Filial Piety and Retirement Enhanced English for Interpreters Fujian Normal University FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013 Warm Up Discussion Tomorrow is the federal election for the United States of America. We had a discussion before about “liberal” versus “conservative” views of life. Take 2-3 minutes to draw two columns and list as many items as you recall about the differences between these two views of governing. FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

American Political and Cultural Divide? Red States and Blue States Blue – states “won” by Obama in 2008 election Red – states “won” by McCain in 2008 election

American Presidential Election Basics All American citizens 18 years and over can vote in the presidential election (every 4 years) – usually only about 50% of eligible voters turn out Vote for president/vice-president team – multi-party system, but 2 major parties (Democratic and Republican) Vote in state of residence (50 states in the USA) – the candidate with the most votes in the state will “win” the state.

Each state represents a certain number of “Electoral Votes”, based on population If you “win” a state, you win that state’s “electoral votes”; if you win the most electoral votes, you win the election 2008: Obama – 365 electoral votes; McCain – 173 electoral votes

Red States: Republican Party “conservative” small government rural, suburban local community religious traditional morality free enterprise low taxes gun rights anti-Communist pro-military, pro-Israel Blue States: Democratic Party “liberal” strong government (health, education, welfare) urban, multi-cultural civil liberties, democracy, abortion and gay rights mixed economy pro-environment social justice, anti-racist pro-United Nations

FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013 MBTI Statistics Extrovert (E) vs Introvert (I) ~ 50 : 50 Intuitive (N) vs Sensing (S) ~ 25 : 75 Feeling (F) vs Thinking (T) ~ 60 : 40 Judging (J) vs Perceiving (P) ENFJ Giver ENFP Inspirer ENTJ Executive ENTP Visionary ESFJ Caregiver ESFP Performer ESTJ Guardian ESTP Doer INFJ Protector INFP Idealist INTJ Scientist INTP Thinker ISFJ Nurturer ISFP Artist ISTJ Duty Fulfiller ISTP Mechanic FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013 MBTI Statistics: Ethnic and Gender Differences in Best Fit Type (Asians) ENFJ Giver 4.2% ENFP Inspirer 5.1% ENTJ Executive 8.9% ENTP Visionary 4.4% ESFJ Caregiver 6.5% ESFP Performer 2.8% ESTJ Guardian 13.1% ESTP Doer 2.4% INFJ Protector 5.5% INFP Idealist INTJ Scientist 9.1% INTP Thinker 4.8% ISFJ Nurturer 6.9% ISFP Artist 2.2% ISTJ Duty Fulfiller 16.2% ISTP Mechanic 3.8% Herk N, Thompson RC, Schaubhut NA. Poster presentation 2009 Bienniel Association for Psychological Type International Conference FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

Pronunciation Practice s soft th z hard th_____ sink think zee thee sank thank Zen then face faith breeze breathe mouse mouth seize seethe 1. Think both thankful and truthful thoughts on the third month. 2. Mothers and brothers breathe through their mouth and seethe through their teeth.

“e” and “i” Pronunciation Long vowels fēēt  “bi-zi” 鼻子 bīke  “bai-se” 白色 Short vowels pĕn  no pinyin equal sĭt  no pinyin equal whēēl wĭll wĕll whīle bēēt bĭt bĕt bīte rid red wrist rest lid led knit net pin pen fill fell lift left bliss bless

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Tongue Twister Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers, Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Then where are the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked?

Elderly In Day to Day Life Way of Life: Individualistic vs communal FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

Filial Piety Attitude of obedience, devotion and care toward one’s parents and elder family members. Encyclopedia Britannica FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

Filial Piety in the World “Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. Honor thy father and mother.”- Cited in the Bible 8 times. “The voice of parents is the voice of gods, for to their children they are heaven’s lieutenants.” Shakespeare, English playwright (1564-1616) “Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.” Plato, Greek philosopher (427-347 BC) “A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher (1772-1834) ““Honour thy father and thy mother” stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness” Aeschylus, Greek playwright (525-456 BC) FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013 In contrast,… “There is something underdeveloped about parents who demand respect. Obviously, they have failed to inspire love in their children, and so they demand an inferior substitute. Parents who are really fair and square with their children do not require respect. If you want to be respected by your child, act in such a manner that the respect comes naturally- which means deservedly- and not because your child fears reprisal.” A.S. Neill, Scottish educator (1883-1973) “Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.” Charles F. Kettering, American businessman (1876-1958) FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

Filial Piety in Chinese Culture Share some Chinese idioms and explain their meaning in groups of 4. Correct each other as necessary. Decide if your group agree or disagree with the idiom (成语) and why. Select 1 idiom explanation to share with the class in English FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013

FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013 Video: Filial Piety What is this video about? What do you think this video is trying to promote? FNU Language Enhancement 2012-2013