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Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows. 落難時不擇夥伴。（風雨同舟共相濟） 《暴風雨》(Act II, Scene II) What's gone and what's past help should be past grief. 對於已經過去而無能為力的事，悲傷也是沒用的。 《冬天的故事》(Act III, Scene II) 看莎翁戲劇中句句對白，娓娓道出人生智慧， 一覽芸芸眾生的浮世繪與人性的萬花筒， 探討人類生命的課題，以心感受文學，品味莎劇之美！ 本書為《悅讀莎士比亞故事》第七冊，內容介紹莎士比亞的兩齣喜劇： 《暴風雨》米蘭公爵普洛斯遭陷害而流落荒島，與隱形精靈、怪異的半人半獸，展開一段另類的復仇故事。 《冬天的故事》國王雷提斯因嫉妒之心而起了種種惡行，在妻死子散後突然醒悟，看似要在悔恨中度過餘生，卻在十六年後出現轉機。 《悅讀莎士比亞故事》系列介紹 選自英國文學家Charles and Mary Lamb改編自莎士比亞的戲劇《Tales from Shakespeare》，用詞簡易，適合大眾閱讀。本套書共收錄16部莎士比亞膾炙人口的作品，依故事屬性，兩篇輯成一冊，共八冊。每篇開頭附導讀及人物介紹，行文間搭配全彩美圖、英單註釋、IPA音標、名句選讀，書後別冊更精心設計故事相關練習題與中文翻譯。 1　哈姆雷特＆奧賽羅　四大悲劇之二 2　馬克白＆李爾王　四大悲劇之二 3　仲夏夜之夢＆皆大歡喜　四大喜劇之二 4　馴悍記＆第十二夜　四大喜劇之二 5　羅蜜歐與茱麗葉＆無事生非　悲劇與喜劇 6　威尼斯商人＆連環錯　兩齣喜劇 7　暴風雨＆冬天的故事　最早與最後的喜劇 8　終成眷屬＆一報還一報　兩齣問題劇

There are few textbooks or reference works on international trade finance pertaining to Hong Kong. This text covers all the basic concepts of international trade and takes into account actual practices of trade financing in Hong Kong. The book consists of two sections—the Principles Section and the Practical Guide Section. Risks associated with most trade-finance products are discussed. This second edition represents a substantial revision to the first edition first published in 1999. Readers will find this book an update of the adoption of UCP–600 and new practices of the services by ECIC and major trade promotion institutions in Hong Kong. Major differences between Incoterms 2000 and 2010 will also be discussed. The book provides ample and systematic material for the training of practicing bankers, import and export managers, and lawyers. Students of the subject Finance of International Trade of the Associateship Examination of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers would find this boo

Many excellent books have been written for administrators about motivating faculty. Some books have been written about being an academic. Books have been written about the reward system. Others have been written on improving student learning. Some books have been written on measuring effective teaching. Some books are written only for administrators; others, only for individual faculty. None have been written so as to integrate all of these and address them as a whole. This volume provides a timely discussion on the issues pondering in the minds of many newly recruited faculty and administrators—to uncover the real culture and offer suggestions on how to create a culture to nurture student learning; and to explore the issue of what is research-in-teaching. With improving student learning as the ultimate goal, the author suggests many concrete ways to change the teaching practice and, more importantly, the culture of a university. Readers will appreciate the eight inventories provided

The papers in this publication are studies on the Chinese communicity in Malaysia in relation to developments in Southeast Asia. The formation of Chinese communities in the region were established by waves of migration into the region over periods of time. However, given the proximity to China, there has been and there will always be the reminder of an exogenous influence, the China factor, on the Chinese communities in the region. In fact the Xinhua News Agency from the People's Republic of China reported recently, with pride, that there are now an estimated forty five million Overseas Chinese all over the world. Studies as presented by the authors indicate the diversity of the Chinese community in Malaysia. Often the community is mistakenly perceived as a monolithic entity. The truth could not be more different. The community comprise minority groups such as Chinese Muslims, Chinese Christians and Peranakans, besides the common perception of only Buddhists and Taoists. All are Malay

