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Seeing Witchcraft, Bernhard Udelhoven

Journal of Global Catholicism

When Christians in Zambia struggle with witchcraft, they also struggle with African cultural and religious concepts that deal with life’s ambiguities and that require discernment. It is not by working against the cultural and religious heritage, but by working with it, as far as possible, that the pastor can identify the broken relationships towards which many witchcraft discourses point. However, before we place the concepts of witchcraft into the realm of superstition (as are the trends of mission Christianity) or the demonic (as are the trends of charismatic Christianity), the Church has the duty to look at the concepts, stay …

Allocutio: Articulating The Task For The Future Of African Catholicism, Mary Sylvia Nwachukwu

Journal of Global Catholicism

This essay charts how Catholicism can become more indigenously African and respond better to African needs and concerns.

Series Report 1: Establishment Of Zhigang Liu's Authentic Video Library, Zhigang Liu

Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology

In foreign language education, a real text corpus plays a vital role. With years of Chinese language education experience, author Mr. Zhigang Liu continuously reflects and refines what and how he teaches. He has assembled a set of text corpus consisted of videos that are derived from film and television for use in practice, where the outcome has proven its effectiveness. This issue will feature Mr. Zhigang Liu’s vision behind his library of videos, including its initiative, progress, and method of use. This article serves as a general introduction of the database, covers the basis of its establishment, viability in …

Haiyun Tci Practice Series (1): From Input To Output: Introduction To Teaching With Comprehensible Input, Haiyun Lu

Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology

Dr. Stephen Krashen’ work in the second language acquisition has been influencing how language is taught in a classroom in the last 40 years. The comprehension based instructions from Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), Movie Talk (MT), Embedded Reading and Story Listening to Total Physical Response (TPR) and Natural Approach, etc., have fundamentally challenged a traditional grammar-driver language class’s status quo, and impacted the real classroom applications; hence, the result of proficiency.

A Study Of The Nature And Impact Of Shona And Chinese Rhyming Words/Phrases, Herbert Mushangwe, Muchinei Musona

Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology

Pairs of rhyming words/phrases in Chinese and Shona were investigated in an attempt to bring out the effect of such words to the teaching and learning of Chinese language. The pairs were grouped in accordance to their effects and nature of relationship. The selection of the words was based on samples obtained during classroom teaching. Students’ reaction to Chinese words automatically tells the story of the effect of such rhyming words. For instance, for embarrassing rhyming words learners naturally shy out to pronounce the words or they laugh instead of imitating the teacher. It is clear that the study of …

A Brief Analysis On The Common Mistakes Made By American Students In Learning Chinese As A Second Language, Alex Yuan

Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology

From a practical perspective, this article roughly listed and briefly analyzed the common mistakes made by American students in Learning Chinese as a second language due to the interference from their native English language. Through the presentation and analysis, it is expected that teaching Chinese as a second language to native English speakers should receive adequate attention, and more research in this filed is highly recommended for a continuing development in teaching Chinese as a second language.

Motivation, Learning Strategies, And Language Competency In A Technology Facilitated Chinese As A Second Language Classroom, Xiongyi Liu, Lih-Ching Chen Wang

Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology

The present study examines the effectiveness of a game-based mobile technology application Kahoot on the motivation and language competency of high school student learning Chinese as a second language, and the relationship among student motivation, learning strategy use, and language competency in such a technology-facilitated classroom. Data was collected using pre and post surveys from a class of 18 students taught by a teacher candidate in a Chinese teaching licensure program at a state university. The results indicate significant student improvements in two areas of Chinese language learning: reading and speaking, though no significant difference was found in the areas …

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The Chinese Cultural Influence On Filipino Cuisine, Brandon Chase Lantrip

Master's Theses

This paper illustrates the impact of the Chinese cultural influence upon the Philippines with the primary focus being on Filipino cuisine. It examines how the Chinese cultural influence not only contributed to the development of Filipino cuisine, but how Chinese culture has also influenced the everyday life and culture of the Philippines through language and customary practices for over a millennium. The first section of the paper analyzes the cultural connection between China and the Philippines. The second section illustrates the Chinese language influence and it’s effect upon Filipino cuisine and culture. The third section explores the contested origins of …

