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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
The Educational Ladder (12 years)
Kindergarten → Elementary School →
Junior High School → High School
→College Undergraduate →Graduate →
PHD
Taiwanese Education System
The Educational Ladder (9 years)
Kindergarten → Elementary School →
Junior High School
→ High School →College Undergraduate
→Graduate → PHD
Taiwanese vs. American
Kindergarten
Age: 2~5
Transportation
Private and Public
school
Age: 5
Preschool : 3~4
Private and Public School
Taiwanese vs. American
Elementary School
6 Years
6 Years
Public
Private
Public: No Uniform
Private: Uniform
Time
8:25 ~14:25
Uniform
Time
8:00 ~16:00
Taiwanese vs. American
Junior High School
3 Years
Public:
Inexpensive
No Tuition
No Uniform
Private:
Expensive
Upper-class
Uniform & Many
Limitations
The National High
School Entrance Exams
2 Years
Public:
Private:
Expensive
Uniform
Taiwanese vs. American
High School
3 Years
Public:
Inexpensive
Private:
Expensive
Upper-class
Have to pass the test
Vocational schools
Extra Lessons after
School
The National University
Entrance Exams
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
Technical Institute
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
Solution
Extracurricular Activities
Change Teaching Style
Encourage Students to Ask More
Questions
Interview
School Hours? (HS)
American: 7-8 Hours
Taiwan: 9Hours / 13Hours
When a teacher enters
the classroom do
students need to rise?
American: No
Taiwan: Yes
Elizabeth & Kim & Brianna
Interview
What is your opinion
about public schools
and private schools?
Private School –
Challenging
Public School –
Free
Elizabeth & Kim & Brianna
Interview
Do high school
students wear uniform?
Private Schools –
Yes (Religious)
Public Schools –
No
Taiwan- Yes
Kim Chen &
Brianna Doucet
Interview
How do students
choose major?
American: They choose
by themselves
Taiwan- Negotiate with
parents
Elizabeth Duffy & Kim Chen
Interview
What is the way to
learn well in class?
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
American Ways-Longman
Page 191-201
Datesman. Crandall. Kearny
Thank You for Your
Attention