Chinese students and English names (student takeover)

About this episode

Students from Shenzhen College of International Education discuss the significance of English names among Chinese students and its impact on identity and culture.

In this student takeover episode, Xu Junzhe (Cecilia) and Li Haoran (Miles) from Shenzhen College of International Education in China discuss the use of English names amongst Chinese students. Cecilia says 'Together with my classmates, we’ve been reflecting on why many of us choose to adopt English names, how this influences our sense of identity, and whether it affects our connection to Chinese culture. In our conversation, we explore questions like: Why do we use English names in the first place? How do we feel about these names compared to our Chinese ones? Does this practice influence our cultural identity or sense of belonging? What sociological theories can help explain this phenomenon? If you would like to record an episode then please send an MP3 file to thesociologyshowpodcast@gmail.com You can book onlne tutoring here - https://calendly.com/sociologyshowtutoring

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Wilkin

Guests: Xu Junzhe, Li Haoran

Topics covered

• English names
• Chinese students
• cultural identity
• sociological theories
• sense of belonging

Keywords

• English names
• Chinese culture
• identity
• sociology
• cultural belonging

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shenzhen College of International Education

Places: China

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