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。     

传统工笔人物画色彩研究

线描结构与色彩结构是工笔人物的基本结构,线描在长期的发展过程中形成了极为丰富的文化积淀,色彩结构在色服从于线的前提下,在“色不碍形,线不碍色”的合作之中共同形成了工笔人物画的画体特征。中国画的色彩观基于中国古代哲学的五行观念而有青、黄、赤、白、黑五行之说,形成了“五彩彰施”、“随类赋彩”的设色准则和要求。学习研究中国古代传统工笔人物画的色彩结构,对发展现代工笔人物画有极为重要的意义。     

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.     

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。     

色彩对运动能力的影响及其在体育运动中的应用

心理学研究表明:在人的感觉器官中,视觉的信息量最大,而色彩是引起产生直接反应的一种视觉刺激。在体育比赛或训练中,色彩直接影响人的心理、生理状态和情绪变化,继而影响运动员的运动效果和运动成绩。随着2008年北京奥运会的临近,我们应科学准确地利用色彩在体育运动中的积极作用,发挥运动员的运动潜能,提高运动成绩。     

试论我国职业足球联赛报道的地方色彩和倾向性

地方色彩和倾向性是我国职业足球联赛报道的客观存在和重要特征，论述了这种地方色彩和倾向性的表现形式和形成原因，提出媒体应正确认识和适当表现联赛报道的地方色彩和倾向性。     

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。     

上党战役述评

上党战役是解放区军民在抗日战争胜利后,保卫胜利果实的第一次大规模自卫反击战,曾受到毛泽东主席的高度赞扬。本文对上党战役发生的历史背景、经过、影响进行了客观的分析。     

略论彝族作家普飞的儿童文学

彝族作家普飞的儿童文学是童心对真、善、美的再现,它以追求真、善、美为作品主调,有着独特的作家个人的艺术个性和鲜明的地方色彩.研究其儿童文学对把握我国当代儿童文学有着极大的借鉴作用.