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[Uncle_chop_chop]

hey guys,

In china, when a school says this "Teaching curriculum provided by School "

in china, what do they exactly mean by this?
ChEeRs

[Hansen]

It could mean you will be in for total degradation by a school that had problems with "missionaries" in the past; consequently, they want to micromanage you in the classroom. OTOH, it may simply mean they have a text from which they would like you to work. Not a bad thing. Even the worst text usually has some useful material which you can supplement.

[suanlatudousi]

[LongShiKong]

Since teaching doesn't qualify as a profession in the western sense of the term, a course curriculum is not much more than the insertion of dates next to the units listed in the table of contents of whatever book you're assigned. As everyone knows, course aims in China are inextricably linked to exam scores, so there's been little attention given to aspects of curriculum that relate to educational goals such as choice of content to be covered; methods and frequency of assessment; etc.

[Babala]

It depends on the kind of school it is. Anything from a kindergarten to a college, it could mean that a textbook is provided and you are to follow it. If it's a training center, it could mean that the lessons are totally done for you and you follow it word for word.

[Eyrick3]

If they provide one, great. Regardless, I'd be prepared with my own stuff.