I think American ones are still exposed to Moby Dick, some Shakespeare and Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, if nothing else. Do Chinese students read the classics? Mao’s Little Red Book and Outlaws of the Marsh? What literature are all Chinese high school students compelled to study? Is the curriculum standardized across the country, or across provinces, or at all?
 pyrokangaroo92
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2007 at 9:29 am |
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I don’t like the Scarlet Letter. Oops |
 Lara
Posted: Jul 23rd, 2007 at 9:34 am |
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Well, Chinese lit is a lot better than Hawthorne. |
 ram
Posted: Oct 23rd, 2007 at 10:34 pm |
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I don’t know what Chinese students read, but in the US system I read as many good books in History class as in Literature class. For example, for my Chinese History Class (11th grade), I read The Wind Will Not Subside: Years in Revolutionary China, by David and Nancy Dall Milton in 11th grade. Here is a good description of the book |
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