I‘m Chenxi Liu. You guys also can call me Linda. I’m from Shandong China. I’m a Psychology major and this is my fourth year in UO. I have two cats in the Unit States and one dog in China. There are some pictures of them. My hometown is famous for apples and cherries. Our cherries and apples are so big and sweet that they are very popular with people.  And my hometown is a coastal city, my home is only 10 minutes’ drive from the seaside.

I love watching Japanese anime and Korean TV dramas, which is one of the reasons why I am interested in East Asian Languages. Because when I look at these videos, I find that the pronunciation of Japanese and Korean is very similar to that of Chinese, and there are some Chinese characters in Japanese writing, which makes me think that language is a very magical thing. This course will help me to solve part of my doubts about language problems, and also let me know a lot of knowledge about language. Actually, another fun fact is that I need this class to satisfy my group requirements.

I’m interested in the similarities between Chinese, Korean and Japanese, such as what the same words mean in Japanese and Chinese. So far, I like the teaching method in this class. First, read and the content of the class through the test to consolidate knowledge, so that I can remember the knowledge points more firmly. Besides, there will be some interesting small interactions during the class, which can easily mobilize the atmosphere of the class. I usually take the method of writing down the knowledge points in class and further arranging them after class. In this class I think this method can continue to be used, learning efficiency and quality should not decline. The challenge for me in this class may be to break some of my stereotypes. Before the last class, I thought Chinese, Korean and Japanese were the same system, but in fact, they were not.