Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences
Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences is an open access, peer-reviewed publication series published by Darcy & Roy Press. It aims to publish conference proceedings dealing with all areas of education, sociology, economics, psychology, history, geography, linguistics, etc.
Self-Deception Revisited: A Literature Review on Its Social and Structural Dimensions
Self-deception is traditionally conceptualized as an individual-level cognitive error, where an individual holds a belief contrary to available evidence. The current study argues for a more nuanced understanding, positioning self-deception as a socially embedded and psychologically motivated phenomenon, profoundly shaped by identity, emotion, and social power. Drawing on integrated philosophical and psychological literature, this study review theoretical foundations showing that self-deception operates through pre-conscious cognitive mechanisms (e.g., motivated reasoning, cognitive dissonance reduction) rather than solely deliberate choice. Critically, we emphasize that the form and function of self-deception are mediated by socio-structural contexts. Cultural norms (e.g., individualism vs. collectivism) and socioeconomic factors (e.g., social class) systematically predict self-deceptive tendencies, such as meritocratic beliefs among the advantaged or failure internalization among the disadvantaged. These patterns reveal how self-deception often reinforces collective illusions and perpetuates inequality. To mitigate these effects, multi-level interventions are proposed, including cognitive strategies like bias training to foster critical thinking, and structural reforms like transparency policies to disrupt collective false beliefs. In summary, this review underscores the growing urgency of investigating the ethical dimensions of self-deception, specifically examining the conditions under which and the extent to which such psychological protection remains justifiable in an era marked by algorithmic manipulation and ideological polarization.
Self-deception, Cultural and Social Perspective, Interventions.
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Othering of Women under Trauma Theory: Taking the Image of Qiwen Wan in Long Day’s Journey into Night as an Example
Long Day’s Journey Into Night is a drama film directed by Gan Bi and released in 2018. This dream tells the dreamlike journey of a middle-aged man returning to his hometown to find his lover. Reviewers mostly focus on the film’s cinematography and the construction of its artistic conception, rarely mentioning the feminist issues and trauma analysis presented in the film. In fact, the work fully reflects the process in which man's ‘other’ woman is based on psychological trauma. This study employs a feminist perspective and trauma theory to investigate the psychological mechanisms behind ‘othering’ in films. Through trauma interpretation, analysis of the ‘othering’ process, and dream interpretation, it examines the causal relationship between individual psychological trauma and ‘othering’ behavior. The trauma writing, combined with feminism, presented in Long Day’s Journey Into Night helps to analyse the psychological state of specific social groups and provides insights into women’s self-expression against othering.
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Emotion Regulation and Personalized Treatment in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a condition marked by persistent obsessions and compulsions that impacts roughly 1 to 3 percent of the global population. The focus has expanded from investigating solely on behavioral manifestations to emotional components, cognitive processes and the effectiveness of treatment. This paper systematically examines how avoidance emotions contribute to OCD development and how self-efficacy and insight influence the response to treatment. The results indicate that integrating skills to cope with distress better improving self-efficacy and strengthening family support are critical to achieving optimal treatment outcomes. The current studies have some limitations like small sample size, short period follow ups and insufficient evaluation of emotions; future research should focus on multidimensional evaluations, including emotion regulation as a secondary goal along with exploring various presentation styles and creating combined interventions to enhance individualized and lasting effectiveness, in treating OCD.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, emotional components, cognitive processes, effectiveness of treatment, self-efficacy, family support.
The Impact and Implications of Teacher-Student Relationships on Physics Academic Performance in High Schools under the Strengthening Basic Disciplines Initiative
This study aims to investigate the influence of teacher-student relationships on the academic performance of high school physics students under the Strong Foundation Program. The main research methods include reviewing and analyzing a large number of relevant journal articles and academic papers, classifying the types of teacher-student relationships, and investigating the impact of different teacher-student relationships on the academic performance of high school physics students, who constitute a specific group. The research results indicate that there is a positive correlation between the teacher-student relationship and the academic performance of high school physics students. The article will conduct the research from two aspects: the positive teacher-student relationship and the negative teacher-student relationship. The conclusion indicates that the teacher-student relationship is a key factor influencing the academic performance of physics students. Avoiding negative teacher-student relationships and promoting the development of positive ones is an effective way to enhance the academic performance of high school physics students. This provides a theoretical basis and practical guidance for high school physics educators.
