The focus of this paper is on the job satisfaction among the population of professional Flemish journalists by means of two surveys conducted in 2003 (N = 1,026) and 2008 (N = 682). Both surveys focus on intrinsic...The focus of this paper is on the job satisfaction among the population of professional Flemish journalists by means of two surveys conducted in 2003 (N = 1,026) and 2008 (N = 682). Both surveys focus on intrinsic and extrinsic variables linked to job satisfaction as well as on several predictors of job satisfaction such as type of contract, job function, age, and gender. The longitudinal perspective allows us to identify any evolutions or differences in satisfaction between 2003 and 2008. By taking into consideration previous mentioned predictors also the influence of external elements on job satisfaction can he researched. The 2003 and 2008 surveys suggest that the "average" Flemish professional journalist is fairly satisfied with the job content. However, we observe a slightly negative but non-significant shift occurring in 2008. The degree of job satisfaction seems to he related to the type of contract (freelance or employed on a permanent basis) and the job function. We noticed also a clear gender element in the discussion: Female journalists are not less satisfied but state to have more difficulties to combine the journalistic job with a private and family life.展开更多
Hotel management of higher vocational education is a demanding specialty that often involves practice in teaching, while employing action-oriented teaching method can effectively improve students' comprehensive profe...Hotel management of higher vocational education is a demanding specialty that often involves practice in teaching, while employing action-oriented teaching method can effectively improve students' comprehensive professional ability. In this paper, the author first makes an introduction of action-oriented teaching method, and then analyzes some principles of applying it to hotel management curriculum, and finally, some suggestions are put forward for the design of hotel management curriculum based on action-oriented teaching method.展开更多
Higher vocational English education major is an important channel to train teaching staff for primary and secondary schools of China and professional skill is one of essential factors which forms the training goal of ...Higher vocational English education major is an important channel to train teaching staff for primary and secondary schools of China and professional skill is one of essential factors which forms the training goal of higher vocational English education.In view of this, this article summarizes the current status of practice teaching of higher vocational English education which aims to explore a set of teaching ideas, teaching modes and teaching theories that suit professional skills training practice of higher vocational education, so as to find some effective teaching methods for professional skill training practice to meet the social requirements for the graduates and pave the way for their future employment.展开更多
The current vocational public English education system can not meet the demands of society and market, so there' s still a big gap between the capacity of students' workplace English and market demands. Therefore, t...The current vocational public English education system can not meet the demands of society and market, so there' s still a big gap between the capacity of students' workplace English and market demands. Therefore, the vocational public English teaching should change the traditional English teaching modes, and construct new diversified teaching modes based on the training of workplace English proficiency, which enables students to master the workplace English through practical work tasks. The practical teaching process is an effective way to realize this teaching aim. So the training of students' workplace English capacity is the primary task of English teaching reform in vocational colleges.展开更多
文摘The focus of this paper is on the job satisfaction among the population of professional Flemish journalists by means of two surveys conducted in 2003 (N = 1,026) and 2008 (N = 682). Both surveys focus on intrinsic and extrinsic variables linked to job satisfaction as well as on several predictors of job satisfaction such as type of contract, job function, age, and gender. The longitudinal perspective allows us to identify any evolutions or differences in satisfaction between 2003 and 2008. By taking into consideration previous mentioned predictors also the influence of external elements on job satisfaction can he researched. The 2003 and 2008 surveys suggest that the "average" Flemish professional journalist is fairly satisfied with the job content. However, we observe a slightly negative but non-significant shift occurring in 2008. The degree of job satisfaction seems to he related to the type of contract (freelance or employed on a permanent basis) and the job function. We noticed also a clear gender element in the discussion: Female journalists are not less satisfied but state to have more difficulties to combine the journalistic job with a private and family life.
文摘Hotel management of higher vocational education is a demanding specialty that often involves practice in teaching, while employing action-oriented teaching method can effectively improve students' comprehensive professional ability. In this paper, the author first makes an introduction of action-oriented teaching method, and then analyzes some principles of applying it to hotel management curriculum, and finally, some suggestions are put forward for the design of hotel management curriculum based on action-oriented teaching method.
文摘Higher vocational English education major is an important channel to train teaching staff for primary and secondary schools of China and professional skill is one of essential factors which forms the training goal of higher vocational English education.In view of this, this article summarizes the current status of practice teaching of higher vocational English education which aims to explore a set of teaching ideas, teaching modes and teaching theories that suit professional skills training practice of higher vocational education, so as to find some effective teaching methods for professional skill training practice to meet the social requirements for the graduates and pave the way for their future employment.
文摘The current vocational public English education system can not meet the demands of society and market, so there' s still a big gap between the capacity of students' workplace English and market demands. Therefore, the vocational public English teaching should change the traditional English teaching modes, and construct new diversified teaching modes based on the training of workplace English proficiency, which enables students to master the workplace English through practical work tasks. The practical teaching process is an effective way to realize this teaching aim. So the training of students' workplace English capacity is the primary task of English teaching reform in vocational colleges.