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AbstractA Strategy for the Semi-Automatic Detection of Press Neologisms – The Observatori de Neologia de Barcelona (OBNEB) was created in order to automatize the detection of formal neologisms found in the press. In this article the basic concepts related to neology are introduced together with the process carried out at the OBNEB. The features of the Corpus of the University of Barcelona are presented in detail. Composed of seven millions of occurrences taken from press texts, this corpus was used to test a programme for the semi-automatic extraction of neologisms. Finally, the authors show how the programme developed at the Institut de Lingüística Aplicada manages to fulfill this task. Further information about the authors and their work can be found in "http.V/www.iula.upf.cs".
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This article analyzes the relationship between the promotion of sustainable development skills with: i) the characteristics of the organizations and ii) the promotion of a sustainable development approach. Based on a questionnaire survey conducted in 2016 with 560 respondents from Quebec organizations, we asked them about their commitment to sustainable development principles and their opinions regarding the promotion of sustainable development skills. Our analysis characterizes the organizations involved in sustainable development approach and highlights the links between the sustainable development approach and the promotion of those skills. Our results are twofold. First, in terms of characterization, organizations involved in the primary sector, large-scale organizations as well as those belonging to the public domain show a greater propensity to engage in a sustainable development approach. According to respondents, this often leads to a high recognition of the employability of sustainable development skills. Second, the commitment to a sustainable development approach partly explains the emphasize on employee skills, whether in terms of general interest, in-house training or academic formations. Given these results, we suggest that the legislative context could help to stimulate the commitment to a sustainable development approach, while the commercial role of organizations would appear to hinder it, despite the competitive opportunities that such an approach may offer.
Keywords: compétences, employabilité, développement durable, organisations, competencies, employment, sustainable development, organizations
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This paper examines the diversity and complexities of nonstandard work. Two types of nonstandard workers are studied: workers employed by temporary help agencies (THAs) and contract company workers, both of which are involved in a triadic employment relationship. The analyses are based on interviews with managers in three service-sector companies in Norway. The paper discusses the dilemmas managers in client-organizations face when agency temporaries and contract company workers are integrated and do work similar to what is done by the regular workers in the firm. Managers in client-organizations require loyalty from nonstandard workers, and under certain conditions, nonstandard workers are able to form pressure groups. The findings are discussed in relation to the highly regulated labour market in Norway, in a period of labour shortage.
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The establishment in Québec in the 1970's of Centres locaux de services communautaires (CLSCs) was the result of a social crisis that existed at the time, but which has evolved into a different set of conditions today. The issues at stake in the CLSCs of today are presented by the authors through an examination of the structure and functioning of these institutions. Two dimensions—work relations and consumer (client)/institution relations—are examined side-by-side.At their origin, CLSCs were characterized by a three-way alliance between administration, staff and users. Client dependency and authoritarian work relations were rejected as models. This initial balance was thrown into jeopardy when a Fordist work model was adopted to replace the original sociopolitical model. On the consumer level, categorization began to replace the sociocommunity model in provision of social services. The future of the CLSC as an institution will be determined around these issues.Local Community Service Centers. The abbreviation "CLSC" is commonly used in Québec in English as well as French milieux.
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In North America, aural skills (as) are usually taught to children during the instrumental music lessons. While learning musical dictation and sight-singing can be difficult for some learners, the use of appropriate technological tools could facilitate the process. However, the use of information and communication technologies (ict) by music teachers in aural skills instruction to children have not been documented. An online survey was conducted in the Province of Quebec (Canada) in order to answer the following questions: 1) To what extent do instrumental music teachers use ict when teaching as to children between 6 and 12 years old?; 2) Are the teachers' socio-demographic characteristics, as training and perception of as teaching linked to the use and the frequency of use of ict? The results show that the use of ict to teach as is still relatively uncommon. Furthermore, it would be negatively correlated with age, competence felt during training and perceived competence to teach as. Finally, it appears that a smaller proportion of piano teachers and women use ict, or use them less often. A better understanding of the teachers' perception of technology could help develop more adapted resources.
Keywords: aural skills, computer, ear training, smartphone, technology, compétences auditives, formation auditive, ordinateur, technologie, téléphone intelligent
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