Using a Speech Apprehension Questionnaire as a Tool to Reduce Students' Fear of Public Speaking

Objective: To help students overcome their fear of public speaking

Course: Introductory/Basic, Public Speaking     

Assessing the Readability of College Textbooks in Public Speaking: Attending to Entry Level Instruction

More research is needed that examines textbooks intended for the entry level college classroom. This study offers valuable information to academics that adopt a public speaking textbook for instruction as well as objective feedback to the collective authors. Readability levels of 22 nationally published textbooks, based on McGlaughlin's (1969) SMOG readability index, are reported. The mean readability level for all textbooks combined equated to a (M= 15.66) grade level with a SD (.71) less than one grade level of difficulty and a range of 2.83 grade levels. It should be noted that the SMOG index is based on 100% reader comprehension and tends to rate difficulty two grade levels higher than comparable measures. An ANOVA and corresponding t-tests indicate significant differences with respect to the readability among texts. Implications of findings, limitations of this study, recommendations for teachers, and directions for future research are provided.     

浅谈播音主持专业普通话口语表达教学中的朗读与朗诵

普通话朗读与朗诵在播音主持专业的普通话口语教学中,占据十分重要的地位,因此必须重视朗读与朗诵教学在播音主持专业教学中的地位与作用,加强对学生朗读与朗诵的指导。     

长泽规矩也《支那学入门书略解》之得失

本文就日本近现代古文献学大师长泽规矩也的《支那学入门书略解》之得失略陈管见。本文先从三个方面论述该书之优点，再从四个方面指出该书的不足之处，然后得出结论：瑕不掩瑜，从总体而言，该书仍是一部高质量的汉学入门书指南。     

Getting to Know You: Breaking the Ice in the Public Speaking Course

Objective: To allow students an opportunity to speak publicly on the first day of class while becoming familiar with fellow students. The activity encourages students to examine the perceptions and stereotypes they have about one another by blindly guessing certain characteristics about their partner. By participating in the exercise, students will begin to think about how they will deal with anxiety in a speaking situation, and they will be introduced to the concept of audience analysis. The exercise also allows the instructor an opportunity to assess beginning speaking ability and level of speaking comfort while getting to know students quickly.

Course use: The exercise is intended for the basic Public Speaking course but can be adapted to many other communications courses. The icebreaker is ideal for public speaking because it gives students a chance to speak publicly, often for the first time, without the pressure of getting a grade. Being paired with a partner also seems to help students reduce their speaking anxiety. The activity would also work well in a basic communication course as it allows for the exploration of key concepts such as perception and stereotypes. Regardless of the course, the key to the successful execution of the ice breaker is to conduct it on the first day when most students are unfamiliar with each other.     

美国公共图书馆代际项目的认知调查

文章调研美国公共图书馆、图书馆行业协会、代际专家和代际组织对公共图书馆代际项目的认知。图书馆界普遍缺乏对代际项目的理解与关注,但未来开展代际项目的倾向明显;代际项目开展的最普遍原因是,基于馆员对社区中存在问题或未满足的需求与社区可利用资源之间的有效匹配;图书馆具有开展代际项目的多元优势;图书馆可开展的代际项目类型多种多样。公共图书馆可从推广代际服务理念、评估社区代际项目需求和条件、探索非相关性老年人和年轻人代际项目、重视并收集积极老年人形象的馆藏资源入手,推动代际项目实践的发展。     

浅谈在校大学生恋爱的弊端

本文以实际例子为材料,从损害心理健康、生理健康,有损当代大学生形象三个方面,论述了当前在校大学生恋爱的弊端.     

公共图书馆设立开放协作式专题数据库的简要构想

论文以广州十三行研究文献专题为例,阐述了公共图书馆设立开放协作式专题数据库的必要性和建库的简要构想。     

A Correlational Study of Foreign Language Anxiety and Library Anxiety Among Non-native Speakers of English: A Case Study in a Malaysian Public University

This study examines the correlation of the dimensions of foreign language anxiety and library anxiety among undergraduates at a public university in Malaysia. The Malay translated versions of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and the Library Anxiety Scale (LAS) were completed by 147 students pursuing a Foundation in Science course. Analysis revealed a significant correlation in all the dimensions of library anxiety with three of the dimensions of foreign language anxiety, namely speaking anxiety, self-evaluation anxiety, and learner anxiety. The findings in this study will enable librarians to be aware of the anxieties faced by students which can help in the planning and delivery of services and instruction.     

