collaboration with the international students shelby smead meghan averill
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Collaboration with the Collaboration with the International StudentsInternational StudentsShelby SmeadMeghan Averill
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Goals of this ProjectGoals of this ProjectTo understnd how students from
other countries use technologyMake connections by discovering
similarities and differencesLearn about the culture of
another country through our interview
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TaiwanTaiwan
Island off the coast of ChinaCapital City: TaipeiVery MountainousPopulation: 22.9 MillionOfficial Language: Chinese
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Interview with JanetInterview with JanetReal name: Chun Yu ChienJanet is from Taipei the capital
city of TaiwanHer birthday is January 28Janet has one younger sister who
also attends SNHUHer parents still live in Taiwan
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Interview cont.Interview cont.Janet came to the U.S. to further
her education as required for her broadcasting job.
She plans on studying English here and returning to her job and family in Taiwan when finished.
She has been here for one year already and says she plans on staying a total of 2 years
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Interview cont.Interview cont.Janet said that the process of
getting to the U.S. required an interview to get her VISA
Janet heard about SNHU through friends who attended SNHU already and through advertising in Taiwan
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High School in TaiwanHigh School in TaiwanVery StrictMany testsUniformsLots of homeworkJanet also told us that the public
schools in Taiwan were better than going to a private school
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Differences in Schooling Differences in Schooling between the U.S. and Taiwanbetween the U.S. and TaiwanNot as many testsNot as much homeworkA lot of stress from parents to do
well in schoolMore expectations for students in
TaiwanNo technology used in high schools-
only used computers to complete papers
Projectors used only in colleges
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Differences cont.Differences cont.More technology used here than
in TaiwanIn Taiwan technology used
mostly outside of the classroomMore technology used school
wise in America
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Miscellaneous Questions and Miscellaneous Questions and AnswersAnswersMain cultural difference between
the two countries is foodWe asked Janet what she misses
most about Taiwan while she is here- Her mother but she does get to speak to her often
She thinks her English had definitley improved since she had been here in the U.S.
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Misc. cont.Misc. cont.She tries to talk English when she
is among other international students but she says it is very hard
We asked if in Taiwan a lot of people speak English: most people know it but can’t speak it fluently
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Shelby, Janet, MeghanShelby, Janet, Meghan
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Our Chinese Our Chinese
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