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.
Language choice tendency in second language academic writing -- Based on the perspective of explicit and implicit expression of information
From the perspective of explicit and implicit information expression, this paper explores the language choice tendency of second language academic writing. The dynamic balance between the two is the core of the clarity and conciseness of academic terms, and also the key to cross-cultural academic communication. Combing second language acquisition and academic discourse research, it is found that learners show obvious level differences: the middle and low levels are often over manifested (such as the abuse of connectives and semantic repetition), and the middle and high levels are prone to improper concealment (such as fuzzy logic and unclear reference). Such tendencies tend to lead to discourse redundancy or logic fracture, affecting the efficiency of academic information transmission and the recognition of papers. The research shows that the main influencing factors are mother tongue transfer, insufficient cognition of academic norms, and the limitation of second language level. The purpose of this paper is to provide practical reference for the teaching of second language academic writing, help learners balance explicit and implicit expression according to the characteristics of science and engineering, humanities and Social Sciences, and improve the logicality and standardization of academic discourse.
Second language academic writing, language choice tendency, explicit information, implicit expression, second language acquisition.
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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 mechanism of the role of digital government in enhancing the capacity of grassroots public services
Under the macro background of the deep integration of modernization of national governance and digital technology, the construction of digital government has become the core engine driving the profound transformation of public services. However, grassroots public services have long been confronted with practical predicaments such as scattered resources, low efficiency, and mismatch between supply and demand. This study aims to explore the intrinsic mechanism by which digital government systematically enhances the capacity of grassroots public services. By constructing an integrated analytical framework of "technology empowerment - process reengineering - collaborative governance", this study systematically dissects the key paths of digital government in achieving resource decentralization through data sharing and platform integration, promoting efficiency transformation through the online transformation and reconfiguration of service processes, and facilitating governance model innovation by building a diversified online collaborative network. Research findings reveal that this empowerment process is simultaneously constrained by multiple complex factors such as institutional mechanisms, digital literacy, and the digital divide. To this end, systematic optimization should be carried out from multiple dimensions such as institutional design, technological development and organizational guarantee, promoting the deep integration of technical logic and governance logic. Ultimately, this will achieve a paradigm shift in grassroots public services from "passive supply" to "active response", and from "fragmented management" to "overall intelligent governance", providing theoretical references and practical paths for advancing the modernization of grassroots governance.
Digital government, Governance capacity, Public services.
The Construction and Reconstruction of Female Characters in Postmodern Films: B for Busy and Her Story
The paper investigates the reconstruction of women's screen images in postmodern cinema in the context of gender revolution shaped by postmodern philosophy. Based on the analysis of specific cinema works, such as the B for Busy and Her Story, the paper applies the semiotics of film, Foucauldian discourse theory, and Mulvey's gaze theory to explore how such works break down the classical myths of femininity, overturn the binarity, and restore the narrative and audiovisual femininity. The findings obtained reveals that the approach of deromanticizing and reversing the gaze of the filmmaker enhances the narrative role of females, but the mechanisms induced by the commercialization of cinema works result in placing women within symbolic traps, with feminism reduced to the level of commodities. The conclusion arrived at points out that, although postmodern cinema makes important contributions to reshaping femininity discourse, one must be careful not to be entrapped in the oppositional discourse embedded in the capital mechanism.
Male gaze, Gender reconstruction, Postmodern film, Female characters.
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.
How Successfully Can Laying Out Information in Distinct Designs Induce People to Utilize Chunking and Linking Memory?
