STUDENT JOURNAL

Special Report不一樣的旅行不一樣的體驗

Exhibition of Works VOL.14

JUNE 2016

Feature踏出校園前進社會

Extraordinary Individuals

http://english.utaipei.edu.tw/

ContentsWords from Our Chairperson 01

View 02

Photo Journal 04

Play Review 09

Feature 11踏出校園 前進社會

Special Report 22不一樣的旅行 不一樣的體驗

poet to poetry 25

novel 31Mr. Linden's Library

Exhibition of Works 35writing competition

2016Oscar 51It's HIM who got the award?

Last Laught :D 55

http://q.gs/8eovA

T he cultural exchange experience or the experience of studying abroad can be an extraordinary event in

our life. So how do you know if it is worth it? You never know unless you really try. If you can’t study abroad, try to work abroad to get this extraordinary experience. As one memorable quote from Eleanor Roosevelt says, “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”

Studying for a doctoral degree in Colorado, located in the central region of the USA, was an extraordinary time for me, not to mention for the rest of my family. Third grade was a major turning point for my daughter. In Scott Elementary School, USA, third grade was a year of isolation and striving to fit in a new environment for her. Living in a society with different skin tones and an unfamiliar language, she struggled to keep above the water, dealing with culture shock which tends to move through four different phases: wonder, frus-tration, depression and acceptance. Still she didn’t give in despite having a big “Below Average” on her report card in the beginning. However, “Above Average” was finally printed in bold letters on her card in fifth grade and we knew that all her hard work wasn’t in vain. After three years of training in an English speaking country, she had grown to be passionate about the English language and literary works written in English. She went through different environments and cultural backgrounds and overcame these challenges.

From this extraordinary experience of studying abroad, I believe that the asset that distinguishes one from others is the ability to adjust to the challenging environment and thrive within a short amount of time.

Words from Our Chairperson

01

Hung-Shu Chen/

Associate Professor

Department of English Instruction

University of Taipei

H ow do you define “extraordinary”? O b v i o u s l y, i t m e a n s b eyo n d t h e

ordinary. In other words, being ordinary is not good enough; to be extraordinary, you need to pursue excellence. Actually, that has always been what I expect of my students. Many of them have good talents and high intelligence, with great chances to become extraordinary individuals, but unfortunately, some of them seem to prefer staying in their comfort zone, not aware of what they can achieve with their big potential.

Awareness, therefore, is the first step to be-ing extraordinary. You need to know that you can be an outstanding person, and then you should be determined to reach that level. That determination is the second step, which can become a habit if you try your best whenever you do something. For example, as a college student, you participate in class not only with your presence but also with your mind. You don’t just finish your homework at the last minute but start doing it earlier so you could have time to revise and polish it. This seem-ingly trivial habit brings tremendous benefits to you. Your performance will make you stand out among your ordinary peers.

The final step is the most difficult one: per-sistence. It’s not easy to be extraordinary. You will definitely encounter difficulties and chal-lenges.

For instance, You probably feel frustrated and helpless when you don’t know what to write for the writing class, or when your teammates do not to contribute to your group presen-tation, or when some of your classmates get a score higher than yours. However, quitting should not be an option. Try to solve the prob-lems and overcome your fear and laziness. Even if you still fail after all, at least you have tried and must have learned some experiences which make you a better person than before. Trust me, time will tell. If you keep doing your job without losing your faith, all your hard work will pay off eventually.

One of my personal stories might be a con-vincing example. When I was a Ph.D. student, I had quite low self-esteem, because most of my classmates seemed more knowledgeable than me. With awareness, determination and persistence, I just kept doing my best, and at last I became the first student in my program to get the Ph.D. degree and successfully found a job as an assistant professor at Fu Jen Uni-versity. My own experience exactly echoes a quote from the movie Three Idiots, “chase excellence and success will follow.” As your teacher, your xuejie ( 學 姊 ), as well as your friend (if I may say so), I sincerely hope my ad-vice and example will encourage you to chase excellence, be an extraordinary individual, and live a successful life either at present or in the future.

Extraordinary Individuals

view

02

Eric Ku /

Lecturer

Department of English Instruction

University of Taipei

W hen I think of an extraordinary individual, I think of a part of

my childhood when I actually thought that I would develop special powers as a teenager and become part of the X-Men. When that didn’t happen, it was also around that time when the first Harry Potter book became popular and I thought for sure that I would be one of those “muggles” invited to Hogwarts to become a wizard. Needless to say, my imagination has always been (and still is) particularly vivid, and when it came to matters such as this, of what kind of individual I would become, despite people warning me not to be led astray by dreams and fantasy, there always was a part of me that wanted to be extraordinary.

The mainstream extraordinary individu-al is often particularly excellent at doing something popularly recognized by main-stream society, such as making an out-standing contribution to mainstream soci-ety or demonstrating high achievement in something valued by mainstream society. To be more concrete, these individuals are the Olympic athletes, the world-famous musicians, the Nobel Peace Prize winners, the famous actors and actresses, the re-spected classical authors and poets, and the internationally renowned researchers. The sense of “extraordinary” that they’ve achieved is judged, recognized, valued, and envied by mainstream society. And yet, the irony is that most of us participat-ing in mainstream society won’t ever be-come one of these extraordinary individ-uals because it’s implied that only the few who were able to do something better than most others. Mainstream society has no interest in recognizing and admiring av-erage individuals as extraordinary, which may seem counterintuitive and just plain silly. But that leads me to the second kind of extraordinary individual: the personal.

Nowadays, when I think of extraordinary individuals, I think of two different kinds: the mainstream and the personal.

Becoming an

Extraordinary

Individual

view

03

However, that’s not to say that the two kinds of extraordinary individuals are mutually exclusive, that a mother can-not also be an extraordinary CEO, or that Steve Jobs cannot also be an ex-traordinary parent. Of course they can. The beauty and importance of thinking about extraordinary individuals in this way lies in the possibly for all of us to be extraordinary in one way or another. At first, that might seem counterintui-tive; after all, doesn’t the very definition of “extraordinary” imply that they are “more than ordinary”? However, once we consider that “extraordinary” isn’t a label that is only designated by the individual himself, but a label assigned by specific groups of people participat-ing in specific social contexts, then it’s much easier to see that both my moth-er and Steve Jobs can be considered extraordinary individuals in different contexts and by different people.

So perhaps it’s not such a fantasy that one day, I will become an extraordinary individual, or perhaps after you gradu-ate, you will become an extraordinary individual too. But perhaps it’s also possible that maybe, just maybe, we are actually already extraordinary indi-viduals as who we are now, and we just don’t know it.

The personal extraordinary individual may very likely have never achieved anything incredible in their life. Even if they are quite skillful at something, it is most likely something that is not pop-ularly recognized and valued by main-stream society, such as washing the dishes or taking the MRT. Most of all, their skills, contributions, and achieve-ments are more likely to be significant at a personal level, perhaps with neigh-bors, co-workers, and family members, rather than with mainstream society. A perfect example would be to consider our parents as “personal extraordinary individuals”, particularly mothers. One can argue that mothers are extraordi-nary individuals because of the dedica-tion, sacrifice, and courage it takes to raise a child, from pregnancy to adult-hood. Some might even argue that their mother is more extraordinary than, for example, Steve Jobs, the late CEO of Ap-ple. However, I would say that a mother and Steve Jobs are extraordinary in very different ways, with mothers having a much greater personal impact on their children’s and family’s life, and Steve Jobs having a much greater general im-pact on global business and technology.

04

Photo Journal

啦啦

尋根

2015/11/28

2015/12/12

05

啦啦

尋根

2015/11/28

迎新

宿營

06

英語營

秀朗國小

07

08

Play Review Huga Shaga Banana

by Nina Mao

Last Friday, 42 students created an amazing show

“Huga Shaga Banana”. The story starts with a girl

named Suzanna, who accidentally appears on

Banana Island. The only way to go back home is to

complete the Banana Goddess’ mission- help the

people in the island escape from hunger.

09

Third, soundtrack. Some actions are hard to

perform. Therefore, soundtrack is the best

choice to replace them. Due to these three

strategies, the students created an attractive

show.

However, there were still some parts that

could have been better. First, slow down

the talking speed. The actors were nervous

on stage, therefore they talked too fast. The

audience could have difficulty understanding,

especially because they didn’t perform in their

native language. Second, the spot light didn’t

focus correctly at timesa. Spotlight controller

should be more familiar with the story, then

he can follow the character more correctly.

The show would have been even better if they

had changed these two parts.

To sum up, the performance was still quite

watchable. Without professional actors, they

amazingly gave the audience a memorable

night. So come to see the performance every

year, you will never feel regret!!

“Norton! No! We are friends!” Suzanna cried

to the boy with tears rolling down her cheeks.

She made the boy understand the importance

of friendship. Huga Shaga Banana is a positive

story that combines friendship, cooperation,

bravery and love. Audience may feel better

to see this and also they may learn why these

four elements are so important in our life.

The story teaches us that cooperation can

earn more friends, through friendship we

will feel love, with love we will have more

courage, and courage can bring more hope.

With hope, everything is possible. The show

gives audience warmth and a lesson, it plants

a seed in everyone’s heart, expecting one day

everyone will cherish their friends and be

hopeful through everything.

