Analysis of the Symbolism in The loons

Margaret Laurence,the famous Canadian woman writer,is regarded as "a founding mother of Canadian literature".The loons is one of her famous novel.The story is about Piquette Tonnerre,a half-bred girl who grows up under harsh circumstances in a white society that suppresses half-breds.They seek to fit into the main currents of culture but is marginalized by the white dominated society,which has always been highlighted by the author in many of her major works.The most prominent feature of this novel is its symbolism,namely the parallel of the loons and Piquette.The article gives a tentative interpretation of the symbolism between the loons and the heroine piquette from three aspects:the environment,temperament and destiny.     

An Initial Study of Improving English Reading Efficiency

Reading,as an important medium for human beings to gain knowledge,also plays a major part in the teaching and learning of English.Nevertheless,in practical teaching,we find that the students are quite at a loss at what to do.This article will probe into how to improve the reading efficiency from two aspects:linguistic factors and non-linguistic factors.     

Science Centres： A Resource for School and Community

We present a science centre established in Genoa on an agreement between Municipality of Genoa and Department of Physics of University of Genoa. The aim is to offer children, young people and community an opportunity to approach science in a playful way. The centre staffs guide the visitors through the exhibits, attracting their interests towards the most amusing aspects of the phenomena. According to the principles of constructivism, kids and children are encouraged to handle objects, play with geometrical shapes, observe materials collected from natural and human environment and make ＂discoveries＂, and students can take advantage of the visit and from the exhibits to study in depth a specific topic afterwards in their class, thus preventing the aridity of a purely formal presentation of the discipline, while a general public can realize how much science affects people＇s lives, enjoy its fun aspects and meet scientists during special events.     

Introduction to the F. L. T. Terms

Needs Analysis An investigation, in the light of aspecification of the tasks a learner or group of learners will berequired to perform in the TL, of what particular aspects of theTL need to be learnt in order to bring about proficiency in theseparticular tasks. The results of the needs analysis can then beused to determine a syllabus and suitable teaching techniques. Norm(ⅰ) The mode of speech and the grammatical us     

On Analysis of English Language Education in China from the Research Questions and Research Methods

The present paper first reviewed the major concepts and practices involves in research. A small study was conducted to survey on the prevailing research questions and methods in ELT studies in China, showing a major paradigm shift from qualitative studies to quantitative research and mixed methods, with little critical research identified.     

A Brief Analysis on the Relationship between Context and Translation

The relationship between context and translation is among the basic fields of pragmatic research and an insight into the nature may contribute to a better understanding of language use. In this article, the writer will examine the impact of context on the field of translation. The three major contexts will be identified in order to contribute to the differences in translation. In this way, we obtain insight into the particular relationship between context and translation, and have a better understanding of language use. The purpose f this paper intends to make a brief analysis on the functions of context to the language and its influence in pragmatic translation.     

习语中比喻手法的翻译

The writer analyzes the origlm of idioms and studies the simile and metaphor in them.Then,from the viewpoint of semiotics, the writer states how to tnmslate idioms to the target language to enmre the acceptability of the translation and stresses that it is crucial fur a writer to increase his accomplishments in several aspects in order to im-prove the effectiveness of the Ranslaficaa.     

Naturalistic Analysis on Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage is the masterpiece of Stephen Crane. As a naturalist novel, its success is based on strong visual stimulation and the continuous auditory shock, a three-dimensional war movie which is crackling with sounds and colors was rendered so incisively and vividly. This paper aims to probe the naturalism in The Red Badge of Courage from two angles:visual aspects and auditory aspects.     

Ecological strategy analysis of human habitation environment in Shanggantang traditional village, Hunan province, P. R. China

Based on the field survey of the traditional village in Shanggantang, Hunan province, P. R. China, we analyzed ecological strategies in aspects of the whole human habitation environment and vernacular building human habitation environment. The ecological strategies included adapting to the local climate, reducing source consumption, utilizing local materials and so on. The research is to provide a reference to practice and theoretical development of eco-folk houses in the area.     

Facing Challenges of Early Biliteracy： Struggle or Success Within the Taiwanese Mixed Families

This study examines the micro-contextual factors related to early bilingualism in Taiwan that might enhance or hinder children＇s language acquisition. The major research method was ethnography. Data were gathered from two groups of mixed children--non-language-delayed and language-delayed--from families with Southeast Asian immigrant mothers. The theoretical framework used was new literacy studies. Similarities and differences were both found in the home literacy contexts of the delayed and non-delayed groups. Father-child literacy events and the mother＇s language orientation upon arrival seemed to be nearly identical. The differences between the two groups consisted of certain aspects of the home language environments. The home literacy contexts of the language-delayed group appeared to be more restricted in terms of language diversity, mother-child literacy events, and the mother＇s Chinese proficiency, social circles, and attitude toward school. Bilingualism did not seem to cause delays in language development in Taiwanese children.     

