Reviews of Academic English Listening Tests for Non-Native Speakers

This article presents a review of 20 tests designed for assessing the academic English listening skill of second or foreign language learners. The available test information has been systematically condensed in purpose, listening construct, task characteristics, and validity evidence. It was found that most of the tests were developed for proficiency and placement purposes in academic contexts, with few of the tests serving for making workplace decisions. Also, global, local, and inferential skills constitute the construct in most listening comprehension tests. A practical approach for justifying the uses of these tests for different stakeholders is discussed. This review is a valuable resource for educators, administrators, test developers, and researchers looking for a comprehensive analysis of existing English tests that assess listening comprehension in second or foreign language learners.     

一种框架支持的企业体系结构开发过程分析

企业体系结构是近年来国外学术和技术领域兴起的一个研究热点.本文介绍了企业体系结构的研究背景,在此基础上进一步分析了企业体系结构、企业体系结构框架及其他相关概念的内涵和相互联系,给出了在企业体系框架指导下开发企业体系结构的一般过程.     

转变观念 实现可持续发展

可持续发展社会是人类追求的美好未来.它要求克服人类中心主义,确立人与自然的和谐关系;树立长远目光,抛弃急功近利行为;着眼全人类利益,抛弃自我利益至上观念;追求精神享受,反对物质主义.     

南京市中学生自尊心调查与分析

对南京市中学生的235份有效调查问卷表明,目前中学生对自尊状况的体验多数趋于“一般化”,但都较普遍地存在对自尊的焦虑感、敏感性、渴求性、盲目性、积极性并存的特点也很明显。中学生自尊与自尊心理的发生机制源自于教师与伙伴的外部评价,又源自于自身生理状况、能力。气质与童年经历的影响,中学生自尊与自卑心理的平衡机制存在于对理想自我标准的坚持、修正或放弃选择。学校教育培养中学生自尊心的有效切入点是:提高知识水平、培养羞耻感、锻炼意志力、培养尊重他人的品质。     

The impact of child care on fertility in urban Thailand

Women’s labor force participation in Thailand, particularly in the modem sector, recently has increased in conjunction with rapid declines in fertility. This paper examines whether a relationship exists between child care considerations and fertility decision making among Bangkok women. Although the two-child family has become the norm in recent years, and although most respondents said that ideally they would like to have two children, a high proportion of women surveyed said they planned to only have one child. Women’s work status and type of employment is found to strongly affect the likelihood of having a second birth: those who work at jobs that not only are low-paying but are located in a formal setting are least likely to have a second child. The type of child care for the first child also has an impact: those whose first child is in a less preferred situation are less likely to have a second. Variables measuring the need for and type of child care are found to have greater consequences for fertility than do usual measures of socioeconomic status.     

增算子不动点定理及其应用

本文建立了若干新的增算子不动点存在定理,作为应用,作者研究了在Banach空间中一类含间断项Volterra积分方程解的存在性,我们的结果改进和推广了诸多已知结果。     

产业集群:提升天津滨海新区竞争力的战略选择

产业集群的研究已经成为地区或国家竞争力研究以及区域经济研究的热点.在发达国家,基于产业集群而形成的集群经济早已成为区域经济的重要板块和亮点.本文通过对产业集群理论的回顾以及对产业集群竞争优势的研究,深入思考天津滨海新区所特有的经济条件和发展优势,提出了为提升区域竞争力、加快实施产业集群的经济发展战略.     

澳大利亚OESC保护中小学生上网安全的途径研究

随着网络技术的发展和社交软件使用的低龄化,发生在中小学校的网络欺凌现象越来越普遍。澳大利亚政府高度关注该问题,专门成立网络安全专员办公室（OESC）,用以支持和推动中小学生网络安全措施的实施。具体而言：（1）提供安全的网络使用指导,引导中小学生养成网络安全行为习惯;（2）为学校和家庭提供相关的教育资源,培养中小学生的网络安全意识和能力;（3）对网络服务供应商设立监管机制,确保中小学生网络安全措施的顺利实施。     

从文化语境内因谈日语特有的表达方式

以文化语境为切入点,总结了日本人的社会传统、价值认知、行为法则、社会心理等社会文化语境的特点,阐释了文化语境对日语特有表达方式形成的影响,旨在使日语学习者更深入地理解和驾驭这门语言,实现无障碍的跨文化交流。