美国教育英语论文
陈志朋资料-
American Higher Education
Key
words:
higher
education
campus life
Summary:
education
plays
an
important
role
in
country’s
development
and
has
been
drawn
more
attention.
Aiming
at
American
higher
education,
I
make
a
brief
introduction.
Something
about
the
education
system
of
American
higher
education,
reflecting on its characteristics, and
more about the campus life.
Education plays an important role in
the development of a country and has been
a
sign
of
comprehensive
strength.
Due
to
the
differences
of
political,
economic,
culture and other aspects, every
country’s education system has its own
characteristics,
which
can
be
more
easily
reflected
by
higher
education.
The
following
is
a
brief
description of the
American higher education.
Americans
attach great importance to education. Now there
are about 3,300 high
schools
and
12
million
students
of
the
United
States.
Some
schools
are
public
and
others
are private. The difference is
the manner in which the schools
are supported
and
controlled.
Public
schools
are
supported
by
taxes
and
in
charge
of
local
government. They are not influenced by
religion. Students in different religions
can
stay in one classroom
and study, so there is no discrimination. Private
schools are not
in charge of
government. It is independently funded, connecting
with religious groups,
and most of them
are in charge of the Roman Catholic Church.
Students can get higher
education in college or university. College refers
to the
school where high school
graduates can be admitted and learn knowledge.
Compared
to university, college is
smaller in scale and not so professional. But in
some certain
aspects, college is also
good. While university is relatively large in
scale and is more
comprehensive
and
complex.
Usually,
a
university
has
several
colleges,
where
students can learn
some professional knowledge or skills. In general,
a university is
made
up
of
science
and
engineering
college
and
liberal
arts
college.
Both
of
them
have
some
branches,
such
as
building,
machine,
information
technology,
language,
economy and so on.
After a student choosing his major, he will be a
student of one
college to learn
professional knowledge.
In
universities, students not only take the
necessary courses, but also to do some
research in the field they major in. There are
some famous universities, such as
Harvard, Yale, and Stanford University. With
better
facilities,
more
research,
more
teachers,
and
more
branches
of
subjects,
the
famous
universities develop
more talents and make much progress in science and
technology.
In America,
there is community college, two-year college,
state college, institute
of technology
and so on.
In a
four-year university, there are
four
grades: freshman,
sophomore, junior, and senior. In the
first two years, students are taught basic
courses,
such as English, science,
foreign, languages and social science. And later,
they will
learn something about their
major and do some practice or research.
What’s the American campus
life like?
Classroom
Atmosphere.
Every teacher has his own
teaching style and the style
is
not
fixed.
Generally
speaking,
the
classroom
atmosphere
is
relax
and
active.
Students are encouraged to talk,
express their opinions, and do some actions to
show
their ideas. In the class,
students are more creative and cooperative with
students and
teachers.
Their
interests
and
passion
about
one
problem
or
question
can
be
greatly
improved.
American
higher
education
also
carries
out
credit
system.
Students
can
decide when and which subject to learn,
only to follow the flowchart of your major.
When starting school in the first year,
students receive a
flowchart
，
something about
the courses they must take and the
lowest score they have to earn. But every term a
student must get determinate score.
Thus in one class students maybe from different
majors and different grades. Also the
classroom is not fixed. Sometimes there are 100
students in a class, which is crowed.
Sometimes teachers may not rely on the
textbook and they are student-centered.
They
care
more
about
the
creativity
development
and
independent
thinking
of
students. Such teaching style and
classroom atmosphere is helpful for improving the
ability and personal skills. Students
are not required to memorize, listen, or write,
they
can
acquire
knowledge
solidly.
Meanwhile,
they
will
be
impressed
by
the
way
to
solve the problem and the
way of thinking.
The
Accommodation.
In
most
universities,
students
can
choose
to
live
on
campus or live off
campus. Both of them have advantages and
disadvantages. Live on
campus is
convenient and fast to go to the classroom or
library. You can meet with
students
and
communicate
with
each
other
more
easily.
Second,
talking
about
the
problems
of
study
and
life
is
a
good
way
to
develop
friendship.
Third,
living
on
campus
can be relatively cheap, so you can save money and
time. But the space of the
dormitory is
limited, so you may feel not free.
Live
off
campus.
You
can
choose
to
live
with
a
family,
but
you
have
to
do
something yourself. In fact, it is a
good way to practice yourself to be independent.
You can learn something about the local
customs from the family and improve your
ability to communicate with others.
Obviously, it takes more time to go to school and
clean house, so you should do things
quickly and efficiently. Personally I think living
off
campus
may
be
good
for
us,
especially
for
a
international
student.
You
can
not
only practice your speaking English,
but also have a better understanding of the local
culture.
The
library.
Every
university
has
its
own
library.
It
can
be
the
best
place
to
study
and
read
some
books
you
interested
in.
Usually,
the
library
has
a
large
collection of
different kinds of books.
In addition,
many courses require students to
read
books and look up magazines or though the Internet
to get the information they
need. There
is online library with all the information about
the books. With the help of
computers,
it is much faster and convenient to find materials
and books. Sometimes,
students don’t
have to go to the library, just through the online
research, they can ge
t
the
information, search the book they want to borrow
and check the deadline of the
books
they have borrowed. Library has been a good place
to study and research for
the
environment is quiet and comfortable.
Homework.
College students
also have homework. The amounts and kind vary
with
the
subject
and
teacher.
After
some
chapters
of
lessons,
students
will
receive
homework to practice and solidify the
knowledge. In some class, they are asked to do
some activities, such as role play,
finding resources or discussion. There is no fixed
pattern. Meanwhile, the
way
teachers to
check their homework may be
through the
Internet, in
class, or do some program.