08:07 O has just entered this chat 08:07 P: Hello~
08:07 O: Hi P~ 08:07 P: How r u?
08:07 O: I’m doing great. How about you? 08:07 P: same here....
08:07 O: Great
08:08 P: This is great, It is Friday~ 08:08 O: Yes!
08:09 P: Whether is warming up~ I wanna go outside to do some activities~ 08:09 O: I know! Do you have plans for the weekend?
08:10 P: You know, I hate winter, I gain a lot of weight during the winter. So I wanna buy a kitchen Scale to weigh myself..
08:10 P: I wanna keep track of my weight everyday~ sounds crazy, right?
08:13 P: Do u have a Kitchen Scale yet? I was wondering if we can buy together... 08:13 O: What does the kitchen scale look like?
08:14 P: It has a round platform on the top. You can use it to measure the weight of vegetables, meat, or fruits.
08:14 P: I think I will fail. Since I really like icecream, I want a scoop.. 08:14 P: R u still there?
08:15 O: yes, I’m still here! I got kitchen scale and ice cream scoop so far. 08:15 P: So do you have some stuff to buy?
08:16 O: Yes, I have lots. I need a peeler for peeling the skin off of vegetables and fruit. 08:16 P: I also want to buy a Pizza Cutter, I want to ask my friends over to my apartment to make pizza ourselves.
08:17 O: That’s a great idea!
08:17 P: Yes, a peeler makes life easier...
08:17 O: I know. Knives can be dangerous sometimes... 08:18 P: I want an apron, which can keep my clothes clean. 08:18 O: Ok. I got that.
08:19 O: I think we need a whick to mix wet ingredients and a potato masher to make mashed potatoes.
08:19 P: I still need to buy a Sauce Pan, a Spatula as well. 08:20 O: Those are definitely kitchen essentials!
08:20 O: Since we are getting a sauce pan, why do we also get a griddle to make pancakes? 08:20 P: a potato masher? is it used to peel potato?
08:21 O: Yikes. Why don’t we also get a griddle.
08:21 O: A potato masher is used to make mashed potatoes. 08:21 O: I guess a peeler is used to peel potatoes.
08:23 O: It looks like a frying pan but it doesn’t have high sides. It’s square shaped and flat. 08:23 P: got it..
08:23 O: I think people usually make pancakes on griddles. 08:24 O: What else do you need to buy?
08:24 P: I need a tongs
08:24 P: I can’t tell tongs is a single noun or plus? 08:24 P: a tong/tongs or a tongs?
08:25 O: I think it’s plural. Just tongs. 08:25 P: so is it ok to say a tongs? 08:25 O: I don’t think so
08:25 P: Alright, I need them. 08:25 P: and one more...a colander...
08:25 O: Ok. I’m going to need a rolling pin since I love to bake and a cheese grater as well. 08:25 P: I want to use it to wash vegetables and fruits.
08:25 O: Colander. Got it! 08:26 P: That is enough.
08:26 O: Ok. Lastly, I need a mesh strainer and a kettle.
08:27 O: I don’t think I’ll need the mesh strainer that often though... 08:27 P: I will need it.
08:27 O: Ok then!
08:28 P: Like if i cook some 08:28 P: dumplines??
08:28 O: To put the dumplings in boiling water? 08:28 P: put out of water
08:29 O: Or to fish them out of the boiling water!! 08:29 P: when I finish cooking.
08:29 P: Yes, that is what I mean. 08:29 O: I see.
08:29 P: how you make dumplings?
08:30 P: Do you want to make dumplings yourself? 08:30 P: then you need a tool..
08:30 O: Yes, sure.
08:31 O: What tool do I need?
08:31 P: a tool used to make the clothes of the dumplings. 08:31 P: I don’t know how to decribe these kind of stuff 08:31 O: Oh, maybe a rolling pin?
08:32 P: first you prepare the flour,..yes
08:32 O: I’ve seen wanton wrappers at the grocery store. 08:32 P: we chinese like eating dumplings.
08:32 P: though it takes a lot of time and work. 08:33 O: Yes, Koreans like dumplings too! 08:33 P: You make me hungry right now. 08:33 O: Me too.
08:34 P: There is a thingamagia in the sheet which I don’t know. 08:34 O: Which thing?
08:34 P: It is kind of like a small scoop.. 08:35 O: The ice cream scoop?
08:35 P: yes.
08:35 P: the smaller one also is a ice cream scoop? 08:36 O: The smaller one might be the potato peeler. 08:36 P: Tell you the truth, I am a terrible cook. 08:36 P: ok, got it.
08:37 O: I’m not very good at cooking either. 08:38 P: r we done?
08:38 O: I think so.
08:38 P: I was wondering if I can use a kitchen scale to weigh myself.. 08:39 O: I have a feeling that you probably can’t...
08:39 P: I think it can’t work.
08:40 O: There’s something written on the picture of the scale. I think it says maximum 3000g or something.
08:41 P: We are busy with talking.
08:41 O: you wanna check the stuff I need? 08:41 P: kind of forgetting our mission.
08:42 O: I need a peeler, whisk, potato masher, cheese grater, mesh strainer, griddle, kettle, and rolling pin.
08:42 P: yes.
08:42 O: Eight things altogether. 08:43 P: slow down....cheese grater?
08:43 O: Yes, it is made with metal and it has holes on all four sides. 08:44 P: done!
08:44 O: Great!
08:44 P: Ok. So do you want to check if you got all the utensils I need? 08:44 O: Yes.
08:45 P: I need tongs, a kitchen scale, scoop, spatula, sauce pan, apron, and pizza cutter. 08:45 O: I got them all.
08:45 P: excellent!
08:45 P: See ya. I mushgo..
08:45 O: See you. Have a great weekend! 08:45 P: you too.
08:45 P has left this chat 08:46 O has left this chat
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank the members of my committee, Dr. Volker Hegelheimer, Dr. John Levis, and Dr. Julio Rodriguez, for their insight, encouragement, and useful advice. In particular, I would like to thank my major professor, Dr. Hegelheimer, for his guidance on my research and Dr. Levis and Dr. Rodriguez for their helpful feedback and expertise in the topic. Also I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Carol Chapelle who gave me
suggestions on the analysis of the data.
I am very grateful to my classmates who contributed their time, advice, and expertise to the study: Anne O’Bryan, Edna Lima, Ekaterina Shcherbakova, Hye Won Lee, Sarah Huffman, and Lei Zhang. In addition, I am deeply indebted to my parents, Jiuwu Teng and Tiantian Huang, for their unconditional love, support and understanding.
I would like to especially thank instructor Hee Sung (Grace) Jun for allowing me to collect data in her class. I would also like to thank all the students who engaged in the study. This thesis would not have been possible without their participation.