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My friend sent me a proxy several days ago and I finally make it to log in WORDPRESS.COM. I miss everyone and I miss the crazy Erasmus life.

Add a comment June 10, 2009

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• Gesture
• ICT in Education-China
• Feedback Day
• Back to LATINA
• My international dinners

• Interesting Facts to Pay Attention to When Communicate With People From Different Cultures
• Different Celebrations of Easter
• Aspects of Culture
• We need cross-cultural communication!!!
• Why and How?
• What’s new in LATINA?
• My first video clip – international students’ party life
• LATINA again
• Cross-cultural Understanding
• What Happened in Tibet?
• Project…updating…
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Add a comment May 15, 2009

Portfolio

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Add a comment May 15, 2009

Gesture

Iraqis are giving passing Americans the “thumbs up” sign, which the troops interpret as a symbol of support. But many veteran travelers insist that the gesture is a crass Middle Eastern insult. How should coalition forces take those skyward thumbs?

Depends on how media savvy those Iraqi bystanders may be. It’s true that “thumbs up” traditionally translates as the foulest of Iraqi insults—the most straightforward interpretation is “Up yours, pal!” The sign has a similarly pejorative meaning in parts of West Africa, Russia, Australia, Iran, Greece, and Sardinia, according to Roger E. Axtell’s book Gestures: The Do’s and Taboos of Body Language Around the World. So, it’s possible that the ostensibly cheering Iraqis are, in fact, silently voicing their displeasure.

http://slate.msn.com/id/2080812/

Add a comment May 13, 2009

ICT in Education-China

I didn’t find anything closely related to ICT in Chinese education during the last 45 mins. Although I use a lot of tools related to ICT today, they are not always available in China. However, I find my university does involve ICT in the daily life after Andreas’s stimulation. We have an online system which students can log in and check their schedule. We also choose the courses at the very beginning of every semester through this system. I know there are a lot of functions are useful but few people use it. By this reason, ITC teaching is not so popular and effective in China.In fact, China is far away behind comparing to Norway.

What surprise me a lot is that I can log in an American university’s website and even use their awesome database without account&code. I guess they probably have a deal on such things like open resources. This is really impressive.

Here’s a link about ICT in Chinese education from UNESCO: ICT:China

Add a comment May 13, 2009

Feedback Day

Hey! I’m back to LATINA agian! It’s a really hard day for me cauz I did need to do a lot of comments as feedback. Although it’s a good way for people to review others as well as themselves, it is more difficult to pick out a shortage than highlight a strong point, especially for an Asian girl. Why? Oh…Probably I come from China?! I’m not used to give negative ideas to others. I’m used to make everything more peaceful and look good no matter whether it is or not. I can show people a plain thing good from a hundred different aspects. LOL, it’s exaggerate. However, the truth is that I don’t dare to criticise, so I cannot see the nigative points. What a shame! Now I start to wondering if our educational system is good. All the teachers are babysitting their students, giving whatever they want. Chinese teachers always explain everything that students don’t know and give them a well-prepared conclusion. The result is that some students will try hard to remember it, but some do not. On the contary, western education give me less well-cooked food. Most things I got from here are lectures and practice opportunities. It’s like the food need to cook myself. Then, it can adapt to my taste and be easier to digest,right? It’s like every coin has two sides. Study is a lifelong trails and fails.

Add a comment May 12, 2009

Back to LATINA

Hey, everyone! I’m coming back to LATINA after seven weeks!!! It’s a really long time and I’ve been through a lot of thing. Travel through the Europe, get crazy in the parties, lying in the mountains and forget myself. It is a great bless for me to come here and meet up the most awesome people in the world!!!

I feel delight that I can come back to school and catch up the course again. While looking through Ana Maria’s blog, I touch my intereting in libarian. Last weeked, my friend from the States showed me the database from his university-Wisconsin Madison. They do have a overwhelming libary!!! I got a session from the internet about search strategy and finally got my search skills improved a lot. However, Ana Maria told me that I should know about the specific search engine before I use it or no strategy works. I feel myself  better at using search tools. What a nice thing!

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After a whole days class, I feel nothing but happy. Although it’s really tired to concerntrate on one thing after seven weeks’ absence, I still tried to make it. It’s a shame I still daydream a lot in clasO(∩_∩)O However, I will bring back my good condition.

LATINA is coming to an end now, but the process of learning and teaching never ends. All the knowledge I got from here must be the treasure in my future life. I do enjoy the feeling coming back to study in LATINA course. All the discussions and feedbacks gave me a good chance to review myself. I used to think it’s not that useful talking. Howver, I start to realize how important it is to know other’s judgement for us these days. I found the essence of HIO is a sense of practicipation. No matter what we are doing, we need to push it into practice. Some people are theory-worship. However, I insist that theory is not theory if it is not practical.

1 comment May 11, 2009

My international dinners

I can hardly believe that I’ve already been in Oslo for three months and it’s only one month left before I leave. I get along so well with everyone and we all learnt a lot from each other.

I remembered the first farewell dinner is held by Kristine, a Danish girl. The daytime was not as long as it is now and everyone just came one time when it got dark. Then people moved to a pub and turned the farewell to an awesome party, though I were not there.

Several weekes before, I had two different dinners from Charlene and Tanja, coming from France and Finnland.  Both of them had  a nice dinner and we talk to each other a lot. However, hardly anybody arrived in half an hour after the appointed time.

