Олександр Капранов
Biographic Data
| ID | 6797385 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Олександр Капранов |
| GIVEN NAMES | Олександр |
| FAMILY NAME | Капранов |
| SIGNATURE | КАПРАНОВ О |
| AFFILIATIONS | NLA University College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9056-3311 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Discourse markers in powerpoint presentations by ESP students: An investigation of sustainable practices
The literature in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) argues that the use of digital tools constitutes a sustainable teaching and learning practice in the field of ESP (Kohnke, Jarvis, & Ting, 2021). Microsoft PowerPoint is a digital tool that is routinely used by ESP instructors as well as ESP undergraduates. Whilst PowerPoint presentations form part of the ESP teaching and learning routine, there is insufficient knowledge about the repertoire o…
Discourse markers in Keir Starmer’s speeches on climate change
Given that the United Kingdom (the UK) is seen as a world leader in addressing, mitigating, and prioritising the issue of climate change (Albanese et al., 2025), climate change appears to be a frequent theme in British political discourse. In particular, all major political actors on the UK, inclusive of the Conservative and Labour Parties, have their own agendas associated with the issue of climate change. Currently, however, there are no publis…
Modality in climate change and environmental discourse by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
The issue of climate change poses a serious challenge to the world we live in. People’s concerns with the issue of climate change and environmental agenda are echoed by a number of nongovernmental organisations, for instance, Greenpeace Australia Pacific (GAP), which communicates its views on the matter to the public and selected target groups on Social Networking Sites (SNSs), such as Facebook. Currently, however, there is insufficient scholarsh…
Throwing Soup at Van Gogh: The Framing of Art in Climate Change Activism by British Mass Media
Throwing food at famous paintings (e.g., a can of soup thrown at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers ) represents a rather novel form of climate change protest. The study, which is further presented in the article, seeks to unpack the way British mass media cover the food-throwing incidents that take place in the context of climate change activism. To that end, a corpus of texts was collected on the official websites of the leading British mass media outlets t…
The English Vowel Schwa as a Difficulty to Intermediate EFL Students: Evidence from Phonemic Transcription
This article presents a study that seeks to investigate whether or not the English neutral vowel schwa (henceforth -schwa) poses difficulties to a group of intermediate students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) whose first language is Norwegian (further -participants). The study involves a corpus of phonemic transcriptions written by the participants in the series of 4 tasks. In the corpus, schwa-related errors are identified in accordance …
Discursive Representations of Digital Artifacts in an EFL Classroom: Analysing Discursive Voices of Pre-Service Teachers of English
The present article presents and discusses a study that seeks to analyse discursive representations of digital artifacts in the teaching and learning of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) by pre-service EFL teachers (henceforth – participants). The study involves a corpus of argumentative essays on a range of topics in EFL didactics written by the participants and their respective control group which is comprised of non-teacher EFL students. The…
Self-Mention in Science Communication Associated with Covid-19 Research: A Comparison of Computer-Mediated Communicative Practices in the United Kingdom and the United States of America
The article introduces and discusses a corpus-assisted study that sets out to identify and analyse how self-mention is employed in science communication associated with COVID-19 research disseminated to the general public by leading universities in the United Kingdom (the UK) and the United States of America (the USA). The corpus of the study is comprised of computer-mediated communication related to the COVID-19 pandemic on the official websites…
The framing of climate change discourse by Statoil
This article involves a qualitative framing analysis of climate change discourse by Statoil, a Norwegian-based energy corporation, which is considered to be a major actor in the Norwegian fossil fuels market. The corpus of the present framing analysis consists of Statoil’s annual sustainability reports from 2001 until 2015 available online at the official Statoil website www.statoil.com . The framing analysis is based upon the methodological appr…
Discourse Markers in the Genre of Formal Letters Written by Intermediate Students of English as a Foreign Language
This article involves a quantitative computer-assisted study of the use of discourse markers in the genre of formal letters written by a group of students of English as a foreign language (EFL) at the intermediate level of EFL proficiency. The aim of the study was to examine how the group of EFL students uses English discourse markers in a written task involving the genre of formal letters. The study employed a quantitative computer-assisted meth…
Conceptual metaphors in Ukrainian prime ministers’ discourse involving renewables
This qualitative study is aimed at elucidating conceptual metaphors associated with renewable energy sources (further referred to as ‘renewables’) in Ukrainian prime ministers’ (PMs) political discourse. The material derives from a corpus of Ukrainian PMs’ political texts on renewables in Ukraine within the timeframe 2005-2014. The corpus is examined for the presence of conceptual metaphors pertaining to the topic of renewables. Data analysis ind…
