运用英文电影进行大学英语教学问题初探

在大学英语课堂教学中合理地利用英文电影资料,对培养学生的英语学习兴趣,提升他们的语言交际能力有着良好的作用。教学中,教师应结合语言教学的规律和电影这一特殊语言文化载体的特点来选择英文电影资料;选择播放有待深加工的电影片段,专注于对其中的语言文化信息进一步加工,引导学生吸取原汁原味的素材;根据电影的特点精心组织课堂的语言产出活动。     

Why Do Some Terrorist Attacks Receive More Media Attention Than Others?

Abstract

Terrorist attacks often dominate news coverage as reporters seek to provide the public with information. Yet, not all incidents receive equal attention. Why do some terrorist attacks receive more media coverage than others? We argue that perpetrator religion is the largest predictor of news coverage, while target type, being arrested, and fatalities will also impact coverage. We examined news coverage from LexisNexis Academic and CNN.com for all terrorist attacks in the United States between 2006 and 2015 (N?=?136). Controlling for target type, fatalities, and being arrested, attacks by Muslim perpetrators received, on average, 357% more coverage than other attacks. Our results are robust against a number of counterarguments. The disparities in news coverage of attacks based on the perpetrator’s religion may explain why members of the public tend to fear the “Muslim terrorist” while ignoring other threats. More representative coverage could help to bring public perception in line with reality.     

Opposing Islamification or promoting Islamophobia? Understanding the English Defence League

ABSTRACT

The emergence and growth of the English Defence League (EDL) in the past two years as a socio-political mass movement are unprecedented in the British setting. Initially dismissed and duly condemned as a racist and Islamophobic far-right organization, little is known about the EDL. Allen's article begins by tracing the development of British far-right political groups that were trail-blazers in campaigning against the alleged threat posed by Muslims and Islam since 2001. The rise—and subsequent fall—of the British National Party is considered as a vehicle for understanding the climate in which hostility to Muslims has become increasingly apparent. It is in this context that the messages and discourse of the EDL are explored, as well as in regard to the organization's roots in the English football hooligan fraternity and specific events in Luton in the spring of 2009. Allen looks at the EDL's innovative use of social networking—in particular its use of Facebook—to support its street marches and protests, as well as its recognition of the economic impact it has had, given the costs associated with policing its marches and protests. Having established how the EDL is supported both actively and passively, not least through a somewhat unique coalition that brings together sometimes disparate groups on the basis of ‘the enemy of my own enemy is my friend’—including groups that have historically been discriminated against by the far right—Allen considers the the arguments for recognizing the EDL as a multicultural movement. He concludes that the messages of the EDL are indeed Islamophobic—understanding Islamophobia as an ideological phenomenon—in that they create a form of order that clearly demarcates Islam as the Other.     

法律英语课程设置和教学模式研究

世界经济一体化导致国际型法律人才的需求不断增大。法律英语教学作为一条必由之路,目前在教学目的、教材编写、师资配备、课程设置以及教学模式等方面仍存在许多问题和困难。应根据法律英语课程的特点,构建以"学科本位"为基础、以"能力本位"为导向的法律英语课程设置。法律英语教学应该根据不同模块的特点适用多种教学模式。     

评港刊《中国法律》之法律英译

香港出版的《中国法律》(2004年2月4号)“最新法律法规”栏,载有英译《中华人民共和国进出口关税条例》全文。经阅读,发现问题多多,不得不评。时下,法律界似有一种错觉:香港的英文地道,不会有错。但事实不然。     

比喻在英语谚语中的运用

比喻包括隐喻、明喻、转喻、提喻等,是语义修辞法的重要组成部分。而语义修辞法在英语谚语中发挥着重要的作用,是英语谚语特征的显著标志。正是这些语义修辞法的大量运用,才大大提高了英语谚语的表达能力,使英语谚语语言简洁、内涵丰富、哲理深邃、形象生动。     

浅析英语教学中的跨文化渗透教育

外语教学也是文化的教学。在英语教学中,实施跨文化渗透教育既是必要的,又是可行的。音乐、网络、词汇和语法是英语教学中实施跨文化教育的主要途径。     

试论"新闻线人"

新闻线人是指向新闻媒体提供新闻线索的人。“新闻线人”的产生源于媒体的激烈竞争,从本质上说从事的是一种交易行为。“新闻线人”的出现,首先拓展了新闻来源,大大提高了记者工作效率,降低了新闻栏目的经营成本。其次,本地迅捷的社会新闻的增多吸引了本地受众的兴趣,牢牢锁定了受众群。新闻线人大致可分为职业新闻线人、兼职新闻线人、客串新闻线人、举报新闻线人、专业新闻线索提供公司5类。     

基于沉浸理论的大学英语写作教学研究

著名心理学家米哈里.奇克森特米海伊提出的沉浸理论与现代心理学中的内在动机理论相联系,可应用到英语教学中提高学生的学习动机和水平。学生在英语写作活动中可以处于沉浸状态,个体沉浸与集体沉浸有相互影响、相互促进的关系,沉浸状态对提高学生英语学习水平有很强的促进作用。     

高校报网融合发展与校园媒体传播

高校报网融合已成为校园新闻媒体发展的必然趋势。目前,高校报网融合发展的条件已完全具备,高校报网的融合可以促进校报与网络两种资源的整合,两种媒体的优势互补。同时,高校报网融合对校园传播观念、新闻策划、人员设备等,也都提出了新的要求。