Journal of Language, Culture and Education
The Journal of Language, Culture and Education (JLCE) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary academic journal dedicated to exploring the dynamic intersections of language, cultural practices, and educational processes. The journal aims to provide a forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge research and theoretical perspectives that enhance our understanding of language learning and teaching, cultural exchange and diversity, and the educational practices that shape and are shaped by these elements.
Frequency and Production: The Usage of Feeling Adjectives Among British Children
Studies have shown that input frequency can positively affect children’s vocabulary development. This current study focused on the frequency effect on children’s output of feeling words. Also, this paper has compared previous findings from external ratings with the current result from a corpus study on the basis of the same wordlist. The findings suggested that British children produced the words with higher input frequency more often. At the same time, they used sensory feeling words more frequently, even though these words were less frequent than emotional words in their input. Also, this study found that children did not use high frequency words in a more complex way than words with lower frequency.
input frequency, feeling words, children’s vocabulary output
Copyright (c) 2026 Duanhui Yuan (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
When Content Complexity Meets Language Demand: AI-Mediated Cognitive Decoupling in Bilingual Professional Education
Bilingual professional courses occupy a structurally uncomfortable position in higher education: they demand that learners simultaneously operate at the cognitive frontier of a discipline and produce output in a language that most of them have not yet mastered. Rather than treating this as a sequencing problem to be resolved through curriculum design, this paper argues that the tension is structural and, in its conventional form, irresolvable without a deliberate mechanism that allows the two demands to be addressed independently. Drawing on cognitive load theory, Krashen's affective filter hypothesis, and Swain's output hypothesis, the paper develops the principle of cognitive decoupling, understood as the deliberate design of instructional conditions in which high-order disciplinary reasoning and structured second-language production are no longer required to compete for the same processing resources. It then argues that AI-mediated scaffolding, specifically large-language-model agents capable of differentiated real-time interaction, offers the first technically scalable mechanism through which this principle can be operationalized in resource-constrained teaching environments. Evidence from sustained action research in a bilingual International Business Negotiation course at a provincial Chinese university illustrates how each component of the decoupling framework functions in practice and what boundary conditions constrain its effectiveness. The paper closes with a set of transferable design principles for bilingual professional education in contexts where faculty capacity and student language backgrounds are heterogeneous.
bilingual higher education, cognitive load theory, affective filter, AI-mediated scaffolding, second-language output, task-based language teaching, professional competence
Copyright (c) 2026 Jinming Zuo, Rui Yan, Jihua Song (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Exploring the Practical Pathways of AI-Enabled Courses for English Majors: A Case Study of “Extensive English Reading II”
Under the backdrop of Educational Informatization 2.0, AI technology provides new support for the reform of teaching and learning, especially in higher education institutions. As a basic course of the discipline, “Extensive English Reading II”, opening for English majors in a practice-oriented university in China, faces issues such as insufficient personalized guidance and weak resource adaptability. However, with AI empowerment, the instructor and also the author of the paper manages to address those problems she identifies in the course in previous teaching experience, and has achieve satisfactory outcomes. This paper aims to show the practical experience of the author in her latest pedagogical experimentation and instructional reform by integrating AI in all links of her teaching, including pre-class preparation, classroom teacing and post-class evaluation. Multifaceted results demonstrate that this pathway effectively addresses the course’s pain points, significantly enhances students’ reading proficiency and AI literacy, and strengthens academic integrity awareness, which will be elaborated in another paper. The practical pathway developed in this study is both actionable and replicable, highlighting the importance of AI tool-assisted positioning and academic integrity guidance. It offers practical reference and insights for intelligent empowerment in similar Extensive English extensive reading courses.
