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I interview a male student who is currently enrolled in the University of Houston-Downtown. The student name is Tai-feng, Wu. He is twenty-four years old. He was born and raised in Taiwan. As a result, the first language of Tai-feng is Mandarin. He is fluent in Mandarin. This is his second year in the United States. Before enrolling in the biology major, he had been taking English class for one year in the language center of UHD. After taking one year intensive English class and passing all exams, he is considered to reach academic level of English ability.
Current school The University of Houston-Downtown is a medium-sized and four-year public urban university in Houston area. According to the University of Houston-Downtown College Portrait, it shows that the total student enrollment is 13,830. American Indian / Alaskan Native is less than 1%, Asian is 9%, African-American is 24%, Hispanic is 41%, White is 17% and International is 5%. This is the first academic year for Tai-feng, Wu. He is enrolled in four-year undergraduate program.
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He finished elementary school, middle school, high school, and a four-year university in Taiwan. He had a Bachelor degree in nursing in Taiwan. He is also a certified nurse in Taiwan. According to Tai-feng's interview, it shows that the school experience and educational system are different between USA and Taiwan. For example, in Taiwan there are six years in elementary school, three years in middle school and three years in high school. The elementary is from first grade to sixth grade. Each transition of school stages is needed to be tested. In the last year of high school, there is a national test for all high-school graduates. All senior-high-school students are requested to take the General Scholastic Ability Test to apply colleges. Furthermore, students are required to wear uniform to school since first
I interview a male student who is currently enrolled in the University of Houston-Downtown. The student name is Tai-feng, Wu. He is twenty-four years old. He was born and raised in Taiwan. As a result, the first language of Tai-feng is Mandarin. He is fluent in Mandarin. This is his second year in the United States. Before enrolling in the biology major, he had been taking English class for one year in the language center of UHD. After taking one year intensive English class and passing all exams, he is considered to reach academic level of English ability.
Current school The University of Houston-Downtown is a medium-sized and four-year public urban university in Houston area. According to the University of Houston-Downtown College Portrait, it shows that the total student enrollment is 13,830. American Indian / Alaskan Native is less than 1%, Asian is 9%, African-American is 24%, Hispanic is 41%, White is 17% and International is 5%. This is the first academic year for Tai-feng, Wu. He is enrolled in four-year undergraduate program.
Educational history …show more content…
He finished elementary school, middle school, high school, and a four-year university in Taiwan. He had a Bachelor degree in nursing in Taiwan. He is also a certified nurse in Taiwan. According to Tai-feng's interview, it shows that the school experience and educational system are different between USA and Taiwan. For example, in Taiwan there are six years in elementary school, three years in middle school and three years in high school. The elementary is from first grade to sixth grade. Each transition of school stages is needed to be tested. In the last year of high school, there is a national test for all high-school graduates. All senior-high-school students are requested to take the General Scholastic Ability Test to apply colleges. Furthermore, students are required to wear uniform to school since first