Cultural Connections
Students' formal report,
the English Department, Fu Jen
  1. Please type your response and either send to your teacher the file -- together with another file with all of the mails you've sent and recieved --  or copy and paste them all in a mail to your teacher.
  2. Your report will be useful to us in improving the project; for you, it should be a chance to reflect on issues such as email pen-palling, cultural differences, etc.  Please make the best use of this report to learn!  And--Thank you!
Specific Information:
  1. Who is your totor/penpal?

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  2. What are the objectives of your correspondence?

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  3. How many messages have you sent to him/her?  How many have you recieved?

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  4. Does s/he respond to your questions?

    5. _____  Always;  _____ Sometimes; ______ Seldom; ______ Never
     
  5. And you to hers?

    6. _____  Always;  _____ Sometimes; ______ Seldom; ______ Never
General Question: Please answer the following questions in one paragraph or more.
If this is the second time you are in our project, please compare your experience with the previous one.  Thanks!
  1. Have you learned anything from this communication?  What are benefits and limitations of the experience?
  2. What are the major problems you experienced in this project?
  3. What difference does it make to see your pal's photo online?
  4. What do you feel about the teacher's supervision of your correspondence?  Was it intrusive, redundant or helpful?   What else can the teacher do for you?
  5. What cultural differences have you found in your communication?  What difference would it make if you pal is a Taiwanese student in another English dept.?
  6. If the connection was not totally successful, give suggestions on how we can improve it the next time.  Do you suggest that our class do it again on voluntary basis (¦ÛÄ@)?
  7. Any other suggestions?