This study investigates whether specific design layouts of mnemonic devices can enhance short-term memory performance by inducing the use of chunking and linking memory techniques. While prior research has demonstrated the effectiveness of mnemonic devices in improving memory outcomes, little attention has been paid to how specific visual layouts influence the application of these techniques, particularly among teenagers. Focusing on participants aged 13 to 19, this study adopts a “stealth training” approach, encouraging the development of memory strategies through design without explicit instruction. Using Psytoolkit, participants were randomly assigned to three stimulus conditions—chunking, linking memory, and random natural chunking—and asked to memorize word lists across three experimental blocks. Memory performance was assessed through response time and accuracy, analyzed using linear mixed-effects models to account for imbalanced conditions and experimental fatigue. The results indicate that chunking layouts produced the most effective short-term memory performance, while linking memory resulted in slower response times after controlling for fatigue effects, likely due to increased cognitive load. Although participants did not consistently report intentional use of the introduced techniques, the findings suggest that design layouts can influence memory outcomes independently of conscious strategy use. Overall, this study highlights the importance of layout design in mnemonic devices and suggests practical implications for educational contexts, particularly in supporting teenagers’ memory processes through implicit instructional design.
Mnemonic devices; Chunking; Linking memory; Short-term memory; Layout design; Cognitive load; Adolescents.
A Deep-Dive into Consumer Motivations and IMC Strategy Development for Ready-to-Drink Cocktails: A Case Study of High Noon Tequila
The global Ready-to-Drink cocktail market is characterized by rapid growth and intense functional homogenization, pushing brands to seek differentiation beyond product attributes. This qualitative case study explores the underlying psychological, emotional, and cultural motivations driving consumer preference for High Noon Tequila within this competitive landscape. Through in-depth interviews with six regular consumers and a thematic analysis, the study identifies four core motivational themes: the use of the brand as a symbol for group belonging, the perception of its authenticity enabling a “smart choice” identity, its role in facilitating contextualized effortless sophistication, and its delivery of a controlled pleasurable release. Interpreted through Symbolic Consumption and Self-Determination Theory, these findings are synthesized into a central consumer insight: High Noon Tequila functions as a “Sanctioned Transition Ritual,” allowing consumers to legitimately shift from daily responsibilities to a valued leisure identity. Ultimately, the study translates this foundational insight into a proposed Integrated Marketing Communications campaign, “The Sanctioned Shift,” demonstrating how deep consumer understanding can forge a meaningful competitive advantage by addressing fundamental psychological needs.
Ready-to-Drink Cocktails; Consumer Motivation; Self-Determination Theory; Symbolic Consumption; Integrated Marketing Communications; Brand Authenticity.
The Comparison of Psychological Perspectives and Traditional Chinese Philosophical Stances
This study investigates the integration of modern psychology with traditional Chinese philosophy to develop a culturally grounded psychological framework. Traditional Chinese philosophy, rooted in holistic and dialectical thinking as well as profound insights into human nature and the mind, offers valuable perspectives to address key challenges in contemporary psychology, such as its weak cultural foundations and fragmented theoretical landscape. The paper explores psychological ideas within Confucian ethics, which emphasize social harmony and moral development; Daoist naturalism, which advocates alignment with the natural order; and Buddhist conceptions of human nature, which reveal the depth and complexity of inner experience. It also examines how Western psychology has drawn upon Chinese philosophical concepts, reflecting a growing cross-cultural exchange. Drawing on methodologies from cross-cultural psychology, the study proposes a comparative paradigm that integrates cognitive, methodological, and ethical dimensions, aiming to foster a more inclusive, culturally informed understanding of psychological phenomena. This approach highlights the importance of cultural context in shaping psychological theory and practice in an increasingly globalized world.
Cross-cultural psychology, Traditional Chinese philosophy, Holism vs. atomism, Dialectical thinking, Confucian ethics, Daoist naturalism, Buddhist theory of human nature.
