英语国家概况Chapter-5.ppt

GuidetoEnglish-SpeakingCountries;Chapter5

Education,MediaandHoliday;HolidaysandFestivals;;EducationalPolicy;EducationalPolicy;EducationalPolicy;EducationalSystem;PrimaryandSecondaryEducation;Pre-schooling

Beforeprimaryschoolingsomechildrenhaveanopportunitytoattendthefewkindergartens,whicharecalled“NurserySchools”.

;statesystem—11-yearcompulsoryeducation

5-11:primaryschools

11-16:secondaryschools

(comprehensiveschools:literatureandscience,cookingandcarpentry);;EtonCollege;—Harrow哈罗公学：丘吉尔、拜伦的母校，约旦国王侯赛因、印度前总理尼赫鲁也曾在这里就学。

Eton,伊顿公学，也是英国昔日殖民地上层社会家庭孩子入学的首选学校，从印度王子到阿拉伯王子，大家都以入学伊顿为骄傲。

伊顿公学被称为“精英的摇篮”，先后出过20位英国首相。在各国名流眼中，能把小孩送到伊顿公学就代表了地位和身份，因此连英国切尔西足球俱乐部老板阿布拉莫维奇，也在拼命为孩子申请入学伊顿公学。;6percentofallBritishchildren

Highfees:￡7000perterm;;SecondaryEducation;TypesofSecondarySchools;Examinations;FurtherEducation;BritishEducationalSystem;PrimaryandSecondaryEducation;D.HigherEducation

Britishhighereducationhasalonghistory.

Therearefivetypesinhighereducation:

1)olduniversitieswereEstablishedin12thand13th:

OxfordandCambridge，theycanbecalledOxbridge.ItisatermusedtorefertothetwomostfamoushighereducationinstitutionsinBritain.

;

2)fourScottishuniversities

TheyhadbeenfoundedinScotlandbeforeitwasunitedwithEnglandtobecomepartoftheUnitedKingdom.Theywere

St.Andrews(1411),Glasgow(1450),Aberdeen(1495)andEdinburgh(1583)

3)themiddle-ageduniversities:werefoundedin1830-1930.DurhamUniversity,itwasthefirstoneafterOxbridge.

4)thenewuniversities:universitiesoruniversitycollegessprangupaftertheSecondWorldWarinnot-long-large,butnot-too-smallindustrialtowns.Allthestudentshavetopayfeesandlivingcosts,buttheycanreceiveapersonalgrantapartfromtheveryrich,fromthelocalauthorityoftheplacewhereheylive.;

5)theOpenedUniversities:TheOpenUniversitieswasestablishedin1969