A Contrastive Study of Chinese and American Compliments

China is an old country with her five thousand years culture and civilization and known for her etiquette.Influenced by the traditional education,mainly the idea of Confucius the core of Chinese culture is the doctrine of the mean,which determines the people's way of thinking.When they communicate with other people,they are polite,strict with themselves and generous with others.     

A Contrastive Study of the Heroines in A Doll’s House and Macbeth

A Doll’s House and Macbeth obviously belong to different categories in content. However, the two heroines in these two plays, Nora Helmer and Lady Macbeth, demonstrate similar feminist qualities. By staging an overall contrastive analysis on the personality and tragic life of two protagonists from the perspective of feminism, it is founded that both of them are victims oppressed by the patriarchal system and they all have feminine consciousness against this system. Nevertheless, their distinctive complex personalities and different story settings make the reasons for their rebellion differ in many ways and they end up with different endings.     

A Contrastive Study of the “Subject” in English and Chinese

Because of the differences in language,culture and mode of thinking between East and West there exist dissimilarities in the use of the subject of a sentence between English and Chinese.The essay tries to explore respectively the different characteristics and uses of the subject between the two languages which include some differences both in morphology and syntax.     

Non Equivalence of English and Chinese Idioms in Translation─A Contrastive Approach

Both the English and Chinese languages enjoy prolonged history and abound with idioms,which are the linguistic and intellectual essence of their people.But due to the differences in geography,history,religion,custom and other aspects of life,English and Chinese idioms serve as carriers of different cultural characteristic.As a result,cultural barriers often pose quite a difficulty for translation theory and practice.Therefore,as we understand and translate idioms of one language into another,the problems of how to retain the original image,style,flavor,characteristics,and how to overcome the misunderstandings between the two cultures constitute the most pressing issues.This paper aims to explore some reasons and strategies of non equivalence of idioms in translation.     

A Contrastive Analysis of English and Chinese Pronunciation——Take Rhythm and Intonation for Example

This thesis demonstrates a contrastive analysis of the pronunciation of British English and Standard Chinese(Putonghua,PTH for short) from the following two parts:Contrastive Analysis of rhythm in English and Chinese and tones in English and Chinese.Thus find out the transfer errors in English made by Chinese learners from Chinese and some alternative approaches will be listed to avoid these errors so as to give some useful suggestions for English pronunciation teaching in China.     

A Brief Comparison between Interpretation and Translation

Interpretation is an important type of translation, and it has several similarities with translation. Howev- er, it also has its own characteristics and principles. This article is to do a brief comparison between inter- pretation and translation. In A Practical Handbook of Interpretation, Mr. Zhong Shukong gave a definition to interpretation: " (Interpretation) means an extempore oral reproduction, in one language, of what is said in another language."! To this extent, interpretation cann…     

A Comparative Study of two Chinese Versions of Wuthering Heights——Comparison between YangYi's Version and LuYang's Version under Contrastive Analysis View

only lies in its deep theme and striking arrangement of events,but also in her accurate and vivid language.In order to study the differences between English and Chinese,This thesis is focused on two Chinese versions of Whuthering Heights in the light of contrastive linguistics.The detailed version comparison consists of two parts: the comparison between two Chinese versions in lexicology and syntax.After comparing two versions,the author noted that both Yang and Lu still commit some mistakes because of ignorance of linguistic and cultural differences between English and Chinese and in view of this mistakes,the paper offers some revised translation texts for reference only.The author hopes that the comparison results may be beneficial to cross-culture communication and English learning.     

A Contrastive Study of Semantic Prosody between English Native Speak ers and Chinese English Learners——Case Study of “Avoid”

In this paper,the author uses data-driven and contrastive interlanguage analysis approach,applying AntConc 3.2.1 as the tool,to make a comparison between corpus FLOB and CLEC on the using of the word avoid.The result shows that the se mantic prosodic tendency between the two communities is in great similarities but also have differences.Through comparison and analysis,the author finds the hidden reason and summarizes how to improve.     

A Contrastive Pragmatic Study on Chinese and American MCs’ Prologues at Film Awards Ceremonies

This essay, picking two typical cases and applying several pragmatic principles, makes a contrastive study on the similarities and differences between Chinese and American MCs’prologues, especially conversations at film awards ceremonies. Based upon a summary of the features of the MCs’prologues, then follow some possible reasons for the similarities and differences, which further arouse thoughts on practical implications and suggestions.     

A match between university professors and school inspectors? Innovation and stagnation in the physical education curriculum

During the 1960s and 1970s, “traditional” secondary educational systems in various Western European countries made way for comprehensive education curricula. In contrast to the reforms within the “intellectual” subjects, the field of physical education (PE) remained largely underexposed in research. This study focuses on PE reform in Belgium, the first country in the world (apart from Sweden itself) to introduce, in 1908, so-called “Swedish gymnastics” in all levels of state public education and, in 1968, the last country apart from Portugal to abandon it. The question arises as to who was responsible for Swedish gymnastics being applied for so long and, ultimately, how and by whom reform was implemented. The results show that the power of the past and the positions of “Swedists” in the Government Inspectorate, universities and professional associations, perpetuated the domination of Swedish gymnastics in Belgian education. The final “dynamisation” of the subject of PE around 1968 did not come about through “revolution” but a “natural” generational transition, whereby a new guard of young government inspectors with a drive for reform took over from their Swedish-minded predecessors. The educational climate prevailing in Belgium at the end of the 1960s facilitated this reform. The state university PE institutes lost their position as pedagogical profile keepers during this process of transformation, while the hidden curriculum of the (Catholic) university institute in Leuven implicitly shaped the educational climate. Further comparative international research into the (changed) profile, position and power of school inspectors in educational reform appears necessary.     

