This article tackles the problem of cultural interferences in foreign language teaching andlearning for Chinese learners of English.It also calls for more attention from teachers,textbook com-pilers and students thems...This article tackles the problem of cultural interferences in foreign language teaching andlearning for Chinese learners of English.It also calls for more attention from teachers,textbook com-pilers and students themselves.展开更多
This paper presents a study of the effect of cultur-al background on TOEFL scores.It proceeds from therelation between culture and language,then illus-trates with actual questions from various sections ofTOEFL tests h...This paper presents a study of the effect of cultur-al background on TOEFL scores.It proceeds from therelation between culture and language,then illus-trates with actual questions from various sections ofTOEFL tests how American cultural background exertsa remarkable influence on TOEFL scores,and con-cludes with revelations with regard to English teachingin this country.展开更多
The development of an innova-tion-oriented culture is one of thefive objectives set by the ChineseAcademy of Sciences (CAS) for itsKnowledge Innovation Program(KIP). It falls in line with the call
Purpose-This paper aims at exploring politics of contemporary knowledge cultures and possible directions for responding to the postdigital challenge.Design/Approach/Methods-This paper researches history and present of...Purpose-This paper aims at exploring politics of contemporary knowledge cultures and possible directions for responding to the postdigital challenge.Design/Approach/Methods-This paper researches history and present of several prominent strands and readings of the knowledge economy.Following Caruso’s work(2016),it examines more closely the differences between the managerial paradigm and the cognitive capitalism paradigm.Recognizing the postdigital nature of contemporary knowledge cultures,it points towards a postdigital merger between the managerial paradigm and the cognitive capitalism paradigm.Findings-The paper identifies individual and social tensions between industrial and post-industrial modes of production and rapidly changing dynamic of social development.It examines the relationships between knowledge cultures and digital technologies.Based on recent insights by the father of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee and his non-determinist views to digital technologies,it identifies knowledge cultures as sites of political struggle against various(material and non-material,technological and non-technological)closures over access to information and knowledge.Finally,it briefly outlines possible directions for responding to the postdigital challenge of knowledge cultures.Originality/Value-The paper provides an original contribution to theory of knowledge cultures and its relationships to the postdigital condition.展开更多
文摘This article tackles the problem of cultural interferences in foreign language teaching andlearning for Chinese learners of English.It also calls for more attention from teachers,textbook com-pilers and students themselves.
文摘This paper presents a study of the effect of cultur-al background on TOEFL scores.It proceeds from therelation between culture and language,then illus-trates with actual questions from various sections ofTOEFL tests how American cultural background exertsa remarkable influence on TOEFL scores,and con-cludes with revelations with regard to English teachingin this country.
文摘The development of an innova-tion-oriented culture is one of thefive objectives set by the ChineseAcademy of Sciences (CAS) for itsKnowledge Innovation Program(KIP). It falls in line with the call
文摘Purpose-This paper aims at exploring politics of contemporary knowledge cultures and possible directions for responding to the postdigital challenge.Design/Approach/Methods-This paper researches history and present of several prominent strands and readings of the knowledge economy.Following Caruso’s work(2016),it examines more closely the differences between the managerial paradigm and the cognitive capitalism paradigm.Recognizing the postdigital nature of contemporary knowledge cultures,it points towards a postdigital merger between the managerial paradigm and the cognitive capitalism paradigm.Findings-The paper identifies individual and social tensions between industrial and post-industrial modes of production and rapidly changing dynamic of social development.It examines the relationships between knowledge cultures and digital technologies.Based on recent insights by the father of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee and his non-determinist views to digital technologies,it identifies knowledge cultures as sites of political struggle against various(material and non-material,technological and non-technological)closures over access to information and knowledge.Finally,it briefly outlines possible directions for responding to the postdigital challenge of knowledge cultures.Originality/Value-The paper provides an original contribution to theory of knowledge cultures and its relationships to the postdigital condition.