Imagining the Audience: language,creativity and communication in youth media production

This article provides an analytical case study of the production of two films made by young people as part of the VideoCulture project, and of the ways in which they were interpreted. The case study raises key issues to do with the question of audience, which has been a major theme in debates around the place of production in media education. The article suggests that awareness of audience may enable young people to ‘decentre’, and hence to develop a more reflective analysis of their own work. However, it also points to the social differences in the media ‘languages’ that young people use, and the contrasting models of creativity which they imply. Discussion of these issues suggests that media education should avoid the more individualistic approach to creative production which is made possible by digital technology     

“It means a lot of stuff,in a way”. New York City Youth Interpret Other Youth Produced Videos

This article reports on how a small group of New York City adolescents interpreted audio‐visual expressions that were created by youth participating in the international VideoCulture Project. The New York City youth looked for explicit messages in the youth‐produced video films, but also appreciated features of content and form that prompted their curiosity about the youth producers’ intent, as well as experience of everyday life. This study suggests how American culture has influenced these youth's sensibilities about audio‐visual communication, and discusses the value and problems of engaging youth in projects of this nature     

Aesthetic Creativity,Reflexivity and the Play with Meaning: a VideoCulture case study

This article presents a case study of a video film called Die Liebe (Love, ) which was produced by two young girls from migrant family backgrounds in Ludwigsburg (Germany) as part of the VideoCulture project. In terms of production, the article describes the role played by the relatively open‐ended pedagogic style; the importance of aesthetic ‘discovery'; the uses of non‐linear editing; and the young people's sense of audience. In terms of reception, it describes the various responses of audience groups, focusing particularly on questions to do with the interpretation of symbolism and the balance between ‘openness’ and ‘closure’     

一项关于外语学习动机的实证研究

外语学习研究主要有两条研究途径:一是针对外语学习本身特点的研究,二是关于英语学习者个体差异的研究。该文是一篇关于二语学习动机变化的实证研究。在该次研究当中,包括一份来自大一大二85个学生所作的调查问卷。它倾向于确定出一些外语学习动机的组成部分,探讨了在整个两年的大学教育对影响英语学习动机变化的原因。结果显示工具型动机在外语学习情景方面起着至关重要的作用。     

高职高专新生学习风格偏好个案研究

现代外语教学研究越来越关注语言学习者的个体差异。学习风格被认为是引起个体差异的主要因素之一。对高职高专新生英语学习中的学习风格偏好做调查研究,了解高职高专学生英语学习的学习风格偏好,可为高职高专英语教学提供有益的启示。     

高职院校青年教师科研能力的培养研究

青年教师是高职院校发展的主力军,为提高学校的可持续发展能力,必须培养青年教师的科研能力,根据目前青年教师科研工作中存在的问题,分析出影响青年教师科研能力的因素有:缺乏政策支持和激励机制;教学任务重,开展科研的精力和时间不足;缺乏合作意识,组织实施能力差;总结并提出了培养青年教师科研能力的措施和方法。     

布鲁默和库恩在符号互动论上的异同

在符号互动论的研究上，布鲁默和库恩这两个人的观点有相同处，但更值得关注的是不同的地方，他们之间存在着较为尖锐的对立观点。这些体现在对人性、互动、社会组织、方法和理论建构等方面的异同上。从布鲁默与库恩的研究和分析中，可以使我们更加深刻的窥见到符号互动学说的基本框架、主要观点和本质内容。     

产学研合作教育与创新人才培养

从分析我国企业工程技术人员创新能力的现状,探讨工科院校系统培养学生创新能力的主要途径,分析了产学研合作教育培养创新型人才的优势以及与传统教育的主要区别,对产学研合作教育的几种模式进行了比较,通过探讨产学研合作教育对创新型人才培养的有效性,阐述了高校实施创新教育应注意的几个问题。     

Educational inequality in English primary education

This paper summarises some English research findings related to educational inequality, particularly in inner urban schools. It documents how differences related to relative poverty are reflected in patterns of educational attainment as revealed by national tests results. It considers and evaluates how the issue of educational inequality in England has been tackled.     

Peer mediation: citizenship and social inclusion revisited

In sociometric research tradition, popularity is defined as the degree to which children are liked or accepted by their peers. However, research indicates that two definitions of popular students should be distinguished: (1) popular students as those students who are well liked by many and disliked by few peers, and (2) popular students as those students who are described as popular by their peers. The main purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between sociometric and peer perceived popularity in Slovenian students of different grades of elementary and secondary school. Additionally, the age differences in the relationship between sociometric and peer perceived popularity were examined. Another purpose of the study was to investigate the differential relationships between concepts of popularity and some students' characteristics. The participants were 321 boys and 329 girls who ranged from the 5th grade of elementary school (the mean age 11.04 years) to the 3rd grade of secondary school (the mean age 17.02 years). The results of this study confirm previous findings that peer perceived popularity is a construct that is distinct from sociometric popularity. There are some substantial differences in relations between indices of perceived popularity and sociometric indices between elementary school students and secondary school students—i.e. between early adolescents and middle to late adolescents. It seems that perceived popularity and sociometric popularity are rather similar constructs in elementary school students, whereas in secondary school students they become almost unrelated to each other. Based on these findings, the terminological issues are discussed and some conclusions are made.     

