American and American and Taiwanese Taiwanese

ValuesValuesESL 156 M1567 Comparative Culture ESL 156 M1567 Comparative Culture

StudiesStudiesInstructor: Lyra RiabovInstructor: Lyra Riabov

Presenter: Yen-Chen PengPresenter: Yen-Chen PengFall 2008Fall 2008

OutlineOutlineFactors that affect life in USAFactors that affect life in USAFactors that affect life in TaiwanFactors that affect life in TaiwanAmerican ValuesAmerican ValuesTaiwanese ValuesTaiwanese ValuesCompare ethnic diversity and size Compare ethnic diversity and size Exchange CulturesExchange CulturesReferencesReferences

Factors that affect Factors that affect lifelife

AmericaAmerica• Political Political

problemsproblems• Illegal Illegal

ImmigrantsImmigrants

TaiwanTaiwan• Political Political

problemsproblems• Historical Historical

FactorsFactors• EducationEducation

American ValuesAmerican Values* Freedom* Freedom

* Individualism* Individualism

* Self-reliance* Self-reliance

* Competition* Competition

* Independence* Independence

Taiwanese ValuesTaiwanese ValuesFreedomFreedomBeing HumbleBeing HumbleBeing RespectfulBeing RespectfulSocial democracySocial democracyFriendly relationshipFriendly relationship

Compare ethnic diversity and Compare ethnic diversity and sizesize

AmericanAmericanArea:Area: 9,826,630 kilometers 9,826,630 kilometers

Population:Population: 300 million 300 million

Capital:Capital: Washington D.C Washington D.C

Language:Language: English English

Religion:Religion: Christian 86.4%, Christian 86.4%, Protestant 52%, Roman Protestant 52%, Roman Catholics 24.5%, Judaism Catholics 24.5%, Judaism 1.4%, Islam 0.5%, 1.4%, Islam 0.5%, Buddhism 0.5%, Buddhism 0.5%, Hinduism 0.4%Hinduism 0.4%

Compare ethnic diversity and Compare ethnic diversity and sizesize

TaiwanTaiwanArea:Area: 36,000 square kilometers 36,000 square kilometers

Population:Population: 23 million 23 million

Capital:Capital: Taipei City Taipei City

People:People: 98% Han people, The 13 different 98% Han people, The 13 different tribes of original inhabitantstribes of original inhabitants

Language:Language: Mandarin (The official Mandarin (The official language) Taiwanese, Hakkalanguage) Taiwanese, Hakka

Religion:Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, IslamIslam

Exchange CulturesExchange Cultures

Reflection on meeting with Reflection on meeting with

American studentsAmerican students

BeforeBefore* Unfriendly* Unfriendly

* Standoffish* Standoffish

* Individualistic* Individualistic

NowNow* Friendly* Friendly

* Talkative* Talkative

* Enthusiastic* Enthusiastic

ReferencesReferences http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=

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http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/lan/Cht/http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/lan/Cht/about_taiwan/general.asp?id=5about_taiwan/general.asp?id=5

http://www.taiwanfun.com/information/http://www.taiwanfun.com/information/indexTW.htmindexTW.htm

http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/question?qid=1406010312672question?qid=1406010312672

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