Psychology.
In this course, I learned the basic concept of psychology, the psychology schools, and their developing history. Besides, I also joined some psychological experiments such as an IQ test, 11daydreaming state observation, hypnosis, etc.
The event that psychologist Wundt established the world’s first psychology laboratory at the University of Leicester has been credited as the sign of the birth of psychology. After that, many psychologists and schools emerged along with a bunch number of theories.
The representative schools include Structuralist Psychology (Germany Wundt - which studies the structure of consciousness, emphasizing introspective methods); Functionalist Psychology (USA James/Dewey - the study of conscious function "stream of consciousness”), Behaviorist Psychology (USA Watson/Skinner - to study of conditioning reflection), Gestalt psychology (Germany — experience of consciousness), Psychoanalytic school( Austria Freud - unconscious phenomena, abnormal human behavior), Humanistic Psychology (American Maslow/Rogers - Focusing on the uniqueness of the human being, emphasizing the social characteristics of people), and Cognitive Psychology (Switzerland/USA Piaget/Neisser - Cognition)
There are a few parts content were impressed me most. The 4 different states of consciousness, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Ebbinghaus’s forgetting curve, and (Piaget’s 4 stages of cognitive development theory) how significant it is to keep individual mental health.
The 4 different states of consciousness are controllable state, automated state, Daydream state, and sleep state.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs. From the bottom layer to the top layer, the needs are: physiological (food and clothing), safety (job security), love and belonging needs (friendship), esteem, andself-actualization. Needs in the lower layer must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up.
Ebbinghaus’s forgetting curve is a visual representation of the way that learned information fades over time.
This curve indicates that reviewing and refreshing informants regularly will halt the Forgetting curve. Although forgetting starts again after each review session, it’s slower than before. The gaps between review sessions can be longer as time goes on. It suggests a strategy to do the reviewing after the original study. This strategy will help to stretch recall and strengthen the memories encode in our brain.
Psychology is a science about the lifetime development of individuals, and there are different characteristics of psychological development at different stages. What should be noticed here is psychological development does not follow with physical maturity but is a continuous process from individual birth to adulthood to old age.
Cognitive Psychologist Piagets proposed that there are 4 stages of cognitive development in children: aged 0-2; aged 2-7; aged 7-11; after the age of 12.
During the first stage of cognitive development, kids acquire knowledge through sensory experiences and manipulating objects. They interact with their environment and continually make new discoveries about how the world works.
In the second stage, kids learn through pretend play but still struggle with logic and taking the point of other people’s views. They also often struggle with understanding the concepts of constancy.
In the 3td stage, Kids become much better at using logic, and better at thinking about how other people might view a situation.
In the 4th stage, children and young adults become capable of seeing multiple potential solutions to problems and think more scientifically about the world around them.
The ability to think about abstract ideas and situations is the key feature of the stage of cognitive development.
Education
In this course, I learned the occurrence and development of education, the categories of education theories, the schools of teaching theories, and some practical theories about curriculum, lesson plans, lectures display, etc.
There are a few hypotheses about the occurrence of education including biological origin theory, psychological origin theory, and labor origin theory.
The beginning of education in western history can be traced back to the well-known educators: Bacon and Comenius, Bacon proposed the term“pedagogy” and Comenius published the book named The Great Pedagogy in 1632 can be noted as the start of Education development. In China, the Records of Education written around the late warring state has been credited as the first book devoted to educational issues. Nowadays, educational theories and teaching theories have gained profound development.
The educational theories can be divided into 4 categories, they are Educational Independence Theory ( Cai Yuanpei advocated that education should be separated from political parties and churches, and demanded that the cause of education be completely handed over to educators), All-Able to Be Educated Theory (Elvetius believes that the product of knowledge education and environment, human character depends on the social environment and political system. Negate the role of genetic factors.), Human Capital Theory, and Labor Market Theory. And the schools of teaching theories emerged along with the development of psychology, they are Behaviorist Teaching Theory (Behaviorist Psychology,Watson, Skinner), Cognitive Teaching Theory ( Cognitive Psychology, Piagets ), and Humanistic Teaching Theory ( Humanistic Psychology, Maslow, Rogers).
The main influencing factors of human’s physical and mental development mainly include heredity, environment, school education and individual’s subjective initiative.
the role of school education.
Educational function — educational purpose — cultivation goal — course goal — teaching goal
Teaching Theory of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.
In this course, I learn theories about language acquisition, the methods of second language teaching, and classroom Chinese teaching as a foreign language.
The language acquisition theories include two parts, children’s first language acquisition, and adult second language learning. The theories of children’s first language acquisition include刺激反应论stimulus-response theory,认知论cognitive theory,语言功能论language function theory. And the main theories and hypotheses of adults’ second language learning include对比分析假说contrastive analysis hypothesis,中介语假说interlanguage hypothesis,普遍语法假说universal grammar hypothesis, and文化适应假说cultural adaptation hypotheses.
The second part is about the theory and implementation of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Concepts involved include target language, skills training, language comparison, cultural elements, and the unique characters or learners.
I also was trained to practice teaching theories such as syllabus making, curriculum arrangement, lecture implementation, etc.
Chinese Teaching Theory.
In this course, I learned the history of the Chinese teaching development from the Qin-Han dynasties to Modern Chinese. I also learned some theories in practicing Chinese class efficiency.