Project for Strengthening Foundation; Teacher-student Relationship; Academic Performance; High School Physics Students.
Challenges and Solutions in Compulsory Education Investment in Impoverished Areas from the Perspective of Fiscal Resilience
Based on the perspective of fiscal resilience theory, this study selects Luding County in Sichuan Province and Deqing County in Guangdong Province as samples, and conducts empirical comparative analysis with education finance data from 2019-2023. Research has found that significant differences in fiscal self-sufficiency have a significant impact on the level of investment in compulsory education between the two regions. Deqing County has achieved an average annual growth rate of 8.2% in per capita funding through strong provincial financial support, while Luding County is limited by a high dependence on transfer payments of 75% and only maintains a growth rate of 3.5%; In terms of resource allocation mode, Deqing County relies on digitalization and the urban-rural education community to narrow the urban-rural gap to 1.3:1, while Luding County, constrained by geographical conditions, still reaches 2.1:1; In terms of policy innovation, the "dual system" of vocational education in Deqing County and teacher incentive measures have effectively improved the quality of education. It is suggested to establish a three-level resilience support system of "central standard guidance, provincial overall planning, subject county-level diversified financing", strengthen the efficiency of transfer payments and the sustainability of county-level finance.
Fiscal Resilience, Fiscal Self-Sufficiency, Transfer Payments, Per Capita Income Inequality, Sustainability.
The influence of parenting styles and peer relationships on depression
This essay investigates the ways in which peer relationships and parenting practices affect teenage depression. It emphasises that while authoritarian, permissive, or neglectful parenting may raise a child's chance of developing depression, warm, encouraging, and organised parenting—particularly the authoritative style—can shield kids against it. In a similar vein, healthy peer interactions provide emotional support and lower depression, whereas negative social media comparisons, bullying, and peer rejection can exacerbate mental health issues. The impact of parenting on emotional consequences is also influenced by cultural influences. Families and schools can better promote teenagers' well-being and help prevent depression symptoms by being aware of these impacts.
Practice in Childcare, depression, Mental Health
Research on the collaborative mechanism between digital governance and charismatic leadership from the perspective of public service motivation
With the advancement of modernization of national governance and governance capacity, technologies represented by big data and government public governance are changing government behavior and public service supply. Digital governance is one of the main driving forces for modernizing governance, and as an important driving force for modernizing governance, digital governance has generated new demands for government leadership while undergoing technological changes. Charismatic leadership is characterized by charm, vision motivation, and personalized care, and has unique effectiveness in uniting and supporting organizations in dealing with complex changes. The author takes public service motivation as the main theoretical intermediary to explore the mechanism of digital governance and charismatic leadership in public administration reform. Through sorting out the relevant concepts and main viewpoints of public service motivation theory, digital governance theory, and charismatic leadership theory, the author attempts to construct a theoretical model of digital governance and charismatic leadership in the context of public administration based on the shaping of a digital governance theoretical model based on charismatic leadership, combined with the theory of public service motivation. Therefore, the article provides specific path optimization plans from the aspects of enhancing leaders' digital leadership, comprehensive incubation service willingness, and the "leader technology willingness" trinity ecological environment, aiming to help promote the improvement of government leadership and performance in the digital transformation period, and also provide academic guidance and reference for related research.
Public Service Motivation; Digital Governance; Charismatic Leadership; Collaborative Mechanism; Public Administration.
