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Education systems in South Korea and the USA

Education systems in South Korea and the USA. ESL 156 Comparative Culture Studies Instructor: Lyra Riabov Presenter: Soo Jin Kim. OUTLINE. Introduction: Public and Private schools The education ladder in South Korea Examination for entering a college

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Education systems in South Korea and the USA

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  1. Educationsystemsin South Korea and the USA ESL 156 Comparative Culture Studies Instructor: Lyra Riabov Presenter: Soo Jin Kim

  2. OUTLINE • Introduction: Public and Private schools • The education ladder in South Korea • Examination for entering a college • The differences of education systems between South Korea and USA • Problems • Recommendations & solutions • Conclusion • References

  3. Introduction Public and private schools Private Public A school that is supported financially by the government South Korea – pay a little money America - free education A school that’s not supported financially by the government Parents have to pay for their children’s education Good facilities High academic standards

  4. The Education Ladder in South Korea • Pre-school (Kindergarten) : 4 to 7 year-old English pre-school Physical Pre-school - YMCA

  5. The Education Ladder in South Korea Demands for Education • Elementary school • 8 to 13 year-old (6 years) • Middle School • 14 to 16 year-old (3 years) • - Wear a uniform • - Many rules control the students • - 45 students in a class • - Lots of subjects are scheduled by teacher: Korean, English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Economics, Chinese letters, Physical Education, Arts, Music, some activity and so on

  6. The Education Ladder in South Korea • High school 17-19 year-olds(3 years) • General High school • It is one-step upgraded from middle school • Public and private • A special purpose High school • Foreign language High school • It offers Foreign languages to students who major in them • Science High school • It offers education to students who passed exam

  7. The Education Ladder in South Korea • High school 17-19 year-olds(3 years) Arts in High school • - Majors: drama, music, dance and so on • Students learn not only arts but also academic • subjects • More expensive than general high school

  8. The Education Ladder in South Korea • High school 17-19 year-olds(3 years) Commercial High school It offers commercial information to students who want to work after graduation Technical High school It offers technology education to students

  9. The Education Ladder in South Korea • Higher education Community college (2 years) University (4 years) for bachelor degree Graduate program (2 years) for master degree PHD program (4 years) for doctoral degree

  10. Examination FOR Entering a College • When? Once a year • Test Subjects Korean : 120 scoreMathematics : 80 scoreSocial Studies and science : 120 scoreEnglish : 80 score Total : 400 score • Level: 1-9 • For example, 1 level means five percent of the total score Students can choose three colleges. It depends on the level

  11. The Differences of Educational Systems: South Korea and USA Availability of opportunity in South Korea • High Academic Education • Many rules which are enforced by teacher create less juvenile delinquency • Learning manners encourage students to be polite • Parents support students to study • They can only focus on studying for the examination

  12. The Differences of Educational Systems: South Korea and USA Availability of opportunity in the USA • Carefree and peer happy • The way of teaching makes students Ingenious • Some activities such as sports, drama and volunteering develop students’ social skills • Students have part-time jobs for spending money It makes them independent

  13. Problems In South Korea In the USA • - No choice: do not enjoy school life • - Full of stress due to study • Conventional thinking by • memorizing method of education • Become a shy person • due to passive classes • Serious young generation problems such as drugs, pregnancy murder, and so on

  14. Recommended Solutions • What can we learn from American education system? - Teachers encourage students to ask question during the class - Students should have their own time to enjoy some activities - School recommendation has to be more important than an examination - Parents allow students to work for spending money by themselves We should get ready to adopt the advantage of American education

  15. Conclusion • Each country has its own system of education • Each system has advantages and disadvantages • We should learn from each other

  16. References • The Ministry of Education in South Koreahttp://www.moe.go.kr/ • Seoul Art High school http://www.yego.or.kr/yegope/ • Seoul Technical high schoolhttp://www.sdh.hs.kr/ • American ways (Third education)- chapter 9

  17. Thank You For Your Attention

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