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15 January 2010, Volume 9 Issue 1

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Reflection on the Goal and Task of Dali University in Five Years

WANG Yi

2010, 9(1):  1-5. 

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Since the establishment of Dali University in 2001, it has achieved all-round, coordinated and sustainable development, which was recognized by the Ministry of Education that granted Grade A to the university in its Undergraduate Education Evaluation, marking the beginning of a new development stage of the institution. In five years the university will take moral education as a fundamental, improve its ability of scientific innovation and cultural innovation, strengthen the construction of campus culture, subjects and optimization of the teaching staff, promote the reform in teaching and scientific research, internal management and, personnel mechanism, and logistics service. The university will hold the increase of soft strength as the theme of development. The goal of the university is to develop into an institution with programs for Ph.D candidates approved in the state project, to as to step into a new phrase of scientific development.

An Analysis of Permutation of the Words in the Inscription on the Moralization Tablet

LIANG Xiao-Qiang

2010, 9(1):  6-10. 

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Based on the existing inscription on the Nanzhao Moralization Tablet, the historical documents in the Qing Dynasty and the permutation of the words recorded on the rubbings as well as the special treatment and principles, which was stuck to when the inscription was engraved, the author analyzes the permutation of the words in the original inscription on the tablet. Through restoration it can be concluded that there are 46 lines on the front-surface of the tablet and on its back where the official inscribed his name, there are 42 lines, which is also proved by the newly found documents.

The Proof of the National History in Baoshan Achili Sect Site

WEN Wei, YIN Jia-Zheng

2010, 9(1):  11-14. 

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Achili Sect in Nanzhao Dali Kingdom was the Esoteric buddhism which took the Bai nationality's ancients as the main
body. It left some cremation graves and Buddhist temples in Baoshan, from which we can see once the Bai nationality's ancients were the main settlers in Baoshan.

On the Relationship between“Lian Chihui”and the Maternal Culture of the Bai 酝inority

HE Zhi-Kui, TANG Dong-Mei

2010, 9(1):  15-18. 

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Lian Chihui, as a belief-based folk organization in the country women of the Bai nationality, bears maternal cultural
features from the analysis of its members, cultural signs and functions. The article puts probe into the inherited relationship between Lian Chihui and maternal culture of the Bai nationality on the basis of the initiative of the Bai women, procreation worship, inherited “Benzhu”culture and Kwan-yin worship.

An Interpretation of the Clothing Patterns of the Bai Minority in Dali

CHEN Ping

2010, 9(1):  19-22. 

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The patterns and styles of costumes of the Bai minority vary from group to group in Dali. They are handed down from
generation to generation and have already become important symbols of the minority. By introducing and analyzing the clothing patterns of the Bai minority, this article attempts to illustrate their connotation and implied meanings, as well as the relationship between them and the minority's primitive worship, historical environment and beliefs and customs. Thus it further suggests that the costume culture is a focal manifestation of minority's self-consciousness.

Analyses of the Long Folk Poem of the Bai Minority

WANG Jian-Hua

2010, 9(1):  23-26. 

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The long folk poem of the Bai minority which is skillfully composed and culturally-loaded provides a perspective for
analyzing the universal, moral, religious concepts of the Bai minority. It is influenced by Han's culture but it is full of characteristics as well. The poem is an important way to show the Bai minority's literature to the world. It is worthy of study.

The Politic Analysis of Financial Crisis of America

LI Qiang

2010, 9(1):  27-29. 

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One of formative factor of the sub-prime mortgage crisis in America is the politicization of the financial markets. In the
government's political aspirations, the United States financial institutions bundled sub-prime mortgages with "Home Ownership" and other political ideals, not only successfully avoided the risk assessment and regulatory supervision of financial markets, also led to the allocation of resources mechanism of distortion and ultimately become a fundamental reason of this crisis.

A Study on the Development Direction of the Vacation Tourism in the City of Dali

WANG Jian-Qin

2010, 9(1):  30-33. 

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The 21st century is the era of leisure, and vacation is one of the most important ways of it. To make Dali a world-famous tourist city in the 21st century, we must vigorously develop vacation tourism, which has made great achievements since the establishment of the Old-town of Dali Provincial-vacation Zones in 1993. But there are also a variety of problems in it. The paper analyses the status of the vacation tourism in Dali and puts forward the development direction of the vacation tourism in the city, so as to promote the development of the vacation tourism in Dali.

An Empirical Study of Tourist Bar Culture Sensation in Dali Old Town

LONG Xiao-Yi

2010, 9(1):  34-37. 

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The empirical study of tourist bar culture sensation in Dali Old Town indicates that tourists hold approval attitude toward the sensation of spiritual experience and the sensation of cultural communication. For the sensation meets the tourists' need for relaxation and cultural exchange. The degree of approval is not high for experiencing foreign styles or understanding the local customs of the destination. The bars seldom embody the local style or local culture. The most tourists do not agree that the bars are a place for seeking spiritual stimulation, and the degree of approval is lower for "one night stand."

The Precocious Children in the Ancient Literary Sketches

MENG Li

2010, 9(1):  38-42. 

