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SET OFF Linda As the proverb goes,â&#x20AC;? The footprint in the sand shows where you have been.â&#x20AC;? Footprints not only represent the memories you create but also symbolize that you cannot hang back. You need to grow up. As time goes by, freshmen in our department have enjoyed various activities so far. There are four events hold by the department to congratulate our freshmen stepping into another successful milestone.

Welcome Party Welcome party is one of the most significant activities in our department. We all realize that a good beginning is half the battle. To freshmen, welcome party can be their first impression of a university. A seemingly simple but formal party can give them infinite imaginations and creations toward the college life. It is natural and normal that freshmen may be afraid of starting living in a new environment. They are not familiar with the campus, the information of classes, the clubs, etc. Therefore, it is a good chance to hold a party before the beginning of the new semester. With the help of seniors, new students received information by chatting with seniors and asking them questions. The main points of having a welcome party help the new students both to know more about the new life and to make friends early. In addition, the seniors hold parties by way of region. In other words, people that come from the same place

go to the same welcome party, so they can resonate with somebody easily by chatting to one another. It is obvious that joining our welcome party kicks off the college life perfectly.

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Opening ParAnother activity followed right after the welcome party. The opening party is held at the beginning of the semester. This activity takes account of eating, drinking, playing, and amusing. How wonderful the activity is! This semester, our hosts combine uniform party into this activity. Most people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to wear uniforms in high school. However, we often realize what is valuable only after we lose it. There is little

chance for us to wear uniforms in the university, so that is why the hosts choose the theme to let freshmen recollect the pleasant taste of wearing old uniforms. In addition, the hosts divided people into eight groups according to the tradition. Each group has home parents who guided freshmen to play games. By playing games, our freshmen gain group cohesiveness and start to have a better idea of their classmates. The activity is a funfest. Although the freshmen are the main focus, the seniors are also welcomed to the party to take a look at the new comers and catch up with old classmates. This is an activity for all students in the department.

Orientation Camp Orientation Camp is the highlight among all freshmen activities. This is the camp hosted by particularly the sophomore of the FLLD. They started from scratch to figure out games and dramas. The preparatory period had spanned for half a year. This three-day camp contains different activities from static to dynamic.

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Cheerleading The next event following the Orientation Camp is the cheerleading. This year, our department worked together with department of chemical engineering because of the number of boys. Freshmen had practiced cheerleading for a month. Cheerleading needs not only tricks but also dancing skills. In order to impress the viewers, the hosts have to combine tricks and dancing into the plot. This is a big challenge to the hosts. Unlike the previous, working with other department can let freshmen expand their circle of friends. By gathering day and night, they all have bonded friendship. No matter what the result is, freshmen all enjoy the process of cheerleading. In other words, cheerleading is a good

memory and it would be rooted in the heart of freshmen forever. Each activity represents different footprint in the university. Each footprint symbolizes the imprint of growing up. Because of these footprints, we start to look forward to the future. The motivations help us keep working hard. After these activities, the touching feelings are beyond expression. Therefore, let us create another footprint to vary our college life.

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Stanley During the summer vacation, I went on a study tour in London, UK. I stayed there on my own for three weeks. I had a great time, but also faced some problems. Here, I'd like to share with you my experience.

The first time I went abroad is when I was

In May, an irresistible impulse to journey to

a fifth grader in primary school. I went to Sin-

Europe seized me. I desired to fly to a place miles

gapore with a big family. I enjoyed the five-

away from Taiwan, to be a stranger to a country

day trip, but I left the country with slight re-

full of wonders, and to grow both physically and

gret. Technically, I was not a traveller, but a

spiritually from trials. The UK popped into my

follower, because the tour guide deprived me

mind for compelling reasons. First of all, she is

of the curiosity and courage to venture into an

the origin of the beautiful languageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;English.

unknown world by arranging a travel itinerary.

