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A Tale of Two Literatures | Boyang Zhang | TEDxWestFurongRoad


so after I finished my junior high

so after I finished my junior high school in China I want to support to

school in China I want to support to

school in China I want to support to pursue my secondary and tertiary studies

pursue my secondary and tertiary studies

pursue my secondary and tertiary studies now I made a rare choice by taking both

now I made a rare choice by taking both

now I made a rare choice by taking both Chinese and English literature’s so I

Chinese and English literature’s so I

Chinese and English literature’s so I had a chance to meet teachers who are

had a chance to meet teachers who are

had a chance to meet teachers who are educated in both the eastern and western

educated in both the eastern and western

educated in both the eastern and western cultures respectively so as students I’m

cultures respectively so as students I’m

cultures respectively so as students I’m not admit I’m not proud of what I’m

not admit I’m not proud of what I’m

not admit I’m not proud of what I’m going to admit now but students our

going to admit now but students our

going to admit now but students our attitudes toward this two courses very

attitudes toward this two courses very

attitudes toward this two courses very so one simple standard to judge us by

so one simple standard to judge us by

so one simple standard to judge us by our phone battery levels so well after

our phone battery levels so well after

our phone battery levels so well after all Chinese literature classes were more

all Chinese literature classes were more

all Chinese literature classes were more likely to be seeking for charging ports

likely to be seeking for charging ports

likely to be seeking for charging ports all around around our school but after

all around around our school but after

all around around our school but after English literature classes well we are

English literature classes well we are

English literature classes well we are more willing to lend our charters to our

more willing to lend our charters to our

more willing to lend our charters to our friends who had just finished their

friends who had just finished their

friends who had just finished their history classes okay so well now the

history classes okay so well now the

history classes okay so well now the explanation to this anomaly is that our

explanation to this anomaly is that our

explanation to this anomaly is that our Chinese literature teachers would prefer

Chinese literature teachers would prefer

Chinese literature teachers would prefer to rely on textbooks but they would

to rely on textbooks but they would

to rely on textbooks but they would repeat most of the information given to

repeat most of the information given to

repeat most of the information given to us and adding some extra materials so a

us and adding some extra materials so a

us and adding some extra materials so a for English literature teacher mistake

for English literature teacher mistake

for English literature teacher mistake or instead of just telling us what the

or instead of just telling us what the

or instead of just telling us what the author means instead of instead of

author means instead of instead of

author means instead of instead of giving us a fully cooked meal we have

giving us a fully cooked meal we have

giving us a fully cooked meal we have our raw materials and it is our job to

our raw materials and it is our job to

our raw materials and it is our job to analyze the text so now the point the

analyze the text so now the point the

analyze the text so now the point the fog slowly the fog hung shoulder with a

fog slowly the fog hung shoulder with a

fog slowly the fog hung shoulder with a grey face no the fog could mean that the

grey face no the fog could mean that the

grey face no the fog could mean that the author the poet is going through a very

author the poet is going through a very

author the poet is going through a very dark and grey period of his life and you

dark and grey period of his life and you

dark and grey period of his life and you can see that yes a blind man hums in the

