My experiences of being bilingual
I came to America for study abroad since fall 2005. In past four years, from translate. English to Chinese, Chinese to English, then English to Eenglish. First I found the English I learn in Taiwan has many different after I talked with american. We were taught to say "Can I go to bathroom?" or "May I go to bathroom?" but when we say the first one, the instructor will say "Of Course you can, but you may not go now."
First I was confuse about why he said that, then I realize that word "Can" in English means the ability of doing certain things.
After two years in America, my English improves better than I first came. However, new problem came up-I started having problem of understanding meterial in Chinese! I spent three high school years in America. I went back home every vacation. I went out with my friends in Taiwan, they told me how their classes going on, but I know nothing about. They explained to me how it works, still no clude. Then I realize in English about what they told me. Also I need to tell someone who knows more about English then he helps me to know in Chinese.
I feel more comfortable of learning English than Chinese, but I will never forget my mother language.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
HW of Elizabeth Hill Boone Homework Reading
First, the introduction of the article were trying to define or seprate two thing, Writing and Arts.It seens simple, picture and word. However, along with the research of the ancient culture, Asian, Maya, Pre-Cloumbian, etc, more "word" need to be define or explain. Moreover, the defination of the literacy, even illiteracy, or preliteracy need to give a meaning or boundary. Because of lack of the knowledge we create so far are not able to translate into the language human use. Also, most of the development were in "picture" or a symbol.
Second, the research of Pre-Columbian(the Author picked), found lot of the pictures of animals or words are similar with pictures. To define the meaning of literacy has to look back of human history, and find how they seen about reading. The morden common meaning of literacy is the ability to read and understand the meaning comtained. In addition, literacy could lead to the ability to write. In the article, the author gave a model of not ability to hear voice, but he can wirte a perfect melody.
Third, the writing in the discussion of these language based on the scolars of linguist, has arguments with. Writing and writing speech, first one is the gernal idea of writing, just write.But, after more expert join the development, more view of point been create.They think those signs is variety and contain meaning in. Second one, is writing spoken language, which still exist in the world, and using. The continuous of developing seen the writing has a formal and a correspondence to spoken langeage.
Finally, in my opinion, I think that author want to tell that the defination is hard to find and its boundary is unclear. Therefore, the literacy should not be limited. People envision information to reason about, communicate, document, and preserve the knowledge. For instance, the map we produce is to finding the location and direction of our position and where we are heading to. But it does not contain where is the exactly place of the target.
Second, the research of Pre-Columbian(the Author picked), found lot of the pictures of animals or words are similar with pictures. To define the meaning of literacy has to look back of human history, and find how they seen about reading. The morden common meaning of literacy is the ability to read and understand the meaning comtained. In addition, literacy could lead to the ability to write. In the article, the author gave a model of not ability to hear voice, but he can wirte a perfect melody.
Third, the writing in the discussion of these language based on the scolars of linguist, has arguments with. Writing and writing speech, first one is the gernal idea of writing, just write.But, after more expert join the development, more view of point been create.They think those signs is variety and contain meaning in. Second one, is writing spoken language, which still exist in the world, and using. The continuous of developing seen the writing has a formal and a correspondence to spoken langeage.
Finally, in my opinion, I think that author want to tell that the defination is hard to find and its boundary is unclear. Therefore, the literacy should not be limited. People envision information to reason about, communicate, document, and preserve the knowledge. For instance, the map we produce is to finding the location and direction of our position and where we are heading to. But it does not contain where is the exactly place of the target.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
HW for April 8 How literacy and technology shape each other
The internet and computer both increase the speed of getting information and more convenient way of gathering knowledge, sharing opinion. On the other hand, literacy in more common in community. This increases the need of knowledge and information. The computer helps the subject of literacy sprat by internet. Moreover, programs in computer guiding people to find the right information they want in the worldwide internet. For instance, typing the key word in search engine. In addition, searching the information on the internet can find the latest one or the closest time to improve the certainty of the work. The wi-fi system has been built in many countries or cities. This reduce the limited wireless internet area and increase the convenience of using internet.Reading the ancient story, such as flying and even go into space, were pushing people forward to reach the goal, make it real.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
music literacy
Why we still remember the song we used to sing when we were little child? Because they are easy to remember and their melody is simple. While we getting old, more song we listen, even the song was publish before we were born. Song had been record for centuries and translate in many language to pass thought between. There also have types of song, classic, Jazz, pop, etc. A song can make a long story from thousands words to hundreds. It make sroties easier to remember without losing its own defination and background. People sing songs to release their emotion or show how they feel at specific time. Moreover, a song can present a culture's begining and how it change along with time.
