Research and Application of Bedside Rhetorical Teaching Method in Teaching Nursing Interns

Objective:To observe and analyze the application of the bedside rhetorical teaching method in teaching nursing interns.Methods:A total of 64 nursing interns in the gastroenterology department of our hospital from July 2022 to May 2023 were randomly divided into two groups,32 cases in the control group and 32 cases in the intervention group.The control group was given conventional teaching methods,and the intervention group was given the bedside rhetorical teaching method on the basis of the conventional teaching.The differences in the methods of teaching between the two groups were compared after the end of the internship,and there was a statistically significant difference with P<0.05.Results:The scores of the interns in the intervention group were significantly better than those of the control group in theoretical knowledge,communication skills,and case analysis items(P<0.05).Conclusion:The bedside rhetorical teaching method transforms classroom education into bedside teaching,which enables the interns to apply the theoretical knowledge to clinical practice,and has a higher improvement in the three aspects of disease knowledge,communication skills,and case analysis,cultivates the interns’comprehensive clinical skills,and lays a good foundation for the future entry into the nursing field.

Probing the Linguistic and Rhetorical Features of English Speeches

English speech is a discourse delivered at an assembly or on formal occasions. As a variety of the English language, English speech has a unique presentation of its own. This paper, as its title indicates, is to analyze and probe the linguistic and rhetorical features of famous English speeches with a view to improving the ability to appreciate English speeches on the part of Chinese learners of English.

A Rhetorical Structure Theory Based Approach to Texture Coherence in Chinese EFL Learners' Argumentative Writing

Based on Rhetorical Structure Theory(RST),this study intends to investigate into the typical features of rhetorical relations in Chinese EFL learners’argumentative writing and their relationship with writing quality.A set of 60 essays(30 with the highest scores and another 30 with the lowest scores)were drawn from SWECCL(Spoken and Written English Corpus of Chinese Learners).These essays were then cut into elementary discourse units and manually annotated with rhetorical relations.Research findings show that there is no significant difference in terms of the total numbers and types of rhetorical relations between the two proficiency groups.However,comparisons of the rhetorical relations both at the intra-paragraph and at the inter-paragraph level indicate statistical differences between the two groups.

A Rhetorical Analysis of Advertisement Language

Advertisements are penetrating into our daily life.Rhetorical strategies are always employed for persuasion in advertisements.The article analyzes the advertisements from the rhetorical angle mainly using the theory of "communication triangle".It is very interesting to see how the advertisement applies the appropriate strategies to attain the proper targets.

Tentative Study on Rhetorical Patterns of English Writing:Another Generation of Chinese ESL Learners

This paper is organized into three main sections.In the first section,theories and related research on rhetorical patterns are reviewed.The second section analyzes and discusses the rhetorical patterns demonstrated in the essays of ESL learners in China and Canada.The paper is ended with a third section that discusses the implications of this research for the future studies and the teaching of ESL writing.

Common Rhetorical Devices in Written English

Rhetorical devices are kinds of literal form of expressions.Their application is to make the idea more striking and effective,for they have the strength to express and illustrate.An appropriate rhetorical device appeals to the imagination,gives us vivid pictures and makes the written English impressive and interesting.For this reason,written English often uses various rhetorical devices to improve the readability and attract readers' attention and to arouse readers' interest of reading their materials.This paper mainly discusses common rhetorical devices in written English so as to help readers understand the written materials better.

On the Rhetorical Charm in Walden

Thoreau expresses his love for nature and criticism of materialism in Walden,emphasizing the harmonious relationship between nature and human beings.Besides this significance,rhetorical devices like simile,metaphor,personification,parallelism,overstatement,irony and pun contribute to unique charm of this masterpiece's language and thoughts.

A Study of Rhetorical Features of English News Headlines

As is known to all,headlines serve as a summary and advertisement for the main idea of the news so as to make the reader have a better understanding.Therefore,to some degree,we can say that the headline is the soul of a news report.Rhetoric,in all kinds of writing in all kinds of languages,can be applied and make an efficient effect.As for an English news headline,it is usually formed with certain rhetorical device to embody its soul and to appeal to more readers.This paper is to introduce and discuss the rhetorical features of the news headlines with examples and analysis.

Exploration on Rhetorical Devices in “The Story of an Hour”

This paper analyzes some main rhetorical devices in Kate Chopin's short novel "The Story of An Hour" including symbolism,contrast and irony,which are benefit to promote the theme.

On Rhetorical Devices of Martin Luther King's I HAVE A DREAM

Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream is a world famous and influential lecture on August 28,1963 at the Lincoln Memorial.To make lecture powerful,Dr.King use large number of rhetorical devices to conveyed a message for justice and equality.The analysis of these rhetorical devices aims at a better understanding of the theme of the speech.

A Rhetorical Analysis of the Film Dead Poets Society

The movie Dead Poets Society is a blockbuster and attracts different researches from different perspective, such as the image and personality of characters, or the linguistic features. However, few of the researchers conduct this study by using rhetorics. Thus, this study analyze the movie based on the theories of rhetorics, hoping to give some implications to those who are interested in rhetorical analysis.

