中国文化英语教程 learing journey

Learning journal

In this semester,we choose the course called “Chinese Culture Matters”,in which we not only learn a lot about the differences between Chinese and western countries, but also help us have a better understanding of the foreign culture .In my opinion Culture Matters is a cross-cultural bilingual talkwhose target audience is well-educated Chinese college student interested in Western culture as well as foreigners living all over the world.

In our learning process, we work in groups, while our team is responsible for a unit about “Intellectual Freedom and Chinese Education”.First, we prepare for a presentation based on the research of Chinese and westernculture and different educational practice.On this condition,wecan better carry out the education for all-round developmentin China. This presentation hasstressed the differences in sex education and exam education, between Chinese and westerneducation, whose purpose is to figure out the deep meaning beneath the surface .In conclusion,Nothing is absolutely correct or wrong, especially in education.Sex & exam education for Children expose problems of Chinese education.But is western education perfect?Be independent-minded.That's the first step to learn from western countries.

What Iam in charge for is a simple “answer and question game”about ancient education, especially about our Chinese characteristic----Imperial Examinations.Top four groups can choose snacks as rewards according to the ranking order,while the bottom of all groups can’t get snacks unless they accept the punishment----blowing up aballoon with blindfold.What ’s more,the first group can popthe balloon as they like.

What the great progress I have made is thatI know that I have to make plans and follow my plan. I must have a blueprint of your future, so that I can follow it in order to avoid catching up on the preparation for game.

What ’s more,I think it is important for me to make plans for myelf both for a period of time and my living years. I have read a report about the importance of plans. A survey was made in a Harvard undergraduates, and they are from one class, they are asked a question about what do they plan for their future. Then 25 years later, those who have clear long-term plans become the very successful, those who keep on setting short-term goals become professional people, those who do not have goals or plans failed in their life.

The problem I have met is my backward in English, This may not be a problem only for me .After thecollege entrance examination, we put English aside and totally forget a fact that English is for lifelong learning. We even can ’t remember when we recite words last times? What a pity! We should foster our habit of lifelong learning, while how to persist without locale is still a problem.

In the end ,I think that l have learnt a lot through this semester’s courses,I want to show my sicere thanks to my teacher Miss Liu, she is so gentle a teacher that never put on airs and she teaches me a lot about the differences about culture matters between Chinese and western

cultures.