美国音乐剧最早起源于从欧洲传入的轻歌剧。十九世纪的音乐剧并没有完整的脚本，而是由剧作家根据某个明星的特点为其写作歌曲和表演内容。这种以演唱为主要表演手段的剧目，剧情往往具有固定套路，总是有个皆大欢喜的结局。1920年代公主剧院上演了以机智对话、令人欣喜的各种意外、迷人音乐和鲜明美国特色人物与情节为特点的小制作音乐剧。这使音乐剧能够将更为复杂的人物心理、美国历史和美国文学融入其中。1927年《演出船》(Show Boat)的上演宣告作为独立剧种的美国音乐剧形成了，而剧中那首控诉美国黑人苦难命运的《老人河》(Old Man River)更是成为人们耳熟能详的歌曲。之后涌现的《为你歌唱》(Of Thee I Sing!)，《俄克拉荷马》(Oklahama)，《国王和我》（The King and I），和《南太平洋》(South Pacific)等优秀剧目不仅以颇具社会批判的视角参与建构了美国文化，也展现了音乐剧这种独特舞台表演形式的多重艺术维度。

会议议程

讲座人：Peiyun Zhou
主持人：吴芙芸
摘要：
Auditory perceptual simulation (APS) during silent reading refers to situations in which the reader actively simulates the voice of a character or other person depicted in a text. In three eye-tracking studies and one event-related potentials (ERPs) study, APS effects were investigated as people read utterances attributed to a native English speaker, a non-native English speaker, or no speaker at all. APS effects were measured via online eye movements or ERPs, and offline comprehension probes. Results demonstrated that inducing APS during silent reading resulted in observable differences in reading speed when readers simulated the speech of faster compared to slower speakers, and compared to silent reading without APS among native English speakers and bilingual speakers. APS of both native speech and non-native speech increased native English speakers’ reading speed, facilitated deeper, less good-enough, sentence processing, and improved comprehension compared to normal silent reading. When readers engage in APS during silent reading, they had smaller ERP amplitudes than normal silent reading, suggesting that APS requires extra attention and effort. The effects of APS on language processing and comprehension as well as its mechanism will be discussed.

上海外国语大学中东研究所学术讲座
智库建设系列讲座第五十八场

主 题：反抗的政治—全球史视野下的阿拉伯多种现代化与21世纪的“世界秩序”危机
主讲人：殷之光
主持人：刘中民 教授

The OBOR project is likey to have far reaching implications on South Asian politics, economy and security. China has been engaging in the region through various economic and development projects for last decades. But, OBOR touches one of the sensitive issues between India and Pakistan-Kashmir. This has irked India.

Growing bilateral trade investments and development related connectivity projects in India's neighbourhood have been popularly dubbed as China's 'String of Pearl Strtegy'aimed to contract India's sphere of influence in the region. There is a deficit of trust between emerging India and rising China about their interests and intentions.

Many observers however, view OBOR as a game changer at least in South Asia, where this would necessitate re-alignment and re-balancing. But, how does India perceive this project is a matter of serious concern that would shape the nature of implications on South Asia? China can play a constructive role by reconciling its grand strategy with national interests of South Asian countries in order to minimize the adverse of OBOR on the peace and security of the region.

This seminar reviews two emprical cases of Indo-Pak border trade in Jammu and Kashmir region and would strongly advocates Confidence Building Measures (CBM)as the only way forward for China and India.

What literature there is on the timing of speaker-listener interactions generally focuses on the (Speaker and Listener’s) verbal aspects of turn-taking rather than head gestures, e.g., Fusaroli & Tylen (2016). Head nodding is mentioned early on within kinesics (Birdwhistell 1970) and backchannel behavior (Schegloff 1982, Duncan 1975, Goodwin 1986). More recently, there has been more in depth exploration of head nod behavior: Iwano et al. (1996) explores the function of different head motions, while Maynard (1986, 1987) and Kita (1998, 2007) look at the integration of head nods with verbal Japanese back-channel behavior. This presentation discusses two explorations into the temporal and morphological structure of both verbal and nonverbal listener and speaker interaction. The first study examines the interactional timing of Tamil head and manual gestures and the second examines the timing and different nodding behavior of American English participants.

注：Eric Pederson教授在东华大学还将举行一场讲座，信息如下，欢迎参加：

主题：The crosslinguistic categorization of topological spatial relationships
日期：2016年12月22日
时间：15：00-16：30
地点：东华大学松江校区1号学院楼540室
主办：东华大学外语学院
内容摘要：
Topological relations are broadly taken to be the non-scalar spatial relationships of containment, contact, adjacency, etc. often combined with functional notions such as support and adhesion. This presentation presents on the status of the long term project using data from the “Topological Relations Picture Series” initially presented as Bowerman and Pederson (1992) which has been since taken up by scores of independent researchers. The basic findings show an ordered sequence of referential “situation classes” which extends between the archetypal ON situation (e.g. a cup sitting ON a table) and the archetypal IN situation (e.g. the apple nestled IN the bowl) such that if a form could be used for some situations, it is predictable that it may also be used for certain other situations.
After discussing the basic findings, this talk will examine some methodological issues which have come up through different applications of the original research instrument as well as some relatively less well-examined issues surrounding topological spatial expression and the beginnings of an experimental approach to test the psychological reality of the cline.

