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influence of parent on daughter in RGS
on the use of chopsticks
group members
group leader:DELIA KAN
members:GRACE LIM
SIMONE QUEKBERNICE YAU
class: 212
teacher-mentor: MS WONG TIEW KIAT
as members of the Chinese race in Singapore, we wish to
introduction
• learn more about chopsticks history and its contribution to the preservation of the Chinese culture.types of chopsticks & Chopstick Manners CULTURE
• reasons for ignorance of method of holding Chinese chopsticks“Chopstick Manners” in the Chinese culture
• “do”s and “don’t”s
• investigate: traditional use of the chopsticks preservation of the Chinese culture.
issue/problem
why has there been a decreasing number of the younger generation (teenagers and children) who use
chopsticks on a near daily basis (and more often than forks) as compared to
in the past?
aims & objectives• RESEARCH (FIND OUT) chopsticks in different cultures role chopsticks play in present day
preservation reasons for declining number of children
using chopsticks
• RAISE AWARENESS on the importance of culture preservation
•MOTIVATE younger generation to start learning how to use chopsticks
Brief History of Chopsticks
• originated in ancient China as early as the Shang dynasty
• widely used throughout East Asia
• earliest evidence of a pair of chopsticks made out of bronze was excavated from Yin Ruins's Tomb 1005 at Houjiazhuang, Anyang, Henan
Why Invent Chopsticks?
• problems arising most appropriate way of cooking grain crops ->boiling unsuitable to eat boiled food with one's fingers tree branches, bamboo sticks and animal bones -> used as tools to eat
• the origin of Chinese chopsticks is directly related to
the emergence and development of primitive agriculture
the invention and development of pottery ware
Chopstick NO-NOs•notnot used to make noise (eg. banging on the bowl), to draw attention, or to gesticulate
•notnot used to move bowls or plates
•notnot used to toy with one's food or with dishes in common
•notnot used to pierce food, save in rare instances
•notnot be left standing vertically in a bowl of rice or other food
Chopsticks of different cultures
•Chinese
•Japanese
•Korean
•Vietnamese
•Thai
Chinese Chopsticks
Japanese chopsticks
Korean chopsticks
Vietnamese chopsticks
Thai Chopsticks
Significance to Chinese Culture
•preserving the Chinese food culture.
•the main tableware used for the past 3000 years
•By using just forks and spoons, we are forgetting and neglecting our Chinese culture and hence, we are not doing our duty in helping to preserve our own culture.
Survey and InterviewSurveys
Target Audience
-RGS girls and their parents Number of people surveyed:
RGS girls: 400(planned) 215 (actual)
Parents: 100 (planned)
Objectives:
-Compare the results among the two parties
- Find out the number of people who use chopsticks
-Find out the frequency of the use of chopsticks
- Find out why chopsticks are less popular among younger generation currently
InterviewsTarget Audience - RGS girls and their parents
Number of people interviewed: RGS girls: 10 Parents: 10 Objectives - Find out why interviewee does/does not use chopsticks more than forks- Find out whether people know the correct way of holding chopsticks and actually make the effort to do it- Get a more detailed idea of what lies behind some of the people who did the surveys
Usage of Chopsticks
97%
3%
YES
NO
Results
Data obtained – Almost the entire student population do use chopsticks.
(Students)
RGS Pupils' Frequency Of Usage Of Chopsticks
51%
7%
31%
1%
4% 6%
EVERYDAY
ONCE A WEEK
FEW TIMES A WEEK
ONCE A MONTH
FEW TIMES A MONTH
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Data obtained – Chopsticks are frequently used by most. Around half of the students population use chopsticks everyday.
Results
Pupils' Knowledge of Traditional Way of Holding Chopsticks
74%
26%
RGS Pupils Who Know TheTraditional Way Of UsingChopsticks
RGS Pupils Who Do Not KnowThe Traditional Way Of UsingChopsticks
Results
Data obtained – Majority of the student population do not hold chopsticks in the traditionally-appropriate manner.
Conclusion•influence is relative; both parent and child must play their part to, in helping to preserve the ancient tradition of holding chopsticks.
•Parents only influence up to a certain extent
•ultimately the child’s choice and decision to make on whether or not to do so when she has reached a certain age of independence.
ReflectionsProblems encountered• Hard to get others to
cooperate with surveys• Lack of time• Miscommunication
Ways to Improve• Keep better counts of surveys given out• Better time management• Do not procrastinate• Communicate with more clarity
Product
Pamphlet
• Target Audience – teenagers and their parents
• Aims – to educate and inform more about the origin of chopsticks and its significance to the Chinese culture
Acknowledgments
Our deepest gratitude goes out to:
• Our teacher-mentor, Ms Wong Tiew Kiat
• Our parents and siblings who supported us
• Fellow Rafflesians and their parents for aiding us in completing surveys/interviews
• Everyone who helped out in one way or another
Bibliography• http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/Kaleidoscope122bye503.html
•http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/html/en/Kaleidoscope122bye497.html
•http://www.ichizen.com/chopsticks/images/1999_03_04.gif
•http://www.flamingtext.com
•http://www.zengifts.com/images/chopsticks_bulk.jpg
•http://chinesefod.about.com/od/restaurantdining/a/chopsticks.html
• www.wikihow.com/Eat-with-chopsticks
• http://chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa_chopsticks02a.htm
• http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2039.html
• http://www.infoplease.com/spot/chopsticks1.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks#Universal_etiquette
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks#Styles_of_chopstick_used_in_different_cultures
Books
• Lan Xiang & Lan Peijin (2005) Chinese Chopsticks Foreign Language Press
• Asian Pac Books (n.d.) 中华文化之旅 亚太图书编撰簿