Lawarath Social E-Journal

A Brief Analysis of Online Immersive Chinese Teaching for Young Children during the COVID-19 Post-Epidemic Period: A Case Study of LingoAce

Ying Jin — 2024-08-31

Driven by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, every section of society has focused on this serious problem. Education is one important sphere of society that has also been affected, so this article explores how to develop and propose an appropriate approach to Chinese teaching especially the immersive Chinese learning platform of LingoAce for young children. Online education mode is developing rapidly, and overseas Chinese teaching faces new opportunities and challenges. This article showed that an effective approach teaches how to engage with collaborative study, teaching units that consist of main skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This highlights how effective immersive Chinese teaching must be employed flexibly and targeted in studying. With hope, some teaching methods and enlightenment can be brought to online immersive Chinese teaching for young children in the future.

Research Status, Hot Areas and Development Suggestions of the Research on Chinese Science Fiction in the Perspective of Bibliometrics

Xing Fu — 2024-08-31

This paper adopts bibliometrics method, analyzes with the help of CiteSpace software and CNKI database's own metrological analysis function, combs the current research status of Chinese science fiction, summarizes the hot research contents of Chinese science fiction research, and puts forward some suggestions for the future research of Chinese science fiction. It is found that since 1995, the number of papers published in Chinese science fiction research journals has been increasing year by year, with occasional decline in the middle. The rapid development stage of Chinese science fiction research has been greatly influenced by Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin and his famous works.It is found that since 1995, the number of papers published on Chinese science fiction research in the journals has been increasing year by year, with occasional decline in the middle. The rapid development stage of Chinese science fiction research has been greatly influenced by Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin and his famous works. This research field has formed five core journals, four high-yield core authors and five hot research contents. In the future, Chinese science fiction research has certain expansion space and development potential in the aspects of continuous driving force of follow-up development, cooperative research between scholars and institutions, broadening research horizons and going out of Chinese science fiction.

The Development of Instruments for the Study of Needs Analysis towards Speaking Skills in the Fields of Hospitality

Abhinan Wongkittiporn — 2024-08-31

The study aims to create an instrument for the needs analysis research in speaking skills in the hospitality field. The topics of need analysis included conversational topics and sound systems. The instrument was developed through 10 participants interviews who were selected using a purposive sampling method. Two participants were cabin crews of international airlines, and the other two were English for Specific Purpose (ESP) teachers in the fields of hotels and airlines. Six participants were English major students who had internship experience in the field. The data from the participants were used to triangulate and develop the close-ended questionnaire to collect data from ESP learners in the field for the upcoming research project. The first draft of the questionnaire was developed through reviewing literature in the field tracking back in ten years. After the instrument was developed, three experts who are PhD university instructors with longer than five years of teaching experience in different fields, such as English phonology, English pragmatics, and assessment were instructed to validate the questionnaire. The questionnaire instrument collected the data from the participants. The data were analyzed and integrated with the data from the experts in the field of hospitality. After the data analysis process, eight themes were found, including cross-cultural communication, pragmatic strategies of apology, and pronunciation accuracy. The results of this study could be beneficial for internship students in the field as they could participate in different conversation topics effectively and use correct English pronunciation.

Short-term Intensive Chinese Teaching in Thai Universities Based on OBE: A Case Studies of Chinese Teaching of Traditional Chinese Medicine Major at MFU in Thailand

Zhiyi Liu — 2024-08-31

Outcome-Based Education (OBE) theory is an educational concept that by presetting learning outcomes as the goal and measures the knowledge and skills learners should master. Based on the OBE theory, short-term intensive Chinese teaching for first-year students majoring in Traditional Chinese medicine has greatly succeeded at Mae Fah Luang University. These Chinese beginners who’s major are Traditional Chinese medicine spend one academic year(about 7 months) to learn short-term intensive Chinese course, their Chinese proficiency has reached Level 4.This article has sorted out the application of the OBE theory in the short-term intensive Chinese teaching of freshmen majoring in traditional Chinese medicine at Mae Fah Luang University, and also confirmed the effectiveness and essential value of the OBE theory in short-term intensive Chinese teaching in Thailand Universities. It provides a reference for the future short-term intensive Chinese education of Mae Fah Luang University and the short-term intensive Chinese instruction carried out by other universities in Thailand.

