- •Lecture 1
- •The united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
- •Geography of great britain
- •The united states of america
- •Geography of the usa
- •Lecture 2
- •From the history of great britain
- •1.1 The celts
- •1.2.The roman conquest of britain
- •1.3. The anglo-saxon invasion (5th – 11th cent.)
- •1.4. The scandinavian invasion. Establishment of the kingdom of england
- •5. The norman conquest of england
- •2. The most important historical events in the united states
- •Lecture 3
- •National symbols of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
- •National flag of great britain and the united states of america
- •1.2. The royal coat of arms
- •1.3. The british national anthem
- •God, save our gracious Queen!
- •National emblems
- •1.5. The patron saints of england, wales, scotland and ireland
- •National symbols of the united states of america
- •2.1.National flag of the united states of america
- •2.2. The coat of arms of america
- •2.3. The statue of liberty
- •1.4. The bald eagle
- •Lecture 4
- •Religion in today’s britain.
- •Religion in the united states today
- •Major religious holidays in britain and the usa
- •Lecture 5
- •1. Classification of the people of britain into classes
- •2. Social stratification in american society
- •Lecture 6
- •The political system of great britain
- •The political system of the usa
- •Lecture 7
- •The system of education in great britain and america
- •The system of education in great britain and america
- •Lecture 8
- •Traditins in great britain
- •Traditins in the united states of america
- •Lecture 9 Theme: culture in great britain and the usa
- •Culture in great britain
- •Culture in the usa
Lecture 7
Theme: THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA
Outline
The system of education in Great Britain.
The system of education in America.
The system of education in great britain and america
The Education system in England and Wales has developed piecemeal over more than a hundred years. It is a complicated system, full of confusing details, and there are wide variations as between one part of the country to another. Though it is supposed to provide equality of opportunities for all, it is class divided and selective. The first division is between those who pay and those who do not pay; the second, between those selected for an intellectual training and those not so selected. The public schools form the pinnacle of feepaying education.
The National Education Act of 1944 provided three stages of education: primary, secondary and further education. The years of compulsory schooling are from five to sixteen. Primary education is up to the age of eleven, covering nursery school or classes (3 to 5), infant school (5 to 7) and junior school (7 to 11).
The transition from primary to secondary school is made up to twelve years. There are three main types of secondary schools. Special tests are set to diagnose each child's abilities and children are allocated to grammar schools, technical schools and modern schools. Some comprehensive schools are open to all children of eleven years of age irrespective of their abilities.
The system of education in great britain and america
Differences in organization of education in Britain and America lead to different terms. One crucial word, "school," is used in overlapping but different ways. A place of education for young children is a school in both variants. But a public school in Britain is in fact a "private" school: it is a fee-paying school not controlled by the local educational authority.
The free local authority school in America is a public school. The American grade schools in British English variant is near-equivalent of elementary school. There are different kinds of schools in the USA: public and private, large and small. Public schools, one of the types of high schools, are always big.
Then the American children go to a college, where they study four years. Very few American children — only the children of the rich people — can study at the college, because one must pay a lot of money to study there.
The school year begins in September or October and ends in May or June. In summer and in winter school-children and students have their holidays.
Suggested Assignments on Lecture
Describe the educational system of Great Britain.
How different is the educational system of America from that of the British one?
What are advantages and disadvantages in the educational system of these countries?
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