The Theme of The Second Coming

The second coming is a master work of William Butler Yeats which is also one of the most thematically obscure poems.By analyzing the poem based on Yeats’philosophy of occultism and historical background as well as the Bible,this paper states the theme of this poem is that western civilization has been destroyed by wars with the consequence of the appearance of anticivilization;then,a new civilization will come into being.     

Influence of Personality on SLA—A Qualitative Case Study of ESL Chinese Students

This study aims to examine the influence of personality on second language learning.The whole study was based on the researcher’s regular interviews with two ESL Chinese students and the observation of their performance during their first semester.Additional data was collected via a simplified Myers Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI)and interviews with their teachers and a native speaker of English.Overall English proficiency was assessed using two Institutional TOEFL tests and their current GPA during their ESL studies.A positive relationship was found between extraversion and spoken English while a slight but passive correlation emerged between extraversion and overall English achievement.     

A Brief Review of Motivation for Second Language Learning

It is an increasingly popular trend in the language field that people become bilingual or even multilingual,which exposes the fact that people are strongly motivated to learn another language in addition to their mother tongue.A large-scale of research has confirmed that motivation,serving as the internal impulse and initiative taste for second language learning,is among on of the key factors in second language acquisition and learning.The paper reviews the recent available literature on motivation of second language learning from both theoretical and empirical perspectives,with the purpose of neatening the important theories and relevant empirical studies in the field of second language motivation.     

Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition

In the second language acquisition, the study focus of linguistics is the influence of age factors which has always been considered as one of the most controversial issues. Some experts hold that the younger the better and would get good competence to learn language well, meanwhile others believe that adult have more strong motivation and competence.Based on the Brain Plasticity Theory and the Critical Period Hypothesis, and the intention of this thesis is to reveal such a hypothesis that the younger the learner who starts to learn a second language, the greater performance that he will achieve like a native does, through the comparative research between children and adults. The subjects are 100 Chinese learners who begin learning at different levels and ages. According to the results of integrated scores and a collection of the data in the questionnaire, an analysis show that the results acquired would be consistent with the hypothesis.The intention of this research is not only to argue which is better, earlier or later, but also an trial, through investigation and study, to provide some insights and suggestion to the existent issues, especially the children second language education and college English study in China.     

任职教育学员第二学位论文“双导师制”的组织实施

提出了将院校与部队相结合、在任职教育第二学位论文工作中采用"双导师制"的新模式。在对任职教育第二学位论文特点及现状分析的基础上,论述了将院校与部队相结合、实行"双导师制"的重要意义,探讨了第二学位论文双导师制的具体组织实施方法。实行第二学位论文双导师制指导模式,对于深化院校教学改革、提高新型舰艇初级指挥人才培养质量具有重要作用。     

一种基于C#的AutoCAD二次开发新方法研究与改进

简述了利用用C#对AutoCAD进行二次开发的传统方法。在分析其缺陷的基础上,提出了一种简便高效的新方法。新方法通过对AutoCAD数据库操作进行封装来提高代码的复用率,简化了开发过程,提高了工作效率,降低了Au-toCAD二次开发的难度。给出了部分关键源代码,并进行了详细的注释。实践证明,该方法具有较高的实用价值。     

Negotiating second-language identities in and through border crossing

In this article, I describe the ways in which two British university students negotiated their identity as second language learners during a year abroad in Italy and the extent to which their struggles helped them to ‘fit in’ into the new social and cultural contexts. Building upon the lived experiences of the two participants, I follow a poststructuralist discourse on identity, which considers identities as dynamic and in continuous evolution. In this article, I argue that the extent to which individuals are prepared to negotiate second-language identities, or conversely to resist them, can be directly influenced by the ways in which they perceive their relationships to the new contexts and by the ways in which such relationships are constructed over time and across space. I also argue that the continuous evolution of identities tends to change more rapidly in new sociocultural contexts, such as those embedded in specific experiences of border crossing.     

地方应用型本科院校艺术类专业第二课堂建设--以Z学院艺术学院为例

第二课堂是提高地方应用型本科院校艺术类专业学生核心能力和综合素质的重要阵地。 Z学院艺术学院为培养适应企业需求具有较强创新品质和实践能力的高级应用型人才,修订人才培养方案,将第二课堂纳入教学环节,制定第二课堂学分实施方案和认证标准,并积极探索新型第二课堂构建的形式和内容,取得了一定的成效。受诸多主客观因素的影响,地方应用型本科院校第二课堂建设尚存在不少问题,需要采取相应的对策措施,切实提高第二课堂的质量。     

归因理论视域下影响二语习得的非智力因素探讨

外语学界一直关注二语习得的效果问题,并针对外语学习特点注重改进教学方法和学习策略积极加以应对。二语习得的过程是一个非常复杂的过程,影响因素颇多。在二语习得过程中,更应关注学习主体本身潜在因素的挖掘,重视其内在潜能的激发和利用。归因理论提出的不稳定因素更会增强失败者成功的希望的主张对研究二语习得的影响因素提供了借鉴。通过调查分析,二语习得成败与非智力因素关系紧密,学习主体自我效能判断、动机认知因素、情感因素、意志调节因素等不稳定的非智力因素都是二语习得取得成功的关键因素。只有加强对这些非智力因素的控制,才能取得二语习得的最佳效果。     

Examining a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game as a Digital Game-Based Learning Platform

A concurrent triangulation mixed-method research design was used to investigate 19 casual gamers’ or non-gamers’ use of a popular massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Everquest 2, as an alternative pedagogical tool to support communicative use of the English language. This study poses that MMORPGs could serve as a virtually rich context for social interactions to aid development of communicative competence. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews, surveys, and through gameplay observations in Taiwan and the United States. Analysis of interview recordings, survey data, and observational data focuses on how player-generated perceptions align with Yee's (2006) motivation components and Ryan and Deci's (2000) theoretical assumptions of self-determination theory. Results from quantitative data analysis showed that both male and female participants in this study prioritized the importance of relatedness in playing Everquest 2 to practice using English for communicative purposes. Qualitative data analysis likewise revealed the importance of communication during gameplay. Integrated findings showed that player perceptions could be helpful in illuminating the potential of utilizing MMORPGs for game-assisted language learning and also inform different motivations in gaming to learn.