Furthermore, she nurtures many prominent figures

Since then, I have been dreaming of a self-

from Shakespeare to Adele. On top of them, her

service trip which will free me from demand-

brilliant history and culture make her a must-see

ing schedules, boisterous bargain hunters, une-

on the world map.

ventful bus rides, and narcissistic sightseers with selfie-sticks at all time.

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I turned to UKEAS (United Kingdom Educa-

With the help of my consultant, I easily found

tion Advisory Service) for suggestions. My con-

an ideal homestay family. I lived with Beatris and

sultant, Jessica, helped me choose the best suited

her son Richard, and I was overjoyed to know that

one from numerous language schools. Eventually,

that I had another two international students, Lando

I decided on Oxford House College on Oxford

and Emilia, as companions in the house. The family

Street for its convenient locations, innovative

keeps a pet dog named Sphinxi. (There was also the

teaching methods, multi-age classrooms, and rea-

pet dog, Sphinxi, which the family kept.)

sonable prices. The company helped me apply for a three-week course in general English.

Beatris’ house is one of the terraced houses on Ferdene Road, Denmark Hill. It is a two-storied building with a garden and a swimming pool. The distinctive difference between the house and my home in Taiwan is the interior design. It resembles a castle in the woods and and many items, including the floor, the staircase, the shelf, the dresser, and even the toilet seat cover, are made of wood. Beatris is amiable and humorous. Although I made a number of blunders, like mistaking her wedding gifts for ordinary kitchen utensils, or using a

Since this was the first time I visited Europe

glass to make hot coffee, she never scolded me. In-

on my own, I was deeply concerned. My greatest

stead,

worry was that I am an Asian and was completely

“Wow! Stanley, you have

alone. “What if I hardly make any friends, and

good

have hard times, such as getting lost in Central

brought an Indian friend

London or being robbed in the suburbs?” The

home for the

question haunted me.

and Beatris was horrified.

In order to come back home with pleasant

memories, I did some research on the Internet and in the bookstores. However, I spared no efforts to acquaint myself with the areas of London, the Tube map, the tourist attractions, pub culture, the weather, or even the way Europeans socialize. I alleviated my insecurity with the aid of the information and my imagination.

she

would

tastes.”

say,

Once

restroom,

At first I did not realize

why

decision

was

reckless. I thought western people are friendly to strangers, not to mention my friend. Later on, she told me she should protect her property and Emilia. It is extremely dangerous to let a person you never meet before enter your house.

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My school is Oxford

Nevertheless, I felt a bit uncomfortable in a

House College. It is located on

classroom where no one except me and the other

the bustling Oxford Street near

student were Asian. Most students were from Ger-

the tube station Oxford Circus.

many, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Algeria. The first

I took a train from Denmark

week at school was tough for me. I did not know

Hill to London Victoria, and from there headed

how to interact with them after class. It seemed that

for Oxford Circus by underground. The thirty-

our only topic was English classes, but they got

minute ride were always prolonged due to heavy

plenty to share among European friends. Thus, I was

commuter traffic.

slightly frustrated and disappointed.

On the first day, I took a test. Fortunately,

I made up my mind to be

the result entitled me to the advanced level class.

more active in the following

I loved both of my teachers, Katy and Dan. They

week. I took the initiative to

encouraged students to express themselves

greet new people, talk with

through English, and learn from mistakes.

them, and even take funny

Therefore, everybody felt free to discuss, share

pictures together. I started to

opinions, and take sides on issues. Katy helped

make friends and found it not

me with my speaking through analysing and

scary but enjoyable. Also, I

practicing pronunciation skills, such as elision,

joined my housemate Lando’s

liaison, schwa, and stress. Dan taught us

friends to explore the charming city several times a

“CLOGS,” a set of methods to acquire

week. Before I returned to Taiwan, I was surprised

knowledge in English. CLOGS stands for con-

that that I have many friends from different Europe-

tent, layout, organization, grammar and lexis,

an countries and other places like Japan, India, An-

and style. He encouraged us to compete with

gora, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. Together we created

native speakers in England or America with

sweet memories in London Eye, Big Ben, London

good English, rather than to simply survive with

Bridge, the National Gallery, the British Museum,

poor English. Moreover, they insisted on work-

the Shard, along with many pubs and parks. After

ing smart, rather than working hard. These re-

each of us went back to our own countries, we still

marks made me feel my young blood run

keep in touch through Facebook. We promised each

through my veins. I must become highly compe-

other to meet in London and throw a party someday.

tent!