can see that yes a blind man hums in the

can see that yes a blind man hums in the moon now the moon would represent

moon now the moon would represent

moon now the moon would represent something pure something I do well that

something pure something I do well that

something pure something I do well that is the common explanation so it

is the common explanation so it

is the common explanation so it surprises me when one of my classmates

surprises me when one of my classmates

surprises me when one of my classmates pointed out that the fog could actually

pointed out that the fog could actually

pointed out that the fog could actually be a serial rapist so well who

be a serial rapist so well who

be a serial rapist so well who only commits his crimes by dong or you

only commits his crimes by dong or you

only commits his crimes by dong or you can see from some evidences hunched

can see from some evidences hunched

can see from some evidences hunched shoulders well fingertips touching the

shoulders well fingertips touching the

shoulders well fingertips touching the way and well searching searching all

way and well searching searching all

way and well searching searching all through the streets refuse and now the

through the streets refuse and now the

through the streets refuse and now the moon will obviously represent young and

moon will obviously represent young and

moon will obviously represent young and one herbal ladies well so it looks I’m

one herbal ladies well so it looks I’m

one herbal ladies well so it looks I’m shocked when I heard this explanation I

shocked when I heard this explanation I

shocked when I heard this explanation I are you allowed to talk like that in

are you allowed to talk like that in

are you allowed to talk like that in class but what shocked what is more

class but what shocked what is more

class but what shocked what is more shocking is that my English teacher said

shocking is that my English teacher said

shocking is that my English teacher said and I quote that this idea was

and I quote that this idea was

and I quote that this idea was inspirational and insightful so now if

inspirational and insightful so now if

inspirational and insightful so now if we look deeper to that explanation we

we look deeper to that explanation we

we look deeper to that explanation we will see yes it has some flaws but

will see yes it has some flaws but

will see yes it has some flaws but instead of just quitting sizing the idea

instead of just quitting sizing the idea

instead of just quitting sizing the idea she taught us or she did was to teach us

she taught us or she did was to teach us

she taught us or she did was to teach us the correct literature devices for us to

the correct literature devices for us to

the correct literature devices for us to search for evidence ‘as for us to prove

search for evidence ‘as for us to prove

search for evidence ‘as for us to prove our points now that is very different

our points now that is very different

our points now that is very different from the chinese literature classes so

from the chinese literature classes so

from the chinese literature classes so she taught us personification imagery

she taught us personification imagery

she taught us personification imagery the how to find the atmosphere the tone

the how to find the atmosphere the tone

the how to find the atmosphere the tone or the mood now it was fun if you’re

or the mood now it was fun if you’re

or the mood now it was fun if you’re like fun so I I felt like Sherlock

like fun so I I felt like Sherlock

like fun so I I felt like Sherlock Holmes searching for evidence and

Holmes searching for evidence and

Holmes searching for evidence and looking through mirages to find the best

looking through mirages to find the best

looking through mirages to find the best explanation to the point now I’m met a

explanation to the point now I’m met a

explanation to the point now I’m met a brilliant young lady just a few days ago

brilliant young lady just a few days ago

brilliant young lady just a few days ago well she shares a huge pressure a huge

well she shares a huge pressure a huge

well she shares a huge pressure a huge passion in in writing I mean she is

passion in in writing I mean she is

passion in in writing I mean she is writing for the stun gun magazine now

writing for the stun gun magazine now

writing for the stun gun magazine now currently so she shares the same slight

currently so she shares the same slight

currently so she shares the same slight disappointment towards Chinese

disappointment towards Chinese

disappointment towards Chinese literature education here right here in

literature education here right here in

literature education here right here in China or in a very mild manner so

China or in a very mild manner so

China or in a very mild manner so claiming that our literature learning

claiming that our literature learning

claiming that our literature learning experience is separating the lively

experience is separating the lively

experience is separating the lively literature learning experience into

literature learning experience into

literature learning experience into mechanical pieces which serves only to

mechanical pieces which serves only to

mechanical pieces which serves only to the purpose of coping exams now there’s

the purpose of coping exams now there’s

the purpose of coping exams now there’s a lack of

a lack of

a lack of discussion about the neutral influence

discussion about the neutral influence

discussion about the neutral influence between people and the society which is

between people and the society which is

between people and the society which is a key so well some teachers might have

a key so well some teachers might have

a key so well some teachers might have made minor dents to make their lessons

made minor dents to make their lessons

made minor dents to make their lessons more fun well by giving reading tasks to

more fun well by giving reading tasks to

more fun well by giving reading tasks to students that’s good but we still should

