National Unified Exam Chinese Test Features Emotional Blackmail, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Emphasizes Information Literacy
The 115th Technical College Entrance Exam's Chinese subject included questions on emotional blackmail, life-and-death issues, and even the anime 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,' emphasizing students' 'information literacy.' The question-setting team estimates the difficulty as moderate to difficult, making it challenging for students who rely on rote memorization to score high.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Chih-chang, Taipei, 25th) The Chinese subject of the 115th year technical college entrance exam (統測) featured questions on emotional blackmail and life-and-death issues. It even included the popular anime 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.' The question analysis team estimated the question types to be of moderate to difficult level, emphasizing students' 'information literacy,' making it hard for students who rely on rote memorization to achieve high scores.
Today, the National Teachers' Association invited teachers from various counties and cities to analyze the unified exam questions. Questions 11 to 15 in the Chinese section, drawing from Huang Chun-ming's 'Dead and Alive' depicting the process of a mother's dying moments and contrasting it with Liu Zi-jie's 'Seven Days After Father,' demonstrated reflections on end-of-life care and life rituals, requiring candidates to interpret different narrative perspectives.
Questions 16 to 18 referred to a dialogue between Aunt Zhao and Jia Tanchun in 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' focusing on Aunt Zhao's emotional blackmail and Jia Tanchun's response, thought process, and counterattack, aligning with the currently popular Social Emotional Learning (SEL) topics.
The National Teachers' Association pointed out that this year's Chinese subject overall aligns with the forefront of knowledge trends, leading students to consider current affairs, archaeology, anime, law, and multiculturalism. It demonstrated both continuity and breakthroughs, making it a 'magnificent debut.' The estimated difficulty is similar to last year.
The question analysis team of the National Senior High School Education Industry Union also mentioned that this year's exam paper touched upon AI (artificial intelligence) and drones. It also incorporated the anime 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,' referencing how the publisher applied for trademark registration for popular characters' haori patterns, but some were rejected due to a lack of distinctiveness. This was further extended to the background of Japan's Taishō era, testing students' ability to integrate text and images for comprehension.
The writing test was titled 'Gradual experience of owning an item.' The prompt provided guidance through five dimensions: function, feeling, symbol, group-self, and value, and explicitly stated that candidates could approach it from 'perspective transformation.' This made it easy for students to find material, classifying it as moderate to easy. However, it was important to note the clear restriction that 'real living organisms' could not be used as subjects. If candidates used plants or pets as subjects, it might affect their scoring. (Editor: Long Po-an) 1150425
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(Central News Agency reporter Chen Chih-chang, Taipei, 25th) The Chinese subject of the 115th year technical college entrance exam (統測) featured questions on emotional blackmail and life-and-death issues. It even included the popular anime 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.' The question analysis team estimated the question types to be of moderate to difficult level, emphasizing students' 'information literacy,' making it hard for students who rely on rote memorization to achieve high scores.
Today, the National Teachers' Association invited teachers from various counties and cities to analyze the unified exam questions. Questions 11 to 15 in the Chinese section, drawing from Huang Chun-ming's 'Dead and Alive' depicting the process of a mother's dying moments and contrasting it with Liu Zi-jie's 'Seven Days After Father,' demonstrated reflections on end-of-life care and life rituals, requiring candidates to interpret different narrative perspectives.
Questions 16 to 18 referred to a dialogue between Aunt Zhao and Jia Tanchun in 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' focusing on Aunt Zhao's emotional blackmail and Jia Tanchun's response, thought process, and counterattack, aligning with the currently popular Social Emotional Learning (SEL) topics.
The National Teachers' Association pointed out that this year's Chinese subject overall aligns with the forefront of knowledge trends, leading students to consider current affairs, archaeology, anime, law, and multiculturalism. It demonstrated both continuity and breakthroughs, making it a 'magnificent debut.' The estimated difficulty is similar to last year.
The question analysis team of the National Senior High School Education Industry Union also mentioned that this year's exam paper touched upon AI (artificial intelligence) and drones. It also incorporated the anime 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,' referencing how the publisher applied for trademark registration for popular characters' haori patterns, but some were rejected due to a lack of distinctiveness. This was further extended to the background of Japan's Taishō era, testing students' ability to integrate text and images for comprehension.
The writing test was titled 'Gradual experience of owning an item.' The prompt provided guidance through five dimensions: function, feeling, symbol, group-self, and value, and explicitly stated that candidates could approach it from 'perspective transformation.' This made it easy for students to find material, classifying it as moderate to easy. However, it was important to note the clear restriction that 'real living organisms' could not be used as subjects. If candidates used plants or pets as subjects, it might affect their scoring. (Editor: Long Po-an) 1150425
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