This study explores the multifaceted dynamics of silence among Englishas an Additional Language(EAL)learners in Grade 1 STEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics)classrooms throughnarrative inquiry methodolo...This study explores the multifaceted dynamics of silence among Englishas an Additional Language(EAL)learners in Grade 1 STEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics)classrooms throughnarrative inquiry methodology.Drawing on four weeks of teachingpracticum observations,the findings reveal that silence operates not asdisengagement but as cognitive engagement,cultural negotiation,identity management,and emotional self-regulation.Classroom silence,influenced by cultural communication norms,strategic agency,andemotional safety needs,highlights the inadequacy of traditional modelsof verbal participation.By positioning silence as a legitimate form ofparticipation,the study argues for culturally sustaining pedagogicalpractices that validate multimodal and non-verbal student contributions.Insights are also connected to challenges and opportunities in China'semerging inquiry-based STEM education efforts.This research advancesunderstandings of inclusive participation and offers pedagogicalrecommendations for linguistically diverse classrooms.展开更多
The relationship between heaven and humanity is one of the fundamental philosophical foundations of ecological ethics in ancient Chinese Confucian thought.As a master of Confucian philosophy of mind,Wang Yangming inte...The relationship between heaven and humanity is one of the fundamental philosophical foundations of ecological ethics in ancient Chinese Confucian thought.As a master of Confucian philosophy of mind,Wang Yangming integrated the traditional Confucian discourse on the relationship between heaven and humanity into the principles of the philosophy of mind.Building on the traditional doctrine of benevolence centered on moral concern,he further developed an ecological view of‘benevolence as the unity of heaven and earth’.In his work Inquiry on the Great Learning,Wang Yangming systematically elaborated on this notion,emphasizing the philosophical expression of the relationship between humans and nature within an ethical framework and outlining the new implications of traditional Confucian ecological thought.This paper aims to analyze Wang Yangming’s ecological view of‘benevolence as the unity of heaven and earth’by examining the ecological ideas in his Inquiry on the Great Learning.On this basis,it seeks to refine the valuable achievements of traditional Chinese ecological civilization thought and strengthen the theoretical foundation of contemporary ecological ideas with Chinese characteristics.展开更多
文摘This study explores the multifaceted dynamics of silence among Englishas an Additional Language(EAL)learners in Grade 1 STEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics)classrooms throughnarrative inquiry methodology.Drawing on four weeks of teachingpracticum observations,the findings reveal that silence operates not asdisengagement but as cognitive engagement,cultural negotiation,identity management,and emotional self-regulation.Classroom silence,influenced by cultural communication norms,strategic agency,andemotional safety needs,highlights the inadequacy of traditional modelsof verbal participation.By positioning silence as a legitimate form ofparticipation,the study argues for culturally sustaining pedagogicalpractices that validate multimodal and non-verbal student contributions.Insights are also connected to challenges and opportunities in China'semerging inquiry-based STEM education efforts.This research advancesunderstandings of inclusive participation and offers pedagogicalrecommendations for linguistically diverse classrooms.
文摘The relationship between heaven and humanity is one of the fundamental philosophical foundations of ecological ethics in ancient Chinese Confucian thought.As a master of Confucian philosophy of mind,Wang Yangming integrated the traditional Confucian discourse on the relationship between heaven and humanity into the principles of the philosophy of mind.Building on the traditional doctrine of benevolence centered on moral concern,he further developed an ecological view of‘benevolence as the unity of heaven and earth’.In his work Inquiry on the Great Learning,Wang Yangming systematically elaborated on this notion,emphasizing the philosophical expression of the relationship between humans and nature within an ethical framework and outlining the new implications of traditional Confucian ecological thought.This paper aims to analyze Wang Yangming’s ecological view of‘benevolence as the unity of heaven and earth’by examining the ecological ideas in his Inquiry on the Great Learning.On this basis,it seeks to refine the valuable achievements of traditional Chinese ecological civilization thought and strengthen the theoretical foundation of contemporary ecological ideas with Chinese characteristics.
