Experiences of Chinese nurses studying for master’s degree in the UK: a qualitative study

Objective:To explore experiences of Chinese nurses who study for Master of Science in Professional Practice(health care)in the United Kingdom.Methods:A qualitative approach was applied,consisting of semi-structured telephone interviews(n=8).The Colaizzi seven-step framework analysis method was used to extract themes.Results:The themes that emerged are as follows:(1)gains from studying overseas,(2)difficulties during studying,and(3)impacts of learning experience on work.The gains for nurses studying overseas include the improvement of scientific research capabilities,reconstruction of critical thinking,and development of reflection ability.Difficulties while studying mainly include language barrier,strict assessment,and boring life.Conclusions:The education of nursing postgraduate attaches impor tance to the cultivation of thinking.Nurses are very interested in nursing research including qualitative and quantitative methods.Nurses encountered language barriers in their study and life even though they knew a cer tain level of English.

Chinese International Students' Attitudes to the Teaching Methods of Lecture, Seminar and Tutorial in UK Universities

Nowadays in many countries, students prefer to study overseas. The UK is one of the popular destinations for Chinese students. This paper investigates the teaching methods of lecture, seminar and tutorial in UK universities from the perspective of Chinese international students, who have a different educational background from British students. This paper does a survey on this issue and provides some strategies for both the teachers and Chinese students in UK universities for their work and study.

Chinese Postgraduates' Attitude to Their Study in UK

This thesis is about the research on adjustment of East Asian students in the pursuit of UK master degree by Wenli Wu and Michael Hammond* A Division of Communication and Social Sciences.Because of the different culture, society and education, Asian students encountered many challenges in the process of pursuing master's degree in UK, this phenomenon drew the attention of relevant scholars at home and abroad who started the research on Asian overseas students going abroad for study and survival adjustment report. This paper is to investigate the attitude of Chinese student to study abroad, through the survey of social culture and academic research.This study takes the method of pre-survey and using the achievements of other people, doing quantitative analysis from the two dimensions of individual psychological and social culture, provide adequate and reliable data support for the follow- up study.Studies have shown that Asian overseas students in Britain are more likely to experience the cultural collision, academic difficulties, academic learning disorders, the report proposed a theoretical model of in-depth understanding and how to balance the the gap between western and Asian cultures. The effort of this research is to provide practical and valuable suggestions socially, culturally and academically, to help oversea students have a successful transition and evaluate their experience in UK.

A Case Study of Intercultural Interventions for Chinese University Students During Study Abroad Program in the University of Minnesota

In 21st Century, Chinese and American universities are experiencing great development in the number of students studying abroad. This research adopts the method of natural investigation, selecting Chinese student samples during study abroad program in the University of Minnesota to complete the designed questionnaires to examine the intercultural interventions taken before, during and after this type of study abroad in Chinese universities. Also, after students complete the questionnaires, email communication is made to analyze the reasons for their answers to the questionnaires. The questionnaire results and email communication show that there is a great gap in the practice of intercultural interventions in study abroad programs between Chinese universities and students expectations. It is time for Chinese universities to design appropriate intercultural interventions in order to maximize Chinese university students＇ intercultural development during study abroad. These intercultural interventions should be run consistently to cover the phrases of pre-departure, during and after the study abroad program. Also, more dynamic and interactive intercultural interventions rather than knowledge-based intercultural instructions or guidance should be the focus for intercultural interventions.

Chinese Overseas Students’Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Their Undergraduate Intercultural Education:A Phenomenological Study

Intercultural language education has attracted much attention in the field of foreign language teaching in China during the past decades,due to the increasing number of intercultural encounters across the world as a result of globalization.However,little is known about the effectiveness of intercultural education at Chinese universities.Adopting a phenomenological research design,this paper serves as a pilot study and sets out to explore the forms of intercultural education at universities and investigate the effectiveness of undergraduate intercultural education from the perspectives of 12 Chinese students.

The Study-to-work Transition of Chinese International Students: Navigating a Future in the Global Labour Market

In the global competition for talents,the massive inflow of Chinese students into the UK has drawn great attention.However,only a few studies examine students’interactions with socioeconomic structures in their study-to-work transition.This study used Higher Education Statistics AgencyHESA,22data and interview data collected from Chinese postgraduate students,and it aims to:investigate structural factors that influence post-study migration patterns of Chinese students;and explore how Chinese students interact with wider social structures.This study found that different configurations between students"goals,""actions,"and"reflexivity"would lead to different employment outcomes.Three different study-to-work transition strategies were identified:"proceeding without a fixed plan";"reaching a compromise";and"knowing goals and approaching goals".Findings suggest that the transition between study and work is more complex than what is described in human capital and push-pull approaches.A better understanding of students’decision-making processes would help higher education institutions in preparing graduates for careers in the global labour market.