AI, foreign language curriculum, practical path, “extensive English reading”
Copyright (c) 2026 Tiantian Feng (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Study on Film Subtitle Translation for Flipped Based on Semantic Translation and Communicative Translation Theories
In today’s world, frequent cultural exchanges among nations have made film a vital vehicle for cultural communication. Consequently, the importance of film subtitle translation has become increasingly prominent. The American film Flipped, with its fresh and warm style, tells an innocent and budding love story between the protagonists, conveying simple, pure, and heartwarming values and insights into personal growth. Based on Newmark’s theories of semantic and communicative translation, this paper finds that the film’s Chinese subtitles flexibly employ methods such as literal translation, free translation, addition, and conversion of parts of speech. These strategies not only effectively convey the original text’s meaning and emotions but also help broaden the film’s reach.
semantic translation, communicative translation, flipped, film subtitle translation
Copyright (c) 2026 Leyi Wu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
AI-Empowered Development of English Competence for International Talents: Application Scenarios and Educational Model Innovation
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has significantly reshaped educational systems and learning environments worldwide. In particular, the integration of AI into language education has created new opportunities for improving learning efficiency, enhancing personalized instruction, and facilitating interactive communication environments. In the context of globalization and international talent development, the ability to communicate effectively in English has become an essential competence for participating in global economic, cultural, and technological exchanges. However, traditional language education models often rely on teacher-centered instruction and standardized assessments, which may not fully address the diverse learning needs of students or provide sufficient opportunities for authentic communication practice. This study explores the role of artificial intelligence in empowering the development of English competence for international talents. Drawing upon theories of technology-enhanced learning, intelligent tutoring systems, and global competence development, the paper proposes a conceptual framework that illustrates how AI technologies can support language learning through multiple application scenarios. These scenarios include intelligent language tutoring systems, AI-mediated communication environments, automated language assessment systems, and data-driven learning analytics. Based on these application scenarios, the study further proposes an AI-empowered educational model that integrates artificial intelligence technologies with innovative pedagogical approaches to support the cultivation of international talents. The model emphasizes personalized learning pathways, adaptive instruction, and global communication platforms supported by AI systems. The study contributes to theoretical discussions on AI-supported language education and provides practical insights for cultivating internationally competitive talents in the era of digital transformation.
artificial intelligence (AI), English competence, international talents
Copyright (c) 2026 Qingling Li (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Dynamics of Turn-Taking in Digital Talk Shows: A Discourse Analysis of SourceFed Nerd’s “Table Talk” Series
This study explores the dynamics of turn-taking in digital talk shows, taking the example of the program table talk on YouTube channel SourceFed Nerd. Drawing on Sacks, Schegloff and Jefferson’s turn-taking system, the research identifies and analyzes turn-constructional and turn-allocation components in conversations. The finding reveals the interplay between turn construction and allocation. Additionally, the study highlights how the relationship between participants influences turn-taking strategies and the distribution of moderating roles. This research contributes to understanding how turn-taking mechanisms operate in the context of network culture, emphasizing the fluid and dynamic nature of digital talk show discourse.
turn-taking, digital talk shows, discourse analysis
Copyright (c) 2026 Yue Qin, Beixian Gu, Yang Li (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Study on the Influence of Negative Transfer of Mother Tongue on College English Writing
English writing is widely viewed as the most critical component among the four basic English skills. While college students command foundational vocabulary and grammar, they often fail to produce natural, idiomatic English writing, indicating the necessity of further research into English writing pedagogy. Guided by Language Transfer Theory and Error Analysis, this study randomly selected 372 students from Nanjing Forestry University, collected questionnaires and writing assignments, and quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed 163 valid samples, classifying errors into morphological, lexical, syntactic and discourse levels. The results show that college English writing errors are closely related to negative mother tongue transfer: 82% of students outline and revise in Chinese, showing strong reliance on their mother tongue; morphological errors account for the highest proportion (31.1%), followed by lexical (24.89%), syntactic (23.89%) and discourse errors (14.03%), with articles, noun number and verb misuse being the most frequent mistakes, mainly caused by linguistic and thinking differences between Chinese and English. This empirical study enriches relevant research on negative transfer and aims to provide pedagogical implications for college English writing teaching, helping students reduce the influence of mother tongue transfer and improve their English competence through joint efforts of teachers and students.
