Understanding The America Education System

III.      Decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false one.

1.In the United States, children began their primary school at the age of seven (F)

2.Another name for middle school is junior high school (T)

3.student who finish grade 12 will receive a diploma (T)

4. A community college is a four-year college (F)

5. A student usually decides on his/her major as soon as he/she graduates form high school (T)

6.Many students choose to take their prerequisite courses at a four-year college (F)

7.A major  is an academic discipline to which  an undergratue student formally commits (T)

8. The American education system is a very rigid system (T)

IIII.      Provide brief answers to the following questions. 

 1. What is an Associate of Arts (AA)?

2. Name five common prerequisite courses!
3. Provide an example of a major!
4. What is the name of the degree awarded to students who pass their four-year college education?
5. What is college or university study known as?

Answer :

1. transfer degree and then transfer to a four-year university or college.
2. literaature, science, the social sciences, the arts, history, and so forth.
3. A “major” is the specific field of study in which your degree is focused.For example, if someone’s major is journalism, they will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
4. Bachelor’s degree.
5. higher education.

IV.      Reading discussion (Group work)  

1.    How is the college/university system in the U.S different from the college/university system in Indonesia?

 2.    Which one do you prefer: to decide on your major early in your college year or later? 

3.    What major will you choose for college and why? 

4.    What do you think can be improved from the college/university system in Indonesia?  

 Answer:

1. The American system focuses more one subject and the time is not to long, so students in the United States  are more effective to the ability of each student, in constrast to Indonesia which requires the leaners to learn all subject.

2. I choose a departement that suits my own abilities.

3. I will choose the right course according to my ability, because it will make me easierto acceptthe leasson.

4. In our opinion that should be improved is when we get the theory direcly practice the theory.