Loukia Taxitari
Biographic Data
| ID | 6090889 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Loukia Taxitari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Loukia |
| FAMILY NAME | Taxitari |
| SIGNATURE | TAXITARI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cyprus University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6782-7534 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Greek Cypriot and immigrant students’ attitudes and perceptions of acculturation, ethnic identity and self-esteem in the Republic of Cyprus
The multicultural Cypriot society is called upon to face its increasing diversity and manage the relations between its inhabitants (locals and immigrants) for peaceful coexistence. The present study compared acculturation processes of Ιmmigrant students to those of local primary school students aged 11–12 years regarding social adjustment, ethnic identity and self-esteem. Results showed a stronger orientation toward their Country of Origin for bo…
Disinformation Aims to Mislead; Misinformation Thrives in Ignorance”
The article herein examines the multifaceted challenges of misinformation and disinformation in the media landscape, with a focus on strategies to enhance media literacy among adults. The primary objective of this study is to examine the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of disinformation and misinformation in media within the internet society, ultimately contributing to developing targeted educational programs and policy recommendations. T…
Social Media News Headlines and Their Influence on Well-Being
Today, many individuals read the daily news from social media platforms. Research has shown that news with negative valence might influence the well-being of individuals. Existing research that examined the impact of headlines on individuals’ well-being has primarily focused on examining the positive or negative polarity of words used in the headlines. In the present study, we adopt a different approach and ask participants to categorize the head…
Dynamic Linguistic Interconnectedness and Variability in Toddlers
(Meta)linguistic abilities of bilectal educators
The present study examines whether bilectal Greek Cypriot educators are able to identify dialectal (Cypriot Greek) elements superimposed on the standard language (Standard Modern Greek) in a written variety-judgment task. By doing so, (meta)linguistic skills of bilectal teachers from Cyprus were put to the test and later compared to the results of monolingual native Standard Modern Greek-speaking teachers from Greece on the same task. The finding…
A Cypriot Greek Adaptation of the CDI
The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory ( CDI ) has been widely used to study children’s word production in both monolingual and bilingual contexts, in typical and atypical populations, and for the study of different aspects of language development, such as the use of mutual exclusivity. In this study, an adaptation of the CDI in Cypriot Greek is used to collect production data for post-vocabulary spurt children growing up in a bi…
A Cypriot Greek Adaptation of the CDI
The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory ( CDI ) has been widely used to study children’s word production in both monolingual and bilingual contexts, in typical and atypical populations, and for the study of different aspects of language development, such as the use of mutual exclusivity. In this study, an adaptation of the CDI in Cypriot Greek is used to collect production data for post-vocabulary spurt children growing up in a bi…
A Cypriot Greek Adaptation of the CDI
The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory ( CDI ) has been widely used to study children’s word production in both monolingual and bilingual contexts, in typical and atypical populations, and for the study of different aspects of language development, such as the use of mutual exclusivity. In this study, an adaptation of the CDI in Cypriot Greek is used to collect production data for post-vocabulary spurt children growing up in a bi…
(Meta)linguistic abilities of bilectal educators
The present study examines whether bilectal Greek Cypriot educators are able to identify dialectal (Cypriot Greek) elements superimposed on the standard language (Standard Modern Greek) in a written variety-judgment task. By doing so, (meta)linguistic skills of bilectal teachers from Cyprus were put to the test and later compared to the results of monolingual native Standard Modern Greek-speaking teachers from Greece on the same task. The finding…
Dynamic Linguistic Interconnectedness and Variability in Toddlers
Social Media News Headlines and Their Influence on Well-Being
Today, many individuals read the daily news from social media platforms. Research has shown that news with negative valence might influence the well-being of individuals. Existing research that examined the impact of headlines on individuals’ well-being has primarily focused on examining the positive or negative polarity of words used in the headlines. In the present study, we adopt a different approach and ask participants to categorize the head…
Greek Cypriot and immigrant students’ attitudes and perceptions of acculturation, ethnic identity and self-esteem in the Republic of Cyprus
The multicultural Cypriot society is called upon to face its increasing diversity and manage the relations between its inhabitants (locals and immigrants) for peaceful coexistence. The present study compared acculturation processes of Ιmmigrant students to those of local primary school students aged 11–12 years regarding social adjustment, ethnic identity and self-esteem. Results showed a stronger orientation toward their Country of Origin for bo…
Disinformation Aims to Mislead; Misinformation Thrives in Ignorance”
The article herein examines the multifaceted challenges of misinformation and disinformation in the media landscape, with a focus on strategies to enhance media literacy among adults. The primary objective of this study is to examine the prevalence, characteristics, and impact of disinformation and misinformation in media within the internet society, ultimately contributing to developing targeted educational programs and policy recommendations. T…
Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Language Development and Disorders (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (2 works)