Analyzing Rhetorical Techniques in Victory Speeches by a Two-Term Canadian Prime Minister

Payung Cedar — 2024-08-31

Justin Pierre James Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, delivered victory speeches in 2015 and 2019, calling for unity and rejecting negativity in Canadian society. This paper analyzed the rhetorical strategies used by Trudeau to persuade and convince his audience. Using Aristotle's rhetorical framework of ethos, pathos, and logos, this paper examined how Trudeau built his credibility and moral character, appealed to emotions, and used logical reasoning to support his arguments. The results unveiled that Trudeau adeptly communicated his message and struck a chord with his audience by employing ethos, pathos, and logos. These persuasive elements remained consistent in specific strategies yet exhibited variations in both quantity and quality throughout his speeches to some degree. In 2015, emotional appeals, primarily Pathos, were prevalent, likely due to his initial election and lack of prior accomplishments to reference. In contrast, 2019 emphasized his experiences and accomplishments, mainly Ethos, during his second term. The results illustrate successful communication strategies for public figures, highlighting the importance of credibility, emotional appeal, and logical reasoning in persuasive speeches. These findings hold value in educational, psychological, and business contexts, providing guidance for crafting impactful speeches and effectively engaging with clients.

A Study on the Interpretation Model of Plant Nouns Based on Generative Lexicon Theory

Yun Huang — 2024-08-31

This article takes plant nouns as the research object and establishes five physical roles for plant nouns: form, composition, function, behavior, and implementation. By comparing the similarities and differences in the interpretations of medium-sized Chinese-English dictionaries, it is found that the present Chinese (7^th edition) has the problem of unbalanced and inaccurate number of qualia roles and inconsistent order in the use of descriptive words to describe the basic category of the original meaning of plant nouns. In the case of "peach", "plum", "pear", "persimmon", "apricot ", "grass", "flower", "tree", "laurel", "lotus" and "hemp", the basic meanings of common plant words are used as cases to explore the interpretation patterns of plant words in the dictionary and to propose the improvement and optimization of the interpretation. By establishing the interpretation patterns of plant words, it is clear that the introduction of generative lexicon theory can improve the accuracy, systematization and scientificity of the interpretation of botanical word dictionaries.

The Use of Hedging Devices in Scientific Research Report Writing: A Corpus-Based Comparative Study of Graduate and Undergraduate Students in Social Sciences at a University in Thailand

Pirakorn Seekhem — 2024-08-31

Due to the importance of English as an international language in many academic fields, academic writers who aim to publish their work and gain acceptance in the international academic community often try to apply language devices that help them reach the expectations of the discourse community. Among other frequently used devices, academic writers employ hedges to express their claims or arguments in a tentative manner to show their politeness. This paper presents a preliminary study on the use of hedging devices by two groups of students across different academic levels. The two corpora consisted of discussion/conclusion sections of 15 theses written by the graduates and undergraduates in social sciences of a university. With the taxonomy of hedges proposed by Hyland (1998) as the analytical framework, the findings revealed that, regarding the frequencies of overall hedging devices (research question 1), the lower-level writers in this study tended to hedge more frequently. Involving the pattern of hedging categories (research question 2), both groups were similar in terms of the most and the least frequently used hedging categories. However, concerning linguistic expressions of hedging devices (research question 3), the upper-level writers tended to use more various hedging expressions.

Research on the construction of Internet vulgar words “X1 + Bi”and“Bi + X2”

Hailing Liao — 2024-08-31

This study primarily examines the specific vulgar internet slang term "bi" and its related usages on the Weibo platform from 2018 to 2023. Through corpus analysis, these expressions can be categorized into two patterns: "X1+bi" and "bi+X2". With the evolution of the internet, such vulgar terms have been endowed with new connotations. They are no longer merely coarse expressions but have become a form of humorous and teasing communication, reflecting the trend of seeking relaxation and entertainment in online interactions. The target of the usage of the term "bi" has also undergone changes. In intimate relationships, the use of such vocabulary has become more common; it is no longer a tool for verbal abuse but a means of expressing closeness and a sense of identification.Furthermore, the form of the internet vulgar term "bi" is continuously evolving, with its variations mainly including phonetic transformations, acronyms from the initial letters of Pinyin, repetition and mutations, as well as phonetic substitutions. These transformations not only enrich the expression of internet language but also reflect the netizens' pursuit of individuality, conciseness, and innovative emotional venting methods.Lastly, this paper analyzes and discusses the role of these terms in modern internet culture and communication from perspectives including sociology, psychology, and linguistics.

