Cross-Cultural Interview

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The cultural differences betweenThailand and China. Her name is Ms. Jai xiol lin

Name: Ms. Jai xiol linNationality: Chinese Address: Wuhan city, Hubei province of China Job: A Chinese Language Teacher of Chinese ProgramEducation: Center China Normal University (CCIU)Workplace: Faculty Education at Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage

The interesting topic from interview

The interesting topic from interview1. Why do you decide to teach in Thailand?2. How many language do you speak with Thai students?3. What is the different between Thai and Chinese students?4. Have you learned Thai culture before? How? Where?5. Have you ever encounter “culture shock ’ in Thailand? Can you tell me more and how did you do?6. Do you have any problems communicating with Thai people/ people in your workplace/classmate, etc.? What are they?

The interesting topic from interview 7. What do you do when Thai people don’t understand Chinese or English? 8. If you lose the way and lose your money and mobile phone than you meet Thai people who can’t speak English and Chinese. What should you suppose that you cannot speak Thai? 9. When you talk to different job position people example boss, colleges, friends, and student. How to sound polite and suitable?10. Do you think different culture background effect the way people communicate? Why?

1.Why do you decide to teach in Thailand?

Why do you decide to teach in Thailand? 1. Her university sent her here because between two universities between VRU and CCIU have a negotiation and cooperation to built Chinese language department,

So they need the teacher from CCIU and her university sent her here because she is a local native speaker of Chinese language and she also a teacher in her university.2. When she was in high school her classmate wanted to goto Thailand for travelling and she told her about what she hasseen in Thailand, So in her eyes. She thinks Thailand isa beautiful country and people are nice.

2.How many language do you speak with Thai students?

How many language do you speak withThai students? She can speak three languages. There are Chinese, English and some of Thai words.

3.What is the different betweenThai and Chinese students?

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What is the different between Thai andChinese students? There are two kinds of difference.

1. The economic in China developed too fast. Everyone faces withproblems and the challenges, So young people or students needto be very much competence to be good quality and to have good jobin the future. Students feel a lot of pressure more than Thai students.For example, in her university have a big library. Almost floorsoccupied with students, especially the end of the semester.

You may not find the seat if you go there very late because peoplerush there and occupy chairs or desks they need. Some of them maybe get up at 6.30 and go to their room and put their books to occupya seat. If you come late after 8 maybe no seat, but here I found thatin the library, there are not so many students even from Monday toFriday. In China, especially some famous university they will feel a lotof pressure. They need to push themselves to study more than others.

2. The different attitude. She thinks. Because she can’t see manyChinese students don’t believe in religion. They may not like a Thaipeople. They believe in Buddhism and they pay respect to monkswhen they went to the temple. She thinks the attitude is more positive and people are very nice and students respected to teachers very much.

4. Have you learned Thai culture before? How? Where?

Have you learned Thai culture before?How? Where? She reads a book about Thailand and Thai people.

5. Have you ever encounter “culture shock ’’ inThailand? Can you tell me more and how did you do?

Have you ever encounter “culture shock ’’ in Thailand?Can you tell me more and how did you do? Yes, she thinks it’s very sensitive and it’s hard to answer. In her class, there are boys but they don’t regard themselves that they are male. They act as they want to be girls. Although she fell a little culture shocked, she respects them because we have different culture.

6. Do you have any problems communicating with Thai people/ people in your workplace/classmate, etc.? What are they?

Do you have any problems communicating withThai people/ people in your workplace/classmate,etc.? What are they? The problem has two aspects .1. Language embarrassment, some of her students may not speakChinese language well and also cannot speak English well. Before shegoes to her class she needs to consult from her Thai colleagues.She will tell her some Thai words. She writes Chinese and Thai languageon the black board to compare between two languages.

2. The different of culture society. Students feel different. If you areChinese students, they need to study hard. They need to pushthemselves a little bit harder. Thai students, they told her that they lovelearning Chinese language but they just think but they don’t work hard. The different culture. In every September, VRU has a ceremony to show the respect and gratefulness to teachers then teachers say something good or some advices for students.

Almost teachers would say good luck, wish you everything goeswell. There is no teacher will say please study hard but in Chinateachers and parents would say that. It’s a way to show caringand love but here teacher will not do this.

7. What do you do when Thai peopledon’t understand Chinese or English?

What do you do when Thai people don’t understandChinese or English? She will ask some helps from her colleagues and suggest her students to look up their dictionary book or electronic dictionary. She wants Thai student to learn Chinese well so she don’t want to speak Thai and she motivates them to talk Chinese with her.

8. If you lose the way and lose your money andmobile phone than you meet Thai people who can’tspeak English and Chinese. What should you supposethat you cannot speak Thai? +

If you lose the way and lose your money andmobile phone than you meet Thai people who can’tspeak English and Chinese. What should you supposethat you cannot speak Thai? 1. she may use gestures, facial expression, and body language to show that she lost the way, money and mobile phone. 2. She may looks for policeman to ask for help.

9. When you talk to different job position people example boss, colleges, friends, and student. How to sound polite and suitable?

When you talk to different job position people example boss, colleges, friends, and student. How to sound polite and suitable? To everyone no matter position you are, she always smile. She will be nice and friendly.

10. Do you think different culture background effect the way peoplecommunicate? Why?

Do you think different culture background effectthe way people communicate? Why? Yes, If people from western country they will communicate directly, but Our Asian country is interact way. For example, her students are boys but they want to be girls. It’s ok for her because it’s their freedom. Although she will confuse in her heart, she thinks it’s from cultural influence.

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Prepared by Mr. Pornsatrian Whoungmaitree 56181020202 Mr. Watcharapong Maichandi 56181020219 Ms. Wilai Khlongsamsib 56181020221 Mr. Sitorn Khumpradit 56181020224 Ms. Apinya Khammool 56181020238 Ms. Orapan Samang 56181020240 English Program-Section 2, The Faculty of Education Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage