American Education System V.S Taiwanese Education System  Presenter: Chun Yu Chien (Janet)  ESL-156 COMPARATIVE CULTURE STUDLES  Instructor: Lyra Riabov

Outline  Introduction: (1) Education System (2) Public and Private schools  The education Systems in Taiwan and America  Interview SNHU American students  Comparison  Problems/Solutions  Conclusion  References

Introduction  1. Education System  2. Taiwanese system DefinitionAdvantagesDisadvantages Public Schools Supported by government Inexpensive TuitionPoor facilities Private Schools Supported by students tuition Luxury facilitiesTuition is expensive

The education System in Taiwan Taiwanese Education PrimarySecondary Higher Elementary school (6 years) Junior high school (3 years) Senior high school (3 years) Graduate school (2 years) University (4 years) Technical institute (2 years) Public educationPrivate education

The education System in America American Education Elementary school (6 years) Middle school (2 years) Community College (2 years) High school (4 years) Graduate school (2years) University (4 years) Public educationPrivate education

Interview American students Shelby Shelby Janet Meghan

Interview American students  Personal Information: ShelbyMeghan Come fromNew Hampshire CareerSNHU student Future careerElementary School teacher Elementary School teacher

Interview American students  Discussion content: - Class time - Uniform - Use of technology in class - Testing - Ask teacher questions - Future career

Comparison AmericanTaiwanese Class timeShortLong Uniform Public: No UniformPublic: formal Uniform Private (religious) :formal Uniform Private: formal Uniform Class TypeSmall ClassLarge Class TestingLessMore Leaning way Critical thinking Rely on parents, teachers, Asking questiontextbook Tuition Public: FreePublic : Less Expensive Private : ExpensivePrivate : More Expensive

Problems/ Solutions ProblemsSolutions Students are afraid to ask questions To encourage students to ask questions Students do not have ability to innovate Training the ability to think critically Students do not know how to communicate with people Participate in extracurricular activities

Conclusion  Every country has its own education system with its advantages and disadvantages. In addition, combined class is a valuable experience that helps us learn the education of different countries and practice English

References  na#Education na#Education  epublic_of_China#University epublic_of_China#University  information from combined class

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