Music helps people to memorise a story, because song can fully explain one's feel. Others can know the storys. Music primary contain melody and word, or only melody. The wirter of melody, he may put his own story in it, or a specific time to address this emotional work. Listen music is a different way to read, read by ear. As long as music show out, at the end, people has the clue of story it consisted. The recent time also influence the song at the same time, to present the recent people feel, and their experiences. Music is even the very first product of using literacy before reading in words.
Music helps people to memorise a story, because song can fully explain one's feel. Others can know the storys. Music primary contain melody and word, or only melody. The wirter of melody, he may put his own story in it, or a specific time to address this emotional work. Listen music is a different way to read, read by ear. As long as music show out, at the end, people has the clue of story it consisted. The recent time also influence the song at the same time, to present the recent people feel, and their experiences. Music is even the very first product of using literacy before reading in words.
picture literacy
We see pictures around us, newspaper,magazine, ads, or even a short moment of view of one thing. Someone may press the shutter to catch the moment. A picture can mean one thing or more, a series of picture can tell a powerful story. The charm of the picture is a second of shoot, the next second may change the story completely. Picture tells stories to people, and people find stories and catch the moment by camera. Moreover, the story defination could change by different people's view. That is how picture be a literacy and creat in human civilazation.
One picture seen by some people may take just a picture. Others may find the story behind, or even add their own story into the picture. Literacy is a product of human creativity. A catch of moment may not be copy in any forms, cause the typical moment would never appear again, even how much people trying to rebuild the specific "second".
This is how picture story unique. Like the classic book publish on centuries ago. The author is not exist anymore, and people still reading his work. Even their are any person who may be better than him, but never find the author's think on that time of writing. Picture also record the history and tell stories to people around or even next generation.
One picture seen by some people may take just a picture. Others may find the story behind, or even add their own story into the picture. Literacy is a product of human creativity. A catch of moment may not be copy in any forms, cause the typical moment would never appear again, even how much people trying to rebuild the specific "second".
This is how picture story unique. Like the classic book publish on centuries ago. The author is not exist anymore, and people still reading his work. Even their are any person who may be better than him, but never find the author's think on that time of writing. Picture also record the history and tell stories to people around or even next generation.
Monday, March 23, 2009
psychological test literacy
If mind can be "read" by certain test, then it's possible to read people's mind. A Psychological test can help people know more about themselves or even other's self. On the other hand, we can say Psychological test is the process that people read their or each other's mind. Between answers of questions people tend to find more about themselves or other's. Different question or situation that people themselves in will cause different consequences.
Street Painting literacy
The street painting is prohibit in some countries, but in America or some Asian countries is famous and common in some corner of street or lane we usually walk without notice. These painting may done by some people did for fun. However, some professional artist. Take it as a way of showing their idea of world or even think that art should not limited. They trying to paint picture or slogan to people to understand what happen in corner by using their color spray on the wall. From these work, some people may think as mischievous, but some may find some special thinking behind these counterculture painting.
The idea of painting on the wall, some artist said they want to make world more beautiful in some places people may never go, different street painting in variable places can also present its local culture. In America, paint in words and many decoration, Asian used to paint pictures, Europe has 3D street painting like the one has helicopter saving people on the ground. The street paint would like a living picture, because it's keep changing and adding different thing or element to combine within one wall.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
ASSignment 3 literacy entries
the symbol we use on the internet to chatting around with friends. It may be a :)to present a happy face, or (= 3 =) to present that one doesn't care. These symbol could be easier to under stand or even make symbols funnier. (@ o @) means one got shot by something surprise him. (﹋ o﹋)－ｙ－～ means one is smoking. As long as the internet appears in more families these symbol is improving at the same time, and more people can understand these symbols.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
HW for MAR 2
The literacy for me, in general, is the ability to read and understand a language in any forms. The literacy can be in media, music, etc, literacy has no boundaries. Because the language is open, could be a sound or shouting between animals, we cannot identify it as not a language, because we cannot understand. Furthermore, literacy could define as read or understand a certain message and recognize in our mind. Specifically, literacy should be able to read typical word is written in any language and is been prove before.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
A Day In My Life
The day I have my first girlfriend is my best day in my life. In the past eighteen years, I had met different girls in my life. Another thing I had never thought before she came from China. But she always tell me that Taiwan is part of China, but it doesn’t matter or doing any thing to us. Two people from two the closest and farthest China and Taiwan fall in love on the other side of earth.
