非洲学历与非学历留学生在汉语学习中的情感投入对比——以某大学非洲留学生为例

情感投入是语言学习的关键因素之一。非洲学历与非学历留学生在汉语学习中的情感投入存在明显差异：非学历留学生的学习动机、学习态度和自信心三种情感因素弱于学历留学生;学历留学生在学习汉语的乐趣、课堂活跃性和跨文化意识方面都低于非学历留学生,更受焦虑抑制消极情感因素的影响;非学历留学生情感投入中的积极因素所占比例明显大于学历留学生。教师应根据学生情感投入的差别,给予有针对性的教学指导,以提高其汉语学习水平。     

非洲留学生汉语学习观念的社会语言学调查

非洲留学生是在粤留学生中的一个很有特点的群体,其语言学习背景相对复杂,学习汉语的动机和观念与欧美留学生有所不同。该文在实际调查的基础上,运用spss11.5统计学软件,对非洲留学生的学习观念进行社会语言学分析,主要从外语学能、语言学习难度、语言学习性质、学习和交际策略、动机这五个方面对非洲留学生的汉语学习观念情况进行分析探讨。     

中级非洲留学生汉字习得偏误分析

本文通过研究中级非洲留学生的作文语料,分析其中产生的汉字偏误,并将偏误归类,寻找偏误产生的原因,希望对学习汉语的非汉字文化圈的外国留学生的汉字学习中的问题进行探讨,并对对外汉语的汉字教学提供一些参考意见。     

云南省高校留学生人才培养模式探析

留学生培养模式包括非学历留学生培养模式和学历留学生培养模式.非学历留学生培养模式要加强语言类课程学习,重在学生语言交际能力的提高;学历留学生培养模式以专业学习为主,专业学习能力的培养和提高尤为重要.高校留学生教育具有明显的特点,云南各高校在留学生培养模式方面进行了积极的探索,今后应该积极开展联合培养留学生的新型模式,以更好地满足各类留学生的学习需求,进一步加快云南留学生教育发展步伐.     

对地方综合性大学学历留学生汉语继续教育问题的思考与实践

调查研究表明,在综合类大学学习专业的学历留学生在学习专业过程中会遇到很多与汉语有关的困难,因此,对学历留学生进行汉语继续教育是必要的。让留学生在学习专业的同时继续学习汉语是帮助留学生解决所遇到困难的一种有效方法。在对学历留学生开展汉语继续教育的时候,应有针对性地采取一些措施,解决留学生在"听、说、读、写"等方面遇到的困难;应加强专业词汇和论文写作的教学。     

非汉语学历留学生学习动机调查分析——以河北北方学院留学生为例

学习动机是直接推动学生学习的内部动力,但其研究很少涉及非汉语学历留学生。采用第二语言学习态度/动机测验量表(AMTB)进行调查发现:非汉语学历留学生在学习汉语初期工具型动机十分明显,但随后融合型动机影响显著增强。老师、同学、朋友等外部环境的影响以及教师的微笑、注视、手势等非语言接近行为是非汉语学历留学生学习动机的关键因素。     

狠抓汉语教学质量，实现来华留学生教育可持续发展

留学生在华期间．汉语学习的重要性不言而喻。本文主要探讨非汉语言专业来华学历留学生汉语教学的体制、分班、学制、课程体系建设与教学方法的创新等问题,指出只有把好学历留学生的汉语教学质量关,才能吸引更多学历留学生来华求学。     

非洲留学生初级阶段汉语听力声调障碍研究

本文以非洲留学生为研究对象,以初级阶段汉语听力声调障碍为研究论题,主要采取课堂测试和课后访谈的研究方法,通过对测试结果进行统计与分析,找出其初级阶段听力中的声调障碍。在此基础上提出了非洲留学生初级阶段汉语听力声调教学的教学建议,期望本文的调查研究能够帮助教师们更有针对性地进行非洲留学生初级阶段汉语听力声调教学,提高教学效率。     

非洲医学留学生汉语习得状况实证分析

非洲医学留学生的汉语熟练程度决定着临床实习技术的提高。对非洲医学留学生适应度调查中,多数人能主动地寻找不同文化中价值取向相同的部分,适应相对良好。只是学术适应困难程度总体上属于中等程度。因此,师生只有增加相互了解和认识,从而克服跨文化交际障碍,探索出科学、可行的汉语教学模式,帮助非洲留学生充实地学习、快乐地生活。     

对非洲留学生习得汉语单字调的初探研究

通过对比分析非洲英语和汉语语音学特点,考察具备中级汉语水平的非洲留学生汉语单声调的发音特点,结合语言学理论与标准普通话的声调调型进行对比分析,得出非洲留学生在习得单声调方面的不足,对教学提供参考意见。     

Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in South African Higher Education

Globally, few students with disabilities progress to higher education. This is mostly due to avoidable barriers they face as they navigate different educational structures from lower levels. Even for those few students who make it to higher education, they continue to face challenges. A qualitative study was carried out at the University of the Free State and the University of Venda. Fourteen students with disabilities took part in this research that was aimed at exploring their academic and life experiences. This article interrogates the inclusion of students with disabilities at two South African universities. This article is timely as South Africa has initiated the development of a national policy framework on disability in the post-school education and training systems. It highlights some of the areas where inclusive policies should pay attention in an effort to fully cater for the needs of students with disabilities.     

