You Zhansheng，Associate professor at the Institute of Literary Theory of our college，Worked as a visiting scholar at Columbia University in the United States from January 2011 to January 2012。
I studied at Columbia University in the United States from January 2011 to January 2012。Because Columbia is a world-renowned university，So before I went to Columbia，Already have a certain understanding of the school。Columbia University is located in Manhattan, New York City, United States，Established in 1754 according to the "King's Charter" issued by King George II of England，Belongs to one of the eight Ivy League schools in the United States。The school has world-class teachers and teaching and research levels，Present，There are a total of 97 Nobel Prize winners among the school’s graduates and faculty，Ranked among the top universities in the world。The school has also trained a large number of politicians、Business and Financial Leaders。The school has a close relationship with China，Former Peking University President Hu Shi、Jiang Menglin、Ma Yinchu，Zhang Boling, the founder of Nankai University, graduated from the school。Xu Zhimo、Wen Yiduo、Tao Xingzhi、Jin Yuelin、Pan Guangdan、Wu Wenzao、Liang Shiqiu、Feng Youlan、Song Ziwen and a large number of scientific and technological circles in our country、Cultural elites and celebrities have studied here。
During the one-year study visit period，I chose the philosophy department of this school、Several undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of English and Comparative Literature，Also participated in a series of academic seminars and academic conferences，Teaching to the school、Real touch and perceptual understanding of scientific research and campus culture。Among them，Involving teaching and student training，What impressed me most was the school’s interdisciplinary general education、Teaching methods that emphasize students’ independent learning and a diverse and open international perspective。
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Columbia University is the first university in Bet365 Casino loginthe United States to implement general education。1919，The school is the first to launch the "core curriculum" education plan among American universities。After reform and revision，So far，The general courses of undergraduate education at this school mainly include literature and humanities、Science Frontier、College Writing、Arts and Humanities、Music Humanities、Contemporary civilization、Science、Basic Course on Globalization、Foreign Language、Courses in ten categories including physical education。The school’s undergraduate freshmen are admitted regardless of major，In one、The second grade focuses on core courses，Wait until the third grade is divided into majors，Take both professional courses and core courses。Through the study of these core courses，Students no matter which major will have a considerable understanding of the knowledge of other majors。
Columbia University attaches great importance to cultural classics and great works in the teaching of core courses。For example，“Literary Humanities” discussion from Homer、The Bible to the works of Kafka；The "Contemporary Civilization" course discusses European philosophy that has had an important impact on contemporary human civilization、Political Science、Law、Ethics、Sociology、Classics in anthropology and other disciplines，It requires students to read Plato、Aristotle、St.·Augustine、Machiavelli、Descartes、Hobbes、Locke、Rousseau、Kant、Marx、Darwin、Nietzsche、Freud、Classic works by Foucault and others。
Except core courses，Columbia students are very free in choosing professional courses。Regulations of most departments，Students only need to achieve one benchmark credit for studying this professional course，The remaining credits can be obtained by taking courses across departments。and，All departments encourage students to cross departments、Cross-major course selection。Even studying professional courses，Students are also very free to choose courses，Most departments have very few required courses for majors。For example，The Department of Philosophy offers a large number of elective courses，Undergraduate students in this major are required to complete 30 credits，Among them，You need to take one elective course in the category of ancient philosophy or medieval philosophy，One elective course is required for late medieval bet365 online casinophilosophy and early modern philosophy，One elective course is required for logic courses，At least one elective course in metaphysics and epistemology is required，Ethics、At least one elective course in social philosophy and political philosophy is required，Must attend an academic seminar。In addition to this general provision，It does not limit which specific course students must take。
This interdisciplinary core curriculum and the encouragement of students to choose courses across majors have created Columbia’s broad-caliber general talent training model，It also laid a solid scientific quality and humanistic quality for the cultivation of higher-level talents。Although the proportion of undergraduates at Columbia University is less than one-third of the total number of students in the school，But the school is fully aware of the importance of undergraduate education to the growth of talents，And pay full attention to the staffing of undergraduate education。All core courses of the school are taught in small classes，Limited to 20 people per class，The lecturers are all famous professors。The school also stipulates that all professors must take at least two undergraduate courses，There is no such requirement for young teachers with lower professional titles。
2. Teaching methods that emphasize students’ independent learning