I confronted several problems during my stay in London. I did not expect unbearably cold weather in London, and thus I only brought one jacket. That CCU hoodie was my lifesaver. Still, I caught a cold and sweated throughout the wakeful night. Luckily, I was up and about soon. Another problem was with my ATM card. I could not withdraw money from local banks by typing the password I used in Taiwan. I was penniless, and Lando lent me 50 pounds immediately. I searched for solutions, and ultimately counted on Western Union. The money transfer company tackled my crisis. I would like to extend my unreserved gratitude to my parents, Taiwanese friends, Jessica, and friends who I made in London. Were it not for them, my trip would not have been so unforgettable.

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It’s Just A Little Thing -Thank you.

Coco

-For what? -For choosing Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I tried to imagine I was alone by myself that there wasn’t a blonde hot gal who was doing

It was almost seven at night and the sky

her makeup in front of the mirror with liter-

was still bright. I still couldn’t find a place to

ally only one tiny piece of fabric on her

stay and that young man behind the reception

boobs and certainly there wasn’t a mid-aged

desk who I eagerly hoped could give me some

woman in her bra and undies only. That was

good news but eventually let me down told me

probably the most annoying night of my en-

that never come to Sydney without booking a

tire life but it exceeded my limit when that

hostel first. I guessed he was right. I stepped

blond gal was banging with a hot guy just

out of the hostel and walked through the so -

next to my bed and I was trying to get some

called backpacker street quickly, hoping I

sleep. (Hello?)

wouldn’t end up sleeping on the street. How

come I ended up like this? Oh right, it was Valentine’s weekend. Everyone on Couchsurfing seemed to be so busy during these days that nobody was able to host me. Never mind. That happens sometimes. It’s okay. Don’t panic. At last I walked into Nomads where I finally got the last bed. (“I’ll take it!”) As soon as I opened the door and saw piles of female clothes and stuff scattered around the floor, I knew it was going to be a long night.

(“Geez. Is cleaning up your own mess that hard?”) I put myself into a bed that seemed

The next morning I went to Hyde Park and simply sat there for a long while. I like people-watching and sometimes writing my journal or lying on the grass. What I really needed was to get out of that hostel cause I couldn’t stand it anymore. While waiting for responses on Couchsurfing, I scrolled through the dashboard to see if there was any interesting stuff going around in Sydney. Then I saw that big bloody-red lips; the lips that I would never forget. It meant one thing: Rocky Horror Picture Show.

less messy, hoping I could bear up under all of these.

FLL∞D Autumn 2015 I checked out the details immediately and

The movie was held in a huge park.

noticed that there was a moonlight cinema to-

Many people were sitting or lying on the

night at the Centennial Park. A guy called Ale

grass, chatting with their friends, family and

was looking for someone to go with him. I

lovers. I sang along with every songs from

sent him a message, emphasizing I was home-

the beginning till the end of the movie but I

less. Well, that doesn’t sound right. I politely

didn’t join the dance with others during the

asked him if he knew anyone on Couchsurfing

most classic scene (“Time Warp”) because I

that might be able to host me for one night.

wasn’t familiar with those moves. (“It's just

But surprisingly he offered me a place to stay

a jump to the left.”) People were singing

even he wasn’t in the accepting guest moment.

and dancing; it was wonderful. Ale didn ’t

I hesitated as I always avoid staying with a

like the movie at all but how come someone

single man but as soon as I thought about that

could resist a movie with singing and danc-

hostel and the banging part, I replied with

ing and everything was simply too crazy?

“That would be great! Thank you so much.”

