Public speaking in New England colleges

Parliamentary debate played a significant part in bringing about the famous split between Charles James Fox and Edmund Burke over the issue of the French Revolution and English domestic reform. Two important rhetorical phenomena are investigated: the gradual drawing out of Fox's position on France and domestic reform; and the polarization of opinion in Commons by Burke's rhetorical destruction of traditional middle‐of‐the‐road Whig principles.     

THE COUNTY Y. M. C. A.

Motherhood is a complex experience that can be transformative, offering women opportunities for personal enrichment and spiritual development. Because the largest incidence of births occurs to women in the Millennial or late Generation X generations, this complex, potentially transformative experience occurs at a critical time in young adult women's identity development, making it both the content and context of their quest to live a meaningful and integrated life. A richly re-imagined religious education can fashion a context in which young adult women might perceive their experiences of motherhood as an invitation to spiritual growth.     

河北省高校商务英语人才培养与企业需求对接研究

据调查,河北省高校商务英语专业培养的人才质量与用人单位的要求存在较大差距,个别学校专业定位不准、特色不明显、声誉不高;商务英语课程设置不合理、教学方法和手段陈旧、考察手段单一、师资力量建设不足,都影响着商务英语课程教学效果和商务英语人才培养水平的提高。     

商务英语听说语篇的语篇功能分析

运用系统功能语法理论中的语篇功能来对一篇"公司销售情况回顾和绩效报告"(Sales Review And Performance Report)语篇的分析证明,该语篇大多采用阶梯型和放射型的主位推进模式。