从跨文化交际看中国留学生的文化失语现象

文化失语现象指留学生中国文化的缺失,难以用英语自如的表达中国本土文化和中国特有的文化。从跨文化交际的角度研究留学生的文化失语现象,针对中国留学生文化失语严重阻碍了跨文化双向性交流和中国文化推广的现状,找到留学生文化失语的原因:留学生对中国特色文化的缺乏;留学生交流的对象对中国基础文化知识的欠缺;留学生跨文化交际能力培养不足。因此提出留学生文化失语的对策:在跨文化交际中要坚持两种文化的平等性,相互尊重的原则;培养跨文化交际能力,从而达成成功有效的跨文化交际。     

浅谈中学英语教学中跨文化交际能力的培养简

近年来,随着改革开放步伐的加快,对外交往日益频繁,国与国之间的交流也越来越广泛,特别是社会信息化提高,国际互联网的开通使更多的人足不出户便涉及到跨文化交际。为了提升国人应用英语进行跨文化交际的能力,研究跨文化交际中的故障问题,对于中学英语教学有着重大的实际意义。     

Enhancing learning,communication and public engagement about climate change – some lessons from recent literature

This paper sets out to develop key messages for the theory and practice of environmental education from a review of recent research literature on climate change communication (CCC) and education. It focuses on how learners of climate science understand messages on climate change, the communicative contexts for education on climate change, the barriers that can be found to public engagement with climate change issues, and how these barriers can be addressed. 92 peer-reviewed studies were examined. The analysis focuses on the goals and strategies of CCC, and how barriers can be addressed given the research findings on: (a) the content of CCC, (b) visualizations, (c) framing, (d) audience segmentation. The paper concludes that CCC and education need to address barriers to public engagement on several levels simultaneously. It recommends that scholars of environmental education focus critical attention on how practice addresses senses and spheres of agency; sociocultural factors; and the complexities of developing scientific literacy given the interpretative frames and prior understandings that are brought to bear by the public in non-formal education settings.     

Characteristics of the home context for the nurturing of gifted children in Saudi Arabia

This study investigates factors in the home environment and their influence on children’s analytical, creative, and practical skills. A sample of 294 gifted children (195 male) was recruited from grades 4–7 in Saudi Arabia, where the family context is highly influenced by the principles of Islam. Results did not confirm the effect of birth order, but showed that (1) mother’s education was an important factor for gifted children’s creativity; (2) the number of boys in the family was negatively associated with gifted boys’ creativity (r?=??.21); and (3) Quran-related learning experiences were positively related to gifted girls’ analytical (r?=?.46) and creative (r?=?.42) skills. Implications for understanding non-Western environments for gifted children are discussed.     

The Effect on Enhancing Students＇ Inquiry Abilities via Step-by-Step Open-ended Inquiry Teaching Design

The purpose of this study is to promote more open-ended inquiry activities in junior high school science lessons in the current educational system with fixed textbooks. Researchers adapted existing curriculum-based experimental activities for more open-ended inquiry ones. In addition, the whole class was provided with more opportunities to explore complete activities in limited teaching time. This study used Hazel＇s proposals of levels of inquiry. The method was to carry out the current 8th grade experiments through the step-by-step teaching material modification （from levels of inquiry 0 to 2b） and to combine the experimental teaching method with the 5E （engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate） learning cycle. After a quasi-experimental study, we compared the traditional teaching method with the step-by-step open-ended inquiry teaching one on 8th graders＇ basic and integrated science process skills and academic achievements. The study result showed that the academic achievement in the experimental group, based on the same instructional time, was not worse than that in the control group. No significant difference was found on the total scores of the basic science process skills between the two groups, but a significant difference was found on the ＂predicting＂ dimension. There was a significant difference on the total scores of the integrated science process skills between the two groups. Significant differences were found on ＂interpreting data＂ as well as ＂experiment designing＂ dimensions. Hence, the study indicated that it could enhance students＇ inquiry ability through step-by-step openly inquiry levels to change the existing curricula, which served as a reference of educational reform.     

Relationship Between Teacher Factors and Student Achievement： A Correlational Study of Secondary Schools

Teachers always played a significant role in the intellectual and moral development of students by using various techniques, assessments, and methods to improve student achievement in school＇s subjects. This study therefore focuses on the effect of teacher factors, such as assessment interval, communication language, the distance of residence, and the teacher＇s personal characteristics （gender, age, academic and professional qualification, designation, experience, and in-service training） on the 9th grade students＇ achievement in three subjects （English, Chemistry, and Mathematics at secondary level）. The population of the study is comprised of all ＂public sector＂ secondary schools, male and female teachers, and boy and girl students. A total number of 16 secondary schools （eight for boys and eight for girls）, 114 secondary school teachers （66 males and 48 females）, and 2,404 students （1,400 boys and 1,004 girls） were selected through purposive sampling techniques. Multiple statistical procedures, Spearman and Pearson correlation, mean, and standard deviation were employed to obtain stronger validity to the study. The results of the study identify weak and negative weak relationship between most of the teacher factors and student achievement in three subjects but the relationship between students＇ background and learning achievement in all three subjects were found positively correlated.     

Future Sex Educator Perceptions of Rural Versus Urban Instruction: A Case for Community-Centered Sexual Health Education

Instructors of sexual health courses in rural areas face unique challenges as they are often forced to use school-based prevention curricula field-tested in urban areas. Research has yet to consider what future sex educators’ regional expectations are for their profession and how those expectations might have an impact on the classroom. Drawing from interviews with 26 sex-educators-in-training, we find that future educators tended to expect that rural communities would be less diverse, more conservative, and less informed about sexual health matters, even though research demonstrates that today's rural communities inconsistently align with those perceptions.     

基于英语阅读理解的高职学生思辨能力培养

文章在简析目前国内外思辨能力培养现状的基础上,分析了英语阅读理解对培养高职学生思辨能力的重要性,并提出了通过改变英语阅读理解目标设置,教学模式,评价与反馈模式的方式来培养高职学生的思辨能力。     

WEB3．0时代下的品牌传播模式研究

当前正处于后WEB2．0时代的“网络信息社会”,随着信息技术的发展,将进入到WEB3．0时代：网站内的信息可以直接和其他网站相关信息进行交互。并且用户在互联网上拥有的自己的数据,用浏览器即可以实现复杂的系统程序才具有的功能。当WEB技术逐步发展进入到WEB3．0时期时,企业的品牌传播模式将会有显著的变化。它将使得基于智能手机、微博及微信的品牌传播更具个性化、可信度及可控性,从而提高传播效果。     

网络流行语体的文化解读

网络传播开创了人类认知世界、表达心性的新方式,催生了新的语言模式.传统媒体和网络传媒等多种类别传播媒介的叠合接力是网络流行语体得以诞生、传播的重要原因.网络传播和人际传播共同促成了这些新型网络语体的流行.网络流行语体的主要使用者是青年人,网络流行语体不仅反映出了一个时代的文化时尚,更彰显了在这一时代中扮演着重要角色的青年人的精神特质.网络流行语体的产生既与大众的从众心理有关,也体现了公民积极表达意愿、介入社会、追求民主权利的自觉.但网络流行语体除了积极的意义外,也不乏令人担忧的缺憾.