Teaching Engineering English in the Chinese Context

The study describes a content-based course designed for engineering students in a non-English speaking country, shares the experience in developing the course, presents the challenges encountered when teaching the course, and provides solutions to some challenges

In-class Activities for Improving English Listening and Speaking in Cross Cultural Communication

This study presents a comprehensive framework for designing in-class activities aimed at enhancing English listening and speaking skills in cross-cultural communication in the age of self media. The study emphasizes the crucial connection between in-class activities and the broader curriculum design, giving special importance to the alignment of activities with course objectives. Drawing from established principles of curriculum design, constructivist theories, and key findings in cross-cultural communication, the study outlines a systematic approach that consists of four distinct steps-recognizing cultural self-awareness, interpreting and explaining foreign cultures, comparing and contrasting cultural elements, and evaluating cross-cultural content. Overall, the study offers a structured and practical approach to designing in-class activities that align with the objective of improving English listening and speaking skills in the context of cross-cultural communication under the help of self-media. By following this comprehensive framework, educators and students alike can enhance their cross-cultural competence and contribute to more effective cross-cultural communication teaching and learning

What is the Difficulties of the Japanese-Chinese Translation?

本稿は漢字が日中翻訳にもたらした誤解、翻訳と思考との関係、民族間思考の差異による誤訳という三つの側面を考察し、そこから日中翻訳における難点の所在を指摘し、日中翻訳の要領を提案する

日中両国における外国語教育の現状

1979年中国は改革開放政策を打ち出し、積極的に外国の資本を誘致し、輸出産業の育成に力を入れ、大きな成果をあげた。いま中国の輸出入貿易総額は世界の第三位を占め、"世界の工場"と呼ばれるようになった。2000年に入ってから、日本企業の中国への進出のテンポが速められ、中国に進出した日経企業数は一万五千社に達したという。2004年中日貿易総額ははじめて日米貿易総額を抜き、中国が日本最大の貿易相手国となった。経済の緊密化に伴って、相手国の言語を学ぶ需要もますます高まった。本稿では両国における外国語、とくに日本語と中国語教育の現状を分析、評価し、外国語教育における"再社会化"の重要性を唱える。そして両言語の今後の需要を展望する

A Comparative Study between Chinese and Japanese Personal Address Forms

呼称は人間同士のコミュニケーションをする際の符号であり、その民族の歴史、文化、伝統風習と深い関わりを持っているのである。呼称語が適切に使えば、コミュニケーションがよりよくスムーズにはこぶことができるが、逆にもし呼称が適切でなければ、敬意と親しみの気持ちが通じ合うどころか、相手に不快感を与えてしまうこともある。中国語と日本語の呼称語には両国の歴史、文化、風習などの違いによる差異がある。呼称に関わる文化の違いによる誤解を避けるために、本稿は中日両国語の呼称語の異同を考察する

Nanoindentation induced anisotropy of deformation and damage behaviors of MgF2 crystals

The competition mechanism between the slip motions and cleavage fractures is related to the anisotropy of deformation behaviors, which is essential to manufacture complex optical components. To identify competition mechanism between the slip motions and cleavage fractures and reveal the anisotropy of deformation and damage behaviors of MgF2 crystals, the nanoindentation tests were systematically conducted on different crystal planes. In addition, the stress induced by the nanoindentation was developed and decomposed along the slip systems and cleavage planes, and cleavage factors and Schmid factors were calculated. The stress, cleavage factors and Schmid factors indicated that the activation degree of the slip motions and cleavage fractures determined the indentation morphologies. Under the same indentation conditions, the nanoindentation of the (001) crystal plane activated most slip motions, so the plastic deformation is most prone to occur on this crystal plane. The nanoindentation of the (010) crystal plane activated less slip motions and most cleavage fractures, resulting in the severest brittle fractures on the (010) crystal plane. The theoretical results consisted well with the experimental results, which provides the theoretical guidance to the low-damage manufacturing of MgF2 components