The Film and Television Production of "Feminist Fallacy": The Singularity of Feminist Narratives
In an environment where feminist ideas are gaining ground, the emergence of "Feminist fallacy" in the film and television industry has raised people concerns. The research paper select Hua Mulan, Wonder Woman 1984 and Black Widow as explication cases, and applies textual analysis and case study methods to study the performance characteristics of the narrative single-mindedness in these three films. The results of the research illustrate that this type of audio-visual work often limits the definition of feminism to empty slogans, simplifies the development of female sexuality, avoids the reality of tackling structural oppression of gender, and compresses the success of women into the restricted categories of personal heroism, family or family reconciliation. Namely, these kinds of works still advance under the patriarchal logic and commercial logic of the first birth. In the research conclusions on this question, the "Feminist fallacy" eastcribed here is practically a question of tactics and the commercial exploitation of feminism by capital. In the context of problems raised here, the creators of film and television works should fully consider various aspects of female perception, criticize the problems of women in society, and establish narratives in which genuinely critical social transformation takes place. The present study gives not only to spectators the means to discover the true nature of "Feminist fallacy" in audio-visual works, but also a theoretical basis for the building up of genuinely feminist narratives in the sphere of media production.
The singularity of film and television narrative; feminist fallacy; feminist movie.
A Post-Feminist Reading of Female-Centric TV Dramas in China (2010–Present)
In recent years, with the awakening of women's consciousness and the increase of social attention, the Female-centric TV dramas with women's growth as the core content have gradually become an important trend in the development of Chinese film and television dramas. However, such works are often solidified by critical narrative patterns, and there are obvious contradictions in the expression of women's subjectivity. In order to better understand this phenomenon, this article selects several representative Female-centric TV dramas as samples under the framework of post-feminist theory, and critically discusses the shaping of female images in such works by analysing the experience and narrative structure of the characters. The study found that the so-called female autonomy and success rely more on physical management, consumer capital, and emotional relationships, which seems to emphasise women's subjectivity, but in fact solidifies gender stereotypes under the influence of patriarchal structure and the market. This article points out that the Female-centric TV dramas try to respond to the problems faced by women in reality, but their narrative is often presented in the form of self-supervision, dependence on men, and competition with women, falling into the dilemma of post-feminism. In the future, the creation of film and television dramas should get rid of this limitation and explore new female writing directions by improving the narrative style.
Female-centric TV drama; post-feminism; female subjectivity; consumerism; gender power relations.
Evolving Landscapes: Changed Trend, Challenges, and Opportunities for Integrated Skill Development in TESOL
English has become one of the most important and dominant international lingua francas. In rapid integration age, the current context intertwined with globalization and artificial intelligence has been revised and retouched constantly. Under such circumstances, the development of comprehensive skills in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) is experiencing unprecedented transformations on an unprecedented scale. This paper aims to have a clear review of changing trends, challenges, and opportunities in TESOL by analyzing relevant literature. The purpose of this review is to provide a clearer picture of the current research landscape in language teaching and facilitate better understanding of future research directions. Since educational environments become increasingly digitalized and cross-cultural, TESOL instruction is no longer confined to the traditional segregated training of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, the educational environments become increasingly digitalized and cross-cultural. It places greater emphasis on the organic integration and synergistic development of multiple skills in authentic or virtual cross-cultural contexts. The emerging trend of using AI assisted language learning tools has created favorable conditions for personalized learning path design, instant feedback provision, and easy access to language resources, which also puts forward higher requirements for teachers' digital literacy, curriculum adaptability, and instructional design. Hence,a deep understanding of learners' cultural background and discourse practice can help educators build more culturally responsive teaching methods.
TESOL, Language education, English teaching.
The Impact of ADHD on Adolescents’ Academic Performance and Social Relationships
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuro developmental disorders in adolescence, and ADHD significantly impact adolescents’ academic performance and social interactions. This paper reviews recent studies to test the negative impact of ADHD on adolescents' core academic skills and performance in social domains. This literature review systematically summarized the main mechanisms associated with ADHD, including the spiral academic failure model and the social rejection cycle. Due to cognitive and emotional regulation deficits, adolescents with ADHD are often trapped in a vicious cycle of academic inefficiency and social withdrawal, as evidenced by the results. To achieve this objective, this paper proposes a multimodal intervention that combines pharmacological interventions, behavioral therapy, family support, and school adjustment. The study emphasizes the importance of early identification and multidimensional support systems to promote the holistic development of adolescents with ADHD and calls for a more inclusive school and social environment. This review concludes that ADHD leads to a reinforcing cycle of academic underperformance and social difficulties, highlighting the urgency of early, multimodal interventions to disrupt these patterns.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, multimodal intervention, early identification, multidimensional sup-port systems.
