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Q10300125theDifferencesofUniversityEducationBetweenChinaandAmericanØIntroduction“TheAmericanuniversityhasbeenconsideredasmodelsbytheworld,althoughitonlyhasahistoryof300years”,（别敦荣,2012）ithasthemostexcellentuniversitiesintheworld.EveryyeartensofthousandsofstudentsfromallovertheworldcometoAmericanforstudying,includingalargenumberofChineseexcellentstudents.Onthecontrary,Chinaasanancientcountrycivilizationwithoverfivethousandyears,onlyhaveseveralfamousuniversities.ThisessayaimstostudythecharacterofTheUnitedStatesuniversityeducationandfindoutthemeritofAmericanuniversity.Thentaketheessenceanddiscardthedregstoimprovethequalityofourowneducation.ØⅠ.ComparisonbetweenAmericanandChineseuniversityeducation1.1teachingstyleInAmerican,almostallteacherslikesmall-classteaching,theybelievethatitwillletallthestudentshaveequalchancetojoininclassdiscussions.Inaddition,theycanbefullyawareofeverystudent’sabilitysothattheycanmakeappropriateplanforeveryone.Inclass,teachersbyaskingquestionsletstudentsthinkandimage.NomatterhowstudentsrespondifonlytheyhavetheirownAngleandviewpoint,theyarejustright.Teachersalsoencouragestudentstodiscussandraisequestionswhicharethesharperthebetter.HoweverinChina,studentshardlyeverparticipateinclassdiscussions.Theteachertellthemeverythingaboutthebook,andwhattheyshoulddoistowriteitdownandrememberit.Thereisanotheruniquephenomenonisthatthemasterpaymuchattentiontogoodstudentswhichresultinbadstudentsbecomeevenworsewhilegoodstudentsbecomeevenbetter.Evenstudenshavequestion,theyaretooshytoraisetheirhands.Respectivelyspeaking,AmericanclassislivelywhileChineseclassisveryquiet.1.2Examandhomework Q10300125Thereisnodoubtthatexamisthemosteffectiveandconvenientwaytocheckstudents’studyingcondition.Domesticuniversityonlyhavetwoexams:themiddleandthefinnal.Nevertheless,inAmerican,theyhavemanyquizzesinasemester.Thereasonforthisistoforcestudentstolookupinformationandstudybythemselves.Moreover,theyhavemuchhomeworktodowhiletheyonlyhaveseveralclassesinaweek,forthemostpart,theyspendtheirtimeindoinghomework.Bycontrast,Chinesestudentshavesomuchleisuretimethattheycandoeverythingtheylike,suchasplaycomputergames,shopping,playingbasketballandsoon.Ofcoursetherestillhavemanystudentsmakeeveryefforttostudying.ToAmericanstudents,memorizingisnecessary,butcreativityisthemostessential.Togetfullcreditisnotaeasything,andtheuniversitywillnotletthemeasilytogetthediploma.Soaboutahalfofthemcan’tgraduatefromtheuniversity.InChina,moststudentscangettheirdiplomawhichdon’tneedthemtopaytoomuchsacrifice.1.3TargetInAmerican,everyuniversityhasitsreasonstoexist,nomatterhowsmallitis.Andeachuniversityknowswhattheirtargetis.Forexample,theeconomicinstituteofStanforduniversityhasthreegoalsforundergraduate.Thefirstisknowingallkindsofmodernsocialeconomicphenomenon;thesecondismasteringtheskillsofanalysingeconomicproblems;thethirdisknowinghowtoevaluatepublicpolicy.ThereisnodoubtthenumberofuniversitiesinChinaisbecomingmoreandmore,butalmostnouniversityknowswhyitselfshouldbeestablishedandexist.JustbecauseChinahasalargepopulation,andonlyincreasethenumberoftheuniversitiescanmanystudentsgototheuniversity.Inaddition,“thedevelopmentofChineseuniversitiesbehaveabitimpulsive,forexample,manyuniversitiesareseekingforcertain“worldrankings”butoverlooktheformaldevelopmentofthemselves.”