my culture shock 2

The next week we will have the discussion about the culture shock.

I think the culture to me can depart into two parts. The one is in the study, the another is in the life.

In the study, influenced by the chinese education for 20 years, we used to listen to the teacher in the classroom and never ask question when we don't know the meaning. Because we think if we ask the question, it will lose our face and look like a fool. Another different from china is that whatever the work we done, the teacher also say it is good, excellent, well done or it is ok. They give us more encourage and more freeness in the study and encourage us to think our idea, not everything to conform to the teachers' direction, not follow and we can think an idea together. And to our surprise is that we can called the teacher as their name. But in china, we also call the teacher such as teacher Li or teacher Wang. It showed the respect to them. But in london, when we cannot understand what the teacher said, we can say "mark, I can't understand it, can you explain it again?" And the teacher is pleased to explain it again till you can understand. 

In the life, I will my experience about relationship, traffic and so on.

In china, people don't kiss or hug somebody of the opposite sex in public places. But in london, I was surprised to see the people kissing in front of me. In another hand, in Asian countries, homosexual is a few exist. Even though they are homosexual, they will always hide it as a secret. So two girls and two boys can walk together hand in hand and no one was shocked. But when I was came in london, the first day I went to the supermarket with Susan, and I was used to hand in somebody, but she told me that in london, I should change my habit. Because in london other people will regard you are homosexuality.

Another thing is that when I went to eat with vera and when we finished, we paid together. But we found someone sit next to us, which pay themselves each other. Then I knew in the western country, they  advocated economic  independent and they always  put in practice the rule of "AA" . 

Then I will write something about traffic. In china the traffic lights will regularly to work. But in london, if some people want to cross the road, they can press the button and then after a moment, the traffic lights will turn red and people can cross the road. I think it is very reasonable, because if in the midnight, the car can go straightway. And one day, I stood away the road, but there is no traffic lights in the crossing, I think I will wait more time when there are no car pass. But it is surprised to me when a car pass, it stopped and  hint that I can go cross the road first. At that time, I think the traffic in london order in london is very good.

After somedays, it seem to be more familiar to the london. So I went to the market by myself and I want to buy a lot of food. So I want to have a go-cart, but I found I can't move it. Then a old man come to me and told me that I should put one pond in it then I can move it. But I have no coin, so he give me one pond and let the go-cart for me. I think I am very lucky to meet a kind man.

There are many things about the culture shock to my experience. I think there will be more culture shock wait for me and I will suit here well in the future. Because after 2 months studying, I become more confident than before with the help of stefanie. 

my culture shock

Recently we all discuss the topic about the culture shock. But what is the culture shock? There are many definition for the culture shock on the Internet, such as "culture shock refers to the anxiety and feelings (of surprise, disorientation, uncertainty, confusion, etc.) felt when people have to operate within a different and unknown cultural or social environment, such as a foreign country. It grows out of the difficulties in assimilating the new culture, causing difficulty in knowing what is appropriate and what is not. This is often combined with a dislike for or even disgust (moral or aesthetical) with certain aspects of the new or different culture." But as to me, culture shock materialize in every aspect in my daily life, such as food, climate, language, leisure time and so on and so forth. But I will emphasize on the leisure  time.

In china, the weekends the people will in the home to do some house working or go out do some shopping with the friends and family. But in london, most of the shops are closed on the weekend. But the people also go out to have their weekends. They are often find a lawn to have the picnic or just lying to enjoy the sun. And the parents are not just look at the children who playing with others, they always play with the children. The scene will moved me. Because in china, the parents just look after the children and protect them from hurting. As my opinion, the parents should play the game with the children and know what they think and how they grow up. Though in china the parents also accompany children grow up, but the style is different and then the result will be different too. Additionally in china there are many people do working on the weekend, they don't have the rest. But in london, I find most the people have a nice weekend though they have many work to do. They will put them for a while and enjoy their weekend. And I often see some bicyclists on the street because this is the life style to them. They will do some sports on their daily life. I think it's good for their healthy.

All the following are the leisure time in the culture shock, I will continue to write the other aspect. Because I should organize my report now. I am do some mistakes in my presentation, so I should do better in the report!

the end or the beginning

We have finished the block one of the pre-session course last friday. I think I should conclude the learning about the past one month. 

