Quality Education in English class in vocational college

Quality education in English teaching in elementary education should transit from examination-oriented education to quality education, which is an explicit requirement of CPC Central Committee and the State Council to the education in vocational colleges. Quality education in vocational colleges faces the challenges oftbe 21st century education and needs to be carried out in-depth reform. This paper collects different kinds of books and information about the Quality education. It tries to answer the following questions： what is the quality education in vocational college？ What contents does it include？ In the past years, many English teachers and educators have made a great effort in this area, and they have got great achievements in this field. Therefore, to strengthen the quality education in vocational college is the core and the key to the students. The reform and opening up to the world, the rapid economic development and the rapid expansion of foreign exchanges of China today demands the quality education in vocational college as particularly importance in English Teaching.     

加勒比人西餐厅

After Osmani Castillo met the Chinese woman who would become his girlfriend in Havana, the capital of Cuba, he decided to relocate to China. After having run several restaurants in Cuba, he moved to Tianjin, in 2009, to work as a restaurateur in the Italian district. After five years, Castillo moved to Beijing, where he worked as a chef at Casa Latina, and where he gained the confidence to open his own restaurant. With Caribeno, the first and so far only Cuban restaurant in China, he was determined to put Cuban cuisine on the map in China.     

In a Rehabilitation Center for Drug Addicts

WHEN China opens its doors to the outside world, fresh air comes in. So do flies. While drug addicts were unknown in China for 30 years, there are now reports of drug users and their related crimes. In an effort to abolish drug abuse in China, rehabilitation centers are being set up throughout the country to give medical aid to drug users trying to kick the habit. These photos were taken in a rehabilitation center in a small town in Gansu Province in the northwestern part of China.     

职业女性在中国：谈职业指导（三）EMILYROBLIN（Canada）骆睿莉（加拿大）

This is the final column in a three-part series on mentorship. In the previous two columns, we discussed how to get the most, as a mentee, from a partnership with a mentor, as well as the benefitsof mentoring others. The concepts shared are true everywhere, but in the fast-paced, highly dynamic environment in China, and in the work I do developing high-potential women in multinational organizations, understanding mentorship, and being able to network, learn and adapt to change is a necessity to thrive in the global economy.     

“小额担保贴息贷款”助妇女走上幸福路

Lack of access to funding is the main obstacle to women in rural China who want to start their own businesses.
To counter that problem, Liaoning Women＇s Federation has made unremitting efforts to implement the Small Secured-Loan Discount-lnterest Policy in recent years. For example, the federation has monitored the policy＇s implementation in villages, and it has conducted research in the villages to determine what women need and how it can meet those needs.     

信息窗(英文)

A national drive to encourage men to join in the white ribbon campaign, the world's largest effort to end men's violence against women, was launched in Beijing recently. Sponsored by the United Nations Development Fund for Women(UNIFEM) and the All-China Women's Federation, it aims to enhance public awareness, especially in men, of violence against women and how to eliminate it. Initial activities in the drive focus on training and advising men on appropriate behavior.     

FROM THE CHINESE PRESS

Nie Li Admitted to the Standing Committee of NPC Nie Li, the first woman lieutenant general of China, was voted in by election as a member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee in March at the Second Session of the Eighth NPC. Nie Li was born in September, 1930, a native of Jiangjin in Sichuan Province. From 1955 to 1960 she specialized in the automatic control at Leningrad Precision Machinery and Optical Instrument College in the former Soviet Union. When she returned to China, she     

An Interview with Fan Wu

Fan Wu grew up on a farm in South China, in the community to where her parents were exiled during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Wu moved to the United States in 1997, to attend Stanford University, and she began writing in 2002. She now lives and works in northern California, the United State. February Flowers is her first novel. During her recent book tour in China, she took time to talk to Women of China. Women of China (WOC): What inspired     

Hani Women Gear Up for Opening

Most of the 1.253 million Hani people live in mountainous areas between the Honghe and Lancang rivers in the south of Yunnan Province. The Hani language, with a Latin alphabet similar to the Yi language, was formulated in 1957. Both the Hani and Yi nationalities evolved from the ancient Qiang people. The tribe, called Heyi 300 B.C., is said to be the ancestors of the Hani. The tribe moved south to Mount Ailao and Mount Wuliang, the present home of the Hani. The social development of the Hani was unbalanced at the founding of New China in 1949. The area inhabited by the Hani nationality belonged to the feudal society, with some areas still at the end of the primitive society. The Hani people tend to live in the mountainous areas at between 1000- 2500 meters above sea level. The Hani, who have engaged in agriculture for generations, have mastered method for reclaiming the terraced fields, which was included in the "Agriculture Encyclopedia" by Xu Guangqi, a scientist in the Ming Dynasty. The Hani have a long h     

The Story of Princess Wencheng A Folk Tale of the Tibetan Nationality

THE King of Tibet, Songtsan Gambo, was wise and capable. In order to make Tibet prosperous, he planned to marry Princess Wencheng of the Imperial Palace, who was both beautiful and kindhearted. He sent the resourceful Gawa to the Emperor to propose. In order to choose a satisfactory son-in-law among such a great number of suitors, the Emperor asked messengers to take part in a wisdom competition. He first asked the messengers to match the mares with their foals in a large herd. Of all the messengers, Gawa was the only one who passed this test. First he separated the mares from their foals and locked them into two paddocks. After half a day, he released the foals and herded them in with the mares. The hungry foals immediately ran to their mothers to suckle their milk. In this way it was easy to see who belonged to whom. After this test of wit the Emperor gave the messengers two more puzzles. The first one was to ask them to eat an entire sheep in one day, tan its hide, drink a jug of alcohol and walk bac     

