跨文化交际

THE Differences Between Chinese And Western EducationTHE Differences Between Chinese And Western Education (family education)The traditional family education in China, on account of the respective differences in more aspects is different from that in the West . They have their own characteristics between regions and cultures. To begin with, the tendency of educationis different.The Chinese parents lay emphasis on social enlightenment, ignore the growth of children. The Chinese parents take the social compatible enlightenment seriously, but often neglect the development of children's characteristics, they often train the children under established forms ,and lay down the broad road for their growth.The western parents provide the children a environment for growth resistant to them, and foster their tenacious individuality and the good conduct, and they choose their idea and way of cultivation according to the change of society and the characteristic of children physical and mental.Secondly, the value of family education is different.The function of China’s family education is forced by the China’s traditional cult ure. The Chinese traditional Confucian culture emphasize “the cultivation of one’s moral character, the running of one’s family, the administration of a state, the peace and security of the world”. In this directional thought, the family education is bestowed on the direct social significance. In addition, the Chinese traditional culture also regards the family education and children's individual growth as the direct correlative causes and effects. The Chinese parents care about the reputation in educating the child, thinking educating the child to become a useful person is their achievement, but if not, the parents feel shameful. The education's goal is for earning their living, for honor.The western family education is different from china in the educational goal. Education is not the preparation for earning their living, but for survival. “The learned education” they emphasize has the value of molding one’s mind, one kind of value which has nothing to do with the utility or the occupation st, the focal point of education is different.What the China’s traditional culture grasps is life and morals, so the Chinese value life and the human relations extremely. Therefore, the Chinese parents have regarded the morals as the highest value orientation in the education. Especially, in the Chinese mind, “the good child” is a child who is obedient and sensible at first, aims at the community, liked at first sight. In that case, the guardian trains the child to practice the moral culture, cultivates mental poise, self-restraining, emphasizes reservation, and the idea of social rank. The main connotation of Chinese familyeducation is “the mercy, righteousness, the ritual, the wisdom, the honesty, loyalty, forgiveness”, and the Chinese child was taught by historical story, ethics, loyalty, filial piety and integrity when he was young. The child was influenced by the ice-cold moral law and the rules and regulations, and studied 3-character classic and Younger brother Cuckoo since childhood.Yet, what the western culture grasps is knowledge, the family mainly arouses the child’s the curiosity about and the imagination of nature. As we all know knowledge creation comes from curiosity. So parents by making children interested in the nature and fairy stories, let the children have a broader imagination space, so as to help the knowledge creation. In addition, they regard the psychological development as the highest direction, so the cultivation of child's interest and the creativity is the main point of Western family education.All in all, there are many differences between China and Western family education and each has its strong points and weak points. We should reject the dross and absorb the cream of them, advance the family educational modernization instantaneously.(School education)In a U.S. high school English class, the teacher convey the topic to the whole class . The students have clustered into groups, with the internet to find information. They speak loudly, and there are even debate competitions held in two groups which teachers sometimes participate in the discussion. Classroom atmosphere is very active. The moment the bell ring, students still talk of the questions.English American teachers' style quite dramatic. The overall classroom atmosphere is casual. In the class, the students can eat fruits and chewing gum. Some American teachers talk so excited that they sit up the podium. American teachers encourage students to ask questions, the more the better for the students to ask questions. Questions are curricular content and it can be outside of school. The students who are usually ask questions are considered to be good . When a Beijing school teachers teaching in the United States, a class of students have been asked the question about China and he answered questions on the whole class with his well prepared lesson plan left useless. In addition to American students ask questions, theyare also actively in speaking to state their point of view. American scholars: students speak more involved, indicating that the more successful teachers in the class. .When the United States experienced teachers can not answer the question, always sincere to say: I am Sorry, I don't know. Let's discuss it;In short, the American stressed that students should think more about the school, ask questions, encouraged students stumped teachers.While chinese teachers hold the ideas that teachers are models of virtue for others. The contents hold the ideas that teachers are models of virtue for others. The content of the classes is always confined into the textbooks and the teaching programs. With regard to other knowledge which has no relation with the textbook, teachers are unable to teach though they would like to because there is no time for students to learn anything but the knowledge which is related to their examinations. In the class, considering a large amount of classroom teaching, there is less time for students to think the questions ; and teacher can only offer students brief answers; teachers should allow students to participate in classroom performance, but actually they did not do that ; teachers often prolong the classes and take up spare time of students. Moreover, the students are numb at class and busy with notes written on the blackboard, and don not know what should do if there is nothing on the blackboard. Eventually, teachers and their students are tired of writing.In short, the classes of Chinese teachers are considered to be in stable type. They prepare lessons meticulously and explain the knowledge points elaborately. They will not say the words which are have nothing to do with the class and not to mention active gestures and other non-verbal expression.。