The Differences and similirities Education Culture Between American and Vietnam

HUE COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGESubject : American Culture 2 Topic : The Differences and similirities Education Culture Between American and Vietnam Composed By Trương Bảo Thạnh & Nguyễn

HUE COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Subject : American Culture 2

Topic : The Differences and similirities Education

Culture Between American and Vietnam

Composed By Trương Bảo Thạnh & Nguyễn Hoàng Quang Tuấn

-Class : AK7 - VHVL

MODEL:

In Vietnam, the pre-school period is completly optional Children can either go to nursery, kindergarten or not.

However, going to primary and secondary schools is surely compulsory They go to primary school at the age of 6 and it takes them 5 years Later, they go to lower secondary school when they are 11 They attend lower secondary for 4 years At the age of 15, they go to upper secondary school and it lasts 3 years After finishing secondary education, they take the National examination for GCSE.

School Education System In USA

Level of

education

Grade/year (from – to)

Age (from – to)

Optional/ Compulsory

-school

ChildcareEnvironment

GeneralCertificate ofSecondaryEducation(GCSE)

School Education System In Vietnam

Level of

education

Grade/year (from – to)

Age (from – to)

education 1 - 5 6 – 10 Compulsory

Secondary

education

LowerSecondary

6 - 9

11 - 14

UpperSecondary

10 -12

15 – 17(end ofcompulsoryeducation)

GeneralCertificate ofSecondaryEducation(GCSE)

The similarities and differences between the school system in Vietnam and in USA

MODEL:

There are some differences between the schoolsystem in Vietnam and USA

Children in Vietnam start primary school at the age

of 6 and finish this level at 10 while children inUSA study at primary school from the age of 5 to

10

In Vietnam, the compulsory education lasts 12years, so children finish it when they are 17 yearsold In USA, the compulsory education ends whenthey finish the grade11 curriculum at the age of 16

However, Vietnam and USA have some

similarities

Students in both countries have to follow thenational curriculum set by the government for thetwo education levels After finishing secondaryschool, they have to take the national examinationfor GCSE

PART 2

EDUCATION CULTURE IN

USA AND VIETNAM

Human development

 In USA

Each student has different capabilities so theschool does not set the expectation that all studentswill achieve the same excellent performance

 In Vietnam

Each individual has different strengths /weakness and purpose of education is separate andarrange them according to suitability

Interested students in the classroom

 In USA

Each student is a diferent individual and hasindependent learning methods should be separateschools respected

 In Vietnam

Each student is a part of the group, so the need

of group to be put on the top compared to theneeds of each individual

The real learning

 In USA

Learning is not just a superficial mind, it mustdeepen the understanding of a particular problemand the ability to apply the learned knowledge indifferent situations

 In Vietnam

Memorise knowledge Remember and copy byrote learning, they’re important learning tool

Asking in class

 In USA

To promote individual thinking, the schoolencourages students to ask questions and giveideas

 In Vietnam

Students may be allowed impolite if they asked

or mention about the teacher's lecture

Reflecting the result of learning

Role of teacher in class

Learning enviroment

 In USA

Teachers will be incorporated into their lessonabout situations that require students to learn andexplore themselves

 In Vietnam

Mostly teachers teach - students listen andrecord When the contest starts, they just post inaccordance with what has been learned in theclassroom is enough

Responsibilities of the student

 In USA

The school teaches the student to know solelyresponsible for their own learning This means thatthey note their own homwork, due dates, as well asthe teacher is asked if all that is not enough

 In Vietnam

Students have not been had a sense ofresponsibility for self-study Therefore, parentsoften rely on teachers because they will takemeasures to force them to complete homework

PART 3

A PART OF DETAIL IN EDUCATION BETWEEN

USA AND VIETNAM

Time Table in Secondary school

Subject in Secondary school

Why wear uniform in School

Wearing a uniform instills a sense of pride and

School Lunch Time In USA

 In USA schools, children can usually choose between a hot or cold dinner

provided by the school or a packed lunch taken from home Some children are

entitled to a free school dinner, but most children pay for theirs.Our lunch break is from 12.15 noon to 1.15 p.m and children may have a school meal or bring a packed lunch.School lunches are priced at 1.60usd.

Relax Time in Vietnam school

 In Vietnam, this one is different from USA, in this time, they often go to Canteen

or stay in Classroom.

The School Year

There are also other holidays:

- Teacher’s day : 1 day.

- Woman day : 1 day.

- The others : 1 or 2 days.