浅议提高高校图书馆文献利用率

本文从改进采购工作等四个方面,谈了如何提高高校馆文献利用率的问题.     

应对大学生信息焦虑的图书馆参考咨询服务研究

目前,大学生在学习或学术研究过程中由于缺乏从大量信息中抽取所需信息的能力,期望获取的信息内容与所获取的信息内容之间存在差距而产生信息焦虑现象,影响了研究进程。帮助用户克服信息焦虑是图书馆与其他信息机构职能的重要分野。对高校学生信息焦虑程度的调查可见,图书馆可以在信息焦虑的五大影响因素的基础上采取图书馆干预理念对参考咨询服务模式进行新的构建,并结合实际情况拓宽信息焦虑咨询平台。     

一种降低微博僵尸粉影响的方法

以新浪微博平台为研究对象,针对微博平台存在的虚假粉丝——僵尸粉问题进行分析,从僵尸粉的定义、发展和目前采取的措施进行研究。根据微博用户存在的形式和用户间关系的特征,从链接分析的角度提出用户被关注度的概念及计算方法。实验通过对用户被关注度、用户人气值和用户影响力进行比较和分析,证明用户被关注度可以有效地降低僵尸粉带来的虚假粉丝问题。     

浅谈县级公共图书馆在构建农村公共文化服务体系中的作用

县级公共图书馆是构建农村公共文化服务体系的重要组成部分,因此,阐明它的地位和作用显得尤为重要。     

我校新闻专业学生成绩初步分析

一、研究目的 进入二十一世纪,我校乘全国高等教育大发展的东风,进入了高速发展阶段.1999年我校招生300人,2000年招生规模扩大到867人,2001年的计划招生数为1200人.学校的大发展,对学校各个部门都提出了许多新问题,对于教学管理部门,主要的命题是,如何在学校大发展的同时,提高教学质量.从教学管理的角度来看,学生的学习成绩是反映学校教学质量的一个重要方面,是研究课程之间的关系,修改教学计划,进行教学方式,方法改革的重要依据.     

浅谈天津高校图书馆文献资源共享

本文对天津高校图书馆建国后,文献资源共享进行了简要回顾,指出了目前高校图书馆在文献资源共享上存在的弊端及其原因,同时也提出了解决的方法。     

Evaluation of Reference Collections in Public,Community College,and High School Libraries

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谈谈高校图书馆西文图书书评工作

图书馆的工作正在从文献信息的收藏向文献信息的开发过渡,书评是深层开发文献信息的方法之一,本文结合自己的工作谈谈高校图书馆西文图书的书评工作.     

浅谈新时期高校图书馆的建设

适应信息时代要求,加强数字网络图书馆建设,形成专业特色,建立科学管理服务体系,为培养广电合格人才服务。     

地市级公共图书馆特色数据库建设浅析

论述了地市级图书馆特色数据库建设工作普遍存在的问题，并就数据库建设工作作了较为具体的分析，提出建设特色数据库应普遍遵循的原则以及要注意的几个问题。     

大城市公共图书馆的研究特色和普及特色——访纽约公共图书馆

应美国柏克莱加州大学的邀请,笔者于2001年4月赴美作学术访问,其间,曾先后参观了纽约市公共图书馆研究图书馆和皇后区公共图书馆总馆,这两个馆的研究服务的特色和普及服务的特色给我留下了深刻的印象。纽约作为一个国际大都市,其公共图书馆系统性质和经费的来源均有所不同。纽约市公共图书馆为私立图书馆,其经费来源为私人捐赠,所以在纽约市公共图书馆研究图书馆的大理石壁墙上刻着那些大笔捐赠者的姓名。而皇后区公共图书馆则是公立