In showing these elements, the story is quite

simple and the ending is predictable. The

audience of a young age can understand

the show easily. However, some audience

members could have been bored with the

simple story. Therefore, to attract audience

attention, the students performed it in a more

creative and interesting way.

First, by using songs. They changed the lyrics

of famous songs and add dancing to catch

our attention. Second, exquisite stage props.

Every scene needs different props to create

the atmosphere and give more feelings about

the show to audience. The students made

amazing stage props and successfully brought

more atmosphere to the performance.

10

踏出校園前進社會

Feature

阿聯酋航空空姐

/Claire

桃園市國小教師/張家瑀

北市大副教授 &

自由譯者/陳宏淑

師大華研所/張書蜜

11

Ad ve n t u re o f a Lifetimeby Lin Jia Lian

Turn your magic on,Everything you want is a dream away.Under this pressure, under this weight,We’re diamonds taking shape.

E legant, outgoing and confident, a sweet girl with a radiant smile shows up on

the monitor at the appointed time - 14:00 in Dubai. This is Claire, who graduated from the University of Taipei and now has been a stewardess in Emirates airlines for almost one year. Being a stewardess, as we all know, is not an easy job at all for most people. Not only is there the high pressure from the job itself, but also the broken body clock that might lead to significant health problems, all of which makes people get cold feet. Yet nowadays, compared to domestic fresh graduates who only get 22K, it seems that there is a thriving trend towards being a flight attendant in Taiwan, for its decent salary and exotic experience. Who could resist that? You kill two birds with one stone!

▊▍ Why Emirates?“The service industry abroad is really different from Asia.” said Claire, “Like in Taiwan, customers always take our service for granted, pretending to be an emperor just because they think they paid for it.” With a pause, she continued. “Besides, there’s no pecking order in foreign companies!”

This is the main reason why she chose to stay in a foreign company- Emirates, an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the seventh largest airline in the world in terms of revenue. In the job training, they are taught to be principled no matter how rude the passengers are. To my surprise, they learn almost everything for the worst case scenarios, like emergency treatment, CPR, AED self-defense skills, knowledge in customer service and delivering a baby; you name it. In addition, foreign companies are more likely to choose those who have their own opinions, personality, and the ability to cooperate with others. However, a driven, obsessive Type A personality is not welcome here.

▊▍ No Drive, No Gain“Most people dream a lot, but seldom go for it.” said Claire with a sign. In the interview, Claire admits that she is a dreamer, but also a woman of action. Back then, while most of her classmates were still wondering what to do, Claire had already tried out as many things as possible. In her college days, she often skipped class (Don’t do it!) and did a part-time job at Taipei 101 for almost 2 years. Moreover, when she was a sophomore, she dropped out of college to fulfill her dream from her high school days - to go to Australia for a working holiday. She arranged everything on her own, from accommodations to the job application, to let her parents realize there was no need to worry. Perhaps it is her parents’ open minds that make Claire believe everything is possible. She can dare to dream, to be anything that she wants to be. “From my experience, I often saw some of my classmates spend lots of time on their academic performance, but they seldom paid attention to their social life, life experience, and their future.” said Claire, “And just because of that, many incredible things somehow slip through the cracks.”

12

▊▍ Never Say NeverApplying for an airline company is far from apply ing for the jobs l ike Starbucks or McDonalds. First of all, there is a height requirement: a minimum arm reach of about 208 cm to make sure you are tall enough to reach the baggage compartment. Second, your English language ability should be fluent enough to communicate with other crew members from different countries. Sadly, even if you reach the job requirements above, it doesn’t mean you are qualified until after the interview. During the interview, the main examiner will observe everyone’s response to the problems they need to solve. “Do not be too aggressive.” warned Claire, “Teamwork spirit is what they appreciate.” As for Claire, she stood out in a crowd by pointing out what everyone had ignored, drawing upon her one-year working holiday experience in Australia to prove that she could stay abroad safe and sound. “Job experience is important.” she says.Fortunately, your background is not what they care about. No matter where you come from, what you believe in, and who you are, you are welcome to apply for this job!

▊▍ Forge Your Own Path“People fear to make big choices in life, yet I don’t think they’d regret trying and failing. And I suspect they would be haunted by a decision to not try at all. Why not give it a shot? You owe yourself. And you have nothing to lose. So I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. ” Now, Claire plans to do this job for 5-6 more years down the line, but who knows? Life is full of surprises.

Are you interested in following in the footsteps of Claire? More information is offered through her Facebook page- 往返天涯的一百零一隻雁 .It might be exactly what you need to get started. You can learn about her life, exotic romance, experiences, and various kinds of useful tips for those who want to become flight attendant!

13

Q: What, in your opinion, is the most useful course in college?A: 陳宏淑 ’s Business English. (Congratulations~ 宏淑 !)

Q: What’s the part you like most of your job?A: No merit system, no performance pressure. If you don’t get along with your colleagues, you don’t need to be bothered, because you won’t see them in the next flight.

Q: Do you have a boyfriend?A: Yeah. I’m unavailable. We met each other because of the job. (He’s from Argentina.)

Q: Have guys hit on you on the plane?A: Nah…I’ve only once met a stalker who somehow found my accommodation address and ask my coworkers for my phone number.

Q: What made you want to become a stewardess?A: My friends decided to become stewardesses when I was a graduate, so I decided to try it too. (WHAT?)

Q: Is there anything you want to say to us?A: Keep track of my page!!! (....)

More

14

The roadby Liu Fang-Zhu

A senior, Chang Jia-Yu, who graduated last year was admitted to be an English teacher

by Jian De Primary School in the current year.

▊▍ Internship and Preparation

“In fact, I wasn’t devoted to educational courses ( 教程 )at all. I was either phubbing or chatting in class. I only started to study hard after I was an intern. It was not too late to study the subject of education. However, it will be hard for you to study if you can’t understand the key points at first, since it’s a rich and complicated subject. Therefore, I suggest that you stay focused in class for the 教檢 .” said Miss Chang.

S h e e m p h a s i ze d t h at i n c re a s i n g o n e ’ s connections with colleagues is pretty important during the internship. The interns will need lots of things such as textbooks and teaching aids. As a consequence, she established good relations with teachers, administration staff, and even janitors in school. In that way she could get the higher grade textbooks from teachers, or get magnets which were used as teaching aids from janitors. And even the administration staff turned out to be the best ones to practice the interview of 教甄 with her.

She feels that there is no need to care about the grade level when you do an internship. Even though she did her internship in the first grade, which isn’t that helpful for the teaching demonstration of 教 甄 , she would ask those teachers who taught in higher grades if she could attend teaching observations or even have the chance to teach students English.

On the other hand, instead of being just an examinee after the internship, she stayed there and was a part-time English teacher who taught in fifth grade. She thinks it was a good opportunity which could not only increase her teaching experience but also gave her time to study. Hence, she intentionally took over classes

Never forgetYour presence is a gift to the world.You’re unique and one of a kind.Your life can be what you want it to beTake it one day at a time.Focus on your blessings, not your troubles.And you’ll make it through what comes along.Have belief in your ability.Persist, have courage, be strong.Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.The longer a problem is carried,the heavier it gets.Don’t take things too seriously.Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.Don’t put limits on yourself.Your dreams are waiting to be realized.Don’t waste time making excuses.Reach for your peak, your goal!

15

“What’s your plan in the future?” “I’m the lucky one who can become a teacher in the current year. I hope that I can be admitted to a research institute as soon as possible. Not only can I enhance my educational background, the salary will be raised almost ten thousand dollars! In addition to being a full-time English teacher, I may be a homeroom teacher or even an administration staff. After all, no one knows what job he or she will be assigned to.

▊▍ Advice for junior colleagues Have fun during the university. You don’t have to worry about the 教檢、教甄 . It isn’t too late to prepare for it after graduating. If you have any questions, you can ask older classmates or teachers. Don’t be shy or embarrassed. It will be helpful for you to ask them!!!

▊▍ Testing

教 甄 is divided into two sections. The first is a written test, which includes English, Chinese, and education. The secondary involves an English teaching demonstration and an English oral test. “How were you admitted to be a teacher in the current year?” I asked.“You need to pass the 教檢 in March before the 教甄 in July. I studied hard like I was preparing for 教 甄 before the 教 檢 . Owing to the fact that the writing test is the key to pass 教 甄 , I devoted myself to it after 教 檢 .” she said. Furthermore, she said that collecting many more textbooks in different versions and teaching aids will be helpful for you in the second test.

▊▍ Admission via placement and Career planning

She was in a new place after her admission as a teacher. Because she is the youngest teacher in school, she was considered as a substitute teacher sometimes. Keeping low-key is better than showing off. She thought it was great that she could avoid being assigned more work by school. However, she was once called on to participate in a Chinese speech contest of the teachers’ group, which nobody wanted to compete in, since she was the new teacher.

