ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

l  Author: Lewis Carroll

l  Reflection:

Before reading this book, I had seen the movie and the cartoon of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. However, the movie and the cartoon were extremely different from this book. I thought it was much more interesting to read the book than just to see the animations. Here were the reasons. The first time I read through the chapters, I could not understand the meaning the author wanted to tell us although I knew the words. This was because there were so many word play and puns in it. Like chapter 9 and 10, the texts contained “porpoise” and “purpose”, “sole and eel” and “sole and heel”. This was very interesting that could make me burst into laughter. Second, the knowledgeable author really amazed me. The author used many poets, science facts, psychology, music, and even recipe in this book. This made Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland became a logical and knowledgeable epic book in literature. Last but not least, the theme and the moral of this book were what really attracted me. In chapter 10, the queen said, “It’s no use to going back to yesterday.” This kind of meaningful quotes appeared so often. Moreover, the lessons Alice taught us were also worth considering. For example, the physical growth did not represent the maturity of mind. In conclusion, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is full of surprise and it is definitely worth reading.

TRUELOVE

TRUELOVE

 

l  Author: Babette Cole

l  Reflection:

The author used a lovely dog as a symbol of true love. This is such a touching story that it only used few words to express the meaning of true love. Besides, the texts are so closed and matched to the pictures in this book. Because of this, I could easily experience the meaning that the author wanted to tell us. What’ more, the author used dog as a symbol of love, which made me be in the same shoes. Because love is not a concrete object, the author used dog to make it more alive and concrete. Through the dog in this book, I could feel what love really is. Love is simple and transparent, but we can feel love and find love in many ways and aspects. In the beginning of the story, the dog made every effort to let its owner happy by sharing the things it loved. Nevertheless, its owner could not feel the love given by their dog. Even until they kicked it out of the house did they know the value of their lovely dog. This is similar to the situation that some people who really love us, but maybe they use the wrong way to express their love. This told us that we need to care more about the people who devote to us and who really love us. Only if we find the true love do we realize the importance of others. Only if we know the true love do we learn to cherish and also share our love.

THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON

THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON

l  Author: Audrey Wood

l  Reflection:

This story totally overthrew the original thoughts of the princess and the dragon. It really amazed me because it described the princess as an open-minded and brave girl. The original images of the princess were lack of power and obedient. What’s more, the dragon also changed its images into coward and lacking of abilities. That’s the reason why I liked this book so much because the author made a big change of the stereotypes of the princess and the dragon. I think the author did a great job for breaking the rules of what girls should do and how girls would be. In this generation, the thoughts of gender inequality become more and more important. The book is an example to clear the thoughts and images that everyone can be what we want to be. We do not need to care too much about others’ thoughts. Every of us are born special and worth living the way we like. No one can limit us to be in the characteristics of stereotype. Just like the princess, she did what she liked and had the courage to help the dragon. We can learn from her and find better and more suitable ways for ourselves to live. This book can also teach children not to fell into the trap of stereotype and help children to grow happily without being stuck in it.

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU

l  Author: Sam McBratney

l  Illustrated by: Anita Jeram

l  Reflection:

This book is the warmest book I have ever read. It just used few words and some refrains in the texts, but I could feel a large amount of love in the detail of this book. The relationship between the two rabbits was so closed and touching that could easily make me moved and then thought of my mother. After I started my college life, I left Taipei and moved here, which was far away from my hometown. My mom and I have close relationship so that both of us spent some time to get used to the life without each other. From then on, we chat on the phone every day and share the funny things together. At these moments, I can feel the love between us. I could not feel so much before. I think it was because we are not getting along with each other often so I cherish more than before. I also like the time we express our love to each other although it is still a little bit awkward. We are like the rabbits in the book. We share the feelings, talk about funny things, care about each other, and importantly love each other. That’s the reason why I was touched by this book. It made me think of my mom, reminded us to cherish, and also taught us to be grateful.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

l  Author: Maurice Sendak

l  Analysis:

Characters- Protagonist: The little boy, Max
             - Antagonist: The monsters
             - The little boy is a round character. The monsters are flat characters.

