生态审美意义上的人格重建

从生态美学的角度对蒙古族作家满都麦的作品作全新解读,而解读本身即是生态美学意义上的人格重建过程,同时也是价值体系和道德体系重建的过程。从某种意义上讲,这意味着人类文化的转型,具有全人类的意义。     

英汉语内和语际理解障碍探讨

第二语言习得和理解的正确率取决于习得者对目的语的了解程度。在学习和使用第二语言时难免会出现这样那样的错误。有时是因为缺乏对目的语的了解而产生的语内差错,有时则是由于母语的干扰而出现的语际差错。对这些错误进行分类和分析,有助于习得者提高对第二语言的学习和应用能力,减少差错率。     

Child‐Care Usage and Mother‐Infant “Quality Time”

Mothers' time‐use patterns were compared in families in which infants spent more than 30 hours per week in child care (In‐Care group; n= 143) versus 0 hours per week (At‐Home group; n= 183) from birth to 6 months of age. In‐Care group mothers spent about 12 fewer hours per week interacting with their infants, for about 32% less time; fathers of these infants were more involved in caregiving. The groups did not differ in the quality of mother‐infant interaction. In the In‐Care group, quantity of interaction was related to greater separation anxiety and concerns about effects of maternal employment. Time‐use data were not related to child outcomes at 15 months of age. Results suggest that the effect of extensive time spent apart on the quantity and quality of mother‐infant interaction may be smaller than anticipated.     

母语负向迁移与英语写作

任何学习过程都有迁移现象 ,母语的负向迁移对英语学习 ,尤其是英语写作的影响非常明显 ,涉及范围较广 ,从词汇到句法 ;从句子到篇章 ;从思维到文化。值得在英语写作教学中深入研究     

敦煌叙事文献《大目乾连冥间救母变文》英译的描写研究

“目连救母”是对中国民间习俗、戏曲文化等产生了深远影响的文化故事。《大目乾连冥间救母变文并图一卷并序》是敦煌出土的载述该故事的唐五代时期文献。二十世纪中期以来,汉学家们先后对该文献进行了英译,其成为在西方文化语境讲释“孝道”这一中国传统伦理思想的文字载体。通过双语语料的描写与对比,收集可观察的文本数据,可探究汉学家英译重构敦煌“救母”叙事过程中的决策机制和特点,以便为多语文化语境中“中国故事”的翻译与传播提供理论参照。     

Providing a secure base for LGBTQ young people in foster care: The role of foster carers

The experiences and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) young people in care have been overlooked in England, in both policy and research. This paper reports on findings from the first study of LGBTQ young people in care in England and focuses on the nature of foster carers' experiences and perspectives on caring for LGBTQ young people. Qualitative interviews regarding the fostering role in caring for LGBTQ young people were conducted with a sample of foster carers (n = 26) and analysed thematically. Foster carers described the importance of offering LGBTQ young people not only the nurturing relationships that all children in care need but also availability, sensitivity and acceptance to help young people manage stigma and other challenges associated with minority sexual orientation and gender identity. The Secure Base caregiving model provided a framework for analysing the different dimensions of these relationships. Understanding caregiving roles and relationships for LGBTQ young people in care has important implications for recruiting, training, matching and supporting foster carers to care for LGBTQ young people effectively.     

Lesbians and Gay Men’s Vacation Motivations,Perceptions, and Constraints: A Study of Cruise Vacation Choice

ABSTRACT

This study explores the push-pull vacation motivations of gay male and lesbian consumers and examines how these underpin their perceptions and purchase constraints of a mainstream and LGBT¹ cruise. Findings highlight a complex vacation market. Although lesbians and gay men share many of the same travel motivations as their heterosexual counterparts, the study reveals sexuality is a significant variable in their perception of cruise vacations, which further influences purchase constraints and destination choice. Gay men have more favorable perceptions than lesbians of both mainstream and LGBT cruises. The article recommends further inquiry into the multifaceted nature of motivations, perception, and constraints within the LGBT market in relation to cruise vacations.     

The Politics of Lesbian Specificity

ABSTRACT

The notion of lesbian specificity must be understood in the context of heteronormative society. Heterosexual norms affect negotiations of power and sexual desire in lesbian relationships. But this investigation into woman-to-woman sexual practices also views the possibility of lesbian specificity as potentially subversive, in the sense that it poses fundamental questions about conventional discourses on sexuality and eroticism.     

席慕容作品中古典诗歌母题的表现

席慕容在她的作品尤其是早期作品中,不断地运用那些源自中华抒情文学的母题、古典的意象、包含着中华传统审美意蕴内容的文化符号。其中以闺思闺怨、相思鸟连理枝、思乡怀归三个母题表现得最为明显。这些母题体现了中国古典文学的价值追求和审美取向,这种现象也表明了席慕容的创作思维及她的创作实际上并没有突破或者超越古典诗歌的题材范围。文化传统在现代作家笔下的回响,是一种族群文化认同感,也表明了席慕容创作资源主要是来自中国古代文学。