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A large number of precocious children exist in the literary sketches in ancient China. These children have remarkable
intelligence and extraordinary performance. They show their distinctive characteristics in different times .In the Wei-Jin era, the children have outstanding ability of thinking and conspicuous personality; after the Tang and Song Dynasties, the children have a good performance in schooling. This change also highlights these author's rational consideration and reflection on precocious children.

On the Allegorization of Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio

ZHAO Xia

2010, 9(1):  43-46. 

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Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio is a typical example of the ancient Chinese supernatural fiction., in which many short stories features allegorization, and it has inspired the creation of allegorized fiction so much in new age of China. Based on Painted Skin, this paper discusses the characteristic of allegorization from the angle of the connotation, formation, typical meaning of allegorization.

Differences on Bilingual Education between the United States and China

JIAN Yi-Min

2010, 9(1):  47-50. 

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In recent years, bilingual schools have sprung up across the country and China's bilingual education is growing gradually. On the other hand, its growth is still less than satisfactory due to the national conditions. This article analyzes and compares the differences on bilingual education between the United States and China. It aims to help bilingual educators have a better understanding of China's bilingual education in order to make it develop healthily and effectively.

A Discussion on Yang Shen's Six Students

BAI Jian-Zhong

2010, 9(1):  51-54. 

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In the Ming Dynasty, the thoughts proposed by Yang Shen's six students remained unvalued whereas in the Qing Dynasty and KMT Period they came to be of great interest. There were two important factors which included literary schools' mutual flaunting in the Ming Dynasty and Yang Shen's exile in Yunnan Province. Generally speaking, Yang Shen's six students constituted a literary organization that was comparatively free and loose, and simultaneously Yang Shen's six students were a literary community that possessed similar artistic tastes and noble mind and ideal of aiding the world and people.

A New Historicist Approach to Hemingway and His Hills Like White Elephants

YANG Dong-Xia, LI Chang-Yin

2010, 9(1):  55-57. 

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Hills Like White Elephants is an important piece in Hemingway's second collection, Men Without Women, published in
August of 1927. It is the most important short story for Hemingway. This paper analyses the text from two aspects of new historicism,that is, the influence of the writer's life experience on the writing of the short story, the social background of the writing, and also the social phenomena which is reflected by the hero and heroine in the story.

Frame and Slave Narratives in Their Eyes Were Watching God

LIU Zhen-Lan

2010, 9(1):  58-61. 

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Their Eyes Were Watching God is Zora Neale Hurston's masterpiece. Hurston's achievements in Their Eyes Were
Watching God lie not only in her portrayal of the heroine, but also in her unique way to tell her story. One of the most arresting aspects of Their Eyes Were Watching God is its form, a force in which it is written in the framing device. And Their Eyes Were Watching God is particularly provocative for its parallels with slave narratives. Hurston in the novel rewrites the frame and slave narrative strategies by depicting the protagonist, Janie's pilgrimage toward freedom.

The Value Orientation of Jimmy's Picture-Story Books

PENG Ling

2010, 9(1):  62-64. 

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The reason why Jimmy's picture-story books get popular is that they meet people's aesthetic needs, and realize their
value of entertainment, awareness and education in the process of appreciation. First of all, compared with traditional black-andwhite works, the pictures in Jimmy's picture-story books are intelligible and the words are succinct, which can save the readers a great deal of time in reading, alleviate the readers' pressure of reading, relieve the visual fatigue, and bring people an easy and happy feelings. Second, Jimmy's picture-story books like a mirror reflect all aspects of the urban life, which help the readers to understand and taste life effectively. Finally, Jimmy's picture-story books can make our souls more pure and noble, and give us confidence and strength, which stems from Jimmy's beliefs and affirmation of the true feelings in the world.

On the Corruption in Universities and Corresponding Preventive Measures

ZHANG Ming

2010, 9(1):  65-69. 

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The number of colleges and universities has been greatly increased in our country. There is no doubt that the institutes have performed effective functions in serving the economic construction and thus achieved social benefits, but at the same time anticorruption confronts a serous situation. This paper lists the corruption phenomenon in both economic and academic aspects, showing that colleges and universities are no longer a pure land. It further suggests that the countermeasures against the corruption include sticking to the principles for the selection of cadres, strengthening incorrupt education of the leaders, as well as attaching importance to the system of cadre exchange.

Adapting to the Requirements of the New Curriculum Reform and Taking Teachers' Own Professional Development Path

QIN Jun-Yi

2010, 9(1):  70-72. 

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In order to adapt to the requirements of the New Curriculum Reform, every teacher should take an active attitude, try his best to accumulate his professional knowledge, constantly reflect on his teaching, make innovation and self improvement, and take his own professional development path in his professional field. This paper discusses teachers' professional development path in the new era from such angles as independent learning, constant reflection, mutual cooperation and professional guide.

On Conditions, Criteria for Nursing Fee Compensation and Its Right of Claim

ZHENG Qi-Bin

2010, 9(1):  73-76. 

