Effects of a phonological awareness program on English reading and spelling among Hong Kong Chinese ESL children     

Susanna S. S. Yeung  Linda S. Siegel  Carol K. K. Chan 《Reading and writing》2013,26(5):681-704

This study investigated the effects of a 12-week language-enriched phonological awareness instruction on 76 Hong Kong young children who were learning English as a second language. The children were assigned randomly to receive the instruction on phonological awareness skills embedded in vocabulary learning activities or comparison instruction which consisted of vocabulary learning and writing tasks but no direct instruction in phonological awareness skills. They were tested on receptive and expressive vocabulary, phonological awareness at the syllable, rhyme and phoneme levels, reading, and spelling in English before and after the program implementation. The results indicated that children who received the phonological awareness instruction performed significantly better than the comparison group on English word reading, spelling, phonological awareness at all levels and expressive vocabulary on the posttest when age, general intelligence and the pretest scores were controlled statistically. The findings suggest that phonological awareness instruction embedded in vocabulary learning activities might be beneficial to kindergarteners learning English as a second language.  相似文献   

Teacher experiences of culture in the curriculum     

Elaine Chan 《课程研究杂志》2013,45(2):161-176

This study examines the experiences of two middle‐school teachers as they attempt to acknowledge the ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity of their students in their curriculum and teaching practices. It identifies the complications and challenges they encountered in the process. It presents one curriculum event to explore the ways in which diverse beliefs and values intersected as the teachers implemented the event. It employs a narrative inquiry approach with an emphasis on stories to learn about the experiences of the participants.  相似文献   

Rosalind M. O. Pritchard: Neoliberal developments in higher education: the United Kingdom and Germany     

Sheng-Ju Chan 《Higher Education》2013,65(6):787-789

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Reducing anxiety in gifted children by inducing relaxation     

David W. Chan  Lai-kwan Chan  Annette Chi-yan Chan 《Roeper Review》2013,35(3):177-186

Sixty-four parents of Chinese gifted children who reported themselves to be traditional or Westernized parents were compared on their endorsement of Chinese traditional and Western parenting values and beliefs as well as their parenting style dimensions in terms of dominating control, guan, and warmth. Regardless of their degrees of Westernization, these parents seemed to be more characterized by collectivistic than individualistic thinking approaches based on Nisbett's conceptualization. More Westernized parents valued nonconformity significantly more than conformity, whereas less-Westernized parents placed more emphasis on the importance of unconditional respect for elders and interdependence than on conditional respect and child independence. Regarding parenting styles and practices, though all parents endorsed the practice of warmth significantly more, followed by guan, and significantly less dominating control, there was suggestive evidence that less-Westernized parents practiced guan more than more-Westernized parents. Implications of the findings for parenting gifted children are discussed.  相似文献   

发展特殊教育多媒体教学资源的实践经验     

冼权锋  陈洪基  许令娴 《中国特殊教育》2000,(4):42-44

面对信息科技教育的挑战,特殊教育教师已广泛应用计算机教导残疾儿童.然而,适合残疾儿童使用或学习的计算机多媒体资源,极为匮乏.本文旨在阐释发展特殊教育多媒体资源的策略,包括成立教学资源小组、建立软件库、构建网页、制作学习软件及调适性配件.结论指出计划成果丰富,有助推动特殊教育教学.  相似文献   

从战略高度考虑教师问题     

王灿明 《闽江学院学报》2000,(5)

全面振兴中国教育 ,需要一支高素质的教师队伍和高效能的教师工作 ,然而目前我国中小学却存在着专业化程度不高 ,角色转换艰难、功能偏异、隐性失业、待遇偏低、职业自卑等问题。创新教育要求与教师水平之间也有一定差距 ,因而 ,必须研讨整体性解决这些问题的办法  相似文献   

Reluctance to Talk About Politics in Face-to-Face and Facebook Settings: Examining the Impact of Fear of Isolation,Willingness to Self-Censor,and Peer Network Characteristics     

