Chinese literature

care about they pass or fail, and an objective issue of different teachers’ rating of the ESL students’ English writing should not be ignored. As the report of Shi (2008), in her article Native- and nonnative-speaking EFL teachers’ evaluation of Chinese students’ English writing, she points out that native and nonnative EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers could evaluate students’ writing differently: The analysis of the qualitative comments suggest that NES (native-English-speaker)…

In the novel, River Town, Peter Hessler writes about his time teaching English and American Literature in Fuling, China. Hessler came about this opportunity by volunteering in the Peace Corps. Hessler taught classes in writing and speaking, but most of his time was devoted to teaching literature to third-year students. Throughout the book, Hessler also describes his time in Fuling. His intensive detail about the small fishing villages in the mountain, the housing situation the students have on…

To the testimony furnished by the Christian philosophy and theology Ricci added numerous proofs from the ancient Chinese books which did much to win credit for his work. The most difficult problem in the evangelization of china had to do with the rites or ceremonies, in use from time immemorial to do honor to ancestors or deceased relatives and the particular tokens…

author of the novels who writes about Chinese American women and her experience with different cultures. Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952, in Oakland, California. She grew up in California and in Switzerland. She studied English and linguistics at San Jose State University and the University of California. Amy Tan was a successful business writer, in 1987 when she took her Chinese immigrant mother to revisit China. Tan had difficulty accepting her Chinese heritage. She wanted to look like…

300 per 1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time. In the last summer, I served as a mentor to my adolescent cousin, who is not doing well at school. What makes the situation worse is that he is graduating from junior-high school and transitioning into high school, where the curriculum is harder and requires self-discipline. Knowing that my cousin is in such a trouble,…

Universal Questions in Chinese Literature Universal questions can be found around the world. They are in classic English novels, new French movies, and even in ancient Chinese writing. Chinese authors, such as Tao Chien, Confucius, and Lao Tzu, attempt to answer some of these questions through their works. Tao Chien addresses how to live knowing death is imminent through the balanced advice given by the persona Spirit in “Form, Shadow, Spirit,” Confucius discusses how to better oneself through…

Chinese 4402 Scholarship Summary (5) Yilin Zhang In Mei Chun’s scholarly article “Garlic and Vinegar: The Narrative Significance of Verse in the ‘Pearl-Shirt Reencountered’” of the book Chinese Literature: Article, Essays, Review 31, Chun examines “The Pearl Shirt Reencountered”, which is the first story in Feng Menglong’s collection Stories Old and New. Some modern scholars consider the prosimetric form, “the incorporation of verse in prose narrative” (p. 23), to be redundant, superficial and…

The Differences and Similarities Between Chinese Culture(HK) and Western Culture(UK) No one will argue about Hong Kong is a multiculturalism city. Hong Kong was once colonized by the United Kingdom for over a century. At present, Chinese Culture of Hong Kong was already deeply influenced by other western culture, especially from Britain. From Language, Cuisine, Pop Culture, Literature, Architecture to Wedding style. Culture is the soul of every country, unique and sublime. As Gencel (n.d.) once…

symbolic issue in the novel The Joy Luck Club. According to Greenhaven Press’s Women’s Issue in Joy Luck Club, Chinese women entering the workforce have a high unemployment rate. In addition, “In 2003, 1.1 billion workers in the…

radicalization. Xinjiang is no exception. Muslim Separatism, denoted by central government as Eastern Turkestan, is at least the most nominal reason behind the tension and unrest. This is also the state-endorsed cause for the conflicts; in 2004, Chinese President Hu Jintao identified…