16

The beauty of life is only made by walkingby Lai Wei Zih

A goal properly set is halfway reached.當你把目標設定完備，你已經在達成的路上了。

在 訪問的過程中，我發現宏淑除了是一個很好的老師也是一個積極有自律的

譯者。令人敬佩的是老師認真的做事態度，有自己的想法並能同時兼顧老師和譯者的工作。經過這次的採訪，老師的生動敘述和經驗分享讓這次的採訪更加有趣跟順利。

▊▍從事翻的源起和持續的熱忱大三時，透過朋友介紹，因緣際會接了翻譯的工作，並在接觸翻譯的過程中產生興趣。在台大修課期間，已開始從事翻譯，並閱讀教授推薦書籍。後來考上輔大翻譯所，深入翻譯這個行業。

▊▍口譯跟筆譯的比較和各自的優缺點自己從事筆譯的部分比較多，當過一兩次口譯。大部分考翻譯所的人會想往口譯發展，但入行後會慢慢發現一些事實。口譯除了好的口語能力外，需要譯者的抗壓性、臨場反應、與人對應的能力等等，口譯工作以接案子為主，要配合案子的時間地點，較不穩定。筆譯隨時隨地都可以工作，並可和自己的主業搭配，像是搭配老師這個主業。

▊▍翻譯有趣的地方和有挑戰的地方有趣的地方，翻譯這個工作可以接觸到很多新的資訊，有時候也會有一些古典的東西，翻譯時會接觸到第一手的東西。像是翻譯小說或電影，讀的過程就是一種樂趣，翻譯後也可以賺錢，算是一舉兩得。翻譯說明書或法律文件等等的比較枯燥，但在翻譯業，比較枯燥無聊的事比較少人做也比較少人會做，相對的價格可以提高。好玩的東西不賺錢，賺錢的東西不好玩，各自取捨。自己本身有老師這個主業，所以翻譯的東西以自己喜歡或有興趣的為主，當成自己的休閒。有挑戰的的方，翻譯的過程中會遇到別人沒有遇過的新資訊，這時候就必須自己去查資料，以前沒有網路的時代，就要去圖書館找資料，現在就可以靠網路解決，挑戰性較先前低。另一個挑戰性則是譯者的自律，翻譯會有交稿給編輯的期限，在期限截止前，怎麼安排規律工作，按時繳交不拖稿，是譯者的挑戰之一。

▊▍印象深刻的工作經驗有一陣子在法律事務所當過翻譯，那段時間算是實習，那時候念翻譯所，修法律翻譯，法律翻譯的老師是法律事務所的律師，因此有這個機會，那時候在新光三越樓上的辦公室工作，可以俯看風景，待遇不錯。最後選擇當老師這個行業，因為自己本身偏向喜歡與人接觸，像是上課可以跟同事同學相處，較不偏向長時間翻譯。

▊▍想實現的理想或目標退休後，變成全職的譯者，有自己的生活並持續工作。理想中，在各個城市邊旅行邊工作。

17

▊▍給想從事翻譯工作的學生建議 ( 大學期間的準備 )

給初學的建議，可先去翻譯公司用兼職的方式試試看，在學期間就可以開始接 case，像是去翻譯公司面試，有的翻譯公司會用試譯稿決定錄取是否，是個不錯的選擇。

There is no heart hurt by pursuing dream. When you long for something sincerely, the whole world will help you.沒有一顆心，會因為追求夢想而受傷。當你真心渴望某樣東西時，整個宇宙都會來幫忙。

▊▍從事翻譯的必備條件 ( 證照 / 檢定 )以前沒有檢定，現在每年 12 月，教育部有翻譯的證照考試，大概類似駕照。實力是一件事，證照是一回事。如果有作品經歷佳，但若沒有可以考證照作為基本證明。

▊▍口譯員或譯者需具備的條件與特質臉皮厚、心臟大顆、膽子大、敢於跟人溝通，偏向外險性人格，面對各種狀況能冷靜解決並及時應對。條件像是記憶力強，口語能力好，需經過長久的訓練。口譯的事前準備多，需要自學能力和查找資料能力強，像是針對一次會議作全盤的了解，事前做一些統整專有名詞的表等等，便於能臨時翻譯。筆譯者則需要耐心、細心、自律，像翻譯一本書，需要耐性子一字一句的翻，並長時間投入。

▊▍翻譯的出路像是新聞局的國際新聞、外交部的口譯比譯人員、政府機關對外文件、金融業財務現況資訊、影視行業、翻譯社翻譯公司、遊戲軟體，科技業的科技資訊、出版業的翻譯書等等。

▊▍翻譯這現況及未來發展台灣不算是內需型的國家，需接收國外資訊，向外發展。比較大的挑戰是翻譯的稿酬較少，有的譯者會覺得翻譯很久卻賺不到太多錢。市場是夠大的，但只有真正有實力的人才在翻譯業如魚得水。前提是，把自己的能力培養到最好。

18

On the Way to

My Dream

在夢想的旅途上by Yao Hui Wen

If you don’t set out on your journey, you will never

know what’s ahead.

你不踏上旅程，永遠不知道前方等著的會是

什麼。

台 北已經持續下了好多天的雨，連日的陰霾讓路上的行人都加快腳步離開。

熙攘的人群中，一名有著俏麗短髮身型小巧的女孩撐著傘朝我跑了過來，她是目前在國立台灣師範大學華語文教學研究所就讀碩一的張書蜜。

樂於分享自身經驗給學弟妹，書蜜學姊親切

地接受了我的訪問邀約。在採訪的過程中她

總是掛著笑容，耐心地回答每個問題，讓此

次的專訪能有豐富的內容呈現給大家。

▊▍即將到來的畢業

書蜜學姐說大四的她沒有感到特別慌張，由

於上學期準備畢業公演非常忙碌，並沒有多

餘的時間思考未來出路。而在公演結束後，

她就有推甄華語文教學研究所的想法。當時

的她覺得如果推甄落選，就進入國小實習當

國小老師，因為有修習教程，所以就算沒辦

法繼續進修研究所，她也能在畢業後向另一

條路前進。

▊▍綜觀四年所學

「本科系的課對我來說都很有幫助，尤其是

比較實用的課程。」書蜜學姊開心地開始回

憶以前所上過的課程，與我分享在每個老師

身上所學習到的事物。例如：Matt 和 Eric

的教學內容以及正音課都對她的口語能力帶

來很多的幫助；系上還有一些課程，像是：

文鶯老師的評量，期敏老師的兒童文學，宏

淑老師的翻譯，潔芳老師的語概，錦桂老師

的教學和 Stella 的英詩、西概等等，都讓她

學習到很多，每次在閱讀文學中總能有深刻

的反思。

此外，書蜜學姊特別提及教程對她而言是很

容易通過的課程，若還沒有想好未來想從事

的職業，也還沒有明確的人生規劃，她覺得

修習教程得到證書會是很好的選擇。

▊▍考研究所的契機

一提到這個問題，書蜜學姊的眼睛整個亮了

起來，充滿熱忱。她說自己很喜歡出國旅遊，

不只是短暫的停留而是希望能長期留在一

個國家，所以希望能將興趣與工作結合。因

為喜歡教學，不論是教中文或教英文都能接

受，不過由於是要在國外找工作，只能選擇

華語教學。

19

▊▍英語專長

在聊天的過程中，書蜜學姊與我聊到從

英教系畢業後讀華研所的一些故事。在那之

中，她提到擁有英語專長提供很多幫助，當

學生和自己的共通語言是英文時，她能用英

文解釋語法。同時，英語能力也能在出國旅

遊或在國外生活時成為很大的助力。

▊▍困難瓶頸

學姊給人的印象就是開朗又可愛的大女

孩，但在說起自己最近做研究時比較容易遇

到難題時，也不禁皺起了眉頭。她說由於現

在擔任老師的研究助理，有時候需要協助處

理一些國科會的計畫，在研究數據做統計分

析時會覺得很困難。會擔心自己無法勝任工

作。但因為目前事件都是現在進行式，所以

選擇相信自己，努力付出。她的語氣堅定而

有自信，並且在最後又露出了招牌笑容，讓

我覺得這樣樂觀向上的態度很讓人敬佩。

▊▍幸運且感恩

人們總是在做出選擇後感到後悔，所以

我詢問書蜜學姊是否在就讀華文所期間曾感

到一絲後悔，讓人開心的是學姊毫不猶豫地

給了我答案：「完全不會後悔，我覺得自己

很幸運。」她說在準備推甄的當時就抱著讓

上天決定命運的心情，若沒有錄取，就會去

國小實習，而能夠榮幸的被錄取讓她覺得非

常的感謝。

能夠知道有這項職業的契機是因為大一的國

文老師—張于忻教授曾在課堂中分享出國教

華文的經驗，讓學姊感到非常新奇。雖然在

當時並沒有認真思考過未來要出國教書，但

在大四時曾埋在心底的種子便開始萌芽，讓

她決定嘗試推甄師大華文所。

▊▍努力與準備

在準備研究所考試期間，書蜜學姊曾報

名華語師資培訓班。因為是透過推甄入學，

她也認真準備推甄所需資料，包括：自傳、

履歷、研究計畫、各式證照等等。

▊▍研究所的差別

因為好奇華語文教學研究所和中國文學

研究所的差別，所以向書蜜學姊提問。她以

自身目前所感受到的差異向我做說明：兩者

所學習的範疇不同，華文所比較不講求國文

造詣及研究國學名著篇章，而是著重在如何

進行教學，如何解釋中文語法給第二外語習

得者。

▊▍未來出路

既然選擇讀華文所，想必學姊一定心裡

有想好畢業後想從事的工作，她與我分享了

一些研究所畢業後已經步入職場的學長姊的

例子：在國外能擔任華文老師、華語教學能

力測驗出題老師、中文系講師和翻譯；或者

是回歸本業在台灣教書：國中小老師、高中

老師、大學講師、補習班老師等等。

20

▊▍畢業後的路

肯定且開心地回答：「我要出國教書！」書蜜學姊說如

果當初沒有要出國，她就不會選擇讀研究所，會留在台

灣教英文。對於要去哪個國家教書她並沒有特別的偏好，

而是覺得每個國家都有各自的特色，都能體驗到不一樣

的生活。

▊▍給學弟妹們的話

學弟妹們大學畢業後，如果想要出國體驗且不在乎薪

水高低，能試試看申請助教。教育部提供很多機會給畢

業生，可以趁著年輕徵選國外華語文助教。

希望大家能認真上本系的課，系上的老師都很優秀，

我現在很想念老師們。還要好好珍惜大學四年的生活、

好朋友，這些都是會是一輩子難忘的回憶，上了研究所

後，所有人都各奔東西，有自己的事務要忙，可能很難

再像讀大學時有像家人般的朋友，所以一定要好好把

握！

▊▍給大四學弟妹的話：經過了公演的「風風雨雨」，我

相信大家都有處理危機的能力，就朝著你們想去的地方，

衝吧 !

