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（死記硬背的學習）。　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。書包　網　。　想看書來

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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　the　；　most　professors　in　this　country　are　like　this。

C： I　also　feel　that　Chinese　professors　are　busy　with　their　research　and　don’t　have　too　much　time　to　talk　to　their　students。

D： That’s　very　mon　in　the　America　too；　but　at　Yale；　there　are　not　too　many　students　so　the　professors　can　hav