The Development Strategies of Foreign Language and Literature Discipline in China under the Background of“Building World-Class Universities and Disciplines”

“TheActionPlanforBuildingWorld-ClassUniversitiesandDisciplines”isasignificantplaninthedevelopmentofChinahighereducation,anditoffersopportunitiesandchallengesforthedisciplineofforeignlanguageandliterature.Bymeansofliteraturereview,thispaperdiscussestheconnotationofworld-classuniversityanddiscipline,andtheconnotationanddevelopmentstrategiesofworld-classforeignlanguageandliteraturediscipline,soastogivesomeenlightenmenttothebuildingofworld-classuniversitiesanddisciplines,andthedevelopmentofforeignlanguageandliteraturediscipline.Onthebasisofreviewingrelevantresearchbothathomeandabroad,thisstudyfirstpointsoutthatworldclassuniversityinvolvesworld-classstudents,teachersandresearchers,academicresearch,universitymanagementandsocialservices,amongwhichstudents,faculty,andresearcharethecorecomponents.Second,thisstudyclaimsthatworld-classdisciplineismainlyembodiedinthequalityoftalents,research,facultyandservices。

An Empirical Study of Applying English Films and TV Programs to English-Listening Teaching

This is a study of the feasibility and effects of teaching listening with films and TV programs. The research is a part of the English Learning Program directed by ZHANG Zhen, which is sponsored by Academic Affairs Office of Leshan Normal University. The researcher of the program sought for theretical bases from Krashen＇s Input Hypothesis, the Motivation Theory, the Context Theory, and the Communicative Language Teaching Theory. Then the author introduced a pilot study conducted by utilizing films or TV programs to teach listening from September 2010 till now. The statistic results from the experiment suggest that there is indeed some correlations between teaching listening with films or TV programs and a learner＇s listening comprehension in general in language achievement tests at certain stages. The scores of the students from the experimental group are improved after two years of teaching with the new methods. Analyses and discussions have been done based on a questionnaire and an interview. The results showed that both the teachers and the students had positive attitudes towards teaching listening with films or TV programs. Most of them view this method as an effective way in ELT （English language teaching）, because it provides more opportunities for contextual practice, lower their anxiety; it can also help to motivate them, stimulate their active participation and increase their activities as well. Therefore, this method can be used to cultivate students＇ communicative competence. Consequently, we can draw the conclusion that this method has some advantages over teaching listening with the pre-taped materials in New College English. It may play an important role in ELT, especially in listening teaching. Based on the statistic analyses and the survey, some activities and techniques are provided for the teacher on how to teach listening with films or TV programs. The roles that an English teacher plays in this method are illustrated at the end of the thesis.

A Citespace Analysis of International Studies on Romanian Foreign Language Education Reform in Universities

Given the institutional similarities between Romania and China in history,its experience in the field of foreign language education reform in colleges and universities can be used for reference in the reform of foreign language teaching of higher education in China.With the help of Citespace,this paper presents a visual statistical analysis of 47 SSCI international journal articles on foreign language reform in Romanian universities and gives some suggestions on foreign language education reform in Chinese universities from four aspects:teaching environment,content,technology and cooperation.

The Use of Children＇s Literature With University English as a Foreign Language Learners in Taiwan

This paper reports findings from a longitudinal qualitative study that investigated the use of children＇s literature for Taiwan Residents University English as a Foreign Language （EFL） students＇ reading. During the course of their sophomore year, 17 students participated and each student held two to seven individual reading sessions, to which they brought a self-selected children＇s picture storybook or children＇s novel they had finished reading on their own and orally read it to the researcher. Their oral reading and the discussion of each book with the researcher were audio recorded. To gain insight into the reading progress, these oral data were categorized and analyzed in terms of mispronunciation patterns, misunderstanding of vocabulary, misinterpretation of sentence or passage, and researcher＇s guidance. General findings of the 17 participants were presented in three categories： （1） vocabulary acquisition, （2） common comprehension problems, and （3） common pronunciation problems. Further analysis of two motivated students who read five to seven books revealed that （1） these two EFL learners gradually developed conscious awareness of their own pronunciation and comprehension errors and （2） they progressively acquired better competence to apply the pronunciation tips and reading comprehension techniques provided by the researcher during previous sessions. These findings and corresponding implications are discussed and further research suggestions are made.

Experimental interdisciplinary program： Tourism Business Management and English

This paper is a report of an experimental undergraduate composite program of Tourism Business Management and English. It introduces the characteristics of the program structure, faculty, learning materials, teaching and learning methods, and assessment approaches. The achievements of the program as well as the major problems it has experienc.ed are also discussed.

