Research on Strategies for Enhancing the Ability of Chinese German Learners to Tell Chinese Stories Through Short Videos

In the age of new media,short videos play an increasingly important role in international cultural exchange.However,German learners often encounter challenges when producing and sharing short videos due to factors such as technology and language proficiency.Such challenges can affect the professionalism and attractiveness of the videos.This study focuses on German learners at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.The aim of this study is to investigate students’experiences in producing short videos,identify issues through surveys and interviews,and concentrate on editing skills,language proficiency,and intercultural communication abilities.It proposes strategies for developing these skills and aims to provide insights for German and other foreign language learners in telling Chinese stories using short videos.

A Survey of Major English Versions of Lu Xun’s Short Stories in the 20th Century

Lu Xun(1881-1936)has been acclaimed father of modern Chinese literature.He is the first writer to use the vernacular to write fiction.His stories have laid a solid foundation for the development of modern Chinese fiction.Call to Arms(1923)and Wandering(1926)represent the greatest achievement of Chinese story-writing at that time.His short stories are not only profound in thinking,but also worthy of admiration for their great value and innovation in art.Since the 1920’s,Lu Xun’s stories have been translated into various languages and published throughout the world,enjoying an international reputation.Only their English versions in the 20th century are discussed within this paper.These versions are different with various features,especially in dealing with Chinese traditional culture according to different purposes and towards different English readers.

A Survey of Feautures of Three English Versions of Lu Xun’s Short Stories

Lu Xun(1881-1936)has been acclaimed father of modern Chinese literature.He is the first writer to use the vernacular to write fiction.His stories have laid a solid foundation for the development of modern Chinese fiction.Call to Arms(1923)and Wandering(1926)represent the greatest achievement of Chinese story-writing at that time.Since the 1920’s,Lu Xun’s stories have been translated into various languages and published throughout the world,enjoying an international reputation.The three English versions chosen are different with various features,especially in dealing with Chinese traditional culture according to different purposes and towards different English readers.

A Study on Katherine Anne Porter’s Short Stories and Narrative Techniques

Katherine Anne Porter is a prominent figure in American literary history,particularly excelling in the realm of short stories as a novelist and stylist.This paper studies her short stories,combined with her growth and life experience,from the revolutionary independence of youth to middle-aged female consciousness to the old age of home-sick and miss to relatives,Katherine Anne Porter reveals a sense of loneliness and desire.Her exquisite writing style,agile language,psychological character portrait,gives a picture of the specific history and social changes under her thoughts and life insight.

Sections vs. Cross Sections--A Contrast of the Short Stories of Hardy and Chekhov

Anton Chekhov,the Russian writer,wrote many outstanding stories. Thomas Hardy,a contemporary English w riter w ith C hekhov,also created many high-quality and ar-tistically valuable short stories. At present,there is broad consensus among researchers and scholars almost around the w orld on the w orth of C hekhov's w orks,but pitifully,the value of Hardy's is somew hat neglected. Therefore,this paper is to draw from the angle of short story creation the outline of the differences betw een these tw o great masters'w orks and highlight the value of Hardy's by making a contrast of the tw o w riters in material selection,theme ex- ploration,characterization,narrative art and contribution to the development of short story.

Short Stories Translation of The Other Place in the Perspective of Toury1's Theory of Translation Norms

Since 1915, The Best American Short Stories anthology has striven to collect the best short stories written by some of the best-known writers in contemporary American literature. Conducted under the guidance of Gideon Toury’s Theory of Translation Norms and combined with the analysis of the translation of Mary Gaitski llJ s The Other Place,this translation aims to explore how translation norms influence the translation at macro and micro levels.

Discussion of the Realistic Tendency in Contemporary American Short Fiction

In the post World War Ⅱ decades, there is a strong realistic trend in American Short stories. The great achievement made by the new realistic short stories has contributed much to the post war flourishing of American short fiction as a whole. In this essay, the mjaor works in this trend are brought under the discussion.