The Impact of Financial Investment in Compulsory Education on Regional Educational Equity: A Case Study of Beijing
Balanced education is a core goal of compulsory education and also a component of the national strategy. To promote the balanced development of compulsory education in Beijing from a financial perspective and provide a reference for other domestic cities, this article analyzes the financial reasons for the regional imbalance in Beijing's compulsory education. The analysis concludes that between urban and suburban areas, the finance input system dominated by districts and counties further amplifies economic disparities, resulting in the concentration of educational resources in developed urban areas. Within urban areas, the differences in district-level expenditure structures also play a role. Districts that prioritize educational reform and innovation, as well as teacher incentives and compensation, fare better, and weaker districts adjusting their education financial structure based on their financial capacity help improve compulsory education levels. Based on this, the article proposes the following recommendations: The municipal government should increase its educational financial responsibilities and provide subsidies to economically lagging areas. Each district and county should optimize their financial investment structure, with financially weak districts increasing their project expenditure proportion, focusing on investments in teachers, educational reform, and innovation, and improving their own weak areas.
Balanced Education, Primary and Secondary Education, Education Finance.
The emotional blueprint: parenting styles and the making of adolescent emotion regulation
Adolescence is a key period for the rapid growth of emotional reactivity and regulation. Beyond neural and cognitive maturation, parenting styles significantly shape adolescents' emotion regulation. This article systematically explores how parenting styles influence the development of adolescent emotion regulation along six pathways: neural mechanisms in the brain, physiological mechanisms (e.g., sleep), cognitive and motivational chains, behavioral risk pathways, cultural and gender moderating variables, and clinical intervention perspectives. The study found that authoritative parenting facilitates mature prefrontal and limbic system connections, improves sleep quality, promotes cognitive reappraisal and a sense of hope, and reduces the incidence of high-risk behaviors such as self-injury. Authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful parenting significantly interfered with the development of the emotion regulation system and increased the risk of psychological distress. Cultural beliefs and gender roles also play a moderating role. This study emphasized the importance of parent-focused interventions and future directions are also discussed.
Brain neural mechanism, physiological mechanism, Improve sleep quality
The Impact of Fiscal Investment in Education and the Structure of Investment on Urban–Rural Income Disparities: A Study Based on Quantile Panel Regression
This study investigates the impact of government education expenditure and its structural composition on urban–rural income inequality in China, using provincial panel data spanning from 2004 to 2023. The empirical results reveal that increased per-student education spending plays a significant role in narrowing the income gap between urban and rural populations. However, a disproportionately large allocation to higher education tends to widen income disparities, indicating an urban bias in the distribution of educational resources. Mechanism analysis further demonstrates that human capital development serves as a key transmission channel linking education finance to income inequality. The study also uncovers strong regional heterogeneity: the income-equalizing effects of education spending are more evident in eastern provinces, while central and western regions exhibit weaker or inconsistent outcomes, likely due to institutional and structural limitations. These findings underscore the importance of rebalancing education budgets between basic and higher education and adopting regionally tailored fiscal strategies to promote equitable income distribution and inclusive economic development.
Education Finance; Educational Investment Structure; Urban–Rural Income Inequality; Human Capital; Quantile Panel Regression.
Impact of parenting styles on the quality of college students’ romantic relationships and social anxiety through attachment styles
This paper looks at how different parenting styles affect college students’ romantic relationships and social anxiety. It uses ideas from attachment theory to explain why some students feel safe and confident in relationships, while others feel nervous or avoid closeness. When parents are warm and supportive, students are more likely to develop secure attachment, which leads to bet-ter relationships and less anxiety. But when parents are too strict, distant, or not involved, stu-dents may develop insecure attachment and face more problems in love and social situations. The paper also talks about culture and gender differences, and suggests that with the right support, these patterns can change. This information can help families, teachers, and counselors better support students’ emotional health.