Happiness is choosing the life you want to have, and live it fully for

youself.

幸福就是，選擇你想要的生活，為自己好好地活一次。

21

國際青年大使/黃冠睿

Georgia College 交換/鄭博心

S p e c i a l Report

不一樣的旅行不一樣的體驗

22

The Value of Individualby Ho Pang Chien

The best things in life are unexpected - because there were no expectations.

在 英語營的期間，我發現冠睿學長是一個很棒的舞台表演者。不管是演出小短劇或是

講英語故事給小朋友聽，他總是可以吸引所有觀眾的目光。更令人敬佩的是他認真的做事態度，能堅守自己的原則，同時還可以用幽默讓身邊充滿歡笑聲。經過這次的採訪，學長生動活潑的敘述讓這個寶貴的經驗更加豐富，也讓氣氛有點嚴肅的專訪變得更有趣。

▊▍報名準備工作 冠睿學長剛開始很猶豫到底要用「音樂才藝」還是「宣介台灣」來當作複試的專長表現。經過反覆的思考後，他決定以音樂來展現他的才藝。也因為他學的樂器—洞簫是比較少見的，在甄選的時候可以讓評審留下更深刻的印象。除了特別挑選曲子並把握時間加緊練習，學長在外語口試的部分也下了不少工夫。有別於日常生活中的口語英文，他必須在有限的時間內用精準、簡潔的方式向面試官介紹自己。在準備口試的過程中難免會有些挫折，但是經過 Eric 老師耐心的教導和不間斷的訓練，最後冠睿學長很高興他有顯著的進步，也對自己的口說更有信心。

▊▍青年大使的公演訓練 入選後，所有的青年大使都必須騰出時間，一起為到國外的公演做密集的排練。每天早上九點到晚上十點，一連串的行程為的就是更好的成果展現。光是一開始的暖身和體能訓練就有確實的拉筋、仰臥起坐和伏地挺身，還有要達到所有標準要求的中國舞蹈踢腿、來回跨越籃球場距離的腰子側翻、以及上半身不動的跑圓場…等等的動作。冠睿學長說，暖身完都還沒進入正式的表演練習，他就已經手腳疲累到一直發抖而且也揮汗如雨了。有時候還會覺得自己體力再也支撐不住，好像快暈過去了。但是學長總是咬著牙繼續努力，因為他知道他不能這麼輕易的放棄這個難得的機會，也不想要到這個階段還被迫離開團隊。

▊▍幕前 ? 幕後 ? 經過一段時間的公演訓練，負責協助整個表演的舞台監督突然宣布了一個壞消息。由於後臺的人手不足，他們需要幾位青年大使幫忙分擔幕後工作。當冠睿學長一被通知要加入幕後的成員時，他真的很沮喪。好不容易都練習到這個時候了，卻不能和其他夥伴一起在台上完整的參與表演。即便心情有點低落，他還是打起精神開始幫忙整理文件，並清楚詳細的紀錄所有演出者的出場時間和位置，以及需要道具出現的時刻或是道具的擺放地點。漸漸的，學長發現，就算他沒辦法直接站在台上享受表演，在幕後他也學到好多東西，累積舞台經驗，甚至感受到他依舊是公演中重要的一份子。在每一次的表演之後他也以身為青年大使為傲，很喜歡表演的呈現也深深地被感動。

▊▍最大收穫 在這次參與青年大使交流計畫的活動中，冠睿學長覺得比較可惜的是他的語言能力沒有派上用場。更大的一擊是他被調到幕後工作，這是完全出乎意料的事。但儘管如此，學長發現了自己其實還有很多潛藏的能力，過程中也學到新的東西。身為幕後，他深刻地體會到每個小螺絲釘都是有意義的。也許不是眾所矚目的焦點，但是所有的表演者也都需要他才能讓公演順利進行。幕前幕後各自有辛苦的地方，在一個團隊中要找到自己的定位是一個相當重要的課題。

▊▍印象最深刻的事 這次冠睿學長到拉丁美洲參訪許多國家，實地感受當地的生活氛圍時才意識到在台灣的安全和美好。除此之外，他也感受到台灣在外交上其實付出了不少心力，有很多值得大家肯定的地方。

▊▍最懷念的事 飛往的目的地是比較陌生的新地方的確讓人留下不少回憶，但是冠睿學長最懷念的還是在受訓的時候與團員朝夕相處的那段時光。訓練過程真的不輕鬆，有時候還會造成一些壓力。但是大家一起熬過那些日子後才發現那也是讓他們感情這麼緊密的時刻。

One’s destination is not a place, but a new way of seeing things.

23

To pursue when you are able toby Chen Wen Yi

Pluck up your courage to gain special experience.

在 採訪的過程中，博心學姐分享了很多她在美國的酸甜苦辣，無論是課業或

是生活。我才明白在我印象中的「美國夢」，雖然不至於遙不可及，但獨自在太平洋的彼端生活，我覺得學姐擁有讓人敬佩的勇氣，才能克服人生地不熟的困難。經由學姐的敘述，美國豐富的大學風貌也完整呈現在眼前。

▊▍在出國前… 博心學姐說因為其他學姐出國的經驗很吸引她，讓她也想出國體驗異國風情，而西方文化和台灣差異比較大，所以她選擇了遙遠的美國，而非臨近的中國，另一方面希望藉此機會提升英語聽說能力。在行前準備的過程中，雖然她簡單的附了全民英檢中高級證書，但最繁複的莫過於準備自傳，以及辦理簽證時所需要的資料。她也坦言，一邊準備自傳、資料，一邊還要兼顧課業，確實很辛苦。

▊▍到美國時… 到美國之後，為了拓展自己的視野，學姐選了四門與英語無關的專業科目學習，分別是經濟，地理，藝術及文化。四門課，看似很少，實則不然。因為美國修課制度與台灣大相逕庭，一門三學分的課，有可能被拆成一堂一小時，一個禮拜上三堂，因此四門課足夠讓她在課業及體驗美式生活中取得平衡。然而，美國大學生的作業量跟台灣高中生不相上下。他們不喜歡小組報告，因此作業都以 essay 報告為主，一篇六至八頁的報告對他們來說習以為常。當然平時小考也不可或缺，都以申論題方式進行評量。

▊▍美國人的民族性 在這一學期中，學姐發現她的美國同學們都很認真，上課時不會看到有人在低頭做自己的事，或是閉目養神，同時他們也不會批評教授的教學風格。當課堂中進行分組討論時，他們十分勇於發表自己的想法，氛圍跟台灣的環境相差甚遠，剛開始讓她感到不適應，甚至對自己的不敢發言感到沮喪。另外，剛到美國時，她無法融入同學們的社交生活，常常都是一個人行動，好在有國際學生社團，讓她漸漸體驗到許多跟電影裡一樣的場景，例如好友相聚喝酒談天，或是到酒吧放鬆。除此之外，美國學生也十分熱愛從事體育活動，無論他們善不擅長，他們都放膽嘗試，並且樂在其中。

▊▍回國後… 這次的經驗讓博心學姐體會到許多前所未有的心情，譬如喜愛美國的學習風氣、身為台灣人卻被歧視的不平，想家的失落以及體驗不同文化的樂趣。過程中雖然有苦有難，但得到的經驗卻是無比的珍貴且獨特。學姐也分享了她回國後的趣事，剛下飛機的那一刻，她看見身旁每個人都是黃皮膚黑頭髮，終於明白為什麼美國人都覺得亞洲人都長一樣了，因為在美國，每個人都有不同膚色、髮色。

▊▍給學弟妹們的話…來到採訪的尾聲，學姐也有給我們幾項建議。她希望我們有機會的話，多考幾張證照，對未來很有幫助。另外若是有申請出國交換的機會，也要好好把握，去自己嚮往的國家，增廣見聞。

Put your future in good hands---your own.

24

Poet and

Poetry

25

A Pencil Box By Edward

You drink all the ink each day towards eternity,

Bark at me with a silent nay,

Yet you couldn’t slap mewith the furry paws.