愛麗絲在夢境中不小心掉進了兔子洞，因為她跟著一隻看著懷錶自言自語的兔子走進到一個大洞裡，不過愛麗絲根本就不知道這個洞有多深，只知道在掉下去的時候她還睡了好一會，然後她喝了藥水身體就變小，吃了蛋糕身體就變大，變成巨人的愛麗絲流的眼淚變成了大池塘。書中還出現了和多多鳥、老鼠的賽跑大會、吞雲吐霧的大煙槍毛毛蟲、愛說教的公爵夫人、因為被紅心王后懲罰從此活在六點時刻的帽子商人，以及愛麗絲跟紅心王后比賽槌球時打得一塌糊塗的有趣內容。在奇怪的審判裡莫名其妙變成證人的愛麗絲，惹火了紅心王后。被判了死刑的愛麗絲該如何死裡逃生呢？ Step through the original looking glass with Alice into a world much more complex and fantastic than you may have imagined, if you’ve only read newer abridged, watered down versions; a familiar world where old friends like the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat still live, but a world that also abounds with strange characters like the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle, who sings the song of the Lobster Quadrille performed at the edge of the sea; a world caricatured in the unforgettable woodblock illustrations of the artist and humorist John Tenniel; a vivid and enchanting world beloved by young and old alike; a place that, once visited, can never be forgotten.

裴瑞拉遠在巴西故國的年輕時期，就熱心參與文學、社會、政治運動，到美國長住後，更積極投入公共事務，成立協會，關懷勞工、女性、原住民等弱勢族群，也注意環境及動物保護議題。然而在如此忙碌當中，她對國際詩壇生態仍然付出最多心血，透過協會聯繫全球會員，提供大家關心的消息，對當權者的倒行逆施，特別是違反人權的舉動，提出強烈指責。 裴瑞拉這些詩明顯包含內向性和外向性兩個面向。內向性的詩充分表現女性的感情世界，坦然揭露她的憧憬、夢想、慾望、失落；外向性的詩則懷抱大我的愛，關心被欺壓的弱者和受難者，呈現出對蠻橫強權的抗議和譴責。不同面向的詩作，讀來都痛快淋漓。

Li shang wanglai is a phrase that combines practice and principle. It is what others have discussed as Confucianism. But it is the summation of what is practised in daily life and without the leadership of an elite intelligentsia. With this phrase the author has brought together what had been separately discussed: the social philosophy of bao (asymmetrical reciprocity), the central importance of mianzi and lian (face), the moral economy of renqing (human relationships of fellow-feeling), the art of making guanxiwang (social networks), and much else. She shows how they work together in what might be called a discursive constellation. Using sociological and anthropological theorisations of reciprocal relations in China and Japan, she creates a framework of four dimensions, namely, principled rational calculation, human-feeling, moral, and religious, and four kinds of relationships, namely, instrumental, expressive, negative and generous.

★上班族出人頭地，提升競爭力必備天書 ★英語能力升級 薪水職位加級 面對職場競爭，你除了專業能力外，還需要『英語能力』 英語好，待遇好，工作機會比人多 ★超過2,000個職場實用句 同事講不出的英語、主管搞不懂的英語 一天一課，60天讓你變成英語A咖 ★9大職場主題 重點通通都有 遇到客戶變啞巴、老闆問話你不會，加薪升遷待何時？ 身處職場多元化的今天，需要用到英語的情況何其多，不但要開會、接待外國客戶，更可能要到國外出差。或者，你經歷過以下的狀況嗎：開會報告時詞不達意、接聽電話時不會應答、與老外同事聊天只能點頭微笑Say Hello。從現在起你不用再擔心，這本《老闆要你會的 職場英語必用句》提供你超過2000個職場實用句，隨查隨用，每個場合都適用！ 升官加薪六大必備工具 本書一次給你 加薪工具1：收錄上千個職場必用句，分成九大單元，分類完整縝密，輕鬆閱讀易上手。 加薪工具2：記下每個職場必用句只需3秒，無論是英文面試、接聽電話或面對客戶前都能應急，現學現用 加薪工具3：豐富的延伸和補充句，多變的替換說法可依臨場情況靈活運用 加薪工具4：搭配一分鐘會話短片，實境模擬效果加倍 加薪工具5：每單元提供八題模擬TOEIC的聽力練習，讓學習更有效率 加薪工具6：每單元附有上班族資訊站，提供開各種場合實用的密技及訣竅 職場加分密技，讓你在不同情境用對英語 學英語不只是背單字、記片語而已，還要瞭解每個情境的用法，特殊的含意以及文化背景，什麼是委婉的用法、什麼是強調的語氣、什麼是比喻的方法，都是本書的延伸學習重點，讓讀者能明白正確的用法，這樣才不會造成語意的誤解，貽笑大方。 範例：Thank you for the opportunity. 如果要表現積極，可以直接說 I hope I’ll have the chance to work with you. 60天就學會──老闆要你會的2000句職場英語 建議讀者以一天一課的方式，搭配測驗練習，六十天即可完整學習。另外，你還可以利用互動光碟「語音辨識」、「角色扮演」等功能做更多的練習，矯正自己的發音；一分鐘實境短片，訓練聽說能力及語感。最後搭配朗讀MP3邊聽邊學，熟悉老外口音，說出道地英文。老闆要你會的，你準備好了嗎？相信本書能讓你有效提升英語溝通能力，升官加薪就靠這一本！ 這些句子你會說嗎？ 1. The fl