Michael Chan 《Mass Communication and Society》2018,21(1):1-23

This study examines citizens’ willingness to publicly express support for a political party or candidate face-to-face and on Facebook during an election. Findings from a survey showed that fear of social isolation (FSI) exhibited a negative indirect effect on public expression about the election through willingness to self-censor (WTSC) for both communication environments. The indirect effect through WTSC was contingent on perceived political disagreement within homophilous peer networks contributing to a hostile opinion climate. Moreover, in face-to-face interactions those with higher levels of FSI were less likely to express support in heterogeneous offline networks with high levels of disagreement but were more likely to do so in homophilous networks that share similar political views. The study demonstrates the utility of combining a dispositional approach and friendship-based reference groups to the examination of key spiral of silence mechanisms at the individual level.  相似文献   

Spatial variation in accessibility of libraries in Hong Kong     

Yingqi Guo  Chee Hon Chan  Paul S.F. Yip 《Library & information science research》2017,39(4):319-329

Libraries play a significant role in supplying educational and cultural services. They are important public spaces that can contribute to creating social equality by providing unlimited access to information and public spaces for the community. In this research both the traditional measures (supply-to-demand ratio and straight distance) and advanced measures (population-weighted average nearest network distance and population-weighted average two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) score) are used to assess spatial inequity in the distribution of libraries throughout Hong Kong. How accessibility has been changed after the introduction of two strategies for improvement (community and mobile libraries) is also examined, as are spatial demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with library provision. The results indicate that there is a substantial heterogeneity of library provision in Hong Kong. Community and mobile libraries have significantly improved the library provision in several areas, although spatial inequality remains. Areas with demographic and socioeconomic groups with lower accessibility to library services were further identified. Data at multiple geographical scales were used, and consistent findings were obtained, confirming the robustness of the results.  相似文献   

Emotional duplex in the nation (de-)branding: a case study of China and Shen Yun Performing Arts     

Lik Sam Chan 《Critical Studies in Media Communication》2016,33(2):139-153

The intricate connection between nation branding efforts and the emotions they evoke has been inadequately addressed in existing branding and international relations literature. I propose a heuristic account that theorizes this relationship. By tracing the branding efforts made by China and the de-branding efforts made by Shen Yun Performing Arts (a troupe established by Falun Gong practitioners), I argue that these “authentic” Chinese cultural presentations elicit certain emotions. The emotional works are different for Chinese domestic audiences and for international audiences. I propose a duplex model to account for the emotional processes in these two groups of audiences. Four operating emotions—pride, guilt, admiration, and anger—solidify into various political attitudes toward China. Finally, I discuss the contributions of this duplex model and its further complications.  相似文献   

发酵时间对沼液四种有害物质的影响     

商常发  王立克  陈会良  何领  柳卫国  吴祥  赵瑞海  牛潺 《安徽科技学院学报》2008,22(6)

目的:探索工厂化沼气发酵装置中的沼液,在不同发酵时间内的酚、挥发酸、亚硝酸盐和硫化氢含量的变化规律.方法:在沼气发酵装置中的发酵罐(样Ⅰ)、湿式沼气柜(样Ⅱ)、预沉淀池(样Ⅲ)和一体化氧化沟(样Ⅳ)四处采取沼液,分别于发酵的第0d、7d、14d、21d和28d,测定酚(羧甲基纤维素法)、挥发酸(氢氧化钠滴定法)、亚硝酸盐(α-萘胺法)和硫化氢(碘量法)含量.结果:各组沼液酚含量均随发酵时间的增加而降低;挥发酸含量随发酵时间的延长而增加,但均≦0.335g/L(28d);亚硝酸盐含量,样Ⅰ显著升高(p﹤0.05), 样Ⅱ有升高趋势,样Ⅲ和样Ⅳ有降低趋势,差异均不显著(p﹥0.05);硫化氢含量,样Ⅰ随发酵时间的延长而显著增加(p﹤0.05,p﹤0.01);样Ⅱ和样Ⅲ呈现升高趋势,但差异不显著(p﹥0.05);样Ⅳ硫化氢含量呈现下降趋势,但差异不显著(p﹥0.05).结论:在沼液发酵21-28d,选择样Ⅱ和样Ⅲ饲喂动物是安全的,不会引起酚、挥发酸、亚硝酸盐和硫化氢中毒.  相似文献