We now hold 200 classes in the Sheffield Confucius Institute,and 14,000 local residents have studied in it.Besides the cooperation with Chinese universities to offer language courses,our focus is to deepen mutual unde...We now hold 200 classes in the Sheffield Confucius Institute,and 14,000 local residents have studied in it.Besides the cooperation with Chinese universities to offer language courses,our focus is to deepen mutual understanding between the two nations’business partners.展开更多
In this study, we discuss the role of ＂relational rationality＂ and the multi-dimensions in interpreting ongoing cross-cultural communication between China and the world. The concept of relational rationality is in s...In this study, we discuss the role of ＂relational rationality＂ and the multi-dimensions in interpreting ongoing cross-cultural communication between China and the world. The concept of relational rationality is in search of the best community instead of an exclusive communication. Thus, from this relationological point of view, we have to re-build the framework of cross-cultural communication on the basis of coexistence rather than of closed existence. It is correlations that determine the existential situation and values of communication in the current world. Therefore, cross-cultural communication could not only recognize the pattern of one culture, but also provide the possibility of the cultural formation of common sense. In order to establish the framework, we need to understand the exogenous multi-dimensional elements including politics, economy, culture and so on, as well as the interrelationship among those elements; at the same time, we also need to study the endogenous process of cross-cultural communication on the micro level, including the senders, channels and receivers. As a result, we illustrate the cross-cultural framework with an empirical case study of the 5,932 news of Chinese Confucius Institute within 1,246 main websites in more than a hundred countries or districts from 2004 to 2015.展开更多
Chinese cultural communication in Africa has developed quickly under the framework of the Confucius Institutes. The Confucius Institutes in Africa have opened multilevel Chinese classes and held rich and colorful cult...Chinese cultural communication in Africa has developed quickly under the framework of the Confucius Institutes. The Confucius Institutes in Africa have opened multilevel Chinese classes and held rich and colorful cultural activities. At the moment, however, Chinese cultural communication through the Confucius Institutes in Africa is still confronted with problems, such as the difficult communication environment, lack of local high-level Chinese talents, language and cultural differences, and degree of acceptance. This paper puts forward strategies for Chinese cultural communication: Constructing models with multiple Chinese teaching spots supported by individual Confucius Institutes; strengthening the training of high-level talents for Chinese cultural communications; pushing forward localization of Chinese cultural communications; focusing on the interactivity of language in cultural communications; and establishing a Chinese cultural communication model with multiple subject participation.展开更多
Both Confucius and Socrates are outstanding philosophers in the history of human civilization.Their thoughts are thesource of Eastern and Western culture and educational thoughts respectively.For example,the"huma...Both Confucius and Socrates are outstanding philosophers in the history of human civilization.Their thoughts are thesource of Eastern and Western culture and educational thoughts respectively.For example,the"humanity"advocated by Confuciushas had a great impact on Chinese society in the next two thousand years.And nowadays,this idea has broken through nationalboundaries and spread to all over the world.And,the famous"Socratic Method"has also exerted a tremendous influence on theeastern world,especially in education.And many schools use it to cultivate the critical thinking ability of students.In short,theirthoughts are rich in content and have far-reaching impact.Although in their educational thoughts are some similarities,they stillhave their own unique characteristics.Based on this understanding,this paper,from the perspective of cultural comparison and con-trast,regards Confucius’and Socrates’educational thoughts as the research focus,and draws the similarities and differences be-tween them through analysis,in order to comprehend them better.展开更多
