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A Study of Applying Interactive Approach in Intensive English Reading Teaching in China
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2019
Pages:
36-45
Received:
8 February 2019
Accepted:
11 March 2019
Published:
25 March 2019
Abstract: The ability to communicate effectively in English remains one of the well-established goals in English Language teaching. The essential interactive nature is the key to communicative competence. Given the fact that Chinese students learn English in an EFL setting, classroom language teaching becomes all the more valuable. Intensive reading course has been considered one of the comprehensive courses and a must for college students for decades in China. This paper, based on a quantitative research which offers a glimpse of the current situation of Intensive Reading Teaching in China, first addresses the role of language teacher and that of students in an interactive classroom and then addresses the significance of the application of interactive approach to the college Intensive Reading class, and finally proposes some feasible approaches to the language classroom teaching to better facilitate students’ learning and use of foreign language by providing a sample class for illustration.
Abstract: The ability to communicate effectively in English remains one of the well-established goals in English Language teaching. The essential interactive nature is the key to communicative competence. Given the fact that Chinese students learn English in an EFL setting, classroom language teaching becomes all the more valuable. Intensive reading course h...
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Assessment of Types of Dating Violence and Gender Prompting Involved in Dating Violence Among Undergraduate Students of University of Maiduguri
Nuhu Robert Kirtani,
Bulus Tikon,
Nashion Hananiah Likki
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2019
Pages:
46-56
Received:
12 January 2019
Accepted:
7 March 2019
Published:
9 April 2019
Abstract: The study assessed types of dating violence and gender prompting involved in dating violence among undergraduate students of university of Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. Dating violence is a serious and prevalent public health problem that is associated with numerous negative physical and psychological health outcomes. There is limited research on prevention and intervention strategies to address the issue of dating violence. The development and evaluation of evidence-based programs targeted at dating violence prevention is very important. The study used a descriptive research design. Three hundred and eighty-four (384) copies of questionnaires were administered but three hundred and fifty-six (356) copies were retrieved, making 93% return rate. The analysis of the data collected was done using descriptive statistics (charts, frequency counts and percentages). The result of the study revealed that emotional abuse, psychological abuse, physical abuse and controlling behavior were the types of dating violence in the study area. Ridiculing or insulting women/men as a group, mocking women/men in general, believes that the opposite sex is inferior, making fun of one or discredit one as a women/man and unjustly, criticizing one sexuality by one’s friends were the gender prompting involved in dating violence among undergraduate students of university of Maiduguri Borno State. The researchers recommended that safe date’s program should be added to preexisting curriculum to educate undergraduate students about the effect of dating violence.
Abstract: The study assessed types of dating violence and gender prompting involved in dating violence among undergraduate students of university of Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. Dating violence is a serious and prevalent public health problem that is associated with numerous negative physical and psychological health outcomes. There is limited research o...
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From the Family to the State: Shifts in Manchukuo Female Education Principles (1932-1945)
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2019
Pages:
57-62
Received:
6 February 2019
Accepted:
21 March 2019
Published:
18 April 2019
Abstract: In 1931 Japan occupied northeast China, and in 1932 created a puppet state which they named “Manchukuo”. The Manchukuo government began to formulate education policy immediately after its creation. Over the period of the state’s existence, Japanese occupiers adopted a changing set of educational systems to meet the changing demands of the colonial state. This study investigates the state’s main female secondary education objectives and principles, in the context of the state’s overall goals, dividing the era into three distinct periods. This study finds that while the idea of “Good wives and wise mothers” was used consistently throughout the era, the emphasis changed from more domestic and personal issues towards more public issues, including sacrifice for the good of the state, and an emphasis on strong ties with Japan. The image of an ideal woman changed from a more traditional, domestic one, towards one in which women were expected to take up some of the roles had traditionally been played by men.
Abstract: In 1931 Japan occupied northeast China, and in 1932 created a puppet state which they named “Manchukuo”. The Manchukuo government began to formulate education policy immediately after its creation. Over the period of the state’s existence, Japanese occupiers adopted a changing set of educational systems to meet the changing demands of the colonial ...
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Elementary Teachers’ Job Satisfiers and Dissatisfier: What Good Professional Development Can Do (SciencePG - Elementary Teacher Job Satisfiers and Dissatisfiers: What Good Professional Development Can Do)
Jennifer Queyrel-Bryan,
Kenneth Michael Coll,
Roger Stewart,
Stephanie Renee Sawyer
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2019
Pages:
63-74
Received:
5 February 2019
Accepted:
17 April 2019
Published:
23 May 2019
Abstract: This study evaluated specific aspects of elementary school teachers’ job satisfaction in a large urban public school district. Teachers from ten out of sixty-four elementary schools within a school district in a U.S. western state were surveyed. The elementary schools surveyed included low, medium, and high social economic status schools. This study evaluated (1) the current level of job satisfaction of elementary school teachers and (2) important professional practices that influence teacher job satisfaction. Intrinsic job satisfaction was higher than extrinsic job satisfaction, with overall job satisfaction indicating elementary school teachers were slightly more satisfied than not satisfied. Elementary school teachers were very satisfied with their co-workers, nature of work, and supervision and not satisfied with pay and operating conditions.
Abstract: This study evaluated specific aspects of elementary school teachers’ job satisfaction in a large urban public school district. Teachers from ten out of sixty-four elementary schools within a school district in a U.S. western state were surveyed. The elementary schools surveyed included low, medium, and high social economic status schools. This stud...
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A Model for Enhancing the Verbal Communication Skills for Physician-Patient Communication of Medical Students at the Medical University-Sofia Based on a Needs Analysis
Kristina Hristova Stoyanova,
Ekaterina Rumenova Hartmann,
Evgeni Gospodinov Ivanov,
Alexandrina Tzecomirova Vodenitcharova,
Nikola Rumenov Georgiev,
Bistra Dragomirova Dudeva
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, March 2019
Pages:
75-88
Received:
11 February 2019
Accepted:
23 April 2019
Published:
23 May 2019
Abstract: Enhancing future physicians’ communication skills represents a central problem of medical education. Communication experts have reached consensus on the stages of medical communication, on a key set of communication skills, and helped decisions on the communication curricula of medical schools. Adequate language techniques for physician-patient communication are proposed by the Clear writing and plain language campaign. However, a needs analysis is obligatory in planning and designing communication training for the concrete students. The present study is conducted with the medical students at the Medical University-Sofia, Bulgaria. The comparative analysis of the survey results of undergraduate and graduate respondents reveals students’ growing understanding of the factors, problems and importance of physician-patient communication, increasing willingness and readiness to enhance verbal communication skills as well as a preference for the teaching methods of role play in a realistic context. To meet the medical students’ needs, a Model for enhancing the verbal communication skills of future physicians has been proposed, based on the stages of medical communication and language techniques for the communication between medical professionals and patients. The Model is assessed by experts as an adequate tool to improve future physicians’ communication skills and to help increase the quality of patient health care and patient satisfaction. The researchers recommend that the Model to enhance medical students’ verbal communication skills should be included in the communication training curriculum of the Medical University-Sofia.
Abstract: Enhancing future physicians’ communication skills represents a central problem of medical education. Communication experts have reached consensus on the stages of medical communication, on a key set of communication skills, and helped decisions on the communication curricula of medical schools. Adequate language techniques for physician-patient com...
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