Setting- Backdrop setting

Plot:

Conflict- The boy Max, who was too mischievous, was sent to bed by his mother without eating anything.

Major events- His bedroom started to become a forest. Then, he sailed the boat across the ocean. He arrived at the place where the wild things were. Max used his power and became the king of them.

Climax- Max thought he was lonely after being with the monsters. He wanted to come back and gave up being the king of them.

Denouement- Max came back to the place where someone loved him best of all. He found his dinner waiting for him.

Theme- No matter how far the distance is, do not forget to come back to the warmest place. The house is always there, welcoming your back.

Narrative Point of View- Omniscient Narrator

Style- Words are easy. Some words often repeats.
      - Most of the sentences are long.
      - It has few dialogues because most of the texts are told by the narrator.

Tone- Adventurous

l  Reflection:

The style of this book attracted my attention because of the monsters the author made. They were so delicate and so creative that I could hardly find in other picture books. Besides, the other reason I loved the book was its plot. Max went to have an adventure in which the wild things were. He even became a king among the monsters. However, he missed his room, his dinner, and his mother. Eventually, he came back and knew to cherish and to satisfy. This made me think of myself. I left my hometown and came to Kaohsiung. Sometimes I felt the same as Max. Although I lived happily here, I truly missed my hometown. The distance also made me realize the importance of family and cherish the time we spend together. To sum up, this book was both interesting and meaningful. It made me relax and reflect at the same time!

VOICES IN THE PARK

l  Author: Anthony Browne

l  Analysis:

Characters- Protagonist: The rich woman, her son (Charles), the poor man, his daughter (Smudge)

                   - Foil characters: Their dogs (Victoria and Albert)

                   - They are flat characters.

Setting- Backdrop setting

Plot:

Conflict- Four different voices came from the four characters.

Major events- The characters went to the park. The rich woman did not like her son and her dog to play with the poor. She even looked impatient and rude. However, the poor did not care that much. They just had lots of fun in the park.

Denouement- The rich children came home with a bad mood while the poor children took home a flower and used it to make her father a cup of tea.

Theme- Money does not represent everything. Happiness comes from feelings instead of materials.

Narrative Point of View- Internal Narrator

Style- Words are easy.
 - Sentences are long in order to describe the settings and the feelings of the characters.
  - It has few dialogues because most of the texts are the thoughts of the characters.

Tone- Didactic

l  Reflection:

This picture book had extremely profound meanings. When seeing the title, I just thought it might be an interesting book. Maybe it was about animals. However, I was surprised after I read through it. It contained several important meanings that both children and adults could learn. I listed two of them below. First, it told us that money does not represent happiness. We could see the rich kid in the story. He was so rich, but all the things he wanted to do were limited by his mother. He was not as happy as the poor kid in the story. What’s worse, his mother did not notice it. She just kept being impatient and rude to others. The second meaningful concept was that do not judge people by their appearances. We could learn this from the rich boy. He did not care so much as his mother. He became friends with the poor kid without teasing her dirty clothes. This is really important, especially among children. In sum, the book truly gave me a new thought about children’s books. Profound meanings could also be found in them. When reading them, we could learn the deep meanings and enjoy the delicate pictures at the same time.

GRANPA

l  Author: John Burningham

l  Analysis:

Characters- Protagonist: The grandpa
             - Antagonist: His granddaughter
             - They are flat characters.

Setting- Backdrop setting

Plot:

Major events- The adorable grandpa accompanied with his granddaughter. They did various things together, such as playing nursing game, going travels, having desserts, and so on. They looked happy when being together with each other.

Climax- One day, the grandpa could not go out to play with the little girl because he was sick.

Denouement- The grandpa passed away, leaving the little girl alone. She looked sorrowful because her grandpa could not accompany with her anymore.

Theme- Remind the importance of family. Tell the readers to cherish the people who accompany with you.

Narrative Point of View- Internal Narrator

Style- Words are easy to understand.
      - Sentences are short.
      - The whole book is full of dialogues.