精選童話大師經典童話12篇，書中所使用的英文簡明流暢、難易適中，且篇篇精彩、動人、有趣；能引發閱讀的樂趣，並提昇英文詞彙與閱讀能力。每篇均附有生動的插圖輔助閱讀。打開這本書，走進兒童文學的寶庫，細讀這些神奇美麗，又富有童心與詩意的故事，品嘗幸福的滋味。 To Hans Christian Andersen might fitly be applied the title so happi-ly bestowed by the natives of Samoa on Robert Louis Stevenson: Tusitala, the “Teller of Tales.” For more than half a century the great Danish story-teller has been beloved by children in all parts of the world, and nowhere has he more devoted admirers than in Great Britain and those lands where English is the common tongue. As has been well said, “Andersen was a Norseman, and the blood of Norsemen is in our veins.” For those who here make first acquaintance with Andersen, it may be well to state that he was born at Odense, in the Baltic island of Funen, on April 2, 1805. His first fairy tales were published when he was about thirty years of age. “I have written them,” he wrote to a friend, “just as if I were telling them to a child.” That, no doubt, was the reason of his success, though as a

因為跟小星球上唯一一朵玫瑰花鬧彆扭，小王子負氣離開。於是他開始遊歷各星球，遇見行為怪異、思想自大的國王、實業家、點路燈者、地理學家等，作者以小王子的角度，反映小孩眼中的大人，以狹隘的眼光認定自己的行為與想法是無誤的。最後，小王子來到地球，降落於撒哈拉沙漠，遇見飛行員、狐狸，他與狐狸的對話，讓他明白不該扔下他心愛的花朵，任由它孤零零地待在小星球上。 《小王子》是一本值得一讀再讀的經典小說，寓意深遠，提醒人們不要只看到事物的表象，而忽略了內在豐富的意涵。如同狐狸告訴小王子：「真正的東西，不是用眼睛看得到，唯有用心靈才看得見。」 Imagine being stranded in the Sahara. This is the fate of the child narrator when he meets a Little Prince from another planet. Interspersed with the narrator’s views on life and on the peculiar behavior of adult’s, we hear about all the Little Prince’s adventures ― encounters with clowns and sages on his epic journey to Earth ― and about what he learned. When you read this book, you’ll realize why this classic is loved by people of all ages all over the world.

What difference does a region make? Are the new regional cultures of Northeast Asia the product of individuals fighting to overcome national trade barriers, or are they driven by governments promoting national interests in new ways? Are they the result of economic pursuits alone, or do cultural and political forces play a role? Cultural Studies and Cultural Industries in Northeast Asia takes a Cultural Studies approach to the cultural industries in Northeast Asia. The volume opens with an innovative section considering the discipline itself as a kind of cultural industry, highlighting the challenges and possibilities that arise from the context of Northeast Asia. Other essays on specific cultural industries and their products range in coverage from labor in the Korean animation industry to anti-Korean manga in Japan, the emergence of an East Asian brandscape, Chinese consumption of Japanese animation, the Asian regional strategy of the Pusan International Film Festival, and more.