How user-generated content impacts the customer behavior of Generation Z: a systematic literature review for the last 5 years
User-generated content (UGC) has a significant impact on the decision-making behavior of Generation Z consumers. This article presents a literature review of 13 articles, summarizing how UGC influences the purchasing behavior of Generation Z consumers in the era of rapid network development. At the same time, the Stimulate-Organism-Response model is also used to analyze the behavioral response process of the Z-generation consumers when they receive user-generated content. Additionally, this article compared the process with the traditional 5A model to examine whether the conventional 5A model is followed in UGC marketing. For marketers, this article suggests that publishing authentic marketing content that fosters emotional connections with consumers and evokes positive emotions that enhance marketing effectiveness. However, there are some limitations in this paper. Later research will further segment the Z generation group and develop distinct marketing strategies tailored to individuals with varying personality traits within this generation.
User-generated content, customer behaviour, Generation Z.
Analysis of the local adaptation of UNESCO's education equity policy: A comparative case study of China and Nigeria based on global governance theory
This study explores why UNESCO has achieved different results in promoting education equity in various countries. This study uses a comparative case study approach to analyze why China demonstrates effective implementation while Nigeria has challenges in policy implementation from the perspective of global governance theory. The study focuses on the impact of political, economic, and cultural factors on implementing international education policies. UNESCO's success in China depends on China's centralized governance, continued economic growth that has led to increased investment in education, a cultural concept of education priority, and legislative protection. In contrast, UNESCO's limited effectiveness in Nigeria is mainly due to Nigeria's federal system, which leads to decentralized power, an unstable oil economy, systemic corruption, and cultural norms related to religion that affect educational access. This study uses a mixed-methods approach. This method combines quantitative data (e.g., enrollment rates, GDP ratios) with qualitative analysis (e.g., policy adaptation, cultural integration) to provide a new perspective on the adaptability of international education policies in different countries. The results provide practical suggestions for international organizations such as UNESCO. International organizations need to formulate policies that are suitable for local conditions. Meanwhile, international organizations will achieve better results when collaborating with national governments to implement policies. This study highlights the complexity of international policy adaptation and enriches the understanding of global education governance.
UNESCO, Educational Equity, Policy Implementation, Governance Capacity, Comparative case study.
Mindfulness-Based Counseling as an Intervention for Reducing Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
In 2025, 1 billion of the world population is considered to experience anxiety and depression, and 32% of college students in the U.S. experience moderate-severe anxiety and 18% have severe depression. Common interventions such as medication and CBT are effective in most cases but turn out to fail 50 percent because of its side effects. Mindfulness-based counseling (MBSR/MBCT) applies basic present moment awareness to decrease symptoms by 28-35. It makes sense that this review of 50+ studies (2024-2025) demonstrates that it is as efficient as CBT and costs less through apps, which is ideal in the case of stressed students. It enhances concentration in exams, consistent energy during hard semesters, and develops a long-term health by ensuring healthier campuses. The students are able to obtain a greater concentration to study, emotional stability to social pressures, and permanence calm to avoid relapses of depression. By spending only 10 minutes a day practicing mindfulness, overwhelming academic stress is transformed into manageable habits, which helps not only achieve daily success but also improve a person psychologically.
Mindfulness, Stress Reduction, Anxiety, Depression, MBCT.
Exploring Practical Pathways for College English Teaching under the Concept of Translanguaging
There are practical problems in college English teaching, such as the solidification of traditional monolingual models and insufficient language application abilities of students, which make it difficult to meet the needs of talent cultivation in the new era. Translanguaging, as a key theory in the field of multilingual education, focuses on flexibly integrating multilingual resources and highlighting the essence of language communication, providing a scientific direction for teaching reform. This article summarizes the core connotation and educational value of this concept, analyzes the current difficulties and adaptability of English teaching in universities, clarifies practical principles such as "learner led, scenario practical", explores specific paths such as teaching content reconstruction and classroom mode innovation, as well as guarantee mechanisms such as faculty and resources, aiming to provide practical and feasible references for improving the quality of English teaching in universities and cultivating students' comprehensive language abilities.
Translanguaging, Cross language practice, college English teaching, teaching practice path, English teaching reform, language ability cultivation.