Curriculum Innovation in Language Teacher Education:Reflections on the PGDELT Program’s Contributions to EFL Teachers’Continuing Professional Development

Initial teacher preparation and teachers’ continuing professional development are two significant pillars of the teacher education enterprise. The former encompasses a wide range of teachereducation initiatives at the levels of diploma, bachelor’s degree, postgraduate diploma, and even master’s degree for teacher licensure purposes. These are widely documented in the literature.What is important is how teacher professional development contributes to bolstering the teachereducator force, which is relatively insufficiently documented due to the very fact that different educational systems have somewhat different expectations of such programs in relation to the ideologies and theories underpinning the teacher professional development program design and curriculum offering. Taking stock of a postgraduate diploma program in English language teaching(PGDELT) for teachers’ continuing professional development with a 31-year history housed at a premier teacher education institution in Singapore, which has successfully graduated over 1, 000 English language teachers for colleges and universities in China, I intend to highlight some of its key features, as a former student and then a lecturer on the program, in order to draw implications for sustainable growth of language teacher education programs, especially those whose main purposes are to prepare teachers of English as a second or foreign language(ESL/EFL) and provide continuing professional development opportunities for such inservice teachers.

A Comparison of Elementary Foreign Language Programs in China and the USA

This study presents comparisons regarding current elementary foreign language programs in China and the USA.The design features a comparative analysis approach combined with deductive thematic analysis to collect,analyze,and compare relevant data.Data were collected from samples such as governmental documents,organizational guidelines,national statistical reports,published scholarly works,audiovisual materials,and textbooks.Preceding the research,primary categories were identified,used to group data,and then look for similarities and differences.Categories for comparison were:(a)program types,(b)curriculum standards,(c)instructional methods,and(d)assessments.Results indicated US programs could benefit from consistency,widespread support and demand,state-to-state organization and/or alignment,equitable teaching materials,and attention to all student populations.China's program,while organized,could benefit from more authentic,real-life-context,other-culture-oriented practices,flexibility,and deeper,genuine information about English-speaking countries’cultures.This research contributes to scholarly conversations regarding comparisons of elementary foreign language teaching in China and the USA,while also supporting worldwide comparisons and exchange of ideas.

A Review of Domestic Research on Production-oriented Approach

The Production-oriented Approach is a theoretical system of foreign language teaching created by ChineseProfessor Wen Qiufang. This article uses literature research as a clue to sort out the relevant domestic literatures of“Production-oriented Approach” from 2015 to 2020, and summarize the domestic research results of“Production-oriented Approach” on the basis of statistical analysis, and points out the existing problems. At thesame time, it also made some prospects for the future development of the “Production-oriented Approach”.

外国语言文学学科的重大变化及其对未来的深刻影响——评《研究生教育学科专业简介及其学位基本要求(试行版)》中外国语言文学学科的再定位

2024年1月,受国务院学位委员会委托,中国学位与研究生教育学会发布了《研究生教育学科专业简介及其学位基本要求(试行版)》,其中涉及外国语言文学学科及其他相关学科。与过去相比,内容发生了重大变化。本文将深入剖析这些重大变化的主要内容、具体内涵、现实意义及对未来外语专业建设的深刻影响。

外语学科如何在区域国别学学科建设中做出独有的贡献

自从区域国别学成为一级学科之后,很多外语人对此感到困惑,不知外语学科该如何进入区域国别学,如何进行人才培养,如何进行学术研究。本文从外语学科的性质与优势谈起,提出外语学科可以在人才培养、学术研究中作出独有的贡献。

国内外语课程思政研究动态科学知识图谱分析——以CNKI 2019—2023年间核心期刊文献为例

以国内2019—2023年间中国知网(CNKI)数据库中有关外语课程思政研究的230篇中文核心期刊文献为数据来源,借助可视化软件CiteSpace 6.2.R6绘制科学知识图谱,分别对研究趋势、研究热点及高被引文献进行分析。结果表明:近五年来国内外语课程思政研究的发文量整体呈上升趋势;研究热点主要围绕“大学英语”“立德树人”“外语课程思政”等主题展开;高被引文献主要涵盖外语课程思政的内涵、实施路径、教学设计三个方面。建议未来研究能够缩减不同学段间的研究成果差距,进一步探究外语课程思政评价体系的构建原则,以构建科学、完善的外语课程思政评价体系。

基于“一带一路”的外文文献资源保障体系构建探析——以全国外语院校图书馆联盟为例

“一带一路”进入高质量建设新阶段,给外文文献资源保障体系的构建提出了新要求。在梳理全国外语院校图书馆联盟建设现状的基础上,分析了北京外国语大学、上海外国语大学等8所联盟成员馆外文文献资源保障方面的内部优势,即外文、多语种文献资源丰富;存在的内部劣势,即收藏语种结构欠佳、学科收藏比例失衡;迎来的外部机遇,即“一带一路”、区域国别学、人工智能影响深远;面临的外部挑战,即文献载体形式和资源建设模式改变。基于此,从完善联盟门户网站、构建外文文献共建共享体系、搭建外文文献发现平台、加强智库建设、提升外文文献保障率等角度提出了全国外语院校图书馆联盟外文文献资源保障体系的构建途径,以期为新时代“一带一路”条件下外文文献资源保障体系的构建提供参考。