negative transfer, error analysis, mother tongue interference
Copyright (c) 2026 Wei Guo (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Study on the Translation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the Perspective of Communicative and Semantic Translation
This paper analyzes the translation strategies employed in Zhang Wanli's Chinese version of Chapter 15 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through the lens of Peter Newmark’s semantic and communicative translation theories. By comparing the source text and the target text in terms of dialect handling, culture-loaded expressions, and narrative style, the study reveals how the translator strikes a dynamic balance between “fidelity to the original text” and “accessibility to the reader.” The findings suggest that Zhang's translation primarily adopts communicative translation to enhance readability in the Chinese context, while also incorporating semantic translation to faithfully convey key information and the narrative tone of the original. This strategy not only accounts for the widespread acceptance of Zhang's version but also provides a valuable case study for the cultural adaptation of literary translations.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Zhang Wanli's translation, semantic translation; communicative translation, translation strategies
Copyright (c) 2026 Ruixuan Wang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Lexical Borrowing and Multilingual Contact in Hainan: Evidence from Hainanese and Li
Hainan Island constitutes a historically significant contact frontier between Sinitic and Tai–Kadai language communities within the South China Sea region. This study investigates lexical interaction between Hainanese (Southern Min) and Li (Hlai) through a stratified contact framework integrating contact-induced change theory and Proto-Hlai comparative reconstruction. Drawing on documented lexical sources and phonological descriptions, the analysis demonstrates that borrowing between the two systems is systematically layered rather than incidental. Ecological terminology likely reflects early settlement-phase adaptation, trade-related vocabulary corresponds to intensified maritime exchange, and administrative lexicon indexes later institutional consolidation. Comparative phonological evidence, particularly in initial consonant substitution and tonal reassignment, reveals structured adaptation mechanisms that correlate with borrowing depth. These patterns support a model of multilingual ecological equilibrium characterized by functional differentiation rather than structural convergence or language shift. By situating Hainan within broader South China Sea diffusion networks, the study reframes the island as a nodal interface in regional linguistic history rather than a peripheral dialect zone. The findings contribute to contact linguistics by proposing tonal integration and phonological opacity as relative chronological indicators in frontier multilingual systems. Future empirical testing through dialect geography and corpus-based frequency analysis is suggested to refine the stratification model.
language exposure, Hainan Min language, Li language
Copyright (c) 2026 Xu Han, Qingling Li (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Effects of AI-assisted Learning on College Students' Flow Experience in English Learning
How AI is applied and how it facilitates flow in second language learning needs more exploration. Based on this, this study examines how AI tool features influence university students' flow in formal English learning and the mediating role of basic psychological needs. A mixed-method design of a survey and semi-structured interviews was adopted on non-English majors with AI learning experience. Results showed that students' flow in English learning was generally above the medium level, with no significant difference between high and low-frequency AI users. AI features are positively correlated with flow. The more students' psychological needs are satisfied, the higher the flow they feel. Group comparison revealed distinct pathways: high-frequency users tend to experience flow directly through tool features, whereas low-frequency users rely more on psychological need satisfaction. Qualitative findings supported these patterns, and also identified barriers that disrupt flow. Moreover, AI's capacity to fulfill relatedness remained limited due to its lack of emotional depth. This study confirms the specific relation between AI features, psychological needs with flow. In addition, it offers both theoretical insights and practical guidance for English learning.
AI-assisted learning, flow, English learning, self-determination theory, basic psychological needs
Copyright (c) 2026 Ning Zhang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Diachronic Changes in the Syntactic Complexity of Argumentative Writing by Chinese English Major Students
To investigate the diachronic changes in syntactic complexity in argumentative writing by Chinese English-major students, this study takes the English-major writing subcorpus of the Chinese Learner English Corpus (CLEC) and a self-built contemporary corpus of argumentative writings by English-major students as research objects. Based on the 14 syntactic complexity measures proposed by Lu, a diachronic comparison is conducted on the syntactic complexity features in argumentative writing by junior English-major students two decades ago and at present. The results reveal that no significant differences exist between learners of the two periods in such measures as unit length, sentence complexity and the use of subordinate structures, and the complexity of verb phrases remains relatively stable. In contrast, the complexity of coordinate structures and noun phrase structures is significantly higher in contemporary texts than in texts from 20 years ago. The study indicates that changes in the teaching environment and language input conditions for writing in recent years have to some extent facilitated learners’ expansion of syntactic expressions, yet the development of subordinate structures remains relatively slow. The findings can provide references for optimizing the focus of syntactic complexity training in English-major writing instruction.
