从《通识教育工作小组初步报告》看哈佛通识课程改革

2006年10月,哈佛大学《通识教育工作小组初步报告》出台.本文概述了与该报告相关的通识课程改革的背景及内容,并对该报告作出了评价,指出国际化是此次改革的核心.     

关于发展民族地区职业教育的思考—贵州民族职业教育调查报告

中国的职业教育与发达国家和地区相比还存在很在原差距。以贵州省的民族职业教育为例，阻碍民族职业教育发展的原因，一是大部分民族地区仍处于产食经济阶段，市场发育不健全，职业分化和行业成不明显，二是由于计划经济体制下某些环节的失控对及剪刀差政策的推行，使得民族地区已有的一些职业分化和行业分成不但没有发展，反而萎缩，使民族职业教育失去了生存的基础，民族地区的职业教育要走出困境，必须以各种方式促进其职业分化和行业分成，立足于民族地区的实际，使民族地区的职业教育与其社会经济的发展接轨。     

对《汉语水平词汇与汉字等级大纲》甲级词的修订意见

本文依据国家语言文字工作委员会发布的《中国语言生活状况报告（2005）》对《汉语水平词汇与汉字等级大纲》中甲级词进行词频标注,依据统计结果分析了甲级词中存在的问题,就甲级词的调整变化和标注问题提出了几点修订意见。     

21世纪美国高等教育政策改革述评——基于Spellings委员会报告的分析

美国Spellings委员会报告是21世纪美国高等教育改革的重要议案,既为高等教育法案的修订提供了立法基础,也为今后联邦政府高等教育政策改革提供了蓝图。该报告确定了"高等教育机会、可支付性、质量与创新、问责"是高等教育政策改革的四个主题。美国21世纪高等教育政策改革是由联邦政府发挥主导作用,由社会多方代表进行民主商议,然后由政府主要采取立法与拨款形式进行的。它充分尊重各州和高等院校的自主权,对我国高等教育政策改革可以提供有意义的经验借鉴。     

Disseminating the right information to the right audience: cultural determinants in the use (and misuse) of rankings

Rankings and league tables, or Report Cards (RCs), of Higher Education Institutions have become a global phenomenon. Their purpose, it is claimed, is to help “student-consumers” make informed decisions. Yet the degree to which RCs succeed in helping students in their college choice is disputed. Even though RCs are intended for all, which information is sought and how it is used may differ between potential students hailing from different social, economic and cultural backgrounds. In particular, RCs may neglect certain cultural determinants that influence students’ college choice behaviour. The article reviews the literature on the cultural determinants of college choice and especially the use of RCs in the ambit of cultural determinants. In the United States, possibly because of evident educational gaps between ethnic groups in society, the issue of cultural perceptions in college choice has been addressed, albeit scantly. In Europe, this field of study is virtually non-existent, despite increasing indications that second and third generation immigrants still lag behind in terms of higher education participation and graduation rates.

Managing collaboration across further and higher education: a case in practice

The Dearing Report highlighted the need for HE programmes to enhance students' basic skills, and one of these is numeracy skill. There is a history of low confidence and negative attitudes to learning about numbers and 'maths anxiety' in undergraduates which means that delivering 'numerate graduates' may be something of a challenge to HE institutions. This college surveyed attitudes to numeracy and learning about numbers in all first-year students (over 1000 students). Over 40% of students returned their questionnaires. This survey found considerable negative attitudes and low confidence among respondents as a whole (25% of those who returned the questionnaire), and anxiety was highest (over 40%) in students taking a Humanities programme. This raises considerable concern about how we can deliver numeracy to students in HE. The findings of the survey, gender issues and the individualised concept of 'maths anxiety' are discussed in relation to the social and cultural construction of attitudes to maths and maths confidence as empowerment (Benn, 1997). The main conclusion is that HE institutions need to consider carefully how to provide good educational opportunities for individuals with low motivation to engage in maths-related activity. There is also an urgent need to challenge cultural myths and stereotyping relating to maths learning if we want the next generation of graduates to have more confidence in their maths skills.     

2005年《政府工作报告》部分译例再商榷

本文对吴文子先生就2005年《政府工作报告》节选(第五部分)所提出的部分英文译文问题再商榷,通过译例分析试指出对外宣传翻译,尤其政府公文的翻译,首要原则便是语义准确无歧义,不累赘,符合西方受众心理和语言习惯。     

“Duty Report”在高职英语课堂教学中的应用

＂Duty Report＂是一种有效的训练学生口语的方法,但是有相当数量的老师会回避它,为什么呢？是＂Duty Report＂在它的形式设置以及内容上出了问题。该如何发挥＂Duty Report＂的积极作用呢？     

Writing for Librarians about E-Book Technology

The author of ALA's Library Technology Report, E-Book Platforms for Libraries, shares her thoughts about some of the issues she faced as she wrote about this still very complex subject, which all public librarians need to know about in order to develop good business positions for their organizations.     

The Use of Optical Disk in Law Libraries

This paper explores optical disk technology and how it might be, and is being, applied in law libraries. The basics of optical disks are covered: what they are, what their advantages and disadvantages are in terms of storage capacity, durability, speed, cost, and information retrieval. A sampling of commercial products is provided and some implications for the future of law libraries are discussed.