Group: 2

Members: Pearl, Freddy, Miya, Mick

1. Introduction

2. Literature Review

3. Method

4. Discussion

5. Conclusion

6. References

Outline

TaiwaneseHokkien

• Background– Taiwan’s colonial history

– Japan’s Imperial Movement

• Motivation & Purpose– The influence of poor Taiwanese Hokkien

proficiency on younger generation’s daily communication

– The cultural impact

Introduction

TaiwaneseHokkien

Why are there less young speakers of Taiwanese Hokkien?

What is the influence of poor Taiwanese Hokkien proficiency on younger generation ?

What is the cultural impact caused by Taiwanese Hokkien’s decline ?

RQ 1.

RQ 2.

RQ 3.

Research Questions

Literature Review(1)

Business Weekly

Why should you learn Taiwanese Hokkien well rather than English?

－ Make the younger generation lose their work opportunities more easily

● The New York Times

Youths Would Rather Be White or Japanese : Singapore Identity Crisis?

－ Deteriorate not only in Taiwan but In China

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MethodGoogle Questionnaire

Taiw

anese

Hokkien

Elementary school students to University students.

Ask twenty Questions

Analyze three Questions

Participants

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Question 1. In your daily communication, what language makes your word more clearly?

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－ Chinese is their first choice

(Figure 1)

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Question 2.Do you consider that Taiwanese Hokkien needs to be put on the international stage?

－ as a vehicle to promote the importance inside Taiwanese Hokkien

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Question 3. Do you think you gain more ancestor’s wisdom from learning Taiwanese Hokkien?

(Figure 3)

－ the custom of Taiwanese Hokkien

RQ1. WHY ARE THERE LESS YOUNG SPEAKERS OF TAIWANESE HOKKIEN?

① Lacking an educational environment

② Putting more emphasis on English

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Discussion(1)

RQ2. WHAT IS THE INFLUENCE OF POOR TAIWANESE HOKKIEN PROFICIENCY ON YOUNGER GENERATION ?

① Hard to communicate with the elders

② Unable to learn the ancient culture preserved in Taiwanese Hokkien

Discussion(2)

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RQ3. WHAT IS THE CULTURAL IMPACT CAUSED BY TAIWANESE HOKKIEN DECLINE ?

① The ancient culture will soon face its extinction.

② The Taiwanese Hokkien’s industry is gradually declining.

Discussion(3)

TaiwaneseHokkien

Conclusion①The development of Taiwanese Hokkien is getting

worse and worse

②Three reasons

Less Important

Lack of Resources

The loss of Social Identity

References① Business Weekly

(http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/KBlogArticle.aspx?id=3846)

② Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_Hokkien)

③ Google Questionnaire (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1syw8Vv3-DgWAmT_XwUyy5EH3v__9Kk0uLsPMmmeryd8/edit)

④ Google Questionnaire’s Responds (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlTuHAN-Qp3ydEVEYXB0SnlVUWpOb2VldHppNjIwaUE#gid=0)

⑤ Language spoken habits(http://www.ookon.com/Site/taigian/index.php?file_path=poogy/Blog/dir_003/dir_002/dir_001/dir_002/index.html)

Thanks

For Your

Listening!