Living in Canada

  The first day I arrived to Canada, I am impressed by Canada’s advanced economy, multicultural society, beautiful environment, as well as people’s kindness, passion and wisdom. The only thing made me sad was I can’t communicate with other people. I realized that it is extremely important for me to study English. China and Canada have many different aspects in culture. Today I want to talk about the different education between China and Canada.

     First, students in Canada are under less pressure than students in China. In China, most high school students spend more than 10 hours studying everyday with some students studying even longer, usually from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

    Second, in Canada, teachers use diversified teaching methods in class, like role playing, and group work. In China we rarely use these kinds of pedagogies. Most of the time teachers are lecturing and students are busy taking notes.

    Third, teachers give students a lot of handouts in Canadian classes. Maybe this is the reason why students needn’t take notes here. Everything is on the handouts. In China we depend more on the course books and some exercise books.

    Even though learning English is a big challenge for me, I enjoy my school life in Canada. Here is no fierce competition, and I like the easy atmosphere in class.