Different Loves by Shelly

A life lesson is to love and to be loved.Yet, in different forms, love comes.

We have to learn how it goes,What it is, and where it belongs.

The love between strangers Is a stream coming from places higher,

Yet shallower and faster,Looking forward to going further.

The love between friendsIs a river formed by streams,

Yet deeper and slowerAs true friendship means.

The love between a coupleIs the ocean formed by rivers,Yet filled with falls and downsAs the couple might conquer.

The love between a familyAre water bodies of all kinds,

The deepest, the widest , and the most genuine,As the family is the origin of different loves.

Jiu Fen

so much dependsupona pale unforgettabletragedy

retold by scarlet lanterns everywhere in city of sadnessburied underneath an emptygoldmine

Xi-Hu

They see me in the eyes of a poet,through a veil, or a mist or a fog;

I dress myself in style,like a willow tree, like a daffodil, orlike the ever-changing sky

Oh, I couldn’t tell.

Graduation Performance

Music flows into my heart like a river.I can help but kiss it like the ring silver.

So lovely is it like the first snowflake melting on my trembling lip,So purely is it like the last dewdrop sparkling on my finger tip.

You slowly lower that golden bow,and gently rise up and take a bow.

When you strike the strings on your beloved violin like a humble knight,You strike a chord in me for my tossing and turning at night.

You and me will be, in the end, on a different road, Though, at the beginning, we are not born in the same world.

While you have your beloved violin performed,Please keep my beating heart warmed.

Salvationby Julie Lin

I feel lost on my waywhen they call it a day.Exhausted and desperate,

I don’t know for what to pray.

On the alter is a lamblooking into the eyes of the helpless slave,

grabbed by the shade of death,which they beg for a breath.

Wondering in the deep, dark woodswithout any tools,

I cried out for Jesus’s name,Yet neither Virgil nor Beatrice came.

The wolves are still loomingwith a spell which never ends.

Fear not? Want not?I step into the pouring rain.

By Lisa Chen Sandy Jian Catherine Tu Eva Yao

Mr. Linden's Library

NOVEL

31

He had warned her about the book. Now, it was too late.

“It’s time to go home, sweetie.” the man said.“Just give me five minutes, please.”“Come on, I’ve heard about that for half of this summer.” Natasha left Mr. Linden’s house reluctantly.

It was summer vacation. The sun was shining, and the playground was full of laughter. While most of the kids in town had fun outside, Mr. Linden’s Library was Natasha’s first choice. It was also the only place where she could read to her heart’s content.

“KNOCK! KNOCK! It’s me again.” “I know it’s you, sweetie.”“I’m looking for something special today.” “True treasure can only be found on your own.”

Natasha browsed around the library, and the plies in the corner caught her eyes. She randomly picked up one book. It was dark blue and hardbound. On the cover was seen a gold-rimmed rose besides the book title, The Forbidden Garden. She held the book in her hands, deeply fascinated. Settling on the intriguing title, Natasha sat down next to stacks of books at one corner of the library.

The moment when she opened the cover, Mr. Linden fortuitously walked into the library.“What are you reading? You can take any book except that one! Put it back!” yelled Mr. Linden.His abrupt anger shocked Natasha. However, without putting it back, she shouted back.“I want to read THIS BOOK! It’s the true treasure I found by myself! Why can’t I read it?”“Sweetie, just listen to me! This book is mysterious and dangerous. The consequence will be far beyond your imagination.” Mr. Linden warned.

“Put IT back! I say RIGHT NOW!!!” he repeated again.

Natasha had no choice but to put the book back.

Nevertheless, the curiosity and the eagerness toward the book had already grown in her

mind.

“Nothing can stop me from reading it!” whispered Natasha as she left the library.

32

One day when Mr. Linden went out, Natasha decided to retrieve the book to read it. Sadly, she didn’t have the latchkey, so she climbed up the window, sneaking into the library, taking the book, and quickly getting back to her own bedroom. She started to keep herself in her room all day long to read that book. Gradually, she became addicted to it. What she didn’t know was that the book had magical power.

At first, she refused to leave her room. Even when her best friend, Eva, invited her to go out, she would rather stay in the house. A couple of days later, when her mom asked her to come out having the dinner, she always said, ‘’Just put it in front of my room door!’’ Natasha’s parents thought it was for summer vacation, so they didn’t care about the unusual request.

Natasha kept reading The Forbidden Garden day and night in her bedroom. One day, as usual, Mr. Linden came over to Natasha’s parents. They talked about business and life.‘’Hey, what is your sweetie busy with? She hasn’t come to my library for a long time?’’‘’She is so lazy. Without going to school, she barricaded herself in her room.’’

While they were having conversations downstairs, Natasha stayed in her room engrossing herself in the magic book.

The strange thing was that even though she read it for so long, the story never ended. She just couldn’t finish it! How weird it was since the book was so thin. Natasha felt frightened. It first occurred to her that something might be wrong about the book. However, she just couldn’t stop reading it.

“Aren’t you worried about her?” Mr. Linden’s voice sounded like they were coming from another world.“We are. But I think she can take a rest.” said Natasha’s mother.“Can I talk to her?” Mr. Linden asked in an urgent voice. “Sure. Of course.” said Natasha’s mother.

She took Mr. Linden upstairs, and show him Natasha’s room.“Natasha, it’s Mr. Linden. He’d like to see you.” Her mother knocked the door.“It’s me sweetie, I’m worried about you. I haven’t seen you since we met last time.”

33

“Oh my god!” Natasha was afraid that he might open the door and foundthat she had stolen the book. “Just a minute, please.”Natasha hurried and wanted to get up to hide the book. Yet, she fell down, and couldn’t stand up.

“Oh, how come I become so weak?” Natasha whispered. “Are you all right?” Mr. Linden tried to open the door. “One moment! I need to put on my pants.”When she picked up the book on the ground, she saw a familiar name emerging from the cover. It was Mrs. Linden who disappeared a long time ago.

Suddenly everything was clear. She realized that it wasn’t just a book. She realized why Mr. Linden wanted to warn her and why she became so weak.

For the first time, Natasha regretted stealing the book. She wished that she had never seen the book.

She wanted to scream, to ask for help, but in vain.

The moment when Mr. Linden broke into her room, he yelled in despair. All that he could see was a scarlet rose coming out of a half-opened book in a quiet bedroom.

34

Writing Competition

Exhibition of works

B

C D

35

E

F

G

H

I

A. 首獎 / Skin Problems Freshman/ Melissa Chang

B. 貳獎 / The Icons Should Be Taken Off Sophomore/ Wendy Wu

C. 參獎 / Social Issue: Taiwan’s Traditional Culture Fades Sophomore/ Jasper Yao

D. 參獎 / A Letter to Lost Sheep Sophomore/ Julie Lin

E. 佳作 / I Have a Dream Freshman/ Edward Chou

F. 首獎 / Loss and Gain Junior/ Sophie Wu

G. 參獎 /Inspirational Acrostic Poem Junior/ Albert Huang

H. 佳作 / Letter to Freshmen Senior/ Nicole Lin

I. 佳作 / Rainbow Junior/ Alan Wong

01

Skin Problemsby Melissa Chang

Is there something wrong with my skin?

Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, I was a healthy girl. In fact, everyone was healthy. There were no skin problems whatsoever in the city, but I did notice that some people had a lighter skin color than my own chocolate color.

My momma told me that everyone was nice deep down in their hearts, but will be mean and nasty every so often because of different reasons. I think this is true. Everyone can have a bad day, and if there are good friends, good laughs, and good food, then maybe, just maybe, they’ll be nice to others again. Everyone is the same fundamentally, so colors aren’t important. At least that’s what I think.

But there’s something wrong with my skin, isn’t there?

I recall my momma giving me a dollar or two when the ice-cream truck arrived on time. With a wave of her hand, I would dash out the front door and onto the lawn, cutting through to reach the truck faster. Every so often, I would trip on a tiny pebble and would cut my knee on the fresh-ly-mowed grass. I would miss my ice-cream, and bawl uncontrollably until Momma comforted me. My skin was most certainly not perfect at these kinds of moments, but it certainly is not the kind of situation I’m in right now.

There were times when my neighbor forgot to lock his dog’s cage. That giant monstrosi-ty of dog would go bounding around the cul-de-sac, slobbering on every child it saw. Sometimes, it pounced and knocked me onto the ground, then it would proceed to give my face a wash. I re-member how my momma let out a high-pitched scream when I showed up at the door sporting a slime-covered apparel. On days like that, Momma would give my face a good scrubbing; so good it was that it would leave my face red for the rest of the night. The slight achiness on my tender cheeks, is most certainly not the kind of skin problem I am facing now either.

37

It’s unthinkable, really, of how serious my ailment is to the public right now.

Timeflewbyquickly,andbeforeIknewit,Iwasinelementaryschool.Nothingeventfulhappened back then, except for how the boys evaded the girls like the plague in fear of “cooties”. Apparently, these “cooties” were a fatal disease for boys and could only be transmitted from girls through physical contact. Imaginary or not, I wondered what these “cooties” actually were. Was it liketheflu?Coulditcauseafever?Orwasitsomesortofrash?Allexplanationswerevaguebackthen, and I doubt that it would be any different nowadays.