Attachment theory, Safe and confident, insecurely attached
The relationship between peer relationship, social support and depressive symptoms
In a society with high-intensity and high-pressure, more people have shown signs of depression. This study examines the interaction between peer relationship(PR) and depressive symptoms(DS), emphasizing the social support(SS) role that presenting a protective trait in mental health based on longitudinal data and cross-sectional surveys (students, university populations, perinatal women). Results indicate that each additional friend is associated with further symptom reduction; trust-based PR act as a psychological "safe haven." Self-efficacy mediates the negative link between secure peer attachment and depression. Family and teacher support consistently alleviate symptoms, whereas peer support’s inconsistent predictive power (due to ambiguous friendship definitions) weakens in integrated models. Spousal support emerges as most protective for adults. PR and SS play significant roles in influencing DS. The amount and quality of PR, and forms sources of support from society, have complex and variable impacts on spiritual health. This study presents future research directions.
peer relation, depressive symptom, Mental Health
The Influence of Parent-Child Attachment on Peer Relationships of Preschool Children
The preschool years represent a critical phase for children's social development. As they transition from family environments to group settings, peer interactions become vital pathways for socialization. Parent-child attachment, being the cornerstone of early emotional bonding, significantly influences children's social adaptability. Recent studies indicate that securely attached children demonstrate better emotional expression and trust-building abilities, making them more likely to establish positive peer relationships. Conversely, children with avoidant or ambivalent attachments often exhibit social withdrawal or conflict-prone behaviors. Through literature review and case analysis, this study reveals that educators should prioritize nurturing warm parent-child bonds in daily settings—such as providing daily hugs and attentive listening. Such practices not only foster healthy peer relationships but also lay a solid foundation for children's future social adaptation.
Preschoolers; Parent-child attachment; Attachment types.
Elements affecting adolescent anxiety - from the angles of peer relationships and parenting styles
The causes and processes of teenage social anxiety disorder (SAD) are examined, with a focus on the combined effects of parenting practices and peer connections. According to recent studies conducted in China, teens experience significant levels of anxiety, which has a detrimental impact on their ability to focus, feel good about themselves, and interact with others. The roots of anxiety are explained by theoretical frameworks such as behavioural, cognitive, and humanistic approaches. While peer abuse intensifies symptoms, high-quality peer support reduces anxiety through emotional connection and resilience. Anxiety is greatly impacted by parenting styles: authoritative parenting lowers risk, whereas authoritarian and permissive parenting raises it. Other important aspects are attachment type and fear of bad appraisal. Adolescent anxiety levels are shaped by the combined influence of peer pressure and parents. In order to assist youth mental health, the study ends with multi-level intervention options encompassing families, schools, and society.
social anxiety disorder, Practice in Childcare, peer relation
The Effect of Mixed-age Game Activities on Preschool Children's Prosocial Behavior
This study focuses on the impact of mixed-age play activities on preschool children's prosocial behaviors. In response to the limitations of same-age grouping and the challenges in children's social development, it is supported by Vygotsky's "Zone of Proximal Development" and Bandura's social learning theory. Through literature review and case analysis, it compares the differences between same-age and mixed-age play. The research finds that mixed-age play enhances children's self-efficacy in prosocial behaviors through mixed-age feedback, promotes the acquisition of prosocial cultural tools, and facilitates self-monitoring and adjustment of prosocial behaviors, thus having unique value in fostering prosocial behaviors. Four implementation strategies are proposed: designing activities based on stratified goals and cooperative tasks, establishing a role guidance mechanism that leverages the leadership of older children and the empowerment of younger ones, creating a safe and inclusive interactive environment, and adopting a process-oriented growth evaluation. The study has limitations, such as a single sample and not considering external interference factors. Future research should be optimized by expanding the sample and combining mixed research methods to provide references for mixed-age play practices in kindergartens and the cultivation of prosocial behaviors.
Preschool children; Mixed-age game activities; prosocial behaviour.