基于英文经典短篇小说的“以读促写”实践探讨——以欧·亨利短篇小说The Gift of the Magi为例

立足于教师教学实践与学生的实战操练,以阅读欧·亨利的经典短篇小说The Gift of the Magi为途径,研究该小说的写作风格、写作技巧和语言风格,以实现学生读后促写的顺利迁移,进一步提升学生读后续写情节与细节刻画能力。

A Brief Discussion of Contemporary American Realistic Short Stories

On the contemporary scene of American literature, realism remains one of the main modes of expressions. Apart form realistic thematic concerns, the American post war realistic short fiction also exhibits its nature by successful portrayal of a whole gallery of typical characters. In this essay, some major works are brought under the discussion.

Characterization of Intellectuals in Short Stories ofNam Cao （Viemam） and Lu Xun （China）

Nam Cao and Lu Xun are among high-profile writers who gain wide appreciation. The movements of literary assert this over the latter half of recent century in our country. That reality persistently points us to an urgent need for researches on Nam Cao and Lu Xun. Tints of literary worldviews of Nam Cao and Lu Xun, though upon which numberless research works, both domestic and foreign, have provided multi-directional insights and exploration of artistic creativities, remain misevaluated. B ich Thu, the author of Nam Cao, His Life and Legacies, counted out 191 articles and books themed Nam Cao. They were edited by writers of Nam Cao＇s generation namely Nguyen Huy Tuong, Nguyen Dinh Thi, To Hoai and Nguyen Hong, and even distinguished scholars such as Ha Minh Duc, Phong Le and Nguyen Dang Manh, so on. Regarding Lu Xun, there is no denying the fact of his brilliant artistic ideology. Although Vietnamese readers have gained a late knowledge of him for just a half of century, his name is laid somewhere in the heart of our people, integrally and consistently. Vietnam＇s reader generations restlessly learn about and research on Lu Xun. A pioneering merit badge should be rewarded to the renowned literary critic Dang Thai Mai, for his introduction and translation of Lu Xun to Vietnamese readers since 1943. The most interesting coincidence of Nam Cao and Lu Xun is that their profiles are imbued with the characters in their compositions. Mentioning Lu Xun cannot help a reference to AQ, meanwhile the name ofNam Cao apparently recalls a Philistine Chi. AQ as well as Philistine Chi have become characters of the society＇s spiritual life and long live with the eternal brilliance of their two creators. That coincidence draws countless number of researchers. The ＂matching point＂, referring to the subject of farmers and intellectuals, between Nam Cao and Lu Xun＇s works has been explored to some certain extent. This elicitly invites us for deeper studies. The author of this article, in response to such invitation, delves into the subject with respect to characterization of intellectuals in Nam Cao and Lu Xun＇s short stories.

A General Analysis of Lu Xun’s Short Stories

Father of modern Chinese literature,Lu Xun,is the first writer to use the vernacular to write fiction.In his short stories,he exposes the crimes of feudalism and describes the plight of the peasants,who have been economically exploited and spiritually enslaved.He also depicts the fate of the intellectuals who struggle in the intense social contradictions.His fiction has laid a solid foundation for the development of modern Chinese fiction.Lu Xun has created almost all the new forms for Chinese new literature,and enjoys the most prominent status in the Chinese literary development in the 20th century.His writings reflect the great achievements of the literary reform since the May Fourth Movement.

Modem Iranian Literature： The Historical and Present Development of the Short Story Genre

The following article is about the historical overview of the Persian literature and the emergence and development of the short story as a literary genre and its prominent role in the modem literature of Iran. It discusses the origin of the short story in general and preconditions for the popularity of the new genre the Iranian literature of the 20th century, and also about the first successful collection of short stories that introduced it to the public. Also the development process of the short story and principle factors in every stage of its emergence as an independent genre of prose, as well as the thematic range are the main aspects among others to be analyzed in the article. It is historically documented that the Islamic state was established in 1979 after the fall of the Shah. And the very event had big impact not only on the social and political life of the country, but also on the cultural and literary life of the Iranians of the time. The significance of the revolution was such that it divided the literature to be known as the ＂pre-revolution＂ and ＂post-revolution＂ periods. Therefore this article is aimed to observe how this historic event had influenced the short story in particular and the distinct features of the works created during the two periods. The next period which stands out in the development of the short story is during the late 90s and the beginning of the 2000, where the genre experienced aesthetic innovations and experiments with new forms and styles. The distinct feature of the period is mainly in its topics it deals, among other the effects of the globalization and popular culture brought forth, isolated individual, urbanization, climate change and its destructive outcome and the social conflicts resulting from them. Such global issues caused the established writers to look out of their borders and open up to the concerns of the planet, and by doing so establishing new schools of thought and style among the writers of short story in modem Iranian literature. Finally the article will overview the role of the Iranian contemporary female short story writers, children＇s literature and the works of the immigrant Iranian authors that continue the traditions of the Persian literature outside Irma.

