Speaking practice

UNIVERSITIES – THE PARTICIPANTS

of the Tempus Joint European Project

Mini-presentation (on/off-line activity)

Introduction

You have just read the text about universities in Great Britain. At last lesson we discussed a lot about our university.

Do you know that your university is one of the participants of the Tempus Joint European Project with regard to the Bologna process? The aim of this project is to improve the level of knowledge and practical skills in foreign languages among students of technical universities of the Ural region, using communicative approach technologies.

So, you are lucky, that you are involved in this process.

The task (on-line activity)

Your homework was to find from the Internet resources the information about five universities – the participants of the Tempus Joint European Project:

– Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, - the Grantholder of the project;

– Dresden University of Technology (DTU), Germany;

– Ural State Technical University (USTU), Ekaterinburg;

– South Ural State Technical University (SUSU), Chelyabinsk.

– Izhevsk State Technical University (ISTU), Izhevsk.

Process

Now divide into 4 groups, choose one of the universities you are going to represent.

In groups prepare short performances about the universities, according to the following plan:

The geographical situation;

The history of foundation;

Faculties and departments;

University staff;

Total number of students;

The kinds of degrees;

International cooperation;

Student’s life, etc.

Evaluation

1 grade – appropriate language (vocabulary, impersonal style, use of pauses)

1 grade – grammar, pronunciation

1 grade – full information (all questions were answered)

1 grade – delivery (open manner, involving audience, avoiding monotonous intonation)

1 grade – body language (general appearance, gestures, confident and positive impression).

Conclusion

The more you know about these universities, the easier for you it will be to set objectives and aims for your further study and future plans.

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