Changing values: what use are theories of language learning and teaching?

This paper is a response to the common perception by student teachers that the research and theory courses on their program are overtheoretical and unrelated to classroom practice. While there is some support for a categorical distinction between theory and practice in language education, it is suggested that the beliefs, assumptions and knowledge of teachers are in fact inextricably bound up with what goes on in the classroom. We investigate two groups of student teachers studying at undergraduate and postgraduate level to become teachers of English to speakers of other languages. We examine the extent to which a research and theory course which both groups took in second language acquisition influenced key beliefs which students held relating to language learning during their period of study.     

Strategies and effectiveness of teaching universal design in a cross-faculty setting

Universal design of built environments is an area of professional interest for both architects and occupational therapists, yet is not always specifically included in undergraduate curricula. This paper reports on the student experience of introducing universal design education into architecture and occupational therapy curricula. Online and face-to-face teaching methods were employed, including virtual and real-life simulation activities designed to provide students with a personal experience of impairment. Virtual simulation activities used the medium of Second Life?. Results showed improvement in self-reported learning outcomes related to universal design and, overall, students found the learning activities and resources useful. Real-life simulations were reported to be more useful than virtual simulations. Project outcomes support the introduction of universal design education into architecture and occupational therapy curricula, and offer insight into student perceptions and future directions for related teaching and learning resources.     

Psychological Benefits of Participation in Three-dimensional Virtual Worlds for Individuals with Real-world Disabilities

One hundred and ninety-six individuals with real-world disabilities were administered a battery of psychological adjustment measures soon after joining the three-dimensional virtual world of Second Life^®. After three months, 61 participants who continued to be actively involved in Second Life were re-administered the adjustment measures and completed a survey about their virtual and real-life experiences during the interval between assessments. Participants’ scores significantly improved on measures of affective states (depression, anxiety, positive emotion, life satisfaction, and feelings of loneliness) and self-evaluation (self-esteem). An index of overall change was associated with the number of virtual friends and group affiliations in Second Life, as well as feelings about the self as a result of involvement in the virtual world. The current study provides initial empirical support that three-dimensional virtual worlds can serve as a psychologically beneficial context for individuals with real-life disabilities.     

浅析第二语言教学下的汉语文化词语习得策略——以动物文化词为例

文化融合和语言混合化理论在第二语言习得中与文化词密切相关。随着留学生进入高级阶段的学习,文化词语的习得便逐渐成为了教学中的重点和难点。本文关注语言习得的外部因素,采用社会语言学的视角、研究方法和术语来研究第二语言现象。从动物文化词的本体研究着眼,对留学生文化词习得偏误和偏误原因进行分析,进而提出相应的教学策略,为动物文化词的教学研究提供借鉴。     

Using Second Life as a Training Tool in an Academic Library

Training is an important factor for successful employee growth within an academic library. The purpose of this article is to scrutinize the option of using the virtual world, Second Life, as a training tool within an academic library. In doing so, various topics will be examined including training within libraries, the use of Second Life in educational settings, and Second Life as a training tool. Second Life offers unique opportunities for training but also presents a definite set of challenges, the first of which is the steep learning curve. Second Life is a virtual world that is being used with varying success as a training technique within corporate settings; however, little has been documented within a library setting. Nonetheless, libraries may find that Second Life can be an asset toward achieving their training goals.     

民初浙江省议会与二次革命

浙江省议会成立于1913年2月,国民党议员约占四分之三,但其内部不能团结一致,大多数人与革命党并很深的渊源。在二次革命前,浙议会与国民党的政治立场基本一致,积极参与反对袁世凯政府加强中央集权和进行专制独裁活动的各项斗争,是全国反袁队伍中的一支生力军。二次革命发生后,都督朱瑞以保境安民、局外中立为既定方针。浙议会大多数议员在关键时刻不敢挺身而出,没能通过一个以省议会的名义宣布浙江反袁独立的议案,仅仅“制造“了一个有16位议员具名的要求朱瑞宣布独立的“公函”。国民党在占有绝对优势的浙议会内没能取得强有力的支持,议会内还存在着一种普遍的自保求安心理,正预示着二次革命的结局。     

红楼二尤比较谈

《红楼梦》中的尤二姐和尤三姐,是一对性格各异、相辅相成的姐妹组合。比较她们在个性品格、婚姻爱情和死亡向度等三个方面的异同,揭示“色”、“情”与“空”的荒诞,青春女子的生命悲歌,以及曹雪芹对她们“淫奔”的矛盾心态,具有深层文化意蕴。     

三维虚拟学习环境下的外语教学——来自实习教师的报告

当下,许多教育研究者主张利用多用户虚拟环境辅助课堂教学。在基于多种媒介的多用户虚拟环境中,＂第二人生＂是最受欢迎的一种。论述美国有关职前教师对中国学生在＂第二人生＂三位虚拟学习环境下的英语外语教学这一研究项目的案例,集中探究职前教师在使用＂第二人生＂进行英语教学实践中的体会与相关讨论,并为该项目的进一步深入研究提出建议。     

Causes of Gender Differences in Foreign Language Learning

This essay,in light of recent studies in foreign language teaching and learning by gender,try to explore the causes why boys are underachieved in language learning from a world-wide perspective and accordingly identify what clues for good practice already exist and to offer some tentative suggestions to help thefailing boys.     

变质量情况下牛顿第二定律的实验研究

利用气垫导轨实验，研究有关喷射体等变质量情况下的牛顿第二定律，对正确理解物体质量随时间、速度的变化而变化后，根据相对论力学的时空概念，建立正确的牛顿第二定律方程是十分有益的。