Travelling on parallel tracks: Chinese parents and English teachers

The present study is concerned with the problems in communication which arise between British teachers and Chinese parents in discussions of children's performance in British schools. A discussion of the importance of an understanding of cultural differences for the educational outcomes of ethnic minority children will form the backdrop for an analysis of four parent–teacher meetings and interview data gathered before and after the meetings. It is argued that Chinese parents pay attention to micro aspects of the learning situation, emphasizing accuracy and perfect scores. British teachers, in contrast, consider error as a normal part of the learning process and are more concerned with macro-aspects of learning such as problem-solving. Chinese parents have very high expectations of their children and are prepared to spend a great deal of time and effort in identifying areas where they need support. However, parental efforts to support their children are often perceived as unnecessarily harsh and undermining of children's confidence by British teachers who tend to stress the positive aspects of children's achievements. Considerable importance is attached to the need for dialogue which will increase the awareness of both parents and teachers to differences between Chinese and British expectations of education.     

Investigation of behavior and perception of digital library users: A cognitive style perspective

Cognitive style is an influential factor in users’ information seeking. The study presented in this paper examines how users’ cognitive styles affect their behavior and perception in digital libraries. Fifty participants took part in this study. Two dimensions of cognitive styles were considered: (a) Field Dependence/Independence; (2) Verbalizer/Imager. The results showed that Intermediate users and Verbalizers have not only more positive perception, but they also complete the tasks in effective ways. Implications for the design of personalized digital libraries are also discussed.     

疯狂之爱——论蘩漪、金子与郭素娥的反叛之路

女性主义精神分析家认为在人类社会中,几乎所有的事物都是非自然的产物,女性疯狂早已超出生物学的范畴,是父权社会强加于反叛女性的标签,象征着女性对父权社会的抗议。本文试图通过分析《雷雨》,《原野》、《饥饿的郭素娥》中女性情爱世界的疯狂,寻找其反叛的意义以及失败的最终原因。     

从《现代评论》的两度"变风"看"现代评论"派

<现代评论>创刊之初,发表大量批评文章,体现了"独立的,不主附和"的批评精神.第十五期被扣后,风格为之一变,确立了"不尚攻讦"的批评态度,整个刊物呈现多文体并峙与众多作家个性化写作并行的局面.陈西滢与鲁迅论战失败后,"现代评论"派主要成员纷纷离散或分化,<现代评论>表现出经院化写作与格式化组合的倾向."现代评论"派经历了攻讦期、论战期、分化期三个发展阶段,其政治立场、思想态度及其各构成成分本身就经历了一个不断发展与离合分化的过程,它是20世纪20年代出现在中国文化史上的一个具有浓厚新文学色彩的复杂的、多层次的自由主义政治文化流派.     

那是一条满蕴深情的河--评《走进那河》

商品经济充斥社会各个角落的当下 ,诗歌似乎成了一种奢侈品 ,关心她的人日渐减少 ,坚持写诗更显得难能可贵 ,而感情真挚的诗歌不仅可以给人以美的享受 ,还可以陶冶人的性情 ,给人以启发和力量。《走进那河》就是这样一条满蕴深情的河     

Transformational Leadership and Communication Style of Finnish CEOs

This study focuses on the communication style of transformational leaders. Seven different communication styles were established and labeled: emotionally intelligent, impatient, controlled, insecure, avoiding, dominating, and transparent. Responses from 216 Finnish CEOs indicate that certain communication styles are connected with transformational leadership, including the emotionally intelligent, the transparent, and the controlled styles.     

美丽与爱情

Whenever Beauty looks,Love is also there;Whenever Beauty shows a rosy cheek,Love lights Her fire from that flame.When Beauty dwells in the dark folds of night,     

简评《千岛情缘》

《千岛情缘》是第一部由融籍作家完成的描写福清华侨侨居生活的作品。小说在其积极的政治意义之外传递了两个国家的历史文化信息，展示了三个民族的语言文化、三种文明的理念信仰、以及三种宗教的矛盾冲突，生动再现了印尼华人融入异国环境的历史过程和心路历程，其国际性十分值得探讨。     

智慧的精灵 人性的闪光——论《皆大欢喜》中的罗瑟琳

莎士亚在他的喜剧中塑造了一系列充满智慧的女性形象,罗瑟琳是其中的佼佼者。从她身上透露出丰满的人性。     

香港的悲喜剧——《倾城之恋》与《香港的情和爱》之比较

王安忆的《香港的情和爱》在人物设置、情节安排上都与张爱玲的《倾城之恋》有相似之处,然而由于两位女作家不同的生命体悟和不同的美学风格,最终导致她们的作品在深层意蕴上的不同。