Exploring the influence of gender stereotypes in school education on students
Gender stereotypes have long been a contentious issue in education by affecting self-definition, academic performance, and career paths. Based on the concept of stereotype, this paper intends to present and discuss the phenomena of the long-term impact of stereotypes on both male and female students. The findings show that stereotypes promote traditional roles: girls are frequently discouraged from STEM disciplines due to a perceived inferiority in science and mathematics, despite practical evidence of equivalent or higher performance. Boys, on the other hand, are pressured to comply to ideals of STEM dominance and aggression, while being criticized for excelling in ‘feminine’ areas such as the arts. These biases raise early, influenced by teachers, parents, and the media, and contribute to stereotype threat, a psychological weight that inhibits achievement. For girls, this results in under-representation in STEM jobs and low self-efficacy; for boys, it causes mental health issues and rigid gender expectations. The paper claims that such biases restrict progress in society by wasting potential and increasing economic imbalances. To reduce these negative effects, the research suggests for educational changes, such as gender-inclusive courses and awareness actions, to break down established prejudices.
stereotype, Traditional roles, inferiority complex
Comparative Study on the Financial Investment Mechanism of Compulsory Education in Jiangxi Province and Anhui Province
How to optimize the financial investment mechanism for compulsory education has received widespread attention, but many provinces in China still face shortcomings in this field. This article compares the financial investment mechanisms for compulsory education in Jiangxi Province and Anhui Province, and it reveals that Anhui Province has formed a relatively well-developed financial responsibility allocation mechanism through provincial coordination and a transfer payment system, while enhancing the efficiency of fund utilization via performance management. In recent years, Jiangxi has increased investment and gradually raised its financial supply level. However, its system remains dominated by county-level finance, with an imperfect transfer payment system and relatively weak performance management, resulting in deficiencies in the balance and resource efficiency of education finance. Based on these findings, this article proposes the following suggestions: Firstly, elevate the level of fiscal supply and optimize the investment structure; Secondly, improve the system of fiscal responsibility allocation and transfer payment; Thirdly, establish a comprehensive performance management system to enhance the efficiency of education fund utilization; Fourthly, promote coordination between financial investment and national policies.
Compulsory Education; Financial Investment Mechanism; Comparative Study.
The Influence of Parenting Styles on Aggressive Behavior in Young Children
Aggressive behavior in early childhood serves as a key predictor of future health and social adjustment, and has become a central topic in developmental psychology research. This behavior is influenced by a multitude of factors, including physiological, psychological, and environmental determinants, wherein the family, as the primary context for a child's socialization, plays a critical role through its parenting styles. Existing research has predominantly categorized parenting styles into authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful types. Studies have consistently indicated that authoritative parenting is associated with lower levels of aggression in young children, whereas negative parenting styles —such as authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful approaches—are linked to higher levels of aggressive behavior. However, within the Chinese cultural context, traditional values such as filial piety and familism, along with unique parent-child interaction patterns (e.g., the traditional "strict father, kind mother" dynamic), may exert a moderating effect on the aforementioned relationships—a dimension that warrants further in-depth analysis. This study aims to systematically review the relationship between parenting styles and aggressive behavior in young children through literature analysis and to construct a theoretical model delineating the underlying mechanism with empathy as the central mediating variable. This study specifically focuses on:(1) how parenting styles influence the manifestation of aggressive behavior in young children; (2) differences in the types and frequency of aggressive behaviors across different parenting styles; and (3) the mediating mechanism of empathy between parenting styles and aggression, based on existing empirical evidence.
Parenting styles; Aggressive behavior; Young children; Empathy; Mediating mechanism; Literature review.
The Effect of the Use of Early Learning Apps on Social Anxiety in Preschoolers
In recent years, the phenomenon of children using electronic devices has become prevalent. The screen time of preschoolers has exceeded the upper limit of one hour per day suggested by the WHO. Meanwhile, with the improvement of educational concept—edutainment, the formative educational apps meet the needs of “light education”, recognized by the public. Foreign studies indicated that oversupply of screen stimulation will affect brain region function, which is positively relevant to the psychological problem: social anxiety. This research adopts literature analysis. The literatures come from authentic academic websites (Google Scholar, Web of Science). The research gap is identified, and the research results are integrated according to the process of systematically collecting, screening, organizing, and interpreting. The research results indicate that the impact of educational apps on preschool children’s social anxiety mainly manifests in three aspects: impact mechanisms, the role of multiple subjects, and the role of mediating variables. Based on the above research results, the study draws the following conclusion: The use of early educational apps can cause cognitive overload in preschool children, crowd out opportunities for real social interaction, and lead to their missing the critical period for social skill development. Combined with the influence of parental upbringing behaviors, defects in app design, and the role of mediating mechanisms, these factors collectively affect the level of social anxiety in preschool children.