The Difference in the Main Conflict between Shakespeare ’s Hamlet and Feng Xiaogang’s The Banquet

Famous Chinese director Feng Xiaogang made a film The Banquet in 2006, which is adapted from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. However, accounting for the background and cultural difference, the main conflict...     

What Makes Schools Effective? A Comparison between School Communities in Australia and the USA∗

This paper reports on findings related to the perceptions held by members of school communities with respect to the factors which most help schools to be effective. The data are from a study conducted in Melbourne, Australia and in seven states of the United States of America. Findings from this research indicate that members of school communities: principals, teachers, parents and students believe that the most critical elements that contribute to the development of an effective school are dedicated and qualified staff, clear school purposes, strong academic and administrative leadership, a safe school environment and a positive school climate.

     

Markedness Theory and Language Sexism——A Comparison between English and Chinese

Using the Markedness theory,this paper studies the sexist phenomena in English and Chinese language through comparing some sex-related words.Then the causations of sexism are analyzed.     

Why do tertiary education graduates regret their study program? A comparison between Spain and the Netherlands

In this paper we investigate the determinants of regret of study program for tertiary education graduates in Spain and the Netherlands. These two countries differ in their educational system in terms of the tracking structure in their secondary education and the strength of their education-labor market linkages in tertiary education. Therefore, by comparing Spain and the Netherlands, we aim at learning about the consequences that the two educational systems might have on the regret of study program in tertiary education. Basing on the psychological literature on regret, we derive some expectations on the determinants of regret of study program. Results reveal that both, education track and education-labor mismatch of tertiary education, are important determinants of the likelihood of program regret. Results allow us to derive some policy recommendations on the tertiary education system.     

What motivates early adolescents for school? A longitudinal analysis of associations between observed teaching and motivation

For many early adolescent students, motivation for school declines after their transition to secondary education. Increasingly, the decisive importance of teachers in shaping early adolescents' motivation is stressed; thus far, however, both longitudinal and observational studies on this topic have been scarce. The present study investigated how early adolescents' interactions with their maths teachers were associated with the development of their motivation for maths. In line with self-determination theory, videotaped teacher–student interactions were coded in terms of their being supportive or thwarting of the three fundamental human needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, i.e. in terms of their providing autonomy support, structure, and involvement. To assess need-supportive teaching, at four measurement time-points equally spread over the first year of secondary education, video analysis was conducted of, in total, 137 complete maths lessons in 20 maths classes (40% female teachers). To assess developments in motivation at each of the four measurement time-points, questionnaires were distributed to the 489 students (aged 12–13; 49.9% girls) in the 20 maths classes. Multilevel analysis did not indicate associations of autonomy-supportive teaching with any of the four motivational constructs incorporated in the study (autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, amotivation, and performance avoidance). For structure, associations in expected directions were found with autonomous motivation (positive) and amotivation (negative), but not with the other two motivational constructs. For teacher involvement, associations in the expected direction were found with all four motivational constructs. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for research and educational practice.     

Towards expert knowledge? A comparison between a constructivist and a traditional learning environment in the university

This research monograph examines the potential of constructivist learning environments for developing prerequisites of expert knowledge during university studies. Drawing on recent theories of the development of expert knowledge and on the constructivist view of learning, an experiment was conducted in an educational psychology course. The primary purpose of the study was to compare the learning outcomes of students who studied the course material in a constructivist learning environment with those of students who learned it under traditional teaching and studying conditions. Students in the constructivist learning environment acquired more diversified knowledge. In addition, a theory will be presented about what actually changes when conceptual change occurs.     

The teacher as an island? A mixed method study on the relationship between autonomy and collaboration

European Journal of Psychology of Education - This study assessed how teachers understand and value autonomy, collaboration and the relationship between both. Quantitative analyses...     

A Comment on Shane——conflict between virtues and vices

From the book,Shane intensely struggles to forget his past and live a normal,civilized life.The traditional American Western literature is well-known for its pioneering spirit and heroism.Gunnman was a low-morality character in people's eyes,but on the other hand,there is a man who behaves more highly and never do thing that goes against his own mind.And this is Shane.     

A Survey on the Relationship between Learning Beliefs and Learning Strategies

With the shift of the concept of English teaching, learning beliefs and learning strategies are increasingly attracting researchers＇ attention. This study, based on a questionnaire, centered on the current situation of learning beliefs and learning strategies used by three-year college students. The result shows： （1） the students have the strongest form-focused beliefs and most disagree with using-mother tongue beliefs. （2） In the practical learning activities, using-mother tongue strategies are most frequently used by students and the frequency of meaning-focused strategies is the lowest. （3） There are significant correlations between belief variables and strategy variables.