中国地震局数字图书馆平台建设及应用服务

为了更好地满足地震系统用户对文献资源的需求,在中国地震局领导下建立了中国地震局数字图书馆,图书馆建立至今不断优化服务方式,增加数据资源,拓展服务内容。通过与中国知网、万方、维普等合作的方式订阅期刊论文、学位论文、会议论文等。同时,创新对英文文献的订阅方式,建立外文电子期刊地震特色库,为用户提供更全面的英文原版期刊浏览下载服务。在满足用户数据资源需求的同时,还为用户提供更全面的文献检索服务,增加线上科技查新、查收查引、文献传递等服务内容。

我的学术之路——区鉷教授访谈

近日,中山大学教授、博士生导师区鉷老师就他的学术生涯和学科发展接受了中山大学雷艳妮副教授的访谈。在访谈中,区鉷教授详细阐述了他提出的“本土意识”理念的由来和核心内容。他也回忆了自己于1960年代在中山大学英语系就读本科、1980年代在中山大学就读硕士研究生和博士研究生,以及1988-1990年于剑桥大学在蒲龄恩先生指导下做博士后研究的情形。在访谈中,区鉷老师重点提及了影响他至深的众多师友。这些治学严谨,待人至诚的师友们共同推动了中国外国文学学科的发展。

正在书写的“文本”:全球人文视野下的国别与区域研究再思考

国别与区域研究为国内高校外语学科博士点五个主要方向之一,也是目前外语教学与研究的重点之一。究其根本,该学科源于西方“地理大探索”之际及随后的殖民扩张时代,兴于二战之后以美国为首的西方阵营对国际关系与战略竞争之筹措,在美、苏两大阵营对抗的冷战年代服务于各自全球的利益,故受到高度关注和重视。随着世界进入后冷战与全球化时代,这一学科不再仅仅局限于服从战略、政治、经济利益需求,而是更加深入拓展至语言、文化、哲学、艺术等人文领域,并进一步催生了后殖民研究、跨文化交流等相关学科之发展。本文拟就该学科之起源、发展、演变做一简要回顾,在当今全球人文语境/视野下予以再思考,探索外语学科国别与区域研究的发展途径、需要警惕的误区和朝向“语言文化”的国别与区域研究之可能性,以使其更好地服务于当今我国“一带一路”机制建设、铸牢中华民族共同体意识和中国式现代化之实践。

讲好中国故事——刍议对外出版中的文化负载词表达

以讲好中国故事为着力点,增进中华文化的国内传播,创新推进国际传播,加强对外文化交流和多层次文明对话,是新时代推动建设社会主义文化强国的必然要求。作为中华文化走出去的重要途径,对外出版肩负着讲好中国故事的重要使命。但因中西方文化的差异,在出版实践中,文化负载词的翻译成为对外出版的一大挑战。如何准确地翻译这些富含文化内涵的词汇,使之既能传递中华文化的精髓,又能被国际社会所接受,是摆在我们面前的重要课题。本文通过具体的例子,分析不同翻译策略在文化负载词翻译中的应用,以期为提高对外出版中的翻译质量提供有益的参考。

新时代教育高质量发展背景下的外语学科研究生自主培养探索

新时代教育高质量发展对外语学科研究生培养提出更高要求。本文在梳理相关要求的基础上,结合对1040位研究生的问卷及36位研究生的访谈数据,探索外语学科研究生自主培养的原则与路径,希望为提高研究生培养质量提供一定的借鉴。

影视翻译的语言特点及翻译技巧

影视翻译是翻译大家族中的一员,由于外国影视作品中的文化和思维方式与中文迥异,影视作品的翻译必然受到跨文化交际的影响。作为大众传媒的一个重要组成部分,影视翻译有其独特的语言特点。文章通过对外国影视作品中文翻译的研究,阐述了其口语化、口型化、人物性格化、情感化和大众化等语言特点。同时,讨论了影视翻译中的跨文化交际现象,并详细论述语义声画同步、语篇连贯等影视翻译中的翻译手法和技巧。

外语学科话语体系的构建:现状、机遇与要素

当下,中国的哲学社会科学界都在积极探索如何把学术研究植根于中国大地,在把中国精神、中国价值、中国力量阐释好的前提下,提出具有自主性和独创性的理论观点,进而努力构建富有中国特色的学科体系、学术体系和话语体系。外语界也在对此进行深入的探讨与思考。本文首先厘清了与外语学科有关但常常被人混淆的重要术语,然后阐述当下何以是外语学科发展的最佳时机,继而论述构建外语学科话语体系的必然性与必要性,最后重点探讨应该在哪些方面去构建外语学科的学术话语体系。