Anyway, I highly recommend every country should make a law to have cinemas under

It was raining. People were trying to take shelters from rain; the street artist next to me was singing “Crazy” to the passersby. With

the stars every night and everywhere. People were smiling when they walked out the park, so did we.

my orange backpack, Ale easily spotted me in the station. Ale, as he always signs like this at the end of emails, is an Italian who has worked in Sydney for over five years. He didn’t talk much; not that kind of passionate and energetic Italian that we used to think of but rather a calm and quiet one. I wrote 23,000,000 on the back of my left hand when he asked about the population of Taiwan and I didn’t know how to say it in English. Then we went to the moonlight cinema while both of us were quiet during the bus ride.

has worked in Sydney for over five years. He didn’t talk much; not that kind of passionate and energetic Italian that we used to think of but rather a calm and quiet one. I wrote 23,000,000 on the back of my left hand when he asked about the population of Taiwan and I didn’t know how to say it in English. Then we went to the moonlight cinema while both of us were quiet during the bus ride. All rights reserved. Some illustrations are sourced from the Internet and used in this issue for non-commercial educational purposes.

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And the next day we went to Bondi

sides the Parramatta River and the water

Beach, the beach that a warm-hearted

wharf. From there, people can take the fer-

stranger once told me I have to go after he

ry and go to Darling Harbour or the Sydney

guided me to the right station on my very

Opera House. He showed me around his

first day in Australia. Girls were sunbathing

home: it was a spacious one-room apart-

in their bikinis; topless teen boys were

ment with an open kitchen and a simple but

skateboarding and competing with each oth-

modern living room. I spotted a sofa that

er. Some were jogging and the weather was

I could just perfectly fit in and I told him

so fine. So Australian.

this was good enough for me. But he pulled out his sleeping bag and said “No men will

let a girl sleep on the sofa.” I felt pretty guilty about him sleeping on the floor but as soon as I lay on his soft double bed, I didn’t really care that much. (Just kidding.)

“It’s only ten?” when I was still in my pajamas and lying on the sofa in the morning. “Only ten? See this’s cultural difference!” said Ale. “Come on! You’re an Italian. You’re the one who are supposed to be lazy and slow!” “Well, I guess we are both the exceptions.”

The next morning we went to Manly Beach, one of the most famous beaches in Sydney, for Australia Open of Surfing. We bought some ham and bread to the beach and some nectarines as he accidentally ate mine in the middle of the night. (“Where is my nectarines?!!”) We sat on the beach for the concert which was perfectly fit my imagination of Australia: sunny, sexy tanned guy holding a surfing board and happy people drinking and singing.

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of Italian that we usually think of but he has his own sense of humor. We became good friends afterwards and stay in touch with each other since the day I left. He started to notice this little island called Taiwan and was really interested about it. And I know sometimes an Italian can be acting like a serious German but all we need to do is to get to know them and open up our hearts to the world. And sometimes you ’ll get a shitty room, and sometimes you’ll find a friend by an unexpected way.

Note: Couchsurfing is a hospitality exchange and social networking website. The website provides a platform for members to "surf" on couches by staying as a guest at a host's home, host travelers, or join an event. Usually with no money involved.

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Blue Lion As we students studying in the department of foreign language and literature, there may be few students that are quite familiar with the medical field. However, I, who was fascinated by this surprising and interesting field, happened to get the chance to take a peek toward it in this summer. Orthopedics(骨科) is my uncle’s specialty. In orthopedics, the most important thing is to recognize the pain source from a patient’s description. I was signed to do the job as a counter staff server. It was simple for me. However, it did take time to get used to the medical working system in the computer, and the most difficult mission was to understand the medical law for applying the payment from NHI (National Health Insurance). During my time paying attention on the policies and laws enacted by the government, I found something that was really ridiculous which was definitely needed to be concerned. When you are making an appointment in the hospital or a clinic, (Here is the example from the clinic.) you have to pay for the copayment(部分負擔)which is often charged as 50NT dollars and 100NT

