An Exploration on Aboriginal Culture of Australia

Being an immigrated country in history,Australia is Well—know for its mulit-ture.The maintend of culture today still cannot throw off the onus of aboriginal art of Australia.When we Study it,we are greatly impacted by the influence which aboriginal culture has.

A study of the IC^2 Culture Exploring Project of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) Library

The paper analyzes the environments confronted with academic libraries and the evolving characteristics of Shanghai Jiao Tong University that give shape to the conception and implementation of an IC2Culture Exploring Project. This innovative model of SJTU Library operation is not only in concert with the strategic goals of SJTU but also with two other conspicuous developmental trends in the larger academic library circle;namely, 1) a trend toward the deepening of library service support in academic arena on the one hand and 2) the trend of diversifying library outreach services on the other hand.Based on our first-hand involvement in all phases and aspects of this project and its subsequent review and analysis undertakings, this paper expatiates upon the IC2Culture Exploring Project of SJTU Library in terms of its vision, its specific mission objectives, its program design, its unique characteristics, its launching process, its salient case studies, its initial results and its strategies for a sustainable development in the future.

Local Weather Events:Stories of Pedagogical Practice as Possible Cultures of Exploration

Purpose:This article aims to describe and discuss what local weather landscapes mean to children and how weather implies exploring bodily sensations and capabilities.It does so by following the work of a community artist,working as a kindergarten teacher,over 1 year.Design/Approach/Methods:Through a narrative inquiry approach,which also includes studies of archival data and field notes,we analyze how local and personally experienced weather events imply what we call“cultures of exploration”in institutional practices.The epistemologies cross the specter of cultural–historical,pragmatic,and deep ecological philosophy.Findings:Through this study,we exemplify how experiencing weather is intertwined into pedagogical practices like habituating the body to cope with cold and wet weather,learning about danger in a wild natural landscape,and valuing species as a powerful practice.The descriptions exemplify“cultures of exploration”as a pedagogical approach.Originality/Value:In this time of an increasing climate crisis on our planet,the value of our findings is to foreground new insights,awareness,and knowledge relevant to children;to early-childhood education;and to life and societies at large.We can thus develop methods to better care for,protect,and educate children.This article has the potential to show how weather events are intertwined with everyday institutional practices—as well as how children,through exploration,learn to cope with seasonal weather landscapes and local cultural adaptations.

EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURE AND LANGUAGE

This paper discuses the inseparability of culture and language,presents three new metaphors regardingculture and language,and explores cultural content in specific language items through a survey ofword associations.The survey has been designed for both Chinese English speakers(CES)and nativeEnglish speakers(NES)(See Appendix).The associated words and expressions are language forms:the free,natural associations involve thinking.Both the language forms and the thinking process con-vey culture.The words and expressions associated by CES and NES are partly similar and partly dif-ferent,because people are by nature alike an d CES and NES have different cultures.