assignment one

name : nur khairunnisa diyana binte abdul hamed (S10062551G)

I want to learn and speak Chinese so as I would be able to at least communicate proper during the china trip and there would be no language barrier stopping me. Learning a new language such as Chinese is similar to learning a new skill. If you have an extra language in hand, you can use it in during your working life. In Singapore, knowing Chinese gives you the extra edge which employers are looking for in their employees. Learning Chinese here is good as the locals here mostly Chinese-speaking. Learning from them would gain me knowledge and new friends. I already know the basics of Chinese such as hao means good and hao chi means delicious which I pick up these small phrases from watching Chinese dramas on channel 8 in Singapore. I realized even watching dramas can help you in some ways. I want to know how to converse more fluently in Chinese so that I would not feel left out when they host parties or outings and mostly the students in WUST know only Chinese. Learning a new language motivates me to learn it. I want to learn something new so that I would be able to gain an edge during the working life.

My focus for this trip would be the food and culture in china. There are a few delicacies in china which I am rather interested in trying on which is the duck neck or the fishball soup in china. According to a few acquaintances, the food is worth trying and since I might only visit china for only one time in my life, so it is definitely worth trying. The culture I am trying to focus on in china is how the people in china react and communicate. The china people, I heard, they are rather rude and have no basic manners such as cutting queues or even spitting on the floor or throwing rubbish which they regard everywhere is a dumpster. The hygiene here is rather very uninviting but nonetheless, china is a place where I would gain a lot of knowledge and experience.

How do china people communicate or even stand each other when they talk loudly and rudely?

Why is it that the government does nothing to help the environment to at least be appropriate for people to live in as the places in china is mostly infested by pests caused by people dumping rubbish everywhere?

How come china people are allowed to drive freely with no law or regulation to stop them such as driving in the opposite lane?

What are the few delicacies in china and what are the foods usually eaten by the locals?

Why are they a lot of pickpocket incidents happening in china?

1. I would like to learn Chinese and speak in that language more fluently as employers in Singapore nowadays are looking for Chinese speaking people. If I have an extra language in hand, I would have an edge against others and perhaps would be able to secure a better job in the future.

2. I would like to learn the business etiquettes and strategies done here in china as I heard there are a lot of opportunities here and china might be even the next hot places for business in the near future.

3. I would like to learn independently and living with strangers without depending on others. If I would have to go for overseas trip again in the future, I would be able to take care of myself and be able to handle things well.

I would like to learn Chinese from the students here by conversing with them. Making friends would be a start and then I would be able to be more open to learning something new from friends. There are talks about business etiquettes and strategies which is vital to my learning. Doing a summary for the presentations has made me learn more and understood the way the china people here do their business. Lastly, staying in a dorm with roommates is hard at times as we sometimes have slight disagreement with each other. But nonetheless, we learn to be more tolerable and learn how to live with each other and being more independently such as washing our own clothes.