Because of my character, the beginning of the half month, I didn't open my mouth to speak in class. So I only practice my listening. However, a friend of mine pass away which awake me to face the problem that can't speak in the class. With some classmates' suggestion, I try to join the discussion, try to do the presentation, try to answer the question to the teacher. Maybe the two weeks, I make a progress in my speaking and writing. Nevertheless, it is clearly to show me that is not enough. So I will be have another class in afternoon to make a improvement to catch up with other students.

On the Thursday morning, Fiona told us that in the block two will be a challenge wait for us. I think I should work harder to make up the lack of the knowledge. 

On the aspect of the speaking, is the big problem in my English learning. Then FEN told me if I want to practice my speaking, I can watch the movie and follow them to repeat the sentence which is a good way to improve my thinking. Because sometimes I can't speak a complete sentence. When I want to express my idea, I also speak some words due to the my thinking is also in chinese. I think I will try to watch movie and follow them to learn how to recognize   the sentence.On the writing, I will continue to write essay or diary after class. About the listening, I think hold the time in the class, it will be improve.

Tomorrow is another day. AZA AZA, FIGHTING!

 

A paragraph about plagiarism

Plagiarism is an action of copy others ideas without any acknowledgement of source. According to the Longman Dictionary of contemporary English(1995), define that use others ideas and words as your own ideas when you write the essay is plagiarism. The oxford(1992) presented the plagiarism as---"a kidnapper or literary thief ". However, the book Academic Writing(1989) conclude that the national students have different academic background, so they will not realize they have copy the ideas from books, articles and newspapers should be show the sourced. So they are always intentionally to plagiarism.

what is Globalisation

According to the controversial argument, globalisation was the bone of contention in the past 10 years, as a result, a large amount of books investigate the globalisation as the subject and the reason of major demonstrations in Europe and North America. Some people are against the globalisation, which  caused mangy problems and disrupted their lives also returned few benfits. Others think that can reduce the poverty, particularly in China, Vietnam, India and Uganda. However, it is amazing that the globalisation was used widely but it doesn't to defined accurate. In fact the breadth of the meaning and take on cultural, political and other connotations in addition to the econmic, so it become narrowing over time. All the same, the general or main sense of economic globalisation, is to emphasis on the observation which conduce to develop the economic quickly these years, then make people live in different countries. This growth in cross-border economic activities takes various forms:

The ways of seeing

In our pre-language class, we watched a documentary which "the ways of seeing". It shows the different between the oil painting and publicity. It is similar but not the same.

Firstly, the author introduce the ADS are surrounding our life. It is why we want to alter the way of our life, then become a glamour girl or boy. People spend a lot of money to buy something, then from richer to poorer, and change their face, body which result in enviable. And then he concluded that without the society, glamour can not be exist.

Secondly, he illustrated that the oil painting described the fact of the life, such as sense, value and so on. The sources from the pose, gesture, sign of love. But compared to the ADS, it shows a dream for the people. The publicity purpose is make each of people to consume, to meet our desire, eager to our life.

Thirdly, he give us a question, why the glamour did not exist in the middle century. Because of the background of the society. We can easily to find how important about the society status in the history. So people can't have the dream, their life can change with their desire.

I think the documentary is value to investigate the arts and life, which explains many reason about the arts in now days. He also to compare the different aspect of the art to analyze the valuable. 

At all, it is a good lesson for us to think about the Art and life. Then give us a new angle to see the world.

Structure and Cohesion

    I had borrowed a book from the library some days ago. However, last week we were busy in preparing the Dragon Dan Marketing Plan, therefore I didn't begin to read it.

    

    Today, after the face to face talk with the teacher, I aware that I have mangy problem about the language learning, such as speaking, writing, pronunciation and so on. In order to keep up with other students, thus I will be make more effort at learning English.

    I begin to read the book is called Academic Writing Course. The unit 1 is structure and cohesion, which  concerned with he general organization of a piece of academic writing, its structure and particularly the way in which the different parts are linked together. And we also write an essay, which organized in a similar way - introduction, development of main ideas or arguments, conclusions. But how to link the sentence by means of connective?

BASIC WORD:

AND --- so, therefore, as a result, accordingly, consequently, thus, hence

OR --- in other words, to put it more simply, it would be better to say

BUT --- however, nevertheless, nonetheless, yet, in spite of that, all the same

For example:

1. He passed his examinations.

    Therefore/So/As a result/Accordingly/Consequently/Thus/Hence he had some good news to tell his parents.

Then when we write the academic essays, we can use to express the meaning of AND, OR, BUT, which can link the sentences in the content.