Developing reflective capacities in midwifery students: Enhancing learning through reflective writing

Background

Practice-based or clinical placements are highly valued for linking theory to practice and enabling students to meet graduate outcomes and industry standards. Post-practicum, the period immediately following clinical experiences, is a time when students have an opportunity to share, compare and engage critically in considering how these experiences impact on their learning. Reflective practice has merit in facilitating this process.

Creating Supportive Environments for LGBT Older Adults: An Efficacy Evaluation of Staff Training in a Senior Living Facility

ABSTRACT

Supportive housing later in life tends to be a key concern for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elders. Most senior care providers are un(der)prepared to meet the needs of older LGBT adults. This study evaluated the efficacy of a 4 hours, face-to-face, research-based, LGBT-diversity training designed to improve senior housing facility staff’s cultural competency regarding the needs of LGBT elders. Findings from this study found a significant increase in LGBT content knowledge between pre- and post-intervention assessments and a significant decrease in perceived preparedness when working with LGBT elders. These effects remained significant after controlling for staff designation, religion, educational attainment, and training session. Findings suggest that staff’s cultural competence affected their perceived readiness to address LGBT elders’ needs. Implications are related to the concept of cultural humility or the lifelong process of understanding others’ experiences based on the recognition of lack of un(der)preparedness to create a culturally supportive residential environment.     

非英语专业学生的隐喻能力与英语水平的关系研究

隐喻不仅是一种修辞手段,它还广泛影响着语言和思维。本文通过调查非英语专业学生的隐喻能力现状,揭示学生的隐喻能力与其英语水平的关系,为培养和提高学生的隐喻能力提出建议。     

A renewed perspective on the measurement of cross-cultural competence: An approach through personality traits and cross-cultural knowledge

The concept of cross-cultural competence (CCC) has generated considerable interest in the area of international business, but research still lacks solid measurement tools for this multidimensional construct. CCC is frequently operationalized with its components such as personality traits, but to what extent are those really linked to another dimension of CCC and therefore indicative of cross-cultural knowledge? This study combines measurement tools for two components of CCC: personality trait scales and critical incident technique. The tools are validated on a multinational sample of a working population. A structural model shows that most of the personality traits generally presented as predictive of CCC, do not significantly determine cross-cultural knowledge.     

跨文化交际现象分析及其能力培养探讨

跨文化交际是我国外语教育界研究的热门课题。跨文化交际成为社会日常生活中不可避免的一部分。心理环境与跨文化交际、时间观和拜访习俗方面的文化差异、传统文化差异与跨文化语用失误等对社会交往尤其是国际交往有严重影响。减少此类影响,促进交际效果,需要培养对自身文化和交际方文化背景的理解能力、移情能力,尽可能提升对异域文化或多元文化的敏感性、提高情节处置能力。     

外语专业教学中文化导入必要性的实证研究

作者以燕山大学英语专业学生为对象,运用相关分析和T检验的实验研究方法,对他们的语言能力及社会文化能力进行了测试并就测试数据进行了综合分析研究,其结果说明了在外语专业教学中进行文化导入的必要性和紧迫性。在此基础上,作者就文化导入的相关内容以及如何通过强化外语专业学生的社会文化能力进而提高他们的整体素质这一课题提出了一些建议。     

专有知识、核心能力与企业的异质性

企业的异质性是企业战略差异化以及历史积淀的结果,也是企业在市场竞争中谋求发展的路径选择的结果。不同的企业在经营中形成了不同的资源和能力优势,由此形成了企业异质性的微观基础。企业核心能力的基础是知识,创新是核心能力提高的重要途径。企业的异质性是企业获得长期竞争优势的根源。为了获得长期竞争优势,从专有知识的获取和管理入手追求异质性是企业的必然选择。     

大学英语多媒体教学和计算机自主学习的调研报告

随着全国大学英语教学模式改革进一步深入,云南民族大学抓住时机,在2004级本科采用多媒体课件及计算机辅助英语教学,积极有序地深化大学英语教学改革,取得了许多新进展。根据问卷调查数据分析,多媒体教学是英语教学值得肯定的新措施,但认同度还不够高,还需进一步加强。     

基于十八大人才强国战略的大学生英语能力标准研究

我国现行的英语能力标准滞后.顺应我国当前的政治、经济、人才培养、教学改革等时代因素的要求,借鉴现行的国内外英语能力标准,基于交际能力语言理论,构建新的、与时俱进的、以培养具有国际竞争力人才为导向、兼顾通用英语能力突显学术英语能力、体现文化重要性、分级明确、具有科学性、可行性的非英语专业大学生英语能力标准势在必行.     

谈交际能力和英语口语教学

本文从交际能力与英语口语教学的关系入手,列举了口语教学中存在的问题,提出了在口语教学中需要加强英语交际能力的培养.英语教师是其中最重要的角色.我们应从教师个人角色的定位,从交际能力入手进行英语口语教学.