非洲来华留学生跨文化适应水平实证研究

基于跨文化适应理论,采取问卷调查的方法对湖南某大学大一非洲来华留学生的跨文化适应水平进行研究。调查结果分析发现,非洲来华留学生跨文化适应水平中等,仍存在一些文化适应问题,提出相应的对策与建议。     

Attitudes Towards HIV-Antibody Testing Among University Students in Four African Countries

The aims of this study were to examineattitudes towards HIV testing, sexualbehaviour, HIV risk perception and HIV testingbehaviours among university students in fourAfrican countries. The participants consistedof 760 first-year African black universitystudents (351 male, and 409 female) from fourAfrican countries (Nigeria, South Africa,Uganda, and Zimbabwe), in the age range of 17to 44 years (M = 23.6, SD = 4.3). Results showedthat 17.3% of the students indicated that theyhad already been tested for HIV, and of thosewho went for the HIV test 16.2% did not getthe results of the last test. The HIV TestingAttitude Score indicating a positive attitudetowards HIV testing was associated with havinghad an HIV test, the intention to go for an HIVtest, self-rated HIV knowledge, the number ofsex partners in the past 12 months, andpersonally knowing someone with HIV or AIDS.Having had an HIV test and the intention to gofor an HIV test were associated with three HIVtesting attitudes subscales: 'Generalconcerns, 'Trust and support, and 'fears.The 'Confidentiality and 'Friends concernssubscales were also weakly associated with theintention to go for an HIV test.     

African American Students in Counselor Education Programs: Perceptions of Their Experiences

The authors explored 11 African American doctoral students' perceptions of their experiences in counselor education programs, and their findings are presented. Using a phenomenological methodological framework, the authors investigated the various systems of support that students use as they navigate their respective programs. Human agency was the theoretical framework for this study, and 4 themes emerged from the data: assertiveness, more experienced African American students, race‐based organizations, and personal and professional care from advisors. Implications for students and counselor education programs are discussed.     

Reflections from University Students in a South African Gay and Lesbian Society

This exploratory study examines the experiences of 20 gay and lesbian students and their involvement in a gay and lesbian Society at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. This study occurred under the theoretical framework of McCarn and Fassinger’s (1996) model of sexual minority identity formation. Participants ranged in age from 20–31 years old and included 17 men and three women. Eighteen were White, 1 was Colored, and 1 was Euro-Asian. Participants discussed positive and negative effects of belonging to the Society, counseling services available on campus, patterns of victimization, and cultural norms regarding gay men and lesbians in South Africa. Recommendations for counselors, staff, educators, and administrators are provided.     

Sense of Belonging and Persistence in White and African American First-Year Students

The authors argue for the inclusion of students’ subjective sense of belonging in an integrated model of student persistence (Cabrera et al., J Higher Educ 64:123–139, 1993). The effects of sense of belonging and a simple intervention designed to increase sense of belonging are tested in the context of this model. The intervention increased sense of belonging for white students, but not for African American students. However, sense of belonging had direct effects on institutional commitment and indirect effects on intentions to persist and actual persistence behavior for both white and African American students.     

Statistics Anxiety Among Female African American Graduate-Level Social Work Students

ABSTRACT

Studies have found that statistics anxiety among female and minority graduate students is higher than that of their Caucasian counterparts. Both gender and culturally sensitive approaches to teaching statistics need to be developed to reduce student anxiety, especially in graduate programs that are dominated by women and minorities. The current study presents data on pre- and post-course statistics among female African American MSW students enrolled in a gender and culturally sensitive statistics course. A series of t-tests revealed that students had significantly lower levels of anxiety about statistics after the course. Implications for integrating gender and culturally sensitive approaches into the curriculum are discussed, and recommendations for future research are provided.     

Reducing Heterosexism in African American Christian Students: Effects of Multicultural Education Courses

Sexual-minority college students continue to experience heterosexism in the form of heterosexist and biased language from peers. Religion has been identified as a predictor of sexual prejudice among college students. Yet there is limited research on the intersection of race, religion, and heterosexism, and on interventions designed to address this prejudice. This study examined the effectiveness of multicultural education courses at a large public university on reducing heterosexism in Christian students. Analysis of pre- and post- data using repeated measures ANCOVA indicated African American Christian students had significantly higher heterosexism scores than White Christian students, and African American Christian students had a significant decrease in heterosexism as compared to White Christian students after taking a service learning course. These results have implications for future research and education on prejudice reduction.     

South African Grade 12 Science Students’ Understandings of Scientific Inquiry

Science & Education - The ability to do inquiry does not necessarily translate to understandings about scientific inquiry or the processes by which scientific knowledge is generated. The study...