Differing expectations: an account of home and school factors affecting EAL learners from Arabic-speaking backgrounds

This article considers research from a preliminary study of Libyan children's accounts of their experience learning English as an additional language (EAL) within mainstream schools in the LJK. The analysis of interviews and classroom observations suggests that for equal opportunity to take place, local education authorities need to place greater emphasis on language and educational provision for newcomers to UK primary schools. In addition, there is still a communication barrier as well as a language barrier between home and school which needs to be addressed in order for children to adjust to and meet school requirements. In a similar way, parents of newly arrived children need to have clear expectations. The implications of this piece of research are extremely relevant for additional language acquisition in British schools and, in particular, for the education of newcomers whose circumstances are similar to those of the children in this study. This research also enables the voice of Arab children, as learners of the English language, to reach educators and policy makers, and empower them further in the research processes which inform British education policy.     

Simple Numbers: ANOVA Example of Facilitating Student Learning in Statistics

This article advocates the use of simple data sets to help students gain a good intuitive grasp of ANOVA concepts.     

我国幼儿英语教育的理论基础分析

自20世纪90年代以来,我国的幼儿英语教育有了飞速的发展,并卓有成效。本文就不同的语言学习理论在幼儿英语教育中所发挥的作用进行分析,以期进一步理解幼儿英语教育的理论基础,从而对幼儿英语教育提出更好的设想和建议。     

背诵在医学生英语学习中的作用研究

本研究旨在探讨背诵对提高医学生英语水平的作用。两个平行班（试验班和对照班）接受同一教师相同的授课内容和课时数量,但是试验班增加了16周的背诵练习和背诵考试,试验后的英语水平测试结果（t test）表明背诵对于提高医学生在听力、词汇和写作方面的成绩有积极的作用。     

The influence of live- vs. video-model presentation on the early acquisition of a new complex coordination

Background: Demonstration is a widely used method in sports teaching and coaching, based on the assumption that it is more beneficial than verbal instructions or trial-and-error methods for skill acquisition. Although in teaching/coaching situations, the demonstration is usually carried out in front of the learners, in a research context, it is most often presented via a video. However, a direct comparison between these two types of model has rarely been undertaken in a motor context.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to compare the effectiveness of the observation of a live and a videomodel for the early acquisition of a complex judo movement.

Research Design: Participants observed either a live or a videomodel executing the task. After observation, they practised for three minutes taking five trials and then performed it for analysis. This procedure was repeated three times. The form and technique of each participant's execution were evaluated using a technical score.

Main results: The results indicated a significant improvement in the task execution by the end of the practice session. However, this improvement occurred only for the video-model group between the second and third blocks of practice.

Conclusions: The video demonstration seems more effective than the live one for the early acquisition of a completely new complex coordination. This may be due to the simplification of the visual information in the former condition because of its two-dimensionality. This simplification may allow the observer to identify the more key elements that would guide him/her for the subsequent performance of the task.     

艺术设计类专业校企合作方式的探讨---以武汉工程科技学院珠宝与设计学院为例

本文以武汉工程科技学院珠宝与设计学院为例,提出了校企合作的信息获取途径、合作企业的遴选方法,同时列举了部分校企合作形式以及校企合作注意事项。     

浅析二语习得对大学生写作方式的影响

大学英语写作是英语专业学习的必修课,写作水平的高低从根本决定了大学生英语素质的高低。提高大学生的英语写作能力,需要做到理论与实践相结合,要求学生不仅仅具备良好的语言功底,同时还要掌握一定的写作理论知识,强化写作技巧的学习和锻炼。在这方面上讲,二语习得理论为大学生写作能力和写作方式的提高提供了良好的理论依据,本文将重点从这个角度谈一谈二语习得理论对大学生写作方式的影响。     

语言的特异现象与大学英语翻译教学中的语言习得研究

语言有常规性特征与特异性特征,它们相互渗透混合构成了语言这座大厦。研究语言的普遍规律来构拟一般性规则固然重要,而语言的"特异性"在日常语言学习和使用中屡见不鲜。段落翻译已经成为对非英语专业学生一项重要的考查内容,因此掌握和理解这些特异性和边缘性对提高学生英语综合运用水平、促进语言解释的合理性和顺畅的语言交际同样非常重要。     

海外网络嵌入、合作能力、知识获取与企业创新绩效的关系研究

构建包括海外网络结构嵌入、海外网络关系嵌入、合作能力、知识获取和企业创新绩效的理论模型。在216份有效问卷基础上开展实证研究。结果证实海外网络嵌入对知识获取有显著的正向影响,但需要通过合作能力这一中介变量来传导,由此构建我国企业通过海外网络嵌入实现技术追赶的路径。研究结论对我国企业如何"走出去"有一定的指导作用。     

农户分化状态下农民技术获取路径研究

为提升农业技术传播效果,针对农民能否有效获取技术信息的问题,利用实地问卷调查数据,以农户分化为前提探究不同农业经营主体的技术获知路径。研究结果表明,小规模农户倾向于选择人际传播方式获取技术,专业大户和家庭农场对网络途径较为青睐,合作经营户的技术获取途径集中于合作社内部。