As a developing Non-profit Organization （NPO） system for the learning and diffusion of Chinese language and culture around the globe, the Confucius Institute network is becoming more and more important for China＇s ...As a developing Non-profit Organization （NPO） system for the learning and diffusion of Chinese language and culture around the globe, the Confucius Institute network is becoming more and more important for China＇s presence and influence in a diversified arena of world cultures. While this network is being enlarged and improved with the Chinese govemment＇s persistent backing, it is, however, recognized that the influence and efficiency of the institutes are still limited. It might not be essential whether people come primarily as serious language learners, but necessarily, the platform has to be attractive enough for a considerable proportion of users to stick on, making the Confucius Institute System a sustainable cultural service provider. Within the background of information society, the Intemet, mobile service, digital broadcasting, and other types of new media would act as an important effort to help Confucius Institutes to improve the capabilities of interacting with users, offering users with abundant media-rich content, and minimizing users＇ inconvenience by enhancing users＇ experience, lowering travel and time cost, and easily providing multi-lingual support. In this paper, we take the platform of Confucius Institute Online （http：//www.chinese.cn, the official Intemet portal of the Confucius Institute network） as a case of actuality to analyze how the Confucius Institute system could utilize the communication capability of new media to enrich, enlarge, and enhance the diffusion of Chinese culture and language. Advantages and deficiencies of the planning, design, and layout of the portal＇s functionality and views are presented, upon which a number of strategic suggestions are raised, for the sake of further improvement of Confucius Institute＇s efficiency in cultural diffusion and sustainable development.展开更多
In recent years,Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts have received more and more attention.Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts manifest his life education theory,and it mostly embodies his teaching thoughts with learner-or...In recent years,Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts have received more and more attention.Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts manifest his life education theory,and it mostly embodies his teaching thoughts with learner-oriented and unity of teaching,learning,and doing concluded.From Habermas’communication action theory,Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts are of important contemporary social significance.Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts enlighten us that education needs to achieve universal cultural identity,education needs to create a good social life order,and education needs to promote the perfect development of personality.展开更多
Confucianism thought has had an important role in many aspects of Chinese,and it has become the shared national spirit of Chinese nation. The core of Confucianism thought is the thought of benevolence,a great recreati...Confucianism thought has had an important role in many aspects of Chinese,and it has become the shared national spirit of Chinese nation. The core of Confucianism thought is the thought of benevolence,a great recreation of Chinese ancient great ideologists and educators,which is based on ritual and music culture of Confucianism,reflecting the philosophy of zeitgeist in various stages of social changes. The paper begins with the statement of connotation of the thought of benevolence in Confucianism. Then,six aspects of the thought,the benevolent loving others,principle of benevolence and loyalty,loving all people and animals,etc. are interpreted,including the practical significance of the thought,which provides effective reference for the application of the thought of benevolence in the present construction of harmonious society.展开更多
文摘We now hold 200 classes in the Sheffield Confucius Institute,and 14,000 local residents have studied in it.Besides the cooperation with Chinese universities to offer language courses,our focus is to deepen mutual understanding between the two nations’business partners.
基金The author would like to appreciate the support of General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project （Grant No. 2016M600057） and Chinese Hanban, and also give sincere thanks to Pu CAO in Renmin University of China for the help of coding and analyzing.
文摘In this study, we discuss the role of ＂relational rationality＂ and the multi-dimensions in interpreting ongoing cross-cultural communication between China and the world. The concept of relational rationality is in search of the best community instead of an exclusive communication. Thus, from this relationological point of view, we have to re-build the framework of cross-cultural communication on the basis of coexistence rather than of closed existence. It is correlations that determine the existential situation and values of communication in the current world. Therefore, cross-cultural communication could not only recognize the pattern of one culture, but also provide the possibility of the cultural formation of common sense. In order to establish the framework, we need to understand the exogenous multi-dimensional elements including politics, economy, culture and so on, as well as the interrelationship among those elements; at the same time, we also need to study the endogenous process of cross-cultural communication on the micro level, including the senders, channels and receivers. As a result, we illustrate the cross-cultural framework with an empirical case study of the 5,932 news of Chinese Confucius Institute within 1,246 main websites in more than a hundred countries or districts from 2004 to 2015.