Analysis of Instant Information Processing and Language Recombination Techniques in Interpretation Practice
In global cross linguistic communication, the real-time nature of interpreting determines that its quality core relies on the real-time information processing and language recombination abilities of practitioners. The synergy between the two is the key to avoiding communication deviations and ensuring accurate semantic transmission. This article is supported by the cognitive theory and practical experience of interpreting, focusing on the core logic of both, sorting out the key links of information processing such as listening, decoding, screening, and storage, dismantling language restructuring techniques such as word order adjustment, semantic integration, and cultural adaptation, analyzing collaborative difficulties such as cognitive overload and information fragmentation, and proposing coping strategies. Research has shown that instant information processing should be guided by core semantic capture, and language recombination should be in line with target language habits and scene requirements, forming a "precision processing adaptation recombination" loop; Through scientific training, scenario based corpus accumulation, and retrospective optimization, practitioners' abilities can be effectively enhanced, providing support for various interpreting practices and helping to improve the fluency and accuracy of cross language communication.
Interpretation, instant information processing, language restructuring, interpretation skills, cognitive load, semantic transmission.
Cross-Cultural Collaboration and Conflict Narrative: A Study of Urban Immigrant Memory Based on Participatory Art
This article aims to explore how participatory art, as a unique medium and method, intervenes in the process of memory production and narrative reconstruction of urban migrants. In the globalized urban landscape, immigrants are not only physical space movers but also carriers and reshapers of cultural memories. However, their memories and narratives are often marginalized, simplified or obscured in the mainstream urban discourse, leading to the predicament of cultural identity and potential cross-cultural conflicts. This study holds that traditional interviews or observational research are difficult to fully stimulate the subjective expression of immigrant groups. Participatory art, through its inherent collaborative, procedural and physical nature, can create a temporary and equal "heterotopia" space, transforming immigrants from passive "research subjects" to active "co-creators". This article, through in-depth analysis of several typical cases of participatory art projects, explains how the artistic creation process prompts non-verbal and emotional dialogues between individual immigrants and urban residents, communities, and even the urban space itself. In this process, an individual's fragmented memories are embodied and materialized, and then converge into a collective, visible and tangible "memory text". The research focuses on analyzing the "conflict narratives" that are bound to occur in this collaboration - including intergenerational differences, the collision of urban and rural concepts, and the friction of cultural habits, etc. - and argues that these conflicts are not negative obstacles but key opportunities to build a more inclusive and tense "shared memory". Ultimately, this paper proposes that memory research based on participatory art is not only a rescue record of immigration history, but also a kind of urban cultural practice pointing to the future. Through creative collaboration, it transforms implicit memories into explicit public narratives, providing an emotional foundation and imaginative path for building a truly "symbiotic city".
Cultural collaboration, Immigrant memories, Conflict narrative.
Criminal Psychological Analysis of Human Trafficking Based on Cross-Border Telecom Fraud—— Take Myanmar Myawaddy Fraud Park as an Example
Cross-border telecom fraud has evolved into a highly organized and violent compound crime. Among them, there is a widespread phenomenon of factual human trafficking in fraud parks with Myawaddy and other areas as the core. Victims are abducted, restricted in freedom and forced to participate in fraud activities under the lure of "going abroad with high salaries". This study adopts the interactive model of "environment-cognition-behavior" constructed by social cognitive theory, analyzes how criminal organizations shape the control chain through institutional layout and psychological discipline, and focuses on the systematic manipulation process of the victim's psychology in the process of committing crimes in fraud parks, including hope bias, cognitive dissonance, learned helplessness, emotional misunderstanding and conformity, etc., and deeply analyzes the psychological path of the victim's transformation from "cheated" to "accomplice" and reveals its existence. On this basis, this paper puts forward the corresponding intervention mechanism and institutional coping strategies, aiming at promoting the precise governance of this new type of crime and transnational anti-trafficking cooperation.
cross-border telecom fraud; Human trafficking; Criminal psychology; Myawaddy fraud park; Social cognitive theory.
