从《少年时代》解析中美家庭教育差异_英语论文

An Analysis of the Differences Between Chinese and American Family Education From the Film Boyhood

摘要

家庭教育是所有教育中最早也是最重要的一种教育形式，是学校教育和社会教育的基础，它对儿童的思维模式和世界观的形成甚至于成长也起着重要的作用。由于中美两国历史背景和家庭教育理念存在差异，导致两国家庭教育方式也不同。电影《少年时代》通过讲述一个名叫梅森男孩从6岁到18岁的成长历程及其父母的各方面变化，充分折射出中美家庭教育的差异。本文旨在揭示中美家庭教育的不同理念及方式，并分析两国造成此差异的成因以及不同的结果，从而找到最佳家庭教育方式以促进孩子健康成长。 

关键词：家庭教育；差异；《少年时代》

Abstract

Family education is one of the earliest and most important forms of education. It is the foundation of school education and social education, and it also plays a vital role in the formation of children’s thinking mode and their world view, which accounts for the most important part of children’s growth. Since the differences between China and America in historical background and ideas of education, the ways of family education are different as well. The film Boyhood is a classic film which mirrors the differences of family education between China and America by presenting the life of a boy whose name is Mason from 6 to 18 with changes in all aspects as well as his parents changing accordingly. This paper attempts to show some different values and methods of family education between China and America reflected in the film, and analyze the causes and the results of these differences in the two countries in order to find out the best way of family education to promote the healthy growth of children.

Keywords: family education; differences; Boyhood  

Contents

1. Introduction1

2. Literature Review1

3. Differences between China and America in family education in Boyhood2

3.1 Different attitudes to family education.2

3.2 Different modes of family education3

3.3 Different results of Chinese and American family education.8

4. Reasons for differences in family education between China and

America11

4.1 Different backgrounds.11

4.2 Different traditional cultures.12

4.3 Different social and economic conditions.13

4.4 Different thinking styles.13

5. Conclusion14

Works Cited.17