Plurality and Complementarity of Postclassical Narratologies

Throughout time, teachers, philosophers and scientists have recognized the valuable place of music for language learning and correct pronunciation. There are many researches over the last twenty years who has worked on different theories of language learning through different strategies. Many of the researchers find the pedagogical relations between language and music. The first part of this pilot study focuses on the factors that influence learning the second language as English by different theories. The study continues on comparing different strategies of learning the phonetics and correct pronunciation of English words by examining their learning through different ways such as hearing and reading

Reception and Variations of Classical Narratology in Chinese Scholarship

In his article Reception and Variations of Classical Narratology in Chinese Scholarship Biwu Shang discusses the field\u27s impact starting in the 1970s to today. Shang\u27s survey includes translations of Western frameworks including introductions published during three waves (the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s respectively). While Shang posits that Chinese narratology owes a debt to English-language Western scholarship, as it stands in the last decades this is counterbalanced with the development of Chinese narratology and Western scholarship started to show interest in Chinese scholarship: indeed, the more exchanges between Chinese scholarship and that of the West develop, the more beneficial the dialogue will prove for both

The Maze of Shanghai Memory in Kazuo Ishiguro\u27s When We Were Orphans

In his article The Maze of Shanghai Memory in Kazuo Ishiguro\u27s When We Were Orphans Biwu Shang analyzes the memory writing of the novel by combining current memory studies with narratology. The paper pursues three major goals. First, it delves into the maze of Shanghai memory embedded in this novel, which is typically formulated by two contrasting aspects: Christopher Banks\u27s naïve and beautiful childhood memory of Shanghai, and his unhappy adulthood memory of it. Second, it explores how memory plays a dual function of deception and decoration. That is to say, Christopher deliberately uses his memory to create positive images of female characters and to build up negative images of male characters, which makes both of them look deceptively true. Third, it proceeds to discuss the central issue of orphanhood suggested by the title of novel, specifically considering how the notion orphan is reconfigured by both Christopher\u27s memory and Ishiguro\u27s conception of unprotectedness

Ethical Dilemma and Ethical Epiphany in McEwan’s The Children Act

In his article Ethical Dilemma and Ethical Epiphany in McEwan\u27s The Children Act Biwu Shang attempts to explore the ethical nature of the child\u27s welfare in Ian McEwan\u27s novel. Shang examines the various legal cases processed by the British High Court judge Fiona Maye and the blood transfusion case of Adam Henry in particular. Shang argues that Maye adopts ethical criteria throughout the cases she deals with. More significantly, Adam\u27s blood transfusion case and his consequential death lead Maye to her ethical epiphany related to the child\u27s welfare: life is the fundamental welfare of the child and to protect the child\u27s welfare is, first and foremost, to protect and sustain his life and a judge\u27s duty should not end in the courtroom walls, but be extended to the entire society