(Educationisa,2012)Andmostofstudentschoosetogotouniversityistogetadiplomawhichcanhelpthemfindajobeasily.ØⅡ.Thereasonsforthedifferencesmentionedabove:2.1Differenttraditionalculture Q10300125“Educationisaculturalphenomenon,differenteducationresponsetoadifferentculture.Sowecanseetheculturaldifferenceintheviewofcollegeeducation.“(Educationisa,2012)Fromancienton,Chinesepeoplearealwaysveryconservative,whichresultintheylackofspiritofadventureandinnovativeconsciousness.So,thestudentintheclassroomisnotveryactive.“Bycontrast,Americaisanationofimmigrantswithashorthistory.Withtheinfluenceofmulticultureanddifferentvalues,itiseasyforthemtobeactive.”（AComparativeStudy,2012）SoAmericanclassroomaremorelivelyandfreedom.2.3Differentsocialconditions“Bynow,socialsecuritysystemandold-agecarehavenotbeenperfectinChina.”（AComparativeStudy,2012）AndChinahasalargepopulationandmostcompaniesonlyrecruitpeoplewhohasadiplomaofgooduniversityanddon’tcarewhetheryouhaveabilityornot,thereforeit’shardforthemtofindajob.Forthisreason,studentsarestudyinghardinthehighschoolsothattheycanbeadmittedtoagooduniversity.Whentheyareintheuniversity,themajorityofthembelievetheydon’tneedtostudyhardagainfortheyknowtheycaneasilygetthediploma.ButinAmerican,approximatelyahalfofthemcan’tgettheirdiplomas.Thereforetheyhavetostudyhard.Besidesthereisaprosperdevelopmentofeconomyandsanesocialsecuritysystem,sotherearemoreemploymentopportunitiesinAmerican.（AComparativeStudy,2012）Andpeoplegetjobbytheirability.ØⅢ.ConclusionBythetextfromabove,it’sonlyageneralcomparativestudyonuniversityeducationbetweenAmericaandChina.Ofcourse,thereisalsodistinctivenessonit.AndcomparedwithChineseuniversityeducation,Americanuniversityeducationalsohasitsobviousshortage.SotheaimofthisthesisisnotjusttotallytorepudiateChineseuniversityeducationorwhollytoeulogizeAmericanuniversityeducation.（AComparativeStudy,2012）Inconclusion,comparedwithAmericanuniversityeducation,westillhavealottolearn.Firstly,weshouldchangeourinherentthought,don'ttoocareaboutrightandwrong.“Thereisquotationtosaythat,byMr.Qian,Chinahavenothadacreative Q10300125university.AsfarasIamconcerned,theCulturaldifferencesshouldnotbecomeanexcusetostopthereformofChineseuniversities.Ibelievethatwecandobetter.”(Educationisa,2012)Secondly,teachersshouldnotonlyteachstudentshowtostudy,butalsoteachthemhowtoadapttothesociety.Furthermore,oureducationsystemshouldbemadeappropriatelychange.Everyuniversityshouldadjustitsdirectionandpositioninatimelymannerwiththesocialdevelopment,sothatitkeeppacewiththetime,andsuccessfullytransformtheuniversityintoahigherlevel,Playingagreaterrole.Ifwecantaketheessenceanddiscardthedregs,Ibelieveoneday,ChinawillalsohaveplentyofgooduniversitiesReferences1、AcomparativestudyonfamilyeducationinAmericaandChina[OL].[2012-3-24].http://wenku.baidu.com/view/6ac8ce61783e0912a2162ae3.html.2、Educationisaculturalphenomenon[OL].[2012-3-24].http://wenku.baidu.com/view/3c361e2e3169a4517723a36b.html.3、别敦荣.美国大学定位与个性化发展[OL].高等教育研究.2003(24).[2012-3-24].http://wenku.baidu.com/view/0bd65a1352d380eb62946db8.html.
