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One of the topics that interested me the most was comparing the parenting styles of American people versus East Asian people. I myself would not prosper at all if my parents followed the same course of action as East Asian parents. Constantly feeling beatdown and not good enough would do more to frustrate me than build me back up. I really like the lecture format, despite how annoying it may be to some people. I think that having iClicker questions every lecture is great because it forces me to come to class and stay engaged on days that I would rather be in bed.

 

This class has definitely forced me to change the way I do coursework, and my understanding of the linguistics field. Never before had I thought that because I might speak a different language than someone else, our thought process would be different. Also, I never thought I would take a linguistics class, but here I am and I actually enjoyed it! The class is challenging at times, but Professor Idemaru does a great job answering my questions and presenting the information in an informative and enticing way. Thanks for a fun term!

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Maple Garden is located on the corner of Alder and 13th, and I walk by it nearly everyday, so I figured I’d check it out for our blog post. Unfortunately it wasn’t open, so I was only able to get photos of the sign and the menu on the wall outside. That being said, it was nice that they had the menu in both English and Chinese. I assumed that the letters underneath “Maple Garden Restaurant” was a direct translation, but just to be sure, I did some translating. I found that the first character is a combination of the Chinese character for tree, and character for wind. Because Chinese is a phonographic language, I know that each character represents a sound rather than a meaningful unit, like in a logographic system.

 

I don’t have any questions about the course so far, seeing as it’s engrossing and well organized. I like how the course is being taught because it’s a familiar format. As I said on the last blog post, I like that we get more, shorter length assignments rather than less frequent, lengthier assignments. I really like this approach because it keeps me engaged throughout the week, and I end up spending more time on the material overall than if it were project-based. The reading quizzes are also very helpful and I like that we don’t have a time limit, giving me time to be more thorough with the reading instead of feeling rushed.

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About me:

What’s up y’all

I’m Alex Wick, I was born in Washington and moved to Oregon when I was about 2 years old. I’ve lived in Oregon all my life, and the UO has always been my university of choice. I am currently majoring in Business and exploring minors like sociology, computer information & technology, etc. I have two cats and a dog at home, the dog being a miniature golden-doodle named Ollie. I haven’t taken any classes about East Asia, so I thought it would be interesting to explore something new! I am also interested in differentiating Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, simply because I’ve always been curious what the differences are. Lastly, I really would like to study abroad and I want to check out all my options.

About the class:

I don’t have any questions about the course so far, seeing as it’s been well organized and engrossing. I like how the course is being taught because it’s a familiar format. On top of that, I like that we get more, shorter length assignments rather than less frequent, lengthier assignments. I really like this approach because it keeps me engaged throughout the week, and I end up spending more time on the material overall than if it were project-based. My learning style is exactly as I described above because I need to stay consistently engaged in order to get an A in the class. So far I wouldn’t say that the class is challenging me to change how I think or prepare, but it’s engaging and I’m enjoying it!