Professor Frederick W. Mote (1922–2006) has been widely recognized as a key figure in the field of Sinology. He taught at Princeton University for thirty-one years and was a founder of both Princeton’s Department of East Asian Studies and its re-markable Gest (East Asian) Library. His distinguished record of scholarly publication includes the co-editing, with Professor Denis C. Twitchett, of volumes seven and eight of the Cambridge History of China. Although he is perhaps best known for his studies of the Ming dynasty, his special erudition, as demonstrated in his final book, Imperial China, 900–1800, spans the Song through Qing periods. Generations of his students and colleagues have admired him not only for his learning but for his generosity in sharing his broad understanding of China. This wide-ranging collection includes papers by David A. Sensabaugh, Geoff Wade, Hok-lam Chan, Tai-loi Ma, Martin Hei-jdra, Chen-main Wang, Thomas Bartlett, Paul R. Katz, Alfreda Murck and Perry Link

本書作者為具備多年教學經驗的兒童美語教師，他認為兒童對於與「人」有關的主題極富興趣，並能毫不費力地放進記憶中，因此設計出一系列童話英語課程，藉以讓兒童發展自我形象、加深對他人的了解，同時觸發兒童的學習興致，及強化英語學習印象。 本書挑選十篇童話故事，分別設計十餘種教學主題，將童話與生活現實、英語學習結合，運用互動式教學方法，讓兒童藉由遊戲、勞作、歌謠、戲劇、科學知識等活動，熟悉英語的使用，同時藉由故事人物的象徵意義，學會傳達自己的情感，以及吸收各種知識內容。 教師可從中選擇適合的內容進行教學，例如從〈三隻小豬〉中指導英語序數用法、從〈青蛙王子〉中傳授以英文敘述事件的發生順序，或從〈醜小鴨〉中列舉各種地點的英語描述，及從〈白雪公主〉中提點出描述故事人物的關鍵字，亦可帶領兒童勞作灰姑娘舞鞋、小紅帽帶去給外婆的籃子與內容物，甚至藉由〈歌蒂拉與三隻熊〉玩角色扮演、跟兒童玩〈三隻小羊〉的過橋遊戲。 耳熟能詳的童話故事，不只能在床邊呢喃，更能延伸相關內容，利用各種學習主題，讓兒童在潛移默化中學習聽說英語；本書豐富的學習重點與創意教材，絕對是英語教師課堂中的最佳幫手！

Feng Shui practice has become an important reference for the planning and design of buildings, monuments and even entire cities. In fact Feng Shui is an evolved study of the natural and built environment. By utilizing the natural elements and practical environmental changes, we may improve upon our well-being, relationships, prosperity, health and living environment. People in many advanced countries seek to establish a deeper understanding of these relationships between human and natural environment. Architects from around the world also begin to recognize Feng Shui as a broad ecologically and architecturally connected paradigm. To remove the shadow of superstition for Feng Shui practice, it is essential to use a scientific approach in the hope of combining and fusing ancient wisdom with modern knowledge in building science. Scientific Feng Shui has two meanings, namely (1) the verification of Feng Shui principles scientifically and (2) studying Feng Shui logically in a scientific wa

A number of research groups around the world have begun to study how the brain acquires and processes language, but we still know comparatively little about it. Many such groups work on very specific, often narrow, problems. This approach is certainly necessary, but a broad perspective can be helpful, if not essential, too. This volume consists of an important collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Language, Evolution, and the Brain (SLEB), hosted by the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Kyoto, Japan, bringing together distinguished researchers with background in cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, robotics, physics, etc. Major topics discussed here include: Creoles and pidgins, and their implications regarding language evolution. Quantitative analysis and modeling of various aspects of language evolution, including the evolution of lexical items and color terms, the emergence of linguistics categories, and the dynamics of language competition. The ev

Without any doubt, youth are the future of the world. For any nation which hopes to thrive and develop, it is necessary to commit significant resources in facilitating youth development. This book is a collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Youth Empowerment over the last four years. It explores the relationship between youth volunteerism and empowerment which is considered as an inherent cornerstone in the social and psychological growth for youth. Written by a team of experts on issues about youth, the book presents the various theories, models, paradigms and concepts related to youth empowerment and volunteerism. With selected examples in countries around the world, it also reveals to us how different cultures infuse their own history, language, mores, laws, policies, demographics, and socio-political infrastructures in facilitating youth empowerment and volunteerism. Youth hold the key to the world of the future, and empowering youth is actually a human