dollars

for registration fee(掛號費). That would be 150NT dollars in total. In Taiwan, we often take medical service as granted. Anyway, the doctors take the oath of Hippocrates. Doctors always need to devote themselves for patients, right? That’s one of the most ridiculous thing I have heard. Much to my disappointment, our government recognizes this situation as a normal thing. The payment of a medical profession is too low to respond to the effort they pay when heading in this field. Imagine this, you were in tremendous pain due to your wound for almost one week, but you would only be willing to pay 150 dollars to solve your pain which used to bother you for a week and almost annoying you every night during rest. All rights reserved. Some illustrations are sourced from the Internet and used in this issue for non-commercial educational purposes.

FLL∞D Autumn 2015 In addition, solving this problem only takes 15 minutes for a doctor; however, the NHI paid him 320NTdollars for this consultation. It seems to be a quite fair dealing, right? But the only thing you don’t know is that an attendant needs to take a four-year professional medical training and pay for millions of the tuition. More than that, he or she needs to be an intern for more than a year and to have six years of training as a resident. After spending plenty of time, money, and even health to reach the goal as a profession, he or she is only paid 320 dollars after a consultation. A consultation contains the hard working for an attendant in his or her entire life time, and she even may be complained after it. Does it sound like an easy 15 min? I guess not. I got a little promotion, from a staff server became a medical assistant. First of all, I need to understand what really happens in a consultation room. That is the most interesting place in a clinic. As I mentioned above, my uncle’s specialty is orthopedics, so that every patient came for somewhere hurt, pain and wound. As a medical assistant, I need to learn how to film an X-ray photo! So I needed to study anatomy to understand how to film the patient. More, I need to learn how to recognize different medicine, for example like hyaluronan(玻尿酸), phenobarbital(苯巴比妥) , and more. I need to learn as a nurse of

loading injection instrument and prepare them before my uncle scrubbed in, and the nurse would double check all the things again. After all, it’s all about medical so it must to be careful. One of the memories that impressed me a lot was the treatment for a 14 years old girl. She came to call her shoulder pain, and we filmed her. There was none of abnormal thing on the film but the shoulder kept having periosteal reaction(骨膜反映), and my uncle suggested her to have a delicate check in the hospital. In the end, she was diagnosed as osteogenic(骨源性骨肉瘤). She

needs to have treatment in her entire life, and worst, she might not survive to 20 years old. After the experience staying in the clinic, I found that this field is much more mysterious than I thought. I just took a peek, and was lucky enough to be taught a lesson during summer time. I will always remember this special experience in my life, for the first time getting so close to the edge of life and death.

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86ed Chris I was late. Things happened without any sign, and we were all quite off guard. I explained to everybody that my schedule was tight, and I was literally beyond reach at the time, but they couldn’t care less about it. In their opinion, my to-do list was nothing more than a Christmas wishing list. I hate to attend the family reunion. I was late for four days. Three days later, they were going to burn grandma The first thing that caught my eyes was the two enormous roles of flowers piling up in front of the doorway. You could barely call them two lines, but more like a greenish dead end. Mom didn’t want any gift from friends and relatives, for there were no any kinds of gift in return that was satisfying enough. Flowers became the only option to show respect, so that’s the reason why the scale of the flower jungle was two or three times bigger than usual. The jungle mostly consisted of lilies, dyed cosmoses and bellflowers. The air was filled with scents of lilies and wet leaves, which was surprisingly relaxing for my poor nerve. My duties were quite simple - watering the flower jungle and picking the stamens of the blooming lilies. My brother gave me two bottles with the tops removed. “The adults are already unhappy about you being late,” he said, “so you’d better not let them see you doing nothing.” It was like a play. I shall act like an adorable child that did whatever that pleased the adults, and they pretended to be satisfied. The pollens would make the white petals look nasty, so it was crucial to remove stamens as soon as the flowers were bloomed. Sometimes I deliberately scattered some pollens on the pistils, in hopes of bringing some joy of life into this gloomy swamp.