The Image of Women in “Jin Ping Mei” from the Perspective of Gender Performativity —Taking Pan Jinlian, Li Pinger as Examples
The many distinctive and controversial female characters portrayed in “Jin Ping Mei” have become the focus of academic research. Previous studies have mostly been limited to moral criticism at the socio-historical level, ignoring the inherent complexity and dynamism of how these characters, as independent individuals, form a gendered subject. This paper introduces Judith Butler's theory of gender performativity, focusing on the formation process of this gender subject. This study argues that the feminine traits of characters such as Pan Jinlian and Li Pinger in the novel are not inherent, but rather gradually constructed through a series of repetitive and strategic social performances within the broader context of a patriarchal society. At the same time, this study pays attention to the instability in the process of constructing the female subject in the work, identifying certain traits exhibited by the novel’s female characters during their gender construction that deviate from their biological sex. In essence, this research aims to offer a unique perspective on the gender studies of “Jin Ping Mei” through the theory of gender performativity.
Jing Ping Mei; gender performativity; Judith Butler; portrayal of women.
The Evolution of Female Roles: A Study of Chinese Fantasy (Xianxia) Web Novel Adaptations (2016-2025)
Following the boom in adaptations in 2016 focused on Chinese fantasy intellectual properties (xianxiaIP), exemplified by The Journey of Flower, between 2016 and 2025 a considerable volume of Chinese fantasy literature online was adapted into film and television productions. Using textual comparison and literature review methodologies, along with data from databases such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Baidu Scholar, this study examines the representation of female characters in these adaptations in three dimensions: costumes, makeup, and props; the evolution of female characters' personalities; and their interpersonal relationships. The research finds that costume, makeup and prop designs suffer from homogenization and stereotypes; while female characters’ personalities have evolved with the times, they remain constrained by the "Chinese fantasy idol drama" (xianxia idol drama) paradigm; their interpersonal relationships have shifted from romance-centered to focusing on "female-led growth" and female mutual assistance—though romantic narratives remain predominant and formulaic. This study aims to provide insights for optimizing the portrayal of female characters in Chinese fantasy dramas and promoting industry development.
Chinese fantasy (xianxia) online literature; screen adaptations; female character portrayal; costumes/makeup/props; interpersonal relationships.
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.
The Rise of Female Writers in Ancient China—Taking the Qing Dynasty as an Example
In ancient China, under the constraints of traditional feudal ethics, women struggled to receive education and were often overlooked in literary circles. The Qing Dynasty, however, saw a significant awakening of women's consciousness, especially among female poets whose works far exceeded those of previous dynasties. This paper analyzes the rise of Qing Dynasty female poets using documentary analysis, exploring the reasons behind their awakening, their thematic focus, and the female consciousness reflected therein. The rise of these poets was supported by various factors: the economic development providing a material foundation, the social concept of "both men and women inherit the family", the emergence of women's poetry societies, and the influence of earlier talented women. Their works not only continued traditional themes like love and longing but also expanded to new fields such as landscape, historical odes, and portraits. These poets brought new literary aesthetics through their unique perspectives on nature and history. In conclusion, the rise of Qing Dynasty female poets marked a crucial turning point in ancient Chinese literature. It not only restored the real-life experiences of Qing women but also highlighted the value of women's literature, offering important insights for studying contemporary women's culture.