The Implementation of the Rules and Treatment of Offenders in the Prisons Chai Badan Lopburi (2017)

Siwawet Charapun — 2024-08-31

This research aims to: 1. study the opinions on the enforcement of the Corrections Act, B.E. 2560, regarding the use of restraints on prisoners in Chai Badan District Prison, Lopburi Province, and 2. propose guidelines for the use of restraints on prisoners. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 64 respondents, and the data were analyzed using statistical measures including percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The relevant findings were then summarized. The research findings revealed that the overall implementation of the Corrections Act, B.E. 2560, in Chai Badan District Prison, Lopburi Province, was at a high level (µ = 4.00). When considering each aspect in descending order of average value, the results were as follows: 1. the implementation of strategies and plans (µ = 4.20), emphasizing teamwork in managing prisoners; 2. control and inspection: emphasis was placed on applying legal principles to control prisoners using restraints; 3. personnel operations (µ = 4.02): emphasis was placed on the Department of Corrections' authority to treat offenders according to court rulings; 4. administration (µ = 3.86): emphasis was placed on administrators' understanding of the process of using restraints and 5. application in operations (µ = 3.79): emphasis was placed on the fair selection of the size or type of restraints for controlling prisoners. Recommendations suggest that the use of restraints should be clearly defined and that senior management should have the authority to order the use of restraints to prevent human rights violations, taking into account the prisoners' rights and freedoms.

Research on the Effect of Overlearning Theory on Long-Term Memory of Chinese Notional Words among Thai University Students

Yuanyuan Chen — 2024-08-31

For Thai university students who are learning Chinese, the effect of long-term vocabulary memory has a great impact on the overall effect of their Chinese learning. Especially for Thai college students who need to take the new HSK Test, vocabulary memory is undoubtedly a major obstacle in Chinese learning, and the retention of Chinese vocabulary has a direct impact on their test. Based on the ethical review of research ethics involving humans by the Kasetsart University Research Ethics Committee, this paper studied the effect of "overlearning theory" on the long-term memory of Thai university students' Chinese notional words by using literature, categorical statistics, questionnaires, and experimental methods in hopes of helping Thai university students improve the effectiveness of their long-term memory of Chinese vocabulary. The study found that the “overlearning theory” did have a positive effect on Thai university students' long-term memory of Chinese notional words within 3-9 weeks. In addition, the three main categories of Chinese notional words discussed in this paper are nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The “overlearning theory” has the highest effect on nouns, the second highest effect on verbs, and the lowest effect on adjectives in the long-term memory of Thai university students' Chinese vocabulary.

Exploration of Thai Translation Shortcomings of Repeated Idioms in Online Novel "Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation" ——"Shi Jia Zi Di" As an Example

Yin Xia — 2024-08-31

This paper exploration of Thai translation shortcomings of repeated idioms in online novel "Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation". There are 996 idioms in the original novel, of which 333 are repeated. An analysis of 333 idioms found that the static meaning of three idioms, which is the dictionary definition, is completely different from the dynamic meaning, which is the contextual meaning. Select the idiom as an example with the highest number of repetitions in the entire text, with a total of 31 repetitions, as well as the idiom "Shi Jia Zi Di" closely related to the characters in the novel. The context of the idiom "Shi Jia Zi Di" in novels can be divided into two categories, six subcategories, with examples given and compared with the Thai translation context. This article takes the perspective of translation aesthetics and "shortcomings" as the theoretical basis to analyze and explore the translation of novel idioms from the aspects of meaning, culture, artistic conception, and language art. Among the 31 repeated translations, literal translation and free translation were the main methods, with 30 translations resulting in "shortcomings". The main reason for this result is speculated to be the complex and varied contextual meanings of the idiom "children of a noble family", which increases the difficulty of understanding contextual meanings. This may lead to translators ignoring some changes in contextual meanings during the translation process.