INVESTIGATION ON COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH READING COMPETENCE IN INDEPENDENT COLLEGES

This paper studied college students’ English reading competence in independent colleges. Students’ reading competence were investigated basing on students’ reading scores of College English Test-4 from eight majors in Xingzhi College of Xi’an University of Finance and Economics. The results indicated that students’ English reading competence in independent colleges was low on the whole, and it differed among different majors. On the basis of the above analysis, teaching suggestions on how to improve college students’ reading competence were also proposed.

Research on the Influencing Factors and Countermeasures of Independent College Enrollment in the New Era

With the deepening of the reform process of the new college entrance examination, the enrollment of Independent Colleges in the new period is facing greater difficulties and challenges.Meanwhile, with the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic spreading in 2020 and the urgent demand of Independent Colleges' transformation work, enrollment is full of uncertainty.Based on this, the purpose of this study is to deeply analyze the plight, current situation and related research deficiencies of independent college enrollment work in the new period, and put forward the ways and direction of improvement, hoping to provide some reference for the enrollment work in the transition of independent college.

The Legacy Project

California Baptist University, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, was awarded a grant through the Council of Independent Colleges that supported a community project, The Legacy Project. This project involved roughly 20 undergraduate students participating in service to the senior population in the neighboring community of Casa Blanca, in Riverside, California. Additionally, both students and seniors were immersed as participant-observers, gathering data, to include the collection of over 20 oral histories. These oral histories were of significant importance to the preservation of cultural and social history in the region, and specifically as related to the community of Casa Blanca, with roots in the Bracero Program. Data analyzed from the oral histories revealed three predominate themes: Faith and Spiritualty, Resiliency, and Oppression and Discrimination. Both project strengths and challenges were identified, most notably, both students and senior participants reported the significant benefit of their relationship built upon mutual respect and learning.