Storybook writing in first grade

Research literature on writingstorybooks overlooks first graders. This ispuzzling as children enter first grade havingemergent literacy, in reading, writing, andstory composition. It may reflect the belief that at thisage children should learn to read and write(conventionally) as the curriculum demands,while elaborate writing is assumed be taughtand developed in higher grades. This study investigated story writing by Arab(N = 184) and Jewish (N = 321) first graders inIsrael. The children were presented with fourrelated pictures, asked to paste them in thesequence of their choice in a booklet, and thento write a narrative in their first language(Arabic or Hebrew). Writing the storybook wasperceived as a space for literacy development,and was tested in the contextof two instruction methods: Success For All(SFA) and whole-class Active Learning (AL). Theclasses were observed and teachers wereinterviewed on writing instruction.Nineteen categories of writing yieldedthree clusters–factors: book print awareness,writing conventions, and story quality. Thesethen served as measures for writing outcomes. Jewish and Arab children in SFA achieved higherscores than AL students; the Jews were higherthan the Arabs on most categories, but theestimate gain was highest for Arabs in SFA. The effect of SFA was highest for at-riskJewish students and lowest for at-risk Arabstudents. The results are discussed against thelinguistic and cultural background of the twogroups and in respect of their implications forwriting instruction in a bilingual context.     

试论科技论文写作中应注意的常见问题

科技论文是科研工作者对所从事的研究进行集假设、数据和结论为一体的概括性论述,是科研工作者向外界公布自己科研成果与同行交流、展示自身科研水平的重要途径。科技论文写作的质量将直接影响到科研工作者的科研能力及科研成果的学术水平。该文就科技论文写作方面应当注意的常见问题进行了简要分析,以期对高校研究生以及刚踏上科技论文写作之路的年轻科技工作者有所帮助。     

The structural relationship between writing attitude and writing achievement in first and third grade students

This study tested three models of the structural relationship between the writing achievement of primary grade students and their attitude towards writing (defined here as an affective disposition involving how the act of writing makes the author feel, ranging from happy to unhappy). The three models tested were: (a) writing attitude influences writing achievement in a unidirectional manner, (b) writing achievement influences writing attitude in a unidirectional manner, and (c) the effects of writing attitude and achievement are bidirectional and reciprocal. The model that best fit the data was based on the assumption that writing attitude influences writing achievement. In addition, the direct path between attitude and achievement in this model was statistically significant. Although third grade students were better writers than first grade students, there was no statistical difference in younger and older students’ attitude towards writing. In addition, girls were more positive about writing than boys, but there was no statistical difference in their writing achievement related to gender. This research extends models based on the cognitive and language processes of writing to include the role of attitude, which is an affective component of motivation.     

电大辅导教师的角色定位及其导学方式--《经济应用文写作》课辅导教学的实践与思考

电大辅导教师的角色定位应以处于"中心位置"的学生为参照物,当好助学者,当好学生的指导老师;电大辅导教师是整个课程远程教学中的一个有机组成部分,其助学手段不应仅仅局限于"面授讲解",必须开展导学方式多元化的探索,其中,即便是面授辅导课,也有别于传统的"系统面授",而应被界定为一种独立成型的、新的教学形式;并据此试验成一种在具体的课程教学中,所实行的"五元三环交互式"教学,以五种不同的导学方法,通过五种不同方式的互动,使学生步入五种相应的学习形态.     

爱伦·坡的诗歌之哲学解读

爱伦·坡的诗歌蕴含着对书写与死亡之关联的文化沉思,他将死亡的场景予以寓言化。这种哲学视界的解读呈现了隐含在爱伦·坡的诗歌中的一个深刻悖论,他一手呈现了令人恶心的死亡景观,另一手又指引着追寻虚灵真实的希望。他对生命的形而上思考,就升华在这个悖论所标示的两个世界之间。     

高校写作教学中的创新探索

知识经济时代更需要高校加大写作教改的力度 ,高校写作教改应从创新性方面进行有序的教学改革。     

Exploring the relationship of creative thinking to reading and writing

This study explores if extensive practice in reading or writing is related to high creative performance. In total, 196 university students participated in the study by filling out a questionnaire and completing a creativity test. The questionnaire inquires the total courses taken in the school year, total hours spent on reading, total hours on writing, and background information. The results indicated that students who spent more time on reading/writing performed significantly better on the creativity test. This study concludes that creativity scores, especially scores of elaboration, are significantly correlated with attitudes toward reading/writing, and the amount of time spent on reading/writing.     

元上都扈从诗中的边塞诗风

大多数身为翰林大臣的扈从诗人随扈皇上往来于大都与上都之间的经历,丰富了他们的人生视野和创作素材。恢弘的草原景象、变化无常的气候、诗人的怀乡情怀、粗犷的边塞生活、豪迈的民族精神、深沉的历史积淀等,培养了诗人豪迈、乐观的主体情感。这使他们能够敏感地把握住具有鲜明边塞特点的诗歌意象,创作出一系列具有鲜明边塞况味的诗歌作品,形成了浓郁的边塞诗风。这是盛唐以来边塞诗风的赓续,也是元代民族与时代精神特点的写照。     

On Reading-Based Writing Instruction Model

English writing is a complex integrative process of comprehensive skills.A host of students are still unable to write a coherent English paragraph after having learned English for many years at school.To help college students improve their writing competence is a great challenge facing the English teaching in China.Researches on writing teaching method abroad have experienced prosperity.In China,however,researches in this field are far behind.There is great need to search for more efficient writing instruction model so that it can serve well in Chinese context.Enlightened by Krashen’s input hypothesis and Swain’s output hypothesis,the writer put forward Reading-Based Writing Instruction Model.This paper aims to discuss the effectiveness of this model from the different perspectives.