Towards a ‘New English Regionalism’ in the North? The Case of Yorkshire First

Traditionally, the debate over English devolution has been framed by mainstream parties, favouring a top‐down approach. However, this scenario has recently started to change, particularly in the areas with stronger regional identities such as the North of England. In 2014, the first regionalist party (Yorkshire First) was created, followed by the North East Party and the Northern Party. Such actors overtly challenge the narratives of regionalisation that have prevailed so far, and endorse bottom‐up regionalism. This article offers the first analysis of these ‘new regional voices’ in the North, and seeks to assess emerging tensions between regionalisation and regionalism in the devolution debate. To achieve this, it concentrates on the case of Yorkshire First, drawing on documentary analysis and the results of a membership survey. It will be argued that, although still limited in its impact, the rise of Yorkshire First signals the presence of a political vacuum in the region which has been left open by mainstream politics, and that regional identity and territorial cleavages do matter in the current debate on devolution in the North of England.     

Mr Cameron's New Language Initiative for Muslim Women: Lessons in Policy Implementation

As the government announces a programme to teach Muslim women to speak English, this article examines how such a policy can be implemented successfully, arguing that lessons can be drawn from both academic research, especially that carried out with Muslim women themselves, and previous successful policy application. It focuses on two projects carried out in the recent past for the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and Jobcentre Plus, and outlines the key factors that led to their success. The LSC project involved one of the largest in‐depth surveys of Muslim women's attitudes towards work, and their views on life in Britain, that has ever been undertaken. The Jobcentre Plus project was a highly successful and innovative employment training initiative for ethnic minority women piloted in Sheffield, the very kind of ‘targeted’ approach that Mr Cameron has claimed his government's new language initiative will be.     

The 2016 Scottish Parliament election: a nationalist minority,a Conservative comeback and a Labour collapse

This article examines the political context, campaign, election results and outcomes of the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) secured its third electoral victory, yet failed to achieve a widely predicted majority. With just two MSPs short of a majority, the SNP has ruled out any formal coalition with the opposition and will instead govern as a minority administration. The composition of the parliament’s opposition also changed significantly. The Scottish Conservatives increased their share of the constituency and regional votes, and became, for the first time, the largest opposition party in the chamber. Scottish Labour suffered a severe electoral drubbing, losing 13 of its seats. The election was also important for the Scottish Liberal Democrats and Scottish Green Party. The latter increased its vote share and number of seats, leapfrogging the Lib Dems to become the fourth largest party in the chamber.     

公安院校微型警务英语口语语料库的构建与应用

微型警务英语口语语料库的构建对公安院校警务英语教学研究、我国行业英语语料库的建设以及培养懂外语的复合型人才,服务于涉外警务工作具有重要的现实意义。从整体设计、语料搜集、分类标注三个步骤加强微型警务英语口语语料库的构建,并根据微型警务英语口语语料库的特点和外语教学中的现实情况,尝试将其应用于公安院校的警务英语教学是一条可行的途径。     

《史记.东越列传》的细读及其英译问题

本文旨在对《东越列传》的文本细读与英文翻译的过程中,出现的“姓驺氏”之误、“是上云”之句读、“废为君长”之理解、“後数世”之深意、连用四个“今”之文法及相关英译问题提出一得之见,并认为严谨的英文翻译将有助于《史记》本身的进一步研究。     

大学英语任务型教学与过程性评价的整合——以高职高专大学英语教学为例

高职高专大学英语教学方向逐渐从传统的英语＂人文精神＂素质教学转向＂职场交际＂工具教学。任务型教学是以具体的任务为载体、以完成任务为动力、以任务成果方式展现教学成果的教学方式。过程性评价是在＂教＂＂学＂过程中进行的,建构教学者教学活动价值和学习者学习活动价值,促进教学者与学习者不断改进和发展＂教＂＂学＂活动,二者具有整合的基础,可以在教学形式和教学任务实施的过程中整合。     

对公安院校警务英语课程设置的再思考

公安院校在外语教育上应以学生的综合素质和实际工作能力培养为导向,研究制定科学合理的课程设置,优化课程模块,遵循语言教学原则,制定人才培养目标,以此创立具有公安特色的警务英语学科。     

文化视角下的英汉时问隐喻比较研究

时间隐喻作为一种重要的语言现象,承载着浓重的文化信息。中西文化存在共同性,也存在差异性,而文化的多样性反映在具体的时间隐喻表达中,体现民族文化的独特性。本文以文化视角审视英汉时间隐喻的异同点,并分析形成这一现象的深层原因。最后,揭示语言隐喻现象及其文化特征在历史与社会进程中的时代意义,从而为我们提供认识自身文化,学习和借鉴西方文化,顺应时代潮流的一个新视角。     

维和警察英语培训的思考

2008年1月,公安部首次委托地方公安机关即四川省公安厅单独组建警队赴科索沃执行民事维和任务,省公安厅将此警队培训重任委托于四川警察学院。作为参与此次强化集训特殊任务的英语教师,特将此次民事维和警察培训中英语培训工作要求、背景情况等作一简介,并就所进行的维和警察英语培训提出培训思路和培训内容等思考,强调正确的培训思路是维和警察英语培训取得成功的关键;而切合培训目标的培训内容或教材是英语培训取得成功的保障。     

公安警务英语立体化训练模式研究

本文阐释了警务英语立体化（TPET）训练模式的理论构架和训练流程。这种新型训练模式强调网络的辅助功能,全方位训练形式的融合,主要体现为课堂（多媒体）训练、课外（网络平台）训练、辅助（主题活动）训练三个方面。多样性是这一训练模式的根本特征,主要通过多种能力的培养、多种媒介的应用、多种视角的融合和多种角色的扮演来彰显现代社会对多元性的需求。其中,学员在虚拟警务英语网络平台（VPIE）的训缝罢太糙袁韵事占