‘Rachel's not here’: Constructed dialogue in gossip

Sociolinguistic research has demonstrated that gossip is a co‐constructed phenomenon, which allows participants to establish solidarity and build alignments with each other, while evaluating an absent party. Gossip can also serve important social functions, such as helping to establish and reconfirm group norms and values. The present study provides a detailed analysis of an extended gossip episode that occurred within an institutional context: a study group interaction at a U.S. university. Our analysis shows how, in gossip, constructed dialogue both prompts and legitimizes pejorative evaluations towards an absent third party, and is actually the pivot around which group members negotiate values and norms in the process of arriving at a shared moral stance. Our analysis also demonstrates that alignment in gossip interactions is tenuous and must be continuously renewed.     

后现代主义对教育评价研究的启示

后现代主义是 2 0世纪末西方社会流行的一种哲学和文化思潮 ,其影响遍及各个领域。强调反思和批判精神、反中心和提升非理性、倡导多元化的方法论和提倡对以及淡化价值判断是其显著特征。自 2 0世纪 90年代以来 ,许多教育学者开始借助后现代主义的有关思想来审视教育 ,笔者通过对后现代主义有关思想的观照 ,展开由后现代主义引发的对当前教育评价研究有关问题的思考。     

口语教学中的文化教学

语言与文化相互依赖密不可分,语言学习离不开文化积累。本文从文化、语言、交际的内涵以及三者的关系为出发点,阐述了中西文化体现在语言运用上的差异,提出了将文化融于口语教学中的必要性和具体的实施方法。     

比较文学:历史探求与现实思考

比较文学自诞生以来经历了三次危机。对于中西比较文学来说,危机既是挑战也是机遇。就目前中国比较文学的研究现状而言,要紧的还是脚踏实地,多做研究。要对国际学术界共同关心的问题形成自己的独到见解,提出并解决已有的理论话语未曾涉及的理论命题,真正做到理论创新,从而争取国际文化对话中的话语权。     

跨文化交际中的非语言语用失误

非语言交际是交际的一种重要形式。跨文化非语言交际语用失误包括体态语、副语言、客体语和环境语的语用失误。这些失误主要是由于交际双方不同的文化背景和社会环境,以及对认知语境的失误判断引起的。     

浅议移情障碍

在跨文化交际过程中,由于交际双方缺少对不同文化差异的了解和敏感性,只是简单盲目地从自身的文化出发去解读和评价对方的话语和行为,再加上出于一种自我保护的需要,导致在交际过程中不情愿坦露心声,以致于不能达到有效交际,这些都导致了移情的失败。移情能力是交际成功的关键因素,是不同文化群体的交际主体之间建立良好人际关系的一道润滑剂。本文从跨文化角度出发,浅析了跨文化交际过程中的移情障碍,提出了培养移情能力的若干建议。     

STTEPping in the right direction? Western classical music in an orchestral programme for disadvantaged African youth

This article looks at STTEP, an outreach project currently housed at the University of Pretoria, which concentrates on the teaching of western orchestral instruments, plus background areas such as music theory, to disadvantaged children and youth from a variety of townships around Pretoria, South Africa. STTEP’s direction can well be described as ‘right’ – pupils are already surrounded by all kinds of global phenomena, and their formal music studies in western classical music are not making them forget their roots. In fact, the contrary has been found to be the case and some interesting cultural fusions are already seen – always a sign of a living culture.     

道德与道德教育

通过对道德含义的剖析 ,指出道德属于关系范畴 ,并从道德起源的角度阐明道德产生的一般条件 ,进而指出我国当前道德教育存在的一些问题 ,得出道德教育应选择的途径。     

老子的独语与对话

老子是先秦重要的思想人物,他表面上用《老子道德》的独语体来表述一位孤独者的心语,但实际上这本书蕴涵着潜在的对话精神。老子的人文智慧主要通过对话的方式来与世界交流,与人民沟通,与孔子的教喻有所不同,分属中国古代思想不同的言说与表述方式,从思想对话的角度去理解老子,是很有意义的。