students that’s good but we still should

students that’s good but we still should adopt a entirely different teaching

adopt a entirely different teaching

adopt a entirely different teaching method from the way you teach let’s say

method from the way you teach let’s say

method from the way you teach let’s say mathematics so it is a quality of

mathematics so it is a quality of

mathematics so it is a quality of critical analysis instead of the

critical analysis instead of the

critical analysis instead of the quantity that matters well that being

quantity that matters well that being

quantity that matters well that being said I cannot deny that it is the

said I cannot deny that it is the

said I cannot deny that it is the teachers role to introduce students to

teachers role to introduce students to

teachers role to introduce students to all kinds of styles of literature work

all kinds of styles of literature work

all kinds of styles of literature work especially in China we have our well

especially in China we have our well

especially in China we have our well asian poems the modern points the pros

asian poems the modern points the pros

asian poems the modern points the pros will play scripts or both asian work and

will play scripts or both asian work and

will play scripts or both asian work and more than work and well the one young

more than work and well the one young

more than work and well the one young one is a tough part asian chinese is the

one is a tough part asian chinese is the

one is a tough part asian chinese is the tough part is a tough part for students

tough part is a tough part for students

tough part is a tough part for students to understand there is a bigger

to understand there is a bigger

to understand there is a bigger difference between the women and the men

difference between the women and the men

difference between the women and the men during we use now then what shakespeare

during we use now then what shakespeare

during we use now then what shakespeare wrote and what we see for now so it is

wrote and what we see for now so it is

wrote and what we see for now so it is hard so it is hard to delete all the

hard so it is hard to delete all the

hard so it is hard to delete all the driver sightings or fixed

driver sightings or fixed

driver sightings or fixed interpretations from the textbook we

interpretations from the textbook we

interpretations from the textbook we have but what we could do is to change

have but what we could do is to change

have but what we could do is to change our teaching method to give a chance for

our teaching method to give a chance for

our teaching method to give a chance for students to form their own original

students to form their own original

students to form their own original thoughts now we have this poem young Leo

thoughts now we have this poem young Leo

thoughts now we have this poem young Leo bajo de Jong is a very well-known poem

bajo de Jong is a very well-known poem

bajo de Jong is a very well-known poem is about willow trees so the last two

is about willow trees so the last two

is about willow trees so the last two lines or I’ll try my best to translate

lines or I’ll try my best to translate

lines or I’ll try my best to translate it I do not know who cut out these thin

it I do not know who cut out these thin

it I do not know who cut out these thin leaves but the spring wind in February

leaves but the spring wind in February

leaves but the spring wind in February feels just like scissors so now the

feels just like scissors so now the

feels just like scissors so now the spring wind feels like scissors because

spring wind feels like scissors because

spring wind feels like scissors because they are literally cutting out the

they are literally cutting out the

they are literally cutting out the outline of the leaves but there could be

outline of the leaves but there could be

outline of the leaves but there could be another explanation like what we do to

another explanation like what we do to

another explanation like what we do to the fog well willow trees is a common

the fog well willow trees is a common

the fog well willow trees is a common represent for saying farewell if you

represent for saying farewell if you

represent for saying farewell if you break the willow tree branches well it

break the willow tree branches well it

break the willow tree branches well it would be what it would be what asian

would be what it would be what asian

would be what it would be what asian chinese do when they’re saying goodbye

chinese do when they’re saying goodbye

chinese do when they’re saying goodbye to their friends because willow tree in

to their friends because willow tree in

to their friends because willow tree in chinese leo sound just like leo so

chinese leo sound just like leo so

chinese leo sound just like leo so please stay now this is a whole new

please stay now this is a whole new

please stay now this is a whole new perspective so the spring wind does not

perspective so the spring wind does not

perspective so the spring wind does not only cut out the leaves it also breaks

only cut out the leaves it also breaks

only cut out the leaves it also breaks the branches so it points out that a lot

the branches so it points out that a lot

the branches so it points out that a lot of people says farewell during spring

of people says farewell during spring

of people says farewell during spring but right after the chinese new year so

but right after the chinese new year so

but right after the chinese new year so now it has two meanings instead of one

now it has two meanings instead of one

now it has two meanings instead of one rooting in a textbook well that is what

rooting in a textbook well that is what

rooting in a textbook well that is what I expect so we could teach students to

I expect so we could teach students to

I expect so we could teach students to get the correct devices to understand

get the correct devices to understand

get the correct devices to understand the point instead of just give you

the point instead of just give you

the point instead of just give you answers now I was being cured being

answers now I was being cured being

answers now I was being cured being curious on what Chinese students are

curious on what Chinese students are

curious on what Chinese students are capable of I was being invited to join a

capable of I was being invited to join a

capable of I was being invited to join a few reading club events called the

few reading club events called the

few reading club events called the radiation which is a combination of read

radiation which is a combination of read

radiation which is a combination of read plus radiation so well I shared a few

plus radiation so well I shared a few

