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Undergraduate

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UNIT 1

Words from the wise

Those who graduated yesterday and stop learning today are uneducated by tomorrow.

(Oxford wisdom)

 

 

Useful vocabulary

session academic year учебный год  
term (British) semester (Amer.)   семестр
(to) enter university поступить в университет
(to) study at university   учиться в университете
(to) graduate from university окончить университет
full – time department дневное отделение
part-time department вечернее отделение
correspondence department заочное отделение
faculty факультет
undergraduate cтудент вуза
graduate выпускник вуза
post-graduate аспирант
course of studies курс обучения в целом
year курс (год обучения)
first-year student первокурсник

 

Beware of ‘false friends’!

Just for fun

Professor: ‘Now, John, what are you doing – learning something?’

Student: ‘No, sir. I am listening to you.’

 

***

The professor rapped on his desk and shouted: ‘Gentlemen – order!’

The entire class yelled: ‘Beer!’

Nota Bene

There are some Russian words and phrases which have no equivalents in English. For example,

1. Mid-sessional examinations (formal) / mid-sessionals (non-formal)/ winter examinations.

2. Sessional examinations (formal)/ sessionals (non-formal)/ summer examinations.

· Зачет – this is a specifically Russian concept and has no equivalent in most English universities and colleges where there are only tests and examinations. In American universities they have official certification of the completion of a course of study. Students are given credit for each course which they satisfactorily complete. To express the meaning of «зачет» we may use ‘ end-of-term test’, ‘final test’, ‘credit’.

· Зачетная книжка – English and American students do not have any book of this kind. To express this idea one may say ‘ student’s record book’. E.g. How many excellent marks are there in your record book?’

Check yourself.

What do you know about higher education in the United Kingdom?

Use the Internet and other sources to find the answers to the following questions.

 

Part 1: British universities; university courses; university entrance.

 

1 How many universities are there in Britain?

a. 65

b. 82

c. 99

d. 116

 

2. How many British school-leavers go to university?

a. 25%

b. 35%

c. 44%

d. 58%

 

3. What is the difference between these kinds of universities?

a. Oxbridge

b. Red brick universities

c. Old universities

d. Ex-polytechnics

e. Russell Group universities

 

4. Give the full name for each type of qualification:

Undergraduate

BA _____________________ (e.g. History, English Literature)

BSc _____________________ (e.g. Biology, Maths)

BEd _____________________ (to become a teacher)

BEng _____________________ (to become an engineer)

LLB _____________________ (to become lawyer)

MB _____________________ (to become a doctor)

Postgraduate

MA _________________________

MSc _________________________

MEd _________________________

MBA _________________________

LLM _________________________

MPhil _________________________

5. How do home (British) students get into university?

6. Are British universities private or public?

7. Scottish students studying in Scotland do not have to pay tuition fees. Is it true or false?

 

Part 2: Being a student at a British university.

Are these statements true or false?

 

  1. Lectures, seminars and tutorials are the same.
  2. A course has compulsory modules and optional modules.
  3. In a postgraduate degree, you may do independent work and group work.
  4. You are given a reading list to help you study independently.
  5. Your tutor cannot give you any help with an assignment.
  6. You just have to present other people’s facts and ideas in an assignment.
  7. You have a personal tutor who you can talk to about anything.
  8. You have to do exams, coursework, a dissertation and a viva (spoken exam).

 

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