Maria is the heroine in the movie The Sound of Music. She leaves an Austrian convent to be a governess at Captain Georg von Trapp's home. With her kindness, honesty, and teaching wisdom, she wins the seven children'...Maria is the heroine in the movie The Sound of Music. She leaves an Austrian convent to be a governess at Captain Georg von Trapp's home. With her kindness, honesty, and teaching wisdom, she wins the seven children's trust, respect, and love. This paper analyzes the teaching philosophy embedded in this film, such as how to identify students' strengths and weaknesses to develop their potentials, how to encourage students to meet new challenges, how to improve students' ability to resist frustration, how to understand students and build a harmonious relationship with them, and how to teach students with effective methods, etc., teachers can benefit a lot from this aesthetically significant film from the perspective of pedagogy and psychology.展开更多
In 2010, the choir Divine Jewels was formed at the Zimbabwe College of MuSic in Harare. This past July, its members arrived in Beijing to give a performance at the city's National Center for the Performing Arts. Thei...In 2010, the choir Divine Jewels was formed at the Zimbabwe College of MuSic in Harare. This past July, its members arrived in Beijing to give a performance at the city's National Center for the Performing Arts. Their excellent renditions of Chinese songs impressed many Chinese music fans and students present at the concert. Rachel-C. Jera-Chigwandar Deputy Director at the Zimbabwean music school, opened up about the experience with ChinAfrica.展开更多
FOR several years, Cheng Fangyuan has harbored a plan for introducing American musicals to the Chinese stage. In 1995, she went to the United States to study the art form; every day for half a year, she got her artist...FOR several years, Cheng Fangyuan has harbored a plan for introducing American musicals to the Chinese stage. In 1995, she went to the United States to study the art form; every day for half a year, she got her artistic "nourishment" from attending shows which were playing on and off-Broadway. In the end,展开更多
The group of foreigners that I am with are loudly belting out one of our favorite tunes by Tina Turner “I left a good job in the city, working for the man every night and day...Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ down the r...The group of foreigners that I am with are loudly belting out one of our favorite tunes by Tina Turner “I left a good job in the city, working for the man every night and day...Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ down the river!” Next, our Chinese colleagues展开更多
文摘Maria is the heroine in the movie The Sound of Music. She leaves an Austrian convent to be a governess at Captain Georg von Trapp's home. With her kindness, honesty, and teaching wisdom, she wins the seven children's trust, respect, and love. This paper analyzes the teaching philosophy embedded in this film, such as how to identify students' strengths and weaknesses to develop their potentials, how to encourage students to meet new challenges, how to improve students' ability to resist frustration, how to understand students and build a harmonious relationship with them, and how to teach students with effective methods, etc., teachers can benefit a lot from this aesthetically significant film from the perspective of pedagogy and psychology.
文摘In 2010, the choir Divine Jewels was formed at the Zimbabwe College of MuSic in Harare. This past July, its members arrived in Beijing to give a performance at the city's National Center for the Performing Arts. Their excellent renditions of Chinese songs impressed many Chinese music fans and students present at the concert. Rachel-C. Jera-Chigwandar Deputy Director at the Zimbabwean music school, opened up about the experience with ChinAfrica.
文摘FOR several years, Cheng Fangyuan has harbored a plan for introducing American musicals to the Chinese stage. In 1995, she went to the United States to study the art form; every day for half a year, she got her artistic "nourishment" from attending shows which were playing on and off-Broadway. In the end,
文摘The group of foreigners that I am with are loudly belting out one of our favorite tunes by Tina Turner “I left a good job in the city, working for the man every night and day...Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ down the river!” Next, our Chinese colleagues