Abstract: Teachers' work covers two aspects, namely teaching and administration. In performing these duties, teachers can greatly benefit from using the computer. As many articles have discussed the helpfulness of computer-assisted instruction, this article focuses on how the computer can assist language teachers in conducting administrative work, using readability analysis as an example.

Keywords:  computer, readability, reading ability, assessment

Abstract: Textbooks are carriers of curriculum. Due to the impact of strong western culture, China's traditional society quickly disintegrated, leading to changes in the Confucian ideas conveyed by textbooks. In the early 20th century, there were three stages in the evolution of the narration of filial piety in the primary school Chinese textbooks, which were responsible for "establishing foundation". First, in the late Qing dynasty, the traditional concept of filial piety was generally followed, and showed the characteristics of diversification. Second, in the early Republican era of China, the "obedience" part of filial piety was strengthened, which was in contradiction with children's images of "autonomy" and "self-reliance" constructed at this stage. Third, in the period of the new school system, the narration of filial piety declined and absorbed new cultural ideas, paying attention to the emotional connection and negotiation between parents and children. From this point of view, even in this period of rapid social changes, primary school Chinese textbooks still inherited and transformed the traditional Chinese culture of filial piety, which provides an important reference for the compilation of contemporary primary school Chinese textbooks.

Keywords:  The early twentieth century, primary school Chinese textbooks, filial piety

Abstract: This paper compares Danish and Chinese literature teaching in terms of engaging high school students from a dialogic perspective. This study follows a qualitative case-study research design with four qualitative methods, namely, direct observations, document collection, interviews with teachers and selected students, and a Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ). Positioning theory and envisioning theory were combined to form the theoretical foundation of this study. Two coding frameworks drawn from the theoretical foundation were applied when analyzing the empirical data. Through comparing, two types of Social Participation Structure (SPS) were identified, which indicate the divergent positions and relationships of participants and reflect the extent of student engagement in the dialogic interactions of the two cases under study. The results also reveal a commonality between the two different classes, which the authors characterize as "Dancing with Shackles". The phrase encapsulates the possibility and extent of student engagement in dialogues in the two cases. The paper ends with a discussion on the cultural factors that affect student engagement in dialogic interactions and an elaboration on the implications of the proposed reading pedagogy for different kinds of literature classrooms. The authors believe that the theoretical framework proposed in this study provides a fresh perspective for researchers to analyze dialogic teaching in the literature classroom.

Keywords: dialogic perspective, student engagement, literature class, classroom interaction

Abstract: This paper proposes a text reading and analysis approach under the concept of "time and space" using The True Story of Ah Q by Lu Xun as an example. "Time and space" is one of the three major areas of exploration in the IBDP Chinese A subject. It requires texts to be read and analysed under the concepts of the three areas, rather than simply studying classical works. This paper first examines the concept of "time and space" and points out the aspects that can be analysed with this model. Second, we present the results of the analysis by borrowing the analysis method of mapping relationships from the "cognitive reading model". Finally, with the concept of "time and space" as the core, we propose a reading and analysis method that is suitable for Chinese A classes. Through the presentation of pedagogical steps in this paper, students will develop the ability to analyse texts with the concept as the core.

Keywords: time and space, areas of exploration, Cognitive Reading Model, reading instruction, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), Chinese A subject, The True Story of Ah Q, Lu Xun