英语学院院庆60周年系列活动

“英华人文系列讲座”第92讲

新生专业学习系列讲座

入学半年的你，也许带着一系列的困惑：英语专业是什么？英语专业的学生将学习哪些课程？英语专业的毕业生有什么优势？语言文学课有什么功用？文学创作与文学批评有什么区别？文学批评有什么价值？什么是文学研究？文学研究有哪些方法？文学与文化有什么联系？文化到底是指什么？研究文化有哪些切入点和视角？什么是国别区域研究？国别区域研究与英语专业有什么关系？中国的英语专业与英语国家的英语专业完全一样吗？中国的英语专业有哪些独特的历史使命？什么是比较文学与跨文化研究？英语专业的同学有必要在大学系统学习中国文学与文化吗？……英院陈琦老师将与您真诚分享英语专业学习的心得体会与乐趣。

美国东部时间2016年11月9日凌晨1:40，美国总统选举结果揭晓，特朗普赢得足够的选举人票(270票)，取得本届大选胜利。此次大选一波三折，跌宕起伏，又饱受争议，甚至被称为“一场闹剧”。两位候选人特朗普和希拉里被美国媒体称为“最不受欢迎的候选人”，美国人民在选举前也表现出了对于此次选举的无奈和厌恶。
为何美国选民对于这两位候选人充满了诸多的“负能量”呢？一向以“自由”和“民主”为标榜的美国这次到底是怎么了呢？上外网络教育学院有幸邀请到了上外英语学院美国文化资深专家王恩铭教授来对此次选举进行深入解读，为大家揭开层层迷雾。
机会难得，请大家不要错过！

跨文化研究中心博士沙龙系列讲座（四）
主持人：Steve J. Kulich （顾力行）教授

Intercultural competence is gaining visibility and importance on American university campuses, and leading institutions such as Purdue and Ohio State are implementing programs that aim to develop competence in all students, regardless of major. These and initiatives at other large institutions are notable and indicate a steadily growing awareness of the importance of intercultural competence among other career competencies. Learning outcomes in this area, previously very general and poorly-defined, are now becoming more specific and assessable. Indeed, assessment is the newest area of emphasis.
But are these initiatives being crafted in light of the larger global context for which they claim to prepare graduates? What are the key challenges that young professionals and veterans alike need to recognize and negotiate in order to be successful in this global economy? This presentation interrogates current US efforts to develop intercultural competence by situating them in the context of a rapidly changing international environment. It suggests that competence not only requires interpersonal skills and awareness but also demands insight into and openness toward larger and evolving social and market characteristics that frame intercultural activity.

跨文化能力在美国大学有着越来越明显的重要地位。普渡大学俄亥俄州立大学都正实施这个项目，旨在提高各个专业学生的能力。在其他机构中，这些方案也备受关注，这说明了同其他职业能力相比，跨文化能力越来越受瞩目。这个领域的成果之前的定义非常宽泛，现在正变得越来越具体并且可以测量。事实上，评估是我们最新的侧重领域。
但这些方案是为了让研究生适应更广阔的全球环境么？什么是年轻专业人士和更有经验的教授学者在全球经济中获得成功所需要认识到并处理的最大挑战？在变化迅猛的国际环境下，此次演讲将质问美国现如今做的努力以提升跨文化能力，并指出这份能力不仅需要人际交往能力和人际关怀，也需要洞察提供跨文化活动的更大的和变化的社会和市场的开放性。

跨文化研究中心博士沙龙系列讲座（四）
主持人：Steve J. Kulich （顾力行）教授

Intercultural competence is gaining visibility and importance on American university campuses, and leading institutions such as Purdue and Ohio State are implementing programs that aim to develop competence in all students, regardless of major. These and initiatives at other large institutions are notable and indicate a steadily growing awareness of the importance of intercultural competence among other career competencies. Learning outcomes in this area, previously very general and poorly-defined, are now becoming more specific and assessable. Indeed, assessment is the newest area of emphasis.
But are these initiatives being crafted in light of the larger global context for which they claim to prepare graduates? What are the key challenges that young professionals and veterans alike need to recognize and negotiate in order to be successful in this global economy? This presentation interrogates current US efforts to develop intercultural competence by situating them in the context of a rapidly changing international environment. It suggests that competence not only requires interpersonal skills and awareness but also demands insight into and openness toward larger and evolving social and market characteristics that frame intercultural activity.

跨文化能力在美国大学有着越来越明显的重要地位。普渡大学俄亥俄州立大学都正实施这个项目，旨在提高各个专业学生的能力。在其他机构中，这些方案也备受关注，这说明了同其他职业能力相比，跨文化能力越来越受瞩目。这个领域的成果之前的定义非常宽泛，现在正变得越来越具体并且可以测量。事实上，评估是我们最新的侧重领域。
但这些方案是为了让研究生适应更广阔的全球环境么？什么是年轻专业人士和更有经验的教授学者在全球经济中获得成功所需要认识到并处理的最大挑战？在变化迅猛的国际环境下，此次演讲将质问美国现如今做的努力以提升跨文化能力，并指出这份能力不仅需要人际交往能力和人际关怀，也需要洞察提供跨文化活动的更大的和变化的社会和市场的开放性。