影视与文化习题集

►Compare the college application processes in China and the US. What does each stress?

►What did you do at your college orientation, and what do US students do?

Comment on the virtues of each.

►Who are the popular students on Chinese or US campuses? Compare the differences.

►Do you know anything about the dark side of US colleges and maybe Chinese colleges too?

►What do college students do besides study?

►What is the ideal student/teacher relationship at college?

►What is the student/teacher relationship like at Chinese colleges?

►Many students complain that college teachers, unlike their high school counterparts, are distant from students. Is it natural for S-T relationship to evolve in this way? Why or why not?

►What are the reasons against professors getting romantically involved with students?

►How do college students evaluate their professors? Good grades, charisma, or anything else'?

►Identify the “key success factors” in the cross-ethnicity marriage depicted in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and explain why.

►Will you marry out of your culture? Why or why not?

►Why can’t China and Japan reconcile their differences?

►When shooting took place in Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, which killed 23, why was most people’s immediate response like “the killer must be Chinese”?

►Compare the merits and demerits of the French and British approaches toward ethnic diversity.

►Why was the ban on headscarves proposed in France in the first place? What were people’s reactions? Surf online to find out more.

►What do you know about the recent Muslim riots in France, Australia, Denmark and other “old European” countries?

●Why was Chandler in Friends bad at relationships? Why did he develop such a fear that he disappeared before wedding?

●What explains the commitment-phobia?

●Will relationship at college last long/forever?

●What are the consequences resulting from lack of commitment?

●Is commitment a big issue in China? How do you know?

●Will you sign a prenuptial agreement?

●Why was Chandler in Friends bad at relationships? Why did he develop such a fear that he disappeared before wedding?

●What explains the commitment-phobia?

●Will relationship at college last long/forever?

●What are the consequences resulting from lack of commitment?

●Is commitment a big issue in China? How do you know?

●Will you sign a prenuptial agreement?