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This paper examines how Francophone university learners of English make use of text organization strategies in their letters of complaint.Building on Connor et al(1995)Text Organization Model and Penelope Brown and Le...This paper examines how Francophone university learners of English make use of text organization strategies in their letters of complaint.Building on Connor et al(1995)Text Organization Model and Penelope Brown and Levinson(1987)Politeness theory,it was found out that these learners’scripts suffer from some text organization and politeness errors.These students face problems with their use of enclosures,buffers,addresses,complimentary close and signature.In fact,only 5(10%)of the letters had enclosures,none had buffer(00%)and 10(20%)had request for action.It was realized that though most of the letters had subjects,they were,however,wrongly placed above the salutation.As far as politeness strategy is concerned,most of the letters were void of polite language.This might be as a result of their linguistic background.We therefore suggest that to help solve the issue of linguistic interference and communicative competence,teachers teaching these students should employ the comparative and contrastive methods of language teaching highlighting the commonalities and dissimilarities between English and French grammar.展开更多
This paper discusses the ways in which classicists communicate and present themselves in the digital world by comparing selected“Western”and Chinese social media platforms and specific forms of digital communication...This paper discusses the ways in which classicists communicate and present themselves in the digital world by comparing selected“Western”and Chinese social media platforms and specific forms of digital communication.It argues that a Digital Republic of Letters is emerging,encompassing all the pros and cons of digitality alongside the very same participatory possibilities and limitations which the historical Republic of Letters offered.Therefore,it is natural to question whether this said Digital Republic of Letters will form a“Global Classics”community as it shows significant differences in the modes of how Greco-Roman Classics are assessed in different cultural frameworks.展开更多
This article takes the theory of power space as an starting point for an in-depth comparison of the clan hall in White Deer Plains and the scaffold in The Scarlet Letter.In White Deer Plains,The clan hall,as the core ...This article takes the theory of power space as an starting point for an in-depth comparison of the clan hall in White Deer Plains and the scaffold in The Scarlet Letter.In White Deer Plains,The clan hall,as the core place of family activities,has a spatial layout that implies a hierarchy of power,and the taboos it represents relate to various aspects such as marriage and bloodline,and maintains the order of the clan through a variety of disciplinary mechanisms.The scaffold in The Scarlet Letter is located in the town’s central square and is a symbol of Puritan social power and moral discipline,behind which Puritan taboos influence people’s behaviors and public punishments are used to achieve the discipline of the people.The research reveals the similarities and differences between the two in terms of sources of power,modes of operation and influence,and opens up new horizons for cross-cultural literary studies.展开更多
This essay mainly focuses on one of the main characters in the novel The Scarlet LetterHester Prynne. The author fully analyze the heroine from different angles.
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文摘Your comments are welcome!Please feel free to contact us with your personal stories or vivid pictures!Address:24 Baiwanzhuang St.,Xicheng Dist.,Beijing,100037 E-mail:chinatodaynews@aliyun.com I am a reporter with Morgunblaðið(The Morning Paper),Iceland’s largest subscription newspaper.It was an honor of mine to write an article for China Today’s June issue.
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文摘This paper examines how Francophone university learners of English make use of text organization strategies in their letters of complaint.Building on Connor et al(1995)Text Organization Model and Penelope Brown and Levinson(1987)Politeness theory,it was found out that these learners’scripts suffer from some text organization and politeness errors.These students face problems with their use of enclosures,buffers,addresses,complimentary close and signature.In fact,only 5(10%)of the letters had enclosures,none had buffer(00%)and 10(20%)had request for action.It was realized that though most of the letters had subjects,they were,however,wrongly placed above the salutation.As far as politeness strategy is concerned,most of the letters were void of polite language.This might be as a result of their linguistic background.We therefore suggest that to help solve the issue of linguistic interference and communicative competence,teachers teaching these students should employ the comparative and contrastive methods of language teaching highlighting the commonalities and dissimilarities between English and French grammar.
文摘This paper discusses the ways in which classicists communicate and present themselves in the digital world by comparing selected“Western”and Chinese social media platforms and specific forms of digital communication.It argues that a Digital Republic of Letters is emerging,encompassing all the pros and cons of digitality alongside the very same participatory possibilities and limitations which the historical Republic of Letters offered.Therefore,it is natural to question whether this said Digital Republic of Letters will form a“Global Classics”community as it shows significant differences in the modes of how Greco-Roman Classics are assessed in different cultural frameworks.
文摘This article takes the theory of power space as an starting point for an in-depth comparison of the clan hall in White Deer Plains and the scaffold in The Scarlet Letter.In White Deer Plains,The clan hall,as the core place of family activities,has a spatial layout that implies a hierarchy of power,and the taboos it represents relate to various aspects such as marriage and bloodline,and maintains the order of the clan through a variety of disciplinary mechanisms.The scaffold in The Scarlet Letter is located in the town’s central square and is a symbol of Puritan social power and moral discipline,behind which Puritan taboos influence people’s behaviors and public punishments are used to achieve the discipline of the people.The research reveals the similarities and differences between the two in terms of sources of power,modes of operation and influence,and opens up new horizons for cross-cultural literary studies.
文摘This essay mainly focuses on one of the main characters in the novel The Scarlet LetterHester Prynne. The author fully analyze the heroine from different angles.
