Dr Tan teaching us about the basis of TCM on the blackboard.
In the afternoon, we went on a tour of 2 schools, Information Engineering School and the School of Sciences.
Anticlockwise: 1. First stop was at the Information Engineering School 2. The different panels of buttons and werid stuff the students made and press for their assignment i guess. 3. The computers in one of their rooms that they use. Another similar point that can be found in SG's secondary or even primary sch. I would have thought that the students would get their own laptop instead of still having to go to the computer room to use the computers for projects. 4. A detailed diagram showing the network of computers. Something that gave me a headache when the student was trying his best to explain. 5. The HPLC found in the labs when we went to the School of Science. Compared to NP, the equipments looked weird and old and in some cases, one of the equipments found in NP is actually 3 equipments in the China school labs. It feels..unsettling. 6. The last photo is the picture of manniquins in bed and I'm thinking its probably used for demostration of the ways to take care of patients. It seemed to be more appropriate for the nursing course and in this way, quite similar to the Nursing course we have in NP.8th Sept 09
Another day of lessons and today we were taught on the basis of yin and yang and the 5 elements. Nothing new to me because I've read about it before in martial arts novels. We finished the lessons early and went back to the rooms. On the way back to the rooms, we passed by a huge group of soldier like people. At first glance, I thought that it was most probably a CCA group. However, I later found out that they are actually not students from this campus but are only here for military training. Perhaps its due to the huge space found in this campus. After that, Yee Tat, Jehanne and I went to watch the guys play basketball. There were more basketball courts as compared to our NP campus. I've heard that it because there is enough space to construct and another thing is that this is one way they encourage sports in the campus.
9th & 10th Sept 09
Another day of lessons. Nothing much to comment. There were videos about TCM to watch too. However, the projector location is not as well placed as those in SG. The projectors here are placed on the left, making it difficult for the students sitting on the right to have a proper view. SG's school's projector are all suspended in the centre of the room, making it easier for the whole class to see. Our IS lessons are repeatedly being cancelled due to the fact that the lecturer is hospitalised. This brought the rise of worries that we might not be able to complete our IS module fast enough. I really hope that he really gets well soon and hurry return to teach us. If not, we might really have to retake our IS module in the next semester.
11th Sept 09
Finally! Our first IS class! Taught by Anna or 谢老师, she covered on the culture of Hubei and Wuhan. She also spoke a little about the history of the famous places found in Hubei and Wuhan. She described the food and the famous ancient people. All in all, it was a pretty interesting class. Another fact to note is her English. She sounded like she had spent her whole life growing up in the United States. That's nearly how perfect her English is. From my observations, their method of teaching is similar to our teachers in SG. They made use of resources effeciently like videos and maps to explain their lessons. However, I'm still astonished when i see the other teachers explaining in Chinese when they are supposed to be teaching English. I doubt I can get the link here. Oh well, tomorrow's going for weekend trip. Looking forward to it. =)