中美文化的不同，继而使我们的大学生活和美国大学生活也有很大的不一样。今天我们就来说说中美大学生活习惯上的差异吧！

Time：2024.9.26 18：30-20：00

Place:一站式服务中心研讨区

Topic:The differences between Chinese and American college life

本周指导教师：

Dr. Cary Stacy Smith

毕业于美国密西西比州立大学，荣获心理学博士学位，并同时拥有密西西比大学的心理咨询硕士学位

阳光学院公共基础部张淑钰

张淑钰，福建师范大学英语口译硕士，2023年6月获得第三届“外教社-词达人杯”全国大学生英语词汇能力大赛优秀指导教师，英语口语角指导老师，指导学生获得2024全国大英赛一等奖，“用英文讲好中国故事”福州赛区优秀奖，擅长雅思题型分析，主要讲授大学英语、实务英语等课程。

活动语料

01 课程选择 Course selection

在中国，学生在大学四年里上的课程几乎都是预先安排好的。同一专业的学生都上同样的课程，很少有例外。而在美国，每个学期的初始阶段(或前一个学期末)学生都会拿到一个课程目录表，必须由自己来选择课程。在规模小一些的学校，每个学期会有多达2000种课程供学生选择，而大学校可能会有10000种之多。

In China, the courses students take during their four years at university are almost always pre-arranged. Students of the same major all take the same courses, with few exceptions. In the United States, at the beginning of each semester (or the end of the previous semester), students are given a list of courses and must choose their own courses. At smaller schools, students can choose from as many as 2,000 courses per semester, while larger schools may have as many as 10,000.

通常，一个专业有规定的学分，而所要求的学分学生可以通过选修众多不同的课程来取得。另外，大多数美国学校要求学生选修大量专业之外的课程，以使学生受到更全面的教育。尽管美国的教育方式听起来十分开放，但也需要学生为自己的教育内容、范围及时间进度负主要责任。

Usually, a major has a specified number of credits, and the required credits can be obtained by taking a number of different courses. In addition, most American schools require students to take a large number of courses outside their major in order to give students a more well-rounded education. Although the American way of education sounds very open, it also requires students to take primary responsibility for the content, scope, and timing of their education.

02 学习小组 Study group

在国内，多数成绩主要是由个人努力决定的，如考试成绩。在美国，许多课程的成绩往往取决于学生之间的协作，特别是对中国学生喜欢的商务和工程课程来说尤其如此。这就需要学生学会在团队中和他人一起有效地工作，尤其是当小组成员的技能和努力程度参差不齐时。

In China, most grades are determined mainly by individual efforts, such as exam results. In the United States, grades in many courses often depend on collaboration among students, especially in business and engineering courses favored by Chinese students. This requires students to learn to work effectively in teams with others, especially when group members vary in skill and effort.

03 课外活动 Extracurricular activities

中国学校特别注重学业。学生家庭作业很多，基本没有太多的时间进行课外活动，而在美国却大不相同，课外活动是学校教育的重要组成部分。通常情况下，学生至少要参加一项主要活动，比如，参加学校话mei剧社、校运动队、编辑校报或进行社区服务等。

Chinese schools pay special attention to academics. Students have a lot of homework and little time for extracurricular activities, which is quite different in the United States, where extracurricular activities are an important part of school education. Typically, students are expected to participate in at least one major activity, such as participating in the school drama club, school sports team, editing the school newspaper, or doing community service.

美国的工作单位和研究生院特别注重学生的课外活动。如果两个学生有相同的学习成绩，在课外活动中突出表现了领导才能的那个学生被录取的可能性更大。

American workplaces and graduate schools pay special attention to students' extracurricular activities. If two students have the same academic record, the one who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills in extracurricular activities is more likely to be admitted.

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