Transcript Education system Presenter: Hui Lin Chen (Kim) ESL 156-Comparative Cultures Studies Instructor: Lyra Riabov.

Education system
Presenter: Hui Lin Chen (Kim)
ESL 156-Comparative Cultures Studies
Instructor: Lyra Riabov
Outline
American Education System
 Taiwanese Education System
 Difference between Two Education Systems
 Problems of Taiwanese Education
 Solutions
 Interview
Interviewer
 References

&
Interviewee
American Education System
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The Educational Ladder (12 years)
Kindergarten → Elementary School →
Junior High School → High School
→College Undergraduate →Graduate →
PHD
Taiwanese Education System
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The Educational Ladder (9 years)
Kindergarten → Elementary School →
Junior High School
→ High School →College Undergraduate
→Graduate → PHD
Taiwanese vs. American
Kindergarten
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Age: 2~5
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Transportation
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Private and Public
school
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Age: 5
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Preschool : 3~4
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Private and Public School
Taiwanese vs. American
Elementary School
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6 Years
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6 Years
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Public
Private
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Public: No Uniform
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Private: Uniform
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Time
8:25 ~14:25
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Uniform
Time
8:00 ~16:00
Taiwanese vs. American
Junior High School
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3 Years
Public:
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Inexpensive
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No Tuition
No Uniform
Private:
Expensive
Upper-class
Uniform & Many
Limitations
The National High
School Entrance Exams
2 Years
Public:
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Private:
Expensive
Uniform
Taiwanese vs. American
High School
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3 Years
Public:
Inexpensive

Private:
Expensive
Upper-class
Have to pass the test
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Vocational schools
Extra Lessons after
School
The National University
Entrance Exams
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4 Years
Extracurricular activities
Public: No tuition
Private: Expensive
Application
Homecoming Party
Graduation Party
Taiwanese vs. American
University

4 Years
Choosing Major before
Entering the University
Transferring Not Easy
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Technical Institute
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4 Years
Choosing Major in Last
Two Years
Transferring Easy
Problems of Taiwanese Education
Lacking of Critical Thinking
 Following Teachers’ Rules
 Using Scores to Judge Students
 Spending too much Time on Studying
 Academic Background > Quality
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Solution
Extracurricular Activities
 Change Teaching Style
 Encourage Students to Ask More
Questions
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Interview
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School Hours? (HS)
American: 7-8 Hours
Taiwan: 9Hours / 13Hours

When a teacher enters
the classroom do
students need to rise?
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American: No
Taiwan: Yes

Elizabeth & Kim & Brianna
Interview

What is your opinion
about public schools
and private schools?

Private School –
Challenging
Public School –
Free
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Elizabeth & Kim & Brianna
Interview
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Do high school
students wear uniform?
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Private Schools –
Yes (Religious)
Public Schools –
No
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Taiwan- Yes
Kim Chen &
Brianna Doucet
Interview

How do students
choose major?

American: They choose
by themselves
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Taiwan- Negotiate with
parents
Elizabeth Duffy & Kim Chen
Interview

What is the way to
learn well in class?
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Brianna : Visual Aids
Elizabeth: Asking a Lot

Question

Kim: Doing More Exercises
Brianna
&
Kim
&
Elizabeth
References
http://www.google.com./
 http://english.taipei.gov.tw/tpedu/index.jsp
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education
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American Ways-Longman
Page 191-201
Datesman. Crandall. Kearny
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