English majors, argumentative writing, syntactic complexity, diachronic change, corpus
Copyright (c) 2026 Shuo Geng (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
AI in Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment: Navigating Complexity in the Age of Generative AI
This review examines Pan's (2024) edited volume “AI in Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment”, which explores the transformative yet contested role of generative artificial intelligence in language education. The book adopts “complexity as a method” and is divided into three parts - technical possibilities, stakeholder perspectives and situated practices. It contains a total of 15 chapters, but does not impose a unified theoretical framework. The reviewer highlights the volume's strength in capturing global diversity and ethical complexity, while pointing out that there is a productive tension between its fragmented research methods and Pan's vision of human-computer symbiosis. In general, this book draws a valuable topographic map of the impact of AI in the field of education, but its rejection of theoretical closure makes the issue of how to negotiate the redistribution of power necessary for AI at the political level remain pending.
generative AI, language education, human-AI collaboration, academic integrity
Copyright (c) 2026 Jingyu Wang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Digital Practices: Theories, Methods, and Future Directions for Museum Website Communication
This article reviews research on computer-mediated communication, Internet-mediated communication, and multimodal discourse analysis, with a particular focus on museum websites as digital cultural interfaces. It argues that museum websites in multimodal environments in which cultural meaning, institutional identity, and user engagement are constructed through the interaction of text, image, colour, layout, and navigation. Drawing on MDA, MCDA, social semiotics, and Visual Grammar, the article identifies key theoretical foundations and highlights major research gaps. Special attention is given to the representation of Lingnan culture in museum websites and to the balance between cultural symbolism, usability, and intercultural accessibility.
digital communication, multimodal discourse analysis, museum websites, Lingnan culture, visual grammar
Copyright (c) 2026 Qian Li (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Literature Review of Effects of Rubric on Student Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment in Higher Education
This review synthesizes research on rubric design and implementation in higher education, tracing their evolution from summative to formative tools. Through systematic analysis of international databases and integration of recent studies, the review investigates how rubric design dimensions—including analytic versus holistic formats, point value distribution, and cultural adaptability—affect teaching, learning, and student self-assessment. Key findings show rubrics enhance transparency, reliability, self-regulated learning, evaluative judgement, and performance, especially when combined with co-creation, exemplars, or AI feedback. Nevertheless, effectiveness is moderated by contextual factors, including cultural background, nuanced design features, and linguistic accessibility. It is concluded that rubrics constitute versatile instruments whose application extends beyond individual student assessment to encompass program evaluation and inclusive curriculum design. The review identifies critical gaps, underscoring the necessity for future research to investigate cognitive processing mechanisms, develop culturally adaptive frameworks, and examine rubric integration within broader pedagogical feedback ecosystems.
rubrics, higher education, self-assessment, peer assessment
Copyright (c) 2026 Wei Tian (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Text Analysis on English Tourist Spot Introductionsfrom the Perspective of Systemic-Functional Linguistics
With the rapid growth of China’s domestic tourism and its rising international status, English tourist spot introductions have become vital information carriers for cultural output. While many scholars examine tourism texts through vocabulary and syntax, few focus on the discursive mechanisms of cohesion and coherence. This paper analyzes English-translated tourist spot introductions based on Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). It first explores the linguistic features of tourism discourse, emphasizing its persuasive and descriptive nature across lexical, syntactic, and textual levels. Then, it investigates the practical application of cohesive devices—including reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunction, and lexical cohesion—through specific examples such as the Forbidden City and Xinjiang Tianshan. The study reveals that a strategic reorganization of cohesive ties is essential for achieving textual coherence and functional equivalence in translation. Finally, the paper provides optimization strategies for the writing and translation of tourism texts, aiming to enhance readability and cross-cultural communication efficiency.