Dual Othering of Female Supporting Characters in "Strong Female Protagonist" Narratives: A Case Study of the TV Series Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace
This study is situated within the cultural context of the 21st-century resurgence of global feminist thought and the proliferation of "strong female protagonist" narratives in the film and television market. Although works of this genre often champion "female independence" as their banner and garner widespread attention by depicting the female protagonist's journey of overcoming adversity, their genuine embodiment of feminist core values remains subject to considerable scrutiny. This study examines the characterization of female supporting roles in the "strong female protagonist" narrative through a feminist critical lens. Employing close textual analysis of Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace, it investigates how the teleplay employs dual othering strategies—demonizing antagonists and instrumentalizing positive characters—to reduce female supporting roles to mere foils that accentuate the protagonist's prominence. The analysis reveals the underlying misogynistic logic and patriarchal constraints masked by the work's ostensibly progressive facade. This narrative shifts the essence of women's predicament from the oppression of patriarchy to an internal moral conflict among women, transforming the "strong female protagonist" into a compromise with the established power order. The conclusion posits that authentic feminist creation must be dedicated to portraying diverse female representations and centering on the critique of patriarchal oppression.
Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace; supporting female character; the narrative of strong female protagonist; feminist criticism.
Emotional Exploitation in Digital Labor from a Feminist Perspective: A Case Study of the Collapse of the Image of a Top Streamer
This article uses feminist theory as the analytical framework to deeply examine how digital platform capitalism systematically exploits digital emotional laborers, and to reveal the underlying gender power dynamics in this process. This study argues that the exploitation of digital emotional labor on digital platforms is not merely a new form of exploitation, but rather a continuation of the traditionally gendered and privatized emotional labor that existed in patriarchal societies, intensified and complicated within the context of the platform economy. This study, using Marxist feminist theory, defines the emotional management and emotional performance on digital platforms as a productive labor, in which a certain value is captured by the platform economy. Furthermore, in the context of traditional society, platform capitalism has utilized platform algorithms and rules to discipline digital emotional laborers, resulting in a separation between the true emotions of digital emotional laborers and the emotional masks they create. After the alienation of digital emotional laborers, the consumers' expectations for genuine emotional interaction are shattered, and the consumers themselves become alienated. It can be seen that platform capitalism has exploited the disciplinary power to invisibly force digital emotional laborers to perform "feminine" emotional displays that conform to the expectations of patriarchal society, resulting in the dual alienation of both laborers and consumers.
Digital emotional laborers; Platform capitalism; labor alienation; Platform economy; Emotional performance.
The Awakening and Expression of Women's Consciousness in Modern Women's Creation: Taking Modern Women Journalists as an Example
Modern China underwent a pivotal period of social transformation, during which the emergence of women's periodicals provided a crucial platform for the awakening of female consciousness, becoming the vanguard of public opinion driving gender paradigm shifts. This study centres on representative modern women's periodicals from 1898 to 1907, such as The Journal of Women's Studies and The Women's World, examining how female journalists constructed a female discourse system and participated in modern China's social transformation through various genres including political commentary, criticism, and literary supplements. Research reveals that female journalists advocated for the establishment of women's education, promoted economic self-reliance, and criticised feudal practices such as foot-binding and arranged marriages. By integrating women's issues with nationalist discourse centred on saving the nation from peril, they gradually shifted female consciousness from individual life experiences and rights demands towards broad participation in national destiny and public affairs. This discursive practice not only expanded women's expressive space but also progressively challenged the traditional gender power structure of ‘men outside, women inside’. Combining close textual analysis, word frequency statistics, and social network analysis, this study reveals the historical role of women's periodicals in reshaping gender concepts and facilitating sociocultural transformation, offering fresh perspectives for modern gender and media research.
Modern female journalists; female consciousness; journalistic writing; gender discourse; women's periodicals.
Seeing and Writing: From Zhang Li's Feminist Perspective Theory to the Literary Practice of Qiu Yuan
Taking the "female perspective" narrative proposed by Zhang Li in I See Countless Her as the framework and background, this study delves into the practice and value of female perspective narratives represented by Qiu Yuan, exploring the perfect closed loop from literary theory to writing practice. Through close reading and theoretical interpretation, the research demonstrates that Qiu Yuan portrays a map of women's survival with its simple yet profound non-fiction narrative and the plain writing of daily life, awakening the consciousness of the female community and vividly practicing Zhang Li's theoretical proposition of "granting dignity to the weak and giving voice to the mute" —a reclaiming of narrative power by women. At the same time, her literary success, in turn, confirms the significance of the "female perspective" criticism. The research conclusion indicates that this creative combination of theory and practice not only provides a new paradigm for interpreting women's life experiences but also opens up a practical and feasible path for how contemporary Chinese literature writes the history of ordinary people.