Comparative Study on Physical Fitness Test Models of Chinese, Japanese and American Students

The physical health of adolescents is related to the future of the nation and the competitiveness of the country.Through a comparative analysis of the backgrounds,organizations,testing programs and evolution processes of physical health tests in China,Japan and the United States,the three countries are explored.The development trends and problems of student physical fitness tests,find the differences,learn about the research results and experiences of physical fitness tests in Japan and the United States,draw on Japanese and American management models and successful cases,and propose some methods to optimize and improve China's physical fitness test models.It is recommended to make full use of the existing resources to promote the improvement of students'physical fitness.

Exploring Study Options African students find new opportunities to study at Chinese universities

Scholarships [for Africans studying in China] are either fully funded, by the Chinese Government or are joint scholarships that are paid for by African governments and China, with each contributing 62 percent and 3,4,percent, respectively.

The Development of Early Modern Chinese Economics: Based on Investigation of Doctoral Dissertations by Chinese Students Studying Abroad in the Late Qing and Republican Periods

In the initial period of transplanting Western economic theory, Chinese students studying abroad in the late Qing and Republican periods played a very important role in the formation and development of modern Chinese economics. On the one hand, by applying modern economic theory to Chinese economic problems, they sought solutions to these problems and facilitated the Sinicization and localization of economics; on the other, they kept pace with the latest developments in economics and were bold innovators, with some entering the ranks of world famous economists.

拼音转码对汉语二语听力理解水平的影响——来自路径效应分析的证据

汉字不直接表音,汉语拼音转码水平对汉语二语听力理解的认知作用是汉语国际教育中的重要理论问题。本研究采用路径分析方法考察138名初、中、高汉语水平在华留学生拼音转码、汉字产出及汉语听力理解水平之间的关系,其中拼音转码测查包含了听觉、视觉两个通道的任务。结果发现:(1)听觉通道的语音-拼音转码(听写拼音)比视觉通道的汉字-拼音转码(看汉字写拼音)容易些,两种转码成绩间有着深层关联;(2)两种拼音转码成绩均对汉语听力理解水平有显著影响,影响力受学习者汉语水平和母语背景的调节,其中听觉转码在初、中级阶段均有显著影响,视觉转码的影响在中级阶段开始显著,两种转码影响在高级阶段开始收敛但仍对汉字产出成绩有显著影响。在母语背景差异方面,汉字圈学生拼音转码对听力理解的影响更多受到汉字水平的调节,非汉字圈学生则主要是直接的听觉转码路径;(3)影响源分析发现,拼音转码对听力理解的影响主要来源于难点声韵母和声调成绩。结果表明,拼音转码对汉语二语听力理解具有多路径的重要影响,作为二语的汉语拼音教学要保证一定的质量及持续性。

全球视野下中国学生国际流动现状与趋势

对联合国教科文组织及各国发布的国际学生数据分析发现,全球国际学生流动保持增长趋势;发展中国家学生国际流动需求明显,发达国家学生国际流动稳步发展;中国依然是全球最大的国际学生生源国,学生国际流动规模增速不及印度等国。中国学生国际流动的需求依然强劲,传统留学目的地留学人数将趋于稳定,新兴留学目的地出现,留学专业选择仍以STEM领域为主。随着中国企业国际化步伐加快和“一带一路”倡议深入推进,留学人员环流趋势日渐明显。为进一步促进高水平教育对外开放,可持续完善“平安留学”机制,更好发挥留学人员的人文交流作用,完善留学人员回国发展服务平台,探索从留学人员中选拔国际组织人才。

高校学生中华文化国际传播能力研究概述

随着全球化潮流不断推进,我国对于中华文化国际传播的要求越来越高。高校学生作为“文化使者”,肩负着中华文化国际传播的重要责任。本文通过对跨文化交际能力和中华文化国际传播研究文献进行系统性回顾总结,概述高校学生中华文化国际传播能力研究的探索与成绩、当前面临的困难等方面的情况,并基于现实提出针对性见解,意在提高高校学生中华文化国际传播能力,更好促进中华文化走出去。

来华留学生汉语综合课教学中的情境教学法探析

目前,情境教学法已经被广泛运用于高校教学中,并取得了不错的效果,其在来华留学生汉语综合课堂的运用也备受关注。通过创造和模拟真实情境,学生可在相对真实的环境中练习汉语,并自觉地运用所学知识和技能。文章通过分析情境教学法的特点,研究其在来华留学生汉语教学中的有效性和可行性,以期为汉语教师和教育管理者提供指导和建议。

On Teaching Consonants for Freshmen of English Majors

When study English phonetics,Chinese learners will meet many difficulties,which need teachers to deal with.This paper is to discuss about how to teach consonants.

