To do comparison in our final project, we also distribute our survey questions to some NCU students who had joined cross-Strait exchange programs. Our target NCU students would be those who study in the related spheres as the mainland-China exchange students. We proposed to receive all their results last weekend; however, not all of them sent it back on time. Thus, we are still urging them to send back their responses.
As for the mainland students, we gathered all the ten survey responses back from them last weekend and singled out those we think useful in our project. Therefore, we take 8 of their responses as the bases of our discussion, and each of our group members takes 2 out of the 8 responses as individual discussion. The result of the survey might be affected by their personal habits and experiences, or regional differences, and some of their responses are unexpected results.
In my two selected survey results from the mainland students, there are no big changes in their impressions of Taiwan after they joined the exchange program. Their main TV source of Taiwan news is China Central Television (CCTV), which is the official TV station in mainland China. Thus, they could not take pro-independence news reports in Taiwan easily, and regard all those reports are prejudices against China; even, they criticize pro-independence reports for misleading public opinions.
We originally think that the mainland students would think the press freedom enjoyed by Taiwanese people is also favorable to them; that is, there are much less restrictions on the news from the government. However, to our surprise, they think their TV media are still better than Taiwan’s TV media. The environment of Taiwan’s TV media, in their opinions, tends to be chaotic, and many of the reports are not “truth” at all. Besides, we at first assumed that they do not think Taiwan is a lovely island due to the fact of government oppositions in the past; yet, they all say that “寶島” is how they are used to refer to Taiwan.
2009年6月15日 星期一
2009年6月8日 星期一
Individual Final Project Progress Report 2
After the presentation in the class last Wednesday, our group project still needs much revision. Firstly, the target issue is not specific enough. It would be too broad an issue if we still focus on how the mass media construct the exchange students’ (who are from mainland China) conceptions of Taiwan. Therefore, we decide to narrow the mass media down to the TV media, and change our topic to “How the TV Media Constructs the Mainland Exchange Students’ Conceptions of Taiwan.”
Secondly, the questions we originally proposed to put in our surveys are not well constructed and arranged. We should have avoided Yes-No questions in case the questions would be stopped if they answer NO. We had a meeting on the next day with an exchange student, and asked for her opinions on our survey questions. She singled out the answerable questions and we did some revision on those questions to make them more specific. Also, we decide to offer the survey questions in English to the exchange students, so we did the translations after the revision.
After the meeting with her, we revised our survey questions as follows;
1. a. What province of Mainland China do you come from?
b. What university in Mainland China do you study in?
c. What is your major?
2. What local TV channel do you mostly watch?
3. Have these TV channels reported news about Taiwan?
4. Based on the previous question, in what kind of TV news do you take the most interest ? (Politics, economy, culture, etc.)
5. In Mainland China, what types of TV programs from Taiwan are broadcast in local TV stations? (Variety show; Political talk-show, etc.)
6. Amongst all the Taiwan-related TV programs produced by local TV companies, what issue appeals to you most?
7. Before you come to Taiwan, how do local TV stations form your impression of Taiwan?
8. What is the most impressive part do you find in Taiwan’s news media? Why?
9. After you have access to Taiwan’s TV media, what has been changed in your impression of Taiwan?
10. In your opinion, what is the most difficult part of Taiwan’s TV media to accustom to?
Secondly, the questions we originally proposed to put in our surveys are not well constructed and arranged. We should have avoided Yes-No questions in case the questions would be stopped if they answer NO. We had a meeting on the next day with an exchange student, and asked for her opinions on our survey questions. She singled out the answerable questions and we did some revision on those questions to make them more specific. Also, we decide to offer the survey questions in English to the exchange students, so we did the translations after the revision.
After the meeting with her, we revised our survey questions as follows;
1. a. What province of Mainland China do you come from?
b. What university in Mainland China do you study in?
c. What is your major?
2. What local TV channel do you mostly watch?
3. Have these TV channels reported news about Taiwan?
4. Based on the previous question, in what kind of TV news do you take the most interest ? (Politics, economy, culture, etc.)
5. In Mainland China, what types of TV programs from Taiwan are broadcast in local TV stations? (Variety show; Political talk-show, etc.)