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Every day after lunch, monks came to the mourning hall for scripture chanting. It was the toughest time in the whole day, for it was the time when I used to take a nap. The scriptures were like ancient Chinese, and it caused me trouble even to read them out loud. My aunts told me to chant more heartedly. They thought I was under some kinds of non-corporation movement. However, the only thing I was resisting to was not religion, but my own eyelids. I couldn’t help but admit that I found several parts of the mourning amusing, such as monks’ scripture chanting. Owing to some religious issue, which I was not familiar with, certain scriptures must be chanted for certain times each day. That is to say, the faster

our chanting tempo was, the sooner I could officially fall asleep. One of the monks chanted like a rapper, consuming a half page of scripture in a single breath; normally they were like a typewriter, pronouncing every character clearly and separately; a few of them were like, with no offensive intention, a poor video player. You never knew when it was going to freeze and buffer again. There were also many mourning customs, which I had never been taught before, coming to me, such as coffin sealing, pot breaking, filial clothing and continuous joss paper burning. There were tons of taboos and ceremonies associated with a family member passing away, which did drain a lot of energy, and was quite overwhelming for a pagan like me. I never thought I could be that thrilled and comforted to bump into a cross-shaped object. However, because of the mourning ceremony, the fragments of the family were glued back together once again, and the members once again got a reason to spend time with one another. Death takes away life, but also reminds people of the connection of family “Funerals are for those who were left behind,” quoted from one of my be-

loved novels. Tears shedding, voice trembling, we lined up at the very front of the hall, and watched everyone come forth and do whatever the convention required. My big aunt cried when giving her eulogy, which was interrupted by sobbing for three times. However, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t juice a drop of tear or any pathos from my mind. I had no affection to this family. I had nowhere to root. I felt guilty. I was a poisonous fruit.

FLL∞D Autumn 2015 My brother stood at the very front of the

line. He was acting rather active than usual these days. He greeted every relative; he was the one holding grandma’s photo; he was the one that did all the kneeling that my father was supposed to do. He was trying to be as filial a son as possible, out of a sense of responsibility. My father, on the other hand, showed little emotion. He seldom expressed his feelings. He was the one that informed me of grandma’s death. The voice was so peaceful and so calm. I was almost convinced that the phone call was nothing but a normal how do you do. His eyes were neither swollen nor red, and his face remained motionless during the whole ceremony. To this day, I still do not know what he feels towards grandma. I wondered how each of our family members saw this family. I saw their efforts

putting this ceremony together, but out of what? To be frank, grandma’s death barely affected my life. With words that could hardly put forth, I knew my life would never be the same. I couldn’t shed even a single drop of tear for her, which once again did cause me trouble. I couldn’t say that I need her badly in my life, nor how frequently do I think about her. However deep inside my heart, there’s always be a selfish and irresponsible wish that grandma, sound and pleasant, will always be right there whenever I think of her. Every once in a while, I would inadvertently recall my grandma, and my heart ached a bit for it.

畢業公演 Lady Windermere's Fan 真心不扇變

ccccc 王鈺 (Daphne Wang) One sentence to describe the meaning of my role: I would like to quote a sentence said by my professor. "It is not a duty, it is a privilege." It is my

pleasure to be a member of the team of the graduation performance in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature.

ccccc 王筱涵(Kelly Wang) One sentence to describe the meaning of my role: I feel that I am a little carpenter who has to develop a finished product by pegging each nail down the board. As for Actors and Actresses, whose symbolic nails I have to find, along with Costume Designers and Hairdressers. And Costume and hair designers are nails. They would tell me the style they wanted, but I could not de-

scribe what I think Bat the beginning. No direction to take, I need everyone to offer ideas to blend in with each other. I got a general orientation, but not distinct in detail. Not until everyone cooperates during a period of time can I achieve today.

