中西方教育差异英语论文.docx

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中西方教育差异英语论文

CoursepaperofChongqingUniversity

AComparativeStudyonFamilyEducation

BetweenChinaandAmerica

SchoolofForeignLanguagesandCultures

June.2014

ABSTRACT

Inalifetime,familyisthefirstschool,inwhichparentsarethefirstteachersforthechildren.Childrenarethehopesofanation,andfamilyeducationistheelementaryeducationforchildren.Inasense,talentcompetitionisthecompetitionoftheabilityoffamilyeducation.Sofamilyeducationisveryimportant.Inviewofthis,Americagivesmoreattentiontofamilyeducation.Alongwiththeacceleratingprocessofthedevelopment,thedisadvantageoftheChinesetraditionfamilyeducationgraduallyreveals.Sofamilyeducationreformisurgentlyneeded.Therearegreatdifferencesintheconceptsofeducation,aimofeducation,methodsofeducationandcontentsofeducationbetweenAmericanfamilyeducationandChinesefamilyeducation.Thisthesiswillcompletethecomparativestudyfromtheimportance,thedefinition,thedifferencesandthereasonsoffamilyeducationbetweenAmericaandChina.Atthesametime,theauthorhopesthisthesiscanprovidesomehelpfulsuggestionsforfamilyeducationinordertomakechildrengrowmorehealthilyandroundly.

Key:

familyeducation,definition,difference,cause

Contest

Chapter1TheDefinitionofFamilyEducation

Whatisfamilyeducationabout?

Mostpeopleincludingsomeparentsmaysaythatfamilyeducationsimplymeansraisingandeducating.However,itisneverthecase.Familyeducationismorethanraisingandeducating.

AGeneralIntroductionofChenHeqin’sThoughtsonPreschoolEducationdefinesfamilyeducationas“Familyeducationisasocietyusetoeducatenewgenerationwithaimsandsystems”（ChenHeqin,2006）.Itcanbeprovedthatasintheperiodofearlychildhood,familyeducationprocessesarecriticalforelementary-school-agechildren’slearninganddevelopment.

Accordingtothetraditionalconceptfamilyeducationisparentseducatetheirchildren.Yet,thedefinitionoffamilyeducationshouldbeextended.Familyeducationisnotonlytheactionoffamilybutalsoconcernsthewholesociety.Familyeducationisnotonlythewaythatparentsoreldergenerationeducatethechildorteenageinfamily,butallthefamilymemberseducateeachother.Familyeducationisnotonlytheeducationofthepre-schooleducation,butalsoalllifeeducation.

Chapter2TheDifferencesofFamilyEducationbetweenChinaandAmerica

2.1Theconceptoffamilyeducationisdifferent

ThedifferenteducationconceptsbetweenAmericaandChinaleadchildrentoreceivedifferenteducation.InChina,manyparentsonlycareaboutwhetherthechildrenhaveapromisingfuture,agoodjob,agoodlifeornot.Basedontheseexpectations,manyparentsfeelthattheirresponsibilityfortheirchildrenistocreateasgoodconditionsaspossibleastheycansothatthechildrenwillnotworryaboutanythinginthefuture.Therefore,intheprocessofchildren’sgrowth,themostimportantthingthatparentscareaboutistodeveloptheirchildren’sintellect,exceptforcaringchildren’sdailylife.Contrastively,Americanparentsgenerallybelievethatthegrowthofchildrenmustrelyontheirownstrengthandexperiences.Basedonthisconcept,mostAmericanparentsemphasizemoretotraintheirchildren’sabilityofindependenceoncetheyarebornbecausetheythinkthatchildrenshouldformaself-supportingwillandthecapacitytoliveindependentlysincetheirchildhood.

2.2Theaimoffamilyeducationisdifferent

Theaimoffamilyeducationistofosterthechildrentogrowinsomedirectionbyfamilyeducation.

Thereisanessentialdifferencebetweentwocountry’saimoffamilyeducation.TomostChineseparents,theaimisexpectingtheirchildrentobea“dragon”,whichis“wangzichenglong”inChinese.ButAmericanparentstakehopingthechildtobeamanwiththeabilitywhichis“wangzichengren”inChineseastheiraim.ForChineseparents,theiraimistodoanythingtosupporttheirchildrentogethighmarks.Whatformsapparentcontrasttoitis,Americaparentsgivetheirchildrenmoretrainingaboutimprovingabilities.Theytrytotraintheirchildrentohavetheabilityofadaptingtoenvironmentalvarietyandtheabilityoflivingindependently.

2.3Themethodsaredifferent

Thedifferencesofconceptsandaimcausethechildrentobetaughtbydifferentwaysandmethods.InChinesefamily,affectedbyChinesetraditionalculture,parentseducatechildrenby‘control’and‘seal’type.Chineseparentsprepareallthingsfortheirchildrenindailylife.InChinesefamily,childrendon’thavetodoanyhousework.Chineseparentsprotectthechildrentoexcessinsocialactivities.Chineseparentshavearatherstrictattitudetowardchildren’sstudy.SoChinesechildrenspendmoretimein