An Analysis Of The Affirmative Action Program For Ethnic Minority Students At Hexi University In Zhangye, Gansu, China, Caitlin Shea

Capstone Collection

This study investigates and critically analyzes the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) preferential policy for ethnic minority students (少数民族的优惠政策) through the use of a case study conducted at Hexi University in Zhangye, Gansu. This study examines how the national preferential policy for ethnic minority students is implemented at a university level and how it is perceived by teachers and students in order to better understand and assess the impact and purpose of the policy. The study is driven by three questions; how is the PRC’s preferential policy for ethnic minority students implemented at a university level? Is the preferential policy …

The Eitc’S Fall And The Opium Wars, Charles Barrett

Student Works

The East India Trading Company (EITC) was one of the first companies to establish a monopoly over goods traded around the world. The EITC spread goods that were typically only found where they originated, such as tea, spices, and opium.

The Chinese had access to poppy before the EITC began importing it, and when China levied a ban on opium being imported China, the EITC ignored it and continued to profit off China’s opium addiction. The EITC, and Britain, saw the ban, and the actions taken by China to enforce the ban, as an act of war and reacted as …

A Historical Overview Of The Impact Of The Reformation On East Asia, Christina Han

Consensus

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革命戰爭題材小說的概念, Guangwei Cheng

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

本文藉梳理革命戰争題材小説概念形成的過程，討論它與作家創作實踐之間的緊張關係，並以幾個具體案例，來分析這種緊張關係所展現的當時文學批評多樣化的潛在狀態。而在過去的研究中，對這一潛在結構的揭示是不充分的。

"不響"裏的當代史 : 《繁花》裏的兩個時代及其美學, Xiaoming Chen

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

《繁花》以單雙章交替的形式展開敘事，分别講述60 年代與90 年代以來的故事。小説實際上是使用二種不同的敘事方法，60 年代的故事以個人記憶爲依據的現實主義手法；90 年代的生活則以説書人的文體表現爲各表一枝的格局。前者因爲歷史的激進變革與困苦，對人的生存構成强大的壓抑，但小説卻因此寫出了歷史中生存的人們的堅忍不拔；後者因爲繁華盛世浮華亂象，生活顯現爲虚空和無意義，作者尋求做舊筆法，賦予傳統與歷史做底色，從美學與文化的層面重新給予其韻致。這裏面顯然貫穿著作者對兩個時代的判斷，對人類生活之正當性的理解。在歷史與人的生活之間，在政治、文化與美學之間，《繁花》終究以美學或寫作的倫理學化解了那些矛盾。因此，這就要從歷史感的角度解釋這部作品，纔能呈現它的豐富性與複雜性。

架空穿越 : 第三種虛構歷史的文學方法, Zidong Xu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

“歷史演義”、“故事新編”和“穿越架空”，可以説是現當代中文文學虚構歷史的三種基本方法。“歷史演義”把故事説成歷史，隱藏“古爲今用”目的，雖然在“五四”文學成就不大，卻影響了50 年代的“革命歷史小説”。“故事新編”是作家有意顛覆經典文本，比如香港文學改編中國傳統故事，以及80 年代中國的“革命故事新編”（新歷史小説）。“穿越”與“架空”雖是不同文學技巧，但都與中國文學／ 文化生産機制的變化有關。本文將以《琅琊榜》現象爲例，探討“架空歷史小説”和國家意識形態及民衆社會心理之間的複雜關係。

從"傳奇文" 溯源看魯迅、陳寅格的"小說"概念, Lihua Zhang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