A Psychoanalysis of Heathcliff

Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights ranks high on the list of major works of English literature.In the novel,the hero-Heathcliff’s passion to Catherine’s love is very impressive to the readers and the love is discussed in all aspects.The paper wants to analyze Heathcliff’s emotion from the Oedipus complex that exist in Heathcliff;How men choose women that they love;And id,ego and superego exist and are represented by Heathcliff,Catherine and Edgar in Wuthering Heights from Freud’s view on psychology.     

Dualism in Wordsworth’s Lines Composed A Few Miles above Tintern Abbey

This paper aims at analyzing Tintern Abbey in light of dualism in the aspects of“nature and self”and“sense and sensibility”. Nature is the background of self’s emotional expression,and self can be distinctly observed under this peaceful and picturesque environment. As for sense and sensibility,Wordsworth tries to make balance between them and finally combines emotional sensibility with artistic form. The author of this paper tries to show that whether nature and self or sense and sensibility,the two different entities from the two aspects displayed in the poem interlace mutually and gradually come into a unified state in the end.     

The exploration of student-centred approaches for the improvement of learning programming in higher education

The author has undergone a major shift in the way of teaching his undergraduate computer programming courses. In the classroom, the teacher＇s computer is connected to a splitter and a video projector that display the computer＇s screen to the entire class. Using this technology, the programming language itself is used live in class to help the students learn how to program. The students are learning in a context by far livelier than those of previous methods. Teaching computer programming is not achieved by lecturing and writing the program instructions on board or by displaying program instructions to the class on transparencies or slides of electronic presentations. With the implementation of student-centered approaches, the students migrated from the state of passive receivers to constructors of computer programming concepts. Students are coached to develop a sense of exploration, individuality and autonomous thinking. The enthusiasm for technology has been facilitating and supporting the learner-centered approach. Everyone in this approach is a learner, including the teacher.     

On Translation of Images in English Poems——in Virtue of the Dynamic Equivalence Theory

Image is not only an essential part,but also a major means to convey the implications in English poems.It is a literal and concrete representation of a sensory experience of an object.The rendering of images in English poems into Chinese can be guided by the dynamic equivalent translation theory put forward by Dr.Eugene A Nida.The theory emphasizes the roughly equivalent response of the target language receptors to the TL text to that of the source language receptors to the SL text.To achieve a Dynamic Equivalence,methods like Direct Translation,Addition,and Substitution can be employed in the translation of images in English poems.     

A Stylistics Analysis of Foregrounding in Hills Like White Elephants

Hills Like White Elephants is a short story written by Hemingway in 1927. The story of Hills Like White Elephants takesplace in an unknown small railway station in northern Spain. A young couple are waiting for the express to Barcelona. The storystarts the dialogue of the novel, which is simple and easy to understand, but vividly describes the rich inner world of the protagonists.The novel with only a few thousand words vividly shows Hemingway's unique narrative style. Hemingway uses irony, symbolism,semantics level and syntax level to depict the psychological state of characters. The Foregrounding theory of stylistics is usedto analyze the theme text and the style of Hemingway from two aspects—Deviation and Over-Regularity.     

Application of Relevance Theory in Subtitle Translation—A Case Study of The Big Bang Theory

Audiovisual production,as social media,plays a considerable role in cultural exchanges around the world,for it is one of the ways for people to know more about exotic cultures.At the same time,due to language barriers,the importance of subtitle trans?lation is gradually recognized.The subtitle translation can go beyond the limits of time and space to faithfully reproduce the story plot and skillfully convey the feelings.From the perspective of relevance theory,the subtitle translation of The Big Bang Theory is chosen as a case in this paper to analyze the inferential process in the following three relevant aspects:relevance in context,rele?vance in culture,and relevance in the audience.     

On the Gender Difference of Translator’s Subjectivity in Literary Translation

Translation is an activity aimed at transferring the source language to the target language, related to many aspects in?volving culture, society, history and so on. The translator plays a critical role...     

Understanding British Mass Media

The present paper concerns itself with a general review and analysis of British mass Media.The first part starts with an introduc tion to the history and development of British mass media.The second part will focus on the analysis of the two major branches in the realm of British Mass media-the Broadcast Media and the Print Media.Thirdly,the British media’s coverage of Beijing Olympics is pre sented to have a better knowledge of the well accepted classification of UK mass media,especially newspapers and television as well as its in fluence.     

The Role of Humor in Language Teaching

Humor plays an important role in many spheres and aspects of human life. The study is intended to analyze the feasibil-ity of utilizing humor as a communicative strategy as well as a tool to create a p...