobia after 9/11 Case Study: Written Press
(2017-06) Hamadi Nasreddine, Belkaid Maamar
IV Abstract This paper seeks to investigate the portrayal of Islam and Muslims in the American mainstream media and its role in spreading and promoting Islamophobia after 9/11, whether the picture is distorted and misinformation, and how this influenced public opinion. Recently, considerable attention has been paid to the Muslim community in the US news, discussions and debates which become hyper-visible. This increased interest makes the need for this research project timely. The events of 9/11 have brought Islam and Muslims in the American spotlight, since then, media plays a significant role on public perceptions, it extensively links Islam with terrorism where often lead to disastrous consequences. This paper would provide a profound analysis of mainstream US newspapers’ articles to show the power of media on mindset and the biased portrayal of Muslims and Islam which driven and exploited for personal gains. Qualitative methodology would be adopted along this work. The findings highlight that there is a prejudice, misinformation and some newspapers tended to present Islam and Muslims in a negative way, resorting to some stereotypical images that Islam is violent and intolerance, and adopting a double standard policy to depict Muslims constantly as terrorists, and extremists.
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Turkey’s Accession to the European Union: Major Obstructions
(2017-06) Chetouah Rima, Tebbal Roumaissa
I Abstract Turkey‟s accession to the European Union (EU) is a subject of intense debate both in Europe and in Turkey today. Although Turkey first applied to join the EU about 60 years ago, it is the only candidate country which until now does not guarantee its position in EU map for several reasons. The main objective of this study is to analyze the major obstacles that prevent Turkey from being a full member in the EU. In order to achieve our aims we have used the descriptive analytical method. The results of our study reveal that the main reasons behind delaying Turkey‟s prospects to join the European Union are ideological ones, particularly the different religious and cultural dimension of Turkey from the European Bloc. Turkey‟s large population and Islamic identity are additional reasons behind furthering the dream of EU membership for a distant prospect.
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Vietnamization and Balkanization of Iraq after the American Invasion
(2017-06) Dalila GHEFSI, Sabra CHEBABHA
ABSTRACT This dissertation attempts to show the different aspects of Vietnamization and Balkanization of Iraq after the American Invasion, it serves as a socio-political accusation to reveal the US wrongs in Iraq. In this regard, the study is divided into three chapters. The first chapter discusses why Iraq war is considered as a part of the Bush administration’s hidden global agenda to attain American hegemony, that is why America used some pretexts to convince its people and public opinion that this war is for promoting peace. In the second chapter, we describe America’s illegal aggressive war in Iraq that caused terrible crimes against humanity including brutal intimidation forms of murders, torture, starvation, and deprivation of jobs; in addition to the destruction of the largest fortress of mankind’s heritage. In the third chapter, we investigate how Iraq became an arena for breeding terrorism and how this war turned its courtyards and streets to the scene of the terrorist operations. Besides, the war and its chaotic aftermath triggered a sectarian violence that now haunts Iraq and predicts further intervention in the region's conflicts.
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Miss Havisham’s Experience with the Gothic Space in Dickens’ s Great Expectations
(2017-06) AZIZI F/Zahra, AICHOUCHE Hanene
ABSTRACT This thesis “Miss Havisham’ s Experience with the Gothic Space in Dickens’ Great Expectations” traces over two chapters Charles Dickens’ adaptation of the Gothic elements into his classic Victorian novel “Great expectations”. This study extends and focuses on the great gothic characteristics function through a female figure “Miss Havisham” and her alteration for the uncanny gothic role within the novel. This investigation aims at laying attention on the way she creates her gothic space, and to show through evidence the position she took in marrying the gothic. The whole work is devoted to explore the main character “Miss Havisham” in order to understand her psychological state. The study reports on a minute stand on “Miss Havisham” the villainy creature that changed her attitudes and mood from a well set up lady ready for marriage to an intense upheaval of a desperate, degenerated and vengeful woman. This project responds to the Bildungsroman “Great expectations” which portrays the degree of extreme hate that a woman can bear to man through “Miss Havisham” characterization.
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The Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU: the Ultimate Reasons
(2017-06) LAMOURI, Hafsa
L’Union européenne est une unité économique et politique unique entre vingt -huit nations européennes. Le Royaume-Uni a rejoint l’Union européenne en 1973. Après de nombreuses années d’adhésion, il a décidé de s’en retirer. Sa décision de quitter cette organisation a choqué le monde en particulier les États membres de cette communauté et les a amenés à avoir des attitudes différentes à l’égard de cette question. Cette étude visait à étudier les principales raisons du retrait du Royaume- Uni de l’Union européenne. Pour explorer le sujet, la méthode utilisée a été la méthode descriptive. Les résultats montrent que le Royaume-Uni veut protéger ses intérêts et ses frontières, même si aux dépens de l’Union européenne parce que ce qui importe seulement c’est resté un pays puissant et garder sa position forte dans le monde.
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Blair’s Reforms and Impacts onThe Middle East
(2017-06) NAIT SEGHIR, Mebarka
Abstract: This research tried to shed light on the political personality of Tony Blair, The British Prime Minister for three terms, from 1997 till 2007. Britain agreed under his premiership with American policy, in particular to what was related to the Iraqi blockade of 2003 and before that Afghanistan in 2001; Blair is viewed to be the reason that led his country involved in the war in Iraq by using the pretext of fighting terrorist groups.
