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I think the most attractive part of this class is the Writing system in East Asian countries, especially the Chinese writing system. I learned that Chinese is a Logographic system that means each symbol stands for a meaningful unit and optionally for a sound. English has a different writing system it calls the Phonographic system and that means each symbol stands only for a sound. Chinese also have simple characters and these characters have just one graphic element, such as “金，木，水，火，土”. I also learned the “Radical”-gives clue to meaning and phonetic element-gives clue to the intended pronunciation. For example, “钉”  has radical is “金”, written in a simplified form and means : metal. “丁” is the phonetic element. I think it ’s interesting for the teacher to invite some other professor to give some special lectures in the classroom. This will make me more impressed with this class. I usually read book before class and do quiz. I will watch this class lecture after. This makes me memory deeper. I think this course has changed my understanding of linguistics. Before I took this class, I thought that the language origins of East Asian countries were the same. But right now I know these countries’ language structure and writing systems are completely different. I think this lass changed my way of thinking, I prefer to watch the teacher’s lecture after class.

East Asian Writing Systems

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This is a Chinese express company of Eugene. I found this Chinese express company when I went to GOODWELL to donate the clothes which I didn’t need. This company has many Chinese people to send the package back to China. This Chinese courier is close to the DMV of Springfield and GOODWELL, when I go to drop off my packages, I can just donate some shoes and clothes that I don’t need. These Chinese characters use simplified Chinese characters, and the writing order is from left to right. The Chinese character “递” is the most obvious way of simplification. The word “递” before simplified is “遞”. This word is a phonogram and the radical is “辶” that means “run”,  phonetic element is “弟” this word gives clue to the intended pronunciation. “递四方” means: we can ship to everywhere. These words also obey the rule of writing. If you want to understand the meaning, you should read from left to right. The word “格” also is a phonogram word, the radical is “木” which means wood and the phonetic element is “各”. Ancient China made a lot of plaids from wood to classify items.

So far I feel good about our class, but some unfamiliar professional words need to spend time to remember, and I am also worried about the midterm exam. But I think it is good to press Iclkcker every time in class and Quiz before class. Whenever I answer the question, it gives me a great sense of accomplishment. When I learned the Chinese writing system, I felt that I had learned a lot. I knew which year China began to simplify the role of fonts and radicals. I prefer the Chinese tea section because I like Chinese tea. The class also allowed me to taste different kinds of tea. I think this kind of actual feeling is great. Sometimes I am not very clear about the Japanese writing system. I am more inclined to solve my problem by searching for answers from Google.

 

 

Hello Class! Jingding Wang

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My name is Jingding Wang (王敬鼎), I am a transfer student for China and I graduated from AEI last year. My major is Economics. I am from Henan of China, the central part of China. Before I came to the United States,  I thought that I would be very simple and explain to others where I came from, because Henan has Shaolin Temple and Tai Chi, I think Chinese Kuang Fu is very famous in the world, but when I came to the United States, I found that not everyone knows the birthplace of Chinese Kuang Fu.

The reason why I chose this class was that I studied at AEI and met a lot of exchange students from Japan. I heard a lot of interesting things from Japan and some different places about China and Japan, as well as some similar places, so I want to learn more about East Asian culture through this class.

I like playing basketball and working with my friends at the gym, I like spending a day in the gym when I am free because I can fully relax in the basketball court.

I am confused about why there are similar words between China and Japan before taking this class. Even if I have not studied Japanese, I still can understand a little bit. I like the teaching method of this course so far. About myself,  I usually read the book before class, but it might just be a general read. This class changes my learning method because the quizzes before class will check if I read the book carefully or not. I think this is a good way to check my preview.