ChapterⅡComparison of Confucius Institute and Goethe Institute from the Intercultural Communication Perspective 1、孔子学院：大规模扩张背后的跨文化传播形态 Since November 2004, when China's first Confucius Institute was established overseas in Seoul, South Korea, in just a few years, the number of it has been increasing at a rapid speed, exceeding more than 100 in countries and regions around the world. On average, a new branch is set up per week. It can be easily seen that the newly founded Confucius Institute is
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Language should not be the basis of a person’s intelligence, or should not be used as the measuring tool of a person’s intelligence. It should not define a person or their ability to succeed. In “Mother’s Tongue”, Amy Tan explores the idea of variable language in which she explains that even a language other than English can be a crucial contributing factor to youths. The story centers on discriminations done on Amy and her mother. Amy Tan is a daughter of an immigrant family. She is a fictional
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Every country has its own symbol to represent. Filipino dialect is the most essential that symbolizes our country. It is important to give prior focus on nationalism, for us to know our language and our culture. Many foreign languages have already penetrated our country, but we as Filipinos must remain loyal in using the Filipino dialect wholeheartedly and eloquently. Most educated Filipinos who’s knowledgeable of speaking English with a good education of the Foreign Language are expected
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is the only Canadian province that has English and French as its official languages. Quebec’s official language is French. Other languages spoken in Canada are: Chinese (which are 986.000 people who speak this language) Native Indian (800,000), German (622,650), Arabic (365, 085), Dutch (350,470), Filipino (324,120), Hindi (299,600), Spanish (229,000), East Indian languages (280,000), Portuguese (274, 670), Punjabi (215,000), Urdu (208,125), Arabic (195,000), Russian (191, 520), Greek (157, 385)
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joint Austro-Prussian military occupation, pending a formal decision concerning their future by the German Confederation. All of this was formalized with the 30 October 1864 Treaty of Vienna and by all appearances it appeared a new day had dawned for Austro-Prussian relations. In the afterglow of a successful war, it seemed like the inauguration of an era of joint cooperation between the two German powers. This is what Austria desperately wanted. Bismarck however had other plans. Bismarck’s objective
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May 1871, the Franco-Prussian War was fought between the French and the Germans, resulting in a comprehensive German victory. The primary cause of the war was Otto von Bismarck, Prussian Chancellor, and his desire to create a unified Germany. Unification of Germany - officially occurring on the 18th January 1871, this unification was a direct result of the Franco-Prussian War, although many believed this organisation of German-speaking populations into one nation was inevitable. Nevertheless, this
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УДК 811.11136(075.8) ББК 81.2Англ-2я73 И89 Все права защищены. Никакая часть данной книги не может переиздаваться или распространяться в любой форме и любыми средствами, электронными или механическими, включая фотокопирование, звукозапись, любые запоминающие устройства и системы поиска информации, без письменного разрешения правообладателя. Серийное оформление А. М. Драгового Истомина, Е. А. И 89 Английская грамматика = English Grammar / Е. А. Истомина, А. С. Саакян. — 5-е изд., испр
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leading up to 1914, divisions between the German people were relatively minor – it was referred to as a ‘political nation’ rather than separate political parties. In fact, when war was announced, people were filled with dread and fear, which was inevitable; however there was also a sense of newly found patriotism found in the majority of Germans, which teamed them all together. On 4th August the Kaiser himself stated ‘I know no parties anymore, only Germans.’ At this time, the political divisions of
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Educator Guide to the 2014 Grade 7 Common Core English Language Arts Test THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Regents of The University MERRYL H. TISCH, Chancellor, B.A., M.A., Ed.D. ................................................................ ANTHONY S. BOTTAR, Vice Chancellor, B.A., J.D. ............................................................... ROBERT M. BENNETT, Chancellor Emeritus, B.A., M.S. ....................................................... JAMES C. DAWSON, A.A
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taking place, and there was a myriad of conflicts among the various colonial powers. The rush to acquire new territories led to enmity between the colonists over disputed regions. To make matters worse, the 1870 to 1871 war between the French and the Germans in which
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