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1、Learningstylesandculture(2) [2004-5-31]How does this compare with an American style of learning? American kids would be more impulsive than the ones in that Japanese school, because the culture permits that. American kids wouldn't wait until they are told what to do - as soon as
2、they got the paper in their hands they'd probably just start drawing. And they would not pay much attention to what the other kids were doing. A Western teacher wouldn't tell the kinds that there was a 'correct' way to draw any picture. Instead he would, but encourage them to do w
3、hatever they wanted to do.However, one of the biggest differences lies in the 'modelling', that is, learning by watching someone else do something, and copying them. The Japanese teacher modelled very clearly what the students were to do. She even went as far as to guide the stude
4、nt's hand in drawing. You would probably never see a teacher actually guiding a student's hand in an American school - it would be regarded as too much interference. I've also seen Japanese kids using the Suzuki method' to learn violin - that is based totally on the idea of modeli
5、ng. That looks almost painful for the kids! How about Chinese learning styles? I remember a few years ago when I first came to China I was surprised by many things. One time I went along to a lesson in tai chi chuan. The teacher was an old man we called Master Li. We went to hi
6、s house and waited for a long time to see him. Then he came out and demonstrated a tai chi movement. He told us to go home and practice it. The second lesson was the same - he just showed us one move and told us to go and practice again. He stood beside us and corrected us again a
7、nd again. His method was based completely on modeling the exercise and having us copy him. This was his teaching style. Yes, and also his learning style. A few weeks later I heard that Master Li wanted to learn English. He knew I was a teacher. He was an old man and I wasn't s