非结构墙体部件的抗震措施

主体结构的抗震能力已引起应有的重视,而对非结构部件只是从提高整体刚度出发,提出了一些原则性性的要求或采取了一些锚固和拉结措施,但从根本上仍然无法解决两种性质截然不同的材料在地震力的作用下产生的位移差异,从而导致非结构部件与主体结构连接部位或非结构部件发生破坏,而导致严重后果。如何采取有效的抗震措施,确保非结构部件在地震作用下不致破坏,是本文探讨的主要课题。     

习语与文化差异

语言隶属于文化的范畴,文化差异造就了语言的差异,许多人类语言学家和社会学家都对文化作了不同的定义,文化对英汉习语翻译的影响表现在四个方面:地理环境、传统习俗、寓言、传奇故事以及宗教信仰等,并列举了一系列相应的习语及成语对其进行说明.     

普通话语音与英语语音的对比分析

本文通过对汉语普通话语音系统和英语语音系统进行对比研究,找出它们之间的不同之处, 分析这些差异对中国大学生英语语音习得的影响,并以此来指导英语语音教学。     

Teacher and Parent Perspectives on Selected Social Aspects of Preschool Mainstreaming

The purpose of this two‐phase study was to compare teacher and parent perspectives on some important issues concerning preschool mainstreaming or the integration of handicapped and nonhandicapped children. A questionnaire was used to gather data from preschool teachers in two types of federally funded mainstreamed preschools and from a sample of parents whose children attended mainstreamed preschools. Analyses indicated that there were no significant differences among teacher responses based on type of mainstreaming setting. There were some significant differences, however, between teacher and parent responses to questions concerning the value of preschool mainstreaming, the social interaction of the preschoolers, and parent involvement activities. Explanations of these differences are discussed together with implications for future research.     

Is Drop-out from University Dependent on National Culture and Policy? The Case of Denmark

National cultures are known to influence educational institutions and practices in many ways. It therefore seems reasonable to assume that drop-out from university is also influenced by differences in national cultures. In this article, we compare drop-out from Danish universities with drop-out from European universities. Based on Danish national culture (characterised by individualism, low power distance, femininity, and low uncertainty avoidance) and on the high level of economic support for students, we find that drop-out from higher education in Denmark as compared to most other European countries is less influenced by socio-economic factors and by the students’ degree of social integration. Hence, our review of the research on drop-out identifies some differences that might rest on national cultural varieties. It also points to difficulties in comparing results from different research studies, not only in Denmark but also across Europe. This difficulty results from varieties in research designs and definitions of drop-out.     

英语学习自我效能感在硕士论文中的研究特点

从中国知识资源网（CNKI）的优秀硕士论文库中下载了从1979年到2010年的所有关于英语学习自我效能感有关研究的论文共25篇,并从研究对象、研究内容、结果等方面对这25篇硕士论文的特征做了总结,并提出了现有研究的不足和今后的研究方向。     

昌吉州中小学校本研修现状的调查与思考

通过调查目前昌吉州中小学校本研修的主要形式、内容、实效以及教师的需求等情况,分析讨论了当前校本研修中存在的问题及产生的原因,并从激发教师的内在需求、提高教师的课程意识、建立长效运行机制等方面提出了几点思考。     

应用语言学发展史综述

文章详细地介绍了各个时期世界著名语言学家的理论观点,透彻地阐述了应用语言学的产生过程和国际应用语言学学会的成立、评述了应用语言学发展的五个阶段、我国应用语言学研究发展状况和我国出版的主要应用语言学书籍等。     

冯特的《民族心理学》：体系、理念及本土意义

冯特的《民族心理学》包括四个主要部分 :原始人 ;图腾制度 ;英雄与神的时代 ;人性的发展。冯特的民族心理学研究为心理学开拓了一个十分广阔、亟待开展的新领域。受冯特研究之启 ,我国心理学家在我国西南和西北地区做了许多民族心理的实证研究 ,取得了一定的研究成果。但目前仍存在民族心理研究底子薄 ,研究人员少 ,研究条件差等诸多困难与问题 ,这既不利于民族心理学的发展 ,也不利于各民族的发展。对于一个民族大国而言 ,民族心理研究亟待加强。     

A Comparative Study of Primary and Secondary School Students' Images of Scientists

The Draw-A-Scientist Test was administered to 675 Hong Kong Chinese students to explore their images of scientists. The main purposes were to discover any differences across grade levels and between male and female students, and to see if the results were comparable to those found in studies in other parts of the world. As in the findings of earlier research, there was evidence that students developed a more stereotypic image of a scientist with age and that the scientists drawn were predominantly male. It was also noted that some students, though a small percentage, included special captions and comments to express their views of the scientist. While the DAST is a feasible and simple method, future studies should supplement it with interviews for deeper understanding of students' constructs.