Chinese Politeness (Limao) – Theory and Practice

Three levels in politeness theory and practice

Cultural Expectations and Perceptions of Politeness: The “Rude Chinese”?

As globalization steams ahead, China continues to open its borders and interact with the rest of the world. Along with the obvious industrial and economical exchange in ideas, the cultural impact of this phenomenon is also becoming apparent. Unfortunately, Chinese are often seen as impolite or even rude by individuals of other cultures. This paper studies cultural and linguistic expectations, a...

Cultural Differences of Politeness in English and Chinese

Politeness, as a universal phenomenon in society, is a reflection of specific cultural values, which can be observed in all languages and cultures. This thesis attempts to make a comparative study of politeness behavior between English and Chinese on the contrastive analyses on such linguistic behaviors as addressing, greeting, complimenting. Owing to different beliefs and values, and different...

Schwab's Practical Theory: Integrate of Theory and Practice

The emergence of re-conceptualism in the field of curriculum studies caused a large rotation of identity in this field. The book titled "understanding of curriculum" by William Pinar may be considered the most outstanding work in the field. In this book, movement which affected pre re-conceptualist, are introduced as the traditional type and it is believed the new curriculum discourses should b...

Competency-Based Curriculum: Linking Theory and Practice

Background and objective: Most higher education curricula do not provide the competencies graduates need in the occupational fields, resulting in waste of money and lower effectiveness while increasing the number of unemployed graduates. Competency-based education is an innovative educational model that can solve such problems and lead education activists to design competency-based curricula. T...