In an instant, I was in middle school. Things were starting to get complicated as everyone was discovering the wonders of the opposite gender. My childhood friend got herself a boyfriend who sported a large afro. Regardless of how jealous I was of them, I had to admit they were cute together. They spent a lot of time with each other, and I often found myself chatting with my other friends. Using that opportunity, I listened in on a lot of gossip, and discovered that my friend’s cou-ple was one of a kind. They were the only white and black couple on campus. This particular topic spreadlikewildfirewhenitreachedthecafeteria.

They broke up afterwards.

Neithersidehadhardfeelings.

Everything felt like elementary school after the incident, but this time, it wasn’t about gen-ders anymore.

It was a different barrier this time.

It was a barrier separating the golden-curled people from the afro people.

I wonder if I noticed back then.

To be honest, high school was a little amusing. Unlike middle school, everyone was more in-terested in partying than splitting into factions. I, myself, attended all the parties religiously. I cannot countthenumberoftimesmymotherberatedmeforcominghomelate.Shewouldwagherfingerat me, and I would bat it away. Who could blame me? Who could blame her? I was going through a phase, and she was only worrying about my upcoming SAT tests. My grades at school were below average, so it’s understandable why Mother was anxious. Yet, I always dressed up fashionably with a head full of braids and attended the parties.

I didn’t care about my skin problem back then. I was occupied by the endless amount of fun. It wasn’t until I got into the University of Missouri that reality hit me with full force.

TheeventitselfhappenedonNovember11th,butitstartedonthe10th.Eventhoughitseemed small, it left a large impact on me.

After grabbing a coke from the vending machine, I returned to my dormitory and plopped ontomyfluffybed.Reflexively,Itookoutmyphoneandbegantoswipethroughmessagesand

38

posts on my blog between my coke-drinking intervals. I stopped a couple of times to let out a small giggle towards a cute picture or several silly posts, which were mainly complaints about some of our professors. My eyes scanned through each line of text as the smirk on my face increased. I did this on a daily basis, and it certainly was enjoyable, seeing how each of my friends spent their quali-ty time with themselves. Well, it was an enjoyable event until I reached two unnerving sentences.

“Some of you are alright. Don’t go to campus tomorrow.”

A shiver ran down my spine. What did this mean? Thoughts ran wildly in my mind as I tried to compose myself. For some uncertain reason, these two sentences sent me into a panic, something that I hadn’t experienced in a long time. I continued to scroll down, to see what other messages this person had posted, hoping that the two sentences did not mean what I thought they meant.

“Well, tomorrow, we will really make national news.”

I continued to scroll.

“I’m going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person I see.”

Unwittingly, I let out a sharp gasp as my hand instinctively went towards my mouth. Would this be another Oregon shooting? I tried to shake it off, telling myself that it was some sort of sick prank just to mess with people, but my hands wouldn’t stop trembling. My eyes had yet to leave the glowing screen in the darkness.

“Please don’t say things like that.”

“Is this some kind of joke?”

Apparently, others were reacting like I am. Upon seeing a number of people disgusted by theoriginalposter’scomments,Icalmeddownsignificantly.Maybeafterviewingtheamountofindividuals against his plans, he wouldn’t commit the crime tomorrow? I didn’t want to think about itanymore,soIfinishedmydrinkandduckedintothecovers.Givingmyphoneonefinalglance,Iturned it off.

The next day came sooner than I had expected as my alarm went off on time.

“...er... cy...”

I blinked several times as I fumbled for my alarm.

“...wer... acy...”

39

I scratched my chin as I walked towards the fridge, still a little dazed and sleepy.

“...power... supremacy...”

I removed the leftovers from yesterday’s dinner and tossed it nonchalantly onto the table.

“White! Power! White! Supremacy!”

I rubbed my eyes at the noise coming from outside. I shambled towards the blinds and peeked through a seam.

I woke up completely.

In my line of sight was the parking lot. I saw a group of white students on a pickup truck circling a car while screaming, “White power! White supremacy!” Even though I was disgusted by the actions of those white students, I squinted at the sight, trying to understand why that car looked so familiar.

Then it struck me. I grabbed my phone immediately and turned it on just as a police siren wailed. I nearly dropped my phone when the truth hit me. I knew who was in the car. The status updatesconfirmedeverything.

“im so scared i cant even go home they just trapped us here”

A policeman stepped out of his police car and signaled the white students to stop what they were doing. I breathed out in relief as I watched the car drive out of the campus slowly; I couldn’t even begin to imagine what my friends just experienced even with their updates.

A small ping diverted my attention.

“im shaking and crying these white guys in a monster blue pick up truck with no license plate circling our car we almost couldn’t get out”

I collapsed onto the ground. Whether it was relief, or out of fear, I didn’t know, but that didn’t stop the tears form rolling down my cheeks. I cried unashamedly.

Just what is wrong with our skin?

Why must we cower?

Are we truly that different?

Like the cooties, I doubt that there will ever be a good explanation.

40

It is said that Taiwan is a friendly country, not only because of the nice citizens, but also because we make our environment amicable, such as building handicap accessibility facilities, setting up the priority seats and so on.

Speaking of priority seats, in the past I would probably have said they are for the elders, pregnant women, those with easily seen broken body parts and the parents with children, because of the often seen sign on the buses and MRT.

Yet, not until that day did I realize there was something wrong with the sign of the priority seats.

That was an exhausting day in my second year of high school. I finallyfinishedthelonghoursofcoursesinschool,andwenttothecramschool with my dizzy head and period pain. I took the MRT to the cram school. On my way, because of the rush hour, people in carriages were allstandingstifflyasifattendingaceremonyandthetangofthehumanbodies hung in the air. Obviously, there were no seats left except one priorityseat.Ifixedmyeyesontheonlyseat.

I was in a dilemma. It would be very embarrassing to sit on the priority seat, since I did

not look like any kind of person drawn on the little blue sign, and no young people like me were sitting. However, it felt like a knife was stab-bing into my belly and twisting, I couldn’t stand still anymore, but chose to sit down.

At the next stop, a tall, strong woman with a baby in her arms got on.

She looked around, forced her way through the crowded people and walked toward me. She stood in front of me with her eyes looking intomyeyes.Icouldseethefireinhereyes,butmywombwasangrilysqueezing as well. I lowered my head, yet, after a while, a voice dripping with sarcasm came into my ears, “Well, how AWESOME our education is that young people don’t even know to yield their seats!”

As I was about to raise my head to tell the woman that I was suffer-ing from the period pain, some students’ big school bags which were as protruding as if they were keeping a monkey inside came into my view. Anyofthosebagswasdefinitelyheavierthananinfant!

Just at that moment, the thought that the icons on the blue sign should be taken off suddenly struck me. Wasn’t the original intention of the priority seats to be for the people in need? The icons really distort people’s thinking about the priority seats and they have even become some people’s excuse to force others to yield the seats for them.

Now,everytimeItakethebus,whenIseeyoungpeoplesittingonthepriorityseats,thefirstthoughtthatcomesintomymindismaybethey are in need, instead of blaming them for doing wrong things.

02The Icons Should Be Taken Offby Wendy Wu

41

Taiwan’s traditional culture is fading at an alarmingrateand thenextChinesegeneration islosing its rootsof theChinese traditions. Insucha rapidly progressing society, there seem to be no room left to focus on cultural traditions. Traditions slowly stagger into history as time quietly slips throughourfingers.Andbeforepeoplebarelyevennotice, red wedding dresses are replaced by white gowns; coffee shops began to sprout, while the tra-ditional tea industrydeclines.Conventionalprac-tices like festivals remain celebrated, but no longer have a clear meaning of passing down the ancestral heritages; instead, people put more emphasis on the pure enjoyment of the holidays.

As for the next generation, who are encour-aged to strive to become honorable citizens of the global village, they have a blurred concept of their own culture. They went all out to find access to the world, to look for a standpoint, but ended up without identity due to the uncertain strength of their roots. Their culture is a combination of what they are constantly exposed to. Their tastes, their cultural values, and their ways of life are strongly influenced by the western culture that dominates theleadingtrendsofglobalization.Chineseculture,however, is comparably undervalued and usually labeled“outofdate.”“Culturalvoid”isdiagnosed

in this certain case. And it is considered as a com-mon experience shared by the descending genera-tion.

Take myself as an example. As an ordinary but diligent college student, life is just a race against the clock. So, when it comes to making a decision, anything that saves time becomes my firstpriority.Forme,traditionalwaysofdoingthings are of little use in modern society, since there are tons of speedier substitutes for them. Bottled tea, for example, is more accessible than the old fashioned way of making the tea, in which you need to boil the water, and wait for the tea leaves to soak till you can drink it. Also, when it comes to festivals like moon festival, I don’t have a concrete idea about the celebration since it is rather like every other day off in which I can lay backandfinallyappreciateanicerelaxingday.PerhapsI’mevenmorefamiliarwithChristmasthantheChineseTeacher’sDay.Withouttheseunderstandings, my life goes on, but somehow, a disconnection is formed.

Taiwan’s culture will keep fading if nothing is done. In the face of the unstoppable process of globalization, we should pinpoint the importance of our own traditional culture, because it is our root and soul; it forms our very own cultural iden-tity. It is something that is worth striving for, as it might soon fade away and vanish otherwise. And it is our responsibility to prevent the loss of tradi-tional culture and hand down the cultural heritag-es from generation to generation.

