This book investigates first language (L1) and second language (L2) use in Chinese university classrooms, focusing on the experiences of four Chinese EFL teachers who were teaching non-English major students at four different proficiency levels. It examines these four teachers' actual use of L1 and L2, including the distribution of their L1 and L2 use; the circumstances, functions and grammatical patterns of their language use; and their language use across different frames of classroom di...

In this collection of twenty-two short stories by twenty emerging writers, Zimbell House has brought together a unique experience all relating to a lost door.From whimsical to tragic, from science-fiction to tales of fairies, these writers have stretched their imaginations to deliver stories set to intrigue you.

The Art and Science of Helping: Developing Fundamental Skills in a Multicultural Age introduces the fundamentals of practicing helping-skills to undergraduates, graduates, and those preparing for entry-level helping professions.The text emphasizes best practices of the art of helping while rooting these practices in empirical, scientific findings. Readers will learn skills and techniques that prepare them for counseling and other helping professions while also developing m...

General Airgap Field Modulation Theory for Electrical MachinesIntroducing a new theory for electrical machinesAir-gap magnetic field modulation phenomena have been widely observed in electrical machines. This book serves as the first English-language overview of these phenomena, as well as developing systematically for the first time a general theory by which to understand and research them. This theory not only serves to unify analysis of ...

This book develops a framework that shows how uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (AI) expands and generalizes traditional AI. It explores the uncertainties of knowledge and intelligence. The authors focus on the importance of natural language – the carrier of knowledge and intelligence, and introduce efficient physical methods for data mining amd control. In this new edition, we have more in-depth description of the models and methods, of which the mathematical properties are proved st...

摘要 现行汉语拼音方案过度复杂化导致了教学和应用上的诸多不便，杜氏汉语拼音方案在大框架和基本规则方面动了“大手术”。只需要掌握21个声母，16个原生韵母和 1，2，3，4 四个数字作为声调符号标示在音节之后即可。音节之间互不相连，空上一格。无需现行方案中的 y w 以及由此带来的整体认读音节和诸多补充规则，无需隔音符号。杜氏汉语拼音规则简单明了却不会产生混乱,易学易用，值得尝试并推广。Abstract The overcomplexity of the current Chinese pinyin scheme has led to many inconveniences in teaching and application. The Du's Chinese pinyin scheme will carry out a major reform in terms of the framework and basic rules. We only need to master the 21 initials, the 16 primary finals, ...

Qu’est-ce qu’être vraiment libre ? Shi Heng Yi, maître de Shaolin Kung-Fu, livre ici le récit d’une vie entière consacrée à ce questionnement. De l’enfant fasciné par les films de kung-fu au fondateur du Shaolin Temple Europe, découvrez le parcours hors norme de Shi Heng Yi, fait de discipline extrême, de doutes, de ruptures et de renaissances. Porté par le Zen, le taoïsme et la psychologie contemporaine, il élabore une pédagogie singulière où corps, émotions et espritsont indissoci...

« Un des auteurs chinois les plus doués de ces dernières années. » Bei DaoPar une journée ordinaire, dans une petite ville de la Chine provinciale, un adolescent semble vaquer à ses occupations habituelles. Mais qui pourrait soupçonner qu’il est en train de planifier le meurtre de l’une de ses camarades de classe ?Hypersensible et solitaire, il raconte avec un détachement glaçant la méticuleuse préparation de ce geste, les trente-sept coups de couteau, le jeu du chat et de l...

Pour une lecture limpide du Yi Jing propose une analyse rigoureuse et accessible des soixante-quatre hexagrammes, rédigée dans une langue claire, fluide et structurée. Chaque commentaire s’accompagne de conseils concis, aisément applicables aux questionnements contemporains. Résolument ancrée dans la pratique, cette approche s’appuie sur plus de quarante années d’étude, enrichies par les enseignements de grands spécialistes chinois contemporains, encore peu traduits en français. Cet ouvrag...

In China, talent development has been one of the key areas of attention in national focus for the development of science and technology, education, and other areas over the past three decades, and it is especially emphasized in the national outline for medium- and long-term educational reform and development. Beijing is the leading city in educational reform, especially in the area of gifted education in mainland China. Over the past 35 years, through constant exploration and research, a c...

Embarquez avec Captain Charon, le nocher des temps modernes, qui guide les âmes égarées à travers les mers tumultueuses de l’au-delà. She Yi Tzu, surnommé par ses pairs pour sa ressemblance avec le mythique pilote de la barque infernale, navigue entre réalité et légendes, côtoyant les esprits et défiant les dieux. Frère des divinités du sommeil et de la mort, il a bravé les océans les plus hostiles et échappé au sort du Hollandais volant grâce à un pacte avec Hadès. Mais lorsque l’Ankou, f...

In China, talent development has been one of the key areas of attention in national focus for the development of science and technology, education, and other areas over the past three decades, and it is especially emphasized in the national outline for medium- and long-term educational reform and development. Beijing is the leading city in educational reform, especially in the area of gifted education in mainland China. Over the past 35 years, through constant exploration and research, a c...