She was in my writing class for EAP. That was her first year in America. At the beginning of the winter in Michigan, I caught cold but recover soon.
She was in my writing class for EAP. That was her first year in America. At the beginning of the winter in Michigan, I caught cold but recover soon.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The last Jew in Vinnitsa [1941]
During the World War II, there were three million Jewish been killed under the German Invation. In this picture, the last Jewish in Vinnitsa, before he shot by German military officer. In his sight, he showed that he was in despair by looking his people in the hollow, and a gun was pointed at his head directly. Before his dead he might heard the gun fired at his people's head just like the count down of his death. This picture told that the cruelty truth that German troop killing Jewish people while invation over the Europe. This piece of human history lead the people to be more perfect break free the race differences.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
HW
1. I can eat Burrito for entire semester till now.
2. I like to draw things randomly on any pieces of paper
3. I like to read.
4. I like to go outside without any purpose.
5. I like to talk or chatting with friends.
6. I like to sleep.
7. I like to watch baseball games; even I can not fully understand everything.
8. I like to search sport cars news, especially their sound of engines
9. I have many DVDs of movies.
10. I believe there have alien in the universe.
11. I like archery, but there are not many place to play.
12. I like to go shopping, and I tried shopping alone, honestly it’s pretty good.
13. I like to watch movie, but my budget is limited.
14. I want to travel around the world, if I have enough money, and travel alone.
15. I want to collect sport cars if I have money.
16. Why I like to be alone, because I don’t want to get bother.
17. I can stay in my room with computer for all day long.
18. I like try things I haven’t try before.
19. I like to sing, even it sounds bad or horrible.
20. I like to make friends, no matter where you came from or who you are.
21. I also like to eat different food from variable places.
22. I select things randomly, for everything.
23. I am not a hard working people, but I always done things on time.
24. I don’t like to be late.
25. I want to be the one I want.
2. I like to draw things randomly on any pieces of paper
3. I like to read.
4. I like to go outside without any purpose.
5. I like to talk or chatting with friends.
6. I like to sleep.
7. I like to watch baseball games; even I can not fully understand everything.
8. I like to search sport cars news, especially their sound of engines
9. I have many DVDs of movies.
10. I believe there have alien in the universe.
11. I like archery, but there are not many place to play.
12. I like to go shopping, and I tried shopping alone, honestly it’s pretty good.
13. I like to watch movie, but my budget is limited.
14. I want to travel around the world, if I have enough money, and travel alone.
15. I want to collect sport cars if I have money.
16. Why I like to be alone, because I don’t want to get bother.
17. I can stay in my room with computer for all day long.
18. I like try things I haven’t try before.
19. I like to sing, even it sounds bad or horrible.
20. I like to make friends, no matter where you came from or who you are.
21. I also like to eat different food from variable places.
22. I select things randomly, for everything.
23. I am not a hard working people, but I always done things on time.
24. I don’t like to be late.
25. I want to be the one I want.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Viedo for HW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI9OYMRwN1Q
This is a Music Video sing by Michel Jackson named Black or White.In the video he combine or we can say that he keep different races and colors or gender together in one video. In the beginning the father think the music is noisy and wants son to turn it of, but the son place two giant speaker and hook on to the electric guitar. Then he play the hold music to his father. Before two thing meet each other, cultures, civilizations, or races. They may have sort of conflict going on. As more generation continue, the fight become less and less. They all combine into one. Like America, two centuries ago, black were slave and withes deny all races in America, but now they all think they are American no color different.
This is a Music Video sing by Michel Jackson named Black or White.In the video he combine or we can say that he keep different races and colors or gender together in one video. In the beginning the father think the music is noisy and wants son to turn it of, but the son place two giant speaker and hook on to the electric guitar. Then he play the hold music to his father. Before two thing meet each other, cultures, civilizations, or races. They may have sort of conflict going on. As more generation continue, the fight become less and less. They all combine into one. Like America, two centuries ago, black were slave and withes deny all races in America, but now they all think they are American no color different.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
TAX THE RICH!!!
