Innovation in Language Learning
Non-state Actors in Internationalizing and Localizing English in the Process of Non-formal Education in Armenia; Linguistic Analysis of Language Patterns of Democratic Style
Elina Stepanyan, University of Padova (Italy)
Abstract
The period following the end of World War II was distinguished with the prompt emergence of volunteer organizations, charitable associations, various types of social movements and social unions which started to have their implicit role in shaping the reality of their time.
These non-governmental organizations launched a prolific activity which was often distinct with high impact locally, regionally as well as internationally in the frames of ameliorating the trends of social life and efficiently fostering the democratization processes by involving and endorsing social capital and empowering the civil society.
The newly emerged social sector became a key factor in generating and shaping egalitarian practices in such counties as Armenia. And while carrying out a research on the role of nongovernmental organizations in the democracy development processes in Armenia, we have
uncovered the role and key prominence of the language use in this multifaceted and chained educational process. It has become palpable that this process is vital in transmitting concepts, values and beliefs in democratic style from already constituted English vocabulary into
Armenian, yet in fermentation process, relative understanding of democracy. Hence, a conclusion was made that these two seemingly different fields emanated from one another and cannot act disjointedly.
Therefore, on this purpose the main research was initiated in 2015 and afterwards an investigative field work has been carried out in Armenia, which is thoroughly discussed in the current paper.
Henceforth, the current paper discloses the key factors uncovered during the field work in Armenia, which primarily regard the dominance of English in the field, the constant translations required to be carried out permanently from English into Armenian and vice versa, the multifaceted consequences and issues that the interpretations lead to and several other crucial aspects. Indissoluble parts constructing the phenomenon, such a neologisms, loanwords and differences between mentality entailing to the language and value system are thoroughly discussed.