A Study on the Rhetorical Strategies of Translation

As a method of word fineness,rhetoric plays an important role in the process of translation.Due to differences of language and cultural background,rhetoric is different between English and Chinese.As a result,how to deal with rhetoric in translation has become a hot topic.Firstly,this paper presents the definition of rhetoric in detail.Then,four strategies are put forward to solve problems in the process of translation:literal translation,literal translation plus notes,substitution and free translation.

The Application of Rhetorical Devices in Advertising Language

The most important target of advertisement rhetoric is its aesthetic effect and persuasive force.In order to get this aim,the advertisement usually resorts to the rhetoric devices.This paper firstly gives an introduction to the English advertisement,and then it supplies a detailed discussion of some principal rhetorical devices used in English advertisements,that is: parallelism,repetition,pun,irony,parody,figure of speech,creating speech,rhyming and contrast.By using these rhetorical devices and the carefully-chosen words and well-balanced sentences,the advertising words are colorful and have a powerful strength of persuasion.

A Literature Review of Rhetorical Criticism Research in the Past Two Decades

Rhetorical criticism enjoys a long history of studies, and the researchin this field upsurged at the end of 20th century and the beginning of 21st century.In the article, the author aims to investigate the developmental trends in this filedat home and abroad by a literature review of the studies in the past two decades.It has been proved in the research that domestic studies can be classified into fourtypes—introducing theories of western rhetorical criticism in the U.S., building newmodels of western rhetorical criticism, comparing theories of Chinese and Westernrhetorical criticism, and applying western rhetorical criticism into domestic use; whilestudies abroad in this field, especially in the U. S., keep deepening and upgrading itstheories on the basis of its profundity, and enlarging its research scope. A literaturereview of western rhetorical criticism in the past two decades can provide someacademic nutrition to domestic research and deliver certain implicational meaningto it. In the future, more studies should be carried out to systematize the theory ofwestern rhetorical criticism and to incorporate the updated theory into the analysis ofrhetorical practice in our country, thus expressing the strong interpretative power ofwestern rhetorical criticism.

On Verbal Humour from Semantic and Rhetorical Perspectives in American Sitcom Friends

Verbal humor in the province of semantics and rhetorics was focused on and the excerpts in American sitcom Friends was taken as its research object.The famous classic theory: the semantic script theory,was given a sketch outline accompanying examples to state how SSTH works in analysing the verbal humor.Moreover,the employment of different rhetoric skills which elicit humourous effects in a powerful way were appreciated in detail.

A Rhetorical Analysis of Forrest Gump from the Perspective of Triangle Theory

Human activities could never escape from the domain of communication theories. Rhetorical theory has beenconsidered as the basic art of persuasion, which covers various discourses in different fields including films in themedia. The film of Forrest Gump has been defined as a rhetorical piece from the perspective of communicationtheories. This essay attempts to cultivate the depth of the film theme by using the rhetorical theory with evidence,identifying three critical element: pathos, ethos, and logos. In the film Forrest Gump, pathos refers to theunconditional love and simplicity of the characters;Ethos confirms the credibility by examples such as historicalconnections;and logo is supported by the evidence in accordance to the law of causality. The analysis is a positiveinspection with truth messages and considerable thoughts, which have to some extend cultivated the theme of loveand simplicity, suggesting Forrest Gump is indeed a good movie worth watching.

The Application of Inquiring Teaching to the Junior English Class

As a teaching method against the giving-and-accepting pattern, the inquiring teaching in junior high school pays more attention to learners' understanding, feeling and experience in the course and emphasizes the cooperation and communication among students and teachers. In this paper, it explores the advantages of inquiring teaching, which cultivate students' interest in learning and ability of analyses, induction and application, compared with the traditional teaching.Besides, some suggestions are provided in English teaching of Junior high school.

Meanings in Sonnet 60 by Shakespeare——by Analyzing Rhetorical Devices and Sounds

The theme about the cruelty of time frequently appears in Shakespeare's sonnets including the 60 th one. In this sonnet,rhetorical devices contribute to vividly express the meanings of the poem. That is time is cruel and ravaging and it destroys everything, but this poem will enable the young man's worth or beauty to be free from the mighty power of the"bloody tyrant"time and to live forever. In addition, these meanings are reinforced by the sounds and rhythms.

On Rhetorical Methods in Advertising English

In keeping abreast with the development of world economy and technology of mass media, advertising becomes more and more important in the economic development as well as our daily life. As a kind of English for Specific Purposes(ESP), advertising English(or English for Advertising) attracts more and more attention in academic field and the economic field as well. Many scholars have done some researches in relation to the rhetorical characteristics of advertising English. In this paper, the author purports to discuss the use and advantages of the rhetorical methods in advertising English from two perspectives, i.e. phonological, lexical perspectives.