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1、实用跨文化交流教程,作者：李果红,责任编辑：诸葛勤 出版日期：2011年8月 IDPN: 308-2011-29 课件章数：13,Unit 4,Education,Special Terms,Do you know the English version of the following special terms? Work in pairs to translate the terms into English within 3 minutes. You may refer to dictionaries if necessary.,Part I Lead-in,小学 初中 高中 大学 大
2、学生 本科生 专科生 一年级学生 二年级学生 三年级学生 四年级学生 毕业生,primary/ elementary school junior high school senior high school college/ university college student undergraduate student junior college student freshman sophomore junior senior graduate,研究生 在读硕士生 在读博士生 研究生院 教职员工 全体教师 助教 讲师 副教授 正教授,post-graduate student master
3、 candidate Ph.D. candidate graduate school staff faculty teaching assistant lecturer associate professor full professor,Case Study,Darin Yokel is an American art teacher who came to Kunming, Yunnan to have an academic interchange. One of her objectives was to teach Chinese students.,One day, when as
4、ked to draw a “Happy Festival”, all the students were drawing the same Christmas tree with the same pattern. Later she realized that there was one Christmas tree painting on the wall which was prepared by the school so as to create a suitable painting atmosphere for students.,Darin covered the paint
5、ing on the wall and asked the students to create their own picture. To her surprise, she found some students were scratching the head, some biting the pencil, some staring at each other, but no one knew how to start their work.,There is another case in America: one primary school boy finished his fi
6、rst 3-page research on the topic of whales with just a little help of his father.,Questions,1. What differences are reflected in the two cases about Chinese and American education? Different ways of teaching and learning, different ways of thinking, etc. 2. What can we learn from American way of edu
7、cation? Open question.,Part II Important Information in the Texts,In-Class Reading 1. Only about the top 7% of the age cohort in the UK studies for a degree; consequently entry to universities or similar institutions is highly competitive. (Para. 1),That means ,the requirement for admission can be f
8、airly demanding.,2. Applicants are allowed to provisionally accept and hold a maximum of two offers. The final decision on which institution the student will actually attend will be taken when the A Level results are published in mid-August. (Para. 3),That means ,you still have time to ponder before
9、 mid-August.,3. Very few sponsorships or scholarships are available to help students to finance their stay at a British university. (Para. 6),That means ,applicants should be financially prepared before making a decision.,4. The answer is that the “best” institution is the one that most clearly matc
10、hes the individual students aspirations and abilities. (Para. 9),That means ,you should choose the one that suits you the best.,5. As a result of this Scottish universities may require relatively lower grades at A Level for students who have completed two years of sixth form study and who are willin
11、g to spend four years getting their degree. (Para. 15),That means ,a Scottish university is a desirable alternative if you did not get very good grades.,After-Class Reading Passage 1 1. Its becoming increasingly clear to policy makers that schools cannot solve all the problems of the larger communit
12、y. (Para. 3),That means ,change is inevitable.,2. Now many major employers are beginning to demand more than the completion of school. (Para. 4),That means ,diploma can no longer guarantee job or promotion.,3. Students and parents, too, will demand greater accountability from schools, on all levels.
13、 (Para. 5),That means ,schools are now facing new challenges due to the changed demands of students and their parents.,4. Indeed, the fastest growing industry in America today may be the continuing professional education of highly schooled adults. (Para. 7),That means ,the continuing education is no
14、w thriving.,After-Class Reading Passage 2 1. For those who attempt it, the doctoral dissertation can loom on the horizon like Everest, gleaming invitingly as a challenge but often turning into a masochistic exercise once the ascent is begun. (Para. 3),That means ,pursuing a Ph. D. is a tough task in
15、 the real sense.,2. Nevertheless, education researchers like Barbara E. Lovitts, who has written a new book urging professors to clarify what they expect in dissertations(Para. 5),That means ,professors should help to relieve the candidates pressure by telling them what is exactly expected.,3. But f
16、ewer than a dozen universities have endowments or sources of financing large enough to afford five-year packages. (Para. 9),That means ,most Ph. D. candidates have to teach regularly to finance their own education.,4. Some universities have established what they call professional doctorates for students who plan careers more as practitioners than scholars. (Para. 13),That means ,offering different degrees to candidates with different traits can be a solution to t