Generally, this course is about Chinese Course in Full-time Compulsory intending to help students gain literacy ability in reading, writing, communicating, etc. It introduced the guiding ideology of the teaching plan, the process of teaching, and training skills aiming to qualify us as Chinese teachers from elementary school to general senior high schools.
古代语文教育内容the content of ancient Chinese education：
1.封建社会：儒家经典Confucian classics
2.蒙学教材：三字经，百家姓，千字文，千家诗
3.经学教材：四书（论语、孟子、中庸、大学） 五经（诗经、尚书、礼记、易经、春秋）
4.文选读本selected readings.：《昭明文选》《古文观止》
Research on Chinese Teaching Method in Middle School.
Specifically, this course focused on Chinese Teaching in Middle School. Different from elementary Chinese courses, Chinese Courses in Middle school require students to gain an advanced ability to understand Chinese and Foreign classic literary masterpieces, to effectively participate in communication under different circumstances, express their thoughts appropriately, etc. This course introduces various theories and experiences from previous teachers and scholars. As well as, I also learned about the characteristics of middle school students’ individual development.
Additionally, we were required to practice giving Chinese lectures by simulation and attend real classes as an observer by going to local middle schools. To summarise, it is a course that combines theory and skills practice.
Education Statistic and Measurement.
In the course, I was taught some standard and individual tests that are used to evaluate students' learning and curriculum progress. In addition, I learned some analysis and evaluation methods.
Writing.
In this course, I cultivated various writing skills in poems, novels, prose, argument essays, official documents, and reportage. During the class, we appreciated typical articles, analyzed the skills implemented, then practiced in our works. We also shared our works and discussed them with each other.
Archives Management.
In this course, I learned document collection, archives storage, archives retrieval, etc. The teacher also offered us to practice the skills mentioned in College’s library. It was an enjoyable project.
College PE. P.E-Martial arts
In the first year, I selected two courses: volleyball and a basic martial art named long fist. The long fist is a foundation course in martial arts fields. I was taught the basic actions such as a fist, palm, and hook. Especially, I was trained to build a solid posture, flexible movement, and quick move action.
In the second year, I chose to practice cheerleading dance and Tai Ji Martial art. I learned the basic Tai Chi fist movement called基本十三式basic 13 actions. The teacher also taught us the basic Tai Chi棍stick actions and Tai Chi剑sword actions.
Productive labor.
In this course, I learned some concepts of professional ethics, the characteristic of career burnout, as well as the significance of occupational safety.
Music .
It was a music appreciation course. In this course, I briefly studied the development and theories of China and world Music. The teacher also taught us to appreciate the China and world's classic music by showing their audio.
中国古典音乐Classical Chinese Music：五音-宫商/// 5-tone
民间流行音乐folk popularity music：唢呐suona百鸟朝凤all birds come and courtesy to the phoenixes
西方音乐western music：命运交响曲Symphony of Destiny Beethoven
Computer application foundation.
Through this course, I have learned how to use some basic official software including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ideological and moral cultivation and legal foundation.
I learned about the legal system and constitution of China, the basic right and obligations of citizens as well as social morality norms(eg courtesy, child compulsory education).
An Introduction to Mao Zedong Thought and the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics.
This course content mainly introduced the Mao Zedong thought theory. (for example, the rural areas to encircle the cities, the development of agriculture, etc.).
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism.
This course mainly focuses on "Marxist philosophy." And I get to know some principles of it. Historical materialism and so on.
University English
I learned this course in my first and second school years. In this course, I learned listening, reading, writing, and translation skills that aim to match the levels 4 and 6 College English capability.
Common sense of ancient Chinese culture.
This course is about the development of ancient Chinese culture including astrology, calendar, music, rules of name, customs, patriarchal system, officials, diet, clothing, house, transportation, and marriage.
Situation and Policy.
This course mainly studies current China's political, economic, and social development, the international situation, and discusses how to achieve sustainable development and win-win cooperation.
military and political training.
This course mainly includes formation training, basic combat training, shooting training, and basic military knowledge learning. for one month.
Social survey.
I remember visiting and studying at an enterprise in Fangchenggang and an institution in downtown Qinzhou.
prefessional internship,practice.
This is a graduate internship program. In the first semester of our senior year, we went to a middle school for a one-month teaching internship. The content of the work includes Chinese teaching course arrangement, Chinese lesson preparation, teaching, assignment, and correction of homework. In addition, we served as the homeroom teacher for a week to take the responsibility of managing the study, life, and communication issues of the students in the class.
Employment internship.
I don't remember this internship project. I can’t recall anything about it.
Thesis
Mythesis is about the comparison of two literature images. There are Hamlet and Jia Bayu. Hamlet is from Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, and Jia Bayu is from one of the classic novels The Red Chamber written by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty.
Both images have the common feature -delay. My thesis was intended to compare their delayed behaviors in various aspects including psychology angle, religion angle, social developing angle, and authors’ individual experience reflection.
It’s an infighting discovery that the two images were created under totally different backgrounds carrying many common features.
The basic principle of Marxism.
This course focuses on the basic principles of Marxist politics and economics.
We analyzed the law of political development and the law of economic development in the basic principles of Marxism. We also tried to use the theoretical knowledge to analyze certain cases.
