Higher Education in the USA

UNIT 8

I. Before you read

Wise People Talk

Discuss the quotations in groups. To what extent do you agree with the authors?

• The freshmen bring a little knowledge in and the seniors take none out, so it accumulates through the years.

Anonymous

• Like so many aging college people, Pnin had long ceased to notice the existence of students on the campus.

Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977)

Phrase Bank

o We need to be very careful in making the judgment;

o What can be said with certainty is that…

o The biggest worry is that…

o What’s even more difficult to express is…

HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE USA: WHO IS WHO

A. THE LEARNERS

II. Read the text with an eye for the vocabulary units in bold; come up with their explanations and translations.

graduate (n)

undergraduate (n)

study(work) towards a degree/ pursue a degree

freshman

sophomore

junior

senior

full-time student

part-time student

special student

The student body of the university is divided into graduates and undergraduates. Undergraduates are studying towards their bachelor’s degree, they belong to one of four classes – freshman (1^st year), sophomore (2^d year), junior (3^d year) and senior (4^th year). Graduates have already received their bachelor’s degree and are pursuing their master’s or doctor’s. A full-time student is enrolled in 12 or more credit hours in a semester; a part-time student is enrolled in fewer classes. Most institutions admit special students who take a number of courses but do not work towards a degree.

III. After you read

Complete the diagram using the vocabulary units from the box

doctor’s degree

4. ……………. 5………………….

(1-2 or more years)

pursuing an advanced degree

bachelor’s degree

senior

3 ………. Undergraduate level

sophomore (4 years)

1. ………… pursuing the 2…………………

Higher education

Prospective student/applicant

High School

master’s degree junior first degree graduate level freshman

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