Edutainment; Social anxiety; Preschooler; Early Learning Apps.
Investigating the Impact of Cantonese Language Teaching in Class on the Classroom Participation of College Students
This study investigates how classroom engagement is affected by Cantonese-medium education, particularly in the behavioral, cognitive, and affective aspects of engagement. Using a mixed-methods research methodology that includes classroom video observation, self-reports of cognitive load, stimulated recall interviews, and standardized engagement scores, the study finds that Cantonese education significantly improves students' behavioral engagement. On the other hand, phonological complexity, conflicts between cultural schemas, and the anxiety that results continue to impair cognitive and affective involvement. The study comes to the conclusion that in order to lower cognitive load and engage students holistically, pedagogies that are specifically suited to their needs—such as translanguaging, tonal visualization tools, and culturally relevant content—are required. The work has practical applications for improving multilingual teaching methods and developing successful dialect maintenance programs.
Cantonese-medium instruction; Classroom engagement; Cognitive load; Dialect pedagogy; Mixed-methods research.
Analysis of Fu’s Translation of Gone with the Wind and its Historical Background
Fu, a polymath scholar-activist who was fluent in English and deeply familiar with classical Chinese, viewed the task as more than linguistic translation but the export of morale-boosting narrative. Nida called for the "restructuring" of such elements via domestication (naturalization) or foreignization (retention of alterity), engineered to result in maximum equivalence with minimum loss.The latter spirit is operationalized in Nida's threefold approach—analysis, transfer, reorientation. Preliminary analysis breaks down the core semantics, style, and pragmatics of the source to generate a "simplest equivalent" of it. Translates this into the target language idiom by replacing culture-specific terms (e.g., Judeo-Christian motifs) with culturally equivalent concepts. Then restructuring constructs a "natural, idiomatic" translation and judges it using receptor feedback to verify the understanding and emotional appropriateness. In the linguistic domain, applications include idiom domestication, rhetorical fidelity and polysemous reconstruction (e.g., in herbal nomenclature or technological glossaries).
Gone with the Wind; Fu’s Translation; Nida’s threefold approach; Core Semantics.
The Contradictions Between the Learning Mechanism of Llms and L2 Learners' Knowledge Construction Process and Its Influence on SLA
In recent years, Large Language Models (LLMs) have achieved great success, with many L2 learners and educational institutions beginning to explore the utilization of LLMs in facilitating Second Language Acquisition (SLA). However, the integration of LLMs in the SLA framework comes along with numerous risks. Many recent studies have compared the different learning mechanisms of LLMs and L2 learners from diverse perspectives, but few of them linked such differences with the influence of LLMs on SLA. Utilizing the literature review method, this article mainly draws on Processability Theory (PT) and Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) and pays special attention to the chatbot in an oral English practicing scenario. By reflecting and comparing the learning mechanisms of LLMs and L2 learners, this article sheds light on the influence of their different learning mechanisms on SLA and identifies several challenges related to safety, ethics, and society. To handle these challenges and promote the effective utilization of LLMs among teachers and students, this article provides the following recommendations: upgrading models, improving transparency, adopting a human-centered approach, enhancing users' capacity, and strengthening government supervision, etc.
Large Language Models, Second Language Acquisition, Computational Learning.