tourist spot introductions, text analysis, systemic-functional linguistics, cohesion and coherence
Copyright (c) 2026 Yang Li, Yue Qin, Beixian Gu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Study on Idioms of Handan from the Perspective of Intercultural Communication
With the acceleration of the globalization process, intercultural exchanges among countries have become more increasingly frequent. The collision and integration of different cultures have provided new opportunities and challenges for the dissemination of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. Idioms of Handan, as an important carrier of Chinese excellent traditional culture, have played the role of a bridge in international exchanges. On the one hand, we should achieve dynamic balance and information equivalence in cultural cognition and cultural psychological structure through different intercultural communication strategies and media, so as to better display the cultural charm of Idioms of Handan. Meanwhile, we also need to take into account the cultural shock which was brought by cultural differences and have better achieve intercultural adaptation.
Handan idioms, intercultural communication, cultural cognitions
Copyright (c) 2026 Jianhua Guo (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Innovating Kindergarten Singing Teaching: The Path of Ethnic Culture Inheritance in the Yunnan Children’s Song Guessing Tune
The Guessing Tune is a Yunnan children’s song, which is an outstanding representative of ethnic folk music. With its unique artistic charm and profound cultural connotations, it can serve as high-quality material for kindergarten singing activities. This paper designs a teaching activity plan for singing in kindergarten senior classes using Guessing Tune as the content. The teaching plan covers activity objectives, preparation, key and difficult points, as well as detailed activity procedures. From vocal warm-ups and song introduction, to appreciation and learning the song, then to consolidation practice and creative singing, each step is closely connected and progresses step-by-step. It fully utilizes various teaching methods such as graphic notation, AI animations, and dialect recitation, combined with diverse forms like group call-and-response singing, lyric extension, and lyric imitation. Based on this, the teaching design strategies for each segment are analyzed, providing specific cases and design ideas for the effective implementation of ethnic music in kindergarten singing activities. This can serve as a reference for the course Music Education and Activity Guidance for Preschool Children in higher teacher education preschool education programs and for frontline kindergarten teachers.
music appreciation, kindergarten singing activity teaching plan, teaching design strategies
Copyright (c) 2026 Yang Lin (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
From Entertainment to Education: An Empirical Study on the Learning Effects of Assassin's Creed in Art History Courses
This study employs a quasi-experimental methodology to examine the educational value of the commercial digital game Assassin's Creed: Origins, set in ancient Egypt, within the context of higher education art history instruction. The research explores the game’s potential to enhance both cognitive understanding and emotional engagement. Findings indicate that students in the experimental group outperformed those in the traditional lecture group in spatial perception, historical event recall, and cross-cultural comprehension (p<0.01). Furthermore, the study introduces a novel “Three-Dimensional Learning Model”-Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA)-by integrating academic performance metrics with facial expression recognition data, offering a new perspective for game-based learning theory and instructional design.
digital games, art history education, cognitive outcomes, emotional engagement, quasi-experimental study
Copyright (c) 2025 Xiong Li (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Chic Branding and Cultural Inheritance: Multimodal Construction of Chinese Brand Identity on New Media of Creative Tourism
This study examines how a cultural and creative tourism institution in China, namely the Palace Museum, represents and brands itself through the digital discourse (i.e. WeChat, Weibo and website). The multimodal resources presented in the web-mediated discourse were analyzed by drawing upon a social semiotics approach. The findings elaborate on how creative tourism’s branding is communicated in accordance with the semiotic modes. The symbolic and multifaceted brand identity that embraces market-driven value while fulfilling a patriotic ideology was constructed through an interdiscursive combination of linguistic and visual resources. By examining branding strategies from a social semiotic perspective, this study contributes to existing research by extending the multimodal focus to digital discourse. The findings could be valuable to domestic practitioners who intend to communicate unique brand identity strategically.