A Man Nationality Doctor Treats AIDS

SINCE the first case of AIDS was reported in the early 1980s the number of HIV patients has been increasing. According to the estimate of the World Health Organization, the number of HIV carriers has risen to 19.5 million, among whom 4:5 million have developed AIDS, resulting in 1 million AIDS-related deaths. By the year 2000, the number of HIV carriers worldwide is predicted to reach 40 million. By the time the global 40 million mark is reached, 90 percent of these cases are predicted to be in developing countries. Then the number of HIV carriers in Asia will likely surpass the number in Africa. China, comprising one-fifth of the world's population, with underdeveloped     

Looking Towards the 1995 World Women's Conference——the second international seminar on women's studies

Women's development is a process. It is also a process to await the Fourth World Conference on Women to be held in Beijing in 1995, a process to further mobilize women from various countries to gain equality between the sexes and to take a part in social development. The second international seminar on women's studies was held from November 23 to 26, 1993, at Beijing University in preparation for this day. Some 100 women researchers from Australia, Bangladesh', Canada, the United States, England, Malaysia and Japan, as well as Hong Kong and China participated in the event. It was one of the most lively and active seminars held during this process. To take prompt action in development was a common nderstanding of the participants.     

A Persistant Female Sculptor Zhu Naigang

ZHU Naigang once said, "It is my ambition to construct a whole imaginative world." To this day she continues to work, and has created miracles. Zhu Naigang was once an ordinary young girl. Then she began to attend art school and went to the sculpture studio. She wanted to study sculpture. Her thin figure was in sharp contrast to the heavy and powerful sculpture. Later, she entered the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts to study at the Sculpture Department. She graduated from the university with an excellent record, and continued her studies at the Artistic Design Department in Zhenjiang Vocational School in Jiangsu Province and Graduate's Research Office in     

Beijingers and Shanghainese

I was born and brought up in Shanghai.Later, to follow my husband, I moved toBeijing. From the start I was impressed bythe courteous way the residents of theformer imperial city addressed people andtheir pleasing speech patterns, with curlingtongue to add an "er" pronunciation to manyof the Chinese words - so different from theflatter speech of Shanghai. Over the years inBeijing, I learned how to mimic the accentand found that the people of the two citiesare interestingly different in many ways. I was accustomed to sharing taxis when Iarrived, for in Shanghai, if you are going inthe same direction, strangers double up forcheaper fares. In the capital, however, it ishard to find someone willing to get in ifsomeone is already inside. One weekend,     

A Health Club for Women Opens in Beijing

THE Xinhongzhuang Beauty and Health Club located near the foreign embassy area in Beijing is the first of its kind in China to provide services to women only. Though this club is a novelty in China, clubs catering to women's concern for beauty and fitness are popular in many cities in the world. The founder of the club said that the purpose of opening is to remake the image of the women of Beijing. "It should be an entirely new and perfect image," she said. Miss Ye, 32, is a general manager of a real estate company. It was not easy for her     

行动(英文)

More Pregnancies, Babies in the Year of the Dog 准妈妈狗年扎堆生“狗宝宝” A growing number of women participated in pregnancy examinations in Beijing's health centers for women and children in the weeks leading up to the Year of the Dog. That indicates more babies will be born, compared with recent years, over the next several months. Among the 12 animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig) used to symbolize the years in which people are born, Chinese tend to believe the dog has the reputation of being "clever, loyal and reliable." Therefore, many couples hope to have their babies in 2006-the Year of the Dog. However, experts remind prospective parents not to be too superstitious, as the great number of children born in the Year of the Dog will face fierce competition at both school and work when they grow up.     

FROM THE CHINESE PRESS

Six Changes in Rural Women A survey about women's social status in China done by the All-China Women's Federation shows six remarkable changes in rural Chinese women. These changes are in pace with the deepening reform and family planning policy goals in the countryside. Women's labor force. Over the last ten years, 21 percent of the rural women's labor force has turned to non-agricultural fields. Among them 52 percent has gone to industry; 16 percent to-trade and the service sector; nearly 5 percent to construction; almost 3     

Translucent Dreams

BEFORE entering the world ofglassmaking,Loretta Yang,Huei-san’s English name,was a popular screenactress,having appeared in 124 films overher 12-year career.As an actress shedevoted herself to her work with suchfantastical shooting schedules thatsometimes she had to sleep in the studio,in her car or even outdoors in order to beready to act the next day.     

Facing Unemployment (2)——Efforts of Women's Federations

ZHANG Xiuwen lost her job in March 1993 when the Tianjin Photographic Materials Chemical Factory closed due to the intense competition in the emerging market economy. Zhang, who had worked for more than 10 years, panicked when forced to enter the ranks of Tianjin's 260,000 laid-off workers. While Zhang continued to receive a living allowance from the factory, she was supporting a son in high school, and found it difficult to make ends meet. She resorted to selling clothing     

From Ocean Floor to Restaurant Table

SHANDONG Province harbors one of the ten maior families of dishes in China—the Lu-stvle of foed Located next to the Bohai Sea. Shandong Province is filled with many tasty sea treats. There are two branches of Lu-style food, The dishes popnlar in inner Shandong contain mostly poultry. meat and internat organs of animals. The other branch of Lu-style food, popular in the coastal area features seafood Restaurants along coastal cities and villages offer dishes cooked with fresh seafood, crops, fruits and vegetables. Cooked in their own juices, they feature an originat flavor. People in the coastal villages along the Bohai and Huanghai seas lire on fishing with men going to sea while women take care of the household chores and wodk in the fields. Hard-boiled snakeheaded fish's eggs and sea urchin soup are frequently served in the morning before men set out to sea According to folk legend, these dishes are believde to stop storms and give men courage to overcome difficulties The intervals men don't go to sea