Find out the difference between China English composition class and American English composition class. . .

From time to time, we hear informal expressions in American classrooms. For example, American professors don't dress up. They usually call their students by their first names. Students can speak freely in class without even raising their hands. In addition, in many schools, students can drink coffee, tea or juice in class. American students sometimes argue with teachers in class, give them some suggestions that need to be changed, and even criticize their ideas.

In contrast, the teacher-student relationship in China may be quite formal. It is impossible for students to "call" their teachers by their first names. On the contrary, we call them "professor", "sir" or "lady", and we seldom question the teacher's point of view in class. From the first day we went to kindergarten, we were taught to sit up straight and obey all disciplines. Most of the time, we just sit there and are passively crammed. Some students may be excellent pen reporters. The learning process of students in Balzo, the United States and China is totally different. For the former, they tend to learn what they think is useful and interesting, while the latter pays more attention to learning information for learning.

In class, American teachers also want their students 100% to pay attention. They mean looking at them or making eye contact. In American classrooms, eye contact is very important. They think it is a way of respect and concentration. In many literary works, eyes have always been a very fascinating topic. Shakespeare said, "You told me there was murder in my eyes." Bob Dylan also said, "Your eyes said more to me that night than your lips did." Therefore, eye contact is very important in western culture. If you don't make eye contact with an American, chances are that they will interpret it as a sign of disrespect, lack of self-confidence or even lying.

But in our culture, we are not used to looking each other in the eye. This practice is "abrupt" in China culture, which usually causes discomfort, embarrassment and even misunderstanding, especially among the opposite sex. In class, you don't necessarily disrespect or don't listen to the teacher, just don't have to stare at the teacher all the time.