national branding, new media, multimodal discourse analysis, China fad, creative tourism
Squeezing, Tearing, and Rebirth: Constructing Dream as Thirdspace in The Vegetarian
Han Kang’s The Vegetarian is renowned for its visceral exploration of trauma, yet the specific narrative function of its dreamscapes remains underexplored. This paper integrates Freudian psychoanalysis with Edward W. Soja’s theory of “Thirdspace” to examine how dreams are constructed as a radical spatial entity in the novel. By analyzing the “dream-work” mechanisms of condensation, displacement, and distortion, the study argues that Han Kang constructs a heterogeneous space characterized by grotesque aesthetics and non-linear temporality. Within this space, the structural violence of the patriarchal order is manifested as a relentless “squeezing” of the subject, which in turn leads to an internal “tearing” of the self-a duality of victim and perpetrator that echoes Arendt’s “banality of evil.” However, the paper contends that the dream functions ultimately as a “Real-and-Imagined” Thirdspace: a site of strategic resistance. Through Yeong-hye’s somatic “plant-becoming” and spatial inversion (the handstand), and In-hye’s epistemological awakening, the dream deconstructs the binary logic of the anthropocentric reality. This study concludes that the dreamscape in The Vegetarian serves as a critical spatial practice, offering a post-human possibility for rebirth amidst the ruins of the symbolic order.
the vegetarian, Thirdspace, dream narrative, spatiality, post-humanism, trauma
Copyright (c) 2025 Diandian Yu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Translation of Achieves Pertaining to the South China Sea Issue Guided by Skopos Theory: A Case Study of British Foreign Office Document “Territorial Disputes of China” (1974-FCO-21-1242)
Britain has historically maintained substantial strategic interests in the regions surrounding the South China Sea. Throughout the twentieth century, numerous British departments preserved extensive archives pertaining to the South China Sea issue. These documents serve as essential resources for the academic study of the South China Sea, offering significant historical and legal insights. The translation of British archives concerning the South China Sea issue fulfills not only academic objectives but also significant political and legal functions. Nevertheless, current practices frequently lack a coherent theoretical framework to inform strategic decision-making. This study employs Skopos Theory in the Chinese translation of the British Foreign Office document “Territorial Disputes of China” (1974-FCO-21-1242). It posits that such translation constitutes a purposeful cross-cultural endeavor aimed at providing precise historical sources, bolstering sovereignty claims, and adapting texts for Chinese academic discourse. Through a purpose-driven analysis of lexical, syntactic, and textual choices, the paper illustrates how Skopos Theory effectively guides translators in balancing historical accuracy, political nuance, and reader acceptance. The study concludes that a skopos-oriented approach offers a robust theoretical and practical framework for translating politically sensitive historical archives, with implications for analogous translation projects.
translation, archives, South China Sea, Britain, Skopos theory
Copyright (c) 2025 Yuan Liang, Liqun Yang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Textual Interventions of Power and Ideology: A New-Historicist Study of Vargas Llosa’s Left-Wing Novels
Drawing on New Historicist theory, this paper rereads Mario Vargas Llosa’s first three novels The Time of the Hero (1963), The Green House (1966), and Conversation in the Cathedral (1969) as active interventions in the contest over Peruvian historical discourse. Following Stephen Greenblatt’s “poetics of culture” and Hayden White’s claim that history is constituted through emplotment, rhetorical figuration and ideological investment, I argue that these texts function as micro-historiographical machines: they calibrate narrative tempo, redistribute focalisation, and encode political violence in metaphoric regimes that manufacture socially circulating memories of the 1950s–1960s. Close analysis shows that polyphonic form simultaneously amplifies subaltern voices and folds their difference into a single, assimilationist timeline of modernity, thereby supplying a cultural script for the exclusionary logic that would characterise Peru’s neoliberal 1990s. The constitutive contradiction of this “left-wing historiographical apparatus”, denouncing power while reproducing its ideological surplus, guarantees the novels’ continuing public value: after the collapse of grand narratives they preserve an open, self-interrogating historical consciousness that offers readers a reusable critical protocol for re-imagining Latin America’s past and future.