The Global Economic Depress has been going on for eighteen months. This depression is even worse the Great Depression in 30’s, som people said. A grest depression comes with a new change. The new President of United States was elected, a new age by a African American, Barack Obama. Before he elected, he had his politics on increase tax on the rich, and decrease tax on poors. Even the rich pay for small persentage tax for their income, the value still high.
Tax the Rich has been present for a long time without any change. For many reasons, this slogan never comes ture. Rich usually have good relation with politians or even politians are rich in some cases. There are only five persent of population in the world consider as really rich, but they holding eighty persent of the property of the world. Other reason, why should they pay more tax if they earn these much money by themselves?
Tax the Rich has been present for a long time without any change. For many reasons, this slogan never comes ture. Rich usually have good relation with politians or even politians are rich in some cases. There are only five persent of population in the world consider as really rich, but they holding eighty persent of the property of the world. Other reason, why should they pay more tax if they earn these much money by themselves?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
HW#4
There has a better chance to find a job on facebook-join the CIA and NSA group members. This is a record for the government relation with people. CIA is the agency for collecting information all over the world. As time goes by, the internet cahnge haman's lifestyle. There still have some dobt about the membership on the CIA group on fackbook. Does any personal information may be check before or after join? but every work on the page of facebook are all for the informational purposes. They are invited good workers and provide jobs. As long as this webpage ongoing, people may leave a message to the government directly.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2009/02/05/the-cia-and-nsa-want-you-to-be-their-friend-on-facebook.html
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2009/02/05/the-cia-and-nsa-want-you-to-be-their-friend-on-facebook.html
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
HW#2 "Mother Tonge"
This girl in the book was not speak English well as her mom before. After her mother enforce her to speak with stranger to pratctise her English conversation. This reading reminded me that how important is the practices. As I reading the article the author improved as long as she speak out. I have been study abroad for three years already. I found the same thing as th author, improving with practicing.
I think the article is showing not only the practicing is important, but also effort and concern from people around help alot. I know nothing about English when I arrived in my first year. Because there are different way of speaking English here and Taiwan. Therefore I have to start from zero to one hundred.
I think the article is showing not only the practicing is important, but also effort and concern from people around help alot. I know nothing about English when I arrived in my first year. Because there are different way of speaking English here and Taiwan. Therefore I have to start from zero to one hundred.
Friday, January 23, 2009
HW #2 1/23
First part:
1. expection
2. knowledge learned since elementary school
3. pass though pressure
4. make friends
5. schedule time
6. finacial manage
7. living with themselves
8. read article
9. listen information
10. emotional control
Second part: Make friends
1. what is the most difficult thing to make friends?
2. what we are trying to aviod from?
3. how do we judge people before they are our friends?
4. what is the defination of friend?
5. what catagory do you want to make one as your friend?
6. how good to you of make friends?
7. what makes you want to make friends?
8.can people live without friends?
9. how important to you about friends?
10. how long you usually spend with friends?
1. expection
2. knowledge learned since elementary school
3. pass though pressure
4. make friends
5. schedule time
6. finacial manage
7. living with themselves
8. read article
9. listen information
10. emotional control
Second part: Make friends
1. what is the most difficult thing to make friends?
2. what we are trying to aviod from?
3. how do we judge people before they are our friends?
4. what is the defination of friend?
5. what catagory do you want to make one as your friend?
6. how good to you of make friends?
7. what makes you want to make friends?
8.can people live without friends?
9. how important to you about friends?
10. how long you usually spend with friends?
Thursday, January 15, 2009
HW#1 1/15/2009
what is the relationship between language and how you perceive the world?
The world needs language to contact and combine different language is the world. We learn language to understand information from other places in the world. On the other hand, world also teaching us different language because there are many languages are speaking around us. Without language the world will fall apart into many pices and no connection between. Because the world I know consist with multiple language under different culture. The relationship between these two are like buyer and seller. Buyer purchase product from seller, seller provide all kinds of product to satisfy buyer's need.
The world needs language to contact and combine different language is the world. We learn language to understand information from other places in the world. On the other hand, world also teaching us different language because there are many languages are speaking around us. Without language the world will fall apart into many pices and no connection between. Because the world I know consist with multiple language under different culture. The relationship between these two are like buyer and seller. Buyer purchase product from seller, seller provide all kinds of product to satisfy buyer's need.
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