Sensing the Poetic Habitat – A Study of Middle School Chinese Teaching from the Perspectives of Life Aesthetics

The concept of life aesthetics reflects an individual’s cry for life and pursuit of beauty, inspiring individuals to discover their spiritual home, sense their poetic habitat, and enjoy the beauty of life flowing from their fingertips. Chinese education, viewed through the lens of life aesthetics, is founded on the natural characteristics of life, stimulating the aesthetic sense of individual life through the allure of language, and teaching students to view life through the aesthetic lens as well as from an understanding of life’s essence. Teachers and students are required to take an aesthetic view of life as theoretical guidance, based on core Chinese literacy, with textbook contents serving as carriers and classroom instruction as the position, closely connected to students’ actual lives, in order to help stimulate aesthetic experience among students, improve their aesthetic ability through aesthetic activities, and thus establish a correct view of life.

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Integrating Local Knowledge into Language Learning: A Study on the Your Language My Culture (YLMC) Project

10.31235/osf.io/3hn4c ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Arab World English Journal ◽

Radha M.K. Nambiar ◽

Nurul Amalina bt Anawar

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

Local Knowledge ◽

English Language ◽

Language And Culture ◽

Cultural Information ◽

Video Recordings ◽

Aesthetic Sense ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

The Aesthetic

Language and culture share a nebulous relationship with multiple considerations like which culture and how it should be represented, taking into account the diverse contexts in which English is taught. This paper investigates the integration of local knowledge into English language learning by examining the cultural content of the Your Language My Culture supplementary reading module and teachers and students’ acceptance of the module. Using a conceptual framework that incorporated types of culture, cultural senses and representation of cultural information, data were collected using a questionnaire, reflective blogs and evaluation checklists from 57 teachers from various schools in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. Content and thematic analysis were carried out and the findings show that while local, target and international culture were represented, the emphasis was towards local culture. Most of the cultural information was represented in the form of visual illustrations and less in dialogue and video recordings with the aesthetic sense dominating in terms of cultural sense. It is recommended that types of representations like dialogues, recordings, written tasks, visuals, texts and realia be included to help students attain pragmatic skills to use the language. A richer inclusion of the cultural senses in a balanced way can help students reach a holistic understanding of culture and recognize different perspectives embedded in the language.

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Esthetic Sense Level among Governmental and Private Kindergarten in Al - Karak Governorate, Jordon: a Comparative Study

International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education ◽

10.9756/int-jecse/v13i2.211118 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 773-780

Author(s):

Reham Mohammad Al-Mohtadi ◽

Mosab Hamdan Allymoon

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Analytical Approach ◽

External Environment ◽

Male And Female ◽

Aesthetic Sense ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

The Aesthetic

This study aims at comparing esthetic sense among governmental kindergartens and private kindergartens in Karak governorate, located in southern areas of Jordan. To achieve study aims, the descriptive analytical approach is used. The sample consists of 200 male and female pupils, divided equally. One hundred children study at governmental kindergartens, and the same number is taken from private kindergartens. Besides, the esthetic sense scale is used as a study tool. The results show that there are not any statistical differences between students in governmental and private kindergartens in terms of house dimension on the aesthetic sense of the photographer scale. In contrast, there are statistically significant differences in kindergarten, external environment dimensions, and the scale as a whole in favour of the private kindergartens. The study recommends that esthetic education should be included in kindergartens'' programs. Sessions and dialogues between lady teachers and students' parents regarding the esthetic sense and its importance to the child are held.

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The Factor of Visual Symmetry Perception in Aesthetic Experience

Experimental Psychology (Russia) ◽

10.17759/exppsy.2018110110 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 166-177 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S.L. Artemenkov ◽

G.V. Shookova ◽

K.V. Mironova

Keyword(s):

Visual Perception ◽

Cognitive Processes ◽

Aesthetic Experience ◽

Ecological Context ◽

Aesthetic Perception ◽

Multiscale Representation ◽

Aesthetic Sense ◽

Physical Symmetry ◽

The Aesthetic ◽

Symmetry Perception

The article deals with the formation of aesthetic experience in connection with the perception of physical symmetry of objects and their images. An overview of modern works on the psychology of aesthetic perception in the context of the problem of the perception of symmetry is presented. The phenomenon of symmetry preference in visual perception is illustrated by arguments in its favor and data on its situationality. The ecological context of symmetry in animals and plants is touched in connection with the phenomenon of fluctuating asymmetry as an undirected deviation in the symmetry of a two-sided structure normally distributed in the population. Mathematical models of symmetry of forms and their multiscale representation are discussed. The analysis of the study of the Zen stone garden perceptual peculiarities from the position of the medial axes’ model is carried out.On the basis of the provisions of the transcendental psychology of perception, a hypothesis is advanced about the meta-sensory origin of the aesthetic sense, based on the process of interrelation of the internal symmetrical mechanisms of visual perception and the cognitive processes of creating figurative representations. The relation to the principle of symmetry in the context of the transcendental psychology of perception is shown.