new historicism, Mario Vargas Llosa, left-wing narrative, historical discourse
Copyright (c) 2025 Kunfei Li (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Exploring Strategies for Contemporary College Students to Improve English Translation of Classical Texts: A Case Study of “The Analects of Confucius”
During the process of global integration and cultural interaction, translation, serving as an indispensable bridge fir cross-cultural communication, has evolved from a mere linguistic conversion tool to a core driver of cultural mutual understanding. For College students, who are the backbone of future cultural communication, their competence in English translation of classical texts directly bears on the efficiency and effect of future’s cultural exchange, playing an important part in boosting the influence of international communication. This article explores strategies for improving contemporary college students’ competence in translating Chinese classics into English from a full-chain perspective and through cases study. With three dimensions of enhancing construction of source language culture, strengthening skills training and cultivating the competence of cross-culture communication, this paper summarize a feasible and operable teaching system which can be carried out and few core teaching strategies such as the four dimensional improvement method of “theoretical construction-case appreciation-practical exercise-comparative reflection” have been explored.
translation teaching, college student, English translation of classical texts, “The Analects of Confucius”
Copyright (c) 2025 Kewen Yan (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Study on the Intricacies of Teacher and Learner Agency in Foreign Language Instruction
Language instruction has always revolved around the idea of agency. Learner agency has been significantly impacted by the educational objective that students become capable of independent learning. Learner agency is the term used to describe students’ deliberate efforts to learn as opposed to the demands placed on them by their teachers, the curriculum, and other factors. The majority of schools in our traditional teaching mode typically use a one-size-fits-all strategy to accommodate groupings of students. Many students either became passive or felt disenfranchised. Examining the topic of agency is crucial in light of the ongoing demand to improve students’ independent learning and teachers’ ability to take charge of their instruction. By examining the elements of teachers’ and students’ agentic systems, this paper seeks to advance a more comprehensive understanding of agency. In order to help instructors and students become more proficient in teaching and learning English, this study also aims to investigate the intricate aspects of learner and teacher agency, which present a challenge for educational theory.
teacher agency, learner agency, English teaching and learning
Copyright (c) 2025 Tenglong Gong (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Classroom Reform Through Heuristic Teaching in Middle School Biology Education
This study investigates the implementation of heuristic teaching methods in middle school biology classrooms. Through examination of question-based pedagogical approaches and contextualized learning frameworks, the research establishes their effectiveness in promoting student engagement, fostering critical thinking, and enhancing knowledge retention. The findings identify essential strategies for classroom reform and provide actionable recommendations for educators aiming to improve instructional outcomes and develop students’ scientific literacy in biology.
heuristic teaching, middle school biology, classroom reform
Copyright (c) 2025 Hui Pan (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Influence of Teacher’s Classroom Feedback on University Students’ English Speaking Anxiety
Previous studies have figured out the level of students’ English speaking anxiety in college and the general function of teachers’ in-class feedback in the lesson. However, these studies did not focus on specific aspects of speaking anxiety and there were few research about how teachers’ feedback in class working on students’ anxiety in oral English. Therefore, this quantitative study was designed to investigate the influence of teacher’s classroom feedback on students’ English speaking anxiety. Data from 245 students at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies were collected through a dual-scale questionnaire adapted from Horwitz’s Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale and Liu Xiaofeng’s Feedback Perception Inventory. Major findings show that most of the university students suffered from moderate level of English speaking anxiety and teachers’ classroom feedback does influence this kind of anxiety. According to the results, certain implications were also put forward to better help students and educators.