中級英文閱讀課程教材。 Sindbad the Sailor一書作者杜撰了許多驚心動魄的航海故事，主角Sindbad是冒險犯難精神人物的代表。故事起源於一位名叫Hindbad的搬運工，來到Sindbad家門外哀嘆自己的命運，Sindbad反而邀請他進入毫宅，訴說他年輕時的冒險故事…… 一次漂流到無人島上，島上有著凶猛的大鵬鳥，Sindbad趁機將自己綁在大鵬鳥的腳上離開小島，卻在溪谷間遇到一群巨大的蟒蛇；第三次碰到獨眼巨怪，將Sindbad的同伴一個一個吃掉，為了替同伴報仇，設計用燒紅的鐵叉刺中獨眼巨怪；一次來到騎馬不裝馬鞍的國家，Sindbad將馬鞍介紹給國王，贏得國王的賞賜並將一位美麗的女人嫁給他，然而一旦女人死了，Sindbad必需陪葬，他將如何躲過這不成文的習俗呢？還有一次因船難淪為奴?，Sindbad受命獵殺大象，幸運的他居然被大象帶往象塚…… 書中一篇篇精采的冒險故事，你將會發現智勇雙全的Sindbad如何脫困並帶回金銀財寶，就讓Sindbad the Sailor帶領大家一起展開海上冒險之旅吧！ To read these stories is to embark on great adventures through exotic cultures where you will meet with terrifying shipwrecks, deserted islands, strange cultures and monsters. These tales of Sinbad the Sailor have all the suspense of Greek mythology combined with the miraculous escape and happy endings of western fairy tales. Sindbad is the rind of story teller who leaves a life-long impression of wonder on the minds of young readers.

This collection of essays brings together the first comprehensive study of TV drama in China. Examining in depth the production, distribution and consumption of TV drama, the international team of experts demonstrate why it remains the pre-eminent media form in China. The examples are diverse, highlighting the complexity of producing narrative content in a rapidly changing political and social environment. Genres examined include the revisionist Qing drama, historical and contemporary domestic dramas, anti-corruption dramas, "pink" dramas, Red Classics, stories from the Diaspora, and sit-coms. In addition to genres, the collection explores industry dynamics: how TV dramas are marketed and consumed on DVD, and China's aspirations to export its television drama rights. The book provides an international and cross-cultural perspective with chapters on Taiwanese TV drama in China, the impact of South Korean drama, and trans-border production between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

Economic integration between Hong Kong and Mainland China is a topic of great interest among both policy circles and the academia. This book is a collection of relevant research papers of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in the past two years, which study the economic integration process between Hong Kong and the Mainland from different perspectives, including linkages through both the trade and financial market channels. This volume sheds light on the important policy issues facing both Hong Kong and the Mainland, including how resilient the Hong Kong economy is against external shocks, how large portfolio capital outflows from China will be once its capital account is liberalized, and in what ways fund flows between Hong Kong and the Mainland affect Hong Kong’s monetary and financial conditions. With 11 essays, this monograph can be divided into 2 parts. Part I studies the “real” linkages between Hong Kong and the Mainland, while Part II focuses on the financial linkages. A detailed

Originating from a genuine need of the secondary school teachers of English in Hong Kong to understand what it means to implement a task-based curriculum in the English classroom, this book aims to support and empower frontline ELT teachers in implementing a task-based approach systematically without losing sight of the importance of grammar teaching within the framework of tasks. Useful examples are provided to illustrate how grammar teaching can be conducted through meaningful tasks in authentic contexts. The importance of viewing assessment as an integral part of the learning, teaching and assessment cycle is also discussed with practical suggestions on developing assessment tasks and assessment assessment criteria provided. In the form of a self-learning package, this book can be readily used for independent self-study or as a school-based staff-development programme run by teachers themselves. Student-teachers of English, teacher educators and curriculum developers will also find

Chinese planters,farmers and labors have left an indelible imprint on Malaysia's agricultural economy.With great effort and creativity,they opened jungles,converted disused mining land,and transformed the wilderness into rich farms and plantations that grew every crop of economic and social importance.Complementing their efforts,Chinese traders,industrialists and researchers linked agricultural to commerce and agro-based industry.In the process,the Chinese agriculturist and their trading and manufacturing counterparts made valuable contributions not only to national but world development. This book covers all areas of their pursuits,from lowland rice planting to highland flower farming,from small vegetable gardens to large rubber and oil palm plantations,and from trading to downstream agro-based activities.The book combines historical information with original insights from personal interviews to produce a captivating 200-year chronicle of the lives and work of generations of Chinese w

