| dc.contributor.author | Hacker, Randi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-16T18:17:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-16T18:17:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-11-05 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/14107 | |
| dc.description | This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Broadcast Transcript: The gaokao, or national college entrance exams, are ferociously competitive here in China. Students are under great pressure to study and get a good score because spaces are limited in the top universities and a top university education is a must if you want to get ahead. Questions vary depending on the region but they are not easy. Here's an essay question from this year's exam: "An Englishman dreams of living in Xinjiang in another era. Write a story based on this." Oh. Okay. The exam is timed and students expect to be able to take the full amount allotted. Which is why there was such a huge uproar when the official bell ringer in Hunan province miscalculated and rang the bell 4 minutes and 58 seconds too soon. The unfortunate bell ringer was sentenced to a year in prison for his carelessness though he was given a year's reprieve. This sounds like a topic for one of next year's essay questions. #ceas #hacker #china | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Postcards from Asia;0277 | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | https://audioboom.com/posts/1067985-0277-gaokao?playlist_direction=reversed | |
| dc.subject | China | |
| dc.subject | Gaokao | |
| dc.title | Gaokao | |
| dc.type | Recording, oral | |
| kusw.oastatus | na | |
| kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |
