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A Study on the Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Communication of Academic Discourse Based on PEST Analysis: A Case Study of the Translation Project of Chinese Humanities and Social Sciences
Get PDFSince the beginning of the new millennium, the cross-cultural communication strategy of “going global” has been practiced along with China’s remarkable rise in national power. Since the successful operation of the Translation Project of Chinese Humanities and Social Sciences, a large number of academic books have been funded for overseas distribution. However, their current publication and dissemination situation is still relatively weak, from the perspective of economic capital combined with the book sales data of the global online e-commerce giant Amazon. Through a PEST analysis model, this paper examines the causes of the poor sales and dissemination data of books funded by the Translation Project of Chinese Humanities and Social Sciences and proposes corresponding countermeasures
Three Core Controversies of Original Conceptual Metaphor Theory Revisited
Get PDFThis article first introduces the main hypotheses of the original version of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (henceforth, abbreviated as CMT) presented in Metaphors We Live By. On this basis, it then evaluates its three controversial assumptions, referring to the research results of other influential CMT scholars. The three assumptions are: (1) metaphorical languages are possible because there exist metaphorical concepts which we can verify by their corresponding metaphorical expressions (language-concept-language circular reasoning); (2) conventional metaphors underlying literal expressions are the metaphors we live by and the object of CMT study while novel metaphors underlying figurative expressions are not the metaphors we live by since they lack systematic corresponding expressions (definition and scope of conceptual metaphors); (3) we understand the abstract target domain via the concrete source domain (unidirectional cross-domain mappings). In order to settle these tree controversies, future metaphor researchers should endeavor to find supporting evidences from multimodal manifestations, different languages and cultures and psychological experiments.
Investigating Cross-linguistic Influence on EFL Students’ Comprehension and Production of L2 Idioms
Get PDFCross-linguistic influence (CLI) plays a pivotal role in second language acquisition, particularly in the acquisition, comprehension, and production of idiomatic expressions. This study aimed at investigating the influence of cross-linguistic similarities and differences on the receptive and productive knowledge of idioms among Arab EFL students. A total of 32 Arabic-speaking, college-level EFL students were introduced to 60 idioms categorized into three groups (1) L1-L2 Same idioms; (2) L1-L2 Different idioms; and (3) L2 Only idioms. The participants were pre- and post-tested to examine the influence of cross-linguistic variations on their receptive and productive knowledge of idiomatic expressions. Two separate one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) procedures were conducted to find out whether there were any significant differences among the participants in the comprehension and production of the three types of idioms. The two ANOVA analyses yielded statistically significant differences between the three idiom groups regarding the participants’ receptive and productive knowledge. These results suggest that participants exhibited significantly greater comprehension and production with L1-L2 Same idioms but faced more challenges with L1-L2 Different idioms. Additionally, participants demonstrated significantly more comprehension and production with L2 Only idioms than with L1-L2 Different idioms. These findings can have practical implications for EFL learners, teachers, and materials developers, and theoretical implications for EFL researchers
Revenue Generated Internally in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Catalyst for Local Service Delivery
Get PDFThis research was designed to investigate nexus between internally produced revenue and local level service provision in Oyo Sate. This was done by investigating the results of locally raised funds to service provision at the grassroot and analyses the degree to which service provided at the local authority have improved the lives of the people within the study region. The methodology employed the use of primary data gathered through the distribution of surveys to the certain categories of people in both Ibadan Northeast local government and Ibarapa East local government. With the use of the ordinary least square approach simple utilizing a regression analysis to test the effects as well as a significance level test at 5%. It was discovered that internally generated revenue has (R = 0.850a, p < 0.05) significant impact on service delivery at the grassroots level. It therefore concluded that funds generated inwardly by the local authorities are more proper and efficient to make provision for services delivered to the local populace
The Big Five Personality Traits and Their Relationship to Psychological Hardness among Gifted Students in Jordan
Get PDFThe study aims to reveal the level of psychological hardness among gifted students in Jordan and to know the differences in the level of psychological hardness they have according to their academic grades, in addition to identifying the nature of the relationship between the big five personality traits and psychological hardness among gifted students in Jordan. The study population consisted of all gifted students in the King Abdullah II Schools for Excellence in Jordan, which number (3) the Jubilee School and the 18 pioneering centers for the gifted in Jordan affiliated with the Ministry of Education. A representative random sample of the study population was selected. The study also followed the correlational approach, and to achieve the objectives of the study, the big five personality traits scale was used prepared by (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and Arabization of Al-Ansari (1997), in addition to the psychological hardness scale (prepared by the researcher). The validity of the two scales was verified by calculating the validity of the discriminatory significance as an indicator of its construct validity and verifying its reliability by calculating Cronbach’s Alpha.To answer the study questions, descriptive statistic measures were used during the extraction of arithmetic means and standard deviations; To detect the level of psychological hardness among gifted students in Jordan, One-way ANOVA was used to detect the differences in the level of psychological hardness in the study sample according to the academic grade (tenth grade, first secondary, second secondary). Pearson Correlation coefficient was used to detect the correlation between the big five personality traits and psychological hardness among gifted students in Jordan. Finally, in light of the study results, the researcher presented recommendations and proposals related to the study results
