EFL teachers’ perceptions of English language policy at the elementary level in Taiwan

Due in large part to the trends towards economic globalization, English has become the most widely disseminated and ubiquitous international language. The purpose of the study was to investigate what Taiwan’s EFL teachers at the elementary level believe about the policy of English as a compulsory subject and how they perceive the benefits and obstacles of the policy’s implementation. Ten elementary English teachers in Tainan City and its suburban areas participated in this study. Data were collected through teachers’ interviews, classroom observation and document analysis. Results found that all ten teachers agreed with the policy for English as a compulsory subject at the elementary level. They observed both positive and negative sides of this top‐down policy. Classroom observation and interview data revealed that EFL teachers had to plan their English classes with the constraints on a large class of students with mixed levels of proficiency, limited teaching hours and resources. Parents’ expectations of and attitudes towards English learning also became an obstacle.     

《软件工程》双语教学改革探讨

主要针对《软件工程》课程开展双语教学的必要性和优势进行分析,并对双语教学的教学目标、师资培养、教学方法等方面进行相应的探讨．     

信息化背景下的高校教学团队建设：价值包容与实现途径——以我院药品质量与安全专业为例

教学团队建设一直以来都是高校在教育教学工作开展期间极为关心的一件事情,其能够有效地提升学校的综合竞争实力,促进学校的发展建设,学生在此过程中将会享受到更好的学习资源,而且教学团队的建设对于教与学的开放互动也有一定的促进作用。作者将以学院药品质量与安全专业为例,分析在该专业教学团队信息化建设,以促进教学的长远发展。     

Teacher evaluation policy as perceived by school principals: the case of Flanders (Belgium)

In Flanders (Belgium), a new teacher evaluation policy was issued which placed a lot of autonomy with school principals to develop and implement a new teacher evaluation system. In this study, we explore how Flemish principals perceive the new teacher evaluation policy and what influences their perception. Results demonstrate that principals perceive the policy as clear, but they are rather negative about the need, practicality, and complexity of the summative teacher evaluation. This perception is influenced by policy, context, and individual factors as is demonstrated in our qualitative analyses.     

浅议我国会计电算化的实施

随着计算机技术的发展，将计算机应用于会计领域已在我国得到了推广、普及，但在我国会计电算化的实施过程中还存在许多问题，本文就如何加强会计电算化的措施进行了讨论。     

One-to-One Computing and Student Achievement in Ohio High Schools

This study explores the impact of one-to-one computing on student achievement in Ohio high schools as measured by performance on the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT). The sample included 24 treatment schools that were individually paired with a similar control school. An interrupted time series methodology was deployed to examine OGT data over a period of 5 to 8 years. Overall student performance and content-specific achievement in math, reading, science, social studies, and writing were not significantly affected by the introduction of 1:1 computing. Treatment schools using a netbook device produced the greatest overall change in scores.     

高职艺术设计教育一体化教学体系的探讨

高职院校的艺术设计教育应坚持以就业为导向,努力做到实践教学与职业岗位之间的"零距离".根据实践教学改革的需要,提出一体化实践教学改革模式,对实践教学体系、实践教学目标体系和实践教学考核指标体系的构建,以及具体的实施意见和管理办法进行探讨.     

BIM在建设工程项目中的创新价值初探

对BIM国际前沿文献进行跟踪研究,梳理BIM在建设工程项目中的主要应用模式。在分析建设工程创新特性的基础上,指出BIM为建设工程项目各参与组织构建了合作创新的工作环境。依据建设工程创新类别,分析BIM应用模式的创新定位,探索BIM在建设工程创新中的价值。     

Growth of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging in Canada

Abstract

Canadian participation in the Program for Cooperative Cataloging began in 1998 when Memorial University of Newfoundland joined NACO to counter the lack of locally relevant authority data. Different circumstances operated for each of the early adopters. McGill University joined SACO first, in 1999, and NACO only in 2009. Concordia University joined NACO in 2011. Other libraries joined forces through the Canada Funnel, established in 2005. Since 2015, the number of independent members has grown, and more Canadians have begun participating in the governance and working groups of the PCC. This coincides with increased interest in internationalization within the PCC itself.