Nimrod Delante- Doctor of Communication
- Lecturer at Nanyang Technological University
Nimrod Delante
- Doctor of Communication
- Lecturer at Nanyang Technological University
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Introduction
Nimrod is a lecturer at Nanyang Technological University's College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. He completed his PhD in Communication at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) in September 2019. His research interests include learning and teaching, rhetoric/rhetoric studies, intercultural communication, multiculturalism, interpersonal communication, international communication, strategic communication, organisational communication and development communication.
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April 2015 - October 2019
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Publications (13)
This study examines the effectiveness of Post-Entry English Language Assessment (PELA) as a predictor of international business students’ English writing performance and academic performance. An intervention involving the implementation of contextualised English writing workshops was embedded in a specific business subject targeted at students who...
In this reflective study, I perceive the impact of my own written feedback on students’ academic writing skills in particular and on learning in general. Anchored on Schon’s reflection-on-action (ROA) framework, my reflection arose from a content analysis of my written feedback on 80 student drafts and 44 feedback responses. I found that my written...
People create vivid images about a natural disaster that has caused them pain and suffering. Just as people do this, natural disasters also have the capacity to reconstruct people's sense of self. We discovered this through listening to the youth survivors of typhoon Haiyan and understanding their narratives about the disaster. This study attempted...
Theoretically, this study is framed within the rhetorical tradition of communication theory which theorizes communication as the practical art of discourse and problems of communication as social exigencies requiring collective deliberation and judgement. Methodologically, this study is influenced by hermeneutic empiricism as a qualitative/interpre...
Theoretically, this study is framed within the semiotic tradition of communication theory, which theorizes communication as the intersubjective mediation by signs. Methodologically, this study is guided by Peirce’s semiotic ideas, especially his writing about the commens and commind, or the sign and the object, and the power of a community (constit...
Semiotics uncovers signs and objects in narrative accounts and vivid descriptions in the larger body of texts through the power of an interpretant. A sign is an idea that stands for something bigger while an object is a possible interpretation or meaning of that idea. An interpretant is best thought of as the understanding that we have of the sign-...
Trolling and fake news diminish critical analysis and moral values. They are driven by partisan politics, profitable goals, and self-gratification, which in turn demoralize targets, distort truths and public opinion, expand political polarization, and destroy intellectual discourse. By thematically analyzing news articles about trolling and fake ne...
Reflection is a conscious process in which I think about the
actions I undertake, the reasons for these actions, and their
impact on my life and on my students. Through reflection, I
become deeply engaged with my day-to-day experiences and
the meanings I create to such experiences as I interact with
students, fellow teachers, and the larger academi...
This article considers potential impacts the study of language, including ecolinguistics, can have on important real-world issues, and how linguists and others can involve themselves in addressing these issues for a sustainable future. The article is divided into two parts. The first part provides an illustrative study in which computer tools were...
Learning advisors are teaching professionals who play an important role in higher education. They exist in universities in order to help students achieve success in their studies and in their careers. However, learning advisors are faced with some key challenges. One issue is the seemingly vague and inferior position that they have in higher educat...
Teachers who teach the same topics sometimes teach them differently. This study used classroom observation, post-action reflection and peer discussion among teachers to gather data on differences in how two tertiary level language teachers teach the same workshops, and to share their reflections about why they teach the way they teach and in what w...
Questions
Question (1)
In the final stage of my PhD dissertation, I am stuck about how to theorize from my narrative data such that my theorizing is 'not functionalist' in nature but 'something new or novel' - an advice that most supervisors would want their PhD students to heed.
For example, in my study about the rhetorical practices of two foreign teachers in my university, how I read/analysed Teacher A is this:
Her rhetorical practices in the classroom are targeted at two domains: academic (accomplishment of personal goals, e.g., finishing a university degree) and industry (accomplishing life, e.g., entering the workforce as a knowledgeable and competent employee).
Any idea about theorizing from this interpretation? Appreciate any thoughts.
Thank you.