Last week, I went to two Portugues friends’ dinner. I’ve been told to arrive at eight in the evening and also heard of that Portugues are not clock-worship as most Latin people. Thus, I arrived thirty minutes late but found I was the only one who was not on time. It was a really embarrassing moment when I enter the kitchen and everyone was just having their meal. Then I was told that they can be late at any situation but a dinner invited by others.

I was also involved into a French and Hungarian goodbye dinner on Thursday.  As I told them before, I was almost one hour late when I rush into the kitchen. However, I can tell that they just started eating around ten minutes or so. Therefore, I just caught the time.

See, how complicated the handle the time according to different people, different places and different situation!

Add a comment May 4, 2009

Interesting Facts to Pay Attention to When Communicate With People From Different Cultures

I never know there are so many annoying rules when talking to a Chinese people before reading this. Honest to say, it is true anyway.

Bowing or nodding is the common greeting; however, you may be offered a handshake. Wait for the Chinese to offer their hand first.

Applause is common when greeting a crowd; the same is expected in return.

Introductions are formal. Use formal titles.

Often times Chinese will use a nickname to assist Westerners.

Being on time is vital in China.

Appointments are a must for business.

Contacts should be made prior to your trip.

Bring several copies of all written documents for your meetings.

The decision making process is slow. You should not expect to conclude your business swiftly.

Many Chinese will want to consult with the stars or wait for a lucky day before they make a decision.

Present and receive cards with both hands.

Never write on a business card or put it in your wallet or pocket. Carry a small card case.

The most important member of your company or group should lead important meetings. Chinese value rank and status.

Develop a working knowledge of Chinese culture.

Allow the Chinese to leave a meeting first.

As being one of our closest neighbor, Japanese has a great deal of manners that similar to ours. Though I found some subtle differences, it is still acceptable both in China and Japan.

In Japan, business cards are called meishi. Japanese give and receive meishi with both hands. It should be printed in your home language on one side and Japanese on the other. Present the card with the Japanese language side up.

The card will contain the name and title along with the company name, address and telephone number of the businessman. In Japan, businessmen are call “sarariman.” A sarariman who does not have a

Take special care in handling cards that are given to you. Do not write on the card. Do not put the card in you pocket or wallet, as either of these actions will be viewed as defacing or disrespecting the business card. Upon receipt of the card, it is important to make a photocopy of the name and title of the individual in your mind. Examine the card carefully as a show of respect.

In a business situation, business cannot begin until the meishi exchange process is complete.

The customary greeting is the bow. However, some Japanese may greet you with a handshake, albeit a weak one. Do not misinterpret a weak handshake as an indication of character.

If you are greeted with a bow, return with a bow as low as the one you received. How low you bow determines the status of the relationship between you and the other individual. When you bow keep your eyes low and your palms flat next to your thighs. The business card should be given after the bow. This is very important to remember.

In introductions use the person’s last name plus the word san which means Mr. or Ms. The Japanese prefer to use last names. Do not request that they call you by your first name only. If you are uncertain about the pronunciation of a name, ask for assistance.

Understand that the Japanese prefer not to use the word no. If you ask a question they may simply respond with a yes but clearly mean no. Understanding this is critical in the negotiation process.

In Asia the number 4 is bad luck, because in Japanese it sounds like the word ‘shuh-shuh’, which sounds like the word for death.

There’s a fairly nice Italian guy who is easygoing and humorous lives right upstairs. Ninety percent words of his are joke. However, people really need to take care not to ruin the converstaion with 10 percent mistake.

Italian is the official language, although there are many diverse dialects.

English is spoken by many businesspeople.

Avoid talking about religion, politics, and World War II.

At social gatherings, it is considered insulting to ask someone you have just met about their profession.

Good conversational topics include Italian culture, art, food, wine, family, and films.

German people has a reputation of SERIOUS in China ( I guess also all over the world). I talked to German both in Oslo and Berlin. Sometimes they are not easy to get along with. Sometimes they are open to everybody. What’s the point?

German is the official language.

Approximately ninety-nine percent of the population speaks German. However, there are several different dialects in the various regions.

Germans love to talk on the telephone. While important business decisions are not made over the phone, expect many follow up calls or faxes.

Germans guard their private life, so do not phone a German executive at home without permission.

Titles are very important to Germans. Do your best to address people by their full, correct title, no matter how extraordinarily long that title may seem to foreigners. This is also true when addressing a letter.

4 comments April 13, 2009

Different Celebrations of Easter

As being a ‘freak’ who never celebrate Easter here, I asked several friends of their way to spend such a special day.

Nathalie(FR)  We search for the chocolate eggs put in the garden. My brother and I even compete  on who finds more eggs. That’s really intersting. Also, the bell that can fly brings the chocolates eggs in the garden. My friend even asked me whether did I seek eggs in Oslo!(Laugh out lout) But I’ve heard that  it is the bunnies put the eggs in the garden.

Ester(HU)  In the morning, boys pour cold water on girls head. My borther always do this to me when I still in my dream (an angry face). Then, girls will give back food or gift. (Alice:It’s not fair!!!) Yeah, but it’s our tradition. After the rabbit comes…I don’t know why it is “the rabbit comes”. However, children will go to the garden to find eggs, under the leaves or in the corner. People also paint eggs.

When being asked that how people celebrate Easter,  a boy from Kosovo said he’s Muslim and they never celebrate Easter. So interesting. Even if everyone is enjoying their holiday, but different people have different view and tradition on the same thing. Culture differs from culture, but they are not contrary in most situation.

Add a comment April 13, 2009