The Influence of Learning Procrastination Among Junior High School Students on Their Academic Self-Efficacy
This study aims to explore the impact of academic self-efficacy among junior high school students on learning procrastination. With the progress of China's educational reform, educational concepts have changed. Unlike the traditional teaching methods in the past, students' autonomous learning ability has become the focus of attention. Academic self-efficacy is a major factor determining the outcome of autonomous learning, which affects students' confidence and motivation in self-study. However, in reality, some students have bad habits, such as procrastinating in their studies. These bad habits have had a negative impact on students' academic performance. This study starts with academic self-efficacy and learning procrastination, explores the relationship between the two, and puts forward corresponding suggestions for the learning habits of junior high school students. The research reveals a significant negative correlation between academic self-efficacy and learning procrastination, suggesting that students with a lower belief in their academic abilities are more likely to delay their studies. Consequently, this paper proposes that effective intervention should shift from simple behavioral correction to the cultivation of students' internal self-efficacy. A collaborative approach involving schools, families, and individual students is recommended to systematically enhance academic confidence and promote proactive learning habits.
Learning procrastination; Junior high school students; Self-efficacy.
The Influence of Interlanguage on Language Understanding and Cognitive Processes in Second Language Acquisition
The impact of interlanguage on second language acquisition has garnered widespread attention, yet its mechanisms and effects remain insufficiently analyzed. This paper examines the mechanisms by which interlanguage influences language comprehension and cognitive processes, analyzing phonetics, word order, pragmatics, and learners' language internalization in Chinese-English bilingualism. The findings reveal that interlanguage negatively affects short-term language comprehension and long-term cognitive processes for Chinese native speakers learning English as a second language, including logical fallacies and psychological barriers such as rigid thinking, daily communicative psychological stress, and pragmatic misconceptions. Based on these findings, the paper proposes the following teaching and learning recommendations: First, teachers should accurately assess the causes of interlanguage emergence in learners. Second, educators can help students identify native language phonetic interference, cultivate effective listening and speaking habits, and utilize recording corrections and online educational resources to support learning. Third, teachers should emphasize the role of cultural cognition in second language acquisition. Finally, individual learners need to establish personal spaces for practicing the second language and engage in language acquisition within the context of cultural cognition.
Interlanguage, Language Comprehension, Cognitive Process.
Atypical Mother Figures in Literary Works: A Case Study of an Everlasting Life
In contemporary society, as more women join the workforce, a growing number of mothers are also taking on the responsibility of financially supporting their families. However, in the workplace, mothers still face numerous challenges concerning their work-life balance, and their decisions are often influenced by family and societal pressures. This paper uses Ai Wei's work An Everlasting Life as a case study to analyze the text and explore the portrayal of atypical mother figures in literature. This paper analyzes the mother figure in the work from the perspectives of the male gaze and a more objective, rational standpoint. It finds that, the mother’s imperfections that are from the male perspective are in fact a natural manifestation of natural humanity, and that an imperfect mother represents the genuine mother figure who should be embraced by society. Ultimately, the mother in this work An Everlasting Life is accepted by both her family and society. This study is significant in addressing the gap of analyzing the mother figure in works from a single perspective and in advocating for the social acceptance and recognition of ordinary mothers.
Atypicality, mother, the male gaze, humanity, the acceptance issue.
Teaching Methods of Large Language Model on L2 Text Conversation: The Role of AI Situational Dialogue Applications
Situational dialogue driven by large language models (LLMs) has received wide attention in second language (L2) teaching. However, most of the existing research focuses on a single model. This article analyzes the application of artificial intelligence-driven situational dialogue in L2 conversation teaching. This study adopts a quasi-experimental design and uses five artificial intelligence models to explore the differences between situational dialogue and traditional teaching practices, the performance differences between different LLMs, and how teachers can use different artificial intelligence systems in teaching. Analysis shows that these models differ in emotional expression, human-like degree, and information integration. Learners' preferences are influenced by factors such as the tone of AI, information integrity, and feedback form. Based on these findings, this article puts forward the following suggestions: the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom should be dominated by teachers, artificial intelligence as an auxiliary tool, and the appropriate model should be selected according to the teaching objectives. At the same time, educators should pay close attention to the structure and emotional design of AI feedback, and strengthen ethical and privacy supervision to ensure the applicability and safety of AI in the field of education.
Large Language Model; Situational Dialogue; AI-Assisted Teaching; Second Language Learning.