6. Amongst all the Taiwan-related TV programs produced by local TV companies, what issue appeals to you most?
7. Before you come to Taiwan, how do local TV stations form your impression of Taiwan?
8. What is the most impressive part do you find in Taiwan’s news media? Why?
9. After you have access to Taiwan’s TV media, what has been changed in your impression of Taiwan?
10. In your opinion, what is the most difficult part of Taiwan’s TV media to accustom to?
2009年6月2日 星期二
Individual Final Project Progress Report 1
Our final project is about how the exchange students in the NCU, who are from the Chongqing University (CQU) in China, build up their conceptions of Taiwan. Due to the fact that our conceptions of students from mainland China are mainly constructed by the mass media, we are now able to get first-hand information about what affects their conceptions of Taiwan. The purpose of this project is to understand how they think about Taiwan before and after they join the exchange program. We will start from how they gain information most frequently, and then analyze the result we get.
We propose to conduct a survey to attain the information needed. The questions in the survey may include two big aspects: the media sources and how these sources work upon their conceptions of Taiwan. We will offer 10 exchange students specific questions to delve into further details. From what media sources (radio, TV programs, TV news, newspaper, magazines, etc.) do they get the most information? In what field is the information about Taiwan they receive most frequently? Since they have been in the NCU for months, we would also ask them whether their conceptions of Taiwan have changed after their coming to Taiwan, and in what relation. If they encounter something challenging, how do they adjust to it? Besides, when they receive pieces of information which are totally different from what Chinese official media report, how do they think about it?
We are going to offer the survey questions in Chinese and to translate the result into English. Also, we will conduct a similar survey, which means we will change the subjects in the questions, on 10 of our classmates to understand how their conceptions of China are constructed. Further, we will try to compare the results from the two sides to find out possible reasons for the similarities and differences attained from the survey.
We propose to conduct a survey to attain the information needed. The questions in the survey may include two big aspects: the media sources and how these sources work upon their conceptions of Taiwan. We will offer 10 exchange students specific questions to delve into further details. From what media sources (radio, TV programs, TV news, newspaper, magazines, etc.) do they get the most information? In what field is the information about Taiwan they receive most frequently? Since they have been in the NCU for months, we would also ask them whether their conceptions of Taiwan have changed after their coming to Taiwan, and in what relation. If they encounter something challenging, how do they adjust to it? Besides, when they receive pieces of information which are totally different from what Chinese official media report, how do they think about it?
We are going to offer the survey questions in Chinese and to translate the result into English. Also, we will conduct a similar survey, which means we will change the subjects in the questions, on 10 of our classmates to understand how their conceptions of China are constructed. Further, we will try to compare the results from the two sides to find out possible reasons for the similarities and differences attained from the survey.
2009年5月4日 星期一
Where Is the Subway Heading for? (revised)
BY ALAN LIN
Storages of fun underground welcome you to this place.
“Subway, 161 Street Station, Yankee Stadium.” When one sees these words on a sign at a flight of stairs downwards, norm
ally, he/she would suppose there is a subway station underground. However, do not be fooled by the sign. The entrance leads one down into no station, but a dungeon. Weird; yet, numerous green dots on the mini-map suggest the popularity of this place.
Although the word “dungeon” has connotations of darkness and the undesirable, it is of least negative implications here in Freebies Dungeon 0L$. No one is going to be a prisoner here; yet, everyone is willing to be “trapped” in the dungeon for several minutes. There are so many boards hanging on the wall and boxes stacked under. It takes a long while to search for your desirable stuff in the maze of advertising pictures.
The dungeon declares: “Free items gratis.” and this is the most appealing feature to draw people here. Anything you could think of could be found in this underground world: clothes, skins, vehicles, and even a cage for vampires. More importantly, most of them are free! You could try on as much different stuff as your wishes. Lavishness is allowed here. If the items are not suitable for you, just throw it away. Bear only one thing in your mind when coming here: make yourself look best!
Storages of fun underground welcome you to this place.
