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Analyzing English for Academic Purposes textbooks in China: A study of intercultural issues Li, Yulong; Yao, Pengfei; Hu, Bo
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 9 No 1 (2020): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v9i1.38259

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An increase of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teaching in China has resulted in a surge of EAP textbooks on the market. However, there has been little accompanying interest in how well intercultural issues are handled and presented in these publications. Accordingly, the present study employs Chinese students’ Cultures of Learning (CoL) and contrastive rhetoric (CR) as reflection points in the analysis of the content, production, and consumption of two series of EAP textbooks adapted from overseas textbooks. Findings revealed that intercultural differences are not given due recognition in the textbooks which in some cases can lead to confusion and misunderstanding. Meanwhile, the teachers involved in the study, as users of the other textbook series, were found to treat the textbooks only as a supplementary EAP teaching resource. Moreover, the continued confusion on the part of some of the students involved in the study highlighted the desirability for future textbooks to render intercultural differences in a critical EAP manner.
Analyzing English for Academic Purposes textbooks in China: A study of intercultural issues Li, Yulong; Yao, Pengfei; Hu, Bo
ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 9 No 1 (2020): ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : English Dapartment, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/elt.v9i1.38259

Abstract

An increase of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teaching in China has resulted in a surge of EAP textbooks on the market. However, there has been little accompanying interest in how well intercultural issues are handled and presented in these publications. Accordingly, the present study employs Chinese students’ Cultures of Learning (CoL) and contrastive rhetoric (CR) as reflection points in the analysis of the content, production, and consumption of two series of EAP textbooks adapted from overseas textbooks. Findings revealed that intercultural differences are not given due recognition in the textbooks which in some cases can lead to confusion and misunderstanding. Meanwhile, the teachers involved in the study, as users of the other textbook series, were found to treat the textbooks only as a supplementary EAP teaching resource. Moreover, the continued confusion on the part of some of the students involved in the study highlighted the desirability for future textbooks to render intercultural differences in a critical EAP manner.
Elevator Group Scheduling by Improved Dayan Particle Swarm Algorithm in Computer Cloud Computing Environment Yu, Jie; Hu, Bo
Journal of Applied Data Sciences Vol 3, No 2: MAY 2022
Publisher : Bright Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47738/jads.v3i2.60

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The world is entering the era of cloud computing. Due to the rapid development of computer technology, as the core content of elevator transportation technology, elevator group control dispatching systems and group intelligent algorithms will have a wide range of application prospects due to their significant advantages. The purpose of this paper is to study the elevator group scheduling problem of the improved Dayan particle swarm algorithm in the computer cloud computing environment.This article first summarizes the research status of elevator group control technology and algorithms, and then analyzes and studies the basic theory of cloud computing task scheduling. Combined with the improved Dayan particle swarm algorithm, the elevator prediction model is established. This paper systematically expounds the theory and algorithm principle of the basic particle swarm algorithm, and analyzes the Dayan particle swarm algorithm on this basis. In this paper, the experimental research is carried out by comparing the two algorithms on the simulation software. Research shows that the improved Dayan particle swarm algorithm has better scheduling performance than the traditional basic particle swarm algorithm.