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Conceptual metaphors in Ukrainian prime ministers’ discourse involving renewables
This qualitative study is aimed at elucidating conceptual metaphors associated with renewable energy sources (further referred to as ‘renewables’) in Ukrainian prime ministers’ (PMs) political discourse. The material derives from a corpus of Ukrainian PMs’ political texts on renewables in Ukraine within the timeframe 2005-2014. The corpus is examined for the presence of conceptual metaphors pertaining to the topic of renewables. Data analysis ind…
The framing of climate change discourse by Statoil
This article involves a qualitative framing analysis of climate change discourse by Statoil, a Norwegian-based energy corporation, which is considered to be a major actor in the Norwegian fossil fuels market. The corpus of the present framing analysis consists of Statoil’s annual sustainability reports from 2001 until 2015 available online at the official Statoil website www.statoil.com . The framing analysis is based upon the methodological appr…
Discourse Markers in the Genre of Formal Letters Written by Intermediate Students of English as a Foreign Language
This article involves a quantitative computer-assisted study of the use of discourse markers in the genre of formal letters written by a group of students of English as a foreign language (EFL) at the intermediate level of EFL proficiency. The aim of the study was to examine how the group of EFL students uses English discourse markers in a written task involving the genre of formal letters. The study employed a quantitative computer-assisted meth…
The English Vowel Schwa as a Difficulty to Intermediate EFL Students: Evidence from Phonemic Transcription
This article presents a study that seeks to investigate whether or not the English neutral vowel schwa (henceforth -schwa) poses difficulties to a group of intermediate students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) whose first language is Norwegian (further -participants). The study involves a corpus of phonemic transcriptions written by the participants in the series of 4 tasks. In the corpus, schwa-related errors are identified in accordance …
Discursive Representations of Digital Artifacts in an EFL Classroom: Analysing Discursive Voices of Pre-Service Teachers of English
The present article presents and discusses a study that seeks to analyse discursive representations of digital artifacts in the teaching and learning of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) by pre-service EFL teachers (henceforth – participants). The study involves a corpus of argumentative essays on a range of topics in EFL didactics written by the participants and their respective control group which is comprised of non-teacher EFL students. The…
Self-Mention in Science Communication Associated with Covid-19 Research: A Comparison of Computer-Mediated Communicative Practices in the United Kingdom and the United States of America
The article introduces and discusses a corpus-assisted study that sets out to identify and analyse how self-mention is employed in science communication associated with COVID-19 research disseminated to the general public by leading universities in the United Kingdom (the UK) and the United States of America (the USA). The corpus of the study is comprised of computer-mediated communication related to the COVID-19 pandemic on the official websites…
Throwing Soup at Van Gogh: The Framing of Art in Climate Change Activism by British Mass Media
Throwing food at famous paintings (e.g., a can of soup thrown at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers ) represents a rather novel form of climate change protest. The study, which is further presented in the article, seeks to unpack the way British mass media cover the food-throwing incidents that take place in the context of climate change activism. To that end, a corpus of texts was collected on the official websites of the leading British mass media outlets t…
Modality in climate change and environmental discourse by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
The issue of climate change poses a serious challenge to the world we live in. People’s concerns with the issue of climate change and environmental agenda are echoed by a number of nongovernmental organisations, for instance, Greenpeace Australia Pacific (GAP), which communicates its views on the matter to the public and selected target groups on Social Networking Sites (SNSs), such as Facebook. Currently, however, there is insufficient scholarsh…
Discourse markers in Keir Starmer’s speeches on climate change
Given that the United Kingdom (the UK) is seen as a world leader in addressing, mitigating, and prioritising the issue of climate change (Albanese et al., 2025), climate change appears to be a frequent theme in British political discourse. In particular, all major political actors on the UK, inclusive of the Conservative and Labour Parties, have their own agendas associated with the issue of climate change. Currently, however, there are no publis…
Discourse markers in powerpoint presentations by ESP students: An investigation of sustainable practices
The literature in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) argues that the use of digital tools constitutes a sustainable teaching and learning practice in the field of ESP (Kohnke, Jarvis, & Ting, 2021). Microsoft PowerPoint is a digital tool that is routinely used by ESP instructors as well as ESP undergraduates. Whilst PowerPoint presentations form part of the ESP teaching and learning routine, there is insufficient knowledge about the repertoire o…
Linguistics (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Climate change (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works)