Tone- Sentimental

l  Reflection:

This story talked about family and death. At first, we could see the grandpa played with the little girl. He accompanied her no matter what she wanted to do. The grandpa and the girl talked in totally different ways. We could easily realize the meaning the author wanted us to know. The grandpa talked in a soft and gentle way. He sometimes recalled the things that happened in his past. Then, he related it to the present. On the other hand, the girl’s words were pure and cute. The little girl might ask her grandpa some questions just like normal children. Although they talked in different ways, both of them always talked in the same topic. I thought the author wanted to show the real reactions between grandpas and granddaughters. Maybe the author also wanted us to recall our memory of being with our own grandpa. He did successfully. Many pictures in this book made me think of my grandpa. Because the relationship between them was so close to my grandpa and me, I indulged myself easily in the plot whenever I read them. I was deeply touched by the simple words and the meaningful pictures.

THE MISSING PIECE MEETS THE BIG O

l  Author: Shel Silverstein

l  Analysis:

Characters- Protagonist: The missing piece
             - Antagonist: The big O

                    - Foil characters: Other shapes
                    - The missing piece is a round character. The big O is a flat character.

Setting- Backdrop setting

Plot:

Conflict- The missing piece missed a piece. Because of it, it could not roll by itself.

Major events- Many shapes came, but they could not fit it well. The missing piece tried hard to decorate itself in order to attract others, but all in vain.

Climax- The missing piece met the big O.

Denouement- The big O taught the missing piece to change itself by making efforts to become a circle so that it could roll by itself. Finally, the missing piece succeeded.

Theme- Never give up no matter what difficulties you encounter. Do not just sit and wait for others’ help.

Narrative Point of View- Limited Narrator

Style- Words are easy.
  - Sentences are short.
  - It has few dialogues.

Tone- Encouraging

l  Reflection:
          In our lives, we often rely on other people’s help. We do not think or try what we can do on our own first. Sometimes we even do not believe that we can accomplish things by ourselves. We may act like a coward and be too afraid to do or to decide what to do. However, we cannot always just sit and wait for help. We need to find our advantages or use our strength to solve problems and difficulties. We need to make every effort to conquer them. Just like the missing piece at the end of the story. What’s more, we should learn experiences from failures. Also, we should be courageous when getting through the challenges. Being independent is also one of the important things that we must learn. Last but not least, we should remind ourselves that do not devalue our abilities. Always be confident when dealing with challenges.

3/1線上寫作

3/1線上寫作

本周主題之重點:語言管理

個人意見:

Q1.為什麼觀光客到台灣後，不久就會懷疑自己到了中國城?只到了中國嗎?

因為路名跟地名與中國有太多一樣的了，台灣有些建築風格也跟中國差不多，陸客多也是讓人誤以為這裡是中國的原因之一。

Q2.公共標示的語言是為了誰?

為了觀光客，為了能讓來台灣的觀光客看的懂，大部分一定都會用英文翻譯，但在台灣本地的原住民語卻極少出現，讓我聯想到語言保存的重要性，我們是不是該更重視我們本土的語言呢。

Q3.在台灣通行的社會語言有哪些?

華語、台語、客家語、原住民語、新移民語言。

Q4.你的母語是?為甚麼母語教母語?為什麼要上母語課?

華語，母國的語言，更了解自己的國家，學得更專精還能教導別的國家想學華語的人。

*母語:能夠流利使用溝通的語言。

Q5.你是幾語人?為什麼需要多重語言力?

三語，華語、台語、英語，才能與更多人溝通，能活化腦袋，促進多元思考的能力。

影片欣賞:

大陸妹:Taiwanese Lettuce

娃娃菜:Baby Chinese Cabbage

我一開始也以為這裡的大陸妹就單純是指大陸女生的意思，沒想到是在說菜名，更驚訝的是，跟我想法一樣的只有班上的日本學生!!!其他台灣學生都可以這麼快聯想到是菜名嗎?還是只有我特別傻XD

小組討論:

Q1.課前閱讀文章和語言管理的關係。 

熟悉自己的母語，培養外語能力，要保存原住民語、客語、台語。
Q2.從課前閱讀到課中欣賞，語言管理，倒底要管什麼？ 

溝通，活用，並提升語言能力。 
Q3.語言管理和「華語口語與表達」的關聯。

學會有效溝通，因為會說話不代表會溝通。

(更新)華人社會與文化 期末反思 自我評量

應英2B 0431018 周姿妤

華人社會與文化 期末反思 自我評量

1. 經過這學期，你如何看待華人社會與文化的內涵?

