Global Education News

Interview

Teachers: the Key to Expand High-quality Educational Resources——Interview with the President of Beijing Normal University

(By Zhou Yi，Chen Min)10

Highlights

Is the Revolution Coming?——Obama’s Policy on Education(By Zhan Yi，Ren Youqun)16

UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development(Edit by the Editorial Department) 19

Lectures

University Globalisation: Higher Education’s Role in Combating the Economic Downturn(Presented by Steve Smith， Vice-Chancellor， University of Exeter)21

Special Features

Analysis of Universities’ English Educational Innovation by Views of Customer Value Theory(By Nie Sumin) 30

Main Parts Research on Language Policy: Example of the Senior Language Research Centre in the University of Maryland34

(By Zhang Zhiguo)

The Forefront of Subject

Speciality Building of Local Comprehensive University under the Service University Concept

——As an Example of the Textile and Garment Speciality of Nantong University(By Zhang Lijuan)38

Research

Development of Private Higher Education in the World(By Zhao Changxing)41

Council of Europe Put Forward Policies to Promote Cooperations of Universties and Enterprises(By Ke Changqing，Ma Yansheng)

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Writing Assessment Framework 2011——the Tendency of NAEP’s Reform(By Zhao yang， Cai min)48

Characters of Japanese Teachers’ on Job Training System and It’s Enlightenment(By Rong Zhen， Li Shuangyan)53

Brief Introduction of Vocational Education in Singapore(By Lv Jiexin，Li Jun)57

“Making the Foreign Serve China” with Reference to the Chinese Language Course in High School(By Wei Lihua)60

Reconstruction of Knowledge of Language Courses under the Fusion of Horizons from Chinese Mainland，Hong Kong，Macao and Taiwan

(By Du Shaofan)63

Research and Practice on Reforms of Culture Teaching in TCFL(By Zheng Guifen)65

Comparison of Competitive Advantages of Education in Four BRIC Countries(By Li Jianzhong)69

Study on Current Situation and Development Direction of Higher Education in Laos(By Zhu Xin)74

John Henry Newman’s Philosophy of Education(By He Saimei)78

Contemporary Peace Education in Germany and Its Enlightenment(By Zhang Kun)82

Cooperation Exchange

Acts，Effects Suggestions of International Strategy for Running a School——Example of International Exchange and Cooperation in Yunnan University(By Yu Xinli)86

Overseas-Study Service

Italian Education， A Good Choice(By Wang Jun)91

Comments

For Many Teachers， a Famously Fertile Market Dries Up Overnight(Translated By Chen Min)93

Could Financial Crisis Make More Students Choose to Study Engineering and Science(By Fu ZeLiang) 95