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The nursing fee refers to the compensation for the losses incurred by nursing service to a victim who has got injury
physically. The corresponding losses include the payment for employing nurse(s) and the reduced income due to missing working time of non-nurse (the victim's family member who took care of him). Nursing fee compensation shall not be subject to hospital's approval or demand. As a genuine economic loss, the reduced income of victim's family member due to missing working time shall also be compensated. As to the relevant judicial interpretation in China, there is room for improvement. In particular, in the criteria for nursing fee compensation there should be distinction between nurse and non-nurse, rather than distinction between non-nurse with fixed salary and non-nurse without fixed salary. Where non-nurse is in charge of taking care of victim, he shall have the right to claim compensation.

An Analysis of Moral Narration

YANG Zeng-Fa

2010, 9(1):  77-79. 

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Nowadays moral teaching lays much emphasis on abstract theory orientation and neglects attaching to life, which shows a lack of pertinence, resulting in the lack of efficiency. Therefore, in the educational setting, it is significant to hold traditional moral narration. The teaching method which attaches to life and soul makes moral teaching active and improves its effect.

On Student's Renting Rooms outside College and the Corresponding Solutions

LI Yong-Quan

2010, 9(1):  80-83. 

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In recent years, in some colleges and universities in China have emerged a phenomenon that students rent rooms outside their college, and the trend is becoming universal. which brings certain impacts on the safety management and value education in colleges. The paper analyzes the causes, and makes a survey into the attitudes towards the phenomenon. At last, the paper puts forward some suggestions and proposals to improve the present situation of student's renting rooms outside college and makes an appeal that public should pay great attention to it by the way of studying its forming factors and the problems it has caused. And learning from the foreign experience, colleges should cooperate with public security bureau, industry and commerce departments and surrounding communities to strengthen and standardize the management over the students who rent rooms outside college.

On the Effect Evaluation of the Pre-service Teacher Education Implementing Enquiry Learning

XIONG Xin, FAN Wei

2010, 9(1):  84-87. 

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The aim of the pre-service teacher education implementing enquiry learning is not only activating the knowledge storage in the learning of professional curriculums of the teachers, but also promoting the teachers' practical knowledge and the development of the teachers' professional awareness. However, the evaluation of learning outcome of the "teachers" in the course of enquiry learning is constraining the achievement of these goals. According to the contents of the pre-service teacher education implementing enquiry learning such as reading famous books, education research and so on, this paper resolve the contents of the evaluation from the angle of knowledge and skill, experience and attitude, ability and so on. On the basis of adhering to subjectivity, processing, development, authenticity, diversity and so on, the effect evaluation of pre-service teacher education implementing enquiry learning
should adopt the methods of portfolio evaluation, implementation evaluation, exchanging and discussion，braid wills and so on.

Investigation and Analysis of the Teaching Effect of Specialized Introductory Courses

LI Hong-Chang, LONG Xiao-Yi, ZHAO Jian-Jun

2010, 9(1):  88-91. 

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Taking receiving specialized introductory courses or not as a standard of classification, the teaching effects of the
specialized introductory courses offered to freshman are investigated through the method of grouping contrast research. The investigation result of 600 students in grade 2008 and grade 2009 shows that the courses have generally increased the students' professional recognition and their interest in their majors. The difference between grade 2008 and 2009 is so obvious ,which shows that it is necessary to offer the introductory courses. The marks are low for both the two groups, which indicates that it is essential to improve teaching quality thoroughly.

Some Inspiration and Reflection from Excellent Courses Construction of Integrated English Course

MA Feng-Ming

2010, 9(1):  92-95. 

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The purpose of strengthening the construction of excellent courses plays an important role both in improving teaching
quality and talents development. The English Integrated Course is one of the basic English major courses which should be regarded as the center of excellent course construction. The author focuses on the key aspects in the construction of excellent courses, such as task-based teaching approaches, students' ability development, including self-access learning ability, practical and creative abilities, teaching resources development, including faculty in a teaching group and the teacher's self-development, encouraging teaching in researching, and trying a new way of evaluating the ideal teacher who is the teacher of course and also the inspector at the same time.

A Study on the Personalities of Mosuo Students

PI Jing

2010, 9(1):  96-100. 

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Adopting the personality measuring instrument CSPS (aged 11-18) worked out by Professor Sha Yuying and Professor Zhang Feng from Yunnan Normal University and accorded with the realities of the urban and rural areas and minority areas in China, this thesis is to get to know the development of personalities of the Mosuo middle school students in order to analyze the causes influencing the personality state of Mosuo students and draw a conclusion, and puts forward suggestions from the angle of Mosuo family and cultural environment, through making a research into the personality state of Mosuo students ranging from grade 1 to grade 3 in Yong Ning Middle School in Lijiang of Yunnan province. The result of this study shows that there is obvious difference between Mosuo students in Yong Ning Middle School and local Han students in the field of the aggressive traits in the substructure of the attitude tendency and self-restraint traits in the substructure of will quality. There is no obvious difference among other 22 personality
traits. Moreover, there also is remarkable difference in the comprehensive traits of the substructure of the cognitive style.