Columbia University attaches great importance to the dominant position of students in both undergraduate and graduate teaching，Emphasis on students’ independent learning。Before the start of the new semester，The leading professor of each course will send the course syllabus and specific weekly teaching plan online。The leading professor of each course may upload the required reading materials for each week to the school website in advance，Let students log in to the website with their student IDs to obtain these information；Or copy these materials in advance and send them to students。This way，Students save time searching for information，But you must also read these documents before class。
During the classroom teaching，The dominant position of students is also fully demonstrated。Generally speaking，In undergraduate classroom teaching，The teacher’s lecture only takes up about half of the time，The remaining time is for students to ask questions，Teacher’s answer。Some courses will also take out some courses specifically for class discussions。In graduate classroom teaching，Teachers only bet365 online sports bettingspend about a quarter of their time，Students ask questions most of the time、Teacher’s answer，Or teachers and students discuss together。
The assessment of humanities and social science courses at Columbia is mostly based on a combination of course papers and classroom performance。Generally, each course requires students to write a midterm paper and a final paper。Students are also required to actively speak in class。If students do not actively speak in class，Even if the paper is well written，It is also difficult to obtain excellent results。
So，Students studying at Columbia University have a hard time。Students must have full awareness and ability of autonomous learning，You can’t expect to go to class just to listen to the teacher’s lectures，Take notes yourself。One course per student，Read at least one masterpiece or multiple classic documents every week，And prepare one or more questions that need to be asked or discussed in class。Graduate studies are especially hard，In addition to reading a lot of literature every week，Must speak every time in class，The length of the midterm paper for each course generally requires 10-15 printed pages (letter format paper，roughly equivalent to A4 paper)，The final paper generally requires 25 printed pages。In addition，Some teachers also require students to submit reading notes every one to two weeks。
This teaching method fully ensures that each student will read a large number of classic academic documents during school，It also cultivates students’ ability to discover and solve problems，It also greatly improved their oral expression skills and essay writing skills。
3. Diversified and open international vision
Columbia University attaches great importance to the internationalization of its education。Students here come from all over the world，About half of the teachers here are from outside the United States，Or graduated from a university outside the United States。Here，You can see teachers and students of all colors。Here，Pure English is not something to be proud of，British English，With German accent、French accent、Indian accent、Chinese accented English can be heard anytime and anywhere。Here，It is not surprising that students majoring in humanities and social sciences master several foreign languages。It can be said，Columbia is a place where the world’s diverse cultures meet。
Each department at Columbia University has academic lectures or academic seminars every week。The lecturer bet365 online sports bettingis not only from Harvard in the United States、Yale、Princeton，University of California and other prestigious schools，And from Europe、Famous schools in Asia。Columbia University has various cultural and artistic activities every week。Here，You can often see African art exhibitions，You can also watch Chinese movies in the school’s open square。There are many overseas exchange opportunities for Columbia students，Students from the Department of English and Comparative Literature not only have a large number of opportunities to study in prestigious European universities，The department also organizes students to go to Greece and other European countries for summer camps every year。
The global awareness of running a school allows Columbia to recruit talents from all over the world，The diverse and open international vision also enhances the international competitiveness of Columbia students。
As a world-class prestigious school，The scientific research achievements achieved by Columbia University are very brilliant，There are undoubtedly many aspects worth learning from its school philosophy and teaching experience。But in my opinion，Columbia’s education and teaching also have their shortcomings。For example，In the humanities，Columbia and all universities in the United States，Basically、The original theory is still inferior to Europe，This may be related to the relatively short history of the United States，Related to the overall cultural spirit and educational philosophy of the United States that emphasizes pragmatism。As far as Columbia University is concerned，The teaching method really pays attention to the comprehensiveness of students' knowledge and the diversity of abilities，However, many students are deficient in the solidity of theory。The overall academic atmosphere and learning atmosphere at Columbia are indeed free and active，But it seems to lack a little quietness and contemplation。In the 21st century when Chinese culture and Eastern culture are becoming increasingly prominent，Columbia doesn’t know enough about Chinese culture and Eastern culture。
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