Speaker:

Steve YangDirector of International Affairs Office of Chung Shan Industrial Senior High School, Taiwan

In 1995, Steve Shi Ning Yang obtained a MA (Master’s degree of fine arts) from Utah State University. Following his degree, he took his family to Heidelberg, Germany in 1996 where he focused on making his own artistic creations until 1997, when he returned to Taiwan as an educator with a focus on art. He has conducted multiple exhibitions in the United States, Germany,

Taiwan, and other countries.

In the year 2000 Steve assumed the position of Chung Shan Industrial Senior High School’s Dean of International and Cultural education which he has held until today; openning Chung Shan’s doors to international education, foreign exchange student programs, field trips to other countries and much more. Since his appointment as Dean, Steve has taken Chung Shan’s students on trips to Saudi Arabia, the USA, Southern America, Australia, Japan, Europe and other foreign countries for visits and

competitions.

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Inbound program I

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• Multiple Degree Programs• First Class Facility• Beautiful and Spacious Campus• Strict Life Education• International Culture and

Educational Office

International Culture and Education Office•Foreign Student Recruiting (USA, Japan, Germany, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand)•Foreign Educational Tour and Vocational Internship Program (Japan, US, Australia) •Exchange Students•School in-charge of the nationwide home stay program•School in-charge of the nationwide Inbound program •Study Abroad Assistance•International Culture Activities•International Sister School Visits•Promote English Learning

Visiting High School ： Provo High School Date of Visit ： 6/6/2008 - 6/20/2009 Number of participants ： 10 students and 2 teachers

Participant priority given to students who taken

Chinese as foreign language.

Inbound program I

US History, Geography Seminar Chung Shan Foreign Teachers

assist hosting students in understanding US history, Geography and high school background of visiting students after school.

• Chung Shan Foreign Teachers hold orientation for hosting students to help bridge culture differences. Students are brief on US Education System and high school life.

Orientation and Seminar prior to Foreign Student Visit:

• Course on preparing and presenting information on Taiwan.

Teachers assist students to

prepare and present information on the following topics: Taiwan Culture, Holidays, Geography, History, Food, Religion, Music and Language. Method of presentation include PowerPoint presentation, Skit and Dances.

Orientation and Seminar prior to Foreign Student Visit (continued):

•Course on e-mail correspondence:

• Students are guided to write and send a email to visiting students welcoming them to Taiwan.

•Host Family Orientation:• Host families are informed

and instructed on foreign students visiting schedule and activities for The program.

Welcome

Course of Study:• Chung Shan Teacher and

Students actively involved in sharing following subjects: Taiwan Culture, Holidays, Geography, History, Food, Religion, Music and Language. Language classes are taught by certified Chinese Language teachers.

• field trips to National Palace Museum, Hakkanese Culture village, Aborigine Culture village. Buddhist Temple, Ecosystem Learning Tour.

Cultural Experiences:

Program courses and activities

PowerPoint presentation, skit performance and, dances to introduce culture, food, music, history and religion.

In class activities:

Group discussion takes place after each class or activity to allow students to share ideas and social interaction.

Culinary arts students coaches foreign students on cooking and baking skills.

Certified Chinese Language Instructor guides foreign students in Chinese classes

Culture Exchange Activity:• Aborigine Dance• Lion Dance• Obstacle Endurance Activity• Chinese delicacy tasting

Taipei Culture and Museum Tour• Visit the highest building in the world(Taipei101Building) • National Palace Museum to see ancient artifacts.

Culture Experience:

Buddhist Temple

Visit Buddhist Temple Headquarters . Experience how life of the monks. Learn about the history and culture of Buddha.

National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium and Keng-Ting National Park Tour

Visit Hakka and Aborigine Village

Kaohsiung City TourWith Chung Shan students as tour guides, foreign students spend a day in Kaohsiung city to visit various hot spots.

Warm and caring hosting familyWith Chung Shan faculty members as host family, foreign students experienced how Taiwanese family live. This is the high light of the program , to be able to interact with caring family in a safe environment.

• Us Exchange Tour in July

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在美國高中上英文寫作課程

• Email correspondence between Chung Shan students and Provo High students• Hosting students report on hosting experience.

Post program correspondence:

Hi Raul:It’s been a long time since you left Taiwan. What have you been up to? I really enjoyed the memory we had. It was a special experience to me. I am going to have a concert in Taipei next week. It’s one of my favorite singers: Jolin Tasi. I enjoy her music very much. Hope you will like it too. Are you still learning Chinese? I know it is hard but you need to practice day by day. If there are questions you don’t know, just ask me. I will do my best for you. Hope you enjoy it.

Hey. I was just thinking how much I miss the school and how I wish I could go back so I was so happy when I checked my email today and saw that you had written. I think that is cool that you are going to that concert in Taipei. If you send me some of her music I will listen to it right away. I think my Chinese has improved since I've been back but there is nothing like being in Taiwan and speaking every day. I do have a question about it. I remember in Taiwan you would often say pai sei instead of xie xie. Why is that? Today is the first day of school at Provo High and I'm not too excited because I have some more math classes. I'm still thinking of the summer. After I came back to Provo I did some work for my parents and then we went on vacation. To tell you the truth our small vacation was nice but it only made me think of how great a country Taiwan was. I really miss steamed dumplings and those mango freezes we would get all the time. Well, tell everyone there hi for me. I'll try to email again as soon as i can.

• Visiting Student, Melanie applies to attend Chung Shan in February 2010 as Exchange Student.

Chung Shan Students ：

• Team Spirit • Improve communication skills• Strengthen Research skills and presentation skills• Increase vocabulary• Better understanding of foreign culture• More in-depth knowledge of own culture and custom.

Participant Reflections

Provo High Students ： • Better understanding of Taiwanese culture• Improve language skills• Better appreciation of Taiwanese people and custom.• Very anxious and looking forward to next visit to Taiwan• Felt the sincere welcome and hospitality of host family

Welcomes you