Cultivating critical global citizens through secondary EFL education: a case study of mainland China

This paper examines the enactment of critical literacy pedagogy in secondary English language teaching in the face of globalisation. This qualitative case study signals that global citizenship education (GCE) and English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching can converge through offering equitable and globally contextualised learning opportunities. The overarching themes presented here challenge the dominance of instrumentalist orientations of EFL education in mainland China today while mobilising pedagogical choices that affirm students' local and lived experiences in relation to international socio-political issues. Findings provide EFL educators nuanced insights into how critical global literacies are extended through critical understandings of literacies, interconnections from a personal to a global level, and opportunities for social actions on multicultural issues, thus fostering globally competent and bilingual learners who critically engage with the contested terrain of an increasingly globalised world.     

The influence of three approaches to feedback on L2 writing task improvement and subsequent learning

This research examined the effects of using rubrics, exemplars, and self-assessment as forms of feedback in an L2 writing development course in English with Chinese speakers. The sample consisted of 114 L2 students at a university in Macau. Participants were randomly assigned to treatment groups and provided feedback on an English writing task using either rubrics, exemplars, self-assessment, or a control condition. The efficacy of these treatments was examined for both performance (on the writing task at hand) and learning (as demonstrated by performance on a new, similar writing task). Results indicate that rubrics and exemplars were effective as compared to the control condition, but the self-assessment approach was not.     

俄语学习策略、动机和效果的相关性探究—基于济宁学院的实证研究

语言学习策略和学习动机是促进第二外语学习的必要手段.俄语是一门复杂多变的屈折语,想要取得理想的学习效果,各种学习策略的作用不可小觑.济宁学院《二外俄语学习者学习策略调查表》中的数据显示:俄语学习者的学习策略、动机和效果之间有一定相关性.探究这种相关性,对提高学生的的学习效果大有裨益.     

独生子女大学生对《学生体质健康标准》政策态度的调查研究

通过向574名大学生发放调查问卷,分析了解独生子女和非独生子女对《学生体质健康标准》政策的态度。结果表明：（1）大学生对《健康标准》政策内容比较认同,但独生子女与非独生子女之间有显著差异,独生子女的政策认同均低于非独生子女;（2）独生子女对政策实施的认同方面与非独生子女差异不显著,但是在过程管理、教学配合、重视程度三方面有显著性差异,独生子女要高于非独生子女;（3）独生子女对政策效果的认同方面与非独生子女差异不显著,但是在负面体验方面有显著性差异,独生子女要低于非独生子女;（4）独生子女在政策满意度方面与非独生子女有显著性差异,且均低于非独生子女;（5）独生子女在政策行为方面与非独生子女差异不显著,但是在逃避和失范方面有显著性差异,独生子女要低于非独生子女;（6）通过改变教育观念、加强大学生的意志品质的培养,加强教师的服务意识和过程管理等途径来改变学生对《健康标准》政策的消极态度。     

浅析幼儿园虐童事件的微观管理

幼儿园虐童事件的发生对幼儿的身心发展会产生很多负面影响。幼儿园应加强管理,可以从以下几个角度采取措施:依法招聘合格幼儿教师,严把幼儿园教师入口关;二、依照《幼儿园教师专业标准》,做好对幼儿园教师的在职培训;三、加强日常保教工作的监督检查,规范幼儿园教师的保教行为;四、提高幼儿教师工资福利待遇,增强幼儿教师职业幸福感。     

Learning assessments in search-as-learning: A survey of prior work and opportunities for future research

People often search for information in order to learn something new. In recent years, the “search-as-learning” movement has argued that search systems should be better designed to support learning. Current search systems (especially Web search engines) are largely designed and optimized to fulfill simple look-up tasks (e.g., navigational or fact-finding search tasks). However, they provide less support for searchers working on complex tasks that involve learning. Search-as-learning studies have investigated a wide range of research questions. For example, studies have aimed to better understand how characteristics of the individual searcher, the type of search task, and interactive features provided by the system can influence learning outcomes. Learning assessment is a key component in search-as-learning studies. Assessment materials are used to both gauge prior knowledge and measure learning during or after one or more search sessions. In this paper, we provide a systematic review of different types of assessments used in search-as-learning studies to date. The paper makes the following three contributions. First, we review different types of assessments used and discuss their potential benefits and drawbacks. Second, we review assessments used outside of search-as-learning, which may provide insights and opportunities for future research. Third, we provide recommendations for future research. Importantly, we argue that future studies should clearly define learning objectives and develop assessment materials that reliably capture the intended type of learning. For example, assessment materials should test a participant’s ability to engage with specific cognitive processes, which may range from simple (e.g., memorization) to more complex (e.g., critical and creative thinking). Additionally, we argue that future studies should consider two dimensions that are understudied in search-as-learning: long-term retention (i.e., being able to use what was learned in the long term) and transfer of learning (i.e., being able to use what was learned in a novel context).     

我们是“团结”的小水滴

7～11岁的小学生正处于认知发展的具体运算阶段,这一阶段的儿童已经初步具备逻辑推理的能力,但是此时的逻辑推理尚离不开具体事物的支持。因此,本文结合该阶段学生的认知发展特点,探讨如何有效地将具体事物应用到小学科学教学的过程中。     

浅析生死观之“为变老而活着”

随时间变迁,所有人都会变老,这是必然的不可选择的．但是“为变老而活着”不是指时间上的这种大家什么都不用做都能达到的变老,而是指“自身达到自身”的完满。这种完满不以生命达到时间上的终点为可乐之事．而是缘于生命充实了自身．实现了真理的主体化。本文就各种生死观、儿童与老人的生长过程进行解析。     

幼儿智力武术游戏创编理论研究

以幼儿生理和心理特征及武术运动的基本规律为依据,研究幼儿武术游戏相关理论。遵循游戏创编原理,探究幼儿武术游戏创编的基本结构、创编要素、创编步骤。文章本着坚持游戏创编的科学性、易行性、趣味性、安全性、创新性的原则,从而探索促进幼儿身心健康发展的有效方法和途径,丰富幼儿园教育活动的内容,改善幼儿园教学课程,开发幼儿对武术的启蒙认识和培养幼儿对武术的兴趣。     

试论中国武术推广与对外汉语教学协同发展

中国武术有着悠久的发展史,但是要实现国际性的推广还需要我们更多的努力。文章以中国武术的发展史为铺垫,以提升对外汉语教学质量为依托,分析了武术推广与对外汉语教学之间的关系,得出协同发展的结论。