简介:TheConstructionof60ImportantProjectsBegunundertheStrategyfortheDevelopmentofWesternChina;TheEnrollmentof2,500StudentsforMaster'sandPhDProgramsfromEthnicMinorityAreas;Eachofthe55EthnicMinoritiesHavingItsOwnBriefWrittenHistory;ThePer-capitaNetIncomeofRuralResidentsinTibetisGrowingConstantly;EveryEthnicGroupHavingitsOwnNPCDeputyorDeputies;StrengtheningSpecificFormsofImplementationoftheSystemofRegionalEthnicAutonomy;
简介:Theaggregatepopulationofethnicminoritieshasneveraccountedformorethan9percentofChina’stotal,currentlyapproaching1.3billion.YettheirdevelopmentandprosperityhavealwaysbeenhighontheagendaoftheleadersofthePeople’sRepublic.OneofthefirstthingsChineseleadersdidafterNewChinawasfoundedin1949wastoconductlarge-scalestudiestoidentifythecountry’sethnicgroupsandnamethemproperly,basedonscientific
简介:A"quietrevolution"isgatheringmomentuminChina,inwhichtheruralmassesareprovingtobeforerunnersinthecountry’sendeavortoimproveanddevelopitssocialistdemocracy.AccordingtostatisticsfromtheMinistryofCivilAffairs,morethan600millionruralpeoplein31provinces,municipalitiesandautonomousregionshaveoverthepastdecadetakenpartinelectionsandreelectionsofwhatisknownas"villagers’committees’—organsofselfgovernmentbyandfortheruralpopulation.Theministryhasalsoreportedthatthevoterturnoutaverages80%andinsomecases,ashighas95%.Untilnow,villagers’committeeshavebeensetupin80%ofthevillagesacrossthelengthandbreadth
简介:Thispaperdescribesaone-termexperimentcon-ductedintheauthor’sEnglishmajorclassfromSept.1999toDec.1999.Theprojectisintendedtoencour-agestudents’autonomy,andtotrainstudentshowtoacquirevariousskillsinlanguagelearningandcom-munication.Theprojectprovidedstudentswithenoughspacetoexerttheirautonomyandattaineditsdesiredgoals.Thebeneficialeffectsshowinthreeas-pects:Thecentreofteachingandlearningshiftsfromtheteachertothestudents;givenautonomouslearn-ingenvironment,studentscanlearnmoreeffectively;andstudentscanacquireallroundabilities.
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