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Coordinator’s interview Q: What does “graduation performance” mean for the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature? A: It shows the comprehensive results of the course. Although this course is not mandatory, most of the students in our department will take this course. Besides, the performance is a great tradition of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. Compared to other activities of our department, the performance always receives positive evaluation and brings good reputation to the college. As a result, it is worthwhile to continue this tradition in our department. The opinion on CCU Complaints(靠北中正) The complaints are due to a controversy over the use of the small theater in College of Humanities. We have confirmed that the small theater is within the jurisdiction of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. Thus, if the students of other departments need a place for rehearsals, they can apply for the brand new theater of the Humanity College.

Q: What is your motive to be a coordinator of the graduation performance ? A: I like the performances very much. I have participated in this since I was a freshman. Each year, I participated in a new different group, and learned a lot from joining various kinds of activities during these four years. I believe I can be a good coordinator due to my ability and experiences, so I volunteered to be the coordinator of the graduation performance. I also want to thanks for the support of my classmates to let me lead the team together with the

director. Q: What is the difficulty that must be overcome in the preparatory period? A: In the beginning, the College of Humanities didn’t give us any grants, so a tight budget is a big problem for us. Many things that need to be discussed among the groups of our graduation performance are based on the shortage of money, so this problem causes a lot of extra troubles. So far, we are still applying for the grant from the Literature College and applied funds.

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Q: Have you ever thought of quitting when you were under high pressure? A: In the beginning of the preparation for the performance, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see any achievement. At that time, it was difficult for me to persist in being a coordinator, and I even felt a little regretful to be one. But when I discussed my disappointment with the director, both of us agreed that, although we encountered many setbacks as we put many efforts during the preparation, we would be able to overcome them. So far, we gradually harvest the results of the efforts before. Q: What has changed before starting the preparation of the performance and after exactly executing the plans that you managed before? A: In the beginning, I hoped that I could do something innovative and different with the team of the performance. But when every group of the team started to execute the plans, we found some problems which made it hard to realize my ideals. So I had no alternative but to give up. But we still tried our best to put our own characteristics into the performance. Q: What did you receive in the process of preparing the performance? A: In addition to a sense of achievement, I also gained two more things. The first one was patience, and the other was the sensation of feeling moved. I gained patience because the performance is the longest activity in the Foreign Languages and Literature Department. We had to bear that we could not receive results in the beginning, and that we would encounter many difficulties, and we must make many efforts to overcome the hardships and keep going. I also needed to care about each memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s situation and standpoint. When there was a need to discuss the situation, I had to communicate with them with great patience. But I was moved by the moments when we encouraged each other and said "Thanks for the hard work" after finishing the practice.

Director’s interview

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Q: Why did you choose this theme (play script)? Was there any special motivation for your team to choose it? A: Actually, we were at our loss when it came to choosing the script since we needed to search and read a great quantity of plays on our own, elected the one that was the most suitable for presentation, and then let other team members vote. This time, not only Lady Windermere’s Fan was being nominated, but also many Oscar Wild’s works were taken into consideration. However, after the vote we still chose Lady Windermere’s Fan. I myself like this play better because the story is about family, the relation between mother and daughter and misunderstanding, and I think it is the WORK that can be perfectly presented.

Q: Why do you think that the family love could attract the audience? To me, it is very attractive. To the audience, it is an ironic comedy and it is easier to arouse their resonance. A: At fir st, I was consider ing whether to choose a tr agedy or a comedy. However , I figur ed out that once the comedy is complemented by the subtitle, it is much funnier for the audience. Comedies resonate with the audience more easily, and make the entire auditorium bursts into joyous laughter. Q: What was the most difficult thing your team met when the team was preparing for the drama? A: When picking actors and actresses, I once hesitated to decide because some of them performed well at every role. Then professor advised that I could try to combine their appearances and sounds to those figures to find out the most suitable roles for them. And another difficulty is in our rehearsal, actors would have their personal feelings. So I had to pay attention to that and played the role of communicating and coordinating carefully. Q: If you have to talk something strict, how do you do? A: I will talk to everybody first, and then I will explain to that person privately about what I think about, if my words are too harsh, I will apologize to him or

her.

