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英语论文

SOMEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNEDUCATION

Educationmustmeetthechallengesofachangingworld,andindoingso,nostudentmustbeleftbehind.Weteachourstudentsfortheworldthatwillbe,nottheworldthatwasandwillnotcomeagain.

PleasedonotthinkIamcriticalofChina,therearesomanythingsIadmireandrespectinChinabutasawesternerIfirmlybelievewealllearnfromeachotherwhenwetalkaboutourdifferences,asgoodfriendsshould.

TodayIwillspeakonfourmainsubjectsofwesterneducation:

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1,AGeneralIntroductiontotheWesternEducationalEnvironment

2.TeachersandTeachingBeliefsinWesternCountries

3.TheDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternStudents

4.TheChangingClassroom

WhenChineseteacherstalkaboutwesterneducationtheythinkitisallthesameineverywesternorforeigncountrybuteducationisverydifferentinEnglandfromAmericawhileAustraliaisdifferentagainfromEnglandandAmericaandSouthAfricaisverydifferentagainwithitsheavyteachingofAfricanculture

AGENERALINTRODUCTIONTOTHEWESTERNEDUCATIONALENVIRONMENT

SouthAfricaisconsideredtohaveoneofthebesteducationalsystemsintheworldandsince2005hasfocusedheavilyonliteracy,mathematicsandtheAfricancultureofart,historyandmusic

TheAustralianeducationalsystempreparesstudentsforadultlifeandmakessurethatallstudentshaveknowledgeandaveryclearunderstandingoftheworldweallshare.

MeanwhiletheEnglisheducationalsystempreparesstudentsforopportunities,responsibilitiesandtheexperiencesoftheadultlifetheywillhaveinthefuture.

TheAmericaneducationalsystemisconsideredoneoftheworstintheworldwithverybadlypaidteachers.ThemancollectinggarbageinthestreetsearnsmoremoneythanAmericanteachers.Thereareveryovercrowdedclassroomsandsomeschoolsdonothaveenoughmoneytolookaftertheirstudentsproperly.

Furthermore,Americanteachershaveeightweekssummerholidayseachyearbutdonotreceivepayforallthistime.Manyareforcedtofindworkaswaitersorserveinashoptosupporttheirfamiliesorthemselvesduringthistime.

ManyexcellentAmericanschoolteachersnowworkinforeigncountriessuchasChinawhereeducationandteachersarerespected.

TEACHERSANDTEACHINGBELIEFSINWESTERNCOUNTRIES

Mostteachersoftheworldteachwithbooks,inaclassroomwithablackboardbutitisthecommunicationskillsandcultureofeachcountryallovertheworldthatcreatesthedifferencesinourclassrooms,andyetinmanyways,weareallthesame.

WebelieveourWesternteachersmusthaveakindheart,beverypatientwithastronggenerosity,enduranceandstrength.Furthermore,inourclassroomthestudentisthemostimportantpersonnottheteacher.Wearetheretohelp,adviseandencouragestudentsontheirjourneytoadulthood.

Wedonotbelieveinshoutingatastudentiftheygetananswerwrong,itisnotaterriblecrimebecausenexttime,orthetimeafterthat,orthetimeafterthattheywillgetitrightifyouencourageandguidethemalong.Wefirmlybelieveinthewestthatyou,asateachersetstudentsonthepathforsuccess.Ifyoushoutatastudentenoughtheywillloseheartandnevergetitright.Surelyateacherencourages,helpsandinspiresstudentstodobetternotonlyforthemselvesbutfortheirparentsandChinaWeallneedtoaskourselveshowmanygoodstudentshavebeenlosttous,andourcountries,becauseofbadteachingbothhereandinthewest.

Thebond,andcommunication,formedbetweenateacherandstudentisveryimportanttous,infact,weconsiderthisoneofthemostimportantresponsibilitieswehave.Webecomefriendsofakindandthisfriendship,andguidancecontinueslongintoadulthood.WhenmystudentsachieveinadultlifetheycomeandtellmeandIfellsoproudandhappyforthem.

Aswesternteachersweconstantlymovearoundtheclassroomandtry,everylesson,totalktoeachindividualstudent.Ialsomakedirecteyecontactwithstudentsbecauseinthewesternculturewebelievethatyouarenotagoodpersonunlessyoulookapersondirectlyintheeyewhenspeakingtothem.Mystudentsareencouragedtogetupandwalkovertomewhentheyhaveaquestionorneedhelp.

IteachEnglishsomyclassroomisverynoisybecausewebelievethatstudentsmusttalkinEnglishfortheentireclasstomeortoeachother.HowelsewilltheylearntospeakEnglish?

Italkforonly20%ofmyclasstimeandthestudentsspeakEnglishforupto80%.

Finally,onthesubjectofteachersandteachingwebelievethatawesternteachershouldbesenttoanewschooltoteacheveryfewyearstolearnnewskillsandideasandtheteacherwillalsogetafreshapproachtoteaching.WhenweforeignteachershereatNo1MiddleSchoolgohomewewilltakewithusmanythingswehavelearnthereandwillbemuchbetterteachers,withmanynewideas,forthisexperience.

SOMEDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNTEACHERS

StudentsarethesametheworldoverbutinChinathestudentsaresorespectful,politefriendlyandwellmannereditisadelighttoteachhere.WeforeignteachersconsiderthattheChinesestudentsaregenerallymuchhappierwithaverystronglovenotonlyfortheircountrybutfortheirparentsaswell.Thisisnotalwaysapparentinthewesternculture.

Thereismuchmorepressureonthestudentsheretoachievetopmarksandsoentertopuniversities.Thewesterneducationalsystemhaschangedbecausewefoundthatwehadsomanypeoplewithdegreeswhoonlywantedprofessionalwork,butwhowasgoingtofixthelightswhentheywerenotworkingordrivethetaxis?

.Wenowrecognizethevalueofchoiceforstudentsbecauseweallcannotgettopmarksandmanystudentswillnevergettopmarksbutwillgotoleadhappyandsuccessfullives.

Studentsinthewestusuallystartschoolat9amandfinishat3.30pm,leavingthemplentyoftimetobecreative,playsportandlearnaboutlifeingeneral.Allofthewesterneducationalsystemsrecognizetheimportanceofteachingtheyoungabouttheirfuturelivesasadultsandtheresponsibilitiestheyface.Werecognizeinthewestthatthesestudentsarealwaystired,becausethatisthetimeintheirliveswhentheyaregrowingtotheirfullheight,andyoumayhavenoticedthatwewesternersareatallraceofpeople.

Itissaidwehavebecomelazyinthewestbecausewedonothavetocompetetoenteruniversities,anditistrue,becausewedonothavetocompetereallyhardforanythingbecauseofasmallerpopulation.Wecangobackmanytimestouniversityinourlivestostudyorlearnnewskills.Itisnotunusualfor60or70yearoldstobeatuniversityworkingtowardsanotherdegree.Theoldestpersonwasa90yearoldAmericanwomanwhoobtainedadegreeseveralyearsago.

THECHANGINGWESTERNCLASSROOM

Studentlearning,inthewest,isnolongeronlyintheclassroombecauseofthechangesintechnology.Computers,particularlylaptopsnowmeanthatstudentscanstudyanywhereanytimeonlineandusetheinternetasawonderfulsourceofinformationandreference

Australiahasstartedhomelearningthroughtelevisionprogramsstartingat6inthemorning,whichenablesstudentstostudyforadegreeintheirownhomewithoutacomputer

FinallyIhavetalkedaboutthedi9fferencesinChineseandWesterneducationbecauseIamamongfriendsandsothatwemayalllearnfromeachother.Itmayhelpourstudentstoachieveandhaveaveryhappyandsuccessfullife.Weareteachersandthisiswhatwedo

DifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternEducation

[Abstract]:

MostChineseparentsliketoask,“Howoldshouldbethebestageforchildrentostudyoverseas?

”“IsthefoundationaleducationasgoodasChinainothercountries?

”Asthematteroffact,theargumentaboutthedifferencesandtheiradvantagesanddisadvantagesbetweenChineseEducationandWesternEducationiskeepingonallthetime.Thisquestionisalsoonemajorconcernamongthosestudentswhoareconsideringgoingabroad.Inordertofindoutthemostsuitablewayforeachindividual,weshallcomparemattersbothinChinaandforeigncountriesinthispaper.

1.Introduce：

1.1Twocases

Thebasicissueofeducationiswhatkindofpeoplewewanttocultivatetobe,andhowtocultivatethem.Theconceptofvalue,purposeofeducationandmethodofeducationbetweenChineseEducationSystemandWesternEducationSystemaredifferentiatedinmanyacademicfields.Let’shavealookatthiswith2cases:

DarinYokel’scase

DarinYokelisanartteachefromoneprimaryschoolinCincinnati,America;sheisacurrentstudentofMiamiUniversity.TobeasoneoftheexchangeteacherwithChinese,shecametoKunming,Yunantohaveanacademicinterchange.Herobjectiveissplitinto3parts,teachingChinesestudents,communicatingwithChineseteachersandindependenttraining.

InKunming,DarinfoundoutthatthepaintingskillsofChinesestudentsareverygood.Oneday,shegaveoutonetopicwhichiscalled“happyfestival”toherstudents,butallthestudentsweredrawingthesameChristmastree.AtfirstshethoughtthatChinesestudentsarefriendlysowhentheymetawesternteacher,theydrewtheChristmastreeforher.ButlatershefoundthateveryChristmastreethosechildrendrownarewiththesamebatten.Shelookedcloser,discoveredthatallthestudentswerelookingtowardthesamedirectionwhereoneoftheclassroomwall.ThensherealizedthattherewasoneChristmastreepaintingonthewallwhichpreparedbytheschoolasthepurposeofcreatingasuitablepaintingatmosphereforstudents.

Darincoveredthepaintingonthewallandaskedthestudentstocreatetheirownpicture,tohersurprise;shewassodisappoin