Female perspective; female subjectivity; Qiu Yuan; I See Countless Her.
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.
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.
Deconstructing the Patriarchal Gaze: Feminist Practical Approaches in Film Production—A Cross-Cultural Comparison Based on "She's Got No Name" and "There's Still Tomorrow"
In recent years, feminist cinema has proliferated, and feminist film studies have gradually entered the public consciousness. However, relevant theoretical frameworks in China remain scarce. This study aims to conduct a parallel comparative analysis of feminist films from China and Italy, thereby identifying cross-cultural variations in feminist expression and providing insights for the future development of feminist film studies in China. Employing close reading and comparative analysis, this study draws conclusions through cross-textual examination. Findings reveal that She's Got No Name predominantly employs traditional victim-centric portrayals of women, with only minor stylistic innovations in cinematography. Conversely, There's Still Tomorrow innovatively uses choreography to depict domestic violence victimization, presenting multifaceted female representations. These findings may assist in portraying women within films and promotional works. While retaining traditional foundations, employing more thought-provoking forms of expression could transcend the ‘gaze,’ thereby amplifying voices for a broader spectrum of female representations. This approach also offers fresh insights for China's development of its own feminist discourse.
Feminism; film; cross-cultural comparison.
The Characteristics and Problems of Chinese Students' English Acquisition Pronunciation Patterns
In the context of globalization, English phonetic competence has increasingly been recognized as a crucial indicator of language proficiency. However, despite sustained instructional focus on phonetics, Chinese learners of English continue to exhibit persistent pronunciation inaccuracies, which impede their oral communicative effectiveness. This paper systematically examines the typical patterns and underlying causes of English phonetic acquisition challenges among Chinese students, drawing on linguistic, phonological, and pedagogical perspectives. The findings indicate that learners' difficulties occur primarily at two levels: segmental inaccuracies, such as phoneme substitution, and suprasegmental deviations, particularly in rhythmic patterning. These issues are largely attributable to typological discrepancies between the Chinese and English phonological systems. In response, this study proposes a diversified pedagogical framework that integrates intelligent instructional technologies with cross-linguistic awareness. The model encompasses three key dimensions: a reconfigured learning environment enabled by adaptive tools for personalized training, a flipped classroom structure to facilitate interactive practice, and a developmental assessment mechanism emphasizing suprasegmental mastery and learning progression. This approach aims to enhance the efficiency and precision of English phonetics instruction in China.
English Acquisition Pronunciation Patterns; Chinese Students; Oral Communicative.
Beyond A Simple Dichotomy: The Interdependence of Rights and Interests in Animal Ethics
This paper examines the principal conflict in animal ethics: whether moral consideration for nonhuman animals is to be based upon inherent rights, as Tom Regan argues, or upon interests that are morally relevant, as Peter Singer claims. The paper traces the philosophical origins of this dispute, starting with John Locke's human-centred rights doctrine, and continuing with the utilitarian conception of Singer and the deontological rights-based view of Regan. This paper argues that these two do not have to be seen as mutually exclusive. Rather, this paper contends that rights and interests are interdependent. Rights protect fundamental interests, and these fundamental interests (e.g., the avoiding of suffering) form the basis for both human rights and broader moral rights. It is concluded that a synthesis of the two approaches into an "interest-derived rights" theory yields a more viable, and ethically coherent, theory of animal protection, and avoids the practical traps of pure utilitarianism and the possible rigidity of a pure rights-based formalism.
Animal Ethics; Animal Rights; Utilitarianism; Interests
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.
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.