“Subway, 161 Street Station, Yankee Stadium.” When one sees these words on a sign at a flight of stairs downwards, norm
ally, he/she would suppose there is a subway station underground. However, do not be fooled by the sign. The entrance leads one down into no station, but a dungeon. Weird; yet, numerous green dots on the mini-map suggest the popularity of this place.Although the word “dungeon” has connotations of darkness and the undesirable, it is of least negative implications here in Freebies Dungeon 0L$. No one is going to be a prisoner here; yet, everyone is willing to be “trapped” in the dungeon for several minutes. There are so many boards hanging on the wall and boxes stacked under. It takes a long while to search for your desirable stuff in the maze of advertising pictures.
The dungeon declares: “Free items gratis.” and this is the most appealing feature to draw people here. Anything you could think of could be found in this underground world: clothes, skins, vehicles, and even a cage for vampires. More importantly, most of them are free! You could try on as much different stuff as your wishes. Lavishness is allowed here. If the items are not suitable for you, just throw it away. Bear only one thing in your mind when coming here: make yourself look best!
2009年4月28日 星期二
Where Is the Subway Heading for?
BY ALAN LIN
Storages of fun underground welcome you to this place.
“Subway, 161 Street Station, Yankee Stadium.” When one sees these words on a sign at a flight of
stairs downwards, normally, he/she would suppose there is a subway station underground. However, do not be fooled by the sign. The entrance leads one down into no station, but a dungeon. Weird; yet, numerous green dots on the mini-map suggest the popularity of this place.
Although the word “dungeon” has connotations of darkness and the undesirable, it is of least negative implications here in Freebies Dungeon 0L$. No one is going to be a prisoner here; yet, everyone is willing to be “trapped” in the dungeon for several minutes. There are so many boards hanging on the wall and boxes stacked under. It takes a long while to search for your desirable stuff in the maze of advertising pictures.
The dungeon declares: “Free items gratis.” and this is the most appealing feature to draw people here. Anything you could think of could be found in this underground world: clothes, skins, vehicles, and even a cage for vampires. More importantly, most of them are free! You could try on as much different stuff as your wishes. Lavishness is allowed here. Just try to make yourself look best!
Storages of fun underground welcome you to this place.
“Subway, 161 Street Station, Yankee Stadium.” When one sees these words on a sign at a flight of
stairs downwards, normally, he/she would suppose there is a subway station underground. However, do not be fooled by the sign. The entrance leads one down into no station, but a dungeon. Weird; yet, numerous green dots on the mini-map suggest the popularity of this place.Although the word “dungeon” has connotations of darkness and the undesirable, it is of least negative implications here in Freebies Dungeon 0L$. No one is going to be a prisoner here; yet, everyone is willing to be “trapped” in the dungeon for several minutes. There are so many boards hanging on the wall and boxes stacked under. It takes a long while to search for your desirable stuff in the maze of advertising pictures.
The dungeon declares: “Free items gratis.” and this is the most appealing feature to draw people here. Anything you could think of could be found in this underground world: clothes, skins, vehicles, and even a cage for vampires. More importantly, most of them are free! You could try on as much different stuff as your wishes. Lavishness is allowed here. Just try to make yourself look best!
2009年4月20日 星期一
Turning the Wheel like Farm-Animals (revised)
BY ALAN LIN
A turning wheel may pertain to vigor in life. Yet, what does it become if it wheels at the same spot?
One problem that many people would encounter in Second Life is that they do not know where to earn free Lindens. There are so many things to buy whenever you teleport through places; however, you could do nothing if you have no money. For this reason, some people are keen to know where they could earn money. I happen to find an interesting place where one could obtain some free Lindens through one’s own labor.
You could turn the huge wooden mill in Nipponbashi for $1 every 10 minutes. Although it is not quick money, many people still flock into this place to do the work typically categorized as slavery. It is a “hot” place that everyone is waiting to replace the camping ones. Except those in usual clothes, you could even see a dragon or an Ultraman (a famous figure in Japanese TV series) pushing hard against the mill. Or you could choose to be the one who l those “animals” to keep them working with a big whip. The interesting thing is that it is really odd to see people circling around the huge log again and again like a cattle or a horse while a person is whipping at the side.