上過這堂課過後，覺得有更一步認識華人，不管是文化層面，還是習俗、習慣等等，像是華人文化培養出我們的文化素養，每個不同的文化會有不一樣的文化素養，我們就需學習去接納與包容。

在華人文化中，我們也很重視「禮儀」與「長幼有序」，這兩個是我覺得非常值得保存，以及流傳到下一代的文化內涵，擁有禮貌是件很重要的事，長幼有序更是由禮貌延伸出來很重要的觀念，必須教育下一代，並好好把這美德傳承下去。

2. 在教學方法、閱讀資料、課程安排及教學評量這四方面，本堂課給你的影響是甚麼?

這堂課真的很特別，是沒遇過的上課方式，課堂中老師給我們很多的討論還讓我們上台發表自己的感想，讓我們不會無聊不會睡著，能參與在課堂當中，比以往死板的上課方式更學到了些不一樣的知識；以部落格來寫作業也很特別，其實這是我第一次用部落格，但覺得很新鮮很有趣，還能與其他同學交流，吸收不一樣的看法；主題報告也是沒嘗試過的長時間報告，應英系的報告雖然超多，但中文長時間的報告還沒試過，也要像老師上課的方式帶給大家資訊，還要很有趣不能讓他們睡著…，總之還滿有趣的。這堂課真的體會到很多很新穎的上課方式，謝謝老師教材豐富的準備和上課像朋友般跟我們討論，這學期真的受益良多J。

3. 在未來的華語文教學教室或生活中，你會如何應用這門課所學?

在這堂課中，我學到了勇敢發言!我覺得這是很重要的，尤其未來的職業想當老師的話必須增強自己這方面的實力；還有有關華人社會課堂的內容，雖然身為華人，但一開始在上課前，真的有很多不知道、不清楚的地方，但在上課之後就學到的更多不一樣的知識，有些是新知識，有些則是以前聽過卻沒深入了解的知識，知道了更多有助於我們自身對文化的了解，也有助於在未來面對外國朋友的提問時，更正確地幫他們解答疑惑。

4. 自評滿分10分，這學期你會給自己幾分？請自我評價你這學期的表現(課堂表現/小組報告/線上寫作)？

7.5分，這學期我未到課2次，一次因為生病，一次是同學車禍需要開庭證人，其他每堂我都有到課J；課堂的討論，不管是老師教學或是同學報告都有認真參與討論，我們小組也會輪流上台發表感想及上傳教學課程網，而我的缺點是有時候自己不感興趣的主題會稍微放空L；每一次的作業也都有準時繳交，只是我比較不會寫個人反思及感想的部分，所以每次寫的量都不多，但都有著重內容在課堂筆記的部分J；小組主題報告的部分，我與俐尹、怡方學姊、云華合作的很愉快，大家都很積極參與這次報告，氣氛也都是和樂融融的，工作分配也很順利，而這次報告的主題是探討台灣的飲食文化，我們透過資料蒐集知道了很多料理的由來跟意義，在做報告的過程中確實吸收很多以前以為自己知道但其實不清楚的知識。