Interior Monologue in Katherine Mansfield's Two Short Stories

Katherine Mansfield is a central figure in the development of the modern short story.Among modernist techniques of novels in the 20^(th) century, interior monologue plays a significant role.Katherine Mansfield was the first writer to use it consciously as a literary device.Her frequent and skillful use of interior monologue not only makes her works more unique and more attractive but also leaves a deep influence upon many writers.This paper mainly introduces interior monologue in her two famous short stories——The Daughters of the Late Colonel and Life of Ma Parker,in order to make readers have a better appreciation of Mansfield’s flexible use of interior monologue and comprehend her love and hatred towards society and her contemporaries.

A Comment on Frank O'Connor's Short Story "The Man of the House

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Literary Probe of O. Henry's Short Stories

O.Henry’s short stories are popular all over the world.His stories are diversified in subjects,and the artistic features of his works are prominent as well.

Symbolic Values in Steinbeck's Short Stories

The essay will analyze the symbols created by Steinbeck and disclose the meaning of the most widely used symbols John Steinbeck resorted toin some of his short stories. These interpretations of the symbols may reveal to readers an utterly different system of values. The author will explore those stories that are relevant from this point of view. This paper will highlight,emphasize and interpret different symbols presented in his stories too. And the author will give a possible way of tackling of Steinbeck short stories.

Supernatural Elements in Kipling＇s ＂The Mark on the Beast＂, Conan Doyle＇s ＂Lot No. 249＂, and Wells＇ ＂The Truth About Peycraft＂： The Gothic Short Story as Voicing and Exorcising Late Victorian Crisis

The aim of this paper is the analysis of the supernatural elements in Kipling＇s ＂The Mark on The Beast＂ （1890） Conan Doyle＇s ＂Lot No. 249＂ （1892）, and Wells＇ ＂The Truth about Peycraft＂ （1903） conceived of as the expression of the revitalisation of the Gothic imagery which, through the short story, serve to voice and exorcise late Victorian crisis, de-Constructing late Victorian identity. First, the complex nature of late Victorian Britain crisis will be deepened. Second, the short story will be focused on as an independent genre from the novel which mostly epitomized Fin de Si6cle literary fantastic discourse. Finally, the short stories will be investigated as textual examples of what Brantlinger （1988） defined as Imperial Gothic, instrumental in voicing and exorcising the pressures of late Victorian crisis

Analysis on Democratic Consciousness ofLin Shu＇s Short Story

Lin Shu is a famous translator in the early period of China, and his translation opens up the road for Chinese intellectuals to understand the westem literature. In translating the western literature works, Lin Shu himself also began to engage in the creation of novels. Among them, the short story turns to be more complicated in the ideological tendency. Lin Shu＇ s simple democratic consciousness has been fully displayed in it, and it mainly reflects in the three aspects of exposing and criticizing of dark reality, gallant spirit publicity and free marriage praise.

The Interpretation of Young Goodman Brown from the Perspective of Gothic Writing Style

Since the appearance of the Gothic novel in the late 18 th century, the usage of Gothic elements has been applied to the creation of literary works, and it has influenced many excellent writers. Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the outstanding representatives. His short story Young Goodman Brown was regarded as"one of the ten best stories written by an American"by Stephen King.Young Goodman Brown will be interpreted from the perspective of Gothic style to appreciate its unique Gothic beauty.Through the analysis of the Gothic elements reflected in Young Goodman Brown, more readers will pay attention to the charm of Hawthorne's short story, and show that Gothic novels with its terrifying atmosphere give readers a new visual experience, digging the hidden evil as well as calling for goodness of humanity.

The Art of Paradox

Edgar Allen Poe had written a lot of excellent short stories during his lifetime and had a strong influence on American Litera ture.His famous masterpiece,The Fall of the House of Usher,shares a lot of features that other short stories of Poe have possessed,and is also an excellent collection and conveyance of the art of paradox.This article will provide a rough analysis on the paradoxical art by careful reading and comparing details in the short story.