English speaking anxiety, teachers’ classroom feedback, anxiety reduction, quantitative method
Copyright (c) 2025 Jiayi Hu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Study on the Folklore Ecology of Foshan Cantonese Opera
As an important component of traditional Chinese opera, Foshan Cantonese opera carries the essence of Lingnan culture and the unique charm of Guangfu culture. In order to deepen the understanding of the essence of Cantonese opera art, provide new perspectives and ideas for the inheritance and development of Cantonese opera, and provide useful references for the external dissemination of other intangible cultural heritage, this study adopts literature research method, field survey method, questionnaire survey method, and meta-analysis method, comprehensively using multiple research methods to deeply understand the artistic characteristics, survival status, and practice and thinking of Cantonese opera art museum in the protection and inheritance of Cantonese opera in Foshan. Research has found that Cantonese opera in Foshan is facing challenges such as an aging audience, a shortage of actors, and a shrinking market. This paper intends to propose corresponding strategies to effectively promote the dynamic inheritance, scientific protection, and innovative development research of Cantonese opera.
Foshan Cantonese Opera, folk ecology, inheritance and development
Copyright (c) 2025 Dong Wang, Guangtao Cao, Jinghua Liu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Systematic Review of the Causes of English Writing Anxiety Among Chinese Middle School Students: From the Perspective of Emotion Theory in Foreign Language Learning
English writing anxiety is a common emotional disorder among Chinese middle school students. To systematically explore its causes, this study systematically reviewed 46 Chinese and English literature from 2014 to 2024 based on Pekrun's control-value theory and Spielberger's state-trait anxiety model. The results show that writing anxiety is mainly triggered by four intertwined factors: Individual student factors (especially low self-efficacy, accounting for 85%), task characteristics (mainly time pressure, accounting for 72%), teaching context (fear of negative evaluation is significant, accounting for 65%), and sociocultural factors (cross-cultural expression barriers are prominent, accounting for 41%). Existing research has largely overlooked the particularities of foreign language learning (such as the dilemma of switching between Chinese and English thinking) and lacks exploration of interventions aimed at fostering positive emotions based on Fredrickson's broaden-build theory. Therefore, it is recommended that writing instruction integrate cultural adaptation tasks with cognitive reappraisal training to alleviate the anxiety cycle.
English writing anxiety, control-value theory, state-trait anxiety, middle school students, cross-cultural expression
Copyright (c) 2025 Yi Luo (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Study of the Relations of College Learning Motivation, Self-efficacy, and Academic Achievements
This study aims to explore and investigate the relationships between psychological elements, such as learning motivation and self-efficacy, and academic achievements, while examining the mediating role of self-efficacy during this process. To achieve the final goal, the study randomly selected 182 students, and a questionnaire-based survey methodology was used to assess their perspectives. The questionnaire comprises subscales for three dimensions, including a learning motivation scale, a general self-efficacy scale, and a self-assessment scale for academic achievement, all of which demonstrate high reliability and validity. The result indicates that college academic achievements exhibit a significant positive correlation with self-efficacy and learning motivation, and self-efficacy plays a partial mediating role between the two, accounting for a percentage of the total effect. The study finds that learning motivation and self-efficacy play a key role in achieving academic success. Therefore, it is highly recommended that academic progress can be enhanced by increasing learning motivation and subjective initiative, thereby indirectly reducing academic and peer pressure, and consequently helping college students achieve academic success and a sense of self-worth.
learning motivation, self-efficacy, academic achievement, college students, psychology
Copyright (c) 2025 Yi Gong (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Exploration of Digital and Intelligent Teaching Reform in the “Internet Finance” Course at Vocational Universities Under the OBE Concept
With the deepening of global education reform, the concept of outcome based education (OBE) has gradually become an important guide in the field of higher education. Based on the OBE education concept and in the context of the development of digital intelligence, this paper explores the teaching of Internet Finance in vocational colleges in a “student-centered, results oriented” way. The teachers should try teaching reform from the three aspects of teaching objectives, teaching content and evaluation system, so that the Internet Finance course in vocational colleges can be upgraded from a course providing a brief introduction to professional Frontiers to an important carrier that can truly cultivate high-quality technical and skilled talents.
digital and intelligent, teaching reform, internet finance course, vocational universities, OBE concept
Copyright (c) 2025 Yun Jiang, Xiaoping Zhong (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0