1. Education System & International Culture Team 4: Jack Chang & Willie Yang

2. Contents J) Part I: Education System ( J) ＊ Japanese Education System ＊ American Schools ＊ Education In Australia W) Part II: International Culture ( W) ＊ Asia ＊ America and Europe ＊ Oceania

3. Japanese Education System The school system in Japan is similar to Taiwan; Japan also has cram schools. In most schools, uniforms are required. ← Japanese Cram School Japanese School Uniforms →

4. It is required to join at least one club in high school. Every September or October, each school has Sports Day, where students compete in games, races, and dances. Japanese Kendo (Sword Fighting) Club →

5. Japanese students only have March and August off, as well as other holidays. ↓ Children’s Day (5/5) The Aged Day ( 敬老の日 ) (the third Monday of September) ↓

6. American Schools Classroom sizes are between 20 and 30 students. The state decides what students learn in schools in America, but not the Ministry of Education.

7. Foreign languages offered in American Schools include: French and Spanish (most popular) and German, Chinese, Latin, Greek, and Japanese (less common).

8. School usually lasts 6 hours starting around 8:00 am and lasting until 2:00 pm. Many students stay at school for extracurricular activities and tutoring and even some students have JOBS! Extracurricular Activities : Football →

9. The education system in Australia adopts England ’ s (6-6-3). There is no textbook in Australian primary schools. Education In Australia

10. Australian education emphasizes Character Education ( 品格教育 ). In Australia is ONLY TWO private colleges.

11. TaiwanJapanU.S.A.Australia Compulsory Education 9 yrs 12 yrs10 yrs SystemNational StatesProvincial Time 7:20~17:108:00~3:408:00~14:009:00~15:00 Days200 up194180190 Special Parts 1.Uniform 2.Nap Time Cram Schools SportsNo textbook Schooling in College (NT) 58,714 avg.University of Tokyo 158,718 UCLA 222,639 Stanford 1,009,127 166,000 avg.

12. Asia In Japan, you cannot put the stamps upside down when you send a letter to your lover. It means breaking up. Mongolians think of water as the pure spirit. It ’ s forbidden to wash anything in the water, even your hands.

13. Koreans regard nodding head as a polite greeting. But they only do it once that they put all the respects in it. In Thailand, it is illegal to buy alcohol after 2:00 a.m. or you will be fined.

14. America and Europe A wedding proverb in the US runs, “ Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence inside your shoe. ” White roses symbolize love in Italy, but they usually mean sadness in other countries.

15. If people point their own noses, that means themselves. Women in Spain need to wear ear rings or they would be considered as if they were naked.

16. Oceania Australia is famous for its politeness; people there never speak out loud in public. In Australia, you have to buy a meal to get your alcohol in a restaurant.

17. In New Zealand, as they meet someone noble, they will touch each other ’ s noses to say good-bye. Australians and New Zealanders have strong sense of time. They usually contact first and go to the meetings on time.

18. Works Cited Images 1. Flags Taiwan LH: http://www.webmaster-tool.co.uk/flag-animated/flags_148.htmhttp://www.webmaster-tool.co.uk/flag-animated/flags_148.htm 2. International Class: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~cmw9/induction/?cat=4http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~cmw9/induction/?cat=4 3. Japanese Cram School: http://wp.freeneo.com/?p=14http://wp.freeneo.com/?p=14 4. Children’s Day: http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/31/all-about-9-top-5- important-holidays/http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/08/31/all-about-9-top-5- important-holidays/ 5. The Aged Day: http://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/japanese-respect-aged-day- keirou-no-hihttp://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/japanese-respect-aged-day- keirou-no-hi 6. Voice of America: http://hi.baidu.com/chinaw20/blog/item/2341ca39027147f53b87ce6e.html http://hi.baidu.com/chinaw20/blog/item/2341ca39027147f53b87ce6e.html 7. American Schools: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=6014&page=5http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=6014&page=5 8. Foreign Language: http://web.scc.losrios.edu/foreignlang/http://web.scc.losrios.edu/foreignlang/ 9. Be Quiet: http://thedragonstales.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.htmlhttp://thedragonstales.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html 10. Football: http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/39/05/redmen/http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/39/05/redmen/ 11. Australia: http://terry89blogspotcom.blogspot.com/http://terry89blogspotcom.blogspot.com/ 12. No Textbook: http://www.goodgreentips.com/2008/09/http://www.goodgreentips.com/2008/09/ 13. Private Colleges: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/pricey_schools/source/1.htm http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/pricey_schools/source/1.htm

19. Works Cited Other Sources 1. "Schools." Explore Japan. Web Japan. Web. 26 Jan. 2010.. 2. 教育部. " 我國大學學雜費與國際之比較." 4 Jan. 2011. 3. " 維基百科." 日本教育. 4 Jan. 2011.. 4. " 澳大利亞大學學費知多少 ?." China.com.cn. 8 Jan. 2007. 4 Jan. 2011.. 5. 澳洲教育制度 Australian Education System. 4 Jan. 2011.. 6. 澳洲的教育體制簡介. 4 Jan. 2011.. 7. " 維基百科." 澳大利亞教育. 4 Jan. 2011.. 8. 各國的禁忌. 4 Jan. 2011..

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