Abstract

With economic and cultural exchanges between West and China becoming increasingly frequent, comparative studies of Chinese and American education have become increasingly abundant. This paper firstly reviews the research on the differences between Chinese and American education from different perspectives, putting forward the perspective of the present, i.e. such differences shown in The Big Bang Theory. Next, the differences and the reasons for them are analyzed in terms of school, family and society respectively. At last, this paper gives suggestions for the improvement in Chinese education. Absorbing the American good education ideas based on the great Chinese traditions in education is of great significance for the revitalization of China's education cause.

Key words: The Big Bang Theory; education ideas; China and America; differences

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1 Introduction .1

2 Literature Review 2

3 About The Big Bang Theory 2

3.1 The Plot of the Sitcom .2

3.2 Main Characters in the Sitcom .3

4 Differences of Education between America and China Based on The Big Bang Theory 4

4.1 Differences of education between America and China in school 5

4.2Differences of education between America and China in family 5

4.3Differences of education between America and China in society7

5 The analysis of the differences between America and China 8

5.1 The reasons for differences in school .8

5.2 The reasons for differences in family .8

5.3 The reasons for differences in society 9

6 Suggestions for Education of Children in China 9

6.1 For Education in School. 9

6.2 For Education in Family .10

6.3 For Education in Society .10

7 Conclusion 10

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