Globalization and culture shock

Thanks for the fast development of technology and communication, such as TV, Internet or cheap airplane, globalization, a term of shorten gap among different nations makes the cultures communicated frequently more than ever.

However, as a result, culture shocks always happened with this trend. Basically, culture shock can be defined as a process of feeling changed when moving to a foreign country ,which may because of different language, behavior, cuisine, values, religions .Besides, as a international student, the most direct part; education will be concentrated on as follow.

At first phase of culture shock, Honeymoon, I met the differences of the surface such as race or architecture which made me so exciting .Yet, at Negotiation Phase, I started to feel some difference in deep-mind.

Take academic scope for example. The main part impressed me is the relationship between teacher and students, just like friends. Compared with mostly eastern countries, teachers are who we should respect as parents. But now I already move on the Adjustment Phase. I turn to accept that the differences are reasonable then face everything with a positive attitude.

To be honest, I find it is quit interesting to think the difference progressively . In my opinion, the only way is keep optimism ,passion, and just do not forget to be oneself no matter in anytime and anywhere!

By way of conclusion, people in the world now get closer owing to globalization ,while some culture shocks might be happened. In fact, it is a great opportunity for leaning respect and tolerance. Meanwihle, culture shock will make one develop a better understanding of oneself and stimulate personal growth. For me, I sincerely appreciate this challenge.

Homesick

I always thought I am fine and were used to the new life in UK absolutely .

However ,

I found I was homesick and emotional recenty

It suddenedly happend when I was puechasing gift for my family

In this moment , I almost couldn't help but cry in the store


Actually after the weep in fist arriveled day ,

I told myslef that is the fist and final time you can cry ,

these is you should pay for !

You are not the kind of weak girl ,

Train yourself to be a mature adult in these limited time


So , girl , just keep going , getting on track step by step

And never forgettiog what you want :)

cultural onion

"Culture shock" is described a process of impacts of moving from a familiar culture to one which is unfamiliar , no matter in physical or mental changes . Continuously , the " cultural onion " is a much deeper image to layer person’s reality and life , organizing from physical , mental and spiritual parts of person . From outside to core of this cultural onion , which can be divided into actualizing , the evaluating , and the foundational levels

Followed by previous order , the first" actualizing level " responded to mental mappings and perceived realities makes appropriate choices of them , and then acts in the external dimensions of every day life .In this level , ARTIFACT and BEHAVIOR are defined to the objects that connected with people and action respectively .

Followed by the evaluating level with the layers of FELLING, VALUES , and BELIEFS which provides an automatic system examining and drawing conclusion for the experience of life . In other words , which is a scale of emotion to judge .

Finally level comes to the foundational level included WORLDVIEW and ULTIMATE ALLEGIANCE , which is the mental map , a organizing (managing) center of the basic of thinking . To more specific , it is the heart , the starting point for everything .

Take a previous example of the culture shock I have written for example . In this article , I have expressed the difference of working efficiency and the concept of green environment between my country and London . However , as soon as I learned the" cultural onion " continuously , I started to think in a deep way . These impression I reflected are just on surface That is to say , my direct responses of the different behaviors and actions are the first step!

If thinking deeply , actually these impressions are relevant and can be explained by the cultural onion . All of the thinking source from the center , ULTIMATE ALLEGIANCE . In that case ,. compared with my country , people who live here know how to manage their life time on working and leisure, enjoy the real high quality of life . By way of conclusion ,no matter the different efficiency or green concepts in London , they must can be presume as a organization of life

Above all , start from outside to core of this cultural onion , reflect by the actualizing , evaluating to foundational level , responds in the external world, internal world , to deep-mind , this is a back – and– forth process and will happened unconsciously in our everyday life .

Time is flying

Time is flying!
Suddenly we already have finished the block 1!

Rewriting weekly testing

What are the academic and cultural differences between the U.K and your country ?
How have you responded them ?









As ‘cultural shock’, we learned from first class in LCC, there must are many differences for a international students who comes from a different background .Take myself for example .This essay will illustrate the major academic and cultural differences between the U.K and Taiwan as follow .

On the one side, the most significant difference of academic for me appears on interaction. Just like in most Asia countries , in Taiwan our teaching styles always intend to one-way education ,by means of that as students we are used received knowledge from teachers but not to deeply think about it by ourselves .

In addition , teachers also are used to give answers instead of leading students to consider . Compared with the U.K ., I find that the tutors here concentrate much on two-way education . They pay more attention on conducting creative thinking from each individual student .

On the other side, there are two cultural difference I discovered . First of all , I already experienced the slow-path of the U.K. . For instance , I have waited for my bank card for over 3 weeks and did not receive student oyster card yet .Therefore I think it’s the time to proud our quick efficiency in Taiwan . As above cases , it’s almost impossible to wait for more than one week.

However , there is a main advantage in the U.K we have to model . Perhaps people here have a common sense of urban environment , the green-plan absolutely surpass my country . It’s hard to ignore that so much flowers , so many parks in London . I suppose it also reflect a attitude that the citizen here realize how to appreciate life .

By way of conclusion , no matter the academic or cultural differences I have met , as a international student I assume that they are the necessary processes I have to experience .I will hold optimism to face continual difference ,prepare to be used to them and develop myself step by step !

Paraphrasing practice - Globalization

Globalization

has stimulated one of greatest-changed debates since past decades and been a hot-bottle issue ; also , which lead to the main demonstrations in Europe and North America .

Some argument of globalization claim that it might exploit and derange people in developing countries , and support that the main reductions were gained by the countries ,such as China ,Vietnam.., which hand the integration with world economy.

Although Globalization is used expensively, there is no exact definition surprisingly because its meanings are increasingly broad over than time , cultures ,politics ,connotations and economy can limited .

However, this essay will focus on the observation of economic mostly in recent years, a quickly-changed period . Cross-border economic activity between people in different countries increasing significantly in the world and the growth of it takes various forms as follow :

Biscuit Recipe

Biscuit Recipe ^_______^


Because some of classmates want to know the recipe ,I hope it will helpful









Material

Flour 250g + Butter 120g + +Coco 50g + baking powder 1/2 small spoon + one Egg + Sugar 100g





1.Mix Flour + baking powder → Sieve


2.Melt butter → put sugar in then Mix→ put egg in then Mix
3.put Flour + baking powder bit by bit and Mix

4.Divide into two parts → take one to Mix Coco
5.put them in freezer for 30 min6.Take them away and Divide into 3 parts respectively
7. Use egg-white to sticky like below

8. put them in freezer for 30 min again then slice
9. Bake by 150。C for 15 min
10.you get it