Culturally responsive teaching in China: instructional strategy and teachers’ attitudes

The aim of this study was to investigate the manner in which teachers facilitate the pedagogical process within a culturally diverse student population. The study focused on two primary schools in China; one located in a more fully developed city in eastern China (Case A), while the other was in a less developed city in rural western China (Case B). This allowed the researchers to compare and analyse the different instructional practices by means of semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. The findings indicate that: the teachers in Case A demonstrated overall affirmative attitudes towards ethnic minority cultures, as well as towards the students belonging to those cultures. However, the teachers also chose not to mention the specific ethnic identities and cultural differences of the students during the course of their instruction in order to ensure equal treatment for everyone. This leads to a kind of ‘cultural blindness’ in the classroom. In Case B, opinions regarding minority cultures were more varied. Compared with the teachers in Case A, more teachers in Case B found minority cultures to be inferior to the dominant Han culture. Some teachers also, counter intuitively, were of the opinion that the minority cultures were even superior. At the instructional level, school leadership developed courses on local culture and ethnicity for the teaching staff. This was done for a variety of reasons. The strongest evidence to support culturally responsive teaching in Case A does not stem from teaching and learning demands but from the necessity to pursue characteristics that make them distinctive from other schools at the same time, Case B’s practice of culturally responsive teaching was strongly supported by the government and UNICEF. Teachers in both schools indicated that they had integrated their knowledge of ethnic minority groups into the subject matter when it was necessary.     

让大学成为学生的精神家园——刍议大学人文教育

目前,中国学者关于大学人文教育现状及后果的研究与思考方兴未艾。大学人文教育是对一种全面发展的理想人格的肯定和塑造。大学培养人才应该关注其在学识、道德和美感的全面实现。完善大学人文教育是高校教育体制改革的一个标本兼治的方向,具有现实的针对性和迫切性。应使大学生"精神成人",让大学成为学生的精神家园。     

语料库在医学英语词汇教学中的应用

让语料库说话已经成为了语言学界的一个共识,真实的语料结合理性的分析不仅是语言研究也是英语词汇学习的重要 途径。语料库在医学英语词汇教学中有着巨大的潜力,通过语料库检索软件,引导学生对真实自然的语料进行按部就班的分 析、模仿、学习、应用,可以在很大程度上提升医学英语的词汇学习效率。     

论《弗朗西斯·麦康伯短暂的幸福生活》的叙述与描写

在海明威的短篇小说中,《弗朗西斯·麦康伯短暂的幸福生活》的叙述艺术别具一格,具有极大的艺术魅力。就其叙述方式说,横断面写法、围绕主题选择时间切点、张弛有致的节奏、悬念丛生的结局,显示了海明威构思的精巧。就其描写方式说,神态描写、语言描写,特别是肖像描写、心理描写,显示了海明威描写的传神。这些精巧的构思与传神的描写构成了小说的结构艺术特色。     

艺术设计教育在综合性大学发展的空间分析

通过对艺术设计产生的历史回顾,以及艺术设计教育在我国高校的发展过程,探讨当前在综合性大学发展艺术设计教育存在的问题及前景分析。     

资源、环境与农业可持续发展的政策引导

传统的农业增长方式不仅带来了资源的巨大浪费,也导致了农业发展环境的恶化。从农业发展的长远考虑,转变农业发展方式,积极支持农业发展与社会经济、生态环境相协调,走出一条可持续发展的道路,是社会主义新农村建设的必然选择。     

对山东蓬莱发现高丽青瓷的思索

在山东半岛蓬莱市登州古港发现高丽镶嵌青瓷,是中国第一次从古代海船上发现高丽青瓷,表明高丽青瓷从海路输入中国的历史情况,填补了中韩经贸史的空白。高丽镶嵌青瓷的面世,对中韩文化交流、经贸史、陶瓷史、航运史的研究具有重要的意义。     

关于我国权力机关行政法制监督的思考

行政法制监督作为一种法律制度,是依法行政和行政法制化的重要内容。权力机关作为国家行政法制监督的主体,其对行政的监督是行政法制监督的重要方面。我国的权力机关是指全国人民代表大会和地方各级人民代表大会。它在我国现行的行政法制监督中发挥着巨大作用,但随着社会主义民主法制的运行和市场经济的发展,权力机关的行政法制监督也呈现出不足和弊端。     

“围城”中的“历史人”——论李梅亭与霍华德·科克形象的伦理悖论及镜鉴意义

《围城》与《历史人》都是著名校园讽刺小说.其代表人物李梅亭与霍华德·科克都是生活在动荡时期相对平静的大学校园“围城”中的高级知识分子,他们在日常生活中言与行的矛盾、表与里的抵牾,在职场生涯中道貌岸然的显性身份表象与其庸俗无聊、滑稽可笑的隐性角色扮演形成的伦理悖论,无疑具有强烈的喜剧效果和深刻的反讽性质.由于人物所处经济、政治、文化背景不同,其伦理悖论又各具特点,李梅亭身上散发出陈腐的朱熹式伪道学气息,霍华德·科克则是在激进外表下包裹着极端利己主义.李梅亭与霍华德·科克形象蕴含的伦理悖论在知识分子中具有一定典型性,其形象既为历史存照,也对今天重塑大学灵魂、重塑知识分子健全人格具有一定镜鉴意义.