Cultural Talk

*By Hsin-Hsin Cindy Lee

   Cultural Talk 文化經驗談

   To Prospective Students

   Unit 1: National Personality

   Section 1--Q1: How would you describe Taiwanese people, your fellows?

                      Q2: How would you describe your own personality?

                      Q3: Do you think you are a ‘typical’ Taiwanese or Chinese?

   Section 2--[Interview questions for foreigners]

                     Q1: What is your general impression of Taiwanese people?

                     Q2: What do you like TW people most?

                     Q3: What kind of thing done by TW people is least acceptable or confusing to

                            you? Why?

   Section 3--[5 transcripts + Language Learning Points]

   Section 4--[Summaries of five interviews + brief descriptions of national cultures]

   Section 5--[A quiz on the language learning points and essay questions on national cultures]

   Unit 2: Perceptions of Politeness

   Section 1--Asking Yourself:

                      *How much do you know about yourself, your country, your hometown,

                       your culture?

                      *How do you get along with people? How do you communication with

                       people from different cultures?

   Section 2--Mirror Talk:

                      *How a foreigner think about people in Taiwan? How do they perceive

                       Taiwan and Taiwanese culture?

                      *What do they think about getting along with Taiwanese people?

   Section 3--Language Learning:

                      *What does the interviewee ‘say’? 

                      *Practicing listening comprehension. And learning key words, expressions

                       and grammar points from the transcript.

   Section 4--Cultural Learning:

                      *What does the interviewee ‘mean’?

                      *Getting insight into cultural differences and developing intercultural

                       awareness and understanding.

   Section 5--Check Points:

                      *What have you learned?

                      *Doing the quiz and review the course content.

  Unit 3: Perceptions of Friendship

   Section 1--Asking Yourself:

                      *How much do you know about yourself, your country, your hometown,

                       your culture?

                      *How do you get along with people? How do you communication with

                       people from different cultures?

   Section 2--Mirror Talk:

                      *How a foreigner think about people in Taiwan? How do they perceive

                       Taiwan and Taiwanese culture?

                      *What do they think about getting along with Taiwanese people?

   Section 3--Language Learning:

                      *What does the interviewee ‘say’? 

                      *Practicing listening comprehension. And learning key words, expressions

                       and grammar points from the transcript.

   Section 4--Cultural Learning:

                      *What does the interviewee ‘mean’?

                      *Getting insight into cultural differences and developing intercultural

                       awareness and understanding.

   Section 5--Check Points:

                      *What have you learned?

                      *Doing the quiz and review the course content.

   Unit 4: Conversational Topics (e.g. daily lives, holidays?)

   Section 1--Asking Yourself:

                      *How much do you know about yourself, your country, your hometown,

                       your culture?

                      *How do you get along with people? How do you communication with

                       people from different cultures?

   Section 2--Mirror Talk:

                      *How a foreigner think about people in Taiwan? How do they perceive

                       Taiwan and Taiwanese culture?

                      *What do they think about getting along with Taiwanese people?

   Section 3--Language Learning:

                      *What does the interviewee ‘say’? 

                      *Practicing listening comprehension. And learning key words, expressions

                       and grammar points from the transcript.

   Section 4--Cultural Learning:

                      *What does the interviewee ‘mean’?

                      *Getting insight into cultural differences and developing intercultural

                       awareness and understanding.

   Section 5--Check Points:

                      *What have you learned?

                      *Doing the quiz and review the course content.

   Unit 5: Life Styles (e.g. views of holiday, work hours, or place of residence)

   Section 1--Asking Yourself:

                      *How much do you know about yourself, your country, your hometown,

                       your culture?

                      *How do you get along with people? How do you communication with

                       people from different cultures?

   Section 2--Mirror Talk:

                      *How a foreigner think about people in Taiwan? How do they perceive

                       Taiwan and Taiwanese culture?

                      *What do they think about getting along with Taiwanese people?

   Section 3--Language Learning:

                      *What does the interviewee ‘say’? 

                      *Practicing listening comprehension. And learning key words, expressions

                       and grammar points from the transcript.

   Section 4--Cultural Learning:

                      *What does the interviewee ‘mean’?

                      *Getting insight into cultural differences and developing intercultural

                       awareness and understanding.

   Section 5--Check Points:

                      *What have you learned?

                      *Doing the quiz and review the course content.