For undergraduate； we usually get them to write something that is sound； well…quoted in literature and the question is reasonable； that a scholar would ask。 Generally speaking； undergraduates don’t know how to do these things for their long essays in senior year。
C： What does a foreign student need to know about doing research in the United States？
D： Sometimes there is a particular difficulty for some cultures。 People from those cultures are accustomed to rote learning（死记硬背的学习）。 I see it’s very mon that they always memorize things and spell them out again。 They have to be broken of that because American learning is not a rote learning； maybe it should be for the earlier grades； like elementary and high schools with language and math。 But by the time they are 18 or 20； there should not be too much rote learning； but for some cultures； that’s difficult and it’s a shock for them。
Also； you have to know how to use resources in the ； how to use library and how to use professors。 The latter one is important and you have to know some munication skills to get help and instructions from professors。书包 网 。 想看书来
中国学生： 走出自己的圈子（2）
C： I think the relations between professors and students in the States are different from that in China。
D： How is that？
C： When I’m talking to you； I somehow feel like talking to a friend； more casually and frankly。 When I was in China； I always felt a gap confronting a professor。
D： I’m not unique in