Pre-text work. Invitation to the conversation

a). Discuss the following questions:

- Are you satisfied with the system of education in your country?

- Do you think learning will ever take place without teachers? classrooms? schools in general?

- What are the reasons people go away to study? Would you like to study abroad? Why? Why not?

- What do you need higher education for?

- What is your motivation to study? – to get a diploma, the knowledge or something else?

- How do you organize the process of your study?

- Do you think only the material from one textbook or a lecture will be enough for your knowledge?

- If not, what are other sources of getting information for more profound knowledge?

b). Instructions for the reading:

You are going to read some paragraphs about education.

Skim the suggested ideas to get the understanding.

Then read and translate one paragraph after another (use ‘help’ after the text and a dictionary).

Retell the text, you can suggest your ideas and add the information from your own experience.

3.2. Text A. Changes in Education

The world has changed, it has become technologically more developed and its different cultures and traditions have become closer to Ukraine. As a result, philosophy of education is changing too. The main task of it is to bring up a new personality both positive and open to the world. Also he should be educated enough to bring the culture of his country to the world and accept other cultures. A person should be good at computers and foreign languages as well. What for? – For having wide and profound knowledge? Meeting new friends? Working in different spheres? Discovering the world? Getting good employment, professional growth or promotion at work? Every variant is possible and leads to success.

Study at university should be more motivated than before. Seek for difficulties. If you learn, for example, a foreign language, you should clearly understand a final goal and the importance of this process. You will see that it is not enough to learn some new words or grammar rules but it is more important to develop communicative skills. Try new knowledge in practice. The more you speak, the more projects you can realize. You should also acquire skills how to learn, how to adapt to changes. A great wish to socialize with people of different cultures is also typical in our time. In which way can you develop it with your friends?

Lifelong learning has become a popular notion in education. This strategy is defined as an all-round learning activity in order to improve one’s knowledge, skills and professional competence. It includes: development of new basic skills for all (e.g. social skills such as self-confidence, self-direction and risk-taking); investment in human resources to create conditions for learning; innovation in teaching and learning – teachers and trainers become guides; bringing learning closer to home – to provide lifelong learning opportunities as close to learners as possible.

Help:

Satisfied – задоволений

Enough - достатньо

Knowledge – знання

Suggest – пропонувати

Source - джерело

Profound – глибокий

Paragraph – абзац

Bring up – виховувати

Acquire – набувати

Socialize – спілкуватися

Notion – поняття

Competence – компетенція

Opportunity – можливість

Personality – особистість

Employment – робота, заняття (праця)

Skill – вміння

Investment - інвестування

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