This is a Photo taken close to UO, it is of Eugene Chinese Christina Church.

“pin yin” Eugene

“nan jin ji du jiao Hua” Christian

“hua ren” Chinese

“jiao hui” church

The church is found on the intersection of Hilyard and 19th, across the street from South Eugene High School. It’s placement on the building allows for those who pass by the building to understand its purpose before even reading the text itself. Seeing how the English translation is intertwined with the mandarin, the characters act more like symbols, because they show the church’s affiliation especially to non-Chinese speakers.

So far into our class, I have enjoyed learning about history and culture, especially our topics in week 5. As far as learning strategies go, I think it helps me a lot to not take notes in class. Unless I need extra help with the topic, I find its best for me to view the slides after class and take notes. It really helps to just sit and listen to lectures. By reviewing the material later and taking notes truly cements the lesson in my head. It really helps that the slides are not simply talking points, but detailed enough to understand even if I miss class or can’t recollect what was said about that part. I think the iclicker questions are extremely helpful and help with engagement with the material. It connects the reading and quizzes for best comprehension when we go over it in class with greater depth. The most confused I have been in class is when we talk about sentence structures like topics in week 3 and 4. I think it’s just due to the fact that some students in class already know a lot about these languages, so I feel behind the rest of the class. However, the class is paced really well so that despite these facts I am able to comprehend the material we have covered.