• A fragment of an early modern tract on grammar and metrics 

  Ó Riain, Gordon (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 2017)

  This contribution presents an edition, with textual notes and translation, of a fragment of a tract which is concerned with the formation of compound words and alliteration. The contents of the text are examined in detail ...
• Training technical communication students to work with translators 

  Cleary, Yvonne; Slattery, Darina M. (Society for Technical Communication, 2016)

  Much of the content produced by technical communicators and content developers will later be translated for users from other cultures. For example, instruction manuals, web sites, e-learning courses, software tools and ...
• Implementing reflective writing in a problem-based learning civil engineering programme 

  Cosgrove, Tom; Slattery, Darina M. (McMaster University Engineering, 2014)

  Some issues of current concern in engineering education are described. The theory, rationale and implementation of reflective practice in educational settings are briefly reviewed. The use of reflective writing in ...
• The EUCERMAT online teaching programme 

  Slattery, Darina M.; de Barra, Eamonn; Chasseau, Claire (2018)

  This report details how students were recruited on to the EUCERMAT Erasmus+ online teaching programme and how the modules were managed across institutions. It provides detail on the structure of the EUCERMAT teaching ...
• Virtual teams in higher education: challenges and rewards for teachers and students 

  Cleary, Yvonne; Slattery, Darina M. (The All Ireland Society for Higher Education, 2009)

  As virtual teams become more common in the workplace, a growing body of research has examined the factors critical to their success. Many studies have focused on practitioners or on students in business programs. This paper ...
• Experiencing the digital image in popular cinema: a perspective on the horror and crime genres 

  O'Shea, Noel Gerard (University of Limerick, 2017)

  The discourse surrounding digital technology in popular film has usually focused on computer-generated imagery (CGI), overlooking the method of image-capture involving digital cameras. I argue that the replacement of ...
• Dobbs and the tiger: the Yeatses' intimate occult 

  Harper, Margaret (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2018)

  The mediumistic relationship between W. B. Yeats and his wife George (née Hyde Lees) is an important guide to the creative work produced by the Irish poet after their marriage in 1917. Their unusual collaboration illuminates ...
• TecCOMFrame: A competence framework for technical communication 

  Cleary, Yvonne; Karreman, Joyce; Closs, Sissi; Drazek, Zygmunt; Engberg, Jan; Ghenghea, Voichita; Meex, Birgitta; Minacori, Patricia; Müller, Julia; Straub, Daniela (IEEE Computer Society, 2017)

  The role of technical communicators is expanding due to technology. However, many individuals throughout Europe gain employment as technical communicators without undergoing specialized training. TecCOMFrame, a ...
• Use of collaboration assignments to support online learning communities 

  Slattery, Darina M.; Cleary, Yvonne (IEEE Computer Society, 2017)

  During the past few decades, increased use of information and communication technologies has led to educational innovations such as synchronous and asynchronous online collaboration tools and learning management systems. ...
• Using simulation to develop entrepreneurial skills and mind-set: an exploratory case study 

  Costin, Yvonne; O'Brien, Michael P.; Slattery, Darina M. (International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018)

  Entrepreneurs need to develop a range of skills to be successful, including skills in decision making, risk management, problem solving, communication, and teamwork. Games and simulations are increasingly being used in ...
• Anthologies and Miscellanies 

  Griffin, Carrie (John Wiley & Sons Ltd.,, 2017)

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• The language of Caithréim Thoirdhealbhaigh 

  Ó Riain, Gordon (Irish Texts Society, 2012)

  The historical text Caithreim Thoirdhealbhaigh has received relatively little linguistic or textual attention in spite of the fact that Standish Hayes O'Grady's edition of the text was made available over eighty years ...
• The topography of Bruidhean Da Choga or Bryanmore Hill, Co. Westmeath 

  Finnegan, Aengus (Ulster Place Name Society, 2012)

  The placename Bmidhean Da Choga (earlier Bmiden Da Choca) is well attested before 1000 A.D. It is mentioned in Sdla Mucce Meic Datiz6, The Annals of the Four Masters for the year 919 A.D and in Chranicon Scotorum for ...
• Blended learning and the professional development of on-campus teachers: a case study 

  Slattery, Darina M.; Ledwith, Ann; Hyland, Pádraig (OpenEducationEuropa, 2017)

  On-campus institutions are increasingly moving towards blended modes of delivery. In some cases, these blended programmes supplement existing offerings; in other cases, they replace them entirely. Regardless of the reasons ...
• Framing privatisation: the dominance of neo-liberal discourse and the death of the public good 

  Graham, Ciara; Silke, Henry (2017)

  This paper looks at the privatisation Bórd Gáis Éireann (BGÉ) in 2014 and the treatment of this issue by the mainstream print media in Ireland. From a contextual perspective, this came in the wake of the global economic ...
• Economic inequality|contrasting conceptions, discourses and studies of economic inequalities 

  Preston, Paschal; Silke, Henry (University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, 2017)

  Having been largely ignored for decades, the issues of economic and social inequalitieshave regained mainstream political attention in the Western capitalist countries in recentyears. The inequality and austerity trends ...
• Base, superstructure and the Irish property crash towards a crisis theory of communications 

  Silke, Henry (2015)

  Since the onset of the great recession there have been key debates around various aspectsof crisis theory, most notably around the areas of the rate of profit (Brenner 2009; Kliman 2012),under-consumption/overproduction ...
• Code-mixing and context: a Corca Dhuibhne case study 

  Darcy, Guinevere (University of Limerick, 2014)

  In the current language dynamic of Ireland, the number of L1 speakers of Irish within the Gaeltacht areas is diminishing. The home language of the Gaeltacht is gradually shifting towards Irish-English bilingualism, and ...
• Getting past the ‘post-’: history and time in the fiction of David Mitchell 

  Beville, Maria (University of Zadar, 2015)

  This paper examines David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas (2004) and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (2010), with a particular focus on history and narrative time. It seeks to offer an alternative perspective on the multiple ...
• TecCOMFrame: building bridges between technical communication and translation studies through a prototype specialisation curriculum 

  Cleary, Yvonne; Engberg, Jan; Karreman, Joyce; Meex, Birgitta; Closs, Sissi; Drazek, Zygmunt; Ghenghea, Voichita; Minacori, Patricia; Müller, Julia; Straub, Daniela (De Gruyter, 2017)

  Technical communication is a new field of work compared to other professions, and therefore it does not have a standardised curriculum. In Europe, many technical communicators do not have qualifications in the area. ...

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