No pains, no gains. It may be a “serious” way to earn Lindens. However, what makes me interested in this place lies in such seriousness. It is a place where one is prompted to think whether we are doing just the same thing in real life: doing routine work, and leading routine life; just endlessly moving like a turning wheel without purpose. This might be what many people fear deep in the mind. To my amazement, such a reflection is brought out simply by an odd-looking and monotonous turning movement. So, what’s going on next?
A turning wheel may pertain to vigor in life. Yet, what does it become if it wheels at the same spot?
One problem that many people would encounter in Second Life is that they do not know where to earn free Lindens. There are so many things to buy whenever you teleport through places; however, you could do nothing if you have no money. For this reason, some people are keen to know where they could earn money. I happen to find an interesting place where one could obtain some free Lindens through one’s own labor.
You could turn the huge wooden mill in Nipponbashi for $1 every 10 minutes. Although it is not quick money, many people still flock into this place to do the work typically categorized as slavery. It is a “hot” place that everyone is waiting to replace the camping ones. Except those in usual clothes, you could even see a dragon or an Ultraman (a famous figure in Japanese TV series) pushing hard against the mill. Or you could choose to be the one who l those “animals” to keep them working with a big whip. The interesting thing is that it is really odd to see people circling around the huge log again and again like a cattle or a horse while a person is whipping at the side.
No pains, no gains. It may be a “serious” way to earn Lindens. However, what makes me interested in this place lies in such seriousness. It is a place where one is prompted to think whether we are doing just the same thing in real life: doing routine work, and leading routine life; just endlessly moving like a turning wheel without purpose. This might be what many people fear deep in the mind. To my amazement, such a reflection is brought out simply by an odd-looking and monotonous turning movement. So, what’s going on next?
2009年4月14日 星期二
Turning the Wheel like Farm-Animals
BY ALAN LIN
See what a turning wheel brings forth.
You could turn the huge wooden mill in Nipponbashi for $1 every 10 minutes. Although it is not quick money, many people still flock into this place to do the work typically categorized as slavery. It is a “hot” place that everyone is waiting to replace the camping ones. Except those in usual clothes, you could even see a dragon or an Ultraman (a famous figure in Japanese TV series) pushing hard against the mill. Or you could choose to be the one who is lashing those “animals” to keep them working with a big whip. The interesting thing is that it is really odd to see peo
ple circling around the huge log again and again like a cattle or a horse while a person is whipping at the side.
No pains, no gains. It may be a “serious” way to earn Lindens. However, what makes me interested in this place lies in such seriousness. It is a place where one is prompted to think whether we are doing just the same thing in real life: doing routine work, and leading routine life. This might be what many people fear deep in the mind. To my amazement, such a reflection is brought out simply by an odd-looking and monotonous turning movement. So, what’s going on next?
See what a turning wheel brings forth.
One problem that many people would encounter in Second Life is that they do not know where to earn free Lindens. There are so many things to buy whenever you teleport through places; however, you could do nothing if you h
ave no money. For this reason, some people are keen to know where they could earn money. There might be quite a lot places to make money, and I happen to come to an interesting place where one could obtain some free Lindens through one’s own labor.
ave no money. For this reason, some people are keen to know where they could earn money. There might be quite a lot places to make money, and I happen to come to an interesting place where one could obtain some free Lindens through one’s own labor. 
You could turn the huge wooden mill in Nipponbashi for $1 every 10 minutes. Although it is not quick money, many people still flock into this place to do the work typically categorized as slavery. It is a “hot” place that everyone is waiting to replace the camping ones. Except those in usual clothes, you could even see a dragon or an Ultraman (a famous figure in Japanese TV series) pushing hard against the mill. Or you could choose to be the one who is lashing those “animals” to keep them working with a big whip. The interesting thing is that it is really odd to see peo
ple circling around the huge log again and again like a cattle or a horse while a person is whipping at the side. No pains, no gains. It may be a “serious” way to earn Lindens. However, what makes me interested in this place lies in such seriousness. It is a place where one is prompted to think whether we are doing just the same thing in real life: doing routine work, and leading routine life. This might be what many people fear deep in the mind. To my amazement, such a reflection is brought out simply by an odd-looking and monotonous turning movement. So, what’s going on next?
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