Bundled or unbundled? A multi-text corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the relationship between teaching and research in UK universities

Creating and disseminating knowledge through research and teaching has long been regarded as the hallmark of the modern university. However, new university business models have called into question the ‘bundling’ of teaching and research, and sustained research on the relationship between teaching and research has found little evidence of an insoluble connection between the two activities. In this article, we explore the relationship between teaching and research from the perspective of universities’ institutional discourse. We use corpus-assisted discourse analysis to examine the relationship between research and teaching as presented in two sets of institutional texts currently influential in UK Higher Education: Research Excellence Framework environment statements and Teaching Excellence Framework provider submissions (a total of 2143 documents and 12,492,071 words). Our findings show that, while universities emphasise the value of research to their teaching, they do not always emphasise (or sometimes even decry) the influence of teaching on their research. We empirically evidence that, according to what universities themselves write in institutional texts, teaching and research are not always in a mutually beneficial entanglement, but often rather a one-way relationship in which research expertise and institutional prestige are used to bolster claims of teaching excellence. This has implications for the communication of both the vision and the purpose of a university in regulatory exercises and wider policy, but also speaks to the broader idea and practice of being a university in the twenty-first century.     

Olfaction and emotion: The quest for olfactory restoration in two speech communities

ABSTRACT

Olfaction has been described as one of the least studied of the senses. This has certainly proven true in Communication. This project applies Ethnography of Communication and Cultural Discourse Analysis to examine the role that olfaction plays in the cultural meaning systems of two speech communities: residents surrounding the Gowanus Canal and bereaved parents. The cultural hub used to explore the cultural significance of olfaction in both speech communities is feeling. The analyses illustrate how emotions are tied to associated sensations and further become activated through radiants of dwelling, relating and acting. The analysis also shows how olfaction may serve to unify and separate members of a community. The significance of this research encourages stretching the boundaries of communication studies by examining the less studied physical senses and the boundaries of Cultural Discourse Analysis by providing distinctions that others can incorporate when examining feelings.     

我国社区体育发展理念的思考

社区体育是社区发展到一定阶段的产物，其产生和发展必然与社区发展紧密联系。从社区发展的实践起源、社区体育发展的机制原理、社区体育发展的价值理念进行分析研究，目的从一个更宽阔的实践视角来研究社区体育，更有效地推动我国社区体育发展。     

民族体育融入社区体育发展的可行性研究

中国民族体育源远流长，是人类历史文化中极为珍贵的一部分，但目前远未被充分利用。社区体育作为社区经济发展的主要内容，也是新世纪我国发展群众体育的一大重头戏。通过分述民族体育与社区体育的概况，并对把民族体育融入社区体育中共同发展的可行性进行研究。     

终身教育与社区图书馆

人类进入知识经济时代，终身学习、终身教育已经成为必需。在这样的背景下，社区图书馆以形式多样、灵活方便、针对性强的特点将起着积极的作用，同时社区图书馆也应完善自身服务，使之真正成为“居民身边的学校”。     

关于社区体育服务概念与几个关系的再认识

在社会转型期，我国社区体育服务尚缺乏稳定成熟的理论体系，实践中也难以形成稳定的制度化的格局。对社区体育服务的概念、政府行为与社会行为的关系、福利性与经营性的关系、社会化与专业化的关系等问题进行了研究，并提出了相应的对策，以期有助于促进我国转型期的社区体育服务事业的发展。     

我国社区体育的发展现状及对策

采用文献资料法、访问座谈、比较研究等方法 ,对我国社区体育现状进行分析。结果显示 ,我国社区体育发展较落后 ,分布很不平衡。并对分析结果进行论述 ,提出有利社区体育发展的对策。     

田径健身内容在社区体育中运用的研究

运用访谈、问卷等方法，研究田径健身内容在社区体育中的运用情况，发现田径健身内容以其独特的个性特点和健身价值，在社区这个特定的环境倍受人们喜欢。建议社区居民注重学习和掌握新兴的运动项目，进而提高健身意识。     

Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk

This article questions some popular cultural assumptions about the nature of everyday discourse. It claims that such discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, we fictionalise ourselves as we talk. Because literary writing has dominated our culture and curriculum, English teachers have not been encouraged to explore an aspect of language that is at the core of how we think and behave.     

加强避暑山庄园林建设和管理的思考

本文总结多年来实践经验 ,分析研究避暑山庄皇家园林建设和管理中存在的问题 ,多方探索解决途径 ,进行有益尝试 ,提出了因地制宜的改进意见和建议。