文摘Chinese cultural communication in Africa has developed quickly under the framework of the Confucius Institutes. The Confucius Institutes in Africa have opened multilevel Chinese classes and held rich and colorful cultural activities. At the moment, however, Chinese cultural communication through the Confucius Institutes in Africa is still confronted with problems, such as the difficult communication environment, lack of local high-level Chinese talents, language and cultural differences, and degree of acceptance. This paper puts forward strategies for Chinese cultural communication: Constructing models with multiple Chinese teaching spots supported by individual Confucius Institutes; strengthening the training of high-level talents for Chinese cultural communications; pushing forward localization of Chinese cultural communications; focusing on the interactivity of language in cultural communications; and establishing a Chinese cultural communication model with multiple subject participation.
文摘Both Confucius and Socrates are outstanding philosophers in the history of human civilization.Their thoughts are thesource of Eastern and Western culture and educational thoughts respectively.For example,the"humanity"advocated by Confuciushas had a great impact on Chinese society in the next two thousand years.And nowadays,this idea has broken through nationalboundaries and spread to all over the world.And,the famous"Socratic Method"has also exerted a tremendous influence on theeastern world,especially in education.And many schools use it to cultivate the critical thinking ability of students.In short,theirthoughts are rich in content and have far-reaching impact.Although in their educational thoughts are some similarities,they stillhave their own unique characteristics.Based on this understanding,this paper,from the perspective of cultural comparison and con-trast,regards Confucius’and Socrates’educational thoughts as the research focus,and draws the similarities and differences be-tween them through analysis,in order to comprehend them better.
文摘As a developing Non-profit Organization （NPO） system for the learning and diffusion of Chinese language and culture around the globe, the Confucius Institute network is becoming more and more important for China＇s presence and influence in a diversified arena of world cultures. While this network is being enlarged and improved with the Chinese govemment＇s persistent backing, it is, however, recognized that the influence and efficiency of the institutes are still limited. It might not be essential whether people come primarily as serious language learners, but necessarily, the platform has to be attractive enough for a considerable proportion of users to stick on, making the Confucius Institute System a sustainable cultural service provider. Within the background of information society, the Intemet, mobile service, digital broadcasting, and other types of new media would act as an important effort to help Confucius Institutes to improve the capabilities of interacting with users, offering users with abundant media-rich content, and minimizing users＇ inconvenience by enhancing users＇ experience, lowering travel and time cost, and easily providing multi-lingual support. In this paper, we take the platform of Confucius Institute Online （http：//www.chinese.cn, the official Intemet portal of the Confucius Institute network） as a case of actuality to analyze how the Confucius Institute system could utilize the communication capability of new media to enrich, enlarge, and enhance the diffusion of Chinese culture and language. Advantages and deficiencies of the planning, design, and layout of the portal＇s functionality and views are presented, upon which a number of strategic suggestions are raised, for the sake of further improvement of Confucius Institute＇s efficiency in cultural diffusion and sustainable development.
文摘In recent years,Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts have received more and more attention.Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts manifest his life education theory,and it mostly embodies his teaching thoughts with learner-oriented and unity of teaching,learning,and doing concluded.From Habermas’communication action theory,Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts are of important contemporary social significance.Tao Xingzhi’s education thoughts enlighten us that education needs to achieve universal cultural identity,education needs to create a good social life order,and education needs to promote the perfect development of personality.
基金This paper is supported by the Teaching Research Project of Hubei Provincial Department of Education,“Research on the Cause and Solution of Chinese Cultural Deficiency in EFL Teaching in Hubei Province-run Colleges and Universities”(2016261)the 12th Five-Year-Plan Project of Hubei Educational Science“Formative Assessment of University English Teachers in Hubei”(2014B075)
文摘Confucianism thought has had an important role in many aspects of Chinese,and it has become the shared national spirit of Chinese nation. The core of Confucianism thought is the thought of benevolence,a great recreation of Chinese ancient great ideologists and educators,which is based on ritual and music culture of Confucianism,reflecting the philosophy of zeitgeist in various stages of social changes. The paper begins with the statement of connotation of the thought of benevolence in Confucianism. Then,six aspects of the thought,the benevolent loving others,principle of benevolence and loyalty,loving all people and animals,etc. are interpreted,including the practical significance of the thought,which provides effective reference for the application of the thought of benevolence in the present construction of harmonious society.