来华留学生对汉语教师形象期待与认同分析

通过问卷调查,从内隐形象与外显形象两个层面共六个维度了解来华留学生心目中对“好的汉语教师”的看法与态度。调查结果显示:留学生对汉语教师内隐形象要求的认同度高于外显形象;留学生对汉语教师的教学能力有很高的期待;在跨文化交际能力方面留学生对汉语教师有较高的容忍度;在人格形象方面留学生存在较大的认同差异;在外显形象方面留学生更注重汉语教师对待学生的方式和态度;影响留学生对汉语教师形象认同感的重要变量为地域与汉语学习时长。

近代北京的三种英文学刊与中国学术的国际化

辛亥革命后随着大批留学生回国和中外学术交往的深入,在北京出版了多种英文学刊,到目前为止,国内外学界对它们均未有系统研究。本文作为首次尝试,在全面梳理相关资料的基础上评述了三份主要刊物《中国社会及政治学报》《辅仁英文学志》《燕京社会学界》的创办过程、作者队伍和主要内容。这些英文学刊见证了中国传统学术如文学、史学、哲学的国际化,也见证了社会学、政治学、法学等新兴学科在中国的兴起和繁荣,是近代中国学术发展的重要载体。这些刊物曾拥有一批学术精良、英语熟练的优秀作者,但很多长期被学界淡忘,即使是一些知名人物,他们的英文文章尚未引起足够的关注。本文选取各个学科具有代表性的学者为例,揭示留学生群体对于知识迁移和近代中国学术现代化的贡献。这三份英文学刊的创办不晚于同类的中文期刊,但更具有国际影响力,进一步增强了北京的学术中心地位。考虑到近代中国内忧外患的国内国际环境,做到这一点就更显得可贵。这些学刊至少可以在三个方面为当今中国软实力的提升提供有益的借鉴:一、如何直接用英文的学术话语来表述中国的政治、社会、历史和文化;二、如何将优秀的中文学术成果翻译成英文,扩大其学术影响力;三、如何创办中国特色的英文刊物,使之真正具有学术话语权和世界影响力。

从西方关于自主学习理解与实践的考察看中国大学生自主学习之逻辑

以自主学习为核心的知识获取机制在教育变革时代的重要性日益突显,诸多研究却表明“宽泛”而“自由”的中国大学生自主学习实践并未证明自主学习的效用与价值。通过对中、西方关于自主学习理解与实践的考察,关照中国大学生自主学习的实践问题,发现关于自主学习认识论上的偏狭是引发中国大学生自主学习实践问题产生的根源,即缺乏自主学习概念的前提性分析:其一,中国大学生开展自主学习的前提条件是在已有的知识环境下进行,其自主学习的初衷是求得对已有知识的真知灼见。其二,中国大学生开展自主学习的终极目标是深造知识,以求得“居之安”“资之深”和“取之左右逢其源”等社会人生道义。

区域国别研究视域下国际学生传播中国故事的意愿--基于计划行为理论的分析

从区域国别研究视域对国际学生传播中国故事的意愿加以分析。指出国际学生作为真实感知过当代中国文化与社会的“他者”,是能讲出、讲好中国故事的国际善意群体。并以计划行为理论为指导,通过对抽样获取的616个样本加以定量分析,探讨影响国际学生中国故事传播意愿的主要因素。研究发现,国际学生传播中国故事的意愿整体较高,情感性态度、知觉行为控制、描述性规范、工具性态度显著影响其传播意愿,而主观规范对其传播意愿影响并不显著;同时,国际学生对不实信息感知可以调节其工具性态度与情感性态度对其传播意愿的影响,起负向调节作用,并基于此提出提升国际学生传播中国故事意愿的建议。

趋同化管理视域下高校来华留学生课堂学习体验的实证研究

推进趋同化管理是实现来华留学高等教育内涵式发展的重要保障。以北京工业大学、太原理工大学和上海交通大学的部分留学生作为研究对象,从教学资源、教师素养与同伴关系三个维度,对其在趋同化教学课堂中的学习体验及影响因素进行了实证研究。研究结果表明:来华留学生在趋同化程度不等的课堂中的学习体验存在显著差异;汉语水平与留学生对教学资源和同伴关系的满意度之间存在显著负向相关关系;本科留学生对教学资源、教师素养和同伴关系的满意度体验均显著低于博士留学生。

留学生跨文化适应问题研究的综述

随着全球化进程的不断加深,各国间政治、经济、文化交流不断加强,跨国家、跨地区的学习和交流也日益增多,尤其在国内居民收入不断提高、留学门槛不断下降、市场对于人才的需求也更加多元化的背景下,外出留学已经成为目前国内的普遍现象。与此同时,随着留学教育逐渐走进人们的视野并蓬勃发展,由此产生的海外留学生跨文化适应问题开始受到海内外学者的广泛关注。该文将国内外学者针对海外中国留学生、来华留学生的跨文化适应情况、调节策略等方面研究成果做进一步整理总结和归纳分析,总结现有的研究成果,为促进这一领域研究的进步发展提供一些参考。