China now leads the world in sending students to the United States for education.Recent reporting on the experiences of those young men and women should cause us to question the value this has for
“How can I study English in order to make rapid progress?”is a question that I am often asked by my students. They look at me in disbelief when I reply that they should talk to their friends in English, listen to En...“How can I study English in order to make rapid progress?”is a question that I am often asked by my students. They look at me in disbelief when I reply that they should talk to their friends in English, listen to English language broadcasts on the radio,and read English novels for fun in their spare time. I sens that they think such an appxoach to language learning is too straight forward,and as their foreign teacher, I should have a more mysterious, quicker method perhaps something like drinking a magie potion.展开更多
THIS year,the term "new four inventions" has created a craze in China’s media world with a spate of related stories topping the headlines of countless media outlets.The term’s creator is Beijing Foreign St...THIS year,the term "new four inventions" has created a craze in China’s media world with a spate of related stories topping the headlines of countless media outlets.The term’s creator is Beijing Foreign Studies University(BFSU).BFSU’s Silk Road Research Institute carried out a survey among its international students from 20 countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt展开更多
In retrospect of foreign literature studies in China from 1949 to 2019,we have to acknowledge two fundamental facts.Firstly,although in the initial 30 years of this period foreign literature studies in China largely f...In retrospect of foreign literature studies in China from 1949 to 2019,we have to acknowledge two fundamental facts.Firstly,although in the initial 30 years of this period foreign literature studies in China largely followed the Soviet model,neglecting Western literary and cultural traditions to some extentwith over a decade under the influence of extreme"leftist"trendsit was during this time that the groundwork for the academic framework of foreign literature studies was painstakingly laid.Secondly,with the influx of Western ideas,foreign literature studies during the subsequent 40 years underwent a complete paradigm shift,providing the spiritual nourishment for and playing a pioneering role in liberating thought and rectifying disorders.However,this period saw a conspicuous adoption of Western paradigms in foreign literature studies,thereby somewhat abandoning certain valuable traditions and academic stances that ought to have been upheld.Meanwhile,foreign literature studies in this period also experienced an undiscriminating acceptance and hasty integration of ideas,leading to a mixture of the good and the bad.This essay provides an important overview of 70 years of foreign literature studies in China,though the specific situations are much more complex.In recent years,as the ideas of cultural confidence and a community of shared future for mankind deeply resonate with the public,the principles of serving the Chinese people and Chinese socialist cause are increasingly becoming significant recognitions within China's foreign literature scholarly community.展开更多
文摘China now leads the world in sending students to the United States for education.Recent reporting on the experiences of those young men and women should cause us to question the value this has for
文摘“How can I study English in order to make rapid progress?”is a question that I am often asked by my students. They look at me in disbelief when I reply that they should talk to their friends in English, listen to English language broadcasts on the radio,and read English novels for fun in their spare time. I sens that they think such an appxoach to language learning is too straight forward,and as their foreign teacher, I should have a more mysterious, quicker method perhaps something like drinking a magie potion.
文摘THIS year,the term "new four inventions" has created a craze in China’s media world with a spate of related stories topping the headlines of countless media outlets.The term’s creator is Beijing Foreign Studies University(BFSU).BFSU’s Silk Road Research Institute carried out a survey among its international students from 20 countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt
文摘In retrospect of foreign literature studies in China from 1949 to 2019,we have to acknowledge two fundamental facts.Firstly,although in the initial 30 years of this period foreign literature studies in China largely followed the Soviet model,neglecting Western literary and cultural traditions to some extentwith over a decade under the influence of extreme"leftist"trendsit was during this time that the groundwork for the academic framework of foreign literature studies was painstakingly laid.Secondly,with the influx of Western ideas,foreign literature studies during the subsequent 40 years underwent a complete paradigm shift,providing the spiritual nourishment for and playing a pioneering role in liberating thought and rectifying disorders.However,this period saw a conspicuous adoption of Western paradigms in foreign literature studies,thereby somewhat abandoning certain valuable traditions and academic stances that ought to have been upheld.Meanwhile,foreign literature studies in this period also experienced an undiscriminating acceptance and hasty integration of ideas,leading to a mixture of the good and the bad.This essay provides an important overview of 70 years of foreign literature studies in China,though the specific situations are much more complex.In recent years,as the ideas of cultural confidence and a community of shared future for mankind deeply resonate with the public,the principles of serving the Chinese people and Chinese socialist cause are increasingly becoming significant recognitions within China's foreign literature scholarly community.
