20 The Asian study is a program at the University of Montreal. We learn Asian language, economy, and history. terms
I made this glossary for helping me in the future with some word that I will need, for example, I will learn history, philosophy, language, movie theater, etc. I choose this program because I want to go in international relation.
anthropology
noun
The study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Example: What continuities can one trace between nineteenth century ANTHROPOLOGY and subsequent developments in the twentieth century?
en: anthropologie
belief
noun
A belief is a subjective mental attitude, conviction, or acceptance that a proposition is true or that something exists, often held without absolute proof.
Example: Many have tried to outline religious practice and BELIEF, but these become conjecture as the burial record is not sufficient.
en: croyance
country
noun
A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
Example: As has already been mentioned, the current state of China's water supply, chiefly in two of the COUNTRY's largest rivers, has been recently described as unsafe for human contact.
en: pays
cultural
adjective
Relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society.
Example: The first and foremost element of the book that strikes the reader is the writing style: the book is autobiographical and written by an Ainu which immediately creates a sense of CULTURAL accuracy, and we feel we are getting insight into information that could not be achieved if written by an 'outsider'.
en: culturel
define
verb
State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.
Example: Grades , on the other hand, are far more harder DEFINE.
en: définir
economics
noun
The branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.
Example: The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource ECONOMICS .
en: économie
explain
verb
Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
Example: We need to look at certain forms of gift exchange to understand what Mauss is trying to EXPLAIN.
en: expliquer
explanation
noun
A statement or account that makes something clear.
Example: Anthropologists have focussed on different primate features in the search for answers and here I will try to draw the research together and assess which theory provides the fullest EXPLANATION.
en: explication
geography
noun
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
Example: Outside of institutional frameworks, economic historians also focus on GEOGRAPHY 's impact on economic growth incentives.
en: géographie
history
noun
The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
(mine) History is a study about the past, it's often with human affairs.
Example: Populations in Canada Breed HISTORY Origins The Tamworth is one of the oldest breeds of pigs known dating back to the early nineteenth century.
en: histoire
international relationship
noun and adjective
Is the multidisciplinary study of interactions between states, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and multinational corporations on a global scale.
(mine) It's an interaction between two different countries, for example Canada and Japan. It can be for governmental reason, business, etc.
Example: I st international relationship at the University of Havard.
en: relation international
intervention
noun
The action or process of intervening.
Example: The previous point aside, in the myth of the Minotaur, the unusual chain of events that led to the union between bull and woman can mean it is feasible to say that the Minotaur was a result of divine INTERVENTION.
en: intervention
journey
noun
An act of traveling from one place to another.
Example: As the Marabar Caves in A Passage to India magnify the contents of a person's soul, Wiltshire plays a revelationary role in The Longest JOURNEY .
en: voyage
language
noun
The principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture.
Example: Durkheim's influence is evident as Evans Pritchard states that thoughts and ideas combine in complex relationships (similar to Saussure's ideas on LANGUAGE) and systems always within a social context.
en: langage
law
noun
The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Example: The European Union and World Trade LAW: After the GATT Uruguay Round, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, pp. 165-180.
en: loi
listen
verb
Give one's attention to a sound.
Example: This leads to beliefs that politicians do not 'LISTEN' to young people, which in turn frustrates them and discourages them from voting.
en: écouter
peace
noun
Freedom from disturbance; tranquility. A state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended.
Example: Adult education is an integral part of life-long education and can contribute decisively to economic and cultural development, social progress and world PEACE, as well as the development of educational systems (Townsend Coles, 1977:158).
en: paix
politics
noun
The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.
Example: The role of gender archaeology within the subject as a whole is an arguably extremely useful one, even if one could say that it is influenced by POLITICS.
en: politique
trade
verb
Exchange (something) for something else, typically as a commercial transaction.
Example: We have to consider that terms of TRADE correspond to external prices so we will analyse how a subsidy affects RS and RD as a function of external prices.
en: échanger
understanding
noun or adjective
The ability to understand something; comprehension.
Example: The created periphery of the visible world, increasingly divorced from human contact and UNDERSTANDING, emerges as 'nature'" (Dwyer 1996 p178).
