Editorial.

Presents some brief remarks from the editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology regarding his goals for the Journal, and noting the decline in membership in Division 15. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Influence and adjustment goals: Sources of cultural differences in ideal affect.

Previous studies have found that in American culture high-arousal positive states (HAP) such as excitement are valued more and low-arousal positive states (LAP) such as calm are valued less than they are in Chinese culture. What specific factors account for these differences? The authors predicted that when people and cultures aimed to influence others (i.e., assert personal needs and change others' behaviors to meet those needs), they would value HAP more and LAP less than when they aimed to adjust to others (i.e., suppress personal needs and change their own behaviors to meet others' needs). They test these predictions in 1 survey and 3 experimental studies. The findings suggest that within and across American and Chinese contexts, differences in ideal affect are due to specific interpersonal goals. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Benefits of a "Sidelong" Approach to Self-Esteem Need Satisfaction: Comment on Crocker and Park (2004).

J. Crocker and L. E. Park (2004) have achieved an admirable integration of the self-esteem literature with their claim that self-esteem is better conceived of as a dynamic human striving, rather than as a passive state or personality characteristic. However, the costs of self-esteem striving may be overstated--these costs may arise only in certain constrained cases. Also, although Crocker and Park suggested that self-esteem is not a true psychological need, there is evidence that humans in all cultures need to feel a positive sense of self-worth (K. M. Sheldon, in press). Problems may arise only when people strive too directly for this feeling, rather than deriving it as a natural concomitant of non-self-focused goals. A "sidelong" approach to self-esteem need satisfaction is advocated in this commentary. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Contextual cues aid recovery from interruption: The role of associative activation.

A series of experiments introduced interruptions to the execution phase of simple Tower of London problems and found that the opportunity for preparation before the break in task reduced the time cost at resumption. Retrieval of the suspended goal was facilitated when participants were given the opportunity to encode retrieval cues during an "interruption lag" (the brief time before engaging in the interrupting task) but was impeded when these visual cues were subsequently altered following interruption. The results provide useful support for the goal-activation model (E. M. Altmann & G. J. Trafton, 2002), which assumes that context--at the points of both goal suspension and goal retrieval--is critical to efficient interruption recovery. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

德语交际教学法的课堂教学行为设计

在现代德语教学中,教师越来越重视交际教学法的应用。但是在具体课堂教学行为的设计上,却还是处在初级探索阶段,存在不少问题。为此,通过对交际教学法的课堂教学行为设计进行实例分析,以期提高中国学生的德语交流能力,从而为跨文化交流做出贡献,也为他们今后的出国交流和深造打下良好的基础。     

外语泛读课“互动阅读＂教学法探索

泛读课是外语专业在基础阶段的必修课。“互动阅读”教学法的实践,调动了学生的积极性。课堂教学要改革,教材要跟着变,教师的教学方法也要变,教师的责任和敬业更需要加强。     

基于岗位职业能力的高职移动通信综合实训课程设计

文章以移动专业高职学生就业岗位工作过程为出发点,以目前较为主流的LTE类基站项目为载体,按照移动通信从业岗位所要求的通用能力与专业能力,设计开发了移动通信综合实训课程,让学生在完成LTE基站相关工作任务的同时,学习移动通信相关知识,训练技能点。     

第二语言课堂交流意愿研究

本研究以Gardner的社会教育模型和MacIntyre等人的L2交际意愿模型为理论依据者,通过问卷调查、课堂观察和访谈相结合,调查了复合型专业本科生英语交流意愿和影响交流意愿的因素。研究发现：(1)被试者对自己的交际能力评价中等,交流意愿中等;(2)课堂活动态度对交流意愿有预测作用;(3)被试者以往的学习经历和体验对交流意愿有负面影响。     

基于输出理论的教学模式研究

以二语习得理论为出发点,输出理论为基础,研究能够有效提高学习者二语习得的教学模式。首先阐释了输出理论和输入理论的关系以及研究输出理论的重要性,其次分析了输出理论在二语习得中的重要作用,然后探讨了以输出理论为基础的教学模式,旨在提高二语教学水平和学习者二语习得能力。     

提高语音教学质量探讨

文章分析了影响英语语音教学质量的因素,提出了提高语音教学质量的三项措施.