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英国文化与中国文化对比英文

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“constantbasedonpedagogicalmoreAsianphilosophy

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marketinganddesign、

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andvariousattemptstogetteacherstoencouragestudent

participation、

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exams、

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inthehopeofwardingofftheilleffectsoftheir—period

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standardizedtestsareseenastheonlywaytoguarantee

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universitiesandjobswouldgoonlytothosewiththeright

China'semphasisonmemorizationguanxii（connections）、

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gradesstudentsrequirestowriteessays,allocates

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tellsofencounteringthisculturaldividewhentwostudents

handedintheexactsameessayforanin-classexam、Becauseofdiffrenttraditionsandcultures,therearemany

diffrencesbetweenChineseeducationandBritish

education、Firstly,theChineseeducationis

ineyearcompulsory

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、parentsintheprivateschoolSecondly,theChineseschoolsonlyhavesome

subjects,suchasChinese,maths,English,history,physics

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ChineseeducantionandtheBritisheducation,theyhave

、someadventagesanddisadventagesinsomeaspects