華人社會與文化 期末反思 自我評量

應英2B 0431018 周姿妤

華人社會與文化 期末反思 自我評量

1. 自評滿分10分，這學期你會給自己幾分？請自我評價你這學期的表現(課堂表現/小組報告/線上寫作)？

7.5分，這學期我未到課2次，一次因為生病，一次是同學車禍需要開庭證人，其他每堂我都有到課J；課堂的討論，不管是老師教學或是同學報告都有認真參與討論，我們小組也會輪流上台發表感想及上傳教學課程網，而我的缺點是有時候自己不感興趣的主題會稍微放空L；每一次的作業也都有準時繳交，只是我比較不會寫個人反思及感想的部分，所以每次寫的量都不多，但都有著重內容在課堂筆記的部分J；小組主題報告的部分，我與俐尹、怡方學姊、云華合作的很愉快，大家都很積極參與這次報告，氣氛也都是和樂融融的，工作分配也很順利，而這次報告的主題是探討台灣的飲食文化，我們透過資料蒐集知道了很多料理的由來跟意義，在做報告的過程中確實吸收很多以前以為自己知道但其實不清楚的知識。

2. 在這堂課中學到了什麼? 有什麼心得感想?

這堂課真的很特別，是沒遇過的上課方式，課堂中老師給我們很多的討論還讓我們上台發表自己的感想，讓我們不會無聊不會睡著，能參與在課堂當中，比以往死板的上課方式更學到了些不一樣的知識；以部落格來寫作業也很特別，其實這是我第一次用部落格，但覺得很新鮮很有趣，還能與其他同學交流，吸收不一樣的看法；主題報告也是沒嘗試過的長時間報告，應英系的報告雖然超多，但中文長時間的報告還沒試過，也要像老師上課的方式帶給大家資訊，還要很有趣不能讓他們睡著…，總之還滿有趣的。這堂課真的體會到很多很新穎的上課方式，謝謝老師教材豐富的準備和上課像朋友般跟我們討論，這學期真的受益良多J。

1/4線上寫作

1/4線上寫作

本周主題之重點: 呷飯皇帝大 餐桌禮儀

問題討論:

Q1. 入座禮儀為什麼重要? 有無遵循有差嗎?

關係到禮貌、來者是客、長幼有序；看場合(正不正式)，或有長輩在的時候。

Q2. 若沒有長輩或主賓時，該由誰先入座?

女生先入座，或較好的朋友坐一起。

問題討論:

Q1. 請問你如何看待夾菜文化?

華人都太好客了。

Q2. 若遇到影片中的狀況你會怎麼做? 吃完? 還是索性不吃了?

真的很討厭的食物就不會吃掉，會把它留在碗裡；還能接受的就會硬吃下去。

Q3. 分食到底其不奇怪，你會與其他人分享你的餐點嗎? 為什麼?

不奇怪，好吃的可以一起分享，每個人點一樣菜可以一起分，這樣每樣都吃得到。

小組討論:

Q1. 看了這麼多用餐禮儀，請問各位在日常生活中，有沒有曾經被糾正過的經驗，又或者是最常聽到其他人被糾正過的禮儀呢？

報告組所提的，不要把筷子插在飯上、不要用筷子敲碗、指人、咬筷子，都是有聽過的糾正經驗，俐尹學姊跟怡方學姊提的，吃飯嘴巴要閉起來、不要甩菜、挑菜，而我們家，我聽過的是，坐要做好，不要彎腰駝背，筷子拿好，等…，其實真是要全說完，吃飯的眉角，可真是多倒數不清。

 
Q2. 這樣的禮儀是否有傳承下去的必要？為什麼？ 

我們覺得有關吃相跟衛生方面必須要好好教導下一代的孩子，畢竟這是帶給別人觀感的問題；如果是比較進階的，像是怎麼入坐、餐具怎麼擺放、要穿甚麼等等，則是要看國家或場合，這是自己要做的功課，我想傳承下去的必要性是有的。

Q3. 假如今天有位外國朋友要到你家作客，你會特別請他去注意什麼樣的禮節呢？為什麼？

關於華人最忌諱的筷子不能插在飯上，一定要試先說清楚，還有分食的文化與注意對長輩的禮儀，若是不喜歡長輩夾的菜，不要當面拒絕或面露為難，可以以別的話題帶開長輩的注意力。總之，要好好向外國朋友解釋，避免引發長輩與外國朋友發生不愉快。當然，身為華人的我們，也應當配合西方人的飲食習慣與飲食禮節，好好溝通，促進雙方交流才是王道。