C. Tutorials 导师辅导课
Tutorials give you focused guidance on a particular topic once a week. The size of tutorials is quite small. (15-20) Every student has to speak in class. The students meet with the professors individually to discuss their concerns about the topic that they have undertaken and thus seek individual guidance.学生单独地会见 教授谈论，它们已经采取和因而寻求个别指 导的话题讨论他们关注的问题
Tuition fees; Endowments (捐 赠) or donations from society (esp. alumni to their alma maters)
Attendance Teaching Staff and Facilities Graduates
93%
7% Public schools have better teaching staff & facilities. Students from the public schools are more promising, e.g. Eton College has educated 20 Prime Ministers, 6 Chancellors of Exchequers, etc.

Case Study
Compared with that in Chinese counterparts, the curriculum in the UK primary or secondary schools is much simpler. (eg. mathematics & reading) 1. The compulsory education aims to cultivate eligible citizens rather than elites;义务教育的目的是培养合 格公民，而不是精英。 2. Curiosity and self-confidence matter a lot more than the knowledge itself. 求知欲和自信心远比知识 重要。 3. Team spirit and leadership can be emphasized。 团队精神和领导力很重要。

D. Independent work
Students are supposed to investigate a topic in detail and develop their own views about it. (off-campus research)学生应该调查 中详细信息的主题和发展他们自己的意见。 （校外研究) This usually involves working individually or in a small group with other students to research a topic. Produce written work or make presentation for a seminar.
more than 3 subjects. It’s necessary to have A-levels in order to go to a university or other institutions of higher education.
Higher Education
All British universities are self-governing and fee-charging.所有英国大学自治和收 Over 42% of pupils become university students on leaving school at 18超过 42%的 学生成为大学生在18岁时离校. 110 universities in UK (93 in England, 13 in Scotland, 2 in Wales and 2 in N. Ireland)

Teaching Methods

The UK educational system encourages self-study, discussions and practical work. The students may have time-tabled classes or might be encouraged to do more of independent work英国教育制度鼓 励自学、 讨论和实际工作。学生可能有计 划课或可能会被鼓励去做更多的独立工作。

Public Schools
In the UK private schools are confusingly called public schools!在英国的私立学校统称 为公立学校。 Only enroll pupils from prep schools.只注册从 预科学校的学生。 Mainly single-sex rather than co-ed schools. 主要是单性别而不是男女共学学校。 Boarding schools. 寄宿学校。
levels).
Entrance Procedures
In the third term of Year 12, students prepare their applications to university. Applications are then made in the first term of the Year 13 through one centralized organization known as UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service大学院校入 学委员会 ). Students can apply to a maximum of 6 universities/institutions. Admission – selection on basis of A level results & an interview.
The National Curriculum
English Design & Technology Geography Mathematics Information Technology Music

Science Art Physical Education History Modern Foreign Language

The students are largely from aristocratic (贵 族) and upper class families. Despite the high fees they account for around 7% of the total school population. BUT opponents voice doubts: It’s socially divisive and breeds elitism; they are offering more promising opportunities to 7% of British children, but it’s unfair for the remaining 93%!

Tertiary education


延续教育(Further Education)是继小学(Primary)中学 (Secondary)教育之后的“第三级教育”(Tertiary)。为进入 高等教育或者就业打下基础。也是中国的高中学生留学英的 关键阶段。一般来说接受延续教育的学生介于16和18岁之间。 它分为两种体系：学业路线（Academic Route）和职业路 线（Vocational Route）。学业路线着重于培养学术研究方 面的人才，职业路线则结合社会各层面的职业需要，培养在 各种行业中具有专门技能和知识的人才。


Some more ambitious and hardworking students will take GCE O-level (一般水平普通 教育证书) exams. At 18, they take GCE A-level examinations
(Advanced General Certificate of Education 高级水 平普通教育证书＝大学入学考试), usually in not

What is the point of attending seminars? The discussions that take place in seminars often help students understand a topic better in different perspectives.在研讨会上 进行的讨论在不同的观点经常帮助学生更好了 解题目.
A. Lectures 讲座
The professors dominate the lectures which serve to guide the students.教授占主导地位， 有助于引导学生的讲座。 The size of the class is generally large, often up to 100 students.课的大小通常是大的，经 常多达 100 名学生 NO prescribed textbooks but reading lists and handouts (讲稿)!

Exams