http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1511 2026-04-14T23:29:45Z 2026-04-14T23:29:45Z Coker, Wincharles http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6417 2021-11-10T11:18:07Z 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a woman is nude : A critical visual analysis of “Harlem” photograph Coker, Wincharles This paper offers an alternative oppositional reading against the obvious, dominant taken-for-granted codes of scopophilia by which Aaron Siskind’s “Harlem” photograph is interpreted. The paper draws primarily on the works of French thinkers Roland Barthes and Jean Baudrillard to make the case that the nudity of the Black woman evokes a false sexual pathos and heigthens the fetishization of her body 5p:, ill.

2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Mensah, Collins Adjei http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6416 2021-11-10T11:13:31Z 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Urban green spaces in Africa: Nature and challenges Mensah, Collins Adjei Green spaces constitute a major environmental resource of urban landscape. In Africa, statistics show that urban green spaces are depleting at an alarming rate with green spaces now occupying small proportion of the landmass of several urban areas. This paper sought to give a broad discussion on the nature and challenges behind the deterioration and poor management of urban green spaces in Africa. The paper adapted the systematic review approach and utilized publications that focused on or related to urban green spaces in the African sub-region. Among the major findings of the paper were that the nature and distribution of green spaces in Africa is influenced by the ecological zones and climate conditions of Africa. The challenges uncovered to hinder the development of green spaces in Africa included the following: rapid urbanisation, low resource base of institutions on green spaces, lack of priority to green spaces, corruption, uncooperative attitudes of the local people and political instability. To address these challenges, joint and committed efforts by national governments, city authorities and the local people to preserve these spaces is crucial. Green spaces should be treated as among the top priorities of the development agenda of urban planning authorities with the allied institutions managing green spaces well-resourced to go about their activities as expected of them 11p:, ill.

2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Li, Chili http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6414 2021-11-10T11:07:43Z 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

An investigation of Chinese students’ learning styles at an english-medium University in Mainland China Li, Chili This paper reports on an investigation of Chinese tertiary students’ perceptual learning styles at an English-medium university in mainland China. Results revealed that 1) a wide variety of learning styles was distributed among Chinese EFL students, a majority of them favoring tactile, kinesthetic, and visual learningstyles; 2) gender differences existed but were not statistically significant in the learning-style preferences between male and female students; 3) English majors and Non-English majors showed statistically significant differences in their tactile learning and kinesthetic learning; 4) English majors differed significantly from Non-English majors in their tactile learning and kinesthetic learning; 5) postgraduates and undergraduates were significantly different in their preferences for auditory learning and individual learning. These results provided insightful implications for tertiary English teaching in China 198p:, ill.

2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Torto, Richard T. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6412 2021-11-10T10:59:58Z 2019-11-30T00:00:00Z

The use of grammatical elements to achieve persuasion in advertising in the print media in Ghana Torto, Richard T. Advertising is a type of communication whose ultimate goal is to persuade potential customers of the good qualities of products and services. There are various strategies that advertisers employ in order to persuade their customers to take purchasing decisions. One of them is the designing of an advertisement in which the pictorial images and other graphic designs are prominent. Another persuasive technique is the use of language to transmit the advertising message. In this regard, copywriters employ language in an attractive way to achieve persuasion in advertisements. It is worth postulating that although a number of persuasive strategies are available in advertising, language is integral in the communication of information. The focus of the current study was the use of grammatical elements in the English of advertisements by copywriters in the newspapers in Ghana for persuasive effect. The qualitative research design was employed and the study was underpinned by the Standard Theory of Generative Grammar. The current study proved that copywriters in the print media in Ghana employed imperative and declarative sentences, nominal phrases, the second person personal pronoun and modifiers such as adjectives and adverbs for persuasive effect 14p:, ill.

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