Learner subjects in study abroad: discourse of immersion,hierarchy of experience and their subversion through situated learning

This article investigates different kinds of learner subjects that study-abroad programs produce. It is based on discourse analysis and ethnographic fieldwork in May–September 2011, involving three students from a US college studying abroad short term in Europe. The discourse of immersion in study abroad valorizes a learning-by-doing, individual, reflective learner subject who learns alone by gaining everyday experience outside the classroom and by reflecting on it. Some students subverted this discourse and became group and classroom-based learner subjects; nonetheless, they all became reflective learner subjects. This article proposes critical analysis of the discourse and links that reflectivity to critical pedagogy.     

Environmental identity,pro-environmental behaviors,and civic engagement of volunteer stewards in Portland area parks

We conducted surveys of adults participating in municipally sponsored volunteer events in the Portland, OR metropolitan area in order to understand the range of attitudes and behaviors associated with volunteer work. We sampled 172 individuals in 18 events from February to June 2012. Principal components and factor analyses of survey responses identified three groups based on annual frequency of participation in stewardship events: first-time volunteers, mid-level volunteers (3–10 events per year), and frequent volunteers (>10 events per year). Our analyses revealed three main factors that explained the variation in survey response for the three volunteer groups: environmental identity, private pro-environmental behavior, and civic engagement. All three factors were positively correlated with frequency of participation in stewardship events, with the most frequent volunteers indicating the highest degree of attention to environmental issues, environmental identity, and self-reported pro-environmental behaviors. Frequent volunteers were more likely to feel personally attached to their local environment, believe that their efforts help solve environmental problems, and enjoy being part of community efforts. These results suggest that stewardship activities provide opportunities for volunteers to interact with others while working collectively toward restoring and maintaining parks, which may contribute to more resilient communities.     

网络研修工作室专题设计研究

实践中发现网络研修工作室存在研修目标不明确、研修焦点发散、教师专业成长碎片化、研修主持人对学员引领缺乏持续性与深度等一系列问题。通过网络研修工作室专题设计可以加强网络研修的针对性与系统性,所设计的专题与校本研修主题保持一致,以克服教师专业成长碎片化、实现教师专业发展。     

“学”的内求与外发——从《论语》首章看儒家教育要义

教育的目的在于"成人"。现代教育中,学习往往成了外索利益的功能性存在,使得人闭锁于一己之身。以孔子为原型,阐释论语以"学"为基的教育内涵,有助于还教育以"成人"之本。孔门之"学"是儒家教育的起点,其目的有二:学为君子,是从个人的历时性成长维度的内求;学而为政,教化人心,是公共精神的外发。无论是内求还是外发,二者存在根源上的一致性,即都统一于"成人"的教育目的。     

新建本科院校学风建设的现状及对策研究

学风建设是高校改革和发展的重要内容,是人才培养的重要手段。新建本科院校的学风建设好坏直接影响着人才培养质量高低,关系着学校的社会声誉和生死存亡。本文在深刻认识到学风建设的重要性前提下,认真研究分析了新建本科院校学风建设的现状及形成原因,提出了一些合理有效、操作性强的实施对策。     

老子“无为”思想的再认识

作为道家学派的创始人,老子用特别的方式关注着国家的治理、人民的安危。老子哲学思想的基础是"道",道的核心基础是"无为","无为"是老子政治思想中的精髓,但是我们不能简单地将"无为"看作无所作为。老子试图通过"无为"来实现"无不为"的治国效果,体现了"道法自然",即顺应自然的发展,达到"无为而治"的境界。     

生态女性主义视域下的《丧钟为谁而鸣》

海明威作为二十世纪最为著名的小说家之一,在文学界一向以硬汉的形象著称,他的创作题材基本上都与战争和死亡息息相关,导致人们错误地认为海明威蔑视女性。随着女权运动的发展和女性社会地位的不断提高,因此,从女性主义角度来研读海明威的作品是非常有必要的。《丧钟为谁而鸣》是一部以西班牙内战为背景的反法西斯主义的长篇小说。在这部作品中,海明威从生态女性主义的视域出发,表达了主人公乔丹对自然、亲情和爱情的真切感受,极力主张人和人、男人和女人、人和自然之间的和谐状态,海明威认为,只有这种和谐状态才是我们人类真正需要的状态。这部作品,揭示了海明威不但不仇视女性,而是支持、同情女性,在某种意义上顺应了当时生态女性主义的一些看法和观点,对文学界有着深远的影响。     

如何培养本科翻译专业学生的批判性思维--以两堂汉译英翻译赏析课为例

近年来,不少外语界专家认为外语专业的学生缺乏批判性思维。在本科笔译教学中,笔者发现刚接触翻译的学生尤其如此。他们容易相信网上的译文,把外教和教师的话当做权威,做翻译的过程中缺乏批判性思维。因此,该文中探讨两节汉英翻译赏析课中如何采用案例教学和数据驱动方法帮助学生培养批判性思维。     

Thoreau’s Walden:A Return to Human Kind

As a very significant part of Thoreau’s Walden, nature can never escape the discussion or any other critical analysis whenever and wherever this book is concerned. Nature for modern people is usually i...     

文化记忆与社会认同：体育发展的文学争鸣*

研究采用文献资料法、文本分析法、比较研究法等,以20世纪80年代“世界体育强国”战略提出为背景,叙述社会公众与政府双重主体互照下对“强国梦”的希望与争论,以体育文学作品为载体分析体育强国战略发展的历史脉络与社会评价。研究发现,“世界体育强国”的目标在全社会引发激烈讨论,文学界掀起第一轮体育文学创作热潮,指涉中国体育发展的成就与贡献,困境与矛盾,以《中国体育界》和《强国梦》最具代表性。围绕体育强国发展目标与策略,两部作品集中反映社会在体育强国的内涵理解、发展理念、实现路径、记忆建构、社会影响等方面的观点争鸣。两部作品存在相辅相成的同质性和相反相成的异质性,共同记录上世纪80年代中国体育发展的全貌,同时为新时代体育强国建设提供形象的探索思路。