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The Colonial Legacy in Ayi Kwei Armah’s Novel “The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born”
(2017-06) Fahima AMMARI, Fatima Zohra GHERBI
Abstract The purpose behind the present study is to depict the changes in Ghana brought by colonialism and to describe the situations of the Ghanaian society as reflected by Armah's novel The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born. The work casts light on the characteristics of people, their conditions and life before and after the British colonialism and the way in which Armah described such situation in his writings. Besides, this dissertation discusses post-colonialism as an era of struggle and challenges for the Ghanaians and how it is later represented in the African literature. As a case study, Armah's novel The Beautyful Once Are Not Yet Born had been the appropriate writings to portray the African condition after independence. Consequently, the post-colonial theory provides an appropriate literary device for a better understanding of the work. For a future prospective, this study can illustrate more information about Armah's literary work regarding how post-independent societies are depicted in the novel. Moreover, the results show that the British colonialism had negatively affected post colonial societies in Ghana and Africa as a whole.
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The Disunited Kingdom: The Rise of Scottish Nationalism.
(2017-06) Hellal wahiba, Kouriche Hanane
Abstract The current study is an attempt to spot light on the growth of the consciousness among Scottish people about the necessity of independence. It represents the struggle which was between England and Scotland before 1707. This year that marked the birth of new relation among them under the name of UK. This latter lasted for more than three centuries till the emergence of the idea of devolution which later transformed into the need for full independence. The thesis reflects its real sense for Scots also it sheds light on the most important arguments that increased their desire to gain it. The work aims at exploring the rise of Scottish nationalism and its role in holding the referendum of 2014. It represents its results and to what extent they affected the UK where they revealed its real image not as it appeared to the world as one unit.
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The Abortion Rights Controversy between Liberalism and Conservatism in the United States of America
(2017-06) CHENNI, Halima
Abstract The history of abortion in the United States of America is portrayed as controversial topic, and over the years many different attitudes have been taken around it with religious, moral, political, and cultural dimensions. The present work is an attempt to give an overview and history of abortion in the United States of America and to uncover the multi- voices attitudes that shaped the abortion rights controversy between pro-life and pro-choice positions. In addition to that, the objective of the current study is to provide a detailed investigation about the issue of abortion. To investigate our topic, we chose the psychoanalytical, feminist approaches, and descriptive method. Through our research, we came to the following conclusion that abortion is still a continuous controversial topic.
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Rise of Digital Media in American Presidential Election Campaigns The case of Barack Obama’s 2008 Campaign
(2017-06) Selma, BAST
IV Abstract This dissertation, entitled The Rise of Digital Media in American Presidential Election Campaigns Barack Obama’s 2008 Campaign, consists of two chapters. It aims at examining the role Mass Media play in presidential election campaigns in the United States of America (USA). First, it traces back the general development of media forms in the American society and examines how this development influenced presidential campaigning through history. This research mainly focuses on the three widely used media forms in the American society, newspapers, Television and the internet. Further, by applying Media Ecology Theory, the study investigates how Obama’s 2008 election campaign relied on the New Media (the internet) and how the strategic use resulted in an unprecedented movement-like Campaign.
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Existential Images in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man
(2017-06) Dokmane, Oumaima
Abstract The present dissertation tries to demonstrate that Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is an existential work. It further argues that Ellison uses Existentialism to discuss the identity issue of the Afro-Americans, and he uses it as psychotherapy. To confirm this claim, the notions of bad, good faith, authenticity, absurdity, alienation, freedom, anxiety, dasein, essence, and existence coined by Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre are used in analyzing key passages in Invisible Man. Additionally, The Freudian Psychoanalysis, mainly, the interpretation of dreams is utilized in conducting the study due to its relevance the question this dissertation raises. The findings of this study show that Ellison uses the philosophy of existence to tackle the issue of Afro-Americans identity.
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The Struggle of Veiled Muslim Women in America through Mohja Kahf’s “The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf”
(2017-06) Khaoula BELABES, Sabrina TARFAYA
Abstract This dissertation discusses the struggle that Muslim Arab veiled women encounter in the American diaspora. Written by the Syrian American writer and poet Mohja Kahf, The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf is used as a corpus to analyze and understand this issue. This semibiographical novel presents a great opportunity to address oppression, religious intolerance and double consciousness, which are constant issues that Muslim Arab women immigrants generally confront. The study is significant in the sense that it brings to view the unspoken of all injustices and bias against American Muslim Arab veiled women. In other words, the conflict had existed prior to 9/11 era. However, it was those bloody attacks which functioned as a catalyst accelerating both oppression of these women and gave rise to their commitment to struggle that subjugation. The dissertation equally analyzes the biased western view, which boils down to the way the West is blinded by its own failure to recognize its stereotyping actions on one hand, and criticizes the West beliefs of own culture to be far more superior than Non-Western cultures, on the other. Hence, to achieve its intended purpose which lays in revealing the different layers of hardships waged against Muslim women, the study calls for postcolonial approach, the choice that resorts to Edward Said’s Orientalism theory.