Reference: http://www.djembeintercultural.org/pages/article/traditional_culture_is_fading

03 Social Issue:

Taiwan’s Traditional Culture Fades

by Jasper

Yao

42

04

A Letter to Lost Sheep by Julie Lin

To those who are lost in heart:

There’s a t ime your soul becomes so weary, and your hear t i s burdened. You’re los t and confused, and don’t know what to do . I t ’s been a long way s ince then , and you have almost given up. But you still wait in silence, hoping for the end of that day. Many nights you pray, about to lose your breath, sinking to rise no more, searching for that open door. You wanttofindananswer,andtogetthroughitall,eventhoughyouknowhopeisfrail, likefaintdust,soswiftly blown away.

Life is like a game of cards and it all depends on how you play it.

I remember the time in my senior high school days. I attended a club in high school and did really enjoy the time spent there. The only thing I had to do was to stay in the seat, attend the class, and worry about nothing. Everyone treated me like my big sister, and because of that, I decided to become one of the committee members in the club, to become part of them. Fortunately, I was selected to become one of the club members, and we spent a lot of time going out, and had fun, discussing what we were going to do in the club next year. We all treated each other nicely and I felt I was part of them.

But things changed after I started to do my job in the next semester. I was responsible for teaching in the club; that is, my job was to play the role of teacher. Yet I had never done this before! I had neither ever designed a course, nor had I trained to give a lecture for a whole 45 minutes. What’s worse, it was too late for me to avoid it. Therefore, as you can imagine, I sucked and didn’t know what I was talking about in the beginning of the classes. Whenever I stood on stage, my mind went numb, my hands kept trembling, andmysweatkeptdrippingdownmyback.Ifeltabutterfly,growinglargerandlarger,stumblingandtum-bling in my stomach. Most of the time, I thought I was paralyzed and the only thing I could hear was the beating of my heart. It beat so loud that I thought the classmates who sat in front of me were going to hear it! What’s more, I had so much sweat in my palms that I couldn’t even hold a microphone. I felt I was a clown, I jumped like a monkey, and tried my best to entertain them. How embarrassed I was! I tried to seek for my partners’ help, but the dislike and hatred on their face made me drop this idea immediately.

Noneofthemgavemeahardlookaftertheclasswasdismissed.YetIknewsomethinghadchanged,and I couldn’t get back my face, no matter how hard I tried. Our friendship had been destroyed just be-cause my poor performance failed to meet their expectations. But what was I supposed to do? I knew I was lacking in experience, and not performing as well as my seniors, but that wasn’t my fault! Moreover, I even tried to bring up my dilemma before the class, but none of them took it seriously. But look at how things turned out; all the response I received from them was the consistent complaints, not even a comforting word!Theykeptblamingmeformyfailureinteachingtheclass,butdidn’ttheyknowitwasmyfirsttimeto do this? Where’s the team spirit you guys were always talking about?

43

There are thousands of reasons I should give up, but I’m stubborn about things I believe in. Why? Because I know what I’m dying for. I want to be a teacher in the future and it’s me who decided to take that job. So what the hell am I blaming them for? Self-pity won’t help! Af-terallthatI’vebeenthrough,whoonearthcanIturnto?Nobodywouldfeelsorryforyou,andthe only thing you could do is to prove yourself, prove that they were wrong. Believe it or not, it’s hard to wait around for something you know might never happen, but it’s harder to give up when you know it’s everything you want.

Keep this in mind: time and tide wait for no man. If you are really eager for something, then go for it. Life is short, and there’s no time for you to question yourself. I can’t say you won’t regret, but you’ll be glad once you have tried it out.Trust me. I’ve been there and I know everything will all come to an end. So if you feel your strengthisgone,grityourteethandhanginthere.Don’tgiveup!You’llsoonfindoutit’sworthtrying in the end.

Believe me, you are perfect. Don’t look down on yourself. I’ve been around the block, and I totally know how you feel. You will never know your possibilities if you never try things out.

Best wishes,an experienced person

44

Everyone has his own dream. When I was a little kid, my dream was even to be a soldier. However, with time going by, my interests in military life have gradually gone away. I knew this dream was not my real thought. It might be a sudden impulse. But now, writing here, I want to tell you that my dream has already changed a lot. The new dream is my real dream, the new dreamiswhatIwillfightfor,thenewdreamisan inspiration which encourages me to move on…

I have had quite different experiences from

other boys. While they were playing computer games at home, while they were dreaming to be the warriors in the games, I was dribbling in the heavy rain, heading in the strong wind or shoot-ingintheheavysnow.Nothingcouldstopme,becauseofamagnificentcallfrommyheart— to do better in soccer. As you’d expect, my new dream is to be a soccer player, I’m so proud of that all the time. WhenIwas12yearsold,Iofficiallybecamea soccer player in our middle school team. The training was really hard. At the beginning, I couldn’t tolerate the high intensity matches. But Ihavealwaysbelievedthat“Nopain,nogain”.During those hard days, I found I was growing more quickly than others of the same age. But, I quit my team after entering high school because of too much study pressure. I really didn’t want to stop my sports career.

I Have a Dream by Edward Chou

Today I say to you m y f r i e n d s t h a t even though I must face the difficulties of yesterday, to-day and tomorrow. I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in my soul. I have a dream that one day I will be able to dribble, head and shoot just like I used to do. I have a dream that one day I can go back to my dream sports and join the national team. I have a dream that one day I can play on thepitchoftheWorldCup.Iwillannounceto everyone that I’m so proud to be a soccer player! These are all my dreams. This is the faith that I continue my steps with! With this faith, I will live though the strong wind and heavy rain, and never give up! This kind of inspiration gives me the courage to over-comedifficulties.Inmyimagination,I’mabird, a magical bird. I carry my dreams all by myself with my powerful wings. I fly though the mountains, though the forests, over the sea, to the sun, the warmest place in space! Every night, I have a dream, I see a boy —smiling for his proud dream…

05

45

I Have a Dream by Edward Chou

When you look at a watch, you must see the second hand moves around and time passes by. But for someone who loses some-thing important, his time stops. He feels time is a sharpened knife, cutting every rope connected to the past. His life seems to be divided into two. Last February, my grandpa was diagnosed with cancer in his lymphatic system. After a ten-month, bitter, continuing battle against cancer, at 7: 34 P.M., he left us and headed to a perfect paradise. From that, I felt some parts of me vanishing forever; something inspiring, some hope was buried with him under the soil. My viewpoint on health, family and life has greatly changed, which has made me realistic, cherishing what I have more and living in the present.

Before this traumatic event, I strongly believed life was a bed of roses. In terms of health, I thought being healthy was easy. As a traditional farmer with a regular daily routine and healthy habits, it seemed that my grandpa was far from illness, includ-ing cancer. He was in his eighties but still hale and hearty. Therefore, all of my family members believed that he must be healthy and live longer. In monthly family reunions, every member showed up, gathering in his house to have a hearty meal. During meals,

my humorous grandpa played jokes and told funny stories from the past, making all of the audience laugh loudly. He was like a key soul of family. Immersed in this comfortable atmosphere, I thought family was a harbor providing every boat like me with a warm and comfortable place to rest, waiting for the next long-term navigation. At that time, life wassimple,brightandfilledwithjoyformeand I felt it could not be better in the future, because the people who I loved surrounded me. I didn’t feel lost at all. After his eternal absence from every celebration, I started to know the arbitrary power of a little malignant tumor, to feel my family falling to pieces, and to realize that life is sort of bitter. As he died from cancer, a stream of grief suffocated me. How come he didn’t recover just like people in TV shows? In that moment, I understood how treasurable and complex health is. It must not be judged by appearance. The best and most accurate way to prevent cancer requires not only a regular healthy lifestyle, but also a regular yearly checkup. If we can notice problems earlier, being healthy isn’t compli-cated. During the process of therapy, I also saw all of the human flaws in my family, such as greed, insatiability, disrepute and so

06Loss and Gainby Sophie Wu

46

on. Due to financial problems, debts and benefits caused arguments and cold wars between members, we even stopped holding reunions and no longer have meals in his house, includingChinese-New-Yearcele-bration. In my house, the word “grandpa” and everything related to him is not spoken. If someone breaks this unwritten rule, a Pandora’s Box opens with dead silence and rising grief. Although grandpa is not the sole representative of my family any more, it has made some of my intimate family connect more tightly, for discriminating be-tween those who really care about survival and those who care about money. As for life, I accept these phenomena as a part of real life. We must go through birth, aging, sickness and death. It is said that the mean-ingofyourlifeisdefinedthemomentyoudecidetofindameaningforit.WhatIcando is to cherish who I love and what I have in the present. Moreover, it will be my faith and the purpose of my life. Too many people live too much in the past, just like me several months ago. I felt stuck in the great past time with my grand-father, so I couldn’t accept the fact that he had passed away. I refused to change. How-

ever, the past must be a springboard, not a sofa. When I started to seek information about cancer, to understand the situation and moti-vationsofmyfamily,toredefinethemeaningof life, I knew that I had changed to be more realistic. I have started to care about some-one’s body sensitively, to understand the pur-suit of money is simply a part of being human andtofindmypurposethroughoutmylife.Ifwe start to face the result of losing something important, we won’t lose the direction in real life. At least, we will have a purpose in mind and know how to overcome the next missing piece.