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Estetika Simbolik pada Desain Bangunan Komersil di Kawasan Perdagangan Cihampelas

Humaniora ◽

10.21512/humaniora.v3i2.3348 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 475 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Doni Morika

Keyword(s):

Human Body ◽

Aesthetic Experience ◽

Broad Sense ◽

Aesthetic Sense ◽

Aesthetic Pleasure ◽

Behavior Settings ◽

Points Of View ◽

The Aesthetic

The notion of aesthetics so far did not produce a conclusion crystallized from various points of view offered by observer. It came from the standpoint of behavioral and psychological environment to obtain the aesthetic sense which was based on the notion of meaning, perception, and aesthetic experience. In the philosophy of beauty "aesthetic experience" was in the view of phenomenology of the aesthetic experience of the "thing". Sensory aesthetic experience was based on observations at the same time with the whole soul of the human body and produced a feeling of participating bound, carried away, and enticed her feelings toward an aesthetic pleasure and experience. The question raised then is how these symptoms that could affect the behavior settings in the broad sense. Good answers to these questions will be able to make designers better understand the behavior of the users as well as empower designers to contribute to the environment.

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ALUA JO PATUIK PROSES KREATIF SIMARANTANG KARANG MANIH EFYUHARDI

Gelar : Jurnal Seni Budaya ◽

10.33153/glr.v16i2.2492 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 197

Author(s):

Fani Dilasari

Keyword(s):

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Creative Process ◽

Aesthetic Experience ◽

Aesthetic Sense ◽

The Creation ◽

The Aesthetic

ABSTRAK Keindahan intelektual adalah pemikiran yang indah berdasarkan ilmu pengetahuan. Keindahan dalam arti estetik murni menyangkut pengalaman estetis dari seseorang dalam hubungannya dengan segala sesuatu yang dicerapnya. Pengetahuan tradisi yang dimiliki Efyuhardi sebagai putra daerah Pariaman, serta ilmu teater yang didapatkannya melalui pendidikan Seni Teater menjadikan karya Simarantang Karang Manih menarik untuk ditinjau dari proses kreatif. Tindakan kreatif Efyuhardi mengimplementasi budaya Pariaman ke dalam bentuk Simarantang diidentifikasi sebagai Tuo Randai.1 Tindakan kreatif Efyuhardi pada penciptaan Simarantang Karang Manih bernaung pada estetika Minangkabau yaitu Alua jo Patuik.Kata kunci: Simarantang Karang Manih, Efyuhardi, Proses Kreatif dan Alua jo Patuik. ABSTRAK Intellectual beauty is the beautiful thinking based on science. Beauty in a pure aesthetic sense concerns with the aesthetic experience of a person in relation to everything he perceives. Traditional knowledge belongs to Efyuhardi as a son of the Pariaman region as well as the theater knowledge he got made the work of Simarantang Karang Manih interesting to be reviewed in case of its creative process. Efyuhardi’s Creative action in implementing the Pariaman culture in the form of Simarantang is identified as Tuo Randai. Efyuhardi’s creative action in the creation of Simarantang Karang Manih is based on the Minangkabau aesthetic, namely Alua jo Patuik. Keywords: Simarantang Karang Manih, Efyuhardi, Creative Process and Alua jo Patuik.

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The Effect of Vocabulary Intervention on Text Comprehension: Who Benefits?

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/2019_lshss-voia-18-0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (4) ◽

pp. 562-578 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Dawna Duff

Keyword(s):

Middle School ◽

Reading Comprehension ◽

Text Comprehension ◽

Classroom Instruction ◽

Vocabulary Instruction ◽

Clinical Intervention ◽

Vocabulary Knowledge ◽

Vocabulary Intervention ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference

Purpose Vocabulary intervention can improve comprehension of texts containing taught words, but it is unclear if all middle school readers get this benefit. This study tests 2 hypotheses about variables that predict response to vocabulary treatment on text comprehension: gains in vocabulary knowledge due to treatment and pretreatment reading comprehension scores. Method Students in Grade 6 ( N = 23) completed a 5-session intervention based on robust vocabulary instruction (RVI). Knowledge of the semantics of taught words was measured pre- and posttreatment. Participants then read 2 matched texts, 1 containing taught words (treated) and 1 not (untreated). Treated texts and taught word lists were counterbalanced across participants. The difference between text comprehension scores in treated and untreated conditions was taken as a measure of the effect of RVI on text comprehension. Results RVI resulted in significant gains in knowledge of taught words ( d RM = 2.26) and text comprehension ( d RM = 0.31). The extent of gains in vocabulary knowledge after vocabulary treatment did not predict the effect of RVI on comprehension of texts. However, untreated reading comprehension scores moderated the effect of the vocabulary treatment on text comprehension: Lower reading comprehension was associated with greater gains in text comprehension. Readers with comprehension scores below the mean experienced large gains in comprehension, but those with average/above average reading comprehension scores did not. Conclusion Vocabulary instruction had a larger effect on text comprehension for readers in Grade 6 who had lower untreated reading comprehension scores. In contrast, the amount that children learned about taught vocabulary did not predict the effect of vocabulary instruction on text comprehension. This has implications for the identification of 6th-grade students who would benefit from classroom instruction or clinical intervention targeting vocabulary knowledge.

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