魯迅的《中國小説史略》奠定了20 世紀關於中國小説史的主流論述。然而，在這部經典著作中，以“小説”之名串聯起來的對象，如六朝鬼神志怪書、《世説新語》、唐傳奇以及宋元話本之間，其文體的異質性其實極大。陳寅恪在《韓愈與唐代小説》、《元白詩箋證稿》等論著中對唐傳奇與古文運動之關係的發覆，在觀念和方法上皆與魯迅的《中國小説史略》構成了重要的學術對話。本文擬從魯迅與陳寅恪對唐傳奇文體淵源的論述爲切入點，來探討他們在“小説”觀念上的差異及其文學史方法的内在對話關係。

香港另類奇迹 : 董啟章的書寫/行動和《學習年代》, Der Wei, David Wang

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

董啓章是當代香港最重要的小説家。本文介紹董啓章在新世紀的《自然史三部曲》，並以最後一部《學習年代》爲重點。《自然史三部曲》描述香港進入現代的發生史和發展時史；《學習年代》側重青年學生面對香港歷史變化的思與行。本文討論此書的三項特色：董啓章對青春與香港在地啓蒙論述的思考；董與西方學者、作家從歌德到阿倫特的對話；教育成長小説與社會行動的關聯。

留學生魯迅關於中國道路的思考, Nong Gu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

魯迅留學日本期間確立了此後的發展方向，也對中國未來的道路作出了深刻的思考。他認爲，中國應通過革命推翻帝制而驟列於共和，從此發展科學和工業，走向繁榮富强，同時要改造國民性，建設好精神文明。中國是一文明古國，又是深受列强侵略的弱國，因此不可能走西方的老路，而應堅持反對帝國主義的鬥争，也不去照搬西方式的議會民主，以便建立起具有中國特色的高度文明的“人國”。魯迅的設想中有著某種難以説明白的理想主義，他當時寄希望於超人式的“精神界之戰士”，則明顯受到無政府主義思潮的一些影響。他在成長的過程中還有很長的路要走。

陳三立與同光體贛派, Yingjian Hu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

同光體詩派是晚清民國以來形成的一個影響最大的詩歌流派。下分閩派、贛派、浙派。其中贛派主要承宋代江西詩派。贛派首領陳三立，獨辟詩境，表現在如下方面：擅長寫荒寒之景；抒極哀慟之情；比喻、借代、擬人手法生動；意象新穎；通感手法之妙；煉字奇警；句法拗峭奇崛。其詩學淵源承傳黄庭堅而又有創新，其内容深廣，萬象紛呈，境界闊大蒼莽，風格沉雄，則又爲黄所不及。此派中遠承宋代江西詩派而近受陳三立影響的有：江西籍詩人華焯、王浩、胡梓方等；江西籍學者詩人辛際周、汪辟疆、胡先驌、王易等；陳三立之子衡恪、隆恪、寅恪、方恪。在南京還有一批並非贛籍而可歸爲贛派的學人，如王瀣、胡翔冬、胡光煒，均或多或少受陳三立影響。陳三立以其鮮明的詩風，沾溉後學衆多，可謂廣大教化主。

從"誨盜之書" 到 "祖國第一政法小說" : 晚清的"新評《水滸傳》", Xiaohong Xia

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies

受西方與日本明治小説觀念與作品引進的啟發，晚清“小説界革命”蓬勃興起。對傳統小説的價值重估，也成爲其中一道搶眼的風景，而尤以《水滸傳》的“新評”最爲熱鬧。從認可傳統的“誨盜之書”起步，經歷日本《世界百傑傳》爲施耐庵立傳的刺激，在晚清多種小説雜誌上展開的《水滸傳》新論，總體上呈現出由讚賞文學意趣向揭示政治寄托轉移的趨勢。評論者貼近時代思潮與政局動向的現實激情，致使這部古典小説竟與自由意境、獨立精神、民權思想、民族主義、武德風範、無政府理想、立憲政治直至女權意識奇妙地掛上鉤。諸種最新學説的交匯，在以“祖國第一政治小説”相推許的《新評水滸傳》中達到高潮。由此，晚清的“新評《水滸傳》”也爲後人留下了值得深入探究的豐富遺産。