47

If you lie down with the devil, you will wake up in hell.

Nopain,nogain.

Such are the lessons I have learnt by heart.

Pie in the sky is totally a lie.

Idle hands are the devil’s handiwork.

Resting on my laurels is not an option.

As Inscribed on my heart:

Time and tide wait for no man.

IfatfirstIdon’tsucceed,try,tryagain

Old brush knows the corners.

Newbrushsweepsclean.

07I n s p i r a t i o n a l Acrostic Poemby Albert Huang

48

Dear freshman,

Welcome to our university! I know you are excited about what’s going to happen in college, but as your senior, I have something to tell you. I hope that after reading my advice, your college life will be smoother and more diverse!

First of all, I expect you to participate in more activities, such as the cheerleading contest, clubs, freshman camp and English camp for children; you name it. You can choose to bury your head in piles of books or to enjoy your college life in various ways. (I’m not talking about neglecting your stud-ies. You should still learn.) Those activities are not just for fun; you can learn a lot from them. For in-stance, you can develop more interests in clubs and you will learn how to get along with children in English camp. What’s more, throughout the whole cheerleading experience, I came to understand about cooperation and “you can lose the game, but don’t lose yourself”. Those experiences will be with you for a long time and years later you will cherish those old times.

Second, keep learning and prepare for the fu-ture. I hope you will absorb as much as you can, like a sponge. Rather than seeing your studies as re-sponsibilities, see them as your path to knowledge. The more you learn, the more valuable you will be, so keep learning. When it comes to preparing for the future, I hope you will know more about your-self. What do you want to be? What do you want to learn from this department?

You are not necessarily going to be a teacher. You canbeawriter,atranslator,aflightattendant,andsoon. However, at least have a goal. Have something in your mind to achieve, and step forward to it.

The most important thing that I’m eager to tell you about is cooperation. That’s the thing you must learnbeforeyoustepintosociety.Notallofyouwillbe a leader in the future, but you must be a cooperator. It’s not enough to be “a good student” in a college; you have to know how to work with others and adjust the differences among you all. Sometimes you have to simply accept the differences, give up some of your ideals and contribute to your team. If you don’t learn it now, how can you survive in society? I will be even happier if you are willing to contribute. As I mentioned, I learned this from the cheerleading con-test when I was a freshman. If you’re deeply involved in one thing, you will desperately hope for it to be successfulandwon’tmindsacrificingyourself.Learnfrom your teammates, contribute yourself and do your all for the team. These are the meanings of coopera-tion. You will taste the sweetness at the end, no matter what it turns out to be.

The three pieces of advice above are for you. These words are from the bottom of my heart. I hope you will have the same feelings as I did. I wish you a brilliant and meaningful college life.

08Letter to Freshmenby Nicole Lin

49

08Letter to Freshmenby Nicole Lin

RainbowiswhatGodcreatedforus.

If you want the Rainbow, you have to deal with the Rain.

Red,thebloodtheysacrificeinfights.

Orange, the string of warmth as people show concern to us.

Yellow, the promising future - we make efforts today.

Green,thevoiceofacceptanceweannouncetotheworld.

Blue, the abyss of miserable incidents that have happened.

Purple, as honorable as a lion - we should be.

With this ultimate Rainbow, we should be proud of our identity.

Though people think we are different, it can hardly beat us down.

The only thing we can do is to be tough and strong

Toweatherdifficultiesandembraceourglory.

09 Rainbow

by Alan Wong

50

Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins Academy Award

http://time.com/4239786/oscars-2016-leonardo-dicaprio-acceptance-speech-best-actor/

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35670715

Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins Academy Award

Of all the prophesies fated to come

true on Oscar Sunday, Leonardo

DiCaprio’s win for Best Actor—his first

ever Academy Award—was perhaps

the most strongly willed by pundits and

fans. When his name was announced,

the actor reacted graciously—as he has

done many times before—and took the

stage to thank everyone from the casting

director who cast him in his first film to

mentor Martin Scorsese to his parents,

friends and The Revenant cast and crew.

52

張容 Sonia/

Sonia feels so touched, she wanted to cry and stayed in bed for six hours and think about life. If you keep working toward you dream, you will succeed, so you should always have a dream. She thinks Leonardo is hot.

孫俐婷 Erin/

Erin feels happy for him because he have finally get the prize after so many years. Her favorite movie of him is Inception, because of the story and his great acting.

官詳翊 Willy/

Willy thinks that Leonard’s acting in Catch Me If You Can is really great, he should have already won the prize he think maybe it’s because of the theme of the film is not suitable for Oscar. (The movie was about crime. )

周田力 Edward/

Edward thinks that it’s funny that after all these years of acting, he never won an Oscar until last month. He thinks Leonardo is very remarkable due to the fact that he could keep on working even though he didn’t win the reward all these years.

Matt didn’t care about Leonardo and or Oscar, but he know someone who looks a lot like Leonardo in Taipei twenty years ago.

interview by

Abby ChiuDaniel Yang

It’s him who got the award?

53

黃冠睿 Ray/

覺得寶刀未老，事實證明只要有實力，發了福一樣無人能敵I think Leonardo still got it. He also proved that as long as you have the talent, even getting fat won’t stop you from winning the Oscar.

周儀欣 Nina/

I think this is the most warm-hearted session of Oscar.When Leonardo won the title, nobody were disappointed nor dissatisfiedEveryone were pleased about the result and really happy for the Leonardo.Congratulations Leonardo~

姚易均 Eva/

When I was in elementary school, I’ve already seen Titanic twice. It was my first movie starred Leonardo. He was handsome at the age. As the time goes by, his acting became more and more mature. Shutter Island, Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Great Gatsby…… Personally, I think he deserves the Oscar for working hard and remarkably good. The most interesting fact is his speech. He ask the audience to shed the light on climate crisis. As it turns out, his speech was more about our planet and every species of earth, rather than his personal success. While we may have some doubts about who should be rewarded as “The best actor”, there’s no doubt that Leonardo is “The most special actor”.

Matt didn’t care about Leonardo and or Oscar, but he know someone who looks a lot like Leonardo in Taipei twenty years ago.

許鐘祺 Jason/

就是呢 做事都是需要天時地利人和 不準備好迎接機會 , 機會來了就錯過了 , 準備好了不一定有機會但機會來了就可以大顯身手I think it takes the right time and the right place to achieve something great. Also you should be prepared for any opportunity. So that you can shine when your time has come.

It’s him who got the award?

54

107

級最

性感之

107 級系花菲律賓妹妹

Last Laug

h :D

轉角遇到 Queen 這是一個 couple 的概念

105 級市北臻臻

孟孟女神

55

有一天上課，老師點名說：「黃冠宇！」

之後，想了想又說：「你跟黃冠睿是兄弟嗎？」

想當年辦萬聖節活動時，聽說某甲很怕黑，

但他長得很壯，因此大家無法相信；

所以我們假借測試恐不恐怖，在場勘時把燈關了

(

當時是晚上)，某甲果然沒讓我們失望，

從C620

到C609

花不到三秒。

有一天我們要去地餐，結果A

在講電話，講到一半

快講完。

他突然很緊張的問說：

我的手機呢我的手機怎麼不見了！！！

我們一群人一秒笑瘋，

跟她講電話的人當下說了一句：你智障嗎？

宿舍每天早上六重奏，每支手機都在叫，

可是就是沒人起床關掉

有一次整個寢室集體睡過頭

六個人集體翹早八

每個都睡到十點

而鬧鐘都在叫，叫到快十點

很多人說我是背殺想不到轉身一個 move 後

56

S t u d e n t J o u r n a l英教系刊

發行人 賴雅俐 Ya Li Lai Publisher

系學會會長 吳映萱 Alice WuManaging Director

編輯群 Editorial

總編輯 吳冠玫 Wendy Wu Editorial-In-Chief

編輯 劉芳竹 Angel Liu Editor 林佳璉 Julie Lin Editor 陳嘉音 Joyce Chen Editor 賴瑋茲 Sandy Lai Editor 何邦芊 Sandy Ho Editor 姚惠文 Wendy Yao Editor 陳文邑 Joy Chen Editor 邱靖容 Abby Chiu Editor 楊子鋐 Daniel Yang Editor

美術編輯 吳冠玫 Wendy Wu Art Editor

特約編輯 姚光玉 Jasper Yao Contributing Editor

特別感謝 Special Thanks

楊麗中 教授陳宏淑 副教授顧國翰 講師Matthew Werth 講師

張家瑀 學姊張書蜜 學姊林司晴 學姊黃冠睿 學長鄭博心 學姊吳柔逸 學姊

台北市立大學 英語教學系系學會 Student Association of Department of English Instruction, University of Taipei

聯絡處：臺北市中正區 100 愛國西路 1 號 勤樸樓 6 樓 614 室 Tel: (02)23113040 #Office of the Director：4611，Department Office：4612、4613

FAX： (02)2375-3492Rm. 614, 6F., Qin-Pu Building, No.1, Aiguo W. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

E I©2016 Department of English Instruction, University of Taipei