Lingrui WuinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018The Thing Deep InsideIn “Language and Culture”, Suresh Canagarajah describes a personal experience when he conducted a survey on language maintenance of the Sri…Feb 25, 2018Feb 25, 2018
Lingrui WuinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018The Magic of the Blessing WordsI just read an article from Wechat presenting some impressions foreigners have regarding Chinese Lunar New Year. Some talk about the words…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
Lingrui WuinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018The Most Precious Gift of Culture: LanguageLanguage is the greatest and the most beautiful evolution in human’s history. Although language is the basic tool we use to communicate, it…Feb 11, 2018Feb 11, 2018
Lingrui WuinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018Getting to Know the World — the Benefits as an International StudentLeaving the land that raises me, going to the continent that across the ocean, and studying at a place that everyone speaks a different…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Lingrui WuinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018Talk, Talk! — Difficulties Met As An International StudentAs an international student at UCSB, I have had many embarrassing difficulties here. For example, since I am not a native student, I have…Jan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018
Lingrui WuinLinguistics 3C Winter 2018The Goal of This QuarterThis topic reminds me of the goal of last quarter. I just arrived at UCSB and all I wish was to get used to the new life here. To my…Jan 21, 2018Jan 21, 2018
Lingrui WuInspiration 11.24I just talked with my former classmate, Huang, who is a really intelligent man. He is clever, hard-working, and polite. Unlike what the…Nov 25, 2017Nov 25, 2017
Lingrui WuinLinguistics 3BWhat I Miss About HomeIt has been eight weeks since I came to Santa Barbara. As a student from Canon, where people there are well known as gourmets in China, I…Nov 11, 2017Nov 11, 2017
Lingrui WuinLinguistics 3BSo Far So GoodLooking back to my goal for the first quarter, I seem to be right on track. Although some difficulties appear on the way, in general…Oct 28, 2017Oct 28, 2017
Lingrui WuinLinguistics 3BThings I Learned: Be More ActiveI joined a summer program called Economics for Leaders last year. It was only a week long, but it taught and encouraged me how to be more…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017