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Introducing Taiwan (I). 11/21 Traditional Festivals. Outline. Updated Syllabus Culture Iceberg Traditional Festivals. About Angela. GROWING UP Kaohsiung City, Taipei county, USA, Taipei, Taichung EDUCATION MS & Ph.D. the Pennsylvania State University, USA, 1995-2003
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Introducing Taiwan (I) 11/21 Traditional Festivals
Outline • Updated Syllabus • Culture Iceberg • Traditional Festivals 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
About Angela GROWING UP • Kaohsiung City, Taipei county, USA, Taipei, Taichung EDUCATION • MS & Ph.D. the Pennsylvania State University, USA, 1995-2003 • Major in Training and Development/Human Resource Development JOB • 02/2005 –Present Assistant Professor • Dept. of Business Administration, National Chung Hsing University COURSES: • Human Resource Management • Training & Development • Organizational Theory and Management • Research Method 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Hello, My mom calls me Amber, but I change it to Annie. I am 5 years old. Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Communication Arts, Chao-yang University of Technology 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Updated Syllabus • More field trips • Require more self-discipline • Field trip reports? • 921 earthquake museum • Lu-Kang • 1-3 page, typed on A4 paper 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Student Card 用印的給大家填 • Last Name: • First Name: • Nickname/English name: • Country/city: • Birthday • Region • Education: school/department/year • Dept in NCHU: • Hobby: • Special diet • E-mail: • Mobile: • Local phone: • Why do you come to NCHU/Taiwan? What’s your expectation? 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Culture What is Culture? • Please share your opinions with us. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Culture Iceberg Stories,Rituals, Behaviors, Costume, Symbols, Social Etiquette • Values/Beliefs • Patterns of Thinking • Patterns of Communication Cross-cultural problem 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Culture Iceberg • The upper part is relatively easy to observe(10%). • It is the hidden part of culture that causes us the most problems when we try to work with someone from another culture (90% lies below the surface). • Values and beliefs are the core of our decision-making process. We act based upon our values. Different cultures have different value priorities. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Who Do You Save? 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Consider the following situation… • You are on a ship with your spouse, your mother and your child. • The ship begins to sink. • You are the only one who can swim. • You can save only one of the three. • Who do you save? • You have only 5 seconds to response. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Activity 1 Please write your answer on the paper • Who do you save? • Why? In one sentence. • How old are you now? 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Who Do You Save? For the western • Save the child (60%) • Reason: My child is the future. My child hasn’t lived life yet. My mother is old and has led her life. • Few percentage: spouse • Almost no one choose mother. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Who Do You Save? • For the Asians: • Tradition value (age above 40) • save the mother • Reason: • My mother is the one who took care of me. I owe her everything. • I can get another spouse or child, I can’t get another mother. • Younger generation: • Response more like the western. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Who Do You Save? • This is a terrible dilemma. • Almost everyone, regardless of cultural differences, would like to save all three. • The critical issue is how do you choose, if you can only choose one. This is where cultural differences come in. • Core values can change over time. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Activity 2 • 放 snow 照片 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Who Should Go Shovelling? • Choice One Answer • The wife • The husband • Wife and husband do it together • Hire someone. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Who Should Go Shovelling? • 4 couples from • China • S. Korea • America • Taiwan • Match to the left • The wife • The husband • Wife and husband do it together • Hire someone. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Culture Generalization • It is obvious that everyone from the same culture doesn’t think or act in the same way. • This is because culture is just one of the many influences that make up any individual. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Culture Generalization Each of us is influenced by at least 3 major factors: 1. biological influences:genetic factors 2. individual factors:personality traits or life experience 3. group membership:vary Person=F(biological influences, individual factors, group membership) 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Culture Generalization • Angela, received her Ph.D. from US, is married over 10 years, has a 5-year-old daughter, teaches at an university in Taiwan. • Angela might belongs to following groups: • Female, married, parent, western-university-educated, Taiwanese, bilingual, professor, good job reputation. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Culture Generalization • Above example illustrates why people from the same culture can be very different, yet at the same time show a number of important similarities. • Cultural generalizations are starting points for understanding others. • We can generalize about culture, and have to when working with people from other countries. • Yet, we need to be very careful not to assume that everyone will fit the generalization. 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Activity 3 • Australia (1)+ • Canada (2)+ • Czechoslovakia (3) • Germany (3)+ • Turkey (2)+ • Poland (2)+ • Vietnam (8)+ • Thailand (8)+ • Russia (5)+ • S. Korea (3)+ • Japan (4) 41 students from 11 countries! 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Considering Following Questions: • What is the wedding color and funeral color in your country? (or what color shouldn't appear in a wedding or a funeral?) • After you come to Taiwan/Taichung, did you experience any culture shock? • You have come to Taiwan for a while, what kind of cultural advise on Social Etiquette (dos & don’ts) you will give to the next PAX student from your country? • Please write down the discussion and share it with your team. Finally, share it with us! 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Traditional Festivals 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Chinese Knotting 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Chinese Knotting Step 2 Step 3 Step 1 Step 4 Finish 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Pottery DIY 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
11/23 (Thursday) • Speech: From Taiwan to Taiwan • Robert Fawcett ,1-3pm • Language center room 502 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Education • Australia 1 (1) • Canada 1 (2) • Czechoslovakia 1 (3) • Germany 1 (3) • Japan 2 (4) • Poland 1 (2) • Russia 2 (5) • S. Korea 1 (3) • Thailand 3 (8) • Turkey 1 (2) • Vietnam 2 (8) 41 students from 16 Universities ! 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen
Education • Introduce your school/department • e.g. • faculty numbers/student numbers • Web site of your school • Photo, department name • What’s the differences between NCHU & your school/department? 2006 PAX/ Angela Shin-yih Chen