plus radiation so well I shared a few points with the students and I

points with the students and I

points with the students and I introduced them to the idea of critical

introduced them to the idea of critical

introduced them to the idea of critical thinking we only had two hours two hours

thinking we only had two hours two hours

thinking we only had two hours two hours for the entire event all those are new

for the entire event all those are new

for the entire event all those are new to this concept but they did a very good

to this concept but they did a very good

to this concept but they did a very good job to get comfortable with it to form

job to get comfortable with it to form

job to get comfortable with it to form their own ideas and even defend their

their own ideas and even defend their

their own ideas and even defend their own ideas where others disagree so about

own ideas where others disagree so about

own ideas where others disagree so about critical thinking the ability to

critical thinking the ability to

critical thinking the ability to evaluate to explain to analyze to deduct

evaluate to explain to analyze to deduct

evaluate to explain to analyze to deduct and most importantly to boldly admit

and most importantly to boldly admit

and most importantly to boldly admit your misunderstandings and you love your

your misunderstandings and you love your

your misunderstandings and you love your own ideas well this is left in the

own ideas well this is left in the

own ideas well this is left in the current teaching methods in China but

current teaching methods in China but

current teaching methods in China but students but from my experiments I can

students but from my experiments I can

students but from my experiments I can see that they could learn this method in

see that they could learn this method in

see that they could learn this method in very short time so yes every year after

very short time so yes every year after

very short time so yes every year after the call call the goal call in China I

the call call the goal call in China I

the call call the goal call in China I will search for the zero mark essays

will search for the zero mark essays

will search for the zero mark essays well to mostly to LA

well to mostly to LA

well to mostly to LA that and i would also search for the

that and i would also search for the

that and i would also search for the full mark asus also to mock us because

full mark asus also to mock us because

full mark asus also to mock us because well the former classes are what the

well the former classes are what the

well the former classes are what the kind of work you expect from the

kind of work you expect from the

kind of work you expect from the teachers pets so the follow every

teachers pets so the follow every

teachers pets so the follow every routine but the zero mark asses well

routine but the zero mark asses well

routine but the zero mark asses well these guys are geniuses there’s alright

these guys are geniuses there’s alright

these guys are geniuses there’s alright poems well your job paintings on a paper

poems well your job paintings on a paper

poems well your job paintings on a paper so it’s fun so I need to look at I need

so it’s fun so I need to look at I need

so it’s fun so I need to look at I need to look at them to make myself feel but

to look at them to make myself feel but

to look at them to make myself feel but better when I look at my own writings so

better when I look at my own writings so

better when I look at my own writings so no jokes aside oh it is the Chinese the

no jokes aside oh it is the Chinese the

no jokes aside oh it is the Chinese the gonk OST part is in desperate need for

gonk OST part is in desperate need for

gonk OST part is in desperate need for Reformation because it gives the

Reformation because it gives the

Reformation because it gives the situation to students and it’s their

situation to students and it’s their

situation to students and it’s their freedom to choose to write a narrative

freedom to choose to write a narrative

freedom to choose to write a narrative essay or a argumentative essay so there

essay or a argumentative essay so there

essay or a argumentative essay so there were being this struggle well should I

were being this struggle well should I

were being this struggle well should I well should I make the examiners

well should I make the examiners

well should I make the examiners surprise them with fancy vocabularies

surprise them with fancy vocabularies

surprise them with fancy vocabularies and extraordinary metaphors or should I

and extraordinary metaphors or should I

and extraordinary metaphors or should I build a strong castell with logical

build a strong castell with logical

build a strong castell with logical thoughts now oh I suggest that we

thoughts now oh I suggest that we

thoughts now oh I suggest that we separate the essay writing into two

separate the essay writing into two

separate the essay writing into two parts so Part A we could do our

parts so Part A we could do our

parts so Part A we could do our narrations or process to evaluate the

narrations or process to evaluate the

narrations or process to evaluate the students literary writing skills well

students literary writing skills well

students literary writing skills well we’ll give them a broad topic like what

we’ll give them a broad topic like what

we’ll give them a broad topic like what do you feel about seasons something like

do you feel about seasons something like

do you feel about seasons something like that and as for part b we could ask them

that and as for part b we could ask them

that and as for part b we could ask them to form their own ideas and prove them

to form their own ideas and prove them

to form their own ideas and prove them so well task their abilities to raise

so well task their abilities to raise

so well task their abilities to raise innovative ideas for a moment achieve a

innovative ideas for a moment achieve a

innovative ideas for a moment achieve a say so but in this method so the

say so but in this method so the

say so but in this method so the students would be clearer and i think

students would be clearer and i think

students would be clearer and i think that is a minor change we can do to

that is a minor change we can do to

that is a minor change we can do to start to introduce the entire idea of

start to introduce the entire idea of

start to introduce the entire idea of critical thinking to train your students

critical thinking to train your students

critical thinking to train your students thank

thank

thank [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] you

you

you [Music]

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