Q: During the rehearsal, what was the most impressive part for you during the practice time? Why? A: I think that is per formance tr aining. Performers are required to make an improvisation or play some games in order to arouse their performance potential. I felt very interested when I watched them. All rights reserved. Some illustrations are sourced from the Internet and used in this issue for non-commercial educational purposes.

FLLâ&#x2C6;&#x17E;D Autumn 2015 Q: During the rehearsal, what was the most difficult part for you to

overcome? A: At beginning, actors and actresses didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t aware that they are actually performers. Thus, sometimes they would be lazy in the early preparation. But when the new semester started, everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attitude became more and more positive and responsible. Moreover, they also do well on their duties.

Q: During the rehearsal, which part of the drama was your favorite? Why? A: When Lord Darlington expressed his love to Lady Windermere is my

favorite part. If actor and actress can perform their feelings and emotion properly, the scene will be very touching. Q: What do you want to obtain from the performance? A: I think that is the sense of accomplishment.

Q: Why do you want to be the director? A: I myself tend to be bossy, fancying taking control of what happens in performance. I experienced being an Assistant to Director and a photographer once, and I felt that being a director is imposing. As for drama, everyone will respect what I want to present. I can direct actors and actresses as well. Besides, I have been interested in films and dramas. Motivated as I am, I am willing to be the director.

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o Director: When you are a member of the graduation performance, you will feel moved although you are not an actor or actress on the stage. You will also feel happy and satisfied after the performance ends. In sum, you will enjoy the moment when you participate in the preparation of the graduation performance.

Coordinator: One year, when I was in the subtitle group of the graduation performance, the actors and actresses didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss any word of the scripts. At that time, I got goosebumps because they showed their efforts to the audience. I think this activity is a very meaningful event for the students in our department to join, so I hope juniors can join together and enjoy the touching moments.

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Dream Notes Make a Wish

家人朋友開開心心平平安安健健康康愛的所有人可以安好 Safe and

sound~

By 王靖

平平安安穩穩地過完這一年

By 屁屁外星客

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” I'm longing to study abroad and travel around the world. Be strong enough to accept the challenges of life. Strive for perfection in everything I do and never give up.

大家都可以吃飽，

大家都來外文營玩，想看演唱會的人，可以去看演唱會。

By 巴娜娜順利渡過我的大二生活，平安渡過我的 19 歲。我想回家

By Chris

希望能環遊世界遊覽

各個名勝古蹟，吃遍各種美食。

By 千千希望我以後講話可以像楊仁甫一樣有梗。

By 外文權志龍

希望可以順利完成所有接下的任務！

想讓自己身體變更好，充實踏實的過每一天，讓自己的未來同時有物質滿足與精神滿足的幸福生活：)

By 麻雀希望我的黑眼圈快點消失還有

趕快把上個月胖的 5kg 瘦回來還有去平溪放天燈ㄏㄏㄏ

By 林與涵

法文厲害到可以南法自住行英文厲害到可以環遊歐美大都會 By 飄揚到法國

希望以後回家不要塞車希望黑眼圈消失 QAQ 希望錢不要噴的那麼快

By +欣

Editorial Team Team Name: Hebe 郭芫均

Position: Chief Editor Grade: FLLD second grade

Name: Patricia 蕭云婷

Name: Linda 林麗蓉

Position: Subeditor Grade: FLLD second grade

Position: Art Editor Grade: FLLD second grade

FLL∞D Autumn 2015

FLL∞D Editorial Team 發行單位 / 國立中正大學外國語文學系系學生會指導教授 / 林惠玲系主任執行編輯 / 郭芫均蕭云婷林麗蓉編輯團隊 / 曾成中馮立玟高尚勤周欣穎林享億

特別感謝 / 王鈺王筱涵呂佳蓁歐陽宜禾曹哲瑄蕭湞燕簡子翔林享億陳慧安李岱融鍾昀倫李宇晴賴玟潔洪聖竣陳俞因黃柏瑄李鍾昊

封面照片 / 蕭湞燕

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