Group:__________
Group members: 499C0114 張莉敏、499C0048 黃芮涵
Target Culture: Vietnam
Interview questions
Background information:
1. What is your name? What is the meaning of your name?
Văn Hồng Nhung 文紅絨。As beautiful as Rose.
2. Where do you come from? Vietnam
3. For how long have you stayed in Taiwan? 4 years
4. What is your gender? Female
5. What subject do you study here? I work as a home attendant.
I. Objective culture
1. Could you tell us some important features of your culture?
a. Where is your country? What natural resources do you have? Who are the
people making up the population?
Vietnam。Forest、natural gas、oil。主要是越族與漢族。
b. What is the staple food in your country? Do you have any special table
manners?
鴨仔蛋、河粉、雪咖啡、甘蔗蝦。
What agricultural produce do you have in your country?
甘蔗、香蕉、椰子、咖啡、茶。
c. How is the weather like in your country?
和台灣的氣候大致相當。
d. What kinds of clothes do people wear to work or to school?
輕便的休閒服。
What do people wear to formal events?
傳統結婚典禮時，新郎身穿絹質黑色或深藍色長袍，頭戴同色布帽。新
娘穿白絹質黃色國服，外披白紗長衫，頭戴黃色布帽。
Do you have any traditional costumes in your country?
長衫是越南女性獨特的傳統服飾，布料裁剪款式類似中國旗袍，但衣褲自
腰以下開高衩。
When do you wear those traditional costumes? 結婚時。
e. What are the most famous landmarks, historical sites, tourist attractions, or
architectures tourists must visit? 紫禁城、下龍灣、首都河內。
f. What does the typical house look like? 有許多法式風格的建築。
Is it expensive to buy a house or an apartment? 比台灣便宜些。
When do young people leave home? About 19 years old.
Do young adults live with their parents?
Most of young adults live with their parents.
g. How do people get to work?
Lots of people come to Taiwan for working.
h. What is the most popular sport in your country? Soccer。Do you play it? Yes。
i. Who are the most famous writers in your country? 林小東。
What stories have you read? 《和平鴿的苦惱》
。
j. Who is the most famous (your favorite) singer in your country? 阮明雪。
What is his/her most famous song about? 成功翻唱了台灣歌手周傳雄的歌曲
「黃昏」-偷喊你的名字。
2. Regarding the items mentioned in question 1, what differences do you find
between your culture and Taiwanese culture?
II. Subjective Culture
1. Could you tell us the subjective feature of your culture?
a. Time: Is it important to be punctual? Do people always arrive on time? Is it ok to
arrive late? Of course but not always. Depends on the situation.
b. Invitation: Is it normal to invite a friend to have dinner at home? Or people meet
in the public places, like restaurants or cafés? Do you need to bring something if
you are invited? We often meet in the public places, like restaurants or cafés. No,
it’s not necessary.
c. Greeting: How do people greet each other when they meet? chao(你好)
d. Do you shake hands, bow, hug, or kiss? No, we always just say something.
e. What do you say to each other? We say hello to each other.
f. Agreement and disagreement: How do you express agreement or disagreement?
Acceptance or refusal?
g. Directness: Is it polite to be direct? Yes, it’s impolite.
h. Do people use body language a lot? Sometimes.
Is it polite to touch someone while speaking? Depends on our relationship.
g. Are there any taboos foreigners must know before visiting your countries?
越南的風俗民情與台灣很相近，並無特別的禁忌。
What do you think are the underlying reasons of those taboos? 同上。
2. Regarding the items mentioned in question 2, what differences do you find
between your culture and Taiwanese culture?
III. 就你自己的經驗，對這個訪談活動有何心得感想:
1. 我覺得這個訪談活動有何優點?
經過這次的訪談，讓我們了解到平常較少接觸的越南文化特色、飲食及風情。
2. 我學到什麼新的文化知識?
關於越南的宗教及歷史文化。
3. 我學到什麼新的語言或單字?
chao(你好)、an com chua(吃飯了嗎?)、com on(謝謝)
4. 我在和外籍學生中運用什麼溝通技巧來理解和表達?
大多使用英文，而她也會講些中文，所以不至於無法溝通。
5. 我覺得訪談活動有什麼缺點?
被訪談者沒有很充分的時間讓我們深入訪問。
6. 我在尋找國際學生訪談的過程是否有任何困難?
在這次的訪談過程中，大致上沒有什麼困難，但她是看護所以需要照顧行動
不便的鄰居阿伯，導致時間無法完全配合，沒辦法做更深入的訪問，但即使
如此，這樣也已經能讓我們學習到許多有關越南的文化知識了。