這是一本充滿阿拉伯神秘色彩的經典巨作，故事起源於Sassanid的國王Schahriar因痛恨被王后欺騙，將她處死後宣稱每晚都要娶一個新娘，並在第二天早上立即將她們處死，造成全國人民的恐慌與不安。為了拯救全國的女子，宰相的女兒雪赫莎拉德(Scheherazade)自願嫁給國王，於臨死前懇求國王召見她的妹妹Dinarzade，妹妹跟國王要求希望能再聽到雪赫莎拉德說故事，聰明的她就在隔日天亮前剛好講到精彩處，國王為了要聽結局，不得已只好讓她再多活一天，沒想到就這樣過了一千零一夜，最後國王有沒有處決她呢？她說了哪些精彩的故事呢？歡迎你來一探究竟。 本書特別挑選了五篇故事，分別為The Fisherman、Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp、The Adventures of Haroun-al-Raschid、Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad、The Enchanted Horse。角色包含各個階層與各種職業，以及令人驚奇的神魔與精靈，最特別的是「故事中又有故事」，好似故事中的每個角色都有故事要說，不僅大家都樂意聆聽，還可藉由故事來說服對方，十分引人入勝。 Enter the exotic world of Schehrezade, the noble woman who uses her talent for weaving fascinating tales to change the heart of a bit-ter Sultan and save her life. Some well-known favorites like Aladdin are here, as well as stories you may not have heard before. Have fun reading and improve your English at the same time.

Seeking truth and due responsibility for the 228 Massacre has been the long-time goal for the 228 Massacre victims and their families. It is also the pursuit of the 228 Memorial Foundation since my assumption as the foundation chairman. After the 87th board meeting on September 2003, which approved the establishment of a “228 Massacre Truth Research Task Force,” a 7-member name-list was nominated by Administrator Lee Wang-Tai. The list included academic board members Chang Yan-Hsian, Huang Hsiu-Cheng, Hsueh Hua-Yuan and Chen Yi-Shen; representative of the victims and their families Jhong Yi-Ren and Lee Rong-Chang; and Administrator Lee Wang-Tai himself. Task force members then jointly suggested board member Chang Yan-Hsian to serve as the team’s convener. In a bid to avoid overlap with that of the 228 Massacre Research Report issued by the Executive Yuan on 1992, Administrator Lee proposed during the 88th board meeting to have the task force’s research report be named: Research Report

ESL/EFL Cases: Contexts for Teacher Professional Discussions is designed to provoke conversations on language teaching from multiple perspectives. The format of the presentation of cases allows the reader to gain insights on teaching from the vantage point of the students’ proficiency, the teacher’s perspective, the writers’ questions and suggested answers and finally the critical commentary. Readers are treated as thinking professionals who are capable of analysing the acts of language teaching through the teaching excerpts and the dynamic lesson transcriptions. The questions and critical commentary encourage deeper and more critical processing rather than a superficial interpretation of the teaching act. The cases, derived from authentic teaching contexts, encourage readers to appreciate the rich tapestry of teaching with all its complexities. Designed to promote professional discussions and deeper reflective and more effective practice, this book is a must for the teacher education

The digital divide and the inequalities of the availability and deployment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) between developed and developing countries have long been a source of concern. Global institutions such as the United Nations, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the World Bank, as well as regional and national level agencies, have set up task forces to investigate how ICTs can be enacted most effectively in developing countries. How this shared vision should be put into practice is a complex undertaking, but it is already taking place. In this volume, we go beyond the theoretical, the polemical and the philosophical to consider practical issues as they are encountered by stakeholders in the developing country context. 15 author teams explore key issues organized into four sections: (1) Theoretical Background and Culture; (2) Telecentres; (3) Applications; and (4) Key Concepts with Country Specific Studies. Examples of these applications are

This reader is designed for an intermediate-level Chinese course in which students not only develop proficiency in the Chinese language but also gain some knowledge of Chinese culture. It consists of twenty-two lessons, which are arranged according to their level of difficulty. Each lesson contains a core text and a reading text. The contents of the texts cover a wide variety of topics, including Chinese language structures and characters, Chinese customs, proverbs, holidays, social phenomena, religions, poetry and geography, as well as Chinese folklore. A list of questions for group discussion follows the text in each chapter to help students further explore issues related to Chinese culture and to their own lives. Grammar notes and exercises for relevant grammatical points are introduced after each core text to enhance students’ skills of reading, comprehension and writing. The grammar notes are all explained in English and illustrated through sample sentences in Chinese with Engli