An Exploration of Animal Subjectivity from Animals’ Inner Worlds in Jane Smiley’s Fiction
Get PDFThis paper delves into the depiction of animal subjectivity in Jane Smiley’s novels Moo and Horse Heaven. Through an examination of animal characters like Earl Butz, Eileen, Epic Steam, Justa Bob, Limitless, and Froney’s Sis, this study expounds on their unique desires, emotions, memories, and perspectives. It highlights how Smiley opposes anthropocentric biases by presenting animals as focalizers with their own individual voices, breaking away from traditional human-centric narratives. By revealing the complexity of animal minds and emotions, her narratives challenge the anthropocentric viewpoints and emphasize the importance of recognizing the subjectivity and intelligence of all species, fostering a more inclusive understanding of consciousness across different beings and advocating for a reevaluation of animals’ cognitive and emotional capacities
The Effect of College Students’ Network Self-efficacy on Learning Autonomy
Get PDFAs a revolutionary means, online teaching has deeply affected all aspects of college students’ learning. It has become an important ability for college students to learn and achieve their learning goals through the internet. In this paper, 160 non-English major students in a university were selected as the subjects. A combination of quantitative and qualitative analyses was adopted, and questionnaire and interviews were used as the research tools. The questionnaire was used to measure the network self-efficacy of the subjects before and after the experiment. The interviews were used to deeply explore the subtle changes in subjective emotion before and after the experiment. After the questionnaires and interviews at each stage, SPSS Statistics 26.0 was adopted to carry out phased data analysis and overall data analysis of the questionnaires, and content analysis was conducted on the data of the interviews, so as to measure the overall situation and correlation of non-English major students’ autonomous learning and network self-efficacy in English learning, and find out the influencing factors. The purpose is to put self-efficacy, an internal factor affecting students’ self-learning, in an important position, so that teachers can give more encouragement and praise to the students. In addition, self-efficacy assessment, a student-centered internal evaluation method, should be used to help students cultivate a positive evaluation of themselves, and to encourage students to engage in autonomous learning through the use of networks
Civil Society Organisations, the Devolution Agenda and the Quest for Gender Sensitive Social Service Delivery in Bindura District
Get PDFThe study endeavoured to examine the contributions of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in promoting gender-sensitive social services in the context of a devolved governance system in Zimbabwe. The study used Bindura District as a case study. The study used qualitative methodology and a case study to examine the strategies being used by the CSOs. A total of 54 participants participated in the study and the sample represented a cross-section of CSOs, local council representatives, central government representatives and ordinary citizens. Data were collected using interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). Key findings were that the CSOs are doing a lot through advocacy and lobbying to raise awareness of the need for gender-sensitive social services and to use the opportunities presented by devolution. The other finding was that the CSOs have been using a collaborative than confrontational approach and this has tended to enhance cooperation with key government stakeholders. The study also found out that the initiatives have been hamstrung by the polarised political environment prevailing in the country and that the sustainability of the campaigns is likely to be affected by lack of long term funding. The study concluded that the work of CSOs in Bindura District has illuminated the need for service accountability and more importantly gender-sensitive social services in local councils. The study recommended the need for policies providing gender-sensitive local governance indicators so that it becomes easy to track the performance of councils
Suspects’ Narrative Discourse and Identity Construction in Police Investigative Interviews
Get PDFThis study, using conversation analysis as the research methodology, probes into the relationship between suspects’ narrative discourse and identity construction in Chinese police investigative interviews. It is found that suspects may employ different expressions to construct various identities in the interaction. Hedging expressions in their narration depict their identity as narrators and through the use of direct speech, they could construct different identities of both themselves and other characters involved in the crime events. In the responsive turns, they adopt various language practices to normalize their illegal behaviors, attribute the blame to the victims involved in the case or mitigate the losses caused by their illegal behaviors
Research on International Exchange Trends of Students in the Post-Pandemic Era and China’s Response Strategies
Get PDFIn the post-pandemic era, students’ international exchanges present new characteristics, the proportion of students’ overseas exchanges has decreased significantly, new changes have taken place in students’ teaching methods, local internationalization has been paid attention to, and the student mobility mode has been reorganized. This paper aims to put forward countermeasures in alignment with the current trend of students’ international exchanges, enable online education and improve the education ecosystem; advocate local internationalization and internalize the form of education; strengthen the reform of system and mechanism and create a friendly virtual environment for international online education; strengthen the effectiveness of Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools and consolidate the level of foreign cooperation, so as to provide reference for international educators