Should I stay or should I go? Predictors and effects of studying abroad during high school

In an increasingly globalized and culturally diverse world, extended stays abroad during high school are considered important opportunities for acquiring and improving a variety of skills, most importantly, language achievement. This study examines both predictors and effects of studying abroad in an English-speaking country during high school, using population data from the second largest city in Germany (N = 5361; 13% went abroad). In order to determine the most central predictors of studying abroad, we employed logistic regression models in which students’ socioeconomic background emerged as the strongest predictor of studying abroad. To test the effects of studying abroad, we applied propensity score matching. Studying abroad had positive effects on standardized achievement, grades, and course choice in English, whereas it had hardly any effects on outcomes in math. Implications for studying abroad during high school and future research directions are discussed.     

不同文化背景下体育文化的共性与个性分析

体育文化作为文化的一个分支，不可避免地会受到各自不同国家、民族和地区的文化背景的影响，而深深地打上各自极具国家、民族和地区鲜明特点的烙印，但与此同时，体育文化作为全人类共同的文化财富，它们之间存在着共性。     

散打运动中的美学特征

从散打运动的悬念美、意志美等方面,对散打运动的美学特征进行了分析。并将散打运动的技战术要求、特点与《孙子兵法》作了初步结合。     

科技期刊实用价值与审美价值的思考

用实例阐述科技期刊实现实用价值与审美价值的必要性,提出了科技期刊编辑如何提高和实现刊物实用价值与审美价值的措施.     

Does the Model of Language in the National Literacy Strategy Create Failure for Pupils from Differing Language Backgrounds?

The National Literacy Strategy (NLS) was introduced by the government in the wake of the hotly debated issue of falling educational standards in the UK. All schools were required to adopt the NLS Literacy Hour unless they could show their preferred programme would result in raised levels of achievement. My experience of delivering the Literacy Hour has been a process of adaptation to the needs of my pupils, who are drawn mainly from groups whose language backgrounds differ from that which is dominant in school. I have found that the requirements of NLS, together with many of the commercial resources used to teach it, are not appropriate for pupils from these groups and a question arose: is it the pupils who are in some way deficient or is it the approach and the resources being used? This article takes a case study of the use of a commercially produced resource to explore the model of language implicit in NLS, the kinds of resources it generates and the ways in which this creates failure in pupils from different language backgrounds. It then considers the New Literacy Studies and their implications for an alteration in our approach.     

对中国美学发展之途的一种思考

束缚中国美学实质性的发展的根本性局限在于从认识论框架出发,固守主客两分的二元对立思维模式。1990年代关于《巴黎手稿》尤其是"美的规律"的重新讨论,集中体现了以上思维模式对于美学研究的局限。而1990年代关于"实践美学"的争论,既提出了一些对中国美学发展具有重要意义的建设性意见,又存在对实践美学的某些误解,有些论点本身也存在争议。美学发展的突破途径在于走出主客二元对立的认识论思维方式。我们认为,蒋孔阳先生以实践论为哲学基础、以创造论为核心的审美关系说为此提供了有价值的思路。     

谈大学英语教学中的文化导入

近年来，外语界普遍认识到社会文化背蒂知识在语言教学中的重要性。为了正确理解英语，并能与英美人进行得体有效的交际，大学生应对英美社会文化背景有所了解。本文将就大学英语教学中文化导入的必要性以及文化导入的方法等问题提出自己的浅见。     

从国际规则变化分析竞技体操技术发展的美学形态

运用献资料法、专家访谈法、分析对比法，对竞技体操规则变化进行了深入详尽地研究分析。结果表明：规则的每——次修改和完善，反映了新时期、新阶段体操运动发展的总趋势，使得竞技体操技术呈现出阶段性的美学形态。更加向着艺术化的方向发展。     

推进高校体育教学改革体育美育势在必行

体育美育是高校体育教育的有机组成部分 ,不仅能培养学生健康的审美观念和审美能力 ,而且能陶冶情操 ,塑造美的人格和心灵。对培养全面发展的人 ,具有其它学科所不能替代的作用。通过对体育美育在高校体育教学中及审美教育的研讨 ,提出体育美育势在必行的可行性 ,为高校体育教学改革提供有益的参考。     

英汉动物词汇的对比研究

由于文化背景的不同,英汉动物词汇所表述的意义存在着较大的差异。就几种动物词汇在不同的文化背